PA13A:
Communication of Science: Practice, Research, and Reflection II Posters

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Session ID#: 22966

Session Description:
Do you consider yourself a science communicator? Does your research group or institution participate in public engagement activities? Have you ever evaluated or published your education and outreach efforts?

Scientists communicate to non-peer audiences through numerous pathways including websites, blogs, public lectures, media interviews, and educational collaborations. A considerable amount of time and money is invested in this public engagement and these efforts are to a large extent responsible for the public perception of science. However, few opportunities and incentives exist for researchers to optimize their communication practices to ensure effective outreach. This session, run at both AGU and EGU, encourages critical reflection on science communication practices and provides an opportunity for science communicators to share best practice and experiences with evaluation and research in this field.

Primary Convener:  Heidi A Roop, University of Washington, Climate Impacts Group, Seattle, United States
Conveners:  Samuel Michael Illingworth, Manchester Metropolitan University, School of Science and the Environment, Manchester, United Kingdom and Alejandra Borunda, Columbia University of New York, Palisades, NY, United States
Chairs:  Alejandra Borunda, Columbia University of New York, Palisades, NY, United States and Heidi A Roop, University of Washington, Climate Impacts Group, Seattle, United States
OSPA Liaison:  Heidi A Roop, University of Washington, Climate Impacts Group, Seattle, United States

Cross-Listed:
  • A - Atmospheric Sciences
  • ED - Education
  • GC - Global Environmental Change
  • SI - Societal Impacts and Policy Sciences
Index Terms:

0815 Informal education [EDUCATION]
6329 Project evaluation [POLICY SCIENCES]
6349 General or miscellaneous [POLICY SCIENCES]
6620 Science policy [PUBLIC ISSUES]

Abstracts Submitted to this Session:

Can you hear the carbon rise? Evaluating multi-sensory climate media in undergraduate learning. (263830)
Judy R Twedt, University of Washington Seattle Campus, Seattle, WA, United States, Dargan M Frierson, University of Washington, Department of Atmospheric Sciences, Seattle, WA, United States, Juan Pampin, University of Washington Seattle Campus, Digital and Experimental Arts, Seattle, WA, United States and Cecilia M Bitz, University of Washington, Atmospheric and Climate Science, Seattle, United States
Mind the Gaps: Expert and Non-Expert Differences in Conceptualising the Geological Subsurface. (272033)
Hazel Gibson1, Iain S Stewart1, Alison Stokes2 and Sabine Pahl3, (1)Plymouth University, Plymouth, PL4, United Kingdom, (2)Plymouth University, Plymouth, United Kingdom, (3)University of Plymouth, Psychology, Plymouth, United Kingdom
Reaching out to the hard to reach: using a science centre model to deliver public engagement with research. (271017)
Mary Gagen1, Chris Allton2, William A Bryan2 and Martin O'Leary3, (1)Swansea University, Geography, Cardiff, CF5, United Kingdom, (2)Swansea University, Swansea, United Kingdom, (3)Swansea University, Glaciology Group, Swansea, United Kingdom
Outreach to the Public on Earthquake and Tsunami Safety with Limited Human Resources: Train the Trainers Pilot Program in Puerto Rico (279195)
Elizabeth A Vanacore1, Wildaomaris Gonzalez Ruiz2, Glorymar Gomez2, Jose F. Martinez Colon2, Francis Perez2, Gisela Baez-Sanchez3, Victor Eduardo Flores Hots2, Alberto M M Lopez Venegas2, Victor A Huerfano Moreno4 and Jesenia M. Figueroa2, (1)Puerto Rico Seismic Network, Mayaguez, United States, (2)Puerto Rico Seismic Network, Mayaguez, PR, United States, (3)University of Puerto Rico Mayaguez, Puerto Rico Seismic Network, Mayaguez, PR, United States, (4)Austin, TX, United States
Understanding the Complexities of Communicating Management Decisions on the Subsistence Use of Yukon River Salmon (297899)
Jill F Brooks, University of Vermont, Burlington, VT, United States and Sarah Trainor, University of Alaska Fairbanks, Alaska Center for Climate Assessment and Preparedness, Fairbanks, United States
TIME SCAVENGERS: A WEBSITE FOR THE PUBLIC TO LEARN ABOUT CLIMATE CHANGE AND EVOLUTION THROUGH THE EXPERIENCES OF SCIENTISTS (208605)
Adriane Renee Lam1, Jennifer Bauer2, Raquel Bryant3, Andrew J Fraass4, Keenan Golder2, Kyle R Hartshorn5, J Michael Hils6, Maggie Limbeck2 and Sarah L Sheffield2, (1)Binghamton University, Department of Geological Sciences and Environmental Studies, Binghamton, United States, (2)The University of Tennessee, Earth and Planetary Sciences, Knoxville, TN, United States, (3)Wesleyan University, Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences, Middletown, CT, United States, (4)National Museum of Natural History, Department of Paleobiology, Washington, DC, United States, (5)Dry Dredgers, Hamilton, OH, United States, (6)University of Dayton, Department of Geology, Dayton, OH, United States

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