ED51F:
Citizen Science Showcase: Strategies to Engage Citizens and Students in Research I Posters


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Session ID#: 50978

Session Description:
Many experiments could be strengthened by larger datasets or require datasets with large geospatial distributions, and some questions can only be explored with large datasets that are beyond the scale of institution-bound researchers.  Involving citizens and students in building of instruments and the collection of data has been shown to increase interest and the perceived value of STEM research.  Citizen science case study contributions are sought that share successful efforts at scaling engagement and lessons learned.  Insights shared should include next steps and benefit others trying to (re) design citizen science projects or adapt experiments to include citizen/student science contributions.
Primary Convener:  Laura Lukes, University of British Columbia, Department of Earth, Ocean and Atmospheric Sciences, Vancouver, BC, Canada
Conveners:  William Liles, George Mason University (alumni), Fairfax, United States, K.C. Kerby-Patel, University of Massachusetts Boston, Boston, MA, United States and Jill Nelson, George Mason University, Fairfax, VA, United States
Primary Liaison:  Laura Lukes, University of British Columbia, Department of Earth, Ocean and Atmospheric Sciences, Vancouver, BC, Canada
Chairs:  Laura Lukes, University of British Columbia, Department of Earth, Ocean and Atmospheric Sciences, Vancouver, BC, Canada and William Liles, George Mason University (alumni), Fairfax, United States
OSPA Liaison:  Laura Lukes, University of British Columbia, Department of Earth, Ocean and Atmospheric Sciences, Vancouver, BC, Canada

Cross-Listed:
  • PA - Public Affairs
  • SI - Societal Impacts and Policy Sciences
  • SM - SPA-Magnetospheric Physics
Index Terms:

0810 Post-secondary education [EDUCATION]
0815 Informal education [EDUCATION]
6999 General or miscellaneous [RADIO SCIENCE]
7999 General or miscellaneous [SPACE WEATHER]

Abstracts Submitted to this Session:

Citizen Science Motivations (462236)
Maya Bakerman1, Sanlyn Buxner1, Georgia Bracey2, Nicole Gugliucci3 and CosmoQuest Team , (1)Planetary Science Institute, Tucson, United States, (2)Southern Illinois University Edwardsville, Edwardsville, IL, United States, (3)Saint Anselm, Physics, Manchester, NH, United States
CosmoQuest: Supporting Online Citizen Science Through Activities and Classroom Lessons (462948)
Sanlyn Buxner, Planetary Science Institute Tucson, Tucson, AZ, United States, Lisa Strishock, Astronomical Society of the Pacific, Edwardsville, IL, United States, Maya Bakerman, Planetary Science Institute, Tucson, United States, Keely Finkelstein, University of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX, United States and CosmoQuest Team
Informed Consent and Citizen Science (455268)
Annie Wilson, Youngstown State University, Youngstown, OH, United States, Alison Reiheld, Southern Illinois University Edwardsville, Edwardsville, IL, United States, Pamela Gay, Planetary Science Institute, Edwardsville, IL, United States and CosmoQuest Team
ECO-Citizens: Improving Aquatic Datasets while Inspiring Citizen Scientists (374745)
Nicholas D Ward, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Marine Sciences Laboratory, Richland, WA, United States, Cailene M Gunn, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Coastal Sciences Division, Sequim, United States and Julia Indivero, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Marine Sciences Laboratory, Sequim, WA, United States
Measurement of Dissolved Colored Organic Matter (CDOM) in Lakes Using Smartphone Cameras: App Development for Citizen Monitoring Programs (419701)
Patrick Lee Brezonik1, Claire G Griffin2, Jacques C Finlay3, Leif G Olmanson4 and Raymond M. Hozalski1, (1)University of Minnesota Twin Cities, Minneapolis, MN, United States, (2)University of Minnesota Twin Cities, Ecology, Evolution, and Behavior, St. Paul, MN, United States, (3)University of Minnesota, Ecology, Evolution, and Behavior, Saint Paul, United States, (4)University of Minnesota, Forest Resources, St. Paul, MN, United States

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