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Session Proposal: Expanding Our Scientific Reach: Experiences, lessons learned, and best practices for engaging broader audiences in the doing and benefits of science (AGU25)

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Expanding Our Scientific Reach: Experiences, lessons learned, and best practices for engaging broader audiences in the doing and benefits of science

Session ID#: 252461

Session Description:
Decades of research shows that scientific work becomes more valuable when a large audience can access and incorporate its findings into their lives. Yet, scientists still struggle to achieve this goal. The nonprofit Black in Marine Science (BIMS) is a conduit between researchers and our societies, creating stronger communication channels that spread environmental awareness. A new initiative called the Tidal Wave (TW) Program engages a multi-generational cohort of scholars in the marine sciences who receive professional development, mentorship, and opportunities to put these goals into practice. This session invites presentations from Tidal Wave participants who will share their insights, experiences, and lessons learned with the audience about the ways scientists can authentically engage communities with their science. Following the presentations, an extended Q&A invites an interactive conversation with presenters and the audience about the ways scientists can better engage non-scientist communities to foster a more just and inclusive science.
Index Terms:

0815 Informal education [EDUCATION]
0855 Diversity [EDUCATION]
1635 Oceans [GLOBAL CHANGE]
1637 Regional climate change [GLOBAL CHANGE]
Primary Convener:  Elizabeth Crocker, PhD, American Geophysical Union, Thriving Earth Exchange, Washington, DC, United States and Black in Marine Science Tidal Wave program cohort
Conveners:  Camille Gaynus, Black In Marine Science (BIMS), Spokane, United States, Tiara Moore, Black in Marine Science, Atlanta, United States, Ralinda Wimbush, Black in Marine Science, United States and Black in Marine Science Tidal Wave program cohort
 
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Kadidia Thiero, CDLS at UCLA, Institute of the Environment and Sustainability, Los Angeles, United States, Krystle Cobian, University of California Los Angeles, Los Angeles, United States, Lily McIntire, San Diego State University, San Diego, United States; California State University Council on Ocean Affairs, Science Technology (CSU COAST), Monterey Bay, United States, Mx. Robert Nguyen Ulrich, Ph.D. Candidate, CDLS, Earth Planetary and Space Science, Los Angeles, United States, Christine R Whitcraft, CSU Long Beach, Long Beach, CA, United States; California State University Council on Ocean Affairs Science and Technology (CSU COAST), Monterey Bay, United States, Robert Eagle, University of California, Los Angeles, Department of Atmospheric & Oceanic Sciences, Los Angeles, CA, United States, Aradhna E. Tripati, University of California Los Angeles, Earth, Planetary, and Space Sciences; Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences, Institute of the Environment and Sustainability, Los Angeles, United States and Krista Kamer, California State University Council on Ocean Affairs, Science & Technology (CSU COAST), Seaside, United States
 
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Camille Gaynus, Black In Marine Science (BIMS), Spokane, United States
 
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Maya A Trotz, University of South Florida, Civil and Environmental Engineering, Tampa, United States, Kris-An Hinds, University of South Florida Tampa, Tampa, United States, Tiara Moore, Black in Marine Science, Atlanta, United States, David M Cwiertny, University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA, United States, Rebecca Zarger, USF, Tampa, United States, Maya Burke, Tampa Bay Estuary Program, St. Petersburg, United States, Hillary Van Dyke, Invincible Summer Enterprises, St. Petersburg, United States and Kendall Moore, University of Rhode Island, Journalism and Film Media, Narragansett, United States
 
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Camille Hadley and Queriah Simpson, Little Growers Inc, Melbourne, United States
 
Ocean Justice AI - A Data Driven Platform for Environmental Justice and Education (Invited) (1966008)
Germain BeBe, Black In Marine Science, Spokane, United States and Tiara Moore, Black in Marine Science, Atlanta, United States
 
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Queriah Simpson1,2, Camille Hadley1 and Steven Lazarus3, (1)Little Growers Inc, Melbourne, United States, (2)Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University, Tallahassee, FL, United States, (3)Department of Ocean Engineering and Marine Sciences, Florida Institute of Technology, Melbourne, FL, United States
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