PA049
Science to Action: Communication of Science - Practice, Research and Reflection
Session ID#: 76934
Session Description:
Do you consider yourself a science communicator or science communication researcher? Does your research group or institution participate in public engagement activities? Have you ever evaluated, studied, or published your education, outreach or engagement efforts? Scientists and communication practitioners engage non-peer audiences through numerous pathways including websites, blogs, public lectures, media interviews, and educational and research collaborations. A considerable amount of time and money is invested in these activities and they play an important role in how different publics come to understand scientific topics, issues, and the research process. However, few opportunities and incentives exist to optimize science communication practices and to evaluate the effectiveness of different engagement approaches. This session, run at both AGU and EGU, encourages critical reflection on science communication best practices and provides an opportunity for the community of science communicators and researchers to share best practices and experiences with evaluation and research in this field.
Co-Organized:
Index Terms:
0815 Informal education [EDUCATION]
0840 Evaluation and assessment [EDUCATION]
6329 Project evaluation [POLICY SCIENCES & PUBLIC ISSUES]
6349 General or miscellaneous [POLICY SCIENCES & PUBLIC ISSUES]
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, Kristin Timm, University of Alaska Fairbanks, Fairbanks, AK, United States; George Mason University Fairfax, Fairfax, VA, United States and John Cook, George Mason University, Center for Climate Change Communication, Fairfax, United States
Primary Liaison: Heidi A Roop, University of Washington, Climate Impacts Group, Seattle, United States
Comparing geoscientists' and non-geoscientists' thoughts and feelings about geoscience (492813)
Anthea Lacchia, Irish Centre for Research in Applied Geosciences, University College Dublin, School of Earth Sciences, Dublin, Ireland, Geertje Schuitema, University College Dublin, UCD School of Business, Irish Centre for Research in Applied Geosciences (iCRAG), Dublin 4, Ireland and Fergus McAuliffe, Irish Centre for Research in Applied Geosciences, Dublin, Ireland
We told you so 20+ years ago! (493428)
Dominique M Bachelet, Oregon State University, Biological and Ecological Engineering, Corvallis, OR, United States and Tim Sheehan, Conservation Biology Institute, Corvallis, OR, United States
Landslide Risk Perception of on-road Residents along Sino-Nepal Transportation Corridor (494594)
Susmita Dhakal1, Peng Cui2, Li-jun Su2, Chandra Prasad Rijal3 and Ashok Maharjan1, (1)Central Department of Environmental Science, Tribhuvan University, Kathmandu, Nepal, (2)Institute of Mountain Hazards and Environment, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Chengdu, China, (3)Tourism Search and Rescue Guidance Committee, Government of Nepal, Kathmandu, Nepal
Dos and Don’ts for Supporting Better Water Management in a Changing Climate (Invited) (504692)
Julie A Vano1, Jeffrey Richard Arnold2, Bart Nijssen3, Martyn P Clark4, Andy Wood5, Ethan D Gutmann5, Nans Addor6, Joseph Hamman7, Flavio Lehner5 and Keith N Musselman8, (1)National Center for Atmospheric Research, Research Applications Laboratory, Boulder, CO, United States, (2)US Army Corps of Engineers, Climate Preparedness and Resilience Program, Seattle, WA, United States, (3)University of Washington Seattle Campus, Seattle, WA, United States, (4)NCAR, Boulder, CO, United States, (5)National Center for Atmospheric Research, Boulder, CO, United States, (6)University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland, (7)University of Washington, Seattle, WA, United States, (8)University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, SK, Canada
The Representation of Vulnerable Communities in the Content of the Fourth National Climate Assessment (521375)
Anthony Flowe, U.S. Global Change Research Program, Washington City, DC, United States, Susan Aragon Long, U.S. Global Change Research Program, Washington, D.C., United States, Tia Biggs, U.S. Global Change Research Program, Washington, United States and Elisabeth K Larson, NASA, Washington, DC, United States
Climate Change = Water Change: Why Climate Change Communication and Education is Essential to Water Resource Management and Watershed Health (543365)
Abby Sullivan1, Julia Rockwell1, Kelly Anderson2, Sebastian Malter3, Ellen Schultz4, Laurna Kaatz5, Heidi A Roop6, Kavita Heyn7 and Keely Brooks8, (1)Philadelphia Water Department, Climate Change Adaptation Program, Philadelphia, PA, United States, (2)Philadelphia Water Department, Watershed Protection Program, Philadelphia, PA, United States, (3)CDM Smith, Water Services, Edison, NJ, United States, (4)Fairmount Water Works, Philadelphia, PA, United States, (5)Denver Water, Denver, CO, United States, (6)University of Washington, Climate Impacts Group, Seattle, United States, (7)Portland Water Bureau, Portland, OR, United States, (8)Southern Nevada Water Authority, Las Vegas, NV, United States
The Bone Vault: using poetry to stroll through geological time. (546250)
Fergus McAuliffe, University College Dublin, Dublin, Ireland, Anthea Lacchia, Irish Centre for Research in Applied Geosciences, University College Dublin, School of Earth Sciences, Dublin, Ireland and Mike Stephenson, British Geological Survey, Nottingham, United Kingdom
Challenges of volcanic eruption reporting - tales from the Smithsonian’s Bulletin of the Global Volcanism Network (586514)
Janine Krippner, Smithsonian Institution Global Volcanism Program, Washington D.C., DC, United States, Elizabeth Crafford, GeoLogic Research, Anchorage, AK, United States, Sally Sennert, USGS Geologic Hazards Science Center, Golden, CO, United States, Edward Venzke, Smithsonian Inst-Mineral Scies, Washington, DC, United States and Benjamin James Andrews, Smithsonian Institution, Global Volcanism Program, Washington, DC, United States
Focus Group on Climate Change (619983)
Shima Bahramvash Shams, Washington State University, Pullman, WA, United States, Caspar M. Ammann, University Corporation for Atmospheric Research, Boulder, CO, United States and Olga Wilhelmi, NCAR, Boulder, CO, United States
The Importance of Effective Science Communication Education to the Future Geoscience Workforce (624325)
Stephanie Ingle1, Jamshid Jim Gharib1, Jeffrey Beeson1, Christina J Maschmeyer2 and Garrett Alan Mitchell3, (1)Fugro, Houston, TX, United States, (2)Fugro USA Marine, Inc., Houston, TX, United States, (3)Fugro USA Marine, Inc, Houston, TX, United States
Lessons Learned in Communicating Climate Information to Nebraska Stakeholders (630539)
Martha Shulski, University of Nebraska Lincoln, Lincoln, NE, United States, Tyler Williams, Nebraska Extension, Lincoln, United States and Allen Dutcher, University of Nebraska - Lincoln, Lincoln, United States
Uncovering Public Values in Heat Safety Communication: Using an Interdisciplinary Approach to Build Trust Between Citizens and Scientists (633184)
Kathryn Mary Lambrecht, Reno, NV, United States, Kristin VanderMolen, Desert Research Institute Reno, Reno, NV, United States and Benjamin Hatchett, Desert Research Institute, Reno, NV, United States
