PA043
Profiles in Science: Using Relatable Stories and Personal Narratives to Spark Scientific Intrigue

Session ID#: 82890

Session Description:
From a young age, stories are how we understand new concepts and navigate the world around us. In particular, personal narratives help connect audiences to the story of science and its impact on the economy, society, and our health. Stories that blend the human experience with technical explanations told across written, oral, and visual platforms spark interest and emotion among global audiences. They are relatable and memorable.  

This session provides both a range of approaches for crafting personal narratives in scientific pursuits and a forum for attendees to present or appreciate such blended stories. The session invites papers that present tools, models, and techniques on this practice as well as instances of personal profiles with lessons for composing and delivering them. 

Co-Sponsor(s):
  • AMS: American Meteorological Society -
  • EGU: European Geosciences Union -
  • JpGU: Japan GeoScience Union -
  • NAGT: National Association of Geoscience Teachers -
Index Terms:

6349 General or miscellaneous [POLICY SCIENCES & PUBLIC ISSUES]
6620 Science policy [POLICY SCIENCES & PUBLIC ISSUES]
6699 General or miscellaneous [PUBLIC ISSUES]

Primary Convener:  Lawrence Friedl, NASA Headquarters, Earth Science Division, Washington, DC, United States
Conveners:  McRae Lenahan, U.Group, NASA Earth Science/Applied Sciences, Washington, DC, United States and Aries Keck, U.Group, NASA Earth Science/Applied Sciences, Washington, DC, United States
Primary Liaison:  McRae Lenahan, U.Group, NASA Earth Science/Applied Sciences, Washington, DC, United States
 
The Paradox of Being Both Writer and Researcher: A Framework for Managing Competing Values, Norms and Structures (486254)
Jessica Eise, Purdue University, Brian Lamb School of Communication, West Lafayette, IN, United States
 
New Voices: Communication for Diversity and Public Engagement in Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine (501584)
Faisal Hossain, University of Washington Seattle Campus, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Seattle, WA, United States, Colleen M. Iversen, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Climate Change Science Institute and Environmental Sciences Division, Oak Ridge, TN, United States and Tyrone Grandison, The U. Group, Seattle, United States
 
Storytelling as Science: Personal Perspectives on Identity, Risk, and Resilience During Tornado Events (529174)
Ashley L Allen, Ohio Wesleyan University, Delaware, OH, United States
 
Where is My Place? Exploring the Boundary among Communities in the Taichung City Centre, Taiwan. (545925)
Sheng-Yu Yang, National Changhua University of Education, Changhua, Taiwan
 
Personalizing the Scientific Process: Social Media as a Tool to Share Behind the Scenes at NASA (614067)
Molly L Wasser1, Katy Mersmann2, Nicole Whelley3 and Lauren Ward2, (1)ADNET Systems Inc. Greenbelt, Greenbelt, MD, United States, (2)Universities Space Research Association Greenbelt, Greenbelt, United States, (3)NASA Goddard Space Flight Center, Greenbelt, MD, United States
 
AGU Celebrates its Centennial with the Initiation of a New Journal: Perspectives in Earth and Space Science (619023)
Michael Edward Wysession, Washington University in St Louis, Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences, St. Louis, MO, United States, Nancy B Grimm, Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ, United States, Eileen E Hofmann, Old Dominion University, Center for Coastal Physical Oceanography, Norfolk, VA, United States, Tissa H Illangasekare, Colorado School of Mines, Department of Civil and & Environmental Engineering, Golden, CO, United States, William Peterson, Laboratory for Atmospheric and Space Physics, Boulder, CO, United States, Eric J Rignot, University of California Irvine, Department of Earth System Science, Irvine, CA, United States, Renyi Zhang, Texas A&M University, Atmospheric Sciences, College Station, TX, United States and Randy Townsend, American Geophysical Union, Washington, DC, United States
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