A5065058222- Climate Change Communication and Perception
- Interdisciplinary Research and Collaboration
- Career Development and Diversity
- Genetics, Bioinformatics, and Biomedical Research
- Diverse Educational Innovations Studies
- Media Studies and Communication
- Fish Ecology and Management Studies
- Service-Learning and Community Engagement
- Science Education and Perceptions
- Protist diversity and phylogeny
- Global Health Workforce Issues
- Rhetoric and Communication Studies
- Marine and coastal ecosystems
- Discourse Analysis in Language Studies
- Innovative Teaching Methods
- Public Relations and Crisis Communication
- Coastal and Marine Management
- Water Quality and Resources Studies
- Innovations in Medical Education
- Radio, Podcasts, and Digital Media
- Microbial Community Ecology and Physiology
- Higher Education Practises and Engagement
- Marine and fisheries research
- Agricultural and Food Sciences
- Rural Development and Agriculture
University of Rhode Island
2005-2023
Louisiana Department of Natural Resources
2021
We live in an era of abundant scientific information, yet access to information and opportunities for substantive public engagement with the processes outcomes science are still inequitably distributed. Even increasing interest communication science, historically marginalized minoritized individuals communities largely overlooked undervalued these efforts. To address this gap, paper aims define inclusive clarify amplify field. present as one path forward redress systemic problems inequitable...
The dominant U.S. cultural norms shape science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM), in turn, these science communication, further perpetuating oppressive systems. Despite being a core scientific skill, communication research practice lack inclusive training spaces that center marginalized identities. We address this need with healing-centered counterspace grounded the key principles of communication: ReclaimingSTEM. ReclaimingSTEM is policy space centers experiences, needs, wants...
A majority of U.S. adults are concerned about a rise in misinformation regarding current issues and events. The spread inaccurate information via social media other sources has coincided with massive transition the news industry. Smaller newsrooms now have fewer journalists their responsibilities shifted toward producing more stories, quickly, while contributing to outlets' blogs feeds. Lean newsroom budgets also eliminated in-house professional development for journalists, making external...
This qualitative study explores perspectives of U.S.A.-based science communication researchers and practitioners who attended a symposium focused on advancing inclusive (ISC). ISC is growing global movement that aims to center equity, inclusion, marginalized in communication. Findings underscore the complexity systemic barriers ISC, critical need for resource sharing network building, importance evaluation frameworks. The authors also highlight dialogue as strategic tool might help support...
This study investigates how tenure-track faculty from historically marginalized groups in the environmental sciences approach science communication based on their self-identities. A thematic analysis of 28 in-depth interviews with U.S.-based participants using Communication Theory Identity and Border-Crossing was conducted to explore interrelation layers identity, identity gaps experience, practices. The results show that merges fragments not form a fixed but create an evolving consciousness...
In the U.S., navigating STEM with marginalized identities can affect scientists' communication practices. There is a critical need for science training that accounts historical oppressions, discriminations, and inequities of communities. this paper we analyzed 712 participant responses from ReclaimingSTEM workshops to understand how influence their We found participants' experiences exclusion hostility in spaces influenced engagement communication. Scientists backgrounds aim change culture...
The tragic murder of Mr. George Floyd brought to the head long-standing issues racial justice and equity in United States beyond. This prompted many institutions higher education, including professional organizations societies, engage long-overdue conversations about role scientific perpetuating racism. Similar societies organizations, Society for Advancement Biology Education Research (SABER), a leading international organization discipline-based biology education researchers, has long...
A small number of programs provide training on scientific and environmental topics to early- midcareer journalists across the globe. Yet there are questions about effectiveness these programs: Do they make a difference in science reporting quality or quantity? What aspects most impactful? find worthwhile? Using surveys, quantitative content analysis, semistructured interviews, this study addressed by exploring process impacts journalism program participants' behavior, with focus how...
This study shares key findings from evaluation research for Inclusive SciComm: A Symposium on Advancing Public Engagement with Science. The symposium, organized by the University of Rhode Island's Metcalf Institute Marine & Environmental Reporting support partner organizations, took place September 28-29, 2018 at Island. Pre- and post-symposium surveys showed that after attending participants reported higher levels knowledge about confidence in implementing inclusive approaches to science...
Choanoflagellates are a large group of heterotrophic protists that play an important role in carbon transfer through the microbial loop, as they consume bacterioplankton and have also been found to be major food source for macrozooplankton. Although many choanoflagellate species cosmopolitan, diversity acanthoecid choanoflagellates has shown vary substantially between study areas around globe. A seasonal investigation was conducted along salinity gradient Pettaquamscutt River Estuary (PRE),...