I write to connect ecological research with the people who can use it (i.e., everyone). I’m a community ecologist with an MFA in creative nonfiction writing. By day, I’m the Outreach & Education Manager at Harvard Forest, a long-term ecological research site. In my spare time, I’m a freelance journalist. Fav. scicomm: Secret Life of Scientists; AAAS Science Shots; ComSciCon…
Our 2014 workshop took participants beyond why communicating science is important. This workshop aimed to empower ecologists to better communicate the stories of our science (including stories about the people doing the science) in creative, compelling and innovative ways. In order to do that, we worked hard to spread the word about the workshop. One of our main outreach mechanisms was a series of…
Thanks for joining the fun! We are very intentionally offering a ‘tapas’ style taster of different ways you could communicate your science, and there will be a strong emphasis on storytelling. We want you to walk away with a sense of the unique strengths of these different media for powering science communication, and to develop some sense of preference for what you might…
*This list is dynamic, and in-development. Feel free to make suggestions (use the comments section or contact us directly) re additional resources and great examples that should be included. INTERACTING WITH THE MEDIA Tips for dealing with reporters Tips for PR (public relations) writing Writing a Press Release: Death by Six-Shooter Peter Campbell, Public Information Officer – What does that Pete Campbell (of Mad…
Our workshop takes participants beyond why communicating science is important. We’re empowering ecologists to better communicate the stories of our science (including stories about the people doing the science) in creative, compelling and innovative ways. In order to do that, we’re working hard to spread the word about the workshop. One of our main outreach mechanisms is a series of…
Before the Communication and Engagement Section officially existed, we hosted WK 15 – Beyond the Written Word: Advancing Ecology Communication Through Multimedia at #ESA2014 Our goals were to advance scicomm skills and expose participants to various ways of doing science communication. The following information details what the 2014 workshop was about and highlights both the instructors and some of the content that…