Climate change, white supremacy, colonialism, & heteronormativity: An unsettling connection
We need to rethink our climate action. In this SciCommBites interview, we explore its interconnectedness to queer & antiracism activisms.
Niveen AbiGhannam
Niveen is a science communication educator and researcher at the University of Texas at Austin. She teaches Engineering Communication and studies individual, institutional, and societal factors that can drive or hinder public engagement with science.-
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Developing a strategic mindset towards public engagement with science: goals, objectives, & BFFs
Communication and effective communication are different things. In this SciCommBites interview, we explore what effective scicomm entails.
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Something old, but also new: Mapping 40 years of DEI SciComm research
Empirical science communication research on DEI issues is not new, but we are still missing a robust evidence base to define best practice.
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Engagement Culture in Academia: A Budding “Trickle-Up” Effect
Focus groups at a land grant university show that faculty face institutional barriers to engagement. Junior faculty challenge the status quo
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“Half-Life Your Message” to overcome the curse of knowledge: SciComm lessons from improv
The “Half-Life Your Message” exercise is an improv tool that can help science communicators distill their core message.
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Creating personal meaning from colliding stories
Storytelling has subjective individual impacts. This study describes audience experiences with a science storytelling platform.
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Posthuman science communication heroes: What science communicators are up with (or against)
Several brands have emerged as SciComm ambassadors during the pandemic. What can SciComm practitioners learn from brand SciComm tactics?
