Public engagement: Faculty lived experiences and perspectives underscore barriers and a changing culture in academia

MN Calice, B Beets, L Bao, DA Scheufele, I Freiling… - PLoS …, 2022 - journals.plos.org
The idea of faculty engaging in meaningful dialogue with different publics instead of simply
communicating their research to interested audiences has gradually morphed from a novel …

A triangulated approach for understanding scientists' perceptions of public engagement with science

MN Calice, L Bao, B Beets, D Brossard… - Public …, 2023 - journals.sagepub.com
Scientists are expected to engage with the public, especially when society faces challenges
like the COVID-19 pandemic or climate change, but what public engagement means to …

Strategies for Land-Grant Universities to Foster Public Trust

JD Anderson, T Malone, JT Akridge - Journal of Agricultural and …, 2024 - cambridge.org
This review article explores the role of land-grant Extension amidst an escalating epistemic
crisis, where misinformation and the contestation of knowledge severely impact public trust …

Localized land-grant partnership for STEM integration through AFNR: High school teachers' experiences

M Charoenmuang, N Knobloch… - Journal of Agricultural …, 2024 - jae-online.org
Abstract Agriculture, Food, and Natural Resources (AFNR) provides authentic and relevant
context for applying STEM concepts to solve real-world challenges. Land-grant institutions …

Are Productive Scientists More Willing to Engage With the Public?

L Bao, MN Calice, D Brossard… - Science …, 2024 - journals.sagepub.com
Scientists are increasingly expected to participate in public engagement around prominent
science and technology issues. However, scientists remain concerned that public …

“A Broader Audience to Affect Change?”: How Education Faculty Conceptualize “Audience” When Producing Public Scholarship

ZW Taylor, MY Taylor, J Childs - Innovative Higher Education, 2024 - Springer
Many faculty perform work as public intellectuals, producing essays, op-eds, interviews, and
other forms of media to amplify their academic work. However, educational research has not …

Environmental scientists' support for public engagement strategy development is predicted by a range of factors, but mostly perceived benefits

JC Besley, MR Downs - … Journal of Science Education, Part B, 2024 - Taylor & Francis
Communication strategies define audience-specific behavioral goals, identify priority
cognitive and affective communication objectives necessary to achieving those goals, and …

" It's mostly a one-way street, to be honest": the subjective relevance of public engagement in the science communication of professional university communicators

K Biermann, L Banse, M Taddicken - Journal of Science …, 2025 - jcom.sissa.it
This study explores the subjective relevance and challenges of public engagement (PES) in
science communication among professional university communicators based on 29 …

Enabling Societal Impact of Research: Exploring Information Behaviors of Academics and Professional Staff

J Cattlin - Proceedings of the Association for Information …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
There are increasing expectations, globally, that academic research provides tangible and
demonstrable benefits to society. Embedding societal impact as part of research culture and …

The effect of scientific impact on science communication through art from the lens of deviance theories

J Azagra Caro, V Pavone - 2024 - digital.csic.es
Exploring the multifaceted relationship between scientific impact and science
communication through art, our study surveys 2,500 Spanish artistic researchers. Guided by …