Characterizing an online, science-based affinity space using topic modelling, diversity indices, and social network analysis

L Lundgren, RT Bex, J Bauer, A Lam, E Slater - Cogent Education, 2024 - Taylor & Francis
Characterizing who participates in and contributes to science communication efforts can
extend our understanding of the science education ecosystem, including giving insight into …

Birds of feather flock together: A longitudinal study of a social media outreach effort

S Cavanah, S Owens, K Kemink, C Riley, S Kim… - Biological …, 2023 - Elsevier
Social media platforms are increasingly used by scientists for communicating with the public
about their research and its outcomes. This tool has proved useful for scientists seeking to …

Collections of Practice as High-Level Activity in a Digital Interest-Based Science Community

L Lundgren, KJ Crippen - Journal of Science Education and Technology, 2024 - Springer
The theoretical framework of communities of practice (CoP) is often used for framing
research into online communities. However, there is an absence of measures and empirical …

Detecting Differences in Community Conversations with Epistemic Network Analysis

L Lundgren, B Couch - International Conference on Quantitative …, 2024 - Springer
Current research around science education and communication on social media sites,
particularly Twitter (also known as X), lacks holistic exploration and explanation of three key …