Science Communications

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Diana Fu

2021 Fellow
Diana currently supports programs in public engagement and equity at the San Francisco Estuary Partnership.
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Scientists need to become better communicators, but it’s hard to measure whether training works

Editor's note: This piece, written by Switzer Fellow Margaret Rubega, Robert Wyss and Robert Capers was originally published in The Conversation.
April 28, 2021
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Luis Alexis Rodríguez-Cruz

2020 Fellow
Food systems scientist and writer based in Puerto Rico
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Melissa Cronin

2019 Fellow
Melissa Cronin is a Smith Conservation Research Fellow and postdoctoral researcher hosted by the Coasts and Commons Co-Laboratory at Duke University. She is an interdisciplinary marine conservation scientist and studies the impacts of industrial fishing on ecosystems, threatened species, and human communities. She is co-founder of the conservation organization Mobula Conservation (www.mobulaconservation.org) and co-founder and CEO of FieldFutures (www.fieldfutures.org).
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David Gonzalez: Translating research Into public policy

Fellow David Gonzalez reports on his experiences at the Switzer Spring Retreat Policy Communications Training and the UC Grad Research Advocacy Day.
April 18, 2018
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Up your #scicomm game anytime, anywhere with new online workbook from COMPASS

Our communications training partner, COMPASS, has released an online version of the Message Box Workbook, designed to help you change the way you think and talk about your work.
August 17, 2017
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Communicating simply about a complex ocean ecosystem

Reducing the complexity of research on ocean ecosystems does not mean dumbing down your science, it means delivering science in a series of short chapters. If you can get the readers hooked, and don’t confuse them, you can tell a complex story. But that takes work and training that many scientists don’t have, writes Fellow Linwood Pendleton.
April 19, 2017
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Pushing past politicization: An interview with Rear Admiral David Titley

Many scientists fear repercussions from engaging around contentious subjects like climate change—anything from losing connections and opportunities, to jeopardizing their careers and credibility. But there are still productive conversations to be had, even in highly politicized environments. This interview by our communications training partner, COMPASS, provides insight into how to prepare to share science around politicized subjects.
March 26, 2017
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Fundraising online for conservation

Fellow Ryan Carle recently posted a request on our listserv for advice about crowdsourcing fundraising for conservation. Below is his original post and the responses he received from other Fellows. We are republishing them here because we thought the exchange might be useful to other Fellows in the future and invite you to add ideas or resources in the comments section.
March 7, 2017
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Getting started with a job in science communication

A job in SciComm involves you communicating science, typically to laypeople but sometimes even to other scientists. Examples include formal science education in a classroom, informal education in a setting like a museum, outreach to various populations and science writing.
October 3, 2016