{"id":16560,"date":"2018-11-13T10:34:51","date_gmt":"2018-11-13T15:34:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/mitchellcenter\/?p=16560"},"modified":"2018-11-13T10:34:52","modified_gmt":"2018-11-13T15:34:52","slug":"science-and-communication-in-university-community-collaborations","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/mitchellcenter\/2018\/11\/13\/science-and-communication-in-university-community-collaborations\/","title":{"rendered":"Science and Communication in University-Community Collaborations"},"content":{"rendered":"

In mid-October, Bridie McGreavy<\/a> of UMaine\u2019s Department of Communication and Journalism and the Mitchell Center and Karen Bieluch<\/a> of Dartmouth College and the Mitchell Center conducted a three-hour workshop designed to help researchers better connect their research with decision-making at the local, state and federal level through team-based research.<\/p>\n

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Karen Bieluch<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The workshop combined insights from science communication, interdisciplinary team collaboration, science and technology studies, and stakeholder-engaged research to show how researchers can connect science and decision-making more effectively. It drew on research and case examples from lived-experiences to identify key questions and demonstrate best practices.<\/p>\n

Among the dozen UMaine researchers who attended were Amanda Klemmer, assistant research professor of Food-web Ecology in the School of Biology & Ecology, and Sandra De Urioste-Stone<\/a>, assistant professor of Nature-Based Tourism in the School of Forest Resources.<\/p>\n

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Bridie McGreavy<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Klemmer attended the workshop because she has a project on rockweed harvesting that is heavily involved in stakeholder engagement. (Klemmer discussed this project in her Sept. 24 Sustainability Talk<\/a>.)<\/p>\n

Klemmer notes, \u201cI hadn\u2019t had much experience working with stakeholders before, and thought the workshop would be really valuable.\u00a0I learned a lot about ways to create safe environments where people feel like they can openly share their point of view. I also got a lot of one-on-one advice that was invaluable.\u201d<\/p>\n

De Urioste-Stone says the workshop was extremely useful as her research team works to plan and implement a new National Science Foundation\u00a0(NSF)\u00a0Research Traineeship Program<\/a> to provide future conservation leaders with training in the interdisciplinary communication, collaboration, and professional skills necessary to address emergent conservation issues.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt was helpful to get ideas on communication, how to enhance respectful, effective and efficient communication with partners, colleagues, and students,\u201d Urioste-Stone says. She adds, \u201cI want to enhance my ability to communicate my research with diverse audiences, train students to be better communicators and gain ideas for our new project.\u201d<\/p>\n

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