Friday April 30, May 7, and May 14th, 2021 (Online)
Workshop Videos
Science Communication
K-12 Science Education
Informal Science Education
Scientific Work with Communities
About
Public engagement with science involves more than simply scientists explaining scientific facts to the public. Approaches to public engagement must address complex issues like trust in science, political polarization, and understanding science’s methods and social structure.
This interdisciplinary workshop brings together academics and practitioners to develop theoretical and practical resources for public outreach and engagement about science. The aims are to (1) develop connections between philosophy of science and other disciplines with expertise in public engagement and (2) identify and help develop distinctive roles for philosophers of science in the interdisciplinary project of engaging the public with science.
Workshop themes
(1) Science communication: public-facing events, writing, and social media
(2) Science education: engaging with students and educators about science
(3) Informal science education: science encounters for all ages in settings such as museums, zoos, and libraries
(4) Scientific work with communities: research with public participation, such as citizen science and community-based research
This is a project of the University of Cincinnati Center for Public Engagement with Science, sponsored by the National Science Foundation* and cosponsored by the University of Cincinnati Taft Research Center, Department of Philosophy, College of Arts and Sciences, and Philosophy of Science Association
Schedule
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Keynote Speakers
Recorded talks available in advance
| Title | Speakers |
|---|---|
| Science Communication Talks | Asheley Landrum & Elissa Yancey |
| K-12 Science Education Talks | Michael Clough & The Greater Cincinnati STEM Collaborative (GCSC) |
| Informal Science Education Talks | Rae Ostman, Brenda Hunda, & Brian Pollock |
| Scientific Work with Communities Talks | Abby Kinchy & The Cincinnati Project |
Day 1: Friday, April 30
Science Communication | K-12 Science Education
11:30 – 12:30 pm EDT
Science Communication Keynotes Q&A
Keynote speakers will answer pre-submitted and live questions about their pre-recorded talks.
12:45 – 2:00 pm EDT
Science Communication Panel Discussion
Nancy Averett (Freelance Science Writer)
John Lynch (Professor, Communications Department, University of Cincinnati)
Dean Regas (Outreach Astronomer, Cincinnati Observatory)
2:15 – 2:45 pm EDT
[INTERACTIVE]
Networking Groups
Interested participants will be assigned to small groups for an opportunity to network in small groups with other workshop attendees.
3:00 – 4:00 pm EDT
K-12 Keynotes Q&A
Keynote speakers will answer pre-submitted and live questions about their pre-recorded talks.
4:15 – 5:30 pm EDT
[INTERACTIVE]
K-12 Activity
Participants will work in small groups to discuss how to incorporate scientific methods and philosophy of science into classroom activities that address the Next Generation Science Standards. This session will be highly interactive with small breakout groups.
Day 2: Friday, May 7
Informal Science Education (ISE) | Scientific Work with Communities
11:30 – 12:30 pm EDT
ISE Keynotes Q&A
Keynote speakers will answer pre-submitted and live questions about their pre-recorded talks.
12:45 – 2:00 pm EDT
[INTERACTIVE]
ISE Activity
Participants will work in small groups to discuss adapting informal science education activities to focus on scientific methods and philosophy or history of science. This session will be highly interactive with small breakout groups.
2:15 – 2:45 pm EDT
[INTERACTIVE]
Networking Groups
Interested participants will be assigned to small groups for an opportunity to network in small groups with other workshop attendees.
3:00 – 4:00 pm EDT
Scientific Work with Communities Keynotes Q&A
Keynote speakers will answer pre-submitted and live questions about their pre-recorded talks.
4:15 – 5:30 pm EDT
Scientific Work with Communities Panel Discussion
Littisha Bates (Associate Dean for Inclusive Excellence and community Partnership, College of Arts & Sciences, and Association Professor of Sociology, University of Cincinnati)
Kenneth Petren (Interim Director of the UC Center for Field Studies; Professor of Biological Sciences, University of Cincinnati)
Carlie Trott (Assistant Professor of Social and Community Psychology at the University of Cincinnati)
Day 3: Friday, May 14
Philosophy of Science & Public Engagement with Science
The workshop’s third day is intended primarily for philosophers of science. The goal is to have extended discussions about how to expand the discipline of philosophy of science’s participation in public engagement with science. This will include working group sessions on philosophy of science’s prospective contributions to each of the four conference themes, as well as discussion about how to address the challenges facing philosophers of science working on public engagement with science.
12:00 – 1:30 pm EDT
Topic-Specific Working Group Discussions
Participant may join one of the four breakout sessions: (1) Science Communication (2) K-12 Science Education (3) Informal Science (4) Scientific Work with Communities
2:30 – 3:30 pm EDT
Disciplinary Transformation Working Group Discussions
Participant may join one of the four breakout sessions: (1) Institutional Structures for Public Engagement with Science (2) Graduate Student Training in Public Engagement with Science (3) Disciplinary Recognition for Public Engagement with Science.
3:30 – 4:00 pm EDT
Group Reports and Concluding Remarks
Featured Participants
Science Communication
Keynote Speakers
Asheley R. Landrum, Psychologist and Assistant Professor specializing in strategic science communication at Texas Tech University
Elissa Yancey, Co-founder of A Picture’s Worth
Working Group Leaders
Lucas Dunlap, Visiting Scholar in the Philosophy Department at the University of Cincinnati
Collin Lucken, Philosophy Graduate Student at the University of Cincinnati
Invited Discussants
Kevin Elliott, Professor in the Lyman Briggs College, Department of Fisheries and Wildlife, and Department of Philosophy at Michigan State University
Dan Hicks, Associate Professor of Philosophy, Data Scientist, and Science Policy Researcher at the University of California Merced
Science Education
Keynote Speakers
Michael Clough, Professor of Science Education, Teaching, Learning, and Culture at Texas A&M University
Greater Cincinnati STEM Collaborative (GCSC)
- Ted Folwer (Professor Emeritus, College of Education, Criminal Justice, and Human Service; Core Leadership Team, GCSC)
- Uday Sheth (R&D Vice President, Procter & Gamble, Retired; Advisory Board (GCSC)
- Kathy Wright (Principal, Hughes STEM High School, Cincinnati Public Schools; Advisory Board, GCSC)
- Sean Kelley (Director of Talent Pipeline Initiative at STEM Career Development Partnership Core Leadership Team, GCSC)
Working Group Leaders
Melissa Jacquart, Postdoctoral Fellow in the Philosophy Department and the Center for Public Engagement with Science at the University of Cincinnati
Andrew Evans, Philosophy Graduate Student at the University of Cincinnati
Invited Discussants
Sarah Goering, Associate Professor of Philosophy and the Program on Ethics at the University of Washington
Julia Bursten, Assistant Professor in Philosophy at the University of Kentucky
Informal Science Education
Keynote Speakers
Rae Ostman, Associate Research Professor at the School for the Future of Innovation in Society at Arizona State University
Brenda Hunda, Curator of Invertebrate Paleontology at the Cincinnati Museum Center
Brian Pollock, Science Educator and Program Developer at the Cincinnati Museum Center
Working Group Leaders
Angela Potochnik, Associate Professor of Philosophy and Director of the Center for Public Engagement with Science at the University of Cincinnati
Elmo Feiten, Philosophy Graduate Student at the University of Cincinnati
Invited Discussants
Kristen Intemann, Professor of Ethics, Philosophy of Science, and Feminist Philosophy at Montana State University
Joyce Havstad, Assistant Professor of Philosophy at University of Utah
Scientific Work with Communities
Keynote Speakers
Abby Kinchy, Professor of Science and Technology Studies at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
The Cincinnati Project (TCP)
- Shaunak Sastry, TCP Co-Director, Associate Professor, in the Department of Communications at the University of Cincinnati
Working Group Leaders
Zvi Biener, Associate Professor of Philosophy at the University of Cincinnati
Eduardo J. Martinez, Assistant Professor in the Department of Philosophy at the University of Cincinnati
Amanda Corris, Postdoctoral Associate for the Minnesota Center for Philosophy of Science at the University of Minnesota
Invited Discussants
Alison Wylie, Canada Research Chair (Tier I) Philosophy of the Social and Historical Sciences and Professor of Philosophy at the University of British Columbia
Karen Kovaka, Assistant Professor of Philosophy at Virginia Tech
Logistics
This workshop will take place entirely online, and will consist of both asynchronous and synchronous content.
Asynchronous content: Keynote talks will be delivered as asynchronous pre-recorded talks and will be made available to registrants in early April.
Synchronous content: Live workshop content (see below) will take place online in Zoom. To facilitate both asynchronous and synchronous discussions, the workshop will also have a Slack Community. Access to the workshop’s Slack Community and Zoom links will be made available to registrants in early April.
All asynchronous keynote talks and most synchronous content will be recorded and posted online at the conclusion of the workshop on the Center for Public Engagement with Science YouTube page
*This work is supported by the National Science Foundation, award number SES-1946951.
Workshop Design and Organization
- Melissa Jacquart, Associate Director, Center for Public Engagement with Science
- Angela Potochnik, Director, Center for Public Engagement with Science
- Ryan Feigenbaum, Program Director, Center for Public Engagement with Science
- Taraneh Wilkinson, Philosophy Graduate Student at the University of Cincinnati