"If you cannot - in the long run - tell everyone what you have been doing, your doing has been worthless."
- Erwin Schrodinger
- Erwin Schrodinger
SCIENCE COMMUNICATION AND OUTREACH
We believe strong outreach and communication is integral to scientific success, and an important piece of the job of a largely publicly funded scholar. Lab members have participated in dozens of science outreach events for K-12 students through lifelong learners, and regularly talk to the media about our work (hear Carly talk urban ecosystem services at WORT Radio, or read about our work in The New York Times - and see "In the Media" tab for more). Below, we highlight some past outreach and communication activities and training.
Let’s Talk Science
Members of the lab often develop and deliver science presentations and demonstrations to K-12 schoolchildren on a variety of topics with Canadian NGO Let's Talk Science - from understanding environmental change to identifying neighbourhood trees.
Members of the lab often develop and deliver science presentations and demonstrations to K-12 schoolchildren on a variety of topics with Canadian NGO Let's Talk Science - from understanding environmental change to identifying neighbourhood trees.
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Public Science Writing
I regularly write for the public, most often about trees and other urban green spaces. Read a sample, below: Regular contributor (e.g. here, here, and here) for The Nature of Cities To all the Trees I've loved Before for Plant Love Stories L’après-COVID-19: une transition vers des villes plus vertes for La Presse |
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Madison Citywide Jumping Worm Survey
In September 2017 I organized Madison’s first citywide invasive jumping worm survey – a citizen-science initiative jointly sponsored by the UW-Madison Arboretum, Integrative Biology Department, and North Temperate Lakes LTER. At the interface of collaboration, science, and outreach, this initiative connected academics and practitioners across disciplines, engaged hundreds of community members, and determined habitat preference and spatial distribution of an invasive species of local and national conservation concern. Read more here. |
National Geographic "Storytelling Bootcamp"
In Oct 2016 I was an invited participant in a National Geographic Society "Storytelling Bootcamp" workshops. These one day intensive workshops provide hands on multimedia training in science communication for National Geographic Explorers - covering photography, videography, public speaking, and social media.
In Oct 2016 I was an invited participant in a National Geographic Society "Storytelling Bootcamp" workshops. These one day intensive workshops provide hands on multimedia training in science communication for National Geographic Explorers - covering photography, videography, public speaking, and social media.
ComSciCon 2015: The National Science Communication Leadership Conference for Graduate Students
In June 2015 I was among 50 grad students selected nationally (of 970 applicants) to attend ComSciCon. ComSciCon is a grad student-organized workshop series focused on the communication of complex and technical concepts across STEM fields. It was an amazing learning opportunity, including training in scientific writing and public speaking for a non-specialist audience, mock-interview practice, and K-12 lesson planning with science educators. Check out the program, or watch my 60 second "Pop Talk"!
DIVERSITAS Youth Reporter
In 2014 Carly served as a "youth reporter" at the DIVERSITAS celebration and transition to Future Earth in Sevilla Spain, along with 3 other graduate students chosen internationally. Read more about this initiative and my awesome co-reporters here. Read my blog post about the event for Future Earth here.
In 2014 Carly served as a "youth reporter" at the DIVERSITAS celebration and transition to Future Earth in Sevilla Spain, along with 3 other graduate students chosen internationally. Read more about this initiative and my awesome co-reporters here. Read my blog post about the event for Future Earth here.
Linking Action and Research on Sustainability (LARS)
I served as the co-founder for McGill Sustainability Projects fund project 'Linking Action and Research on Sustainability', with Dr. Elena Bennett and Dr. Catherine Potvin. LARS is a science communication initiative that aims to provide visibility for McGill scholars working on positive contributions/solutions to sustainability related problems. The goal is to help McGill scholars to engage in outreach and share their work with a broader audience, through brown bag lunch events, videos, blog posts, and workshops, with a focus on social media and online promotion.
I served as the co-founder for McGill Sustainability Projects fund project 'Linking Action and Research on Sustainability', with Dr. Elena Bennett and Dr. Catherine Potvin. LARS is a science communication initiative that aims to provide visibility for McGill scholars working on positive contributions/solutions to sustainability related problems. The goal is to help McGill scholars to engage in outreach and share their work with a broader audience, through brown bag lunch events, videos, blog posts, and workshops, with a focus on social media and online promotion.
Montreal's Ecosystems at Your Service / Montréal à Votre Service Écologique!
During my MSc. I served as project coordinator, writer, and editor, for "Montreal's Ecosystems at Your Service" - a bilingual website and multimedia project aiming to connect people to their environment through stories. Run through Elena Bennett's Ecology and Ecosystem Services lab, and originally funded through the McGill Sustainability Project Fund, the project has involved several guest writers and partnered with undergraduate courses to tell over one hundred stories about Montreal's ecosystems. These stories have reached thousands of viewers, and gained media attention throughout Montreal.