PLEASE NOTE: Scheduling with speakers, and confirmation of some final sessions, are in the works! Precise dates and times will be based on presenter availability and are still being determined.
At this time, programming may be subject to change. This is a preliminary program, with currently confirmed speakers and session titles. Keep your eye out for more additions and details coming soon.
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In-person short talks, keynotes, and panel sessions on April 3-4 will also be streamed and available for virtual attendees to watch live, in real time (EDT). In-person workshops will not be available to virtual attendees.
Virtual short talks, panel sessions and workshops will take place between March 17-21 and 14-28. ALL attendees will have access to virtual presentations.
Workshop attendance, virtual or in-person, will be first-come first-served. Maximum attendance for each workshop will be noted in the conference schedule when the full agenda is posted.
ALL keynote, short talk, and panel sessions, except one in-person panel, will be available as recordings in the conference platform for 3 months following the conference.
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In addition to Keynote presentations (TBD), the annual open-mic Rapid Pitch session, a SciComm Poster & Art session + evening reception, numerous networking opportunities, & more… presenting the:
2025 In-Person Program (schedule TBD)
Short Talks:
- Those Nerdy Girls: An All-Female Team of Science Communicators
- Sara Gorman (Executive Director, Those Nerdy Girls)
- Notes on Science Video Production: Workflow, Tips, and Challenges
- Niba Audrey (Science Video Producer/Host, Notes by Niba)
- Visualizing the Rise of #BlackInSTEM & Other Diverse #SciComm Communities
- Alberto Roca (Executive Director, DiverseScholar)
- Crisis, Chaos, and Connection: A Toolkit for Reinforcing Science Communication in Turbulent Times
- Tracie Risling (Associate Dean of Innovation, Faculty of Nursing, University of Calgary)
- Meme-ing and Meaning in Science
- Emily S. Nocito (Knauss Fellow (2024), University of Maine)
- Science simplified: Improv and storytelling for accessible and meaningful communication
- Brian Tibayan (PhD Candidate, Graduate Support Assistant, University of Idaho)
- Unleashing Civic Imagination: Principles for bridging science with real world issues through art, design, and community insights
- Stephanie Fine Sasse (Founder & Director, The Plenary, Co.)
- Bugs on YouTube: Insights from 10 years of Science on Ant Lab
- Adrian Smith (Research Professor, North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences & NC State University)
- MBARI SciComm: A deep dive into marine science and technology storytelling
- Lila Luthy (Science Communication Associate, Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute (MBARI)) & Marike Pinsonneault (Science Communication Fellow, Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute (MBARI))
- Creative Commons Licenses for Open Science
- Taylor Campbell (Project Lead, Open Science, Creative Commons)
Workshops:
- Communicating Science to a Conscious Consumer: Navigating Food, Nutrition & Wellness Misinformation on Social Media
- Veronica Jaramillo & Priscilla Leftakis (Food Scientists/Science Communicators, The Food Truth Project)
- Effective Science Messaging in the Digital Age: What to Say and How to Say it
- Elisabeth Marnik (Science Education & Outreach Coordinator, MDI Biological Laboratory) & Sabina Vohra-Miller (Doctor of Public Health Candidate at the University of Toronto)
- Making science videos for social media
- Véronique Koch (Senior Science Producer, Duke University)
- The Art of Science Writing: A Hands-On Workshop
- Deborah Bright (Board Member, Representing San Diego Science Writers Association)
- Challenging the Status Quo: Debunking Stereotypes and Redefining Science Communication in Academia
- Anjana Nair (Science Communications Manager, Columbia University Irving Medical Center)
- Using SciComm to Engage with Local Policy-Makers
- Taylor Spicer (Managing Director, Engineers & Scientists Acting Locally)
- Designing Evidence-based, Ethical Science Communication Strategy
- John Besley (Ellis N. Brandt Professor, Michigan State University) & Karen Peterman (Principal, Catalyst Consulting Group)
- Storytelling for STEM Success: Crafting Personal Narratives to Empower STEM Education
- Krishna Pakala (Associate Professor, Boise State University) & Eric Jankowski (Director and Associate Professor, Boise State University) & Patrick Lowenthal (Professor, Boise State University)
Panel Discussions:
Inclusive STEM Content: How to Make Science for Everybody
Science content garners billions of YouTube views, but there is a lack of representation among the top STEM content creators. As part of a grant from the National Science Foundation, PBS is experimenting with new ways to make science content online by identifying, testing, and implementing tactics to better reach three underrepresented groups in STEM: Black, Hispanic, and female viewers. Attendees will hear the results from this work, and receive our Intentional Science Communication tip sheet.
- Adam Dylewski (Senior Director, Multiplatform Programming, PBS)
- Gabrielle Ewing (Director of Programming, PBS Digital Studios, PBS)
- Michael A. Cacciatore (Associate Professor, University of Georgia)
- Regina Ayala Chávez (Research Associate, Catalyst Consulting Group)
- Nehemiah Mabry (CEO, STEMedia Incorporated)
Science And Media Relations: How (And Why) Scientists and Communicators Can Work Together to Amplify Their Reach
**NOTE: THIS PANEL WILL BE STREAMED LIVE, BUT WILL NOT BE AVAILABLE AS A RECORDING**
Shipman and Jewell are professional communicators, McKenney and Jewell are active researchers. The panel will delve into how, and why, researchers and communicators should work together to raise the visibility of emerging research findings. The talk will include practical tips as well as broad themes to guide outreach efforts.
- Matt Shipman (Assistant Director of Research Communications, North Carolina State University)
- Michelle Jewell (Communications & Engagement Manager, Southeast Climate Adaptation Science Center)
- Erin McKenney (Assistant Professor of Applied Ecology, NC State University)
- Robin Arnette (Science Writer-Editor, Media Relations Branch at the National Institute of Aging Office of Communications and Public Liaison (OCPL))
Vaccination Resistance and Hesitance, Lessons from COVID-19
The editor and authors of Pandemic Resilience: Vaccination Resistance and Hesitance, Lessons from COVID-19 facilitate discussion of the roots of, responses to, and remedies for vaccine reluctance and opposition, with particular attention to COVID-19. Audience members are invited to share their experiences, perspectives, or research regarding attitudes and behaviors relevant to vaccination and other preventive health measures.
- David M. Berube (Professor, Department of Communication, North Carolina State University)
- Melissa Carrion (Assistant Professor, Dept. of English, University of Nevada, Las Vegas)
- Monique Luisi (Assistant Professor, Missouri School of Journalism, University of Missouri)
- Lindsey A. Harvell-Bowman (Associate Professor, School of Communication Studies, James Madison University)
- Roy Schwartzman (Professor, Department of Communication, North Carolina State University)
Keynotes – Coming soon, stay tuned!!
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2025 Virtual Program (schedule TBD)
**Under construction! More sessions will be added very soon, as they are confirmed. Thanks for your patience.**
Workshops:
- Don’t Believe Everything You Believe
- Bertha Vazquez (Education Director, The Center for Inquiry)
- Science Engagement with People of Faith
- Rachel Kline (Senior Program Associate, AAAS)
- Improv Skills for Science Communicators
- Jon Catherwood-Ginn (Co-Director of Research & Assistant Professor of Applied Theatre, Center for Communicating Science, Virginia Tech)
