Science Communication for Scientists

Linking Strategy with Creativity, Practice, and Respect
1. Auflage 2025
ISBN: 978-1-032-79803-5
Verlag: Routledge

Buch, Englisch, 264 Seiten, Format (B × H): 157 mm x 235 mm, Gewicht: 540 g

Grounded in strategic thinking and social science research, this textbook empowers students to confidently navigate skillful and effective science communication.

Developed by leading science, health, and risk communication scholars, the book provides a clear, research-informed approach to communicating with audiences across the scientific community and broader society. Readers explore how to put theory into practice through classroom-tested activities, international real-world examples, and thoughtful practice-oriented assignments. These tools help students to create audience-centered communication strategies, build habits of ethical and intentional engagement, and engage with a wide range of audiences, ultimately developing greater alignment between science and society. It prepares students to be more effective communicators and works to define science communication education by integrating practice with evidence and reflection.

This text is ideal for graduate and upper-level undergraduate courses, especially in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math fields and is an essential resource for the next generation of science communicators.

Online resources such as training activities, further reading, videos, and a test bank are available at www.routledge.com/9781032797335.

The Open Access version of this book, available at www.taylorfrancis.com, has been made available under a Creative Commons Attribution-Non Commercial-No Derivatives (CC-BY-NC-ND) 4.0 license.

Zielgruppe

Postgraduate and Undergraduate Advanced

Autoren/Hrsg.

Lindenfeld, Laura

Besley, John C.

Zheng, Xia

Dudo, Anthony

Newman, Todd P.

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Sprachwissenschaft Sprechwissenschaft, Rhetorik
• Sozialwissenschaften Medien- und Kommunikationswissenschaften Kommunikationswissenschaften
• Geisteswissenschaften Sprachwissenschaft Schreiben und Publizieren, Kreatives Schreiben

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Introduction: Why Should Scientists Communicate?  Section I: Strategy, Research, and Audiences  1. Why Are You Communicating? Starting with Strategy 2. Zooming in on Strategy: Unpacking Goals and Objectives 3. Who’s Your Audience?  Section II: Building Your Communication Muscles. Key Tactics, Competencies, and Skills for Science Communication  4. Designing Effective Messages 5. Tell Me a Story! 6. The Role of Visuals in Science Communication  Section III: Channels  7. Communicating in Person 8. Communicating in Writing 9. Communicating through Social Media 10. Communicating with Journalists and Media Professionals 11. Communicating with Policymakers 12. Communicating Through Events 13. Communicating on Teams 14. Conclusion: Ethical Considerations and Encouragement to Practice

Über Autor(innen)

Laura Lindenfeld is Executive Director of the Alan Alda Center for Communicating Science.

John C. Besley is the Ellis N. Brandt Professor of Public Relations at Michigan State University, U.S.A. He recently published Strategic Science Communication (2022).

Xia Zheng is an Assistant Professor in the School of Communication and Journalism at Stony Brook University, U.S.A.

Anthony Dudo is an Associate Professor in the Moody College of Communication and the Program Director of Science Communication in the Center for Media Engagement at the University of Texas at Austin, U.S.A. He recently published Strategic Science Communication (2022).

Todd P. Newman is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Life Sciences Communication and an affiliate of the Robert F. and Jean E. Holtz Center for Science & Technology Studies and the Nelson Institute for Environmental Studies at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, U.S.A.