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A Science Communicator's Guide to Social Media Engagement

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The scientific research conducted by science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) institutions is groundbreaking. Everyday, scientists create a deeper understanding of the world around us, and then communicate that understanding through journal papers, articles, and conferences. To strengthen these traditional forms of communication, science communicators can use social media platforms…

The scientific research conducted by science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) institutions is groundbreaking. Everyday, scientists create a deeper understanding of the world around us, and then communicate that understanding through journal papers, articles, and conferences. To strengthen these traditional forms of communication, science communicators can use social media platforms such as Twitter and Facebook to promote themselves and earn digital audience engagement that will grow the impact and success of their research. This thesis synthesizes research on human communication theories, digital user behavior, and science communication practices in order to create the “Science Communicator’s Guide to Social Media Engagement”. This guide empowers science communicators to utilize social media in a way that can increase their digital audience engagement, expand the reach of their research, and ultimately amplify their professional presence in the scientific community.
ContributorsVandekop, Victoria Margueritte (Author) / Asner, Greg (Thesis director) / Martin, Roberta (Committee member) / Hugh Downs School of Human Communication (Contributor) / Watts College of Public Service & Community Solut (Contributor) / Barrett, The Honors College (Contributor)
Created2020-12
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To and Through Upbringing: Getting Beyond Ourselves Communicatively in a Student Organization, Girls’ Talk

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In this hybrid undergraduate honors thesis and creative project, I investigate the role of our inherent interconnection with others as humans, our inheritance of history and tradition through our way of having to be brought up as humans, and how we might all expand our world view and even reimagine…

In this hybrid undergraduate honors thesis and creative project, I investigate the role of our inherent interconnection with others as humans, our inheritance of history and tradition through our way of having to be brought up as humans, and how we might all expand our world view and even reimagine possibilities for our own lives through conversation and community. My research is founded by work in W.E.B. DuBois’s The Souls of Black Folk, Martin Heidegger’s Being and Time, and Jens Zimmerman’s Hermeneutics: A Very Short Introduction. Additionally, this project includes reflection on my inspiration and founding of the student organization, Girls’ Talk, in 2019. Presented also are qualitative research findings derived from a facilitated dialogue session and relevant survey responses by session participants recruited from the student organization. In all, as was my hope in creating Girls’ Talk, I hope that this project offers readers a glimpse into the meaningful conversations and potentially transformative connections that can be nurtured in spaces where individuals are encouraged and inspired to share their experiences, learn from others, and consider ways of being that differ from their own.
ContributorsAlexander, Miranda (Author) / Ramsey, Ramsey Eric (Thesis director) / Taylor, Jameien (Committee member) / School of Social and Behavioral Sciences (Contributor) / Barrett, The Honors College (Contributor)
Created2020-05