For Scientists: Creating Broader Impacts
COSEE Coastal Trends works to establish pathways linking current scientific research to broad audiences. Scientists generally do an excellent job communicating their findings within the scientific community through publications, presentations, and professional conferences and meetings. However, there tends to be a disconnect between the knowledge gained through scientific research and public understanding of scientific concepts. That’s why we have established ForEducators which foster collaboration among scientists and educators and which broadly disseminate the important science behind the trends occurring in our coastal oceans.
If you’re an ocean scientist interested in creating meaningful, high quality broader impacts with your research, consider hosting one of our Scientist-Educator Partnership teams. You and your graduate student will work closely with a teacher and an underrepresented undergraduate student to conduct summer research and to create web-accessible resources based on your research. These resources are broadly disseminated on a national scale.
Through participating in the Scientist-Educator Partnership program, scientists:
- Meet broader impacts expectations outlined in research grants through high-quality, high-impact activities
- Gain pedagogical expertise and a better understanding of communicating complex ideas to broad audiences
- Promote a diverse community of future scientists
For more info, visit Scientist Educator Partnerships or contact Dr. Laura Murray (murray@umces.edu).
 A Scientist Educator Partnership Team led by Drs. Karen McGlathery and Art Schwarzschild from the University of Virginia conduct seagrass fieldwork. |
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