Communicating Science in Public

Megan Shields Formato, PhD, is a historian of modern science and technology whose research focuses on the history of science communication and the role of women in science. She is an Advanced Lecturer in Stanford University’s Program in Writing in Rhetoric where she teaches courses in science communication and on the relationship between technology and culture. Her writing has appeared in Science, American Scientist, Endeavor, Lady Science and the AAEBLE ePortfolio Review and in edited collections including Embodied Knowledge: Women in Science & Technology before Silicon Valley and Beyond Fitting In: Rethinking First-Generation Writing and Literacy Education.Kevin C. Moore, PhD, is an Advanced Lecturer in the Program in Writing and Rhetoric (PWR) at Stanford University, where he teaches writing and science communication. Previously, he taught writing courses for engineers and scientists at the University of California, Santa Barbara. Trained in American literature and rhetoric, his current research interests lie at the intersections of science communication and propaganda studies. His work has appeared in Arizona Quarterly, Arts, ContraSTS, Writing on the Edge, African American Review, Composition Studies, MAKE, and Souciant, as well as collections such as Trigger Warnings: Teaching through Trauma and Creative Ways of Knowing in Engineering.Sarah Peterson Pittock, PhD, is the Associate Director of Civic, Liberal, and Global Education (COLLEGE) at Stanford University. Previously, she served as an Advanced Lecturer in the Program in Writing and Rhetoric at Stanford University where she taught courses in research writing, public speaking, tutor education, and science communication. Her work has been published in Women's Writing, The WAC Journal, Writing Center Journal, Writing on the Edge, and edited collections.Emily Polk, PhD, teaches and writes about community-led responses to climate change, the mobilization of social movements, and inclusive science communication at Stanford University. She developed and taught some of the first courses at Stanford on Communicating Climate Change, and Environmental Justice Storytelling. Prior to getting her doctorate, she worked as a human rights and environment–focused writer and editor for nearly ten years, helping to produce radio documentaries in Burmese refugee camps, and facilitating a human rights-based newspaper in a Liberian refugee camp. Her first book is Communicating Global to Local Resiliency: A Case Study of the Transition Movement.Cassie A. Wright, PhD, is an Advanced Lecturer in the Program in Writing and Rhetoric (PWR) at Stanford University, where she teaches courses in science communication. She also teaches courses on censorship and social media and their impacts on modern literacy and diversity of thought. Her work has appeared in Rhetoric Review and the Journal of Writing Program Administration, and she is the author of the writing studies textbook Sport and a contributing author to the writing teacher’s guide Assigning, Responding, Evaluating, 5th edition.

• Part 1: Why Communicate Science in Public Now? 1. Introduction 2. Rhetorical Tools for Engaging Public Audiences Across Genres 3. Making Science Inclusive and Accessible Part 2: Genres for Engaging Public Audiences 4. Self and Science: Using Personal Narratives to Communicate Science 5. Designing Interactive Science Exhibits 6. Scientific Opinion Writing 7. Profiles: Makers of Science 8. Podcasts: Communicating Science for the Ear 9. Scientists Take the Stage: Presentations and Oral Communication 10. Data Visualization: Communicating Science for the Eye