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Journal Club

To encourage sharing of ideas, we typically have each person share one thing they liked or found interesting about the article and one thing they didn’t like or had a question about. We also encourage participants to write down any questions they have about the article so we can discuss them if we still have time at the end.

Fall 2026 Journal Club Meetings

Wednesdays

from 11:00am PT/12:00pm MT/1:00pm CT/2:00pm ET

to 12:00pm PT/1:00pm MT/2:00pm CT/3:00pm ET

via Zoom

September 30th, 2026

Led by Dr. Crystal Uminski

Bankston, A. & McDowell, G. S. (2018). Changing the Culture of Science Communication Training for Junior Scientists. Journal of Microbiology & Biology Education. 19:10.1128/jmbe.v19i1.1413. https://doi.org/10.1128/jmbe.v19i1.1413

November 18th, 2026

Led by Dr. Nancy Ruggeri

Paper to be announced by November 4th—sign up for SCERN's mailing list!

Past Papers

April 13th, 2026

Led by Isaiah Aduse-poku

Walker, J. D., Wassenberg, D., Franta, G., & Cotner, S. (2017). What Determines Student Acceptance of Politically Controversial Scientific Conclusions? Journal of College Science Teaching, 47(2), 46–56. https://doi.org/10.2505/4/jcst17_047_02_46

March 16th, 2026

Led by Dr. Mary Foley

Potvin, P. & Bélanger, M. (2024). Could recent advances and new perspectives in science education and conceptual change improve public understanding of science?. Front. Commun. 9:1404875. doi: 10.3389/fcomm.2024.1404875

February 23rd, 2026

Led by J. Hayes

Weiss, M., Holland, A. R., D'Amato, A. W., Deegan, L. A., Farmer, W. H., Hoving, C., ... & Bradley, B. A. (2025). Relationship-centered engagement bridges the divide between science and management, and enhances climate adaptation. BioScience, 75(10), 842-855. https://doi.org/10.1093/biosci/biaf087

November 18th, 2025

Led by Dr. Liza Mitchem

Korkor, E., & Darner, R. (2025). The CURE-Comm Framework: A Guide for Infusing CUREs with Science Communication. Journal of College Science Teaching, 54(4), 319–327. https://doi.org/10.1080/0047231X.2025.2472145

October 21st, 2025

Led by Eleanor Carr

Scheufele, D. (2014). Science communication as political communication. PNAS. https://www.pnas.org/doi/epdf/10.1073/pnas.1317516111

May 12th, 2025

Led by Dr. Rosario Marroquin-Flores

Olesk, A., Renser, B., Bell, L., Fornetti, A., Franks, S., Mannino, I., ... & Zollo, F. (2021). Quality indicators for science communication: results from a collaborative concept mapping exercise. Journal of Science Communication, 20(03). https://doi.org/10.22323/2.20030206

April 28th, 2025

Led by Traven Cargill

Seethaler, S., Evans, J. H., Gere, C., & Rajagopalan, R. M. (2019). Science, Values, and Science Communication: Competencies for Pushing Beyond the Deficit Model. Science Communication, 41(3), 378-388. https://doi.org/10.1177/1075547019847484

April 14th, 2025

Led by Dr. Erin Rowland-Schaefer

Couch B, Wybren E, de Araujo Bryan M, Niravong T, Jin Y, Bowen C and Barnes ME (2022) Exploring Undergraduate Biology Students’ Science Communication About COVID-19. Front. Educ. 7:859945. https://doi.org/10.3389/feduc.2022.859945

March 31st, 2025

Led by Dr. Erin Rowland-Schaefer

Mercer-Mapstone, L., & Kuchel, L. (2017). Core Skills for Effective Science Communication: A Teaching Resource for Undergraduate Science Education. International Journal of Science Education, Part B, 7(2), 181–201. https://doi.org/10.1080/21548455.2015.1113573

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