I am honored to be awarded a 2016-2017 Charles Bullard Fellow in Forest Research at Harvard University. Starting in September I will be an embedded artist/designer at Harvard Forest in Petersham, MA for a year as I collaborate with on-site scientists, staff and visitors. I am thrilled by the opportunity to develop a variety of science communication approaches with ongoing research initiatives and the chance to make a contribution to the Harvard Forest research community through applied creativity, workshops, talks and exhibitions. Central to my proposed program is research into past, current, and future practice of public engagement with science, specifically ecology and forestry. Research would include an exploration of new ideas, communication models, and practice modes to move science communication forward. In particular, I am interested in exploring the question, “How can art and design support science communication to foster cultural cohesion around ecological issues and help inform ecology-minded decision making.”

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