4123 - Getting the Word Out: Increasing Engagement with Sociological Research (Sponsored by the Public Engagement Advisory Committee)

Session Submission Type: Workshop

Description

Online platforms provide an opportunity for scholars to "get the word out" about their research and to do so in ways that engage a variety of academic and non-academic audiences. This professional development workshop will help attendees learn to more effectively use both online and offline platforms to promote their research. Topics of discussion will include developing personal websites and blogs, using Twitter, Facebook and Instagram, writing guest blog posts and op-eds, sharing preprints in open archives, and engaging practitioners and policymakers with scholarly research. The workshop will feature presentations by sociologists who are leading the way both in sharing their own research and in creating opportunities for others to do the same.

Description

In this workshop,authors of journal articles and books will learn strategies for sharing their work with the public. The workshop will include information on the ideal timing for sharing research as well as effective methods for helper members of the media discuss the research.

Sub Unit

• Workshops / Professional Development Workshop

Session Organizer

• Jessica McCrory Calarco, Indiana University

Leader

• Jessica McCrory Calarco, Indiana University

Panelists

• Philip N. Cohen, University of Maryland

• Arielle Kuperberg, University of North Carolina-Greensboro

• Sara Goldrick-Rab, Temple University

• Rashawn Ray, University of Maryland

• Fabio Rojas, Indiana University