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Communication & Engagement Section

i) professionalize science communication and engagement efforts and; ii) mentor ecologists interested in trying or learning skills, enhancing comm and engagement efforts, or transitioning to #scicomm and #scienceengagement careers.

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The Communication & Engagement Section

"Moving from why we communicate science to improving how we do it"

What we are

The C & E Section empowers ecologists to better communicate the stories of our science (including stories about the people doing the science) in creative, compelling and innovative ways.

What we do

The C & E Section works toward two central goals: 1) professionalizing science communication efforts within and beyond ESA and 2) providing mentorship to ecologists interested in trying out, or transitioning to careers in, science communication.

Why we do it

A vibrant Communication & Engagement community exists within ESA - the C & E Section was founded to recognize, support, and celebrate this. C & E present powerful opportunities within science careers and beyond. There are diverse entry points and skillsets, and the C & E Section is here to help you figure it out.

#MySciComm Series

Connect with other ecologist-communicators today via our #MySciComm series!
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Science Communication in Practice Award

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Science Communication Poster Award

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  • 2025 C&E in Practice Award: Bethann Merkle

    The C&E Section is proud to present our annual C&E in Practice Award to Bethann Merkle for her publication Use your power for good: Collective action to overcome institutional injustices impeding ethical science communication in the academy and related work! About the article Ethical science communication is vital, given that we hope society will use science to make policy, civic,…

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  • SciComm Spotlights! Elsa Jos

    SciComm Spotlights April 2025  Our newest edition of C&E Section SciComm Spotlights features our wonderful co-chair, Elsa Jos. Read on to find out how Elsa’s research lead to her dive into science communication. Elsa is a PhD student in Ecology and Biology at Utah State University. For her PhD she’s studying how fruit traits, morphological and chemical, influences fruit removal…

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  • Announcement: 2021-2022 C&E Officers

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    We are excited to announce that we have our 2021 Chair-Elect, Katherine Hannibal, and our 2021 Secretary-Elect, Meghan Zulian, appointed! We also welcome Ajisha Alwin as our Student Member Section Liaison! We are thrilled to have them all join our leadership team this year. 2021 Chair-Elect: Katherine Hannibal Katherine is a M.Sc. student at California State University Northridge examining the…

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  • Resource of the Week: Teaching Science Communication

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        C&E Section leadership co-facilitated a discussion around teaching science communication as part of ESA’s Water Cooler series. Follow this link for a list of valuable resources.        

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