Communicating Science and Innovation Policy through Narrative: Workshops on Fostering Narrative Nonfiction Partnerships between Science Communicators and Science Policy Scholars

该研讨会项目的目标是：(1)为24名早期的专业社会科学研究人员、科学作家和传播者提供合作的专业发展机会；(2)在科学政策研究和科学传播领域之间建立一个更强大、更持久的“实践共同体”，以帮助公众更好地理解和参与科学和创新政策的重大问题。除了PI和联合PI之外，参与这项工作的还有：12名科学政策学者和12名科学传播专业人士（作家、博主、博物馆教育工作者等）；导师;主要科学刊物的编辑；几位来自全国各地大学写作项目的客座观察员；研究生将帮助记录和录像这些活动。项目活动包括一系列机会：两次为期四天的讲习班；指导支持;在《创意非虚构》杂志的特别版上以硬拷贝和在线方式发表他们的文章；以及全国各地科学咖啡馆的公众参与体验。这些研讨会和伴随的活动将继续为建立科学政策学者、科学传播者和非正式科学教育专业人员之间的新兴合作奠定坚实的基础，他们的伙伴关系应该使他们更好地告知公众并让公众参与我们时代的重要科学政策问题。

The goals of this workshops project are: (1) to provide collaborative professional development opportunities for 24 early professional social science researchers, and science writers and communicators, and (2) to foster a stronger and durable "community of practice" between the fields of science policy research and science communications for the purposes of helping the general public better understand and become engaged with major issues of science and innovation policy. In addition to the PI and co-PI, involved in the work will be: twelve science policy scholars and twelve science communications professionals (writers, bloggers, museum educators, and others); mentors; editors of major science publications; several guest observers from university writing programs around the country; and graduate students who will help document and video record the activities.Project activities include a suite of opportunities: two, four-day workshops; mentorship support; publication in hard copy and online of their articles in a special edition of Creative Nonfiction magazine; and public engagement experiences at Science Cafes around the country. These workshops and accompanying activities will continue to develop a strong foundation for the establishment of nascent collaborations of science policy scholars, science communicators, and informal science education professionals, whose partnerships should position them better to inform and engage the public on important science policy issues of our times.