The need for public engagement with formal research is increasingly pressing. The majority of academic work remains locked behind journal paywalls, or filtered through science journalism and social media. Noticeably missing are low-cost, high-yield avenues through which researchers can directly communicate work to curious members of the public. In this hands-on workshop, you will learn how to use The Field– a new online platform specifically designed to build connections between researchers and the public. As part of this workshop we will review best practices for research communication, with a special focus on translating conference-quality materials into brief summaries of work that can be distributed to a lay audience. By the end of the workshop you will be able to turn your Grad Research Forum poster or talk into a research brief and share it with a national group of users in The Field.

Please come prepared with a laptop and a specific paper, poster, or talk that you would like to share.

This workshop is presented by Rita Ludwig, Program Director of The Field and UO Psychology Doctoral student.