Effective Research Communication Strategies: 3 Common Mistakes Scholars Makes (And How to Fix Them)
A lot of advice about general research communication strategies is backwards. We’re told to “make research accessible to everyone” and “communicate after you publish.” But the researchers I see having real impact? They’re doing something completely different. They’re being strategic about who they’re talking to and when they start the conversation. If you’re a researcher […]
A New Era of Community Engagement in Higher Education
Town and gown. The Ivory Tower. These are just a few well-known descriptors for universities and their relationship to “the community.” And who/what is the community? Well, in the simplest of terms, the community is everyone on the outside. Hence the Ivory Tower metaphor. So what does this mean for research and community engagement in […]
Public Engagement, Reappointment, Tenure, and Promotion
The incentive structure for research faculty at institutions of higher education in the United States and beyond hinges on knowledge creation through traditional research outputs (e.g., peer reviewed articles, books, conference presentations). Research faculty are awarded reappointment, tenure, and promotion based on a criteria of high productivity in research, teaching, and service. This is not […]
