Tag: Dara Wald

Greenlee faculty and collaborators selected as PIRS grant recipients for science communication research

Dara Wald and Michael Dahlstrom, both Greenlee School faculty, and Kathleen Hunt of the Department of Agricultural Education and Studies are leading a group that’s exploring how public perceptions of scientific credibility “hinder effective communication, science-based decision-making and efforts to address society’s greatest challenges.”

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Wald reports recent research, publications, grants

Assistant Professor [Dara Wald]() reports the following: Her first-authored paper exploring source credibility and public support for elite influence on climate change policy-making was accepted for the 2017 International Communication Association Pre-Conference: Strategic Environmental Communication and Exploration of Research in Crisis, Risk and Disaster. Wald was awarded two internal grants to support student research next … Continue reading Wald reports recent research, publications, grants

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Wald reports paper acceptances, publications

Assistant Professor Dara Wald had a paper accepted for the 2017 Conference on Communication and Environment (COCE) on “Post-Trust, Not Post-Fact: The Role of Source Credibility in Communication about Climate Change and GMOs” co-authored with K. Hunt (ISU, AGEDS). Another paper, “Discovering News Frames: An Approach for Exploring Text, Content, and Concepts in Online News … Continue reading Wald reports paper acceptances, publications

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Wald reports research, teaching and service news

Assistant Professor Dara Wald reports the following: Research: Her first-authored manuscript comparing risk perceptions and tolerance for invasive species in Florida and Hawaii was published in Conservation Biology, a top journal in the conservation field with a wide range of readers interested in sustainability challenges (4.16 Impact Factor). Wald is a collaborator on a new … Continue reading Wald reports research, teaching and service news

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Wald to Speak on Citizen Science

Assistant Professor Dara Wald will serve as a panelist at an upcoming ISU workshop on “Pluralities, Publics, and Citizen Science.” She will be exploring the use of effective communication in engaging the public about natural resource management. The panel, moderated by Janet Heesh, associate dean of faculty at California State University, is slated for Nov. … Continue reading Wald to Speak on Citizen Science

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Wald Reports Manuscript, Article Publications

Assistant Professor Dara Wald’s first-authored manuscript comparing risk perceptions and tolerance for invasive species in Florida and Hawaii was accepted for publication in Conservation Biology, a top journal in the conservation field with a wide range of readers interested in sustainability challenges (4.16 Impact Factor). Another article, “Discovering News Frames: An Approach for Exploring Text, … Continue reading Wald Reports Manuscript, Article Publications

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Wald Reports Published Work; Teaching, Service Updates

Assistant Professor Dara Wald reports the following: Research: Her second-authored manuscript, “Network governance for large-scale natural resource conservation and the challenge of capture,” was published in Frontiers in Ecology and the Environment (IF 8.41).The manuscript was co-authored with Patrick Bixler (Texas A&M), Laura Ogden (Dartmouth College), Kirsten Leong (National Park Service), Erik Johnston (Arizona State … Continue reading Wald Reports Published Work; Teaching, Service Updates

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Wald to Speak at Wildlife Society’s Conference on Expanding Partnerships

Assistant Professor Dara Wald reports that she has been invited to be a symposium speaker for the Wildlife Society’s Conference on Expanding Partnerships hosted in Raleigh, N.C. in October. The symposium will explore the communication and management challenges associated with feral wildlife. Wald and Honors Student Amber Misek have submitted a proposal for the First-Year … Continue reading Wald to Speak at Wildlife Society’s Conference on Expanding Partnerships

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Wald’s Collaborative Article, Manuscript to be Published

Assistant Professor [Dara Wald]() reports that a collaborative article exploring the challenges of network capture, shifting stakeholder boundaries and competing knowledge claims in natural resource conservation will be published as part of a special issue in Frontiers in Ecology and Environment. Another manuscript comparing risk perceptions and tolerance for non-native animals in Florida and Hawaii … Continue reading Wald’s Collaborative Article, Manuscript to be Published