Science communication has recently been gaining momentum, and the Internet, social media, and online streaming offer an enticing buffet of potential science communication (scicomm) tools and platforms. But how do we use these tools to reach audiences, share information, and perhaps even change attitudes and behaviors? Dr. Sheryl Hosler will share her personal online scicomm journey and a few tips and tricks to survive as a scientist on social media. The talk will feature Sheryl’s innovative collaborative scicomm project, Nature Check.

Check out her YouTube channel here: https://www.youtube.com/@TheRovingNaturalist

And her website here: Nature Check - SHERYL HOSLER (weebly.com)

Dr. Sheryl Hosler, also known as “The Roving Naturalist”, is currently a postdoctoral scholar at Penn State working on the synthesis of a long-term project investigating ecosystem service provisioning by cover crop mixtures in conventional row-crop agriculture systems. She received her M.S. in Biological Sciences from Northern Illinois University and her PhD from the University of Illinois Chicago. Dr. Hosler’s research interests include ecosystem functions and trait-based analyses, community ecology, and human-dominated landscapes. Sheryl also has over 10 years of experience in conducting science communication for non-expert audiences, including 8+ years of experience creating multimedia scicomm content and broad collaborative experience.