Science of Science Communication Scientific Interest Group

NEW! The Power of Words: Stigma and Its Effects on Health Outcomes

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For our October 3rd, 1:30 pm ET SciOSciComm SIG meeting, we are excited to hear from Dr. Brenda Curtis of the NIDA Intramural Research Program. Dr. Curtis leads the Technology and Translational Research Unit (TTRU) where she pairs evidenced-based research with novel methods and emerging technologies to address the societal need for empirically validated drug use interventions. Dr. Curtis also co-Chairs the NIH Stigma Scientific Interest Group. Through clinical research, her work intersects addiction treatment, technology, and long-term recovery. Using natural-language processing, digital phenotyping, and big data methodologies, she focuses on enhancing precision assessment of substance use and behavioral predictors using intensive longitudinal data and integrating passive sensor data from smartphones and wearable devices. Dr. Curtis has authored multiple publications in the field of addiction medicine and machine learning, and use of generative AI (including the very recent PMID: 39059040).

The NIH Science of Science Communication Interest Group (ScioSciComm-SIG) plans to focus specifically on the scientific design and evaluation of science communication, with seminars/journal clubs highlighting both measures of effectiveness and methods to increase general success or target efforts to respond to specific goals.

The interest group is chaired by Chris Gunter (NHGRI), Erica Bizzell-Jones (NIDDK), and Grace Hébert (All of Us). Membership in the ScioSciComm-SIG is open to all interested individuals within the NIH, who can join the listserv via https://list.nih.gov/cgi-bin/wa.exe?A0=SCIOSCICOMM or the Teams channel, “NIH SciOSciComm SIG.” Virtual meetings are held on the first Thursday of each month at 1:30pm ET. Individuals needing a sign language interpreter or CART services (real-time transcription) to participate in this event should please enter your request into the request portal at Access Interpreting (usked.com) or email the NIH scheduling team at nih@ainterpreting.com, at least five days before the event.

For more information and instructions on joining the newsletter, contact Drs. Bizzell-Jones, Hébert, or Gunter.

Previous lectures:

2024 September 5: "From funding to findings: The evolution and future of 'hype' in science" by Dr. Neil Millar, University of Tsukuba

2024 June 6: "Communicating research: systematic examination of strategies, tools and impacts" by Dr. Giuseppe Pellegrini, Observa Science in Society Network

2024 April 4: "You want a news release with that?" by Brian Lin, director of EurekAlert!

2024 March 7: "Socially responsible science communication in the age of generative AI," by Prof. Eric A. Jensen, University of Warwick, UK

2024 February 1: "Strategic science communication for building trust," by Dr. John Besley of Michigan State University

2023 October 5: “Quality of science communication: deep questions and practical suggestions," by Mr. Arko Olesk

2023 July 6: “Evaluating the effectiveness of science communication" by Dr. Kristin Bass, Director of Research Development at Rockman

2003 April 6: “Does science self-correct? What we’ve learned at Retraction Watch” by Dr. Ivan Oransky, Editor in Chief, Spectrum; Distinguished Writer in Residence, New York University's Arthur Carter Journalism Institute; and Co-Founder, Retraction Watch.

2023 February 2: “Community-based public health communication” by Carlos Rodriguez-Diaz, Associate Professor, Vice-Chair, Department of Prevention and Community Health, Milken Institute School of Public Health, George Washington University

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