From the Seminar “Don’t Just Get Mad! How to Help Government Craft Good Science Policy” – CEDAR Workshop, June 2015, Seattle WA
Minimal Time & Effort
- Develop & Practice A Great Elevator Pitch For Your Research
- Create A Personal Research Webpage
- Participate In Social Media
- Google Scholar
- Research Gate
- Twitter (e.g. @RandomSpaceFact, @BadAtronomer)
- Academia.edu
- Stay Informed With AAAS Policy Updates
- Attend An NSF “Science: Becoming the Messenger” Workshop (hosted throughout the country and year)
- Become a member of AAAS
- Read-up On This Topic
- “Escape From The Ivory Tower” by Nancy Baron
- “The Honest Broker” by Roger Pielke
- “Beyond Sputnik” By Tobin L. Smith, Homer A. Neal, and Jennifer B. McCormick
- “Fight Club Politics: How Partisanship Is Poisoning the U.S. House of Representatives” by Juliet Eilperin
- “High Noon” by J. F. Rischard
- “Environment and Statecraft” by Scott Barrett
- “Storm World” by Chris Mooney
Direct & High Impact
- Attend AMS Summer Policy Colloquium
- Attend AAAS Science & Technology Policy Leadership Seminar
- Become A Congressional Science & Technology Fellow
- Don’t Forget Local & State Government Opportunities