Public Engagement With Science and Its Impact for Public Policy
Dominique Brossard is a professor and Chair of the Department of Life Sciences Communication at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, and is a visiting scholar at APPC for the fall 2016 semester. She is also an affiliate of the UW-Madison Robert & Jean Holtz Center for Science and Technology Studies, the UW-Madison Center for Global Studies and the Morgridge Institute for Research. Brossard’s research agenda focuses on the intersection between science, media and policy with the Science, Media and the Public (SCIMEP) research group, which she co-directs. She is an internationally known expert in public opinion dynamics related to controversial scientific issues, and has served on various committees producing reports for the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine.
Abstract: Using the GMO debate as a case study and the recently released National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine (NASEM) report on “Genetically Engineering Crops: Experiences and Prospects,” Dominique Brossard will discuss public engagement with science and its impact on public policy. You can find a list of her publications on Google Scholar.
About the Speaker
Dominique Brossard is professor and chair in the Department of Life Sciences Communication at the University of Wisconsin-Madison and an affiliate of the UW-Madison Robert & Jean Holtz Center for Science and Technology Studies, the UW-Madison Energy Institute, the UW-Madison Global Health Institute, the UW-Madison Nelson Institute for Environmental Studies, and the Morgridge Institute for Research. Her teaching responsibilities include courses in strategic communication theory and research, with a focus on science and risk communication. Brossard’s research agenda focuses on the intersection between science, media and policy with the Science, Media and the Public (SCIMEP) research group, which she co-directs. A fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science and of the International Communication Association, Brossard is an internationally known expert in public opinion dynamics related to controversial scientific issues. She is particularly interested in understanding the role of values in shaping public attitudes and using cross-cultural analysis to understand these processes. She serves on the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine (NASEM) Climate Communication Initiative Advisory Committee as well as on the Executive Committee of the Societal Experts Action Network (SEAN), which aims at facilitating rapid and actionable responses to social, behavioral, and economic-related COVID-19 questions
