Madam Science Communicator: A Typology of Women’s Experiences in Online Science Communication. AbiGhannam, N. Science Communication, 38(4):468–494, August, 2016. Publisher: SAGE Publications Inc.
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This study uses discourse analysis to explore online science communication experiences from the perspectives of 43 female opinion leaders. Women described their experiences in terms of their lifelong love for science and their ever-growing interest in communication. For them, a career in science communication is a conscious career choice rather than an “alternative” career path. Communicators performed various functions depending on the sensitivity of their topics and whether their communications are self-focused or audience-focused. Accordingly, four types of science communicators emerged from the data: Expressive/Escapist, Advocate/Normalizer, Edutainer, and Performer/Sharer. This diversity challenges societal stereotypes that reduce female experiences in science.
@article{abighannam_madam_2016,
	title = {Madam {Science} {Communicator}: {A} {Typology} of {Women}’s {Experiences} in {Online} {Science} {Communication}},
	volume = {38},
	doi = {10.1177/1075547016655545},
	abstract = {This study uses discourse analysis to explore online science communication experiences from the perspectives of 43 female opinion leaders. Women described their experiences in terms of their lifelong love for science and their ever-growing interest in communication. For them, a career in science communication is a conscious career choice rather than an “alternative” career path. Communicators performed various functions depending on the sensitivity of their topics and whether their communications are self-focused or audience-focused. Accordingly, four types of science communicators emerged from the data: Expressive/Escapist, Advocate/Normalizer, Edutainer, and Performer/Sharer. This diversity challenges societal stereotypes that reduce female experiences in science.},
	number = {4},
	journal = {Science Communication},
	author = {AbiGhannam, Niveen},
	month = aug,
	year = {2016},
	note = {Publisher: SAGE Publications Inc.},
	keywords = {female science communicators, online science communication, science communication motivations, science communication opinion leaders, science communication typology},
	pages = {468--494},
}

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