Find us at C*Sci 2023

Join the UC Davis Center for Community and Citizen Science at the listed events during the Citizen Science Association’s C*Sci 2023 conference in Tempe, Arizona! Find the full conference schedule here.

Symposia

Tuesday, May 23 at 1:00
What Happens to the Data? Investigating Data Feedback Loops

Todd Harwell (Center for Community and Citizen Science, UC Davis); Ryan Meyer (Center for Community and Citizen Science, UC Davis); Heidi Ballard (Center for Community and Citizen Science, UC Davis); Rebecca Johnson (California Academy of Sciences)
Summary: What do program leaders, participants, scientists, and managers understand and care about with respect to their data, and why does it matter? Building off examples of data feedback loops in California marine/coastal c*sci programs, this session will open larger conversations about our understanding of the impacts of data feedback loops across research & practice.
Find more information on the project page. 

Organized talks

Wednesday, May 24 at 3:00
Spinning Salmon: High school students investigating salmon development alongside researchers
Strategies for Success: Biology, Biomedical and Health Science

Peggy Harte (Center for Community and Citizen Science, UC Davis); Abigail Ward (UC Davis Center for Watershed Sciences; Richard Munoz (CA Department of Fish and Wildlife); Roxanne Liang (UC Davis Center for Community and Citizen Science); Stacey Garrett (Gear Up College Opportunity Program, UC Davis); Joshua Davis (Solano County Office of Education)
Spinning Salmon involves watershed scientists collaborating with teachers and students to monitor behavioral effects of Thiamine Deficiency Complex in an ongoing iterative program across 5 California counties.
Find more information on the project page.

Thursday, May 25 at 3:00
Connecting Elementary Students, Teachers, Foresters to Design Community and Citizen Science at Scale
Strategies for Success: Ecology and Environmental Science

Evan Portier (Sierra Streams Institute); Solomon Henson (Sierra Streams Institute); Jeff Lauder (Sierra Streams Institute); Shulong Yan (Center for Community and Citizen Science, School of Education, UC Davis); Heidi Ballard (Center for Community and Citizen Science, School of Education, UC Davis)
We present the process and outcomes of designing a forest monitoring program for 3rd-5th grade classes county-wide connecting teachers and students to stakeholders in their community in California.
Find more information on the project page.

Poster presentations

Wednesday, May 24 
Stewardship through citizen science and education in the Clear Lake region, California
Sarah Angulo (UC Davis Center for Community and Citizen Science); et al.
This project will build stewardship for the oldest freshwater lake in North America by developing environmental education and citizen science that supports existing local programs and research. 
Find more information on the project page.

Wednesday May 24
Spinning Salmon: High school students investigating salmon development alongside researchers
Peggy Harte (University of California, Davis- Center for Community and Citizen Science); et al.
Spinning Salmon involves watershed scientists collaborating with teachers and students to monitor behavioral effects of Thiamine Deficiency Complex in an ongoing iterative program across 5 California counties.
Find more information on the project page.

Wednesday, May 24
Exploring Policy Impacts of California’s Marine Protected Areas on Community and Citizen Science
Todd Harwell (Center for Community and Citizen Science, UC Davis); et al.
To explore the growing relationships that exist between c*sciences and policy, we highlight ways California’s Marine Life Protection Act impacted c*sci programs active within marine protected areas.
Find more information on the project page.

Wednesday, May 24 
A Citizen Science Approach for Monitoring Recreation and Other Human Activities
Ryan Meyer (Center for Community and Citizen Science, UC Davis); et al.
Monitoring human activities is a critical component of the conservation of natural spaces. Our literature review examines if/how volunteers are engaging in this category of citizen social science.
Find more information on the project page.

Wednesday, May 24
How can community forest science impact elementary students’ sense of place?
Jadda Miller (Center for Community and Citizen Science, School of Education, UC Davis, Davis, CA); et al.
We present findings from a study of elementary students’ attachment to, identity with, and stewardship of their place as a result of participating in a year-long forest monitoring project.  
Find more information on the project page.

Thursday, May 25 
Using participatory data science to understand human coastal use
M.V. Eitzel (Center for Community and Citizen Science, UC Davis); et al.
We describe the ways in which analysis of citizen science data requires iterative partnerships and processes to generate useful results, using the case study of MPA (Marine Protected Area) Watch.
Find more information on the project page.

Thursday, May 25
Connecting Elementary Students, Teachers, Foresters to Design Community and Citizen Science at Scale
Evan Portier (Sierra Streams Institute); et al.
We present the process and outcomes of designing a forest monitoring program for 3rd-5th grade classes county-wide connecting teachers and students to stakeholders in their community in California.
Find more information on the project page.