caise

Public Participation in Research Inquiry Group

Rick Bonney

Project Site : Citizen Science Central

The CAISE Inquiry Group on Public Participation in Research seeks input about the myriad ways that individuals and groups of non-scientists are participating in scientific investigations. Some of the questions we’re asking include:

• What are new and innovative ways in which non-scientists are contributing to or doing research?
• What are models for public-scientist interaction around scientific research?
• How do radio, television, museum visits, and other ISE experiences facilitate or push the boundaries of public participation in research?

Please send your thoughts, leads, publication references, and/or case studies to Rick Bonney at reb5@cornell.edu.

Rick Bonney is serving as an Inquiry Group leader for CAISE. He is Director of Program Development and Evaluation at the Cornell Lab of Ornithology.