Science Communication & Education

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Publications:

Hubenthal, M., Bohon, W. and Taber, J., A pandemic pivot in Earth science outreach and education, Eos, 101, 2020. https://doi.org/10.1029/2020EO152146.

Bartel, B., Bohon, W., Frank, L., Stovall, W., Poland, M., Communicating Geohazards: Delivering Information in Crisis and Calm, White paper, 2020.

Bartel, B., Bohon, W., Agopian, M., The unexpected benefits of science communication training, Eos, 2019.

Bartel, B, Bohon, W., The Hazards of Hazards Communication: Importance, rewards, and challenges of science in the public sphere, White paper, 2019. 

Bohon, W., Robinson, S., Arrowsmith, JR., Semken, S., Building an effective social media strategy for science programs, Eos, Transactions American Geophysical Union, v. 94, Issue 27, p 237-244, 2013. Doi: 10.1002/2013EO270001.

Informal Writing:

Bohon, W., A Series of Fortunate Events, The Xylom, 2019.

Shukla, P., Ul-Hasan, S., Balasubramanyam, V., Bohon, W., et al., Scientists, Meet Twitter!, The Xylom, 2019. 

Wagner, C., Bohon, W., McCullagh, E., Kim, T., Zelikova, J., Goldman, G., Metcalf, J., Gallery, R., Infertility and the Leaky Pipeline, Scientific American, March 8, 2019.

McCullagh, E., Henry-Moss, D., Bohon, W., Phinney, W., Jedd, T., Goldman, G., Do science. Pump. Repeat., Scientific American, March 18, 2019.

Invited Talks: 

• Earthquakes and geoscience careers, Asheville Museum of Science, 2020.
• Geoscience and my career, Women in STEM speaker series, Carnegie Science Center, 2020.
• SciCom 101, Colloquium Speaker, University of South Carolina, 2020.
• Science Communication and Natural Hazards, Colloquium Speaker, University of Toronto, 2020.
• Basics of Science Communication, Colloquium Speaker, University of Florida, 2020.
• Science Communication, Arizona State University, 2020.
• Science Communication 101, Colloquium Speaker, Loma Linda University, 2020.
• Geoscience Careers, classroom talks, Ohio State University, 2020.
• The Importance of Social Media Strategy, Invited Speaker, Geological Society of America Pardee, 2019.
• This is what a scientist looks like: transforming science to be more open, inclusive and accessible, Optical Society of America, Student Leadership Conference, 2019.
• Dr. Mommy: striving for science and motherhood, The Story Collider, Washington, DC, 2019.
• Science communication from the classroom to the chat room, Keynote speaker at the National Association of Geoscience Teachers Eastern Section meeting, 2019.
• Social Media and Science Communication for Students, invited talk at The College of William and Mary, 2019.
• Learning to listen: Active listening for science students, invited talk at The College of William and Mary, 2019.
• Using social media to communicate science, Invited speaker, American Geophysical Union Fall Meeting, 2017.
• Social media for science: Why, where and how, Invited speaker, Seismological Society of America Spring Meeting, 2017.
• Importance of strategy in social media: Getting the most out of your post, Invited speaker, American Geophysical Union Fall Meeting, 2016.
• Social media and science: Where do we go from here?, Invited speaker, American Geophysical Union Fall Meeting, 2013.

Conference Presentations (select):

• Bohon, W., Bartel, B, Callan, B., Lights, Camera, Action! Video content production and dissemination during distance learning, AGU, 2020.
• Bartel, B., Bohon, W., Going Virtual with Science Communication Training, AGU, 2020.
• Bartel, B., Bohon, W., Medina Luna, L., The Power of Words, Images, and Representation: Using Science Communication for Social Justice in STEM, AGU 2020.
• Bohon, W., Bartel, B., Hazards communication in the age of social media: Now, now, now!, SSA, 2020.
• Bohon, W., Social media strategy and evaluation: how to do it and how to prove it, AGU, 2019.
• Bohon, W., Using social media for science communication: why, where and how, GSA, 2019.
• Bartel, B., Bohon, W., If you can’t see it you can’t be it: the importance of representation in science media, AGU 2019.
• Bartel, B, Bohon, W., Agopian, M., Three Steps to a Better Scientific Community-Through Science Communication Training, AGU 2019.
• Taber, J., Bohon, W., Bravo, T., et al., Increasing the use of evaluation data collection in an EPO program, AGU, 2017.
• Bohon, W., Using social media to communicate science, AGU. 2017.
• Bohon, W., Bartel, B, Pendergrass, A., et al., 500 Women Scientists: Science Advocacy Through Community Action, AGU, 2017.
• Bohon, W., Sumy, D., Importance of social media: getting the most out of your post, AGU, 2016.

Online Workshops:

• Earthquake! What, why, and why? (talk and hands on activities), all 2-5 graders, Mt. Vernon Elementary School, 2020.
• Social Media for Scientists (workshop), THE Ohio State University, 2020.
• Networking, Scientific Meetings and Social Media (workshop), UNAVCO interns, 2020.
• Understanding Earthquakes (hands on activities for summer camp), Ecologik, 2020.
• Everything You Want to Know About Earthquakes (talk and hands on activities), Passaic Community College STEM Enrichment Summer Program, 2020.
• Science Communication in Education (workshop), Earth Educators Rendezvous, 2020.
• Science Communication for Social Justice (talk), NAGT, 2020.
• Social Media for Scientists (workshop), GSA, 2020.

In Person Workshops:

• Science Communication, University of Florida, 2020.
• Scientific Storytelling, AGU, Dec, 2019.
• Social Media for Hazards Scientists SIG – SAGE/GAGE, Oct 2019.
• Networking Workshop for Early Career Scientists – SAGE/GAGE, Oct 2019.
• Geohazards Communication for Geoscience Students and Early Career Journalists – Oct 2019.
• Social Media for Scientists Workshop, Science Communication Workshop Co-lead, the Geological Society of America Annual Meeting, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019.
• Tell me a story: Storytelling in Science Communication, workshop co-lead, the American Geophysical Union Fall Meeting, 2018.
• Ready to Engage, networking workshop co-lead, the Geological Society of America Annual Meeting, 2018.
• The Joy of Networking, Early Career Scientists Workshop Co-lead, the Geological Society of America Annual Meeting, 2018, 2019.
• Communicating Science to the General Public, Teacher Education Workshop Co-lead, Earth Educators’ Rendezvous, 2018.
• Connecting with Different Audiences: From the Podium to the Pub(lic), Science Communication Workshop Co-lead, IRIS Workshop, 2018.
• Science Communication – Network Skills for Early Career Scientists, Networking Workshop Co-Lead, IRIS Workshop, 2018.
• Communicating Science for Impact, Science Communication Workshop Co-lead, UNAVCO Science Workshop, 2018.
• Social Media for Scientists, Professional Development Workshop Co-lead, American Geophysical Union Fall Meeting, 2017, 2018, 2019.
• Smithsonian Science Education Academy for Teachers (SSEAT) on Earth’s History and Global Change, workshop presenter, 2017, 2018.
• Talking to the Media, Science Communication Workshop Co-lead, 500 Women Scientists meeting, Boulder, CO, 2017.
• Navigating and Maximizing a Digital, Social World, Science Communication Workshop Co-lead, Southern California Earthquake Center Annual Meeting, 2016.

Webinar Presentations:

• Social Media for Scientists, GSA 2020.
• Hazards Communication, University of Northern Iowa, 2020.
• Sharing Science on International Day of Disaster Reduction, AGU Sharing Science, 2019.
• Social Media and Science Identity, IRIS Intern Professional Development, 2019.
• Communicating science to a non-science audience, IRIS Intern Professional Development, 2019.
• Social Media Strategy for 500 Women Scientists Pod Leaders, 500 Women Scientists, 2019.
• Using Social Media to Improve Inclusion and Amplify Marginalized Voices, 500 Women Scientists, 2019.
• Science Communication and Social Media, Penn State science communication classes, 2018, 2019, 2020.
• Social Media, Trust and Contentious Communication, IRIS Intern Professional Development, 2018, 2019, 2020.
• Communicating Science through Social Media, IRIS webinar presenter, 2018, 2019.
• Communicating Science to a Broad Audience: Social Media for You and Your Students, InTeGrate Webinar, 2018.  
•  Social Media for Scientists and Science Programs, IRIS Webinar Series, 2017.

Panels

• An Honest Conversation About Failure, AGU, 2020.
• STEM for Social Good, United Nations Foundation, 2020.
• Caregiving and Science During COVID, IRIS/UNAVCO, 2020.
• Virtual STEM Expo, Girls Scouts, 2020.
• Early Career Panel, GSA, 2020.
• 1 Million Women in STEM, 2020.
• Fighting for Science, AGU, 2017.

Media

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Television 

• Mission Unstoppable, CBS, segment guest, 2019.
• NBC News, California earthquakes, subject matter expert, 2019. 
• 2M Media Group, Interview 360, subject matter expert interview, 2019.
• NBC News, Kenya crack subject matter expert, 2018. – 
• Cox Phoenix, The STEM Journals, segment guest, 2013. 

Video

• Volcano Yoga, 2020.
• Wednesdays with Wendy, 2020.
• Going Places, 2020.
  • How to make a mountain, Earth Day special edition, Stepping on the San Andreas, A Very Important Eruption
• Volcano Moments, 2020.
  • Ground Motion Visualizations, Geophysical Tools for Volcano Monitoring
• EarthScope Interview, 2013. 

Podcasts

• AGU Storycorp: “What’s my motivation said neither of these two ever. An Interveiw with Lucy Jones and Wendy Bohon“, 2019.  
• Profoundly Pointless: “Earthquake experts“, 2019.

Press

• Featured in book: “The ABC’s of Women in Stem” by Ashley Stenzel, 2019
• Featured by 500 Women Scientists: “Shatter the Glass Ceiling“, 2018. 
• Work featured by GSA: “Learning about Himalayas using Mars Technology“, 2018. 
• Featured by The Ohio State University: Alumni Spotlight, 2018. 
• Selected media article quotes
  • National Geographic: “Why the Oaxaca Earthquake Made Building Sway Hundreds of Miles Away”
  • National Geographic: “Why so Many Earthquakes are Rocking Puerto Rico”
  • Temblor: “Don’t Panic, Prepare! Delhi Earthquakes Remind Citizens of Risk”
  • Mashable: “Shaky California turns on its long awaited quake alert app”
  • National Geographic: “Hear the sounds of climate change—with earthquake monitors”
  • Vice: “Scientists Discover a New Phenomena Called ‘Stormquakes’
  • NPR: “After Quakes, Puerto Rico’s Electricity Is Back On For Most, But Uncertainty Remains”
  • National Geographic: “The Science Behind California’s Two Big Earthquakes”
  • National Geographic: “Groundbreaking earthquake catalogue may have just solved a seismic mystery”
  • NOVA: “Deadly Indonesia Earthquake Reached Rare ‘Supershear’ Speed” 
  • National Geographic: “Strange waves rippled around Earth. Now we may know why.”
  • CNN: “How men can help women fight sexual harassment”  
  • Popular Science: “Science needs to be more inclusive and women are making it happen“
  • Observer: “500 Women Scientists Group Focuses on Education, Gender Diversity Post-Women’s March“
  • Forbes: “Why Were Dozen’s of People in White Lab Coats at the Women’s March in DC?”
  • TechSPARK: “500 Women Scientists, the organization that’s building a more inclusive society on a global scale“
  • Indy100: “This is what’s really going on with that mysterious crack in Kenya, according to a geologist”