The Barnes SPS lab goes to SABER 2025!

The Barnes Social Perceptions of Science lab attended the SABER 2025 conference at the University of Minnesota in Minneapolis!

Postdoctoral researcher Erin Rowland-Schaefer gave a talk on her work exploring undergraduate biology students' science communication in the Southeast Postdoctoral researcher Mary Foley presented a poster on how a science communication CURE might help develop students' science identity and science communication skills.

Ph.D student Kate Coscia presented a poster on a literature review of over 2500 articles describing science communication trainings. Undergraduate student Donye Asberry presented a poster on students' perceived abilities to communicate within their own communities and with people different from them about controversial science topics. Undergraduate student Zaynab Alnassari presented a poster on the intersectional experiences of Muslim women in undergraduate biology courses. Undergraduate student J. Hayes presented a poster on Christian students' attitudes, risk perceptions, and communication about climate change.

And J. won the undergraduate poster competition! Congratulations J.!