03 Mar 2022
By Reanna Putnam
Call for Applications for the CSA Board of Directors

Call for Applications for the CSA Board of Directors

AAPS News, Jobs & Opportunities
We invite individuals to apply to serve on our Board. The Board of Directors is the governing and managing body of the Citizen Science Association, with the fiscal responsibility for the resources of this community. Board members generate and implement both policies and strategies to build CSA community and programming. Board members also serve as the public face of the CSA, helping to grow support for CSA priorities. Applications are due by midnight (EST) on Monday, April 11th, 2022. The CSA Nominations Committee is establishing a pool of interested and qualified nominees to participate in an election of Board Members…
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01 Oct 2021
By Reanna Putnam
Special Collection: Biomedical Citizen Science

Special Collection: Biomedical Citizen Science

Journal
Call for Abstracts CITIZEN SCIENCE: THEORY AND PRACTICE Special Collection: Biomedical Citizen Science Issue Editors: Christi Guerrini, Joanna Kempner, Lisa Rasmussen, Anna Wexler Citizen Science: Theory and Practice is an open-access, peer-reviewed journal providing a central space for cross-disciplinary, scholarly exchanges aimed at advancing the field of citizen science by providing a venue for citizen science researchers and practitioners to share best practices in conceiving, developing, implementing, evaluating, and sustaining projects that facilitate public participation in scientific endeavors in any discipline. ISSUE OVERVIEW: ARTICLE TYPES: DEADLINES AND LOGISTICS: ISSUE OVERVIEW: In recent decades, citizen science projects relevant to medicine and…
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20 Feb 2021
By Reanna Putnam
New site for PPSR Core

New site for PPSR Core

Data & Metadata, Uncategorized,
PPSR Core is a set of global, transdisciplinary data and metadata standards for use in  Public Participation in Scientific Research (Citizen Science) projects. These standards are united, supported, and underlined by a common framework illustrating how information is structured within the citizen science domain. This allows data to be used across platforms and projects in a consistent manner, furthering the research goals of the scientific community. The CSA Data and Metadata Working Group has launched a new site to coordinate work around this effort: core.citizenscience.org. We welcome your contributions to PPSR Core. This site is maintained by a diverse group of volunteers through the Citizen Science…
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08 Oct 2020
By Reanna Putnam
SPECIAL COLLECTION: Citizen Science in Higher Education

SPECIAL COLLECTION: Citizen Science in Higher Education

Journal
Special Collection: Citizen Science in Higher Education CITIZEN SCIENCE: THEORY AND PRACTICE Issue Editors: Colleen Hitchcock*, Heather Vance-Chalcraft, Maria Aristeidou *Corresponding editor Image: Online citizen science photo courtesy of Colleen Hitchcock Citizen Science: Theory and Practice is an open-access, peer-reviewed journal providing a central space for cross-disciplinary scholarly exchanges aimed at advancing the field of citizen science.  It focuses on advancing the field of citizen science by providing a venue for citizen science researchers and practitioners – scientists, information technologists, conservation biologists, community health organizers, educators, evaluators, urban planners, and more – to share best practices in conceiving, developing, implementing,…
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12 Aug 2020
By Reanna Putnam
Member Interview: Pammi Price and Tina Barzo

Member Interview: Pammi Price and Tina Barzo

Professional Development, Resources
CSA works to foster connections that sustain the field of citizen science. We created this member interview series as a mini-mentorship opportunity to connect early career citizen science professionals with long time practitioners. For this post, Pammi Price, Education Program Coordinator at Mud Creek Environmental Learning Center in Ghent, NY, interviewed Tina Barzo, Leader of Volunteer Engagement at Banff National Park in Alberta, Canada. Pammi is a new member of CSA, and new to the field of citizen science. Tina has over a decade experience coordinating citizen science programs. Pammi and Tina shared their enthusiasm and passion for citizen science…
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10 Jul 2020
By Reanna Putnam
Career Path: Yao “Cha Cha” Foli

Career Path: Yao “Cha Cha” Foli

Professional Development, Resources
Want to make a career of citizen science, but not sure how? Let’s learn from the experiences of those building careers in this dynamic field. Yao "Chacha" Foli. Photo provided Yao "Chacha" Foli is an Independent Community-Based Organizations (ICBO) advisor and community researcher for the NOISE Project in collaboration with Cornell Lab of Ornithology [NOISE project profile]. At the age 31, after years leading environmental NGOs in the Ghana's Volta Region, he received a full scholarship to a private liberal arts college in upstate New York. This opened up a new world of opportunities that culminated in Ndor Eco-Village, an organization…
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23 Jun 2020
By Reanna Putnam
Incorporate Citizen Science in Your Higher Ed Course

Incorporate Citizen Science in Your Higher Ed Course

Education, Resources, Webinars
Thinking about adding a citizen science component to your higher ed course? The following videos may help get you started. These events were designed to help you as you think about creating online or face-to-face learning experiences for undergraduates and offer tangible tips for incorporating citizen science into any curriculum. University faculty from a variety of disciplines share their wisdom and encouragement with anyone thinking of adding or expanding their use of citizen science in the classroom. See below for event descriptions and links to recordings and slides. Roundtable: Using Citizen Science in Higher Education View Recording View Slides Citizen…
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16 Jun 2020
By Reanna Putnam
Career Path: Pam DiBona

Career Path: Pam DiBona

Professional Development, Resources
Want to make a career of citizen science, but not sure how? Let’s learn from the experience of those who have successfully built a career in this dynamic field. Photo provided. Pam DiBona is the director of the Massachusetts Bays National Estuary Partnership (MassBays), an EPA-funded National Estuary Program where she works to bring together together organizations and agencies who generate monitoring data. They use these data to describe environmental conditions and trends in the three Bays that make up our planning area, and support research and partnerships to take action that will improve those conditions. Until 2014, MassBays had…
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15 Jun 2020
By Reanna Putnam

A note of appreciation

AAPS News
Post by CSA board member Eva Lewandowski In May, four members of the CSA Board of Directors finished their terms and cycled off the Board. Many of you are familiar with Cat Stylinski, Alison Young, Michael Pocock, and Caren Cooper for their work in the citizen science field, but their contributions to the CSA Board over the past few years have been largely behind-the-scenes.  Below is a brief overview of some- not all- of the volunteer efforts these four have contributed to advancing CSA during their time on the Board. Please join us in thanking them for their leadership and…
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21 May 2020
By Reanna Putnam
Preliminary Outcomes from CitSciMonth 2020

Preliminary Outcomes from CitSciMonth 2020

Citizen Science Month
by Vivienne Byrd, Darlene Cavalier, and Caroline Nickerson First: thank you. Even with the unprecedented challenges, so many of you came together to make Global Citizen Science Month 2020 (April) a success. We are crunching numbers and assessing formative and summative evaluations so we can share a comprehensive report. In the interim, here are some quick stats:  You practitioners sure know how to pivot... In just one month, more than 100 NEW virtual Citizen Science Month events were rapidly added to SciStarter, since COVID-19. An additional 100+/- existing, in-person events were postponed until the summer or fall and, understandably, others…
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