03 Mar 2026
By Veronica Del Bianco
Reflections on the value of AAPS Membership

Reflections on the value of AAPS Membership

Fellowships
Reflecting on my past year as an AAPS Fellow, I’ve spent a significant amount of time listening. I’ve looked at the data from our 2025 Member Value Survey and sat across Zoom screens from dedicated participatory science leaders in focus groups. As I wrap up my fellowship, I want to share what I’ve learned about the heartbeat of this organization and why this work is more critical now than ever. Why This Matters—Right Now We are living through a pivotal moment for participatory science. Between an unstable federal funding landscape and a fragmented digital environment, practitioners are feeling the squeeze.…
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16 Oct 2025
By Veronica Del Bianco
Introducing AAPS Membership Value Fellow: Veronica Del Bianco

Introducing AAPS Membership Value Fellow: Veronica Del Bianco

Fellowships, ,
Over the past year, AAPS has begun piloting an early-career Fellowship program, one that has revealed the breadth of expertise and passion shaping this movement's future. Dr. Veronica Del Bianco, our second AAPS Fellow, has been a member of this Association since her early grad school days, and we are pleased to know that she forged significant connections via our conferences to expand her project evaluation skills. Through this Fellowship she has used those skills and insights to help better understand what AAPS members value, and inform next steps for AAPS to build on that. You may have already connected…
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