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Bruce V. Lewenstein, Ph.D. |
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| Dr. Bruce V. Lewenstein is a widely-known authority on public communication of science and technology—how science and technology are reported to the public and how the public understands controversial scientific issues and "emerging technologies" such as biotechnology and nanotechnology. Trained as a historian of science, he often uses historical case studies in his research. He has also done extensive work evaluating "citizen science" outreach projects, in which citizens fully participate in the scientific process by gathering, entering, and sometimes analyzing scientific data. |
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Comm 101 – Cases in Communication A lecture Professor Lewenstein gave Fall 2007 is available to view on CornellCast! |
| Selected Publications |
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Bell, P., Lewenstein, B. V., Shouse, A., & Feder, M. (Eds.). (2009). Learning Science in Informal Environments: People, Places, and Pursuits. Washington, DC: National Academies Press.
Brossard, D., & Lewenstein, B. V. (2009). A Critical Appraisal of Models of Public Understanding of Science: Using Practice to Inform Theory. In L. Kahlor & P. Stout (Eds.), Communicating Science: New Agendas in Communication (pp. 11-39). New York: Routledge.
Brossard, D., Scheufele, D., Kim, E., & Lewenstein, B. V. (2009). Religiosity as a Perceptual Filter: Examining Processes of Opinion Formation about Nanotechnology. Public Understanding of Science, 18(5), 546-558.
Lewenstein, B. V. (2009). Science Books Since 1945. In D. P. Nord, J. S. Rubin & M. Schudson (Eds.), The Enduring Book: Print Culture in Postwar America (pp. 347-360). Chapel Hill: University of North Carolina Press.
Lewenstein, B. V. (2009). Where Do Books Fit in the Information Age? In R. Holliman, J. Thomas, S. Schmidt, E. Scanlon & E. Whitelegg (Eds.), Practising science communication in the information age: Theorising professional practices (pp. 151-165). Oxford: Oxford University Press.
McCallie, E., Bell, L., Lohwater, T., Falk, J., Lehr, J. H., Lewenstein, B. V., et al. (2009). Many Experts, Many Audiences: Public Engagement with Science and Informal Science Education. A CAISE Inquiry Group Report. Washington, DC: Center for Advancement of Informal Science Education.
Trautmann, C., & Lewenstein, B. V. (2009). Long-term Impact of Museums. Informal Learning Review, (no. 95), 1-5.
Davis, P. M., Lewenstein, B. V., Simon, D. H., Booth, J. G., & Connolly, M. J. L. (2008). Open Access publishing increases online readership of scientific articles but does not increase article citations: A randomised trial. BMJ, 337(published online 31 July 2008, doi:10.1136/bmj.a568), 343-345.
Warren, D. R., Weiss, M. S., Wolfe, D. W., Friedlander, B., & Lewenstein, B. (2007). Lessons from Science Communication Training (letter). Science, 316, 1122. Lewenstein, B. V. (2006). Media Coverage of Darwinism. In W. D. Allmon & L. Grace-Kobas (Eds.), Darwin@Cornell 2006: A Community Discusses Evolution, Creationism and Intelligent Design (pp. 41-43). Ithaca: Paleontological Research Institution. Lewenstein, B. V. (2006). Achieving Public Understanding of Research in Developing Countries. Science Popularization (China), 1(1), 47-51. Lewenstein, B. (2006). The History of Now: Reflections on Being a "Contemporary Archivist". In R. Doel & T. Söderqvist (Eds.), Writing the history of recent science. London: Routledge. Lewenstein, B. V. (2005). Nanotechnology and the Public (introduction to special issue). Science Communication, 27(2), 169-174. Lewenstein, B. V. (2005). What Counts as a "Social and Ethical Issue" in Nanotechnology? Hyle: International Journal for the Philosophy of Chemistry, 11(1), 5-18. Brossard, D., Lewenstein, B. V., & Bonney, R. (2005). Scientific Knowledge and Attitude Change: The Impact of a Citizen Science Project. International Journal of Science Education, 27(9), 1099-1121. Lee, C.-j., Scheufele, D. A., & Lewenstein, B. V. (2005). Public Attitudes Toward Emerging Technologies: Examining the Interactive Effects of Cognitions and Affect on Public Support for Nanotechnology. Science Communication, 27(2), 240-267. Scheufele, D. A., & Lewenstein, B. V. (2005). The Public and Nanotechnology: How Citizens Make Sense of Emerging Technologies. Journal of Nanoparticle Research, 7(6), 659-667. |