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Amanda L. Molder, PhD

@amandalmolder.bsky.social

Staff Scientist @uscwrigley.usc.edu. Social scientist researching #envcomm #scicomm of climate change, carbon management, wildfires, Rx fire. Alum of UW-Madison, Colorado State & UC San Diego. California is home. amandamolder.com

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Dannagal Goldthwaite Young@dannagal.bsky.social · 2w ago

And today Scheufele is posting like it’s just another day… about AI scholars contaminating academic publishing. I can think of some other things destroying the academy: fucking your students? being psychologically abusive to the ones you don’t want to sleep with? The hubris is wild.

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Chokely Carmichael🥋@stewartcoles.bsky.social · 2w ago

UW-Madison professor engages in multiple sexual relationships with students, disparages another over their sexual orientation and appearance, creates hostile environment, and department leadership covers it all up. And in true “pass the trash” fashion, moves on to ASU once forced to resign.

Neil Stenhouse@nstenhouse.bsky.social · 2w ago

I was an assistant professor in Dietram Scheufele and Dominique Brossard’s department. I didn’t see evidence of sexual relationships with students but I saw a whole lot of the hostile environment described in this article. The students deserved so much better than these fucking assholes.

Chokely Carmichael🥋@stewartcoles.bsky.social · 2w ago

UW-Madison professor engages in multiple sexual relationships with students, disparages another over their sexual orientation and appearance, creates hostile environment, and department leadership covers it all up. And in true “pass the trash” fashion, moves on to ASU once forced to resign.

Chokely Carmichael🥋@stewartcoles.bsky.social · 2w ago

UW-Madison professor engages in multiple sexual relationships with students, disparages another over their sexual orientation and appearance, creates hostile environment, and department leadership covers it all up. And in true “pass the trash” fashion, moves on to ASU once forced to resign.

UW-Madison students, records detail investigation of professor

Dietram Scheufele resigned after investigators determined he had sexual relationships with two students and engaged in unwelcome sexual conduct with one.

captimes.com

Amanda L. Molder, PhD@amandalmolder.bsky.social · 3mo ago

A grad school highlight: doing #ScienceCommunication fieldwork in Hawaiʻi with Dr. Katie Abrams. We found that a simple photo opportunity encouraged tourists to keep safer distances from endangered turtles, showing how communication can support conservation. 🐢 Blog: beatofhawaii.com/the-photo-th...

The Photo That Protected Hawaii Turtles Better Than Any Rule

Most Hawaii turtle protection leans on rules, barriers, and warnings. A NOAA-funded study found something that worked better: giving visitors a photo they could only get by staying at least 10 feet ba...

beatofhawaii.com

Amanda L. Molder, PhD@amandalmolder.bsky.social · 10mo ago

Beyond grateful to be part of this smart, passionate cohort of @uscwrigley.usc.edu post-docs whose research on #climatechange and #carbonmanagement is "critical, timely, and necessary". dornsife.usc.edu/wrigley/2025...

"Critical, timely, and necessary": New Wrigley Institute postdocs collaborate on climate and carbon solutions - Wrigley Institute for Environment and Sustainability

Creating a more sustainable and environmentally just future for our planet and all who live on it

dornsife.usc.edu

Amanda L. Molder, PhD@amandalmolder.bsky.social · 11mo ago

If you missed my ESIP talk last week but are interested in this topic, here is the recording: youtu.be/Cit5-OnN-jU?...

Media on Fire: How Wildfire News Shapes Understanding and Policy

YouTube video by ESIP

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Amanda L. Molder, PhD@amandalmolder.bsky.social · 12mo ago

I'm delighted to share insights from my #wildfire #communication dissertation #research with the Earth Science Information Partnership Federation Wildfire Cluster tomorrow - Oct 9th at 1pm PST / 4pm EST. This is open to the public, register here: www.esipfed.org/event/wildfi...

Dexter Patterson aka Wisco Birder@wiscobirder.bsky.social · last yr.

This study, co-authored by my UW–Madison colleague Dietram A. Scheufele, confirms what many of us know: Black women in STEM face deep, persistent bias. We must keep pushing for equity. I stand with Black women in science. Always. #Blacksky #STEM #SciComm #UWLSC www.nature.com/articles/s41...

Race and gender biases persist in public perceptions of scientists’ credibility - Scientific Reports

Scientific Reports - Race and gender biases persist in public perceptions of scientists’ credibility

nature.com

Amanda L. Molder, PhD@amandalmolder.bsky.social · last yr.

Our new study (collab between @uw-lsc.bsky.social & @scicommlab.bsky.social) examined public perceptions of scientist' credibility in film and has depressing results - biases persist as Black female scientists are rated less warm and competent, compared to peers. Open access at #ScientificReports

Race and gender biases persist in public perceptions of scientists’ credibility - Scientific Reports

Scientific Reports - Race and gender biases persist in public perceptions of scientists’ credibility

nature.com

Amanda L. Molder, PhD@amandalmolder.bsky.social · last yr.

New paper! We examined the power of short films in the classroom and found that they impacted content knowledge, students’ perceptions of scientists, self-identification as scientists, and understanding of the nature of science. Fun collaboration w/ @scicommlab.bsky.social. Check it out 👉 #scicomm

Engaging short film activity that supports learning, science identity, and nature of science comprehension | Journal of Microbiology & Biology Education

Improving students’ science identity and nature of science (NOS) comprehension are two major goals of reform efforts to enhance student learning and persistence in undergraduate biology education (1). Yet both are hard to achieve. Science identity refers to how a person perceives themself as a “science person” and how they are recognized as a “science person” in social contexts (2, 3). Science identity is dynamic and often influenced by students’ lived experiences and social interactions with others (4, 5). Students from groups STEM has historically excluded, such as underrepresented minorities, women, and people with disabilities, are more likely to persist in STEM if they have a strong science identity (6, 7). Therefore, cultivating science identity in undergraduate biology students can have great implications for motivating a diversity of students to choose science careers.

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Amanda L. Molder, PhD@amandalmolder.bsky.social · 2y ago

It’s fantastic to connect with so many folks interested in #scicomm on here. Thanks for creating and adding me to this #scicomm start pack list @nielsmede.bsky.social!

Niels G. Mede@nielsmede.bsky.social · 2y ago

New starter pack: I created this one for people interested in research on #science #communication and public #engagement with science. Feel free to follow them, share the list, and suggest additions! #scicomm go.bsky.app/3qW3UL2