Handbook on communicating and disseminating behavioral science

Other Authors: Welch-Ross, Melissa K., Fasig, Lauren G.
Format: Book
Language: English
Published: Los Angeles : Sage Publications, [2007]
Physical Description: ix, 461 pages : illustrations ; 26 cm.
Subjects:
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction / Melissa K. Welch-Ross and Lauren G. Fasig
  • Some conceptual and practical issues
  • A perspective on the history and future of disseminating behavioral and social science / Robert B. McCall and Christina J. Groark
  • Science communication scholarship : themes and future directions / Michael Weigold, Debbie Treise, and Paula Rausch
  • Journalistic practice and coverage of the behavioral and social sciences / Sharon Dunwoody
  • Communicating the complexities and uncertainties of behavioral science / S. Holly Stocking and Johnny V. Sparks
  • Communicating basic behavioral science beyond the discipline : reflections from social psychology / John F. Dovidio and Samuel L. Gaertner
  • Beyond university walls : disseminating behavioral science outside of the academy / Stacy Ann Hawkins, Diane F. Halpern, and Sherylle J. Tan
  • Understanding mass media priorities and processes
  • Reporting on behavioral science : a glimpse inside the television news business / Andrea Gitow
  • National public radio / Rachel Jones
  • Newspapers / Tom Siegfried
  • Magazines / Sally Lehrman
  • Communicating with the public
  • Making the news interview a success for you and the reporter / Rhea K. Farberman
  • From the lab to the living room : stories that talk the talk and walk the walk / Kathy Hirsh-Pasek and Roberta Golinkoff
  • Working with science information specialists / Earle M. Holland
  • The internet / Nancy Martland and Fred Rothbaum
  • Communicating with policymakers
  • A knowledge utilization framework for making behavioral science useful to policy makers / Robert F. Rich
  • Working with the federal government / Angela L. Sharpe
  • State your case : working with state governments / Bill Albert and Sarah S. Brown
  • Think tanks and advocacy organizations / Karabelle Pizzigati
  • Disseminating behavioral science to service professions
  • Disseminating behavioral medicine research to practitioners : recommendations for researchers / Kimberlee J. Trudeau and Karina W. Davidson
  • Advancing education through research : false starts, broken promises, and light on the horizon / G. Reid Lyon and Elayne Esterline
  • Disseminating effective approaches to drug use prevention / Mary Ann Pentz
  • Disseminating and implementing evidence-based practices for mental health / David A. Chambers
  • Behavioral science in the military / Janice H. Laurence
  • Conclusion: current themes and future directions / Melissa K. Welch-Ross and Lauren G. Fasig.