Submitted 23/03/2026 by Rosario Marroquín-Flores, Ph.D. (she/her)
Dear colleagues,
Science communication skills are essential for students to respond to complex societal challenges. Undergraduates are uniquely poised to reach both science and non-science audiences, but there has been little progress towards helping students to develop as effective science communicators.
Researchers in a multi-institutional, interdisciplinary collaboration are working to identify and build science communication learning objectives for use in undergraduate biology courses. If you are a biology instructor who has taught a science communication course, or integrated a science communication activity into your biology course, we would like to invite you to complete a brief survey about your course. We are particularly interested in courses that have been taught within the last two years. The survey should take ~15 minutes of your time, and instructors who agree to participate will be entered into a drawing to win one of five $50 prepaid cards.
If you are interested in participating as an instructor in this study, you can access the survey here: https://jmu.co1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_eEUpn9w7YOBXURo
This study was reviewed by the IRB (protocol FY26-298) and determined to be Exempt. Thank you for your support, and please feel free to reach out if you have any questions!
Best wishes,
Rosario Marroquín-Flores, Ph.D. (she/her)
Assistant Professor
Department of Biology
James Madison University
Rosario Marroquín-Flores, Ph.D. (she/her)
marroqra@jmu.edu