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Mitigating Microplastics : Development and Evaluation of a Middle School Curriculum

Creator:: Kowalski, Marie
Abstract:: Microplastics, plastic marine debris less than 5 mm in size, is a threat to the health of our oceans. One important way to reduce microplastics in our oceans is to educate people about the issue, particularly future decision-makers. In this study, a middle school curriculum was developed using current scientific...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: Abstract approved: ______________________________________________________ Shawn Rowe

Empowering the Experts: Design, Implementation, and Evaluation of a Climate Change Communication Workshop

Creator:: Vickery, Katrina
Abstract:: As climate change and its associated environmental and socioeconomic impacts become increasingly severe and imminent across the United States, it has become imperative for the public to be aware of and actively engaged with this issue. Although scientists generally perceive outreach in a positive light, a critical barrier that tends...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: Shawn Rowe As climate change and its associated environmental and socioeconomic impacts become

An Exploratory Study on Family Group Use of a Multi-touch Table Exhibit at a Public Marine Science Center

Creator:: East, Jennifer L.
Abstract:: Museums, aquariums, and technology centers are informal learning environments that facilitate the understanding of scientific phenomena while supporting self-motivated learning. Families are a social group that frequently visits these sites. There are multiple opportunities for adults and children to engage in independent sense-making and collective discussion about their experiences with...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: : ______________________________________________________ Shawn Rowe Museums, aquariums, and technology centers are informal learning environments

Communicating oceanographic research through film : the role of film in helping scientists develop and meet their broader impacts goals

Creator:: Madlener, Saskia D.
Abstract:: Funding agencies, specifically the National Science Foundation (NSF), are placing particular emphasis on the societal relevance and broader applications of scientific research, otherwise known as Broader Impacts (BIs). Scientists are required to address the BIs merit review criterion in their research proposals or they will not get funded. However, many...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: : Flaxen D.L. Conway Shawn Rowe Funding agencies, specifically the National Science Foundation

Professional Development Training in Ocean Acidification: A Case Study of Marine Resource Managers

Creator:: Moses, Michael L.
Abstract:: Ocean acidification (OA) is the result of increasing concentrations of anthropogenic carbon dioxide (CO₂) emissions, leading to a suite of alterations to specific parameters of ocean chemistry, which can negatively impact many marine organisms and ecosystems. Understanding how to measure and monitor the chemistry of OA will require specialized education...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: and unwavering kindness, Shawn Rowe, for his affirmations and enthusiasm, and Francis Chan, for his

An Exploration of the Research Capacity Building Potential of Informal Higher Education Marine Science Programs in an International Context

Creator:: Moskel, Jennifer M.
Abstract:: Informal higher education science learning programs are increasingly being used as a tool to build scientific research capacity. However, there is low understanding of the impact that these programs on their target audiences, which is important to future capacity building efforts and program design. The purpose of this research project...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: . Shawn Rowe, Dr. Mark Needham, and Dr. Brian Arbic—for challenging me to think critically about my

The Deep Sea and Me: A Design-Based Research Study to Advance Public Literacy of the Deep Sea Using an Exhibit at a Public Marine Science Center

Creator:: Darr, Katherine D.
Abstract:: With growing populations and consumer demand, there has been a turn to the deep sea to meet our natural resource needs. The deep sea provides a range of benefits to humans—called ecosystem services—including carbon sequestration, fisheries, waste absorption and detoxification, and nutrient cycling, all of which are vital to life...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: my gratitude to Dr. Andrew Thurber, Jenny East, Dr. Shawn Rowe, and Dr. Steve Dundas for lending

Oregon climate assessment report : December 2010

Creator:: Dello, Kathie D., Mote, Philip W., and Oregon Climate Change Research Institute
Abstract:: The group of scientists that make up the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change found in 2007 that the warming of Earth’s climate is unequivocal and largely due to human activity. Earth’s climate has changed in the past, though the recent magnitude and pace of changes are unprecedented in human existence....
Resource Type:: Technical Report
Full Text:: . Executive Summary 1. Climate change in Oregon’s land and marine environments Philip W. Mote1, Daniel

Evaluating Community Engagement in Wave Energy Siting off the Oregon Coast

Creator:: Goodwin, Briana
Abstract:: The ocean off Oregon's coast is a busy place with many activities occurring that can sometimes be in competition or cooperation. Deciding how new uses fit with existing ocean uses is complex, but there are some tools available to help decision-makers. Generating energy from waves is an emerging ocean use...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis

The Deep Sea and Me : using a science center exhibit to promote lasting public literacy and elucidate public perception of the deep sea

Creator:: Darr, Katherine D., East, Jennifer L., Seabrook, Sarah, Dundas, Steven J., and Thurber, Andrew R.
Abstract:: A critical barrier to effective management of deep-sea resources is a lack of understanding by society of the benefits received from the oceans. To address this knowledge gap, we applied an iterative design-based research methodology to evaluate (1) how to effectively use an exhibit to increase public literacy of the...
Resource Type:: Article
Full Text:: Visitor Center for hosting the exhibit. We extend our thanks to Dr. Shawn Rowe for his feedback and

ScholarsArchive@OSU

Mitigating Microplastics : Development and Evaluation of a Middle School Curriculum

Empowering the Experts: Design, Implementation, and Evaluation of a Climate Change Communication Workshop

An Exploratory Study on Family Group Use of a Multi-touch Table Exhibit at a Public Marine Science Center

Communicating oceanographic research through film : the role of film in helping scientists develop and meet their broader impacts goals

Professional Development Training in Ocean Acidification: A Case Study of Marine Resource Managers

An Exploration of the Research Capacity Building Potential of Informal Higher Education Marine Science Programs in an International Context

The Deep Sea and Me: A Design-Based Research Study to Advance Public Literacy of the Deep Sea Using an Exhibit at a Public Marine Science Center

Oregon climate assessment report : December 2010

Evaluating Community Engagement in Wave Energy Siting off the Oregon Coast

The Deep Sea and Me : using a science center exhibit to promote lasting public literacy and elucidate public perception of the deep sea

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