The Impact of Externalities: Rethinking Funding, Research Projects, and the Global Body of Knowledge

Duration: 1 hr 13 mins
Publication Date: 2023 | October

About the session

As the knowledge ecosystem becomes increasingly global, conversations around diversity, equity, and inclusion in the research lifecycle within the scholarly communication community are broadening from focusing on topics such as biases in peer review and citations to considering how entrenched inequities and geopolitical considerations impact the broader context in which research occurs and shape the fabric of what we consider to be scholarly inquiry.

This one-hour panel will focus on the externalities that affect knowledge production, from the factors that determine the kinds of research questions that receive funding and the individuals who can pursue research projects to definitions of “science” and what we consider to be knowledge. The session aims to challenge participants’ assumptions about objectivity in research and promote conversations about the global body of knowledge.

Collection

New Directions (2023)

Speakers

Journal Development Specialist, Canadian Science Publishing

Rachel Pietersma is a Journal Development Specialist at Canadian Science Publishing. Her work in various publishing roles and with the journal Arctic Science has involved co-creation of resources to promote and encourage Indigenous-led and co-produced research. Rachel advocates for the publishing process to be more inclusive of the diverse contributions that occur in community-engaged projects and research involving Indigenous Knowledges.
Associate Director, Government Relations & Public Engagement, American Political Science Association

Ben Goodrich is the Associate Director for Government Relations and Public Engagement at the American Political Science Association (APSA). He enjoys a wide array of responsibilities including leading APSA’s public engagement and advocacy portfolio, focusing on issues in the Federal government impacting higher education, research funding, and academic freedom. Ben joined APSA in 2023 after nearly five years at the Consortium of Social Science Associations (COSSA) where he led the organization’s public affairs efforts and supported policy and advocacy efforts on behalf of the greater social and behavioral science community. Ben holds a B.A. in Political Science and History from the University of Wisconsin-Madison.
Associate Professor, University of California, Merced

As an infodemiologist, Dr. Susana Ramírez applies communication science to advance public health goals. She is a nationally recognized expert on media, inequality, and health. Her research—published in Social Science & Medicine, American Journal of Public Health, Journal of Health Communication, and other journals—has examined the development and effectiveness of culturally tailored messages for Latinas, centering an interrogation of “culture” and acculturation processes in message effectiveness studies. Her current work examines policy discourse and media advocacy strategies pertaining to population health. She is a co-editor of the forthcoming Handbook of Language in Public Health and Healthcare (Wiley, 2024). Dr. Ramírez earned a PhD from the Annenberg School for Communication at the University of Pennsylvania, a Master of Public Health from Harvard University, and a Bachelor of Arts from Santa Clara University. She is currently an Associate Professor of Public Health Communication at the University of California in Merced.