Kirsten Hecht Data-verified
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Kirsten Hecht's research focuses on public engagement with scientific information, particularly concerning emerging technologies and research findings. She investigates effective communication strategies, including the use of social media, to connect scientific communities with the public. Her work examines public perceptions and concerns regarding gene editing technology, as well as the role of professional development in enhancing scientists' public engagement skills. Hecht also explores how conservation research influences scientists' intentions to participate in public outreach activities.
Her publications include studies on using social media for research engagement, evaluating communication success, and understanding public views on gene editing. She has collaborated with researchers such as Brandon R. McFadden, Robert Thiel, Savanna Turner, and Tracy Ouncap on shared publications. Hecht's scholarship metrics include an h-index of 6, with 16 total publications cited 151 times. She remains an active researcher, with her most recent publication in 2023.
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- h-index: 6
- Publications: 16
- Citations: 157
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U.S. adult viewers of information treatments express overall positive views but some concerns about gene editing technology (2023)
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- Scientists need professional development to practice meaningful public engagement
- U.S. adult viewers of information treatments express overall positive views but some concerns about gene editing technology
- Creating a Community Through Best Practices: Using Social Media to Engage Communities with Research
- Using Social Media to Engage Communities with Research: Accessibility
- Herpetologists’ Conservation Research Focus Drives Their Intentions to Participate in Future Public Engagement
Showing 5 of 6 shared publications
- Creating a Community Through Best Practices: Using Social Media to Engage Communities with Research
- Using Social Media to Engage Communities with Research: Accessibility
- Using Social Media to Engage Communities with Research: Evaluating your Success
- Creating a Community Through Best Practices: Using Social Media to Engage Communities with Research
- Using Social Media to Engage Communities with Research: Evaluating your Success
- Herpetologists’ Conservation Research Focus Drives Their Intentions to Participate in Future Public Engagement
- Herpetologists’ Conservation Research Focus Drives Their Intentions to Participate in Future Public Engagement
- Herpetologists’ Conservation Research Focus Drives Their Intentions to Participate in Future Public Engagement
- Scientists need professional development to practice meaningful public engagement
- U.S. adult viewers of information treatments express overall positive views but some concerns about gene editing technology
- U.S. adult viewers of information treatments express overall positive views but some concerns about gene editing technology
- U.S. adult viewers of information treatments express overall positive views but some concerns about gene editing technology
- U.S. adult viewers of information treatments express overall positive views but some concerns about gene editing technology
- U.S. adult viewers of information treatments express overall positive views but some concerns about gene editing technology
- U.S. adult viewers of information treatments express overall positive views but some concerns about gene editing technology
- U.S. adult viewers of information treatments express overall positive views but some concerns about gene editing technology
- U.S. adult viewers of information treatments express overall positive views but some concerns about gene editing technology
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