Doctoral Dissertation Research: Culturally Influenced Environmental Narratives

博士论文研究：受文化影响的环境叙事

基本信息

批准号：
1853036
负责人：
James McCarthy
金额：
$ 1.8万
依托单位：
Clark University
依托单位国家：
美国
项目类别：
Standard Grant
财政年份：
2019
资助国家：
美国
起止时间：
2019-04-01 至 2020-09-30
项目状态：
已结题

来源：
https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=1853036&HistoricalAwards=false
关键词：
Doctoral Dissertation Research Culturally Influenced

项目摘要

This doctoral dissertation research improvement project will examine the use of narrative forms to better communicate about the environment among Native American and rural communities in the US. These communities are likely to be among the most vulnerable to the social and ecological impacts of climate variability and environmental change. Understanding how environmental knowledge is perceived and communicated by different groups can lead to the development of stronger, more culturally appropriate, communication tools for at risk populations. As a Doctoral Dissertation Research Improvement award, this project will provide support to enable a promising student to establish an independent research career. The student will contribute to the advancement of geographical science by developing novel methods for better communicating and translating complex science problems to different cultural groups. The findings of this project will have implications for public policy, public health, and sustainability.The doctoral student will use a mixed methods approach to examine how environmental knowledge is disseminated, perceived, and communicated in distinct ways. Specifically, this research examines (1) how culture shapes environmental perception; and (2) how and whether narrative forms can be used as an effective science communication tool in Native American and traditional rural communities. Through collaborations with local Appalachian and Alaskan cultural and scientific organizations, the doctoral student will collect data through a multi-faceted approach including participant observation at local cultural events, key informant interviews, archival research including historic environmental data and oral history collections, as well as experimental participatory workshops. This research will provide new insights regarding the communication of environmental science to different cultural groups, with implications for improving human health and well-being.This award reflects NSF's statutory mission and has been deemed worthy of support through evaluation using the Foundation's intellectual merit and broader impacts review criteria.

该博士学位论文研究改进项目将研究使用叙事形式，以更好地沟通美国原住民和农村社区之间的环境。这些社区可能最容易受到气候变化和环境变化的社会和生态影响的影响。了解不同群体如何感知和传达环境知识可以导致发展更强，更适合于风险人群的更强大，更适合文化的交流工具。作为博士学位论文研究改进奖，该项目将提供支持，使有前途的学生能够建立独立的研究职业。该学生将通过开发新的方法来更好地沟通和将复杂的科学问题转化为不同的文化群体，从而为地理科学发展做出贡献。该项目的发现将对公共政策，公共卫生和可持续性产生影响。具体而言，本研究研究了（1）文化如何塑造环境感知；（2）在美洲原住民和传统农村社区中，叙事形式的方式以及是否可以用作有效的科学交流工具。通过与当地的阿巴拉契亚和阿拉斯加文化和科学组织的合作，博士生将通过多方面的方法收集数据，包括参与者观察当地文化活动，关键的线人访谈，档案研究，包括历史环境数据和口述历史记录收集，以及实验性参与性研讨会。这项研究将提供有关环境科学与不同文化群体的交流的新见解，这对改善了人类健康和福祉的影响。该奖项反映了NSF的法定任务，并被认为是值得通过基金会的知识分子和更广泛影响的评估审查标准来通过评估来支持的。