Translating Research for a Public Audience: Writing for the Public and Talking to the Press

Your research has important implications for the public - but are they listening? And if they are, do they understand your message? Peer-reviewed articles are often written in a way that is inaccessible to non-academics. In this workshop we will learn about different ways to translate your research for a public audience. We will focus on how to write and place three different types of public-facing writing: brief reports, academic blog posts, and op-eds. We will also discuss tips for talking to the press when they start noticing your research.

A sociologist and demographer, Dr. Kuperberg studies cutting edge topics related to social change in family, sexuality, romantic relationships, gender, work and higher education among young adults. Her areas of expertise include the impact of student loans on young adults; college and young adult hookups, dating, and romantic relationships; BDSM practitioners; cohabitation, marriage and divorce; and stay-at-home dads and moms.

Dr. Kuperberg's research has been published in leading sociology and interdisciplinary journals including Social Forces, Socius, Journal of Marriage and Family, Archives of Sexual Behavior, Journal of Sex Research, and Gender & Society and has been funded by the National Science Foundation. She regularly appears in the popular media discussing cohabitation, marriage, divorce, relationships, dating, college hookups, gender and work, stay-at-home parents, student loans, and risk-taking.