Trust and Confidence at the Interfaces of the Life Sciences and Society: Does the Public Trust Science? A Workshop Summary (2015)
Chapter: Appendix A: Workshop Agenda
Tuesday, May 5, 2015
9:00 Welcome & Opening Remarks—Molly Jahn, University of Wisconsin-Madison
9:15 What Surveys Do and Don’t Tell Us about Trust in Science—Cary Funk, Pew Research Center
9:45 Defining Trust in Science and the Factors that Erode It—Timothy Caulfield, University of Alberta
10:15 Break for Discussion & Coffee
10:35 Discussion: Trust in the Market Place
Moderator: George Matsumoto, Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute
Panelists
Kirk Englehardt, Georgia Institute of Technology
James Grunig, University of Maryland, College Park
Marcia Kean, Feinstein Kean Health Care
Morning Speakers (Tim Caulfield & Cary Funk)
12:00 Break for Lunch
Afternoon Session Moderator: Cynthia Beall, Case Western Reserve University
1:00 Cultural Influences on Trust in Science—Phyllis Petit Nassi, Huntsman Cancer Institute
1:30 Celebrity Scientists and Trust—Declan Fahy, American University
2:00 Biology of Trust and its Influences on Science Politics—Rose McDermott, Brown University
2:30 Discussion: Political Dimensions of Trust in Science
Moderator: David Goldston, Natural Resources Defense Council
Panelists
Ann Bartuska, US Department of Agriculture, Research, Education, and Economics
Jo Handelsman, The White House Office of Science and Technology Policy
Rush Holt, American Association for the Advancement of Science
Rose McDermott, Brown University
3:30 Break for Discussion & Coffee
3:50 Discussion: Trustworthy Sources
Moderator: Ivan Oransky, Retraction Watch
Panelists
Julia Belluz, Vox
Scott Hensley, NPR Shots Blog
Liz Szabo, USA Today
5:00 Adjourn Day 1
Wednesday, May 6, 2015
9:00 Welcome & Opening Remarks—Rick Borchelt, Department of Energy (DOE), Office of Science
9:10 Toward a Common Understanding of Trust in Science—Kathleen Hall Jamieson, University of Pennsylvania, Annenberg School for Communication
9:45 Description and Goals of the Breakout Sessions—Tiffany Lohwater, American Association for the Advancement of Science
10:00–12:00 Breakout Group Discussions
Breakout A: Synthetic Biology
Facilitator: Erika Shugart, American Society for Microbiology
Case Presenter: David Rejeski, Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars
Breakout B: Vaccines
Facilitator: Mary Woolley, Research!America
Case Presenter: Diane Griffin, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health
Breakout C: Breast Cancer Screening
Facilitator: Barnett Kramer, National Cancer Institute, NIH
Case Presenter: Phyllis Petit Nassi, Huntsman Cancer Institute
12:00 Break for Lunch
1:00 Synthesis—Approaches to Link Knowledge to Action
Moderator: Cynthia Beall, Case Western Reserve University
Breakout Session Reports
Facilitated Audience Discussion
2:45 Closing Comments—Rick Borchelt, DOE
3:00 Adjourn Workshop
