Bridging the Gap: Communicating to Increase the Visibility and Impact of Your Academic Work
Erin Ryan
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Erin Ryan
School of Communication and Media, Kennesaw State University, Kennesaw, Georgia, United States
Cite this paper as:Ryan, E. (2023). Bridging the Gap: Communicating to Increase the Visibility and Impact of Your Academic Work.
Journal of Systemics, Cybernetics and Informatics, 21(4), 7-12. https://doi.org/10.54808/JSCI.21.04.7
Online ISSN (Journal): 1690-4524
Abstract
This paper focuses on how best to communicate your scholarly work to wider audiences. Topics covered include inter-, multi-, and trans-disciplinarity in academia: what are the differences between them, what are the benefits to your academic work, and how to learn from and leverage cross-disciplinary partnerships to boost your messaging. Using the communication theories of Systems Theory and Symbolic Interactionism as a framework, I discuss how best to approach communicating about your research to other disciplines and non-academic audiences. Examples include writing opinion/editorial pieces for mainstream media, networking with science communicators, and connecting with your university’s strategic communications officers.
