by Karen Peterman | Jan 11, 2023 | On the Blog
Hello there, and welcome to the story of my 2022 professional identity crisis! Last year, after 12 years of being in business, I rebranded and renamed my company. Some said it was a great idea, that it would signal to the world that things were going well. Others said...
by Karen Peterman | Nov 28, 2022 | On the Blog, Publications
Introduction This blog post demonstrates the value of beginning to study informal science learning (ISL) participants and visitors based on intersectional identities. Intersectionality is the idea that human characteristics such as race and/or ethnicity, gender,...
by Karen Peterman | Mar 16, 2022 | On the Blog
In my last blog post, I shared some of the broad approaches that KPC has used to work with clients on projects that focus on diversity, equity, access and/or inclusion. Here I share more about what these terms mean to me (at the moment, because I feel like I’m...
by Karen Peterman | Mar 16, 2022 | On the Blog
Last week I submitted a proposal for a new project, and one of the required components from the RFP read as follows: Describe your experience/skills related to diversity, equity, access and inclusion (DEAI) in setting goals and evaluating the impact of your work. I...
by Karen Peterman | Nov 16, 2021 | On the Blog, Publications
Christmas came early in 2020, as I had the chance to interview an awesome group of leaders from across the informal learning and science communication fields to learn about their experiences with research-practice partnerships (RPPs). My job was to learn about their...
