Katherine Williams

Ms. Katherine Williams


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Academic Career Length

10Years (2017-Present)

(Calculated once Scilit publication data is synced: current year − year of first publication + 1)

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24 May 2021 in Environmental Education Research
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KWKatherine Williams
Katherine Williams
THTroy E. Hall
Troy E. Hall
KOKari O’cOnnell
Kari O’cOnnell
Citizen science projects are an increasingly popular way to engage the public in the process of science. However, few studies have evaluated learning outcomes beyond knowledge gains in formal learning settings with youth. This study evaluated the effects of a classroom-based citizen science project in which middle and high school students collected data about hummingbirds and their habitat use as part of a long-term study on declining hummingbird populations. We explored changes in science identity, nature connectedness, and knowledge of curricular material using quantitative pre- and post-test questionnaires (n = 367). While curricular knowledge scores increased modestly, the project had no meaningful impacts on science identity or nature connectedness. Nevertheless, students reported that the citizen science aspect motivated them and made them feel that they were contributing to science. Results suggest that, while citizen science has potential as an effective mode for educating students about the processes and content of science, one should not assume that it necessarily conveys additional benefits. Supplemental data for this article is available online at https://doi.org/10.1080/13504622.2021.1927990 .

1 May 2019 in Landscape and Urban Planning
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KBKelly Biedenweg
Kelly Biedenweg
KWKatherine Williams
Katherine Williams
LCLee Cerveny
Lee Cerveny
DSDiane Styers
Diane Styers

6 May 2017 in Forests
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KWKatherine Williams
Katherine Williams
KBKelly Biedenweg
Kelly Biedenweg
LCLee K. Cerveny
Lee K. Cerveny
Ecosystem services consistently group together both spatially and cognitively into “bundles”. Understanding socio-economic predictors of these bundles is essential to informing a management approach that emphasizes equitable distribution of ecosystem services. We received 1796 completed surveys from stakeholders of the Mt. Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest (WA, USA) using both in-person workshops and an online platform. Survey respondents rated the importance of 26 ecosystem services. Subsequent analysis revealed six distinct preference bundles of these services: environmental quality, utilitarian values, heritage values, two types of recreational values, and access and roads. Results suggest that the conceptualizations of these bundles are consistent across socio-demographic groups. Resource agencies that seek to frame dialogue around critical values may want to consider these broadly representative bundle sets as a meaningful organizing framework that would resonate with diverse constituents.