Title

Making research matter: Democratizing science and other lofty goals

Authors

Richelle Winkler, Michigan Technological UniversityFollow

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Publication Date

10-2016

Description

Dr. Richelle Winkler gave the inaugural Michigan Tech Research Forum Distinguished Lecture in October 2016. She discussed Making Research Matter: Democratizing Science and Other Lofty Goals.

Professor Hugh Gorman nominated Winkler, an associate professor of sociology and demography, for “community engaged scholarship" that extends across the Michigan Tech campus.

Examples of Winkler's projects include examining the feasibility—social and technical—of using mine water for geothermal heating systems in Calumet and examining the social, economic, and technical aspects of improving recycling in Houghton County. Both projects involve students and community members, and both have a real impact in the communities.

Winkler also conducts research on the changing demographics of anglers and hunters—and the implications for policy. She presented on this subject at the Department of Biological Sciences earlier in the year.

Disciplines

Demography, Population, and Ecology | Sociology

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A Q&A session with Dr. Winkler can be found here: https://www.mtu.edu/research-forum/lecture/winkler/index.html#QA

Recommended Citation

Winkler, Richelle, "Making research matter: Democratizing science and other lofty goals" (2016). Distinguished Lecture Series. 1.
https://digitalcommons.mtu.edu/lecture-series/1