Climate Literacy Zoo Education Network

Presentations and Publications

Clayton, S., Luebke, J., Saunders, C., Matiasek, J., & Grajal, A. (2013). Connecting to nature at the zoo: Implications for responding to climate change. Environmental Education Research. doi: 10.1080/13504622.2013.816267 Link
Matiasek, J., Stanoss, R., Kutska, D., Owen, K., France, K., Kelly, L.-A.D., & Grajal, A. (2013). Youth volunteer interpreters as facilitators of learning about climate change in zoo settings. Brookfield, IL: Chicago Zoological Society. Link

Grajal, A., Luebke, J.F., Clayton, S., Saunders, C., Matiasek, J., & Kelly, L.-A. D (2013, June). The role of values, beliefs, and emotions in engaging people with climate change actions. In M. Larson (Chair). Spaceship Earth: The fragility of our planet. Symposium conducted at the Chicago Botanic Garden World Environment Day Keynote Panel, Glencoe, IL. Link
Kelly, L.-A. D., Grajal, A., Luebke, J.F., Clayton, S., Saunders, C.D., Matiasek, J., Stanoss, R., Goldman, S.R., Mann, M.E., & Karazsia, B.T. (2013, June). Positive affective connections to animals and behaviors that address climate change among public audiences. Paper presented at the American Geophysical Union (AGU) Chapman Conference: Communicating Climate Science: A Historic Look to the Future. Granby, CO. Link
Lyons, L., Lopez Silva, B., Moher, T., Pazmino Jimenez,. P., & Slattery, B. (2013, June). Feel the burn: Exploring design parameters for effortful interaction for educational games. Paper presented at the Interaction, Design, and Children (IDC) Conference. New York, NY. Link
Slattery, B., Lyons, L., Lopez Silva, B., & Jimenez Pazmino, P. (2013, June). Extending the reach of embodied interaction in informal spaces. Poster session presented at the 10th international conference on Computer Supported Collaborative Learning (CSCL 2013). Madison, WI. Link

Grajal, A., Luebke, J.F., Clayton, S., Saunders, C., Matiasek, J., & Kelly, L.-A. D. (2013, March). The role of values, beliefs, and emotions in engaging people with climate change actions. Paper presented at the Climate Clinic for Educators, Gary, IN.

Grajal, A. (2013, February). Climate literacy zoo education network. In C. Pike (moderator). Global Warming's Six Americas practitioner training. Climate Access webinar. Link
Luebke, J.F., Kelly, L.-A.D., Matiasek, J., Clayton, S., Saunders, C.D., & Grajal, A. (2013). Global climate change as seen by Latin American zoo visitors. Brookfield, IL: Chicago Zoological Society. Link

Kelly, L.-A. D., Luebke, J.F., Clayton, S., Saunders, C., Matiasek, J., & Grajal, A. (2012, December). Receptive audiences for climate change education: Understanding attitudes and barriers. In S. Buhr, K. Ellins, and L.H. Chambers (Chairs). Climate literacy: Barriers, misconceptions, and progress in improving climate literacy. Symposium conducted at the American Geophysical Union (AGU) Fall Meeting, San Francisco, CA. Link

Grajal, A., Luebke, J. F. Clayton, S., Saunders, C., Matiasek, J., & Kelly, L.-A.D. (2012, November). The role of audience's values, beliefs and emotions in developing effective practices for climate change education. In S. Ask (Chair). Talking about the climate: Effectively communicating about climate change across the Chicago Wilderness region. Symposium conducted at the Chicago Wilderness Congress, Chicago, IL. Link
Grajal, A., Luebke, J. F. Clayton, S., Saunders, C., Matiasek, J., & Kelly, L.-A.D. (2012, November). Understanding climate change learning needs of favorable audiences. In T.S. Ledley, & J. Ryan (Chairs). Climate literacy: Formal and informal educational activities and community outreach to support an informed society. Symposium conducted at the Geological Society of America (GSA) Annual Meeting, Charlotte, NC. Link

Grajal, A., Luebke, J.F., Clayton, S., Saunders, C.D., Matiasek, J., & Kelly, L.-A.D. (2012, October). Communicating climate change to zoo and aquarium audiences. Paper presented at the European Communication Research and Education Association (ECREA) Pre-conference on Communicating Climate Change III - The Audience Perspectives, Istanbul, Turkey. Link

Grajal, A., Goldman, S., Mann, M., Stanoss, R., & Kelly, L.-A.D. (2012, September). Climate Literacy Zoo Education Network (CliZEN). Poster session presented at the Annual Meeting of the Association of Zoos and Aquariums, Phoenix, AZ.Link

Grajal, A. (2012, June). Educación en cambio climático en zoológicos y acuarios: Qué sabemos y a dónde vamos? [Climate change education in zoos and aquariums: What do we know and where are we going?] Poster session presented at the XIX Congress of the Latin America Zoo and Aquariums Association (ALPZA), Puebla, Mexico.
Grajal, A. (2012, June). Communicating with visitors about climate change – Research and examples for interpreters and environmental educators. Presentation to Earth to Sky Project. Link

Luebke, J.F., Clayton, S., Saunders, C.D., Matiasek, J., Kelly, L.-A. D., & Grajal, A. (2012). Global climate change as seen by zoo and aquarium visitors. Brookfield, IL: Chicago Zoological Society. Link

Grajal, A. (2012, April). CliZEN study: What does this say about our visitors? In J. Anderson (Chair), The Six America's Research Applied at Aquariums and Zoos. Symposium conducted at the Communicating Climate Change and the Oceans Summit, Baltimore, MD. Link
Grajal, A., & Goldman, S.R. (Eds.). (2012). Climate change education: A primer for zoos and aquariums. Brookfield, IL: The Climate Literacy Zoo Education Network (CliZEN). Chicago Zoological Society. Link
Grajal, A., Goldman, S., Mann, M., & Stanoss, R. (2012, April) Climate Literacy Zoo Education Network (CliZEN). Poster session presented at the NSF-NASA-NOAA Tri-Agency Meeting, Arlington, VA.Link
Maibach, E.W., & Grajal, A. (2012, April). The role of values, beliefs and culture in developing effective practices for climate change education. Workshop conducted at the 2012 NSF-NASA-NOAA Tri-Agency Meeting, Arlington, VA. Link

Grajal, A. (2012, February). Climate literacy zoo education network. Presentation at the Climate Literacy Network (CLN) teleconference. Link
Lyons, L., Slattery, B., Jimenez, P., Lopez, B., & Moher, T. (2012). Don't forget about the sweat: Effortful embodied interaction in support of learning. Sixth International Conference on Tangible, Embedded, and Embodied Interaction (TEI '12), Kingston, ON, Canada. Link

Grajal, A. (2011, September) Climate Literacy Zoo Education Network. In P. Boyle (Chair), Understanding your audiences in climate change education: How to turn the tide in climate literacy and action. Symposium conducted at the annual conference of the Association of Zoos and Aquariums, Atlanta, GA.

Grajal, A. (2011, June) Climate literacy zoo education network. Paper presented at the Public Understanding and Public Engagement with Science conference, New York, NY.

Grajal, A. (2011, April). Educación en cambio climático: El rol de los zoológicos y acuarios [The role of zoos and aquariums in climate change education.] Presentation at the plenary conference of the Latin American Zoo and Aquarium Association (ALPZA), Santo Domingo, DR.