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Katie Chandler 10/20/26 Katie Chandler 10/20/26

Cultivating a Culture of Using Data at the United States Botanic Garden

The United States Botanic Garden (USBG) had a wealth of data about its onsite audiences from a four-season study conducted by Kera Collective a couple years prior. Now, staff were looking for ways to continue using this data by weaving it into their everyday work and decision-making.

Kera Collective 2/10/26 Kera Collective 2/10/26

Formative Evaluation of an NSF-funded Nature Documentary for the University of Richmond

Cathy Sigmond 12/17/24 Cathy Sigmond 12/17/24

Keeping Audiences’ Needs Central When Creating a New Exhibition for a Science Center

Cathy Sigmond 12/5/24 Cathy Sigmond 12/5/24

Four-Season Visitor Experience Study at the United States Botanic Garden

Cathy Sigmond 9/17/24 Cathy Sigmond 9/17/24

Supporting the American Alliance of Museums and the National Park Service in Development of the Community Engagement Program

Guest User 7/10/24 Guest User 7/10/24

Exploring the Impact of an Inclusive Interpretation Initiative at Brooklyn Botanic Garden

Cathy Sigmond 4/3/24 Cathy Sigmond 4/3/24

Impact Evaluation at the Smithsonian’s Anacostia Community Museum

Guest User 2/27/24 Guest User 2/27/24

Exploring the Broader Impacts of The Wild Center’s Longstanding Youth Climate Program in Rural Contexts

Guest User 1/17/24 Guest User 1/17/24

Evaluating Programs for Horticulture Professionals at the Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens

Cathy Sigmond 1/18/23 Cathy Sigmond 1/18/23

Telling the Story of a Long-Standing Community Science Partnership

Cathy Sigmond 1/13/23 Cathy Sigmond 1/13/23

Piloting Green-Wood Cemetery’s Urban GreenSpace Program

Cathy Sigmond 12/12/22 Cathy Sigmond 12/12/22

Summative Evaluation of a Solutions-Focused Climate Change Exhibition at The Wild Center

Cathy Sigmond 10/18/22 Cathy Sigmond 10/18/22

Summative Evaluation of the Deep Time Exhibition at the Smithsonian’s National Museum of Natural History

Wild Awake 3/11/22 Wild Awake 3/11/22

Understanding Current and Potential Visitors to Morris Arboretum

Wild Awake 1/5/22 Wild Awake 1/5/22

Evaluation of the Science Museum of Virginia’s Community-based Climate Change Resiliency Programs

Wild Awake 4/3/20 Wild Awake 4/3/20

Evaluating a Partnership between Brooklyn Botanic Garden and a Neighboring High School

Wild Awake 3/13/20 Wild Awake 3/13/20

Community Research for Discovery Place Nature

Wild Awake 12/6/19 Wild Awake 12/6/19

Experience Design Research and Prototyping for the Smithsonian’s David H. Koch Hall of Fossils

Wild Awake 10/4/19 Wild Awake 10/4/19

Exhibit Prototyping for HealyKohler Design and the National Park Service

Wild Awake 2/1/18 Wild Awake 2/1/18

Clarifying the Intended Impact of the North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences’ Nature Research Center