Results for: Ethics Working Group


Ecology and Conservation Citizen Science Ethical Concerns–A Call for Case Studies

Posted on: June 8, 2021

Case studies are a great way to think through the kinds of ethical issues faced in research. Please help us gather case studies in the domain of ecology and conservation citizen science that highlight typical and/or potential ethical issues in fieldwork.

Don’t Miss Your Chance to Help Build Trustworthy Data Practices!

Posted on: July 22, 2020

Starting August and continuing through September, you will have the chance to share your experiences and expertise as part of a focus group series to help build trustworthy data practices for […]

CSA Webinar: Approaching Informed Consent in Citizen Science: Legal and Ethical Issues

Posted on: November 4, 2019

Presented by the Law and Policy Working Group and Ethics Working Group Date: Friday, November 22, 2019, from 1:00 PM to 2:15 PM EST How do we know when citizen science […]

Summer Webinar Series

Posted on: May 25, 2019

We are pleased to be hosting three engaging webinars in the month of June, two from organizational partners, and one from our Ethics Working Group. Webinars are one way that the […]

Special Collection: Ethical Issues in Citizen Science

Posted on: March 7, 2019

Collection launched: 07 Mar 2019 Citizen science can challenge existing ethical norms because it falls outside of customary methods of ensuring that research is conducted ethically. What ethical issues arise when […]

How to Make Your Research Transparent

Posted on: January 31, 2019

You are invited to a free webinar. Noon EST on 31 January 2019, with Chris Santos-Lang This webinar is a practical how-to demonstrating some of the latest technologies developed to satisfy […]

Situation Assessment and Stakeholder Analysis for Citizen Science

Posted on: November 30, 2018

A Free Webinar from CSA’s Ethics Working Group, presented by Dr. Stacy Lynn (Colorado State University) Friday, 30 Nov 2018, 12-1pm US EST (UTC -5) Situation assessment and stakeholder analysis (SASA) is […]

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What’s Happening with the CSA Ethics Working Group?

Posted on: September 11, 2018

Post by Chris Santos-Lang, Co-Chair, CSA Ethics Working Group Have you noticed the risk of reinventing the wheel, wasting precious resources to solve problems that other scientists have already solved? Have […]

Special Issue Call for Papers: Ethics

Posted on: November 21, 2017

[sg_popup id=”9″ event=”click”][/sg_popup]Announcing a call for papers (abstracts due15 JAN 2018) for a special issue of Citizen Science: Theory and Practice focused on “Ethical Issues in Citizen Science.” From the issue […]

How to Handle Citizen Theoreticians

Posted on: August 16, 2017

Opinion by Chris Santos-Lang Some citizen scientists help collect data; some design experiments; some participate in ethics review of research plans; and some propose new theories for scientific testing. I am […]