Being “Social” How Scientists Can Find their Way in a 24-Hour Digital World

Organized by the Public Information Committee and Young Professional Interest Group
Boston Convention & Exhibition Center – Room 151 AB

Monday, March 30, 2015
8:00 AM–10:00 AM

Chairs

Mary Ann Johnson, PhD and Victoria Vieira-Potter, PhD

Presentations

Social media: lessons from a sports nutritionist. Introduction by Nancy Clark, MS, RD, Boston, MA

Using digital strategies for health communication. Lisa Gualtieri, PhD, ScM, Tufts University School of Medicine, Boston, MA

Can industry scientists be social? Michael I. McBurney, FACN, PhD, DSM Nutritional Products, Inc, Parsippany, NJ

Why and when would scientists want to be social? Gregory D. Miller, PhD, Dairy Management, Inc., Rosemont, IL

The role of social media in my career, Marion Nestle, PhD, New York University, New York, NY