Research
My research is integrated with our outreach work focusing on community-based youth science, environmental, and sustainability education. I provide opportunities for US and international graduate students and other scholars to conduct research related to our outreach programs. My research program focuses on the following questions:
(1) How do youth environmental education programs promote science understanding and civic action?
Publications
Krasny, ME and R Bonney. 2005. Environmental education through Citizen Science and Participatory Action Research: the Cornell Laboratory of Ornithology and Garden Mosaics examples. In: Mappin, M and EA Johnson, eds. Environmental Education or Advocacy: Perspectives of Ecology and Education in Environmental Education. Cambridge University Press. pp 292-319.
Krasny, ME, K Liddicoat, and R O'Donoghue. 2005. Local knowledge in urban environmental education in the US and South Africa. North American Association of Environmental Education. Albuquerque, NM. http://www.gardenmosaics.org/pgs/aboutus/Local_Knowledge_Poster.pdf
Liddicoat, K, ME Krasny, and JW Simon. 2005. Garden Mosaics in South Africa: Discovering connections between people, cultures, science, and action. North American Association of Environmental Education. Albuquerque, NM. http://www.gardenmosaics.cornell.edu/pgs/aboutus/GM_in_South_Africa.ppt
Kennedy, AM and ME Krasny. 2005. Garden Mosaics: Connecting Science to Community. The Science Teacher 72(3):44-48. http://www.nsta.org/main/news/pdf/tst0503_44.pdf
(2) What participatory and other dissemination strategies promote educator professional development and program implementation?
Publications
Liddicoat, KR, JW Simon, ME Krasny, and KG Tidball. (in review) Sharing Programs across Cultures: Learned from Garden Mosaics in South Africa, Submitted to Children, Youth and Environments. Liddicoat et al, South Africa
Krasny, ME and KG Tidball. (in review) Civic Ecology Education: a systems approach to resilience and learning in cities. Submitted to Environmental Education Research. Krasny and Tidball, Civic Ecology Education.
Krasny, ME. 2005. University K-12 science outreach programs: How can we reach a broad audience? BioScience 55(4):350-359. http://www.gardenmosaics.cornell.edu/pgs/aboutus/University_K12_Science.pdf
Krasny, ME. 2005. An Exploration of Participatory Methods in a Youth Outreach Program Linked to University Research. In: Peters, S, N Jordan, M Adamek, and TR Alter, eds. Engaging Campus and Community: The Practice of Public Scholarship in the American Land-Grant University System. Kettering Foundation, Dayton, OH. pp 309-362.
Kudryavtsev, A, ME Krasny, G Ferenz, and L Babcock. 2005. Digital Era? No Educator Left Behind! North American Association of Environmental Education. Albuquerque, NM. http://www.gardenmosaics.cornell.edu/pgs/aboutus/Digital_Era_Poster.pdf
Kudryavtsev, A and ME Krasny. 2005. The impact of an internet forum on dissemination of environmental education programs. North American Association of Environmental Education, Albuquerque, NM. http://www.gardenmosaics.cornell.edu/pgs/aboutus/Internet_Forum_Poster.pdf
Schusler, T, S Peters, ME Krasny, M Simsik, and G Ferenz. 2005. Fostering youth participation in local environmental action. North American Association of Environmental Education. Albuquerque, NM.
(3) How can we link university outreach with research and professional development of graduate and undergraduate students?
Publications
Trautmann, NM and ME Krasny. 2006. Integrating teaching and research: a new model for graduate education? BioScience 56(2):159-165. Trautmann and Krasny, Graduate Student Outreach.
Bartel, AS, ME Krasny, and EZ Harrison. 2003. Beyond the binary: Approaches to integrating university outreach with research and teaching. Journal of Higher Education Outreach and Engagement 8(2):89-104. http://www.gardenmosaics.cornell.edu/pgs/aboutus/Beyond%20the%20Binary.pdf
Avery, L, NM Trautmann, and ME Krasny. 2003. Impacts of participation in a GK-12 fellowship program on teachers' conceptions and use of inquiry science. National Association for Research in Science Teaching. Philadelphia, PA. http://ei.cornell.edu/pubs.
Avery, L, NM Trautmann, ME Krasny, and CM Cunningham. 2002. Building science education communities of practices. National Association for Research in Science Teaching. New Orleans, LA. http://ei.cornell.edu/pubs
Trautmann, NM, ME Krasny, L Avery, and CM Cunningham. 2002. University science students as facilitators of high school inquiry-based learning. National Association for Research in Science Teaching. New Orleans, LA. http://ei.cornell.edu/pubs