Heimlich, J.E., Koke, J., Luke, J., & Novak-Leonard, J. (July, 2010). Learning from the edges, Moving to the middle. Moderator. Visitor Studies, Phoenix, AZ.

Messick, T., Haley Goldman, K., & Nowak, K. (July, 2010). Evolving Public Face, Evolving Public Practice. Session presented at the annual conference of the Visitor Studies Association, Phoenix, AZ.

Heimlich, J.E. (May, 2010). Evaluation and National Project WILD. Project WILD International Coordinators' Conference, Seabrook Island, SC.

Ong, A. (May, 2010). Developing research instruments in uncharted territory: Motivation| Use| Value research study. Poster session at the annual conference of the American Association of Museums, Los Angeles, CA.

2009

Heimlich, J.E. (October, 2009). Finding, losing, and building trust in new partnerships. In Partnerships and progress: Crossfire and compromise at institutional boundaries. Out-of-School-Time STEM: Building Experiences, Building Bridges. National Science Foundation.

Heimlich, J.E., Stylinski, C., & Storksdieck, M. (October, 2009). Children and nature: What works and how do we know? 6th Annual Research Symposium, NAAEE. Portland, OR.

Sickler, J., & Gupta, P. (July, 2009). What Does it Mean? Strategies for Communicating Research Implications. Session presented at the annual conference of the Visitor Studies Association, St. Louis, MO.

Garibay, C., Stein, J., Wilson, K., & Martin, J. (May, 2009). Informed Engagement: Museums and Immigrant Communities. Session presented at the annual conference of the American Association of Museums, Philadelphia, PA.

Koepfler, J., & Ong, A. (May 2009). Where the Rubber Meets the Road: Economy, Tourism, and Museums. Session presented at the annual conference of the American Association of Museums, Philadelphia, PA.

Luke, J.J. (May, 2009). New notions in practice: Experience and learning in art museums. Invited presentation at the Columbus Museum of Art's symposium, "From Palazzo to Piazza," Columbus, OH.

Sawyer, A., Reich, C., Sickler, J., & Tinworth, K. (May, 2009). Who Defines Value? Assessing Museum Impact in School Communities. Session presented at the annual conference of the American Association of Museums, Philadelphia, PA.

Stein, J., Reidell, A., & Sickler, J. (May, 2009). Museums and Society: Engaging Audiences in Civic Issues. Session presented at the annual conference of the American Association of Museums, Philadelphia, PA.

Haley Goldman, K. & Koepfler, J. (April 2009). Evaluation Methods: A Practicum. Workshop presented at the annual conference of Museums and the Web, Indianapolis, IN.

Schaller, D., Haley Goldman, K., Spickelmier, G., Allison-Bunnell, S., & Koepfler, J. (April 2009). Learning in the Wild: What WolfQuest Taught Developers and Game Players. In J. Trant and D. Bearman (eds.). Museums and the Web 2009: Proceedings. Toronto: Archives & Museum Informatics. Available online:http://www.archimuse.com/mw2009/papers/schaller/schaller.html

Yalowitz, S. (April, 2009). Advertising Research in Museums: What Can We Really Say? Session presented at the annual conference of the American Association of Museums, Philadelphia, PA.

Yalowitz, S. (April, 2009). Conducting Marketing Research in Museums. Session presented at the annual conference of the American Association of Museums, Philadelphia, PA.

Yalowitz, S., & de la Hoz, J. (March, 2009). "¿Como se dice "Evaluation?" The Significant Difference of Culturally Appropriate Evaluation. Session presented at Expanding Informal Science Education for Latinos Conference, Albuquerque, NM. 

Norland, E., Foutz, S., & Porro, I. (November, 2008). Techno-babble: Evaluating Programs that Focus on Participant Use of Unique Technologies.) Session presented at the annual conference of the American Evaluation Association, Denver, CO.

Fraser, J. (August, 2008). Commentator, After 9/11: Environmental, social, and psychological residues. Session presented at the annual conference of the American Psychological Association, Boston, MA.

Fraser, J. (August, 2008). Promoting Environmental Identity and Pro-environmental Behaviors of Zoo Volunteers. Session presented at the annual conference of the American Psychological Association, Boston, MA.

Pantesco, V., & Fraser, J. (August, 2008). Sustaining the Conservationist. Session presented at the annual conference of the American Psychological Association, Boston, MA.

Sickler, J. (August, 2008). Popular Beliefs and Understanding of the Dolphin Mind. Session presented at the conference, "The Minds of Animals: Conceptions from the Humanities, Sciences, and Popular Culture," Toronto, ON.

Sickler, J., & Condon, K. (July, 2008). Finding Common Ground within Communities: Value Connections between Zoos and Communities of Faith. Session presented at the annual conference of the Visitor Studies Association, Houston, TX.

Fraser, J. (June, 2008). Assessing social and psychological pre-dispositions to establish more accurate predictors of learning outcomes. Session presented at the conference, "Evolving Evaluation Standards: Address at the 5th Science Centre World Congress," Toronto, Canada.

Koepfler, J., & Gamble, N. (June, 2008). Working with Wikis: Behind the Scenes Project Management. Workshop presented at the annual conference of the Technology in the Arts: Canada Conference, Waterloo, Ontario.

Johnson, J., Storksdieck, M., Duran, S., & Stein, J. (May, 2008). Outreach to non-traditional audiences or not?: Lessons learned and shared. Session presented at the annual conference of the American Association of Museums, Denver, CO.

Carlson, S.P., Heimlich, J., Storksdieck, M., & Tanner, D. (April, 2008). Best practices for field days assessment tool. Session presented at the annual conference of the NARST Annual International Conference, Baltimore, MD.

Falk, J.H., & Storksdieck, M. (April, 2008). Science learning in a leisure setting. Session presented at the annual conference of the NARST Annual International Conference, Baltimore, MD.

Fraser, J. (April, 2008). Keynote address: O valor dos zoológicos para conservação e a sociedade. Session presented at the annual conference of the Brazil Zoological Association.

Koke, J., Evans, E.M., Rand, J., Storksdieck, M., & Weiss, M. (April, 2008). Visitors and scientists: Are they speaking the same language? Session presented at the annual conference of the American Association of Museums, Denver, CO.

Opotow, S., Sickler, J., Matiko, S., & Shindler, K. (April, 2008). Quantifying Fun in the Museum Environment: Results from Recent Research. Session presented at the annual conference of the American Association of Museums, Denver, CO.

Sickler, J. (April, 2008) Religion and Wildlife Conservation: Connecting Values between Zoos and Communities of Faith. Session presented at the annual conference of the Southern Sociological Society, Richmond, VA.

Storksdieck, M. (April, 2008). Building a quality field trip teacher survey instrument. Session presented at the annual conference of the NARST Annual International Conference, Baltimore, MD.

Duff, W., Cherry, J., Koepfler, J., & Peterson, E. (March, 2008). Alumni Perceptions of the Master's Program in Museum Studies at the University of Toronto: A Survey of All Graduates. Session presented to the Faculty of Information Studies Research Day, Toronto, Ontario.

Koepfler, J., & Gamble, N. (March, 2008). Process and Product--Mischief & Malice: Crime in the Museum. Demonstration session at the annual conference of Museums and the Web Conference, Montréal, Québec.

Storksdieck, M. (February, 2008). The public understanding of evolution and how attitudes change. Session presented at the annual conference of the American Association for the Advancement of Science, Boston, MA.

Fraser, J., & Sickler, J. (January, 2008). Perceptions of Your Zoos and Aquariums: Stakeholders and the Media and Your Internal Audience. Session presented at the Association of Zoos and Aquariums Annual Directors' Retreat, Galveston, TX. 

Borun, M., Reich, C., Storksdieck, M., Dietrich, R., & Israel, E. (October, 2007). Issues in Audience Research and Evaluation. Session presented at the annual conference of the Association of Science-Technology Centers, Los Angeles, CA.

Burtnyk, K., Kisiel, J.,Anderson, D., & Storksdieck, M. (October, 2007). Figuring out what works—Examining the role of vision and culture in developing effective field trip experiences. Session presented at the annual conference of the Association of Science-Technology Centers, Los Angeles, CA.

Flanagan, C., & Storksdieck, M. (October, 2007). Understanding your audience - The key to effective Interpretive Master Planning. Session presented at the American Public Gardens Association Education Symposium on Interpretive Master Planning, San Diego, CA.

Schatz, D., DeWitt, J., Storksdieck, M., DeFrancis, G., & Sedzielarz, M. (October, 2007). Educationally Effective Field Trips, Part 1: Bridging Research and Practice. Session presented at the annual conference of the Association of Science-Technology Centers, Los Angeles, CA.

Beaumont, L., & Kessler, C. (July, 2007). Children's Voices: Evaluation methodologies for working with children. Workshop presented at the annual conference of the Visitor Studies Association, Ottawa, Ontario.

Falk, J., Storksdieck, M., & Stein, J. (July, 2007). Visitor Identity-Related Motivations. Session presented at the annual conference of the Visitors Studies Association, Ottawa, Ontario.

Foutz, S., Beaumont, L., Kisiel, J., & Reich, C. (July, 2007). The ins and outs (or ups and downs) of case studies. Panel session presented at the annual conference of the Visitor Studies Association, Ottawa, Ontario.

Foutz, S., Bronnenkant, K., & Kessler, C., (July, 2007). Personal Meaning Mapping (PMM): What is it and how do I start? Workshop session presented at the annual conference of the Visitor Studies Association, Ottawa, Ontario.

Haley Goldman, K. (July, 2007). The Next Generation of Models: Alternative Applications of Program Logic Modeling. Panel session presented at the annual conference of the Visitor Studies Association, Ottawa, Ontario.

Heimlich, J.E., & Storksdieck, M. (July, 2007). Measures of success: Two approaches to developing observation tools for judging the educational value of field trips and field days. Session presented at the annual conference of the Visitor Studies Conference, Ottawa, Ontario. (http://www.informalscience.org/knowledge/citation_view.php?refID=5360)

Stein, J. (July, 2007). A holistic approach to evaluation: documenting multiple voices around a key institution-wide issue and its potential for facilitating change. Poster session presented at the annual conference of the Visitor Studies Association, Ottawa, Ontario.

Storksdieck, M. (July, 2007). Using the visitor identity-related motivations scale to improve visitor experiences at the U.S. Botanic Garden. Session presented at the annual conference of the Visitor Studies Association, Ottawa, Ontario.

Storksdieck, M. (July, 2007). Evaluating visualizations in free-choice settings. Session presented at the Gordon Research Conference, Bryant University, Smithfield, RI.

Tisdale, C., Kessler, C., & Hanusa, A. (July, 2007). Draw Me a Picture: Diving into an Evaluation Method. Panel session presented at the annual conference of the Visitor Studies Association, Ottawa, Ontario.

Bronnenkant, K., Ferguson, A., Fraser, J., & Wagner, K. (May, 2007). Measuring Museum Missions, Value, and Impact: Results from Zoos and Aquariums. Session presented at the annual conference of the American Association of Museums, Chicago, IL.

Haley Goldman, K. (April, 2007). Cell Phones and Exhibitions 2.0: Moving Beyond the Pilot Stage. Panel session presented at the Museums and the Web annual conference, San Francisco, CA.  

Barnett, A., Wyatt, R., Beining, D., Storksdieck, M., & Yu, K. (October, 2006). Understanding the audience potential of FullDome digital video. Session presented at the annual conference of the Association of Science-Technology Centers, Louisville, KY.

Bennett, M., Pompea, S.M., Zevin, D., Storksdieck, M., Gurton, S., Pollock, W., & Rubin, A. (October, 2006). Making the best of both: Professional development, onsite and online. Session presented at the annual conference of the Association of Science-Technology Centers, Louisville, KY.

Storksdieck, M., & Heimlich, J. (October, 2006). The strength of our beliefs: how personal filters influence environmental learning. Session presented at the 3rd Annual NAAEE Research Symposium, St. Paul, MN.

Storksdieck, M., & Koke, J. (October, 2006). Boys and girls: how to interpret the differences. Session presented at the 3rd Annual NAAEE Research Symposium.

Storksdieck, M., Ardoin, N., & Meyers, R. (October, 2006). Bridging educational insights: Comparing our philosophies of education. Session presented at the 3rd Annual NAAEE Research Symposium.

Foutz, S., Bronnenkant, K., & Kessler, C. (July, 2006). Personal Meaning Mapping (PMM): What is it and how do I start? Workshop presented at the annual conference of the Visitor Studies Association, Grand Rapids, MI.

Heimlich, J.E., & Storksdieck, M. (July, 2006). Guiding change with visitor data: Insights from two case studies. Session presented at the annual conference of the Visitor Studies Association, Grand Rapids, MI.

Haley Goldman, K. (April, 2006). Thinking Evaluatively: Gateway to Evaluation. Workshop presented at the Museums and the Web annual conference, Albuquerque, NM.

Luke, J.J., & McCreedy, D. (April, 2006). Rethinking parent engagement: Museum as broker of family-school connections. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Educational Research Association, San Francisco, CA.

Storksdieck, M., Heimlich, J.E., & Muscat, A.M. (April, 2006). Differences in visitor and resident conservation awareness and knowledge on Santa Catalina Island. Session presented at the annual meeting of NARST , San Francisco, CA.

Storksdieck, M., Kaul, V., & Werner, M. (April, 2006). Tackling it together: Local partnerships to improve field trip experiences. Session presented at the annual meeting of NARST, San Francisco, CA.

Storksdieck, M., Falk, J.H., & Witgert, N. (April, 2006). Why they came and how they benefited: Results of 52 in-depth interviews conducted 18 months after a science center visit. Session presented at the annual meeting of NARST, San Francisco, CA.

Falk, J.H., Heimlich, J. E., Bronnenkant, K., & Barlage, J. (December, 2005). Assessing the impact of a visit to a zoo or aquarium: A multi-institutional research project. Proceedings of the 6th International Aquarium Conference, Monterey, CA.

Haley Goldman, K. (October, 2005). Geeked Out: Visitor-centered applications of new technology. Panel session presented at the annual conference of the Association of Science-Technology Centers, Richmond, VA.

Heimlich, J. E., Storksdieck, M., Barlage, J., & Muscat, A.M. (October, 2005). Balancing conservation and human needs: An example using Santa Catalina Island. Session presented at 3rd World Environmental Education Congress, Torino, Italy.

Storksdieck, M., Heimlich, J.E., Muscat, A.M., & Barlage, J. (October, 2005). Island conservation stakeholders: A triangulated opinion study. Session presented at NAAEE 2nd Annual EE Research Symposium, Albuquerque, NM.

Storksdieck, M., Heimlich, J.E., Muscat, A.M., & Barlage, J. (October, 2005). Catalina Island: Balancing conservation and human needs. Session presented at 34th NAAEE conference, Albuquerque, NM.

Storksdieck, M. (October, 2005). Understanding stakeholders in the "field trip system." Session presented at the annual conference of the Association of Science-Technology Centers, Richmond, VA.

Storksdieck, M., Kaul, V., & Werner, M. (October, 2005). Results from the Quality Field Trip Study. Session presented at the annual conference of the Association of Science-Technology Centers, Richmond, VA.

Foutz, S., Kidwell, M., Kessler, C., & Burtnyk, K. (August, 2005). Personal meaning mapping: Examples of methodological flexibility. Panel session presented at the annual conference of the Visitor Studies Association, Philadelphia, PA.

Haley Goldman, K. (August, 2005). Web-Based Surveys: Pros and Cons. Panel session presented at the annual conference of the Visitor Studies Association, Philadelphia, PA.

Storksdieck, M. (August, 2005). Using a broad web survey in program development. Session presented at the annual conference of the Visitor Studies Association, Philadelphia, PA.

Adams, M., & Luke, J.J. (June, 2005). From heart to head to hand: A synthesis of issues and strategies raised at The J. Paul Getty Museum's symposium on interactivity. Invited closing keynote address at the J. Paul Getty Museum's symposium, "From Content to Play: Family-Oriented Interactive Spaces in Art and History Museums," Los Angeles, CA.

Storksdieck, M. (June, 2005). Why are they here? Understanding the teachers' agenda. Session presented at the annual conference of ECSITE, Vantaa, Finland.

Haley Goldman, K. (April, 2005). Whither the Web: Professionalism and Practices for the Changing Museum. Panel session presented at the Museums and the Web annual conference, Vancouver, BC.