“…While research on science communication training appears rare, one related body of research has found that scientists continue to think about communication in relatively simplistic or problematic ways. This work focuses on scientists’ attitudes toward engagement and includes a range of qualitative (e.g., Blok, Jensen, & Kaltoft, 2008; Davies, 2008; Maranta, Guggenheim, Gisler, & Pohl, 2003) and quantitative research (Besley, 2015; Besley, Oh, & Nisbet, 2013; Dudo, Kahlor, AbiGhannam, Lazard, & Liang, 2014; Dunwoody, Brossard, & Dudo, 2009; Kahlor, Dudo, Liang, & AbiGhannam, 2015; Peters et al, 2008). A summary of initial work in this area concluded that scientists have relatively negative opinions about the public and journalists.…”