My name is Kristin, and I am currently enrolled in my second year of the Nutrition and Food program, although this is my third year at a post secondary institution.
In my field of study, communication allows me to keep up to date with the latest news about anything and everything that has to do with nutrition and food. On twitter there are many accounts dedicated to keeping the public updated with new research findings that are written in plain English so that everybody can understand them such as @nutritionnews and @mnt_nutrition. As well there are twitter accounts created by dieticians also giving out information on new research and things you can do to be healthy in your every day life.
In terms of science journalism, many of the blogs and journal entries written, I see getting linked through tweets, that way the public can easily pick and choose which articles they would like to read rather than tirelessly scrolling through a list of articles to find one they are interested in. Which, admittedly I am not interested in scrolling through huge lists of articles, especially if not all of them will peak my interest.
As well it is important to keep in touch with researchers and other people in my field of study because it creates a network of people who can strive to do better with either the ways they communicate with the public, or how we communicate with each other. By bringing research findings together we can create a clearer image of proper nutrition, and eliminate the confusion that is seen in the general public. When things like new fad diets are released, people start to get confused on what is healthy and their idea of nutrition may radically change. However with clear communication we can work to eliminate that.
In summary, the role of communication in my field of study is to bring to the public resources about tools they can use to better their health based on new research, in a format that is quick and easy to understand.
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