Tapping into the Success of Science on Tap New River Valley: Lessons Learned from Eight Years of a Community-Centered Science Outreach Program
Authors
Department of Human Nutrition, Foods, and Exercise, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, VA
Associate director, Center for Communicating Science, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, VA
Department of Nutrition, Food Science, and Packaging, San José State University, San José, CA
Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, VA; Center for Emerging, Zoonotic, and Arthropod-borne Pathogens (CeZAP), Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, VA
Nicole.Bracci@pennmedicine.upenn.edu
Department of Microbiology, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA
Department of Human Nutrition, Foods, and Exercise, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg VA
Elizabeth Allen
Institute for Policy and Governance, College of Liberal Arts and Human Sciences, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, VA
Alumni Distinguished Professor, School of Performing Arts/Theatre, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, VA; Director, Center for Communicating Science, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, VA
DOI: https://doi.org/10.54656/hpj1dw58 | Journal eISSN: 1944-1207
Language: English
Published on: Mar 10, 2026
Published by: University of Alabama Division of Community Affairs
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
© 2026 Amy Hagen, Maria DeNunzio, Carolyn Kroehler, Susan Chen, Ying-Xian Goh, K.L. Burke, Esther Oyedele, Cassandra Hockman, Prescott Vayda, Nicole Bracci, Mika Pagani, Deborah Good, Douglas Pfeiffer, Elizabeth Allen, Patricia Raun, published by University of Alabama Division of Community Affairs
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