Dr. Susanne Hecker

Publications

Peer-reviewed articles and book chapters

Bela G, Peltola T, Young JC, Balazs B, Arpin I, Pataki G, Hauck J, Kelemen E, Kopperoinen L, Van Herzele A, Keune H, Hecker S, Suskevics M, Roy HE, Itkonen P, Kulvik M, Laszlo M, Basnou C, Pino J and Bonn A. (2016), (2016) Learning and the transformative potential of citizen science. Conservation Biology 30 (5):  pp. 990-999. DOI: 10.1111/cobi.12762.

Bonn A, Hecker S, Bowser A, et al. (2018) Citizen science to foster innovation in open science, society and policy. In: Hecker S, Haklay M, Bowser A, et al. (eds) Citizen Science – Innovation in Open Science, Society and Policy. London: UCL Press, pp. 465-484. DOI:10.14324/111.9781787352339.

Hecker S. (2019) Learning Through Citizen Science: Enhancing Opportunities by Design. Book review. Public Understanding of Science 28 (8), 1011-1012. DOI:10.1177/0963662519865793.

Hecker S, Wicke N, Haklay M, et al. (2019) How Does Policy Conceptualise Citizen Science? A Qualitative Content Analysis of International Policy Documents. Citizen Science: Theory and Practice 4: 32.  DOI:10.5334/cstp.230.

Hecker S and Wicke N. (2019) Roles of actors in citizen science in international policy documents. In: Bartoschek T, Nüst D and Pesch M (eds) Forum Citizen Science 2019 - Die Zukunft der Bürgerforschung. Münster, pp. 1-10. DOI:10.17605/OSF.IO/68UWN.

Hecker S, Bonney R, Haklay M, et al. (2018) Innovation in Citizen Science – Perspectives on Science-Policy Advances. Citizen Science: Theory and Practice 3 (1). DOI:10.5334/cstp.114.

Hecker S, Garbe L and Bonn A. (2018) The European citizen science landscape – a snapshot. In: Hecker S, Haklay M, Bowser A, et al. (eds) Citizen Science – Innovation in Open Science, Society and Policy. London: UCL Press, pp. 190-200. DOI: 10.14324/111.9781787352339.

Hecker S, Haklay M, Bowser A, et al. (2018) Innovation in Open Science, Society and Policy – Setting the Agenda for Citizen Science. In: Hecker S, Haklay M, Bowser A, et al. (eds) Citizen Science – Innovation in Open Science, Society and Policy. London: UCL Press, pp. 1-24. DOI: 10.14324/111.9781787352339.

Hecker S, Luckas M, Brandt M, et al. (2018) Stories can change the world – citizen science communication in practice. In: Hecker S, Haklay M, Bowser A, et al. (eds) Citizen Science – Innovation in Open Science, Society and Policy. London: UCL Press, pp. 445-462. DOI: 10.14324/111.9781787352339.

Richter A, Dörler D, Hecker S, et al. (2018) Capacity building in citizen science. In: Hecker S, Haklay M, Bowser A, et al. (eds) Citizen Science – Innovation in Open Science, Society and Policy. London: UCL Press, pp. 269-283. DOI: 10.14324/111.9781787352339.

Richter, A., Sieber, A., Siebert, J., Miczajka-Rußmann, V.L., Zabel, J., Ziegler, D., Hecker, S., Frigerio, D. (2019) Storytelling for narrative approaches in citizen science: towards a generalized model. Journal of Science Communication 18 (06): A02. DOI: 10.22323/2.18060202.

Schröter M, Kraemer R, Mantel M, Kabisch N, Hecker S, Richter A, Neumeier V and Bonn A. (2017), Citizen science for assessing ecosystem services: status, challenges and opportunities. Ecosystem Services 28: pp. 80-94. DOI:10.1016/j.ecoser.2017.09.017

Book as Editor

Hecker S, Haklay M, Bowser A, et al. (2018) Citizen science: innovation in open science, society and policy: UCL Press. London, 542 pages. DOI: 10.14324/111.9781787352339.

Journal articles, reports and book chapters (non peer-reviewed)

Bonn A, Richter A, Vohland K, Pettibone L, Brandt M, Feldmann R, Goebel C, Grefe C, Hecker S, et al.  (2016) Grünbuch Citizen Science Strategie 2020 für Deutschlan. Leipzig & Berlin.

Bonn, A., Settele, J., Löw, M., von Ruschkowski, E., Andersen, A., Grescho, V., Hecker, S., et al.  (2016) Lebendiger Atlas – Natur Deutschland: Machbarkeitsstudie. Leipzig: Helmholtz-Zentrum für Umweltforschung – UFZ und Deutsches Zentrum für integrative Biodiversitätsforschung (iDiv) Halle-Jena-Leipzig.

Haklay M, Motion A, Balázs B, Kieslinger, B, Greshake Tzovaras, B, Nold, C, Dörler, D, Fraisl, D, Riemenschneider, D, Heigl, F, Brounéus, F, Hager, G, Heuer, K, Wagenknecht, K, Vohland, K, Shanley, L, Deveaux, L, Ceccaroni, L, Weißpflug, M, Gold, M, Mazzonetto, M, Mačiulienė, M, Woods, S, Luna, S, Hecker, S, Schaefer, T, Woods, T, Wehn, U (2020) ECSA's Characteristics of Citizen Science. DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.3758668.

Hecker S, Luckas M and Sieber A. (2017a) Storytelling in Citizen Science–Potential for Science Communication and Practical Guideline. In: Dörler D, Heigl F and Sandén T (eds) Austrian Citizen Science Conference 2017. Frontiers Media SA, 25-29.

Hecker S, Richter A and Bonn A. (2017b) Science participative. Cultures de Science. Texte réunis par Joëlle Le Marec et Bernard Schiele. Découvrir, le magazine de l’Association Francophone pour le Savoir (ACFAS), pp. 19-25.

Heigl F, Dörler D, Bartar P, Brodschneider R, Cieslinski M, Ernst M, Fritz S, Greilhuber I, Hatlauf J, Hecker S, et al. (2018) Quality Criteria for Citizen Science Projects on Österreich forscht| Version 1.1. Available at: https://osf.io/q9687/.

Pettibone L, Ziegler D, Richter A, Hecker S, Bonn, A and Vohland, K (2015) GEWISS Dialogforum: Forschungsförderung für Citizen Science. GEWISS Bericht Nr. 7. In: Helmholtz-Zentrum für Umweltforschung - UFZ, Berlin-Brandenburgisches Institut für Biodiversitätsforschung (BBIB), Museum für Naturkunde, Leibniz-Institut für Evolutions- und Biodiversitätsforschung - MfN, Berlin (ed).

Pettibone L, Vohland K, Bonn A, Richter A, Bauhus W, Behrisch B, Borcherding R, Brandt M, Bry F, Dörler D, Elbertse I, Glöckler F, Göbel C, Hecker S, et al. (2016) Citizen science for all – A guide for citizen science practitioners. Berlin & Leipzig.

Richter A, Pettibone L, Rettberg W, Ziegler D, Kröger I, Tischer K, Hecker S, et al. (2015) GEWISS Auftaktveranstaltung Dialogforen Citizen Science in Leipzig 17./18.09.2014. GEWISS Bericht Nr. 3. In: Deutsches Zentrum für Integrative Biodiversitätsforschung (iDiv) Halle-Jena-Leipzig, Leipzig; Berlin-Brandenburgisches Institut für Biodiversitätsforschung (BBIB), Museum für Naturkunde, Leibniz-Institut für Evolutions- und Biodiversitätsforschung – MfN, Berlin (ed).

Richter A, Singer-Brodowski M, Hecker S, et al. (2018) Positionspapier: Handlungsbedarfe und Maßnahmen für die Förderung von Citizen Science in der Umweltbildung und Umweltkommunikation. In: UFZ (ed) UFZ-Diskussionspapiere 2/2018. Leipzig.

Invited talks and recent webinars (selected)

First ECSA webinar “Characteristics of Citizen Science”, 27. Mai 2020

CSA webinar “Policy Perspectives in Citizen Science and Crowdsourcing”, 28. Februar 2020

Book Launch am Museum für Naturkunde, Berlin „ Citizen science: innovation in open science, society and policy”, 12. Februar 2019

Keynote Austrian Citizen Science Konferenz 2019, Obergurgl, Österreich

Citizen Science Association (CSA) Conference, Raleigh, North Carolina, US. 13-17 March 2019

ECSA Conference 2018, Geneva. 3-5 June 2018

PCST Conference 2018, Dunedin, New Zealand. 3-6 April 2018

Invited talk at Citizen Science Symposium New Zealand: From policy to practice. 7-9 April 2018, Te PAPA, Wellington, New Zealand

Seminar talk at Centre for Marine Socioecology, University of Tasmania, Australia,13 April 2018

Citizen Science Association (CSA) Conference, St. Paul, Minnesota, US. 17-19 May 2017

Invited workshop and talk „Geoökologisches Kolloquium der TU Braunschweig“, 24.11.2016

European Citizen Science (ECSA) conference, 19-21 May 2016, Berlin

Invited keynote at the Citizen Science Forum Brisbane, 4 March 2016. Queensland Museum Brisbane, Australia

Tasks

• Head of Science Programme Society & Nature
• Management of Bürger schaffen Wissen - the German Citizen Science Platform
• Competence Centre Citizen Science

Research

• Science Communication and Citizen Science
• Citizen Science at the science-society-policy interface

Publications (selected)

• Haklay M, Fraisl D, Tzovaras BG, Hecker S, et al. (2021) Contours of citizen science: a vignette study. preprint. DOI: 10.31235/osf.io/6u2ky.
• Hecker S, Wicke N, Haklay M, et al. (2019) How Does Policy Conceptualise Citizen Science? A Qualitative Content Analysis of International Policy Documents. Citizen Science: Theory and Practice 4: 32.  DOI:10.5334/cstp.230.
• Hecker S, Haklay M, Bowser A, et al. (2018) Citizen science: innovation in open science, society and policy: UCL Press. London, 542 pages. DOI:10.14324/111.9781787352339.
• Hecker S, Bonney R, Haklay M, et al. (2018) Innovation in Citizen Science – Perspectives on Science-Policy Advances. Citizen Science: Theory and Practice 3 (1). DOI:10.5334/cstp.114.
• Hecker S, Garbe L and Bonn A. (2018) The European citizen science landscape – a snapshot. In: Hecker S, Haklay M, Bowser A, et al. (eds) Citizen Science – Innovation in Open Science, Society and Policy. London: UCL Press, pp. 190-200. DOI:10.14324/111.9781787352339.
• Hecker S, Haklay M, Bowser A, et al. (2018) Innovation in Open Science, Society and Policy – Setting the Agenda for Citizen Science. In: Hecker S, Haklay M, Bowser A, et al. (eds) Citizen Science – Innovation in Open Science, Society and Policy. London: UCL Press, pp. 1-24. DOI: 10.14324/111.9781787352339.
• Hecker S, Luckas M, Brandt M, et al. (2018) Stories can change the world – citizen science communication in practice. In: Hecker S, Haklay M, Bowser A, et al. (eds) Citizen Science – Innovation in Open Science, Society and Policy. London: UCL Press, pp. 445-462. DOI: 10.14324/111.9781787352339.
• Bela G, Peltola T, Young JC, Balazs B, Arpin I, Pataki G, Hauck J, Kelemen E, Kopperoinen L, Van Herzele A, Keune H, Hecker S, Suskevics M, Roy HE, Itkonen P, Kulvik M, Laszlo M, Basnou C, Pino J and Bonn A. (2016), (2016) Learning and the transformative potential of citizen science. Conservation Biology 30 (5):  pp. 990-999. DOI: 10.1111/cobi.12762.