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.

    Bessert-Nettelbeck M, Bischof A, Sturm U, Nagy E, Schraudner M, Backhaus J, Bruckermann T, Hecker S, Henke J, Köpferl K, Kirschke S, Liedtke C, Mahr F, Maibaum A, Podann AC, Rössig W, Schäfer M, Schröder C, Schrögel P, Shennan V, Steinhaus N, Stewart M, van den Bogaert V, Voigt-Heucke S (2023) Participation as a research approach in academia: a converging field. Research Ideas and Outcomes 9: e105155. https://doi.org/10.3897/rio.9.e105155

    Bonn, A., Brink, W., Hecker, S., Herrmann, T. M.,Liedtke, C., Premke-Kraus, M., Voigt-Heucke S., von Gönner, J., Altmann, C., Bauhus, W., Bengtsson, L., Brandt, M., Bruckermann, T., Büermann, A., Dietrich, P., Dörler, D., Eich-Brod, R., Eichinger, M., Ferschinger, L., Freyberg, L., Grützner, A., Hammel, G., Heigl, F., Heyen, N. B., Hölker, F., Johannsen, C., Kiefer, S., Klan, F., Kluß, T., Kluttig, T., Knapp, V., Knobloch, J., Koop, M., Lorke, J., Munke, M., Mortega, K. G., Pathe, C., Richter, A., Schumann, A., Soßdorf, A., Stämpfli, T., Sturm, U., Thiel, C., Tönsmann, S., van den Bogaert, V., Valentin, A., Wagenknecht, K., Wegener, R., Woll, S. (2022). Weißbuch Citizen-Science-Strategie 2030 für Deutschland Leipzig, Berlin. DOI: doi.org/10.31235/osf.io/ew4uk
        
    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.

    Haklay M, Dörler D, Heigl F, Manzoni M, Hecker S, Vohland K (2021) What Is Citizen Science? The Challenges of Definition. In: Vohland K, Land-Zandstra A, Ceccaroni L, et al. (eds) The Science of Citizen Science. Cham: Springer, pp. 13-33. DOI: 10.1007/978-3-030-58278-4_2.

    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.

    Mortega, K., Basagaña, X., Bonn, A., Delannoy, M., Fabó Cartas, C., Fraisl, D., Freyhof, J., Göbel, C., Hager, G., Hecker, S., Henke, J., Hippler, S., Kieslinger, B., Knobloch, J., Kragh, G., Lutz, M., Mauermeister, S., Moczek, N., Opitz, I., Richter, A., et al. (2022). Knowledge for Change: A Decade of Citizen Science (2020–2030) in Support of the SDGs. Zenodo 10.5281/zenodo.5972213.

    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.

    Schade S, Pelacho M, van Noordwijk T, Vohland K, Hecker S, Manzoni M (2021) Citizen Science and Policy. In: Vohland K, Land-Zandstra A, Ceccaroni L, et al. (eds) The Science of Citizen Science. Cham: Springer International Publishing, pp. 351-371. DOI: 10.1007/978-3-030-58278-4_18.

    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

    Svenningsen, C. S., Bowler, D. E.,Hecker, S., Bladt, J., Grescho, V., vanDam, N. M., Dauber, J.,Eichenberg, D., Ejrnæs, R., Fløjgaard, C., Frenzel, M., Frøslev, T.G., Hansen, A. J., Heilmann-Clausen, J., Huang, Y., Larsen, J. C.,Menger, J., Nayan, N. L. B. M., Pedersen, L. B., … Bonn, A.(2022). Flying insect biomass is negatively associated withurban cover in surrounding landscapes. Diversity andDistributions, 28, 1242–1254. https://doi.org/10.1111/ddi.13532

    Vohland K, Göbel C, Balázs B, Butkevičienė E, Daskolia M, Duží B, Hecker S, Manzoni M, Schade S (2021) Citizen Science in Europe. In: Vohland K, Land-Zandstra A, Ceccaroni L, et al. (eds) The Science of Citizen Science. Cham: Springer International Publishing, pp. 35-53. DOI: 10.1007/978-3-030-58278-4_3.

    von Gönner, J., Herrmann, T.M., Bruckermann, T. et al. Citizen science’s transformative impact on science, citizen empowerment and socio-political processes. Socio Ecol Pract Res 5, 11–33 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1007/s42532-022-00136-4

    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)

    Invited key note 'Empowering minds: Introducing citizen science', 20 Nov 2024 in the series "Trends under review" Luxemburg Research Fund

    Panelist on policy panel at opening of ECSA Conference 2024 Vienna

    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

    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

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

  • Tasks

    Research

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

    Committees and Advisory Boards

    Publications (selected)

    • Haklay M, Fraisl D, Tzovaras BG, Hecker S, et al. (2021) Contours of citizen science: a vignette study. Royal Society Open Science 8:202108. DOI:10.1098/rsos.202108.
    • Hecker, S. (2022). Citizen science communication and engagement: a growing concern for researchers and practitioners JCOM 21(07), C09. https://doi.org/10.22323/2.21070309
    • Hecker, S and Taddicken, M (2022). ‘Deconstructing citizen science: a framework on communication and interaction using the concept of roles’. JCOM 21 (01), A07. DOI:10.22323/2.21010207.
    • 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.
    • Kirschke S, Glahe J, Ahrend C, Brandt M, Hecker S, Krohmer J, Lentz S, Marzinek N, Molthagen-Schnöring S, Stewart M, Voigt-Heucke S (2024) Perspectives on Science Communication. Research Ideas and Outcomes 10: e136750. https://doi.org/10.3897/rio.10.e13675
    • Voigt-Heucke, S., Haklay, M., & Hecker, S. (2024). "11: Citizen science". In Elgar Encyclopedia of Interdisciplinarity and Transdisciplinarity. Cheltenham, UK: Edward Elgar Publishing.  https://doi.org/10.4337/9781035317967.ch11
    • 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.

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