Caren Beth Cooper

Citizen Science as an Ecosystem of Engagement: Implications for Learning and Broadening Participation

BIOSCIENCE, 6.

Citizen Science in Postsecondary Education: Current Practices and Knowledge Gaps

BIOSCIENCE, 72(3), 276–288.

Taking the Pulse of the Planet

Cooper, C. (2022, June 22).

Testing the Waters: Locally, Regionally, Globally

Cooper, C., & Malow, B. (2022, January 15). (Vol. 1). Vol. 1.

The Effect of the COVID-19 Pandemic and Associated Restrictions on Participation in Community and Citizen Science

Citizen Science: Theory and Practice.

What is community-level environmental literacy, and how can we measure it? A report of a convening to conceptualize and operationalize CLEL

Gibson, L. M., Busch, K. C., Stevenson, K. T., Cutts, B. B., DeMattia, E. A., Aguilar, O. M., … Wheaton, M. (2022, April 19). ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION RESEARCH, Vol. 5, pp. 1–29.

Deconstructing incubation behaviour in response to ambient temperature over different timescales

Journal of Avian Biology.

Do We Impact Neighboring Nests When Managing for House Sparrows on Nest- Box Trails?

NORTHEASTERN NATURALIST, 8.

Inclusion in citizen science: The conundrum of rebranding

Science, 372(6549), 1386–1388.

Perspective: The power (dynamics) of open data in citizen science

Frontiers in Climate, 3, 57.

Public Science Scholars Flock Together: Nesting Anti-Racism Principles across the Participatory Sciences

Cooper, C. (2021, May). Keynote presented at the Virtual Spring Research Symposium, University of Texas at San Antonio.

The Past, Present, and Future of Citizen Science

Cooper, C., & Caplan, A. (2021, March). Keynote presented at the American Philosophical Society Symposium.

Advice for Collaborations between Natural and Social Scientists: A Response to Martin (2020)

Cooper, C. B., & Larson, L. R. (2020, May).

How can citizen science advance environmental justice? Exploring the noise paradox through sense of place

Cities & Health, 5(1-2), 33–45.

Night conditions affect morning incubation behaviour differently across a latitudinal gradient

IBIS.

Scales of Participation: Citizen Science to Address Social Roots of Environmental Issues in the United States

Cooper, C. (2020, September). Keynote presented at the National Conference on Citizen Science for Biodiversity, India.

Sensory pollutants alter bird phenology and fitness across a continent

NATURE.

Still in Need of Norms: The State of the Data in Citizen Science

Citizen Science: Theory and Practice, 5(1).

The Field Guide to Citizen Science: How You Can Contribute to Scientific Research and Make a Difference

Portland, Oregon: Timber Press.

The diverse motivations of citizen scientists: Does conservation emphasis grow as volunteer participation progresses?

BIOLOGICAL CONSERVATION, 242.

Citizen Science Ethics

Citizen Science: Theory and Practice, 4(1).

Citizen Science as a common space for scientific research and civil society

Cooper, C. (2019, October). Keynote presented at the Citizen Science Symposium, University of Southern Denmark.

Do birdwatchers buy the duck stamp?

HUMAN DIMENSIONS OF WILDLIFE, 24(1), 61–70.

Keynote

Cooper, C. (2019, March). Presented at the Citizen Science Conference, Spain.

Project Categories to Guide Institutional Oversight of Responsible Conduct of Scientists Leading Citizen Science in the United States

Citizen Science: Theory and Practice, 4(1), 7.

The problem with delineating narrow criteria for citizen science

Bridging the nature gap: can citizen science reverse the extinction of experience?

FRONTIERS IN ECOLOGY AND THE ENVIRONMENT, 16(7), 405–411.

Keynote

Cooper, C. (2018, February). Keynote presented at the Australian Citizen Science Association, Adelaide, South Australia.

Pathways in Ornithology

In M. L. Morrison, A. D. Rodewald, G. Voelker, J. Prather, & M. R. Colón (Eds.), Ornithology : foundation, analysis, and application. Baltimore, Maryland: Johns Hopkins University Press.

Paul F-Brandwein Lecture

Cooper, C. (2018, March). Keynote presented at the National Science Teachers Association, Atlanta, Georgia.

Place-based pathways to proenvironmental behavior: Empirical evidence for a conservation-recreation model

Society & Natural Resources, 31(8), 871–891.

The role of citizen science in addressing grand challenges in food and agriculture research

Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences, 285(1891), 20181977.

‘Green incubation': avian offspring benefit from aromatic nest herbs through improved parental incubation behaviour

Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences, 285(1880), 20180376.

Acoustic environments matter: Synergistic benefits to humans and ecological communities

Journal of Environmental Management, Vol. 203, pp. 245–254.

Citizen Science Terminology Matters: Exploring Key Terms

Citizen Science: Theory and Practice, 2(1), 1.

Citizen Science: Everybody Counts

Cooper, C. (2017, April). Presented at the TEDxGreensboro, Greensboro, NC. https://youtu.be/G7cQHSqfSzI

Citizen Science: How Ordinary People Are Changing the Face of Discovery

London: Gerald & Duckworth Co.

Contrasting the Views and Actions of Data Collectors and Data Consumers in a Volunteer Water Quality Monitoring Project: Implications for Project Design and Management

Citizen Science: Theory and Practice, 2(1), 8.

Does the house sparrowPasser domesticusrepresent a global model species for egg rejection behavior?

Journal of Avian Biology, 48(3), 346–352.

Keynote

Cooper, C. (2017, November). Presented at the XXIII Spanish Congress of Ornithology, Badajoz, Spain.

Keynote

Cooper, C. (2017, August). Presented at the National Environmental Monitoring Conference, Washington, DC.

Keynote

Cooper, C. (2017, March). Presented at the Southeast Asian Citizen Science Conference, Singapore.

Keynote: Bridging the Gap

Cooper, C. (2017, October). Presented at the NC Community Foundation, Raleigh, NC.

Op-Ed: How tagging butterflies can help you tell what’s real and what’s fake

Cooper, C. (2017, March 16). Los Angeles Times. https://www.latimes.com/opinion/op-ed/la-oe-cooper-citizen-science-20170316-story.html

SciStarter 2.0

Analyzing the Role of Citizen Science in Modern Research, pp. 50–61.

Science of Citizen Science

Cooper, C. B. (2017, February). Panel and workshop presented at the Portland, OR.

Augmented reality in citizen science to connect with reality

Cooper, C. B. (2016, August 1). https://blog.scistarter.org/2016/08/augmented-reality-citizen-science-connect-reality/

Citizen Science: How Ordinary People Are Changing the Face of Discovery

NY: The Overlook Press.

Coop’s Scoop: Citizen science practitioners walk the walk with open science on the next #CitSciChat

Cooper, C. (2016, May 17). https://web.archive.org/web/20170908082601/http://blogs.plos.org/citizensci/2016/05/17/coops-scoop-citizen-science-practitioners-walk-the-walk-with-open-science-on-the-next-citscichat/

Coop’s Scoop: Genetic literacy and citizen science for reading DNA

Cooper, C. B. (2016, January 19). http://blogs.plos.org/citizensci/2016/01/19/coops-scoop-genetic-literacy-and-citizen-science-for-reading-dna/

Coop’s Scoop: Opening access with citizen science in a word

Cooper, C. (2016, February 23). https://web.archive.org/web/20180405154807/http://blogs.plos.org/citizensci/2016/02/23/coops-scoop-opening-access-with-citizen-science-in-a-word/

Coop’s Scoop: Quality and quantity with citizen science

Cooper, C. B. (2016, December 21). https://web.archive.org/web/20170907203245/http://blogs.plos.org/citizensci/2016/12/21/quality-and-quantity-with-citizen-science/

How “Responsible” is citizen science? Discuss on the next #CitSciChat

Cooper, C., Serrano, F., & Göbel, C. (2016, July 26). https://web.archive.org/web/20170907223028/http://blogs.plos.org/citizensci/2016/07/26/how-responsible-is-citizen-science-discuss-on-the-next-citscichat/

Keynote

Cooper, C. B. (2016, February). Presented at the Aquarium of the Pacific, San Diego, CA.

Scientists should talk to the public, but also listen

Cooper, C. B. (2016, February 5). https://blogs.scientificamerican.com/guest-blog/scientists-should-talk-to-the-public-but-also-listen/

The Theory and Practice of Citizen Science: Launching a New Journal

Citizen Science: Theory and Practice, 1(1), 1.

The Tragedy of the Unexamined Cat: Why K–12 and University Education Are Still in the Dark Ages and How Citizen Science Allows for a Renaissance

Journal of Microbiology & Biology Education, 17(1), 4–6.

Why citizen science matters

In D. Cavalier & E. Kennedy (Eds.), The Rightful Place of Science: Citizen Science. Tempe, AZ: Consortium for Science, Policy & Outcomes, Arizona State University Press.

A framework to assess evolutionary responses to anthropogenic light and sound

Trends in Ecology & Evolution, 30(9), 550–560.

Advances in techniques to study incubation

In C. Deeming & J. Reynolds (Eds.), Nests, Eggs, and Incubation: New Ideas about Avian Reproduction (pp. 179–195). Oxford University Press.

Are wildlife recreationists conservationists? Linking hunting, birdwatching, and pro-environmental behavior

The Journal of Wildlife Management, 79(3), 446–457.

Biparental nest-attendance in Chilean Swallows (Tachycineta meyeni) breeding in Ushuaia, Argentina

Emu - Austral Ornithology, 115(1), 76–79.

Birdwatchers, hunters train their scopes on conservation

Cooper, C. B. (2015, March 9). https://blogs.scientificamerican.com/guest-blog/birdwatchers-hunters-train-their-scopes-on-conservation/

Citizen science of the deep blue sea

Cooper, C. (2015, June 23). https://web.archive.org/web/20150905202412/http://blogs.plos.org/citizensci/2015/06/23/citizen-science-of-the-deep-blue-sea/

Coop’s Citizen Sci Scoop: Crowdsourced Hopes for the 1st Citizen Science Association Conference

Cooper, C. B. (2015, February 6). https://web.archive.org/web/20150905222523/http://blogs.plos.org/citizensci/2015/02/06/coops-citizen-sci-scoop-crowdsourced-hopes-1st-citizen-science-association-conference/

Coop’s Citizen Sci Scoop: Hash out citizen science in Twitter chat sessions

Cooper, C. B. (2015, January 18). https://web.archive.org/web/20170908042055/http://blogs.plos.org/citizensci/2015/01/19/coops-citizen-sci-scoop-hash-out-citizen-science-in-twitter-chat-sessions/

Coop’s Citizen Sci Scoop: Recap of Jan 28 #CitSciChat

Cooper, C. (2015, January 31). https://web.archive.org/web/20170909091825/http://blogs.plos.org/citizensci/2015/01/31/coops-citizen-sci-scoop-recap-jan-28-citscichat/

Coop’s Citizen Sci Scoop: Try it, you might like it

Cooper, C. B. (2015, January 12). https://web.archive.org/web/20170908013929/http://blogs.plos.org/citizensci/2015/01/12/coops-citizen-sci-scoop-try-might-like/

Coop’s Scoop: Amphibian and reptile citizen science on the next #CitSciChat

Cooper, C. (2015, August 3). https://web.archive.org/web/20180405160021/http://blogs.plos.org/citizensci/2015/08/03/coops-scoop-amphibian-and-reptile-citizen-science-on-the-next-citscichat/

Coop’s Scoop: Citizen science at the White House

Cooper, C. B. (2015, September 30). https://web.archive.org/web/20170908070028/http://blogs.plos.org/citizensci/2015/09/30/coops-scoop-citizen-science-at-the-white-house/

Coop’s Scoop: Citizen science in schools

Cooper, C. (2015, September 8). https://web.archive.org/web/20160314063653/http://blogs.plos.org/citizensci/2015/09/08/coops-scoop-citizen-science-in-schools

Coop’s Scoop: Citizen science to study your dog, because your dog studies you

Cooper, C. (2015, August 23). https://web.archive.org/web/20170908010841/http://blogs.plos.org/citizensci/2015/08/23/coops-scoop-citizen-science-to-study-your-dog-because-your-dog-studies-you/

Coop’s Scoop: Connecting with citizen science apps

Cooper, C. B. (2015, September 21). https://web.archive.org/web/20180405155952/http://blogs.plos.org/citizensci/2015/09/21/coops-scoop-connecting-with-citizen-science-apps/

Coop’s Scoop: Do-It-Yourself, Together

Cooper, C. (2015, June 5). https://web.archive.org/web/20150905224640/http://blogs.plos.org/citizensci/2015/06/05/coops-scoop-do-it-yourself-together/

Coop’s Scoop: Federal Citizen Science Tool Kit on next #CitSciChat

Cooper, C. (2015, October 5). https://web.archive.org/web/20180405155734/http://blogs.plos.org/citizensci/2015/10/05/coops-scoop-federal-citizen-science-tool-kit-on-next-citscichat/

Coop’s Scoop: Mind over mainframe – next #CitSciChat discusses citizen science games

Cooper, C. (2015, February 23). https://web.archive.org/web/20170909220648/http://blogs.plos.org/citizensci/2015/02/23/coops-scoop-mind-mainframe-next-citscichat-discusses-citizen-science-games/

Coop’s Scoop: Shark citizen science, on the next #CitSciChat

Cooper, C. (2015, July 6). https://web.archive.org/web/20180405161758/http://blogs.plos.org/citizensci/2015/07/06/coops-scoop-shark-citizen-science-on-the-next-citscichat/

Coop’s Scoop: Speak for the bees on next #CitSciChat

Cooper, C. (2015, May 26). https://web.archive.org/web/20170908040738/http://blogs.plos.org/citizensci/2015/05/26/coops-scoop-speak-for-the-bees-on-the-next-citscichat/

Coop’s Scoop: Speak for the trees on next #CitSciChat

Cooper, C. (2015, April 27). https://web.archive.org/web/20151218172800/http://blogs.plos.org/citizensci/2015/04/27/coops-scoop-speak-for-trees-citscichat/

Coop’s Scoop: Tweeting about spring citizen science

Cooper, C. B. (2015, March 23). https://web.archive.org/web/20150905193730/http://blogs.plos.org/citizensci/2015/03/23/coops-scoop-tweeting-spring-citizen-science/

Coop’s Scoop: What’s not counted when we count “Citizen Science”?

Cooper, C. (2015, December 7). https://web.archive.org/web/20160313062018/http://blogs.plos.org/citizensci/2015/12/07/coops-scoop-whats-not-counted-when-we-count-citizen-science/

Coop’s Scoop: the STEAM of citizen science

Cooper, C. B. (2015, February 18). https://web.archive.org/web/20150905235507/http://blogs.plos.org/citizensci/2015/02/18/coops-scoop-steam-citizen-science/

Coop’s Scoop:2015 year in Review Quiz

Cooper, C. B. (2015, December 24). [Quiz]. https://blog.scistarter.org/2015/12/coops-scoop-2015-citizen-science-year-in-review-quiz/

Emotions as Drivers of Wildlife Stewardship Behavior: Examining Citizen Science Nest Monitors’ Responses to Invasive House Sparrows

Human Dimensions of Wildlife, 21(1), 18–33.

Good for Something House Sparrows

Cooper, C. B. (2015, June). Bluebird Notes, pp. 10–11.

Inside NC Science: Cowbirds are feathered freeloaders

Cooper, C. B. (2015, June 14). The News & Observer.

Neighborhood Nestwatch

Cooper, C. B. (2015, May). NC Museum of Natural Sciences’ Magazine.

Science of the people, by the people, and for the people

Cooper, C. B. (2015, September 30). https://blogs.scientificamerican.com/guest-blog/science-of-the-people-by-the-people-and-for-the-people/

The role of citizen science in studies of avian reproduction

In C. Deeming & J. Reynolds (Eds.), Nests, Eggs, and Incubation: New Ideas about Avian Reproduction (pp. 208–220). United Kingdom: Oxford University Press.

Understanding the multi-dimensional structure of pro-environmental behavior

Journal of Environmental Psychology, 43, 112–124.

Citizen Science: A Tool for Integrating Studies of Human and Natural Systems

Annual Review of Environment and Resources, 39(1), 641–665.

Citizen science at the North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences

Cooper, C. B. (2014, December 16). https://www.discovermagazine.com/the-sciences/citizen-science-at-the-north-carolina-museum-of-natural-sciences

Coop’s Citizen Sci Scoop: A tide of citizen science history revisited

Cooper, C. B. (2014, August 28). https://web.archive.org/web/20160802222233/http://blogs.plos.org/citizensci/2014/08/28/coops-citizen-sci-scoop-tide-citizen-science-history-revisited/

Coop’s Citizen Sci Scoop: Birdwatchers have themselves that thank (and here is why you should thank them too)

Cooper, C. B. (2014, September 4). https://web.archive.org/web/20170908040311/http://blogs.plos.org/citizensci/2014/09/04/coops-citizen-sci-scoop-bird-watchers-thank/

Coop’s Citizen Sci Scoop: Does citizen science get lost in translation?

Cooper, C. B. (2014, July 11). https://web.archive.org/web/20150905194223/http://blogs.plos.org/citizensci/2014/07/11/coops-citizen-sci-scoop-citizen-science-get-lost-translation/

Coop’s Citizen Sci Scoop: Fisherman, sailor, beachcomber, diver - the seas of research helpers

Cooper, C. B. (2014, August 26). https://web.archive.org/web/20170909082916/http://blogs.plos.org/citizensci/2014/08/26/coops-citizen-sci-scoop-fishermen-sailor-beachcomber-diver-seas-research-helpers/

Coop’s Citizen Sci Scoop: Jefferson’s legacy cultivates a nation of amateurs

Cooper, C. B. (2014, July 4). https://web.archive.org/web/20150906004521/http://blogs.plos.org/citizensci/2014/07/04/coops-citizen-sci-scoop-jeffersons-legacy-cultivates-nation-amateurs/

Coop’s Citizen Sci Scoop: Patients who were research subjects and the doctors who listened – the citizen science of HIV/AIDS research

Cooper, C. B. (2014, July 20). https://web.archive.org/web/20150905213057/http://blogs.plos.org/citizensci/2014/07/20/coops-citizen-sci-scoop-patients-research-subjects-doctors-listened-citizen-science-hivaids-research/

Coop’s Citizen Sci Scoop: Roundup of recent discoveries

Cooper, C. B. (2014, June 27). https://web.archive.org/web/20170908065906/http://blogs.plos.org/citizensci/2014/06/27/coops-citizen-sci-scoop-roundup-recent-discoveries/

Coop’s Citizen Sci Scoop: Shake it up with the fast pace of citizen science

Cooper, C. B. (2014, May 31). https://web.archive.org/web/20170908163225/http://blogs.plos.org/citizensci/2014/05/31/coops-citizen-sci-scoop-shake-fast-pace-citizen-science/

Coop’s Citizen Sci Scoop: The key to unlocking collaborative conservation for birds

Cooper, C. B. (2014, September 12). https://web.archive.org/web/20170908214311/http://blogs.plos.org/citizensci/2014/09/12/coops-citizen-sci-scoop-key-unlocking-collaborative-conservation-birds/

Coop’s Citizen Sci Scoop: Weekly Roundup

Cooper, C. B. (2014, May 23). https://web.archive.org/web/20170908114708/http://blogs.plos.org/citizensci/2014/05/23/coops-citizen-sci-scoop-weekly-roundup-2/

Coop’s Citizen Sci Scoop: What Citizen Science Tells Us

Cooper, C. B. (2014, May 16). https://web.archive.org/web/20170908155650/http://blogs.plos.org/citizensci/2014/05/16/coops-citizen-sci-scoop-citizen-science-told-us/

Coop’s Citizen Sci Scoop: What would Thoreau do?

Cooper, C. B. (2014, June 13). https://web.archive.org/web/20170907175909/http://blogs.plos.org/citizensci/2014/06/13/coops-citizen-sci-scoopwhat-would-thoreau-do/

Elevational trends in life histories: revising the pace-of-life framework

Biological Reviews, 90(1), 204–213.

Expert Amateurs: local dive guides report sharks for citizen science

Cooper, C. B. (2014, May 9). Discover.

Expert Amateurs: local dive guides report sharks for citizen science

Cooper, C. B. (2014, April 26). https://web.archive.org/web/20170908163229/http://blogs.plos.org/citizensci/2014/04/26/expert-amateurs-local-dive-guides-report-sharks-citizen-science/

First-ever Bluebird Twins Highlight Citizen Science’s value in studying rare events

Cooper, C. B. (2014, March 26). https://web.archive.org/web/20170909074722/http://blogs.plos.org/citizensci/2014/03/26/first-ever-bluebird-twins-highlight-citizen-sciences-value-studying-rare-events/

Is there a weekend bias in clutch-initiation dates from citizen science? Implications for studies of avian breeding phenology

International Journal of Biometeorology, 58(7), 1415–1419.

New Association Wants You! Calling All Supporters of Citizen Science

Cooper, C. B. (2014, March 10). https://web.archive.org/web/20170909013707/http://blogs.plos.org/citizensci/2014/03/10/new-citizen-science-association-wants-you/

The Invisible Prevalence of Citizen Science in Global Research: Migratory Birds and Climate Change

PLoS ONE, 9(9), e106508.

The eBird enterprise: An integrated approach to development and application of citizen science

Biological Conservation, 169, 31–40.

The nine simultaneous lives of cats: cat tracker

Cooper, C. B. (2014, July 25). https://web.archive.org/web/20170907231722/http://blogs.plos.org/citizensci/2014/07/25/coops-citizen-sci-scoop-nine-simultaneous-lives-cats/

Animal care ethics in citizen science: My conundrum

Cooper, C. B. (2013, March 5). https://blogs.scientificamerican.com/guest-blog/animal-care-ethics-in-citizen-science-my-conundrum/

Avian Incubation Patterns Reflect Temporal Changes in Developing Clutches

PLoS ONE, 8(6), e65521.

Citizen Science Champions of Change!

Cooper, C. B. (2013, June 25). https://blog.scistarter.org/2013/06/citizen-science-champions-of-change/

Citizen Science Perspectives on E-Participation in Urban Planning

In Advances in Electronic Government, Digital Divide, and Regional Development (pp. 172–197).

Got Bacon? Communities leverage citizen science because environmental racism is not kosher

Cooper, C. B. (2013, March 18). https://web.archive.org/web/20170909022310/http://blogs.plos.org/citizensci/2013/03/18/got-bacon-communities-leverage-citizen-science-because-environmental-racism-is-not-kosher/

Human Dimensions of Ecological Restoration: Integrating Science, Nature, and Culture

Ecological Restoration, 31(4), 426–427.

Lessons from Ants to Starts: An Egalitarian Scientific World, One Name at a Time

Cooper, C. B. (2013, April 22). https://web.archive.org/web/20170909183857/http://blogs.plos.org/citizensci/2013/04/22/lessons-from-ants-to-stars-an-egalitarian-scientific-world-one-name-at-a-time/

Media is Unreal: Bringing Media Literacy into Science Literacy

Cooper, C. B. (2013, April 16). https://blogs.scientificamerican.com/guest-blog/media-is-unreal-bring-media-literacy-into-science-literacy/

Peace on Earth, Good Will Towards All Birds

Cooper, C. B. (2013, December 24). https://web.archive.org/web/20170908174740/http://blogs.plos.org/citizensci/2013/12/24/peace-on-earth-good-will-towards-all-birds/

Pearls Across the Zooniverse: When crowdsourcing becomes citizen science

Cooper, C. B. (2013, February 28). https://blogs.scientificamerican.com/guest-blog/pearls-across-the-zooniverse-when-crowdsourcing-becomes-citizen-science/

Science in the Streets: Public Engagement Then and Now

Cooper, C. B. (2013, November). Presented at the History of Science Society & Boston University, Boston, MA.

Solar noon and tactile cues synergistically regulate clutch size: a new approach to investigations of avian life-history theory

Ibis, 155(4), 709–713.

Supersized study: citizen science finds grebe that some feared losing

Cooper, C. B. (2013, August 6). https://web.archive.org/web/20170908152833/http://blogs.plos.org/citizensci/2013/08/06/supersized-study-citizen-science-finds-grebe-that-some-feared-losing/

Technology in Citizen Science

Cooper, C. B. (2013, August). Workshop presented at the British Ecological Society Meeting, London, UK.

That moment when you realize how little you actually know

Cooper, C. B. (2013, July 15). https://blog.scistarter.org/2013/07/that-moment-when-you-realize-how-little-you-actually-know/

The Citizen Science of Climate Change: We are not bystanders

Cooper, C. B. (2013, January 22). https://blogs.scientificamerican.com/guest-blog/the-citizen-science-of-climate-change-we-are-not-bystanders/

The Most Stressful Science Problem

Cooper, C. B. (2013, January 10). https://blogs.scientificamerican.com/guest-blog/the-most-stressful-science-problem/

Tribute to Tinbergen: Public Engagement in Ethology

Ethology, 120(3), 207–214.

Victorian-era citizen science: reports of its death have been greatly exaggerated

Cooper, C. B. (2013, August 30). https://blogs.scientificamerican.com/guest-blog/victorian-era-citizen-science-reports-of-its-death-have-been-greatly-exaggerated/

Zen in the Art of Citizen Science: Apps for Collective Discovery and the 1-Percent Rule of the Web

Cooper, C. B. (2013, September 11). https://blogs.scientificamerican.com/guest-blog/zen-in-the-art-of-citizen-science-apps-for-collective-discovery-and-the-1-percent-rule-of-the-web/

Clock gene variation in Tachycineta swallows

Ecology and Evolution, 2(1), 95–105.

Clutch Investment in the Chilean Swallow (Tachycineta meyeni) Shifts with Time of Breeding and Position in the Sequence of Laying

The Condor, 114(2), 377–384.

Data validation in citizen science: a case study from Project FeederWatch

Frontiers in Ecology and the Environment, 10(6), 305–307.

Ho: Ho: Ho:, Merry Hypotheses! The gift of creativity in citizen science

Cooper, C. B. (2012, December 24). https://web.archive.org/web/20170909100905/http://blogs.plos.org/citizensci/2012/12/24/ho-ho-ho-merry-hypotheses-the-gift-of-creativity-in-citizen-science/

Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Data

Cooper, C. B. (2012, July 3). https://blogs.scientificamerican.com/guest-blog/life-liberty-and-the-pursuit-of-data/

Links and Distinctions Among Citizenship, Science, and Citizen Science. A Reponse to "The Future of Citizen Science."

Democracy & Education, 20(2), 13.

Natural History Traits Associated with Detecting Mortality Within Residential Bird Communities: Can Citizen Science Provide Insights?

Environmental Management, 50(1), 11–20.

Reproductive biology of a narrowly endemic swallow, Tachycineta swallow in dry, seasonal forest in coastal Peru

Ornitologia Neotropical, 23, 95–112.

Researcher’s Perspective: A Citizen Science fix for data junkies

Cooper, C. B. (2012, December 12). https://web.archive.org/web/20160309183433/http://blogs.plos.org/citizensci/2012/12/12/researchers-perspective-a-citizen-science-fix-for-data-junkies/

Retro Science, part 1

Cooper, C. B. (2012, August 23). https://blogs.scientificamerican.com/guest-blog/retro-science-part-1/

Stone Soup for Thanksgiving: Understanding bird disease through citizen science

Cooper, C. B. (2012, November 21). https://blogs.scientificamerican.com/guest-blog/stone-soup-for-thanksgiving-understanding-bird-disease-through-citizen-science/

The Opportunities and Challenges of Citizen Science as a Tool for Ecological Research

In Citizen Science (pp. 99–113).

I Say "Bird Walk," You Say "Big Day": What do gender patterns mean for the future of bird watching?

Cooper, C. B. (2011, March). Birdscope.

Light increases the rate of embryonic development: implications for latitudinal trends in incubation period

Functional Ecology, 25(4), 769–776.

Low Variation in the Polymorphic Clock Gene Poly-Q Region Despite Population Genetic Structure across Barn Swallow (Hirundo rustica) Populations

PLoS ONE, 6(12), e28843.

Media Literacy as a Key Strategy toward Improving Public Acceptance of Climate Change Science

BioScience, 61(3), 231–237.

The Sunny Side of Life: does sunlight affect chicks still in the eggs?

Voss, M. V., & Cooper, C. B. (2011, June). Birdscope.

Gender Patterns in Bird-related Recreation in the USA and UK

Ecology and Society, 15(4).

The Design of Artificial Nestboxes for the Study of Secondary Hole-Nesting Birds: A Review of Methodological Inconsistencies and Potential Biases

Acta Ornithologica, 45(1), 1–26.

Using a Free Online Citizen-Science Project to Teach Observation & Quantification of Animal Behavior

Using a Free Online Citizen-Science Project to Teach Observation & Quantification of Animal Behavior. The American Biology Teacher, 72(7), 437–443.

AOU Thursday: Hope for Solving Bird Collisions

Cooper, C. B. (2009, August 14). https://www.allaboutbirds.org/news/aou-thursday-hope-for-solving-bird-collisions/

Citizen Science: A Developing Tool for Expanding Science Knowledge and Scientific Literacy

BioScience, 59(11), 977–984.

Extended Laying Interval of Ultimate Eggs of the Eastern Bluebird

The Condor, 111(4), 752–755.

Extinction debt or habitat change? – Ongoing losses of woodland birds in north-eastern New South Wales, Australia

Biological Conservation, 142(12), 3182–3190.

Misconceptions about Climate Change and the Importance of Public Science Literacy

Cooper, C. B. (2009, October). Presented at the 59th Annual Cortland Recreation Conference, State University of New York at Cortland.

Artificial nest site preferences of Black-capped Chickadees

Journal of Field Ornithology, 79(2), 193–197.

CAN WE IMPROVE ESTIMATES OF JUVENILE DISPERSAL DISTANCE AND SURVIVAL

Ecology, 89(12), 3349–3361.

Is this Climate Change Story True?

Cooper, C. B. (2008, November). Presented at the Tompkins County Environmental Management Council.

Looking for the perfect fixer-upper: Chickadees prefer nest tubes filled with wood shavings more than boxes

Cooper, C. B., Bonter, D., & Erikson, L. (2008, June). Birdscope.

Media Bytes: Is this Climate Change Story True?

Cooper, C. B. (2008, April). Presented at the Warrington Symposium, Shenandoah University, Winchester, VA.

Science Explicitly for Nonscientists

Ecology and Society, 13(2).

CONTRASTING NATURAL EXPERIMENTS CONFIRM COMPETITION BETWEEN HOUSE FINCHES AND HOUSE SPARROWS

Ecology, 88(4), 864–870.

Citizen Science as a Tool for Conservation in Residential Ecosystems

Ecology and Society, 12(2).

How many glaciers does it take to change a light bulb?

Cooper, C. B. (2007, June). Birdscope.

Insights from 60,000 nests: A decade of results from The Birdhouse Network

Phillips, T., Cooper, C. B., & Whitman, M. (2007, March). Birdscope.

Why did house sparrow numbers rise, then fall? Citizen-science data point to competition with house finches

Cooper, C. B., Hochachka, W. M., & Dhondt, A. A. (2007, March). Birdscope.

Yard cats and birds

Cooper, C. B. (2007, September). Birdscope.

Cautious or Courageous: How bold are your Birds?

Birdscope, 20(2).

Geographical and seasonal gradients in hatching failure in Eastern Bluebirds Sialia sialis reinforce clutch size trends

Ibis, 148(2), 221–230.

La Ciencia ciudadana como herramienta para el monitoreo de la biodiversidad [Citizen Science as a Tool for Biodiversity Monitoring].

In I. Pisanty & M. Caso (Eds.), Especies, espacios y riesgos [Species, Spaces and Risks] (pp. 17–32). Mexico: Instituto Nacional de Ecologa: Semarnat.

Warm temperatures lead to early onset of incubation, shorter incubation periods and greater hatching asynchrony in tree swallows Tachycineta bicolor at the extremes of their range

Journal of Avian Biology, 37(2), 137–142.

Beyond the Call

Birdscope, 19(1).

Latitudinal trends in within-year reoccupation of nest boxes and their implications

Journal of Avian Biology, 36(1), 31–39.

New software for quantifying incubation behavior from time-series recordings

Journal of Field Ornithology, 76(4), 352–356.

Par for the course: pesticides on golf courses

Birdscope, 19(3).

Seasonal and Latitudinal Trends in Clutch Size: Thermal Constraints During Laying and Incubation

Ecology, 86(8), 2018–2031.

Bluebirds put their eggs into more than one basket

Birdscope, 18(3).

Conservation biology

In W. D. Koenig & J. L. Dickinson (Eds.), Ecology and Evolution of Cooperative Breeding in Birds (pp. 197–209).

Techno-Birds

Cooper, C. B. (2004, March). Featured presentation presented at the Pennsylvania Bluebird Society Annual Meeting, Gettysburg, PA.

Incubation Matters

Birdscope, 17(1).

Effects of remnant size and connectivity on the response of Brown Treecreepers to habitat fragmentation

Emu - Austral Ornithology, 102(3), 249–256.

Experimental Evidence of Disrupted Dispersal Causing Decline of an Australian Passerine in Fragmented Habitat

Conservation Biology, 16(2), 471–478.

Independent effects of woodland loss and fragmentation on Brown Treecreeper distribution

Biological Conservation, 105(1), 1–10.

LANDSCAPE PATTERNS AND DISPERSAL SUCCESS: SIMULATED POPULATION DYNAMICS IN THE BROWN TREECREEPER

Ecological Applications, 12(6), 1576–1587.