How can social scientists work with communities to co-produce open, accessible science, while also protecting personal information? 

"Co-production improves the open exchange of information among stakeholders. The processes and impacts of conducting this type of collaborative science are not well understood, though.  Limited metrics exist to assess research outcomes. Currently, the only metric is the number of peer reviewed journal publications.  

The North Central and South Central CASCs developed a research project to assess the societal impacts of their science. They distributed a survey to targeted stakeholders in their regions. The goal of the survey was to learn about how stakeholders interact with project teams. The survey results will help to improve how project teams execute their research to best serve the stakeholders."