About
My work broadly explores the factors that influence the public's science and environmental attitudes, with particular attention to effects of politicization and scientific disagreement. I use diverse methods to help answer these questions, from surveys and experiments to computer-assisted content analyses and physiological methods.
My dissertation will look at the prevalence of scientific agreement, disagreement, and denial in news and the effects that exposure to such language has on science attitudes and trust. Recently, I have also been working on projects related to science knowledge, strategic messaging in competitive envirionments, and how sensitivity to threat and disgust are associated with science attitudes.
My research has appeared in Public Understanding of Science and PLoS ONE.
Field(s) of Study
- Science & Environmental Communicaiton
- Political Communication
- Media Effects
