2019 Conference Papers

Howell, E. L., & Scheufele, D. A.CRISPR benefit, risk, and ambivalence: The impact of the documentary Human Nature on scientists’ views of human gene editing. Paper to be presented at the annual meeting of the Society for Risk Analysis (SRA), Arlington, VA.

Copple, J., Bennett, N., Moon, W-K., Dudo, A., Newman, T., Leavey, N., Lindenfeld, L., & Volpe, C. (August, 2019). Untangling the contribution of training on scientists’ willingness to participate in public engagement: A test of parallel multiple mediation. Presentation at the annual meeting of the Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication in Toronto, Canada.

Rose, K.M., Brossard, D., & Scheufele, D.A. (2019, August). Of nature, trust, and health: Understanding public risk perceptions of genetically engineered foods. Paper to be presented at the annual conference of the Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication (AEJMC), Toronto, Canada.

Howell, E. L., Wirz, C. D., Brossard, D., Scheufele, D. A., & Xenos, M. A. (2019, May). Seeing through risk-colored glasses: Motivated reasoning and political polarization in U.S. views of fracking. Paper to be presented at the annual conference of the International Communication Association (ICA), Environmental Communication Division, Washington, D.C.

Rose, K. M., Brossard, D., & Markowitz, E. M. (2019, May). Scientists as decision-makers: How science faculty members view the public and contributions to decisions about science. Paper to be presented at the annual conference of the International Communication Association (ICA), Washington, D.C.

Lull, R., Akin, H., Hallman, W., Brossard, D., & Jamieson, K. (2019, May). Modeling risk perceptions, benefit perceptions, and approval of releasing genetically engineered mosquitoes as a response to Zika virus. Paper to be presented at the annual conference of the International Communication Association (ICA), Washington, D.C.

Hasell, A. & Brossard, D. (2019, May). Deference to Scientific Authority, Trust in Science, and Credibility of Scientific Expertise: Distinguishing the Three Connected Constructs in Science Communication. Paper to be presented at the annual conference of the International Communication Association (ICA), Washington, D.C.

Okada, T. & Scheufele, D. A. (2019, May). Attitudes Toward Scientists and Science: Exploring Geographical Divides. Paper to be presented at the annual conference of the American Association for Public Opinion Research (AAPOR), Toronto, Ontario, Canada.