2021 Conference Papers

Krause, N. M., Yang, S., Bao, L., Calice, M., Newman, T. P., Brossard, D. (2021, November 16-19). The interplay of trust and political ideology in shaping emerging AI attitudes [Conference presentation]. Science & You 2021, Metz, France.

Li, N. & Molder, A. L. (2021, November). Effects of the “flatten the curve” charts on perceptions of and behavioral intentions toward social distancing measures during the COVID-19 pandemic. [Conference presentation] the annual conference of the Midwest Association for Public Opinion Research (MAPOR), Chicago, IL.

Li, N., Molder, A. L., & Yang, S. (2021, November). Decoding the “spiky fuzz-ball”: Visual representation of SARS-Cov-2, emotions, and risk perception of COVID-19. [Conference presentation] Presented at the 107th annual conference of the National Communication Association (NCA), Seattle, WA.

Villanueva, I.I., Buechner, S., & Sanders, A. (2021, November). Moral foundations theory and nuclear energy: The complementary roles of elaboration and emotional activation in social media sharing intentions. [Conference presentation] Annual Conference of the National Communication Association (NCA), Seattle, WA.

Newman, T.P. & Beets, B. (2021, August). Measuring the Brand of Science: Implications for Science Communication Research and Practice. Paper presented at the Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication (AEJMC) annual conference, Virtual.

Howell, E.L., Molder A.L., DeSalazar, M., Quian, Y., Scheufele, D.A., Kirschner, E., Goodwin, S.S. (July 2021). Connecting research and storytelling to engage with audiences through documentary film: Insights from a scientist-filmmaker collaboration. [Conference presentation] Presented at Communicating the Future: Engaging the Public in Basic ScienceScience Public Engagement Partnership (SciPep), virtual.

Calice, M. N., Bao, L., Freiling, I., Howell, E., Yang, S., Xenos, M. A., Brossard, D., Newman, T. P., & Scheufele, D. A. (May 2021). New gatekeepers, old partisan patterns: How partisanship shapes perceptions of “algorithmic news bias.” 71st Annual International Communication Association (ICA) Conference, Virtual.

Bao, L., Howell, E., Calice, M. N., Freiling, I., Scheufele, D. A., Newman, T. P., Brossard, D., & Xenos, M. A., (May 2021). How ideology and media use predict conspiracy theory beliefs in the U.S. 71st Annual International Communication Association (ICA) Conference, Virtual.

Freiling, I., Krause, N. M., Scheufele, D. A., & Brossard, D. (May 2021). Believing and sharing misinformation, fact-checks, and accurate information on social media: Anxiety during COVID-19. 71st Annual International Communication Association (ICA) Conference, Virtual.

Freiling, I., Krause, N. M., Scheufele, D. A., & Brossard, D. (2021, April). Anxiety fueling belief in and sharing of true, false, and corrected information on social media during COVID-19. Presented at DACH21: Three-Country Conference on Communication Science, Virtual.

Newman, T. P. (2021, May). Unpacking the “brand” of science: How scientists and the public think and feel about science. Presented at the Public Communication of Science and Technology (PCST) conference, Aberdeen, Scotland.

Krause, N. M., Howell, E. L., Xenos, M. A., Scheufele, D. A., & Brossard, D. (2021, May). Enabling decision-relevant debates about human genome editing. Presented at the Public Communication of Science and Technology (PCST) conference, Aberdeen, Scotland.

Bao, L., Calice, M. N., Brossard, D., Rose, K. M., Markowitz, E. M., & Scheufele, D. A. (2021, May). Understanding willingness to engage in “democratic outreach” among science faculty at U.S. land-grant universities. Presented at the Public Communication of Science and Technology (PCST) Conference, Aberdeen, Scotland.

Calice, M. N., Bao, L., Rose, K. M., Brossard, D., Markowitz, E., & Xenos, M. A. (2021, May). Actions and associations: understanding scientists’ perceptions of public engagement through analyses of open-ended survey responses. Presented at the Public Communication of Science and Technology (PCST) conference, Aberdeen, Scotland.

Holesovsky, C. M., Scheufele, D. A., Xenos, M. A., & Brossard, D. (2021, May). Who should have a say? Public perspectives of regulation and policy development surrounding human genome editing. Presented at the Public Communication of Science and Technology (PCST) conference, Aberdeen, Scotland.

Howell, E. L. & Scheufele, D. A. (2021, May). U.S. scientists views of gene editing: Measuring short-term impact of the documentary film, Human Nature. Presented at the Public Communication of Science and Technology (PCST) conference, Aberdeen, Scotland.

Yang, S., Newman, T. Brossard, D., Bao, L., Mueller-Herbst, J., Okada, T., Shao, A., Scheufele, D. A., & Xenos, M. A. (2021, May). Signs of March for Science: Did they tell the right story? Presented at the Public Communication of Science and Technology (PCST) conference, Aberdeen, Scotland.