Students

    Students

    Becca Beets
    Department of Life Sciences Communication
    becca.beets@wisc.edu

    Becca Beets is a doctoral student in the Department of Life Sciences Communication at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. Becca is interested in the connections between science communication, risk perception, and public policy. Specifically, how communication around emerging and controversial areas of science can be adapted for different stakeholders to improve policy outcomes.

    Ashley Cate
    Department of Life Sciences Communication
    acate@wisc.edu

    Ashley Cate is a doctoral student in the Department of Life Sciences Communication at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. Ashley’s research interests lie in agricultural communications; specifically, public and stakeholder perceptions of agriculture and how they might inform and impact agricultural policy.

    Dayeon Eom
    Department of Life Sciences Communication
    deom4@wisc.edu

    Dayeon Eom is a doctoral student in the Department of Life Sciences Communication at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. Dayeon is interested in researching public health and science communication, specifically regarding how to better communicate with marginalized communities.

    Scott Hershberger
    Department of Life Sciences Communication
    scott.hershberger@wisc.edu

    Scott Hershberger is a master’s student in the Department of Life Sciences Communication at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. Scott is interested in climate change communication (in the forms of science writing and creative multimedia) as well as public engagement on environmental issues.

    Manzur Maswood
    Department of Life Sciences Communication
    maswood@wisc.edu

    Manzur Maswood is a doctoral student  in Department of Life Sciences Communication at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. Manzur’s interest in research lies in conveying “uncertain” evidence around emerging science and technologies like CRISPR (human gene editing), AI, and GMOs.

    Lindsey Middleton

    Department of Life Sciences Communication
    lmiddleton3@wisc.edu

    Lindsey Middleton is a doctoral student in the Department of Life Sciences Communication at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. Lindsey is interested in science, health, and technology communication, with a focus on interpersonal communication, organizational communication, and digital mediated communication.

    Amanda Molder
    Department of Life Sciences Communication
    amolder@wisc.edu

    Amanda L. Molder is a doctoral student in the Department of Life Sciences Communication at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. Amanda’s research examines the intersections between environmental and science communication, social media, and social movements. Specifically, she is interested in how science topics are visualized on social media and within film, and how people communicate, organize, and motivate action on environmental issues like climate change.

     

    Sara Ostad Rahimi
    Department of Life Sciences Communication
    ostadrahimi@wisc.edu

    Sara Ostad Rahimi is a doctoral student in the Department of Life Sciences Communication at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. Sara’s research interests center on communications strategies that center community and capacity building with a focus on climate and environmental justice.

     

    Anqi Shao
    Department of Life Sciences Communication
    anqi.shao@wisc.ed

    Anqi Shao is a doctoral student in the Department of Life Sciences Communication at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. Anqi’s research is grounded in computational social science, with a focus on understanding public opinions and behaviors in the context of controversial science and health communication.

    Isabel Villanueva
    Department of Life Sciences Communication
    ivillanueva@wisc.edu

    Isabel Villanueva is a doctoral student in the Department of Life Sciences Communication at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. Isabel’s research interests lie in environmental and science communication and social media, with an emphasis on the politicization of science. 

    Jacob Wologo
    Department of Life Sciences Communication
    wologo@wisc.edu

    Jacob Wologo is a masters student in Department of Life Sciences Communication at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. Jacob is  interested in public engagement with science, specifically with NASA and space science communication.

    Ji-seong Yang
    Department of Life Sciences Communication
    jyang754@wisc.edu

    Ji-Seong Yang is a doctoral student  in Department of Life Sciences Communication at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. Ji-Seong’s research focuses on understanding public perception of emerging technologies, particularly artificial intelligence, through quantitative and computational methods.