Academic Publications

Does online incivility cancel out the spiral of silence? A moderated mediation model of willingness to speak out

Masullo, G. M., Lu, S., & Fadnis, D.

2020

New Media & Society (in press)

Does online incivility cancel out the spiral of silence? A moderated mediation model of willingness to speak out

The new town hall: Why we engage personally with politicians

Masullo, G. M.

2020

Praeger

The new town hall: Why we engage personally with politicians

Computational propaganda and the news: Journalists’ perceptions of the effects of digital manipulation on reporting

Carter Persen, K. A. & Woolley, S. C.

September 5, 2020

Affective Politics of Digital Media: Propaganda by Other Means

Computational propaganda and the news: Journalists’ perceptions of the effects of digital manipulation on reporting

We can have social media as we know it, or we can have democracy

Woolley, S.

September 5, 2020

Fast Company

We can have social media as we know it, or we can have democracy

How hate and misinformation go viral: A case study of a Trump retweet

Gursky, J., & Woolley, S.

September 5, 2020

TechStream, Brookings Institute

How hate and misinformation go viral: A case study of a Trump retweet

Engagement moderation: What journalists should say to improve online discussions

Masullo, G. M., Riedl, M. J., & Huang, E. Q.

2020

Journalism Practice (in press)

Engagement moderation: What journalists should say to improve online discussions

Politicians, social media, and digital publics: Old rights, new terrain

Sobieraj, S., Masullo, G. M., Cohen, P. N., Gillespie, T., & Jackson, S. J.

2020

American Behavioral Scientist, 64(11), 1646-1669

Politicians, social media, and digital publics: Old rights, new terrain

Bots and computational propaganda: Automation for communication and control

Woolley, S.

August 5, 2020

Social Media and Democracy, Cambridge University Press

Bots and computational propaganda: Automation for communication and control

Nanoinfluencers are slyly barnstorming the 2020 US election

Joseff, K., Goodwin, A., & Woolley, S.

August 5, 2020

Wired

Nanoinfluencers are slyly barnstorming the 2020 US election

Contribution of Training to Scientists’ Public Engagement Intentions: A Test of Indirect Relationships Using Parallel Multiple Mediation

Copple, J., Bennett, N., Dudo, A., et al.

2020

Science Communication

Contribution of Training to Scientists’ Public Engagement Intentions: A Test of Indirect Relationships Using Parallel Multiple Mediation

Public communication by research institutes compared across countries and sciences: Building capacity for engagement or competing for visibility? Title

Entradas, M., Bauer, M.W., O'Muircheartaigh, C., Marcinkowski, F., Okamura, A., Pellegrini, G., et al.

2020

PLoS ONE 15(7): e0235191

Public communication by research institutes compared across countries and sciences: Building capacity for engagement or competing for visibility? Title

‘You really have to have a thick skin’: A cross-cultural perspective on how online harassment influences female journalists

Chen, G. M., Pain, P., Chen, V. Y., Mekelburg, M., Springer, N., & Troger, F.

2020

Journalism: Theory, Practice, and Criticism, 20(7), 877-895

‘You really have to have a thick skin’: A cross-cultural perspective on how online harassment influences female journalists

Amplify the party, suppress the opposition: Social media, bots, and electoral fraud

Woolley, S., & Monaco, N.

July 5, 2020

The Georgetown Law Technology Review

Amplify the party, suppress the opposition: Social media, bots, and electoral fraud

Strengthening Science Engagement Fellowships through New Connections and Inclusion

Dudo, A., Besley, J., Bennett, N.

2020

Rita Allen Foundation

Strengthening Science Engagement Fellowships through New Connections and Inclusion

Outbreak! Socio-cognitive motivators of risk information sharing during the 2018 South Korean MERS-CoV epidemic

Ahn, J., Kahlor, L., & Noh, G.

2020

Journal of Risk Research

Outbreak! Socio-cognitive motivators of risk information sharing during the 2018 South Korean MERS-CoV epidemic

The downsides of digital labor: Exploring the toll incivility takes on online comment moderators

Riedl, M. J., Masullo, G. M., & Whipple, K. N.

2020

Computers in Human Behavior, 107, 1-9

The downsides of digital labor: Exploring the toll incivility takes on online comment moderators

The Trump 2020 app is a voter surveillance tool of extraordinary power

Gursky, J. & Woolley, S.

June 5, 2020

MIT Technology Review

The Trump 2020 app is a voter surveillance tool of extraordinary power

Political operatives are targeting propaganda by location

Woolley, S.

June 5, 2020

TechStream, Brookings Institute

Political operatives are targeting propaganda by location

Covid-19 isn’t the only threat to privacy: In US politics surveillance was the norm long before the pandemic

Joseff, K., & Woolley, S.

May 5, 2020

Foreign Affairs

Covid-19 isn’t the only threat to privacy: In US politics surveillance was the norm long before the pandemic

From hanging out to figuring it out: Socializing online as a pathway to computational thinking

Shorey, S., Hill, B. M., & Woolley, S.

May 5, 2020

New Media & Society

From hanging out to figuring it out: Socializing online as a pathway to computational thinking

Encrypted messaging apps are the future of propaganda

Woolley, S.

May 5, 2020

TechStream, Brookings Institute

Encrypted messaging apps are the future of propaganda

Predicting perceptions of incivility across 20 news comment sections

Van Duyn, E., & Muddiman, A.

2020

Journalism (in press)

Predicting perceptions of incivility across 20 news comment sections

Texts from politicians could be more dangerous than ever

Joseff, K., Gursky, J., & Woolley, S.

April 5, 2020

Wired

Texts from politicians could be more dangerous than ever

The Differential Effects of Knowledge on Perceptions of Genetically Modified Food Safety

Hasell, A., & Stroud, N.J.

2020

International Journal of Public Opinion Research, 32(1), 111-131

The Differential Effects of Knowledge on Perceptions of Genetically Modified Food Safety

The curiosity effect: Information seeking in the contemporary news environment

Scacco, J. M., & Muddiman, A.

2020

New Media & Society, 22(3), 429–448

The curiosity effect: Information seeking in the contemporary news environment

Social media giants should pay up for allowing misinformation

Woolley, S.

March 5, 2020

Wired

Social media giants should pay up for allowing misinformation

Gaming communication on the global stage: Social media disinformation and crisis situations

Kumleben, M., & Woolley, S.

March 5, 2020

Hoover Institution

Gaming communication on the global stage: Social media disinformation and crisis situations

Race/Ethnic Variations in Predictors of Health Consciousness within the Cancer Prevention Context

Nevarez, L., Hovick, S., Enard, K., Lloyd, S., & Kahlor, L.

2020

American Journal of Health Promotion

Race/Ethnic Variations in Predictors of Health Consciousness within the Cancer Prevention Context

Designing and implementing an educational social media campaign to increase HPV vaccine awareness among men on a large college campus

Hughes, C. T., Kirtz, S., Ramondetta, L., Lu, Q., Cho, D., Katzin, C. & Kahlor, L.

2020

American Journal of Health Education, 1-11

Designing and implementing an educational social media campaign to increase HPV vaccine awareness among men on a large college campus

Understanding Public Support for Carbon Capture and Storage: The Roles of Social Capital, Stakeholder Perceptions, and Perceived Risk/Benefit of Technology

Moon, W., Kahlor, L. & Olson, H

2020

Energy Policy, 139, 111312

Understanding Public Support for Carbon Capture and Storage: The Roles of Social Capital, Stakeholder Perceptions, and Perceived Risk/Benefit of Technology