Academic Publications
The ethics of nanotechnology: Pilot testing an evidence-based training module
Nano Ethics, 13, 37-52
‘A chance for me to do good, make a real difference’: how citizen journalists in India view their role in social transformation
Media Practice and Education, 20(4), 334-349
Scientific societies’ support for public engagement: an interview study
International Journal of Science Education, Part B, 9(2), 140-153
Planned Risk Information Avoidance: A Proposed Theoretical Model
Communication Theory, 29, 360-382
Portrayal and Impacts of Climate Change in Advertising and Consumer Campaigns
In M. C. Nisbet (Ed.), The Oxford Encyclopedia of Climate Change Communication. Oxford University Press
A comparison between scientists’ and communication scholars’ views about scientists’ public engagement activities
Public Understanding of Science. 28(1): 101-118
The consequences of forced versus selected political media exposure
Human Communication Research, 45(1), 27–51
Using controlled and field experiments to create and test digital news quizzes
SAGE Research Methods Cases
(Re)Claiming our expertise: Parsing large text corpora with manually validated and organic dictionaries
Political Communication, 36(2), 214-226
Understanding scientists’ willingness to engage
Science Communication, 40(5), 559-590
Enduring Extremes? Polar Vortex, Drought, and Climate Change Beliefs
Environmental Communication, 12(7), 876-894
Twitter versus Facebook: Comparing incivility, impoliteness, and deliberative attributes
New Media & Society, 20(9), 3400–3419
Risky Politics: Applying the Planned Risk Information Seeking Model to the 2016 U.S. Presidential Election
Mass Communication and Society, 21, 697-719
Intensifying the burden: The implications of individual responsibility messages in black female-targeted HIV/AIDS public service announcements
Sex Education, 18 (5), 571-586
Scientists’ views about communication objectives
Public Understanding of Science, 27(6), 708-730
“Hashtag feminism”: Activism or slacktivism?
In: Harp D., Loke J., Bachmann I. (eds) Feminist Approaches to Media Theory and Research
Never easy to say “sorry”: Exploring the interplay of crisis involvement, brand image, and message appeal in developing effective corporate apologies
Public Relations Review
Microbiologists’ public engagement views and behaviors
Journal of microbiology & biology education, 19(1)
Visual assertions: Effects of photo manipulation and dual processing for food advertisements
Visual Communication Quarterly, 25(1), 16-30
Explaining media choice: The role of issue-specific engagement in predicting interest-based and partisan selectivity
Journal of Broadcasting & Electronic Media, 62(1), 109-130
#NastyWomen: Reclaiming the twitterverse from misogyny
In: Vickery J., Everbach T. (eds) Mediating Misogyny
Like, recommend, or respect? Altering political behavior in news comment sections
New Media & Society, 19(11)
Entertainment Film and TV Portrayals of Climate Change and Their Societal Impacts
In Oxford Research Encyclopedia of Climate Science
News values, cognitive biases, and partisan incivility in comment sections
Journal of Communication, 67(4), 586‐609
Attention as a valuable resource
Political Communication, 34(3), 479-489
Two-way communication between scientists and the public: A view from science communication trainers in North America
International Journal of Science Education, Part B, 7(4), 341-355
Scientists’ views about public engagement and science communication in the context of climate change
In Oxford Research Encyclopedia of Climate Science
Digital divisions: Organizational gatekeeping practices in the context of online news
#ISOJ, The Official Research Journal of the International Symposium on Online Journalism, 5(1), 106‐123
The influence of online quizzes on the acquisition of public affairs knowledge
Journal of Information Technology & Politics, 13(4), 311-325
The presence and use of interactive features on news websites
Digital Journalism, 4(3), 339-358