current as of August 2021

Analysis and Editorials

Americans are fighting coronavirus misinformation on social media. Washington Post. May 2020.

Correcting misinformation on social media: Successes, challenges, and policy implications. Carl Albert Center’s Extensions. January 2018

Expert organizations can be effective in correcting health misinformation on social media. LSE Impact Blog [London School of Economics]. October 2017

Co-host of Evidence Squared podcast, Episode 12: Risks and rewards of science comedy. May 2017.
[full episode]

Can March for Science participants advocate without losing the public’s trust? The Conversation. April 2017

Co-host of Evidence Squared podcast, Episode 5: Science Advocacy and the March for Science. April 2017.
[full episode] [clip on scientific advocacy] [clip on March for Science]

My Research in the Media

Does the U.S. need a national strategy to combat public health misinformation and the growing anti-science movement? The Source, Texas Public Radio. April 2021. [online audio]

COVID-19’s misinformation wake-up call. Axios. March 2021.

Addressing COVID-19 Vaccine Misconceptions. Minneapolis-St. Paul Magazine. January 2021.

Mail-in voting, police protests create fertile ground for disinformation in Minnesota. Star Tribune. September 2020.

A med-school staffer dived into online groups to debunk coronavirus conspiracy theories. Would anyone listen? Washington Post. July 2020.

Fog of conflict: Minnesota officials responding tot George Floyd protests, violence helped spread of misinformation. Star Tribune. June 2020.

Combating the Virtual Spread of COVID-19 Misinformation. The Takeaway, New York Public Radio. May 2020. [online audio]

COVID-19: Why conspiracy theories flourish in uncertain times. TIME Reports with Katie Couric. May 2020. [online video]

How to correct misinformation. Short Wave, National Public Radio. May 2020; re-aired August 2021. [online audio]

How to avoid misinformation about COVID-19. Smithsonian Magazine. April 2020.

Here’s how to debunk coronavirus misinformation and conspiracy theories from friends and family. CNN Business. March 2020.

Tips for reporting on Covid-19 and slowing the spread of misinformation. First Draft News. March 2020.

Why are older adults more likely to pass along fake news? Minnesota Public Radio. March 2020. [online audio]

Attempts at Debunking “Fake News” about Epidemics Might Do More Harm Than Good. Scientific American. February 2020.

Disinformation targets Republicans who criticize Trump or support the impeachment inquiry. Politifact. November 2019.

How news literacy relates to sharing on social media and skepticism. Wisconsin Public Radio. July 2019. [online audio]

Using Expert Sources to Correct Health Misinformation in Social Media. Science Communication podcast. June 2018 [online audio]

These academics are on the frontlines of fake news research. Poynter. May 2018

Page Center funds research that targets “fake news,” other communications issues. Penn State News. April 2018

Facebook’s revamp includes an effort to fight fake news. Will it work? Slate.com. January 2018

Facebook found a better way to fight fake news. The Verge.com. December 2017

With science under siege in 2017, scientists regrouped and fought back: 5 essential reads. The Conversation. December 2017

Designing against misinformation. Medium.com. December 2017

How to nip fake news in the bud by choking it to death. Forbes.com. December 2017

Facebook’s latest move to fight fake news might finally be the right one. Slate.com. August 2017

How to detect fake news with these tools and techniques. MediaShift.org. September 2017

Science advocacy and the March for Science. Evidence Squared podcast, co-host. April 2017

To win against false information, we must play offense. Stanford Social Innovation Review. April 2017

Scientists have long been afraid of engaging in “advocacy.” A new study says it may not hurt them. The Washington Post. February 2017

More and more people get their news via social media. Is that good or bad? The Washington Post. September 2016

Is YouTube a driver for social movements like Occupy Wall Street? Phys.org. October 2013

Public Appearances 

Fighting Mis/Disinformation with Science and Persuasive Messages. Society For Health Communication Virtual Summit 2021. May 2021.

Mitigating an Infodemic. Genome BC’s Annual Genomics Forum. May 2021. [online video or audio available]

Updates in Social Media Research: Interventions. PRISM Health Symposium. December 2020.

Post-conference First Infodemiology Conference. World Health Organization. July 2020. [online video]

Combatting Misinformation during COVID-19. The Council of State Governments. July 2020. [online video]

Coronavirus and Pandemics: Misdirection and Misinformation. University of Kentucky College of Communication.

Informed: The new era of local news. The Atlantic. November 2019. [online video]

Please contact me for more information about these and other events.