Welcome to the Cornell Risk Communication Research Group (RCRG). The RCRG consists of faculty, students, staff and collaborators who conduct research in the areas of environmental, health, risk and science communication. Our collaborators include representatives from the Departments of Communication, Entomology, Earth & Atmospheric Sciences, Veterinary Medicine and others.

 

International Communication Association (ICA) Conference

2009 location: Chicago, ILL (official conference website) ; 21-25 May.

RCRG Presentations (2009)

Besley, J.C., & Roberts, C. (2009). Qualitative interviews with journalists about deliberative public engagement. Paper presented at: International Communication Association (ICA) Annual Meeting. Chicago, Ill.

Byrne, S., Mathios, A., Avery. R., & Hart, P.S. (2009). The unintended consequences of disclosure: Explicit sponsor identification on smoking cessation ads. Paper presented at: International Communication Association (ICA) Annual Meeting. Chicago, Ill.

Eosco, G. (2009). Toward a simple science: Comparing popular visual and verbal science messages in meteorology. Paper presented at: International Communication Association (ICA) Annual Meeting. Chicago, Ill.

Hart, P.S., Nisbet, E.C., & Shanahan, J. (2009).  The influence of environmental values and media use on predispositions for public engagement in wildlife management decision making. Paper presented at: International Communication Association (ICA) Annual Meeting. Chicago, Ill.

Niederdeppe, J. (2009).  On the role of campaigns in reducing, maintaining, or widening socioeconomic disparities in health behaviors. Paper presented at: International Communication Association (ICA) Annual Meeting. Chicago, Ill.

Nisbett, E.C., & Hart, P.S. (2009).  Framing global climate change: Cognitive and emotional responses within a competitive message environment. Paper presented at: International Communication Association (ICA) Annual Meeting. Chicago, Ill.

Rickard, L.N. (2009). Pesticide applicators on the job: Creating greener pastures in scientific citizenship. Paper presented at: International Communication Association (ICA) Annual Meeting. Chicago, Ill.

RCRG Presentations (2008)

Clarke, C. (2008). Questions of accuracy and balance: The autism-vaccine controversy in the American and British Press. Paper presented at: International Communication Association (ICA) Annual Meeting. Montreal, Quebec, Canada.

Hart, P.S. (2008). Market influences on climate change frames in CNN and Fox News Channel broadcasts. Paper presented at: International Communication Association (ICA) Annual Meeting. Montreal, Quebec, Canada.

McComas, K.A., Yang, Z., Gay, G., Leonard, J.P., Dannenberg, A.J., Dillon, H. et al. (2008). Talking to doctors about clinical trials. Paper presented at: International Communication Association (ICA) Annual Meeting. Montreal, Quebec, Canada.

Niederdeppe, J., Kuang, X., Crock, B. N., & Skelton, A. (2008). Media strategies to promote smoking cessation among socioeconomically disadvantaged populations: What do we know, what do we need to learn, and what should we do now? Paper presented at: International Communication Association Annual Meeting. Montreal, Quebec, Canada.

Trumbo, C., McComas, K.A., & Besley, J.C. (2008). A multilevel analysis of cancer risk perception. Paper presented at: International Communication Association (ICA) Annual Meeting. Montreal, Quebec, Canada.

Trumbo, C., & McComas, K.A. (2008). Information processing, trust, and perception of environmental cancer risk. Paper presented at: International Communication Association (ICA) Annual Meeting. Montreal, Quebec, Canada.

RCRG Presentations (2007)

Hart, P.S., & Leiserowitz, A.A. (2007). The influence of the mass media in information seeking behavior. Paper presented at: International Communication Association Annual Meeting. San Francisco, CA.

McComas, K.A., Trumbo, C., & Besley, J.C. (2007). Examining the perceived efficacy of public meetings held during local cancer cluster investigations. Paper presented at: International Communication Association Annual Meeting. San Francisco, CA.

Yang, Z. (2007). Attribution and the seeking of information about breast cancer risk (top student paper). Paper presented at: International Communication Association Annual Meeting. San Francisco, CA.