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.

 

RCRG Publications (2006-2008)

This page contains information on RCRG publications. Relevant links are provided where available.

2008

Clarke, C. (2008, in press). A question of balance: The autism-vaccine controveresy in the British and American elite press. Science Communication.

Griffin, R.J., Yang, Z., Huurne, E., Boerner, F., Ortiz, S., & Dunwoody, S. (2008). After the flood: Anger, attribution and the seeking of information. Science Communication, 29(3), 285-315.

Trumbo, C., & McComas, K. (2008). Institutional trust, information processing and perception of environmental cancer risk. International Journal of Global Environmental Issues, 8(1/2), 61-76.

2007

Besley, J.C., & McComas, K.A. (2007). Reporting on fairness in civic life: Interviews with journalists about writing on local political leaders. Journalism Practice, 1, 339-355.

Leong, K. M, McComas, K. A., & Decker, D. J. (2007). Matching the forum to the fuss: Using coorientation contexts to address the paradox of public participation in natural resource management. Environmental Practice, 9(3), 195-205.

McComas, K.A., Arvai, J.L., & Besley, J.C. (2007, forthcoming). Linking public participation and decision-making through risk communication. In R.L. Health & D. O'Hair (Eds.), Handbook of Crisis and Risk Communication.

McComas, K.A., Trumbo, C.W., & Besley, J.C. (2007). Public meetings about suspected cancer clusters: The impact of voice, interactional justice, and risk perception on attendees' attitudes in six communities. Journal of Health Communication, 12, 527-549.

McComas, K., Simone, L., Waks, L., and Sherman, L. (2007). Predicting satisfaction and outcome acceptance with decision-making processes: The role of procedural justice. Journal of Applied Social Psychology, 37 (5), 905-927.

Trumbo, C., McComas, K., Kannaovakun, P. (2007). Cancer anxiety and the perception of risk in alarmed communities. Risk Analysis, 27 (2), 337-350.

2006

Besley, J.C., McComas, K.A., & Waks, L.H. (2006). Media use and the perceived justice of local science authorities. Journalism and Mass Communication Quarterly, 93, 801-818..

Clarke, C., & Chess, C. (2006). False alarms, real challenges: One university's communication response to the fall 2001 anthrax crisis. Biosecurity and Bioterrorism, 4(1), 74-83.

Eosco, G., & Hooke, W.H. (2006, June). Coping with hurricanes: It's not just about the emergency response. Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society, 87(6), 751-753.

Lewenstein, B.V. (2006). Achieving public understanding of research in developing countries. Science Popularization (China), 1(1), 47-51.

McComas, K.A. (2006). Defining moments in risk communication research: 1996-2005. Journal of Health Communication, 11, 75-91.

McComas, K.A., Belsey, J.C., & Trumbo, C.W. (2006). Why citizens do and don't attend public meetings about possible local cancer clusters. Policy Studies, 34, 671-698.