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.

 

Society for Risk Analysis (SRA) Annual Meeting

2009 location: Baltimore, MD; (official conference website); 6-9 December

RCRG Presentations (2009)

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Besley, J.C. (2009, forthcoming). Public engagement and the impact of fairness perceptions on decision acceptance and approval. Paper presented at: Society for Risk Analysis Annual Meeting. Baltimore, MD.

Clarke, C., & McComas, K.A. (2009, forthcoming). Seeking and processing information about influenza vaccination: A study of healthcare workers. Paper presented at: Society for Risk Analysis Annual Meeting. Baltimore, MD.

Hart, P. S. (2009, forthcoming). The role of political ideology and victim identification in the effectivness of climate change messages. Paper presented at: Society for Risk Analysis Annual Meeting. Baltimore, MD.

Patra, D., Ejnavarzala, H., & McComas, K.A. (2009, forthcoming). Indian scientists' views of risk association with nanoscience and nanotechnology research. Paper presented at: Society for Risk Analysis Annual Meeting. Baltimore, MD.

Richard, L.N., Newman, S., & McComas, K.A. (2009, forthcoming). Exploring risk message and messengers in the National Park system. Paper presented at: Society for Risk Analysis Annual Meeting. Baltimore, MD.

Rickard, L.N., & Brown, H.C. (2009, forthcoming). Exploring the culture of occupational safety training of volunteer firefighers. Paper presented at: Society for Risk Analysis Annual Meeting. Baltimore, MD.

Scherer, C.W., Yuang, C., Levitan, L., Rickard, L.N., & Lu, L. Risk information sufficiency in an emerging information environment. Paper presented at: Society for Risk Analysis Annual Meeting. Baltimore, MD.

Yang, Z ., McComas, K.A., Gay, G., Leonard, J.P., Dannenberg, A.J., & Dillon, H. (2009, forthcoming). Comparing clinical trial enrollment decisions of cancer patients and prospective healthy volunteers – thoughts, feelings, or social influence? Paper presented at: Society for Risk Analysis Annual Meeting. Baltimore, MD.

RCRG Presentations (2008)

Besley, J.C., McComas, K.A., & Trumbo, C.W. (2008). Public Perceptions of Public Meetings. Paper presented at: Society for Risk Analysis Annual Meeting. Boston, MA.

Clarke, C. (2008). Why Can’t They Get it Right? Mobilizing Journalism, Government Accountability, and the Autism-Vaccine Controversy. Paper presented at: Society for Risk Analysis Annual Meeting. Boston, MA.

Clarke, C. (2008). Mad deer and sick birds: Some thoughts about values, value orientations, and perceived risk associated with wildlife disease. Paper presented at: Society for Risk Analysis Annual Meeting. Boston, MA.

Eosco, G., Halpern, M., & Scherer, C. (2008). Visual literacy and complex science: Implications for risk communication. Paper presented at: Society for Risk Analysis Annual Meeting. Boston, MA.

Hart, P.S. (2008). The influence of statistics in climate change frames. Paper presented at: Society for Risk Analysis Annual Meeting. Boston, MA.

Hart, P.S., & Nisbet, E.C. (2008). Persuasion, political ideology, and social identity theory: An investigation into factors that affect efforts to communicate climate change. Paper presented at: Society for Risk Analysis Annual Meeting. Boston, MA.

McComas, K.A., Trumbo, C.W., & Besley, J.C. (2008). When voice matters: Exploring the relative influence of procedural fairness and salient values similarity on trust judgments in the context of risk. Paper presented at: Society for Risk Analysis Annual Meeting. Boston, MA.

Rickard, L.N. (2008). Exploring occupational risk communication and workplace culture among Green Industry pesticide applicators in New York State. Paper presented at: Society for Risk Analysis Annual Meeting. Boston, MA.

Rickard, L.N., & Dantzker, H.C. (2008). Service with a smile: Accidental Risk Communicators (ARCs) and the role of emotional labor. Paper presented at: Society for Risk Analysis Annual Meeting. Boston, MA.

Scherer, C.W., Sengco, M., & Bauer, M. (2008). Increasing stakeholder uncertainty while increasing trust in science: An exploratory study. Paper presented at: Society for Risk Analysis Annual Meeting. Boston, MA.

Trumbo, C.W., McComas, K.A., & Besley, J.C. (2008). Institutional trust moderates the effect of source credibility and value similarity on perception of risk for in-situ uranium mining. Paper presented at: Society for Risk Analysis Annual Meeting. Boston, MA.

Yang, Z, McComas, K.A., Gay, G., Leonard, J. P., Dannenberg, A. J., Dillon, H., & Kornhaber, R. (2008) The role of positive affect in motivating risk information seeking and processing: A study on communication about clinical trial enrollment. Paper presented at: Society for Risk Analysis Annual Meeting. Boston, MA.