The Oxford Handbook of the Science of Science Communication

Introduction: Why Science Communication?
Editors - Dan Kahan, Dietram Scheufele, and Kathleen Hall Jamieson

Part I: THE SCIENCE OF COMMUNICATING SCIENCE

1. The Need for a Science of Science Communication: Communicating Science's Values and Norms
Kathleen Hall Jamieson - Elizabeth Ware Packard Professor of Communication and Director, Annenberg Public Policy Center - University of Pennsylvania

2. Overview of the Science of Science Communication
Heather Akin - Annenberg Public Policy Center Postdoctoral Fellow in Science of Science of Communication - University of Pennsylvania

Dietram Scheufele - John E. Ross Professor of Science Communication and Vilas Distinguished Achievement Professor - University of Wisconsin-Madison, and Morgridge Institute for Research

3. On the Sources of Ordinary Science Knowledge and Extraordinary Science Ignorance
Dan Kahan - Elizabeth K. Dollard Professor of Law and Professor of Psychology - Yale University

4. How Changing Media Structures Are Affecting Science News Coverage
Mike S. Schäfer - Professor of Science Communication - University of Zürich, Switzerland

5. What the Public Thinks and Knows about Science: And Why It Matters
William Hallman - Professor of Human Ecology - Rutgers University

6. Scientific Controversies: Can the Science of Science Communication Provide Management Guidance or only Analysis?
Bruce Lewenstein - Professor of Science Communication - Cornell University

7. A Recap: The Science of Communicating Science
Joseph Hilgard - Annenberg Public Policy Center Postdoctoral Fellow in Science of Science of Communication - University of Pennsylvania

Nan Li - Assistant Professor of Agricultural Education and Communications - Texas Tech University

Part II: IDENTIFYING AND OVERCOMING CHALLENGES TO SCIENCE FEATURED IN ATTACKS ON SCIENCE

8. Science as "Broken" vs. Science as "Self-Correcting": How Retractions and Peer-Review Problems are Exploited to Attack Science
Joseph Hilgard - Annenberg Public Policy Center Postdoctoral Fellow in Science of Science of Communication - University of Pennsylvania

Kathleen Hall Jamieson - Elizabeth Ware Packard Professor of Communication and Director, Annenberg Public Policy Center - University of Pennsylvania

9. Publication Bias in Science: What is it, Why is it Problematic, and How Can It Be Addressed?
Andrew Brown - Scientist, Nutrition and Obesity Research Center and Office of Energetics - University of Alabama at Birmingham

Tapan Mehta - Assistant Professor in Health Services Administration and Associate Scientist, Nutrition Obesity Research Center - University of Alabama at Birmingham

David Allison - Quetelet Endowed Professor of Public Health, Associate Dean for Science, and Director, Office of Energetics - University of Alabama at Birmingham

10. Statistical Biases in Science Communication: What We Know About Them and How They Can Be Addressed
John Ioannidis - C.F. Rehnborg Chair in Disease Prevention, Professor of Medicine, and Director, Stanford Prevention Research Center (SPRC) - Stanford University

11. Is there a Hype Problem in Science? If So, How is it Addressed?
Peter Weingart - Professor Emeritus and former Director, Center for Interdisciplinary Research - University of Bielefeld, Germany

12. Is there a Retraction Problem? And, If So, What Do We Know About How It Is and Can Be Addressed?
Adam Marcus - Co-Founder - Retraction Watch; Managing Editor - Gastroenterology & Endoscopy News and Anesthesiology News

Ivan Oransky - Co-Founder - Retraction Watch; Vice President and Global Editorial Director - MedPage Today

13. A Recap: Identifying and Overcoming Challenges to Science Featured in Attacks on Science
Joseph Hilgard - Annenberg Public Policy Center Postdoctoral Fellow in Science of Science of Communication - University of Pennsylvania

PART III: SCIENCE COMUNICATION IN ACTION: FAILURES & SUCCESSES

14. A Comparative Study of Communication about Food Safety Before, During and After the "Mad Cow" Crisis
Matteo Ferrari - Assistant Professor of Private Law - University of Trento, Italy

15. Cross-National Comparative Communication and Deliberation about the Risks of Nanotechnologies
Nick Pidgeon - Professor of Environmental Psychology and Director, Understanding Risk Research Group - Cardiff University, Wales

Barbara Herr Harthorn - Professor of Anthropology, Director, NSF Center for Nanotechnology in Society, and group leader, NSF/EPA UC Center for Environmental Implications of Nanotechnology - University of California, Santa Barbara

Terre Satterfield -Professor of Culture, Risk and the Environment and Director, Institute for Resources, Environment and Sustainability - University of British Columbia, Canada

Christina Demski - Professor of Social & Environmental Psychology and Research Associate, Understanding Risk Research Group - Cardiff University, Wales

16. Communications about Biotechnologies and GMOs across Europe
Heinz Bonfadelli - Professor Emeritus - University of Zürich, Switzerland

17. A Tale of Two Vaccines - and their Science Communication Environments
Dan Kahan - Elizabeth K. Dollard Professor of Law and Professor of Psychology - Yale University

Asheley Landrum - Annenberg Public Policy Center Postdoctoral Fellow in Science of Science of Communication - University of Pennsylvania

18. A Recap: Science Communication in Action
Heather Akin - Annenberg Public Policy Center Postdoctoral Fellow in Science of Science of Communication - University of Pennsylvania

PART IV: THE ROLES OF ELITE INTERMEDIARIES IN COMMUNICATING SCIENCE
19. Science Communication at Scientific Institutions
Tiffany Lohwater - Director of Meetings and Public Engagement - American Association for the Advancement of Science

Martin Storksdieck - Professor and Director, Center for Research on Lifelong STEM Learning - Oregon State University

20. The Role of Scholarly Presses and Journals
Barbara Kline Pope - Executive Director for Communications - The National Academies; Executive Director - National Academies Press

Elizabeth Marincola - Chief Executive Officer - Public Library of Science (PLOS)

21. The Role of Governmental Organizations in Communicating About Regulating Science
Jeffery Morris - National Program Director for Nanotechnology - Environmental Protection Agency

22. Science Communication and Museums' Changing Roles
Victoria Cain - Assistant Professor of History - Northeastern University

Karen Rader - Associate Professor of History - Virginia Commonwealth University

23. The Role of Funding Organizations: Foundations
Elizabeth Good Christopherson - President and Chief Executive Officer - Rita Allen Foundation

24. Promoting Popular Understanding of Science and Health through Social Networks
Brian Southwell - Director, Center for Communication Science - RTI International; Adjunct Professor (Energy Initiative) - Duke University; Research Professor (Media & Journalism) and Adjunct Associate Professor (Health Behavior) - University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

25. Designing Public Deliberation at the Intersection of Science and Public Policy
John Gastil - Head and Professor of Communication Arts and Sciences and Political Science - Pennsylvania State University

26. Translating Science into Policy and Legislation: Evidence-informed Policy Making
Jason Gallo - Science and Technology Policy Analyst - Science and Technology Policy Institute

27. A Recap: The Role of Intermediaries in Communicating Science: A Synthesis
Asheley Landrum - Annenberg Public Policy Center Postdoctoral Fellow in Science of Science of Communication - University of Pennsylvania

Part V: THE ROLE, POWER, AND PERIL OF MEDIA FOR THE COMMUNICATION OF SCIENCE

28. The (Changing) Nature of Scientist-Media Interactions: A Cross National Analysis
Sara Yeo - Assistant Professor of Communication - University of Utah

Dominique Brossard - Professor and Chair, Department of Life Sciences Communication - University of Wisconsin-Madison

29. New Models of Knowledge-Based Journalism
Matthew Nisbet - Associate Professor of Communication Studies, and Affiliate Associate Professor of Public Policy and Urban Affairs - Northeastern University

Declan Fahy - Professor of Communication - Dublin City University

30. Citizens Making Sense of Science Issues: Supply and Demand Factors for Science News and Information in the Digital Age
Michael Xenos - CAPs Professor and Department Chair, Department of Communication Arts - University of Wisconsin-Madison

31. The Changing Popular Images of Science
David Kirby - Senior Lecturer in Science Communication Studies - University of Manchester, England

32. What Do We Know About the Entertainment Industry's Portrayal of Science? How Does It Affect Public Attitudes Toward Science?
James Shanahan - Professor and Dean, Media School - Indiana University

33. How Narrative Functions in Entertainment to Communicate Science
Martin Kaplan - Norman Lear Professor of Entertainment, Media and Society and Director, Norman Lear Center - University of Southern California

Michael Dahlstrom - Associate Professor of Journalism and Communication Iowa State University

34. Assumptions about Science in Satirical News and Late Night Comedy
Lauren Feldman - Associate Professor of Communication and Information - Rutgers University

35. A Recap: The Role, Power, and Peril of Media for the Communication of Science
Nan Li - Assistant Professor of Agricultural Education and Communications - Texas Tech University

Robert Lull - Annenberg Public Policy Center Postdoctoral Fellow in Science of Science of Communication - University of Pennsylvania

Part VI: CHALLENGES IN COMMUNICATING SCIENCE IN A POLARIZED ENVIRONMENT

36. Countering False Beliefs: An Analysis of the Evidence and Recommendations of Best Practices for the Retraction and Correction of Scientific Misinformation
Man-pui Sally Chan - Postdoctoral Research Associate, Psychology - University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

Christopher Jones - Annenberg Public Policy Center Postdoctoral Fellow (2014-16) - University of Pennsylvania

Dolores Albarracin - Professor of Psychology and Business - University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

37. Using Frames to Make Scientific Communication More Effective
James Druckman - Payson S. Wild Professor of Political Science and Faculty
Fellow, Institute for Policy Research - Northwestern University

Arthur Lupia - Hal R. Varian Professor of Political Science - University of Michigan

38. Philosophical Impediments to Citizens' Use of Science
Jonathan Baron - Professor of Psychology - University of Pennsylvania.

39. Overcoming Confirmation and Blind Spot Bias When Communicating Science
Kate Kenski - Associate Professor of Communication and Government & Public Policy - University of Arizona

40. Understanding and Overcoming Selective Exposure and Judgement When Communicating About Science
Natalie (Talia) Jomini Stroud - Associate Professor of Communication Studies and Assistant Director of Research, Annette Strauss Institute for Civic Life - University of Texas at Austin

41. Overcoming Innumeracy and the Use of Heuristics When Communicating Science
Ellen Peters - Professor of Psychology and Director, Behavioral Decision Making Initiative - Ohio State University

42. Overcoming Biases in Processing of Time Series Data about Climate
Bruce Hardy - Assistant Professor of Strategic Communication - Temple University

Kathleen Hall Jamieson - Elizabeth Ware Packard Professor of Communication and Director, Annenberg Public Policy Center - University of Pennsylvania

43. Understanding and Overcoming Fear of the Unnatural in Discussion of GMOs
Robert Lull - Annenberg Public Policy Center Postdoctoral Fellow in Science of Science of Communication - University of Pennsylvania

Dietram Scheufele - John E. Ross Professor of Science Communication and Vilas Distinguished Achievement Professor - University of Wisconsin-Madison, and Morgridge Institute for Research

44. Protecting or Polluting the Science Communication Environment? The Case of Childhood Vaccines
Dan Kahan - Elizabeth K. Dollard Professor of Law and Professor of Psychology - Yale University

45. Overcoming False Causal Attribution: Debunking the MMR-Autism Association
Nan Li - Assistant Professor of Agricultural Education and Communications - Texas Tech University

Talia Stroud - Associate Professor of Communication Studies and Assistant Director of Research, Annette Strauss Institute for Civic Life - University of Texas at Austin

Kathleen Hall Jamieson - Elizabeth Ware Packard Professor of Communication - Annenberg School for Communication and Director, Annenberg Public Policy Center - University of Pennsylvania

46. Overcoming the Challenges of Communicating Uncertainty Across National Contexts
Michael Siegrist - Professor of Consumer Behavior and Head of Institute for Environmental Decisions - ETH Zürich, Switzerland

Christina Hartmann - Professor of Consumer Behavior, Department of Health Sciences and Technology - ETH Zürich, Switzerland

47. A Recap: Heuristics, Biases, Values and Other Challenges to Communicating Science
Heather Akin - Annenberg Public Policy Center Postdoctoral Fellow in Science of Science of Communication - University of Pennsylvania
Asheley Landrum - Annenberg Public Policy Center Postdoctoral Fellow in Science of Science of Communication - University of Pennsylvania


Conclusion: On the Horizon: The Changing Science Communication Environment
Editors - Dietram Scheufele, Kathleen Hall Jamieson, and Dan Kahan

Index