Isabelle Freiling
assistant professor @UUtah @UofUComm. research on #misinformation #trust #scicomm #polcomm #mediaeffects #openscience.
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- Please consider helping the Comm Theory and Methodology division by signing up as a reviewer for #AEJMC25! We need you :) To sign up, please (1) fill out this survey: tinyurl.com/aejmc25-ctm and (2) create an account on AllAcademic: convention2.allacademic.com/one/aejmc/ae...
- Reposted by Isabelle FreilingThis week, University of Utah Assistant Professor @freiling.bsky.social will be presenting on "Generative AI, Social Media Algorithms, & Misinformation" at LSC's #scicomm Colloquium. Join us in person or follow along on X at #UWLSC700 Learn more at: lsc.wisc.edu/2025/01/17/l...
- Reposted by Isabelle FreilingMark your calendars for these upcoming events tied to SCI and its One-U Responsible AI Initiative! Visit rai.utah.edu/events for details. @parasharmanish.bsky.social @katakeith.bsky.social @anamarasovic.bsky.social @freiling.bsky.social
- 💯 -- we discuss issues this creates for #scicomm in our forthcoming PNAS piece. Pre-publication version is accessible here: osf.io/preprints/so... @dietram.bsky.social
- Reposted by Isabelle FreilingMy department at the University of Utah is hiring a teaching position (3/3 load; no research expectations) in strategic communication. Great department and SLC is an underrated place to live. I'm on the search committee and am happy to answer questions. Info here: careers.icahdq.org/jobs/view/as...
- Socioeconomic status positively predicted factual science knowledge among White, Black, and Hispanic Americans, "but was only positively associated with perceived knowledge among White respondents." (🧵) #scicomm doi.org/10.1080/1520...
- Reposted by Isabelle Freiling"Settling for circumstances in which researchers are unable to provide the scientific community and its institutions a reliable evidence base to drive effective science communication strategies in modern information environments is simply not an option."
- Reposted by Isabelle Freiling"[W]e need [good faith collaboration] across industry and academia, if we hope to resolve issues of data control, COIs, and transparency that currently hinder the emergence of transparent research and robust scientific consensus."
- Reposted by Isabelle FreilingOur inability to reliably study algorithmic info ecosystems, and why it matters for #scicomm. Pre-publication version of our forthcoming PNAS piece led by Nicky Krause and Isabelle Freiling : osf.io/preprints/so... (a 🧵)
- Reposted by Isabelle Freiling"[Any approach] that dismisses rather than speaks to the concerns that have driven so many Americans away from the expert establishment and toward a figure such as Mr. Kennedy will surely fail." #scicomm #scipol
- Thinking about going to #gradschool and interested in science communication and #AI? I am looking to fund a grad student to work with me on that next year. Apply to our program here (DL: Dec 1): communication.utah.edu/graduate/ind... #scicomm
