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Full Recording of Dr. Janet Yang’s Talk on PFAS Contamination Risk Communication
CHRC Fall 2023 Virtual Series speaker, Dr. Janet Yang had an informative talk about Risk Perception and Risk Mitigation Behaviors related to PFAS Contamination on Oct. 27, 2023. Click here to watch the full recording. Dr. Janet Yang is a risk communication expert who conducts social scientific research on the cognitive and emotional determinants of […]
Fall 2023 Virtual Seminar Series – Registration Information
The CHRC is pleased to announce the Fall 2023 CHRC Virtual Seminar Series featuring two outstanding scholars in risk/health communication. We welcome you to join us! To register for the event(s), please fill out this google form: https://shorturl.at/bDFH1. Event Details Speaker: Dr. Janet Yang, University at Buffalo Date/Time: October 27 (Friday), 12-1pm, Online via Zoom Talk Title: Risk Perception and Risk Mitigation […]
CHRC Director and Staff Offer Health Misinformation Definition, Psychological Susceptibility Model, and Framework to Counter It
Despite growing concerns and rapidly expanding research about health misinformation, answers to some fundamental questions remain unclear. Among the open questions are the definition of health misinformation (what is health misinformation?), the psychological drivers of susceptibility to health misinformation (why do people believe it?) and effective interventions for reducing the impact of health misinformation (how […]