Research
Research Program
How can communication interventions improve decision-making in digital information environments?
Communication increasingly occurs in digital environments where people encounter an overwhelming amount of information through social media, artificial intelligence, news organizations, and social networks. These environments create new opportunities for improving health communication, but they also make it more difficult for people to evaluate information and make informed decisions. My research examines how communication interventions can improve decision-making in these environments. Across this work, I develop and evaluate interventions that reduce the effects of misinformation, encourage preventive health behaviors, and improve public understanding of health and science.
Conceptual Framework
My research examines how communication interventions, designed within digital information environments, influence decision-making and ultimately improve behavioral and societal outcomes. The framework below summarizes the organization of my research program.
Digital Information Environments
Interventions
Making
Societal Outcomes
Digital Information Environments
My research examines communication in digital environments where people encounter information through social media, artificial intelligence, and other online platforms. These settings shape what people see, what they trust, and how they make decisions.
Communication Interventions
I develop and evaluate communication interventions that can improve how people respond to misinformation and other misleading information. My work focuses on strategies that help people make better decisions in complex digital environments.
Decision-Making
A central concern in my research is how people interpret information and use it when making decisions about their health. I study how communication can support more informed judgments and reduce the effects of misinformation.
Behavioral and Societal Outcomes
My long-term goal is to improve health behaviors and public policies by strengthening communication in digital information environments. I am especially interested in interventions that are practical, scalable, and effective in real-world settings.