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Dominique Brossard
Researcher at University of Wisconsin-Madison
Publications - 190
Citations - 9857
Dominique Brossard is an academic researcher from University of Wisconsin-Madison. The author has contributed to research in topics: Science communication & Social media. The author has an hindex of 45, co-authored 177 publications receiving 8074 citations. Previous affiliations of Dominique Brossard include Iowa State University & Wisconsin Institutes for Discovery.
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Scientific knowledge and attitude change: The impact of a citizen science project
TL;DR: The Birdhouse Network (TBN) of the Cornell Laboratory of Ornithology as mentioned in this paper was used as an informal science education project, which had an impact on participants' knowledge of bird biology.
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The Nasty Effect: Online Incivility and Risk Perceptions of Emerging Technologies
TL;DR: It is found that exposure to uncivil blog comments can polarize risk perceptions of nanotechnology along the lines of religiosity and issue support.
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Framing Science: The Stem Cell Controversy in an Age of Press/Politics
TL;DR: The authors apply the theories of agenda building and frame building and previous work related to the shared negotiations between sources and journalists in constructing news dramas, and examine the role of agenda-building and frame-building in news dramas.
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Are Issue-Cycles Culturally Constructed? A Comparison of French and American Coverage of Global Climate Change
TL;DR: In this article, a cross-cultural comparison of newspaper coverage of global warming in France and in the United States (1987-1997) as a case study to analyze the impact of culturally bound journalistic practices on media attention cycles is presented.
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Social Structure and Citizenship: Examining the Impacts of Social Setting, Network Heterogeneity, and Informational Variables on Political Participation
TL;DR: The authors developed a model of the interplay between sociostructural determinants of an individual's discussion behavior, such as the setting of primary discussion networks (work, church, and volunteer groups) and the nature of discussion (i.e., level of exposure to non-like-minded ideas), and individual-level outcomes such as hard news media use, political knowledge, and participation in political processes.