Author Archives: Jennifer D. Uhrig, Megan A. Lewis, Jon A. Poehlman and Brian G. Southwell

About Jennifer D. Uhrig, Megan A. Lewis, Jon A. Poehlman and Brian G. Southwell

Dr. Brian Southwell is Senior Director of the Science in the Public Sphere Program in the Center for Communication Science at RTI International. In addition, Dr. Southwell is an Adjunct Professor and Duke-RTI Scholar with Duke University, where he has taught courses in sociology, public policy, and documentary studies. He also is a graduate faculty member (in Media and Journalism) and Adjunct Associate Professor (of Health Behavior) at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Dr. Southwell’s contributions appear in more than 100 journal articles and chapters and his various books, including Misinformation and Mass Audiences (University of Texas Press) and Social Networks and Popular Understanding of Science and Health (Johns Hopkins University Press), have been based on social science research. Southwell also is host of a public radio show, The Measure of Everyday Life, for WNCU.

Beyond Evidence Reporting: Evidence Translation in an Era of Uncertainty

By | June 12, 2020
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For decades, peer-reviewed journals have been a critical pathway for disseminating and advancing scientific knowledge. However, curbing the spread of misinformation requires evidence translation by experts into plain English. The rapidly evolving knowledge base on COVID-19 shines a spotlight on the issue. For example, a recent article in the New England Journal of Medicine offered… Read More »