Research

News stories that empower readers to see their own role in solutions to big problems like climate change are more inclined to take action, a new study by SOJC researchers has found.

Journalists across the Global South are adopting AI, but they often do so without editorial policies or sufficient training, according to a report by SOJC professor of practice Damian Radcliffe.

SOJC associate professors Jesse Abdenour and Autumn Shafer found that personal stories combined with scientific information can inspire parent trust to reduce the risk of concussions in kids.

SOJC associate professor Ed Madison’s Journalistic Learning Initiative developed Sassy, a chatbot designed to help middle school students explore careers before starting high school.

SOJC professors Jesse Abdenour and Autumn Shafer conducted research to find out how to convince parents to take concussions seriously. They discovered it was all about telling compelling stories.

Danny Pimentel, assistant professor of immersive psychology, received an Incubating Interdisciplinary Initiative grant to begin developing customizable augmented reality (AR) tools for street redesign.

Ellen Peters, director of the Center for Science Communication Research, tells the Yakima Herald-Republic that people prefer numerical data when making decisions. Peters wrote a book about numeracy.  

SOJC Associate Professor Jesse Abdenour’s research indicates that if you want to change minds, you need to tell a good story. Listen to his explanation during the KLCC interview beginning at 13:24.