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Dominique E. Brossard

Biography

Dominique Brossard is professor and chair in the Department of Life Sciences Communication at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. She is on the steering committee of the UW-Madison Robert & Jean Holtz Center for Science and Technology Studies and an affiliate of the UW-Madison Center for Global Studies and Morgridge Institute for
Research. She is also the leader of the Societal Implications of Nanotechnology group in the Nanoscale Science and Engineering Center (NSEC), funded by the National Science Foundation.

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Su, Leona Yi-Fan, Anderson, Ashley A., Brossard, Dominique E., Scheufele, Dietram A. and Xenos, Michael A. May, 2012. "Public Opinion and Uncertain Science: Exploring the Dynamics behind Real and Perceived Expertise Gaps in Nanotechnology." Paper Presentation. The Annual Conference of the American Association for Public Opinion Research, Orlando, FL.

Su, Leona Yi-Fan, Brossard, Dominique E., Anderson, Ashley A. and Scheufele, Dietram A. April, 2012. "Audience Tectonics: Implications of Changing News Environments for Public Understanding of Science." Paper Presentation. The Annual Convention of the International Network on Public Communication of Science and Technology (PCST), Florence, Italy.

Su, Leona Yi-Fan, Liang, Xuan, Li, Nan, Scheufele, Dietram A., Brossard, Dominique E. and Xenos, Michael A. Forthcoming, May, 2013. "Public Sentiments Online: New Tools of Measurement Combining Human- and Computer-Based Coding." Paper Presentation. The Annual Convention of the American Association for Public Opinion, Boston, MA.

Su, Leona Yi-Fan, Scheufele, Dietram A., Brossard, Dominique E. and Xenos, Michael A. August, 2012. "Seeking Information about Complex Science: The Interplay of Risk-Benefit Perceptions and Prior Knowledge." Paper Presentation. The Annual Convention of the Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication, Chicago, IL.

Xenos, Michael A., Scheufele, Dietram A., Brossard, Dominique E., Choi, Doo-Hun and Cacciatore, Michael A. August, 2012. "News Media Use and the Informed Public in the Digital Age." Paper Presentation. The American Political Science Association (APSA) Political Communication Pre-Conference, Baton Rouge, LA.