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Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
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Education/Academic qualification
PhD, Journalism and Mass Communication, University of Wisconsin
Award Date: Jun 1 2011
External Positions
Associate Professor, George Mason University
Aug 23 2018 → May 23 2019
Assistant Professor, George Mason University
Aug 23 2012 → Aug 22 2018
Post-Doctoral Research Instructor, George Washington University
Aug 1 2011 → Jul 31 2012
Research Interest Keywords
- misinformation
- correction
- social media
- biased processing
- news literacy
- party affiliation
- disagreement
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NSF Convergence Accelerator Track F: Course Correct: Precision Guidance Against Misinformation
University of Wisconsin-Madison
9/1/22 → 8/31/23
Project: Research project
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Active Surveillance of Policy Ecosystems and Networks (ASPEN) to Enhance Brokering of Research Evidence into State Policymaking
Vraga, E. K. & Weber, M. S.
7/1/19 → 6/30/21
Project: Research project
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IS THAT NEWS FOR ME? Defining news- ness by platform and topic
Vraga, E. K. & Edgerly, S., Jan 1 2023, News Quality In The Digital Age. Taylor and Francis, p. 49-66 18 p.Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter
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Political Events in a Partisan Media Ecology: Asymmetric Influence on Candidate Appraisals
Suk, J., Shah, D. V., Bode, L., Edgerly, S., Thorson, K., Vraga, E., Wells, C. & Pevehouse, J., 2023, In: Mass Communication and Society. 26, 2, p. 275-299 25 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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The cranky uncle game—combining humor and gamification to build student resilience against climate misinformation
Cook, J., Ecker, U. K. H., Trecek-King, M., Schade, G., Jeffers-Tracy, K., Fessmann, J., Kim, S. C., Kinkead, D., Orr, M., Vraga, E., Roberts, K. & McDowell, J., 2023, In: Environmental Education Research. 29, 4, p. 607-623 17 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Can News Literacy Help Reduce Belief in COVID Misinformation?
Ashley, S., Craft, S., Maksl, A., Tully, M. & Vraga, E. K., 2022, (Accepted/In press) In: Mass Communication and Society.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Correcting What’s True: Testing Competing Claims About Health Misinformation on Social Media
Vraga, E. K. & Bode, L., 2022, (Accepted/In press) In: American Behavioral Scientist.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
1 Scopus citations
Activities
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Panelist on webinar entitled Combatting Misinformation During COVID-19
Emily K Vraga (Speaker)
Jul 21 2021Activity: Talk types › Invited presentation
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Panelist for How Our Modern Media Landscape Fueled the COVID-19 Infodemic
Emily K Vraga (Panelist)
Oct 8 2020Activity: Talk types › Invited presentation
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An eye tracking approach to understanding misinformation and correction strategies on social media: The mediating role of attention and credibility to reduce HPV vaccine misperceptions.
Sojung Claire Kim (Speaker), Emily K Vraga (Speaker) & John Cook (Speaker)
Aug 2020Activity: Talk types › Submitted presentation or panel
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Participant at Vaccination Engagement Roundtable hosted by British Academy
Emily K Vraga (Participant)
Oct 8 2020Activity: Talk types › Roundtable
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News Quality in the Platform Era
Emily K Vraga (Speaker)
Nov 12 2020 → Nov 13 2020Activity: Talk types › Submitted presentation or panel
Press/Media
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Fitzpatrick, E. R.I. state representative Justin Price faces calls for resignation after comments on US Capitol riot
1/10/21
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Expert Comment or Interview
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Nover, S. Why 2020 Was the Twitter Election: It wasn't because of what happened on Twitter; it was because of what Twitter did.
11/9/20
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Expert Comment or Interview
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Mail-in voting, police protests create fertile ground for disinformation in Minnesota
Panayiota (Pani) Kendeou & Emily K Vraga
9/28/20
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media: Expert Comment or Interview
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Montemayor, S. Mail-in voting, police protests create fertile ground for disinformation in Minnesota.
9/28/20
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Expert Comment or Interview
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Michigan Election 2020: How to spot — and combat — the spread of misinformation
7/29/20
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media: Expert Comment or Interview
Fellowships, Honors, and Prizes
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2018 Best Reviewer Award from the International Communication Association, Political Communication division
Vraga, Emily K (Recipient), 2018
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)
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Best faculty paper, runner-up in Political Communication Interest Group at AEJMC 2012
Vraga, Emily K (Recipient), 2012
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)
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Finalist, 2018 Journalism and Mass Communication Quarterly Outstanding Article
Vraga, Emily K (Recipient), Edgerly, Stephanie (Recipient), Bode, Leticia (Recipient), Thorson, Kjerstin (Recipient) & Thorson, Esther (Recipient), 2018
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)
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Honorable mention in the student paper competition for submission at MAPOR 2006
Vraga, Emily K (Recipient), Lee, N. (Recipient) & Atkinson, L. M. (Recipient), 2006
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)
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Sharon Dunwoody Early Career Award from University of Wisconsin-Madison
Vraga, Emily K (Recipient), 2020
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)