Bio:
Matthew Nisbet is an assistant professor in the School of Communication at American University. A widely published expert in the area of framing and public opinion, Nisbet uses focus groups, content analysis, in-depth interviews, case studies, and polling to study the communication dynamics of science policy debates. His current work on climate change examines how news coverage reflects and shapes policy, how strategists try to mold public perceptions, and how citizens make sense of the topic.
Education:
BA (’96), Government, Dartmouth College
MS/PhD (’03), Communication, Cornell University
Selected publications:
Nisbet, M. C., & Kotcher, J. E. (2009). A two-step flow of influence?: Opinion-leader campaigns on climate change. Science Communication, 30(3), 328-354.
Roser-Renouf, C. & Nisbet, M. (2008). The measurement of key behavioral science constructs in climate change research. International Journal of Sustainability Communication, 3, 37-95.
Nisbet, M.C. & Goidel, R.K. (2007). Understanding citizen perceptions of science controversy: Bridging the ethnographic-survey research divide. Public Understanding of Science, 16(4), 421-440.
Nisbet, M.C. & Myers, T. (2007). Twenty-years of public opinion about global warming. Public Opinion Quarterly, 71(3), 444-470.
Nisbet, M.C. & Mooney, C. (2007). Policy forum: Framing science. Science, 316(5821), 56.
Nisbet, M.C. & Mooney, C. (2007). Reply to letters: Risks and advantages of framing science. Science, 317(5842), 1169 - 1170.
Brossard, D. & Nisbet, M.C. (2007). Deference to scientific authority among a low information public: Understanding American views about agricultural biotechnology. International Journal of Public Opinion Research, 19(1), 24-52.
Nisbet, M.C. & Huge, M (2006). Attention cycles and frames in the plant biotechnology debate: Managing power and participation through the press/policy connection. Harvard International Journal of Press/Politics, 11(2), 3-40.
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Contact:
nisbetmc@gmail.com
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