@cip.uw.edu postdoctoral scholar @maddyjalbert.bsky.social introduces "Who is perceived to be an expert on COVID-19 vaccines on social media? Biomedical credentials confer expertise, even among vaccine-hesitant and conservative observers," a new article in Information, Communication & Society. 👇👇👇
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Maddy Jalbert
Excited this piece with @malar0ne.bsky.social and Luke Williams is now out!
In this work, we find that the presence of biomedical credentials (e.g. Dr., MD., scientist, nurse) in a user's social media profile increases perceptions that the user has expertise on the topic of COVID-19 vaccination.
In this work, we find that the presence of biomedical credentials (e.g. Dr., MD., scientist, nurse) in a user's social media profile increases perceptions that the user has expertise on the topic of COVID-19 vaccination.
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