Browsing by Author "Eise, Laura"

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    Climate Change Communication Research: A Systematic Review
    (SSRN, 2020-08) Eise, Jessica; Lambert, Natalie J.; Adekunle, Tiwaladeoluwa; Eversole, Kelsey; Eise, Laura; Murphy, Morgan; Sprouse, Layni; Biostatistics, School of Public Health
    This study is an examination of climate change communication research in which we examine topical, geographical and methodological trends. Using 160 peer-reviewed journal articles as evidence, we assess the field’s climate change research to-date and draw recommendations for future directions for research. Our findings illustrate that the majority of surveyed research focuses on public knowledge of and public belief in climate change, draws data from the Global North and tends toward quantitative methodological approaches, although a diversity of methodological approaches are represented. We recommend that future research correct ethnocentric tendencies by studying underrepresented regions such as the African continent, Latin America and the Caribbean, attend more to studies addressing adaptation to climate change impacts and embrace methodologies that address the localized nature of climate change mitigation and adaptation efforts.
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    More Inclusive, More Practical: Climate Change Communication Research to Serve the Future
    (Purdue University, 2020) Eise, Jessica; Lambert, Natalie J.; Adekunle, Tiwaladeoluwa; Eise, Laura; Biostatistics, School of Public Health
    Climate change impacts are being felt around the world, threatening human well-being and global food security. Social scientists in communication and other fields, in tandem with physical scientists, are critical for implementing mitigation and adaptation strategies effectively and equitably. In the face of rapidly evolving circumstances, it is time to take stock of our current climate change communication research and look toward where we need to go. Based on our systematic review of mid- to current climate change research trends in communication as well as climate change response recommendations by the American Meteorological Society, we suggest future directions for research. We urgently recommend communication research that (1) addresses immediate mitigation and adaptation concerns in local communities and (2) is more geographically diverse, particularly focusing on the African continent, the Caribbean, Latin America, the Middle East and certain parts of Asia.