Month: February 2025

Dominik Stecula: How Media Influences Public Vaccine Use

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Dominik Stecula, Assistant Professor of Communications, discusses his research on political and science communication, focusing on where the public gets its information and the impact of various media types on public attitudes and behaviors. He studies the evolving landscape of media from traditional news to social media, the influence of podcasts such as “The Joe Rogan Experience,” and the phenomenon of canine vaccine hesitancy. Dr. Stecula also shares insights from his research on COVID-19 misinformation and how modern media, including podcasts, can shape political landscapes and public health behaviors.

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Jada Wiggleton-Little: Whose Pain Is Believed?

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Dr. Jada Wiggleton-Little, Assistant Professor of Philosophy, discusses her extensive research on pain communication. She explores subjects like social biases and perceptions of pain, pain as a bodily command, and the implications of pain communication in the management of pain in medical and personal settings. Wiggleton-Little shares insights from her own life and education that prompted her to make this her area of study.

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Trevon Logan and Benton Wishart: How Involved Were White Women in the Slave Trade?

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 Trevon Logan, the ENGIE-Axium Endowed Professor of Economics, and Benton Wishart, a recent Ohio State economics alumnus and Dr. Logan’s research assistant, discuss their research into white women’s involvement in the slave trade during the antebellum era. Their work, titled Her Property Transactions: White Women and the Frequency of Female Ownership in the Antebellum Era, shows that white women were involved in 30% of slave transactions as buyers and sellers. Logan and Wishart analyzed data by assigning gender to 30,000 names, revealing the impact of laws that granted women property rights exclusive to enslaved people. This groundbreaking research challenges past misconceptions about women’s roles and highlights the importance of data in historical research.

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Jaime Sabel: Scaffolding to Success

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Jaime Sabel, Associate Professor in Molecular Genetics and Director of the Center for Life Sciences Education (CLSE), discusses the CLSE’s role in housing the biology major and collaborating with other life sciences departments. Her FRAMER and MASTER educational scaffolds support students’ metacognitive skills to enhance their understanding of complex biological concepts. Sabel also highlights her STEM Ambassadors program which aims to bridge the gap between scientists and high school students, fostering better public communication of science. She concludes by sharing her journey from developmental genetics to biology education research and outlining future research directions for her lab.

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