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Affiliate

Matthew Nisbet

College of Arts, Media, and Design and College of Social Sciences and Humanities

Research Interests

  • Political Communication

  • climate change and energy politics

  • Science technology & society

About

Matthew C. Nisbet is Professor of Communication, Public Policy, and Urban Affairs at Northeastern University, editor-in-chief of the journal Environmental Communication, and a monthly columnist at Issues in Science and Technology magazine. He also writes regularly at Scientific American.com.

Nisbet studies the process by which the public and decision-makers come to understand complex scientific and technological issues, analyzing the influence of ideas, culture, expertise, and journalism.

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