Dietram A. Scheufele is a German-American social scientist and the Taylor-Bascom Chair in the Department of Life Sciences Communication at the University of Wisconsin–Madison. He is also a Distinguished Research Fellow[3] at the University of Pennsylvania's Annenberg Public Policy Center. Prior to joining UW, Scheufele was a tenured faculty member in the Department of Communication at Cornell University.

Dietram A. Scheufele
Scheufele in 2019
NationalityGermany, USA
OccupationSocial scientist
TitleTaylor-Bascom Chair | Vilas Distinguished Achievement Professor
Academic background
Alma mater
Academic work
DisciplineCommunication science, PhD minor in political science
Sub-disciplineScience communication and political communication
InstitutionsCornell University | University of Wisconsin–Madison | Morgridge Institute for Research
Notable worksOxford Handbook of the Science of Science Communication (Oxford University Press, 2017)[1] Misinformation about Science in the Public Sphere (Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 2021)[2]
Websitehttps://scheufele.info/

Research

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Scheufele is the author or co-author of over 200 articles and monographs,[4] and one of the most widely cited experts in the fields of science communication,[5] health communication,[6] political communication,[7] misinformation,[8] and science & technology policy.[9] His publications include work on framing theory,[10][11][12] participatory democracy,[13][14] and the science of science communication.[15][16][17] Since 2012, he has co-organized five National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine colloquia on the Science of Science Communication.[18]

Awards

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Scheufele is an elected member of the German National Academy of Science and Engineering,[19] the American Academy of Arts & Sciences,[20] and a lifetime associate of the U.S. National Research Council.[21] Scheufele is also an elected fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science, the International Communication Association, and the Wisconsin Academy of Sciences, Arts & Letters.[22] In 2024, he was named Harold Lasswell Fellow by the American Academy of Political and Social Science.[23]

His research has been recognized with awards from professional and scholarly organizations, including the American Association for the Advancement of Science, the Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication, the International Communication Association, the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine, and the World Association for Public Opinion Research.

He has won teaching awards from both universities at which he has held tenured appointments, including the Cornell University College of Agriculture and Life Sciences Young Faculty Teaching Award,[24] the University of Wisconsin-Madison Chancellor’s Distinguished Teaching Award,[25] and the University of Wisconsin–Madison College of Agricultural and Life Sciences Spitzer Excellence in Teaching Award,[26] as well as the Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication's Krieghbaum Under-40 and MC&S Promising Professor awards.[27]

References

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  1. ^ Jamieson, Kathleen Hall; Kahan, Dan M; Scheufele, Dietram A, eds. (16 June 2017). "The Oxford Handbook of the Science of Science Communication". Oxford University Press. doi:10.1093/oxfordhb/9780190497620.001.0001. ISBN 978-0-19-049762-0 – via oxfordhandbooks.com.
  2. ^ "Misinformation about Science in the Public Sphere". Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 118 (15). 13 April 2021.
  3. ^ "Distinguished Research Fellows". The Annenberg Public Policy Center of the University of Pennsylvania. Retrieved 29 November 2020.
  4. ^ "Scheufele - Google Scholar Profile". Retrieved 14 November 2022.
  5. ^ "Google Scholar". Retrieved 28 April 2020.
  6. ^ "Google Scholar". Retrieved 14 November 2022.
  7. ^ "Google Scholar". Retrieved 28 April 2020.
  8. ^ "Google Scholar". Retrieved 14 November 2022.
  9. ^ "Google Scholar". Retrieved 28 April 2020.
  10. ^ Scheufele, Dietram A. (1 March 1999). "Framing as a Theory of Media Effects". Journal of Communication. 49 (1): 103–122. doi:10.1111/j.1460-2466.1999.tb02784.x – via Silverchair.
  11. ^ Scheufele, Dietram A.; Tewksbury, David (March 2007). "Framing, Agenda Setting, and Priming: The Evolution of Three Media Effects Models: Models of Media Effects". Journal of Communication. 57 (1): 9–20. doi:10.1111/j.0021-9916.2007.00326.x.
  12. ^ Cacciatore, Michael A.; Scheufele, Dietram A.; Iyengar, Shanto (2 January 2016). "The End of Framing as we Know it … and the Future of Media Effects". Mass Communication and Society. 19 (1): 7–23. doi:10.1080/15205436.2015.1068811. ISSN 1520-5436. S2CID 31767132.
  13. ^ McLeod, Jack M.; Scheufele, Dietram A.; Moy, Patricia (1 July 1999). "Community, Communication, and Participation: The Role of Mass Media and Interpersonal Discussion in Local Political Participation". Political Communication. 16 (3): 315–336. doi:10.1080/105846099198659.
  14. ^ Scheufele, Dietram A.; Nisbet, Matthew C.; Brossard, Dominique; Nisbet, Erik C. (1 July 2004). "Social Structure and Citizenship: Examining the Impacts of Social Setting, Network Heterogeneity, and Informational Variables on Political Participation". Political Communication. 21 (3): 315–338. doi:10.1080/10584600490481389. S2CID 144612420 – via Taylor and Francis+NEJM.
  15. ^ Scheufele, Dietram A. (16 September 2014). "Science communication as political communication". Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 111 (supplement_4): 13585–13592. doi:10.1073/pnas.1317516111. ISSN 0027-8424. PMC 4183176. PMID 25225389.
  16. ^ Scheufele, Dietram A. (20 August 2013). "Communicating science in social settings". Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 110 (supplement_3): 14040–14047. doi:10.1073/pnas.1213275110. ISSN 0027-8424. PMC 3752169. PMID 23940341.
  17. ^ Scheufele, Dietram A.; Krause, Nicole M. (16 April 2019). "Science audiences, misinformation, and fake news". Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 116 (16): 7662–7669. doi:10.1073/pnas.1805871115. ISSN 0027-8424. PMC 6475373. PMID 30642953.
  18. ^ "NASEM Colloquia".
  19. ^ "Dietram A. Scheufele University of Wisconsin-Madison". acatech - National Academy of Science and Engineering. Retrieved 29 April 2022.
  20. ^ "American Academy of Arts & Sciences". Retrieved 14 November 2022.
  21. ^ "Department of Life Sciences Communication". 8 April 2020. Retrieved 28 April 2020.
  22. ^ "Dietram Scheufele". wisconsinacademy.org. 12 September 2012. Retrieved 29 November 2020.
  23. ^ "American Academy of Political and Social Science Announces 2024 Fellowships – AAPSS". Retrieved 16 March 2024.
  24. ^ "Young Faculty Teaching Award". CALS. Retrieved 29 November 2020.
  25. ^ "2022 Distinguished Teaching Award recipients announced". news.wisc.edu. Retrieved 27 January 2022.
  26. ^ "CALS Awards – Agricultural & Life Sciences". cals.wisc.edu.
  27. ^ "AEJMC Award Recipients". AEJMC. 24 June 2014. Retrieved 29 November 2020.