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Attitudes & Persuasion

What does it take to change hearts and minds? What types of messaging can alter people’s beliefs and spur positive action? Annenberg School scholars consider the mental processes behind decision-making and the types of communications that can effectively sway people.

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Polarization Research Lab’s Path to 2024 Series Highlights Realities of American Attitudes

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Largest Quantitative Synthesis to Date Reveals What Predicts Human Behavior and How to Change It

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Cerianne Robertson Named 2024-26 George Gerbner Postdoctoral Fellow

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Faculty

Dolores Albarracín
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Dolores Albarracín, Ph.D.

Amy Gutmann Penn Integrates Knowledge University Professor
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Sarah Banet-Weiser, Ph.D.

Walter H. Annenberg Dean
CAROLYN BILTOFT
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Carolyn Biltoft, Ph.D.

Visiting Faculty Fellow, Center on Digital Culture and Society
Damon Centola
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Damon Centola, Ph.D.

Elihu Katz Professor of Communication, Sociology, and Engineering
Sally Chan
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Man-pui Sally Chan, Ph.D.

Research Associate Professor
Nicole Cooper
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Nicole Cooper, Ph.D.

Managing Director of Research, Communication Neuroscience Lab
Maya Enisman
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Maya Enisman, Ph.D.

Postdoctoral Fellow, Annenberg Public Policy Center and Social Action Lab
Bita Fayaz-Farkhad
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Bita Fayaz-Farkhad, Ph.D.

Research Assistant Professor, Social Action Lab
R. Lance Holbert
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R. Lance Holbert, Ph.D.

Director of Leonore Annenberg Institute for Civics (LAIC), Annenberg Public Policy Center
Robert Hornik
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Robert C. Hornik, Ph.D.

Wilbur Schramm Professor Emeritus of Communication and Health Policy
Aaron Hyzen
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Aaron Hyzen, Ph.D.

Postdoctoral Fellow, Media, Inequality & Change Center
John B. Jemmott III
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John B. Jemmott III, Ph.D.

Kenneth B. Clark Professor of Communication and Psychiatry
Sixiao Vivian Liu
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Sixiao (Vivian) Liu, Ph.D.

Postdoctoral Fellow, Health Communication & Equity Lab
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David Lydon-Staley, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor of Communication
Matthew Parker
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Matt Parker, Ph.D.

Gilbert Seldes Multimodal Postdoctoral Fellow
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Desmond Upton Patton, M.S.W., Ph.D.

Brian and Randi Schwartz University Professor
Diego Reinero
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Diego A. Reinero, Ph.D.

MindCORE Postdoctoral Research Fellow
Christina A. Roberto
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Christina A. Roberto, Ph.D.

Mitchell J. Blutt and Margo Krody Blutt Presidential Associate Professor of Health Policy, Perelman School of Medicine
Dan Romer
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Dan Romer, Ph.D.

Research Director, Annenberg Public Policy Center
Javier Granados Samayoa
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Javier Granados Samayoa, Ph.D.

Research Associate, Social Action Lab
Minjae Seo
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Minjae Seo, Ph.D.

Postdoctoral Fellow, Annenberg Public Policy Center and Social Action Lab
Xi Shen
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Xi Shen, Ph.D.

Research Associate, Social Action Lab
Andrew A. Strasser
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Andrew A. Strasser, Ph.D.

Research Professor of Psychiatry, Perelman School of Medicine
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Andy Tan, Ph.D., M.P.H., M.B.A., M.B.B.S.

Associate Professor of Communication
Philip Tetlock
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Philip Tetlock, Ph.D.

Leonore Annenberg University Professor of Psychology and Management, Wharton School of Business and School of Arts and Sciences
Jiaxi Wu
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Jiaxi Wu, Ph.D.

Postdoctoral Fellow, Health Communication & Equity Lab

Graduate Students

Feng Yi Chew
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Feng Yi Chew

Doctoral Student
Danielle Clark
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Danielle Clark

Doctoral Candidate
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Tom W. Etienne

Joint Doctoral Student in Communication and Political Science
Vishwanath E.V.S.
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Vishwanath E.V.S.

Doctoral Student
Neil Fasching
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Neil Fasching

Doctoral Candidate
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Collin Kather

Doctoral Student
Hogeun Lee
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Hogeun Lee

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Kirsten O. Lydic
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Kirsten O. Lydic

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Thandi Lyew
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Thandi Lyew

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Ben Muzekari

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Kate Okker-Edging
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Kate Okker-Edging

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Devo Probol

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Xinyi Wang
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Xinyi Wang

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Qijia Ye
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Qijia Ye

Doctoral Student
Brittany Zulkiewicz
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Brittany Zulkiewicz

Doctoral Candidate