Publications and Contributions

• Conference Paper
  Automating the Oracle: Leveraging AI for Enhanced Analysis of Open-Ended Responses (2025)

  2025 American Association for Public Opinion Research (AAPOR) Conference Authors: B. Zichettella, Annie Zhang, J. Pasek
• Conference Paper
  Performing “The Scientist:” Understanding How Scientists Manage Their Self-Presentation on Social Media (2025)

  108th Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication (AEJMC) Annual Conference Author: Annie Zhang
• Conference Paper
  Racial Attitudes and the Unequal Impacts of Climate Change: How Emphasizing Class or Race in News Stories Influences Public Perceptions and Support for Climate Policies (2025)

  108th Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication (AEJMC) Annual Conference Authors: P.S. Hart, L. Feldman, S. Choi, Annie Zhang
• Journal Article, Academic Journal
  When Scientists Share Their Struggles: How Scientists’ Self-Presentation on Social Media Influences Public Perceptions, Support for Science, and Information-Seeking Intentions (2025)

  Science Communication Authors: Annie Zhang, Hang Lu
• Journal Article, Academic Journal
  Behind the lab coat: How scientists’ self-disclosure on Twitter influences source perceptions, tweet engagement, and scientific attitudes through social presence (2024)

  New Media & Society, 26(10), pp. 5784–5801 Authors: Annie Zhang, Hang Lu
• Conference Paper
  Communicating Norms about Transparent Science and Risk Communication Can Shape Public Support for Science and Scientists (2024)

  2024 Society for Risk Analysis (SRA) Annual Meeting Authors: Annie Zhang, Hang Lu
• Conference Paper
  Examining the Relationship between Anti-Establishment Views, Emotion, and Covid-19 Mitigation Behaviors in the U.S. (2024)

  74th International Communication Association (ICA) Annual Conference Authors: B. Zichettella, Annie Zhang, A. Hasell, S. Chinn
• Conference Paper
  Unveiling Imperfections: How Scientists’ Self-Presentation Can Influence Public Perceptions, Science Advocacy, and Information Seeking Intentions (2024)

  107th AEJMC Annual Conference Authors: Annie Zhang, Hang Lu
• Conference Paper
  In Science We Trust: Race and Gender Cues Interact with Trust in Science to Influence Reactions to Scientists’ Social Media Posts (2023)

  73rd ICA Annual Conference Authors: Annie Zhang, E.E. Bridgewater, K. Harrison
• Journal Article, Academic Journal
  Scientists as Influencers: The Role of Source Identity, Self-Disclosure, and Anti-Intellectualism in Science Communication on Social Media (2023)

  Social Media + Society, 9(2), pp. 1-16 Authors: Annie Zhang, Hang Lu
• Journal Article, Academic Journal
  The Influence of Flooding Imagery and Party Cues on Perceived Threat, Collective Efficacy, and Intentions for Political Action to Address Climate Change (2023)

  Science Communication, 45(1), pp. 627–664 Authors: P. Sol Hart, Lauren Feldman, Soobin Choi, Annie Zhang, Austin Hegland
• Journal Article, Academic Journal
  A Partisan Pandemic: How COVID-19 Was Primed for Polarization (2022)

  The Annals of the American Academy of Political and Social Science, 700(1), pp. 55–72 Authors: Austin Hegland, Annie Zhang, Brianna Zichettella, Josh Pasek
• Journal Article, Academic Journal
  No Laughing Matter: Exploring the Effects of Scientists’ Humor Use on Twitter and the Moderating Role of Superiority (2022)

  Science Communication, 44(4), pp. 418–445 Authors: Annie Zhang, Hang Lu