Deliberative Public Engagement with Science

Dr. Lisa M. PytlikZillig is a Research Associate Professor at the University of Nebraska Public Policy Center, Assistant Director of the University of Nebraska-Lincoln Social and Behavioral Sciences Research Consortium, and has a courtesy appointment in the Department of Psychology at University of Nebraska-Lincoln. Dr. PytlikZillig received her PhD in Personality and Social Psychology at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln.Dr. Myiah J. Hutchens is an Assistant Professor at the Edward R. Murrow College of Communication at Washington State University in Pullman, Washington. Dr. Hutchens received her PhD from The Ohio State University in Communication. Dr. Peter Muhlberger is a Research Fellow at the Public Policy Center at the University of Nebraska.  He previously served as a Program Director in Cyber Social Science and Political Science at the National Science Foundation. Dr. Muhlberger received his PhD in Political Science from the University of Michigan.Dr. Frank J. Gonzalez is an Assistant Professor in the School of Government and Public Policy at the University of Arizona. He received his PhD in Political Science from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln.Dr. Alan J. Tomkins worked on this research in his roles as the Director of the Public Policy Center at the University of Nebraska and Professor at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln Law/Psychology Program. He has since retired from the university and is emeritus director and professor, and he has joined the National Science Foundation’s Directorate for Social, Behavioral, and Economic Sciences (NSF/SBE). He received his PhD in Social Psychology and a JD from Washington University.

• Chapter 1: The Big Picture.- Chapter 2: Specific Methods.- Chapter 3: Knowledge.- Chapter 4: Attitude Change and Polarization.- Chapter 5: Policy Acceptance.- Chapter 6: Conclusion and Future Directions.