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SNF Agora Conversations: The Politics and Policy of COVID-19
[RECORDED LIVE ON MARCH 20, 2020]
This conversation will explore the politics of the information environment around COVID-19, including what social science tells us about how public health communications work; what governments, media, and platforms can do to counter misinformation; and how COVID-19 compares to other public health issues, such as gun violence or vaccines.
Guests:
Colleen Barry is the Fred and Julie Soper Professor and Chair of the Department of Health Policy and Management at BSPH. Her research focuses on how health and social policies can affect a range of outcomes for individuals with mental illness and substance use disorders. She also looks at how communication strategies influence public attitudes about opioid addiction, mental illness, gun policy, and obesity and food policy.
Brendan Nyhan is a professor a professor of government at Dartmouth College and a media critic who regularly contributes to The New York Times’ “Upshot” column. His research focuses on misperceptions about politics and health care, including the effects of misinformation during disease epidemics and outbreaks.
Our conversations will be moderated by Hahrie Han, professor of political science and director of the SNF Agora Institute at Johns Hopkins University.
Sign up to receive news and event updates from SNF Agora Institute: https://snfagora.jhu.edu/newsletter/
This conversation will explore the politics of the information environment around COVID-19, including what social science tells us about how public health communications work; what governments, media, and platforms can do to counter misinformation; and how COVID-19 compares to other public health issues, such as gun violence or vaccines.
Guests:
Colleen Barry is the Fred and Julie Soper Professor and Chair of the Department of Health Policy and Management at BSPH. Her research focuses on how health and social policies can affect a range of outcomes for individuals with mental illness and substance use disorders. She also looks at how communication strategies influence public attitudes about opioid addiction, mental illness, gun policy, and obesity and food policy.
Brendan Nyhan is a professor a professor of government at Dartmouth College and a media critic who regularly contributes to The New York Times’ “Upshot” column. His research focuses on misperceptions about politics and health care, including the effects of misinformation during disease epidemics and outbreaks.
Our conversations will be moderated by Hahrie Han, professor of political science and director of the SNF Agora Institute at Johns Hopkins University.
Sign up to receive news and event updates from SNF Agora Institute: https://snfagora.jhu.edu/newsletter/
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