CURRICULUM VITAE
Blood Products Advisory Committee
Katherine A. McComas, PhD
Associate Professor, Department of Communication
313 Kennedy Hall, Cornell University
Ithaca, New York 14853
phone: 607-255-6508
fax: 607-254-1322
email: kam19@cornell.edu
EDUCATION
| Year | Degree | Institution |
| ------ | Ph.D. | Cornell University |
| ------ | M.A. | Boston University |
| ------ | B.A. | University of Missouri-Columbia |
| ------ | B.J. | University of Missouri-Columbia |
ACADEMIC RANKS (year achieved)
| 2008 | Associate Professor, Department of Communication, Cornell University |
| 2003 | Assistant Professor, Department of Communication, Cornell University |
| 2000 | Assistant Professor, Department of Communication, University of Maryland, College Park |
AREAS OF EXPERTISE (key words)
Risk communication, science communication, environmental communication, public health risk communication, public participation, community involvement, trust, credibility, conflict of interest
HONORS AND AWARDS
| 2004 | Commissioner’s Special Citation, U.S. Food and Drug Administration |
| 2003 | Institute for Public Relations Pathfinder Thesis Advisor Award (Advised graduate student winning top master’s thesis award in national competition) |
| 2002 | Top Three Paper, Science Communication Interest Group, Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication Annual Meeting |
| 2001 | Best Paper, Society for Risk Analysis Annual Meeting |
| 1999 | Top Four Paper in Division, Environmental Communication Commission, National Communication Association Annual Convention |
| ------ | Top Student Paper, Risk Communication Specialty Group, Society for Risk Analysis Annual Meeting |
| ------ | Gamma Sigma Delta, Agriculture Honor Society |
| ------ | Top Student Paper, Society for Risk Analysis Annual Meeting |
| ---------- | Cornell University Graduate Student Fellowship ---------------- |
| ---------- | Boston University Graduate Student Fellowship ----------------- |
| ------ | Phi Beta Kappa |
| ------ | Kappa Tau Alpha, Journalism Honor Society |
| ------ | Golden Key National Honor Society |
| ------ | Diplôme de Langue Française, Alliance Française |
| ----------- | Dean’s list, University of Missouri, every semester |
| ------- | University of Missouri Alumni Scholarship |
Grant Support (Current)
| (McComas) Institute for Social Sciences Risk Communication and Lung Cancer Screening | 011/01/2007 – 10/31/2008 ---- |
| (McComas) Leukemia and Lymphoma Society Improving Methods for Patient Accrual to Clinical Trials | 05/01/2007 – 04/30/2008 ---- |
Academic Responsibilities
Current Administrative Responsibilities
Chair, Curriculum Committee, Department of Communication, Cornell University
Research Responsibilities
- Past Postdoctoral Associates
2006 – 2007 -------------- (PhD 2006, University of Washington)
- Other Relevant Research Activities, Accomplishments, etc.
Ad hoc reviewer for the journals Journal of Risk Research (2005-2007), Journal of Human and Ecological Risk Assessment (2008), Journal of Health Communication (2006-2007); Mass Communication & Society (2004-2006); Journal of Applied Communication Research (2004); Science Communication (2000-2008); Public Understanding of Science (2000-2003); Society & Natural Resources (2000-2007); Environmental Management (2001); Journal of Environmental Management (2001); Risk: Health, Safety & Environment (2001); Risk Analysis: An International Journal (2001-2007); Journal of Broadcasting and Electronic Media (2002), Western Journal of Communication (2005)
Conference paper reviewer for the Conference on Communication and the Environment (2007), Public Relations Division of the International Communication Association (2002), the Mass Communication Division of the International Communication Association (1999), Communication Theory and Methodology Division of the Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication (2000, 2004), the Science Communication Interest Group of the Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication (2001, 2002), and the Risk Communication Specialty Group of the Society for Risk Analysis (2000- 2003).
Reviewed research-based grant proposals for the National Science Foundation (2002-2006), the Ohio Agricultural Research and Development Center (2002), the Wellcome Trust, Medicine in Society Programme, London, U.K. (2001), and the Alberta Heritage Foundation for Medical Research (2001, 2004, 2006).
Reviewed and commented on summary document for the National Research Council (2004).
Produced working paper, “Communication Theory and Public Participation,” for the National Research Council panel on Public Participation in Environmental Assessment and Decision Making (April 2004).
Teaching and Advising Responsibilities
- Administrative Leadership (positions related to teaching/education/advising)
Chair, Curriculum Committee, Department of Communication, Cornell University
- Courses Taught (course number and name)
Cornell University (2003 – present)
Planning Communication Campaigns – COMM 376, Fall 2003, Fall 2004, Fall 2006, Fall 2007
Understanding Human Communication (formerly Communication in Social Relationships) – COMM 116, Spring 2004, Spring 2005, Spring 2006
Communication and the Environment – COMM 421, Spring 2005
Advanced Communication and the Environment – COMM 621, Spring 2005
Risk Communication – COMM 686, Fall 2006
Community Involvement in Environmental Decisions – COMM 456, Spring 2007
Planning the Carbon Neutrality Campaign – COMM 494, Spring 2008
- Educational Innovations Developed Including; Web-Based Materials; New Courses Developed, etc.
Planning the Carbon Neutrality Campaign – COMM 494, to be taught one-time only Spring 2008
Community Involvement in Environmental Decisions – COMM 456, to be first taught Spring 2007
Risk Communication – COMM 498R
Advanced Qualitative Research Methods – COMM 715
Special Topics in Public Relations: Risk Communication – COMM 739
McComas, K. Risk communication tutorials. Seven on-line tutorials on the following facets of risk communication created for the Food Safety Risk Analysis Clearinghouse and posted on their web site: http://www.foodrisk.org/risk_comm_tutorials.htm.
- Risk Communication Strategies
- Psychological Factors Influencing How People React to Risk Information
- Involving the Public in Risk Communication
- Giving Public Presentations of Risk Information
- Working with the Media
- Crisis Communication
- Evaluating Risk Communication
- Current Undergraduate Students Mentored in Independent Research (list names)
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- Current Student Organizations for Which You Served as Faculty Advisor (list organizations)
Public Relations Student Society of America
Cornell Women in Politics
- Other Relevant Teaching and Advising Activities, Accomplishments, etc.
Advisor for the Biology and Society Major, Cornell University, 2007 -
Institute for Public Relations Pathfinder Thesis Advisor Award 2003 (Advised graduate student winning top master’s thesis award in national competition)
Joint Institute for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition ( University of Maryland and U.S. FDA)
Taught annual 3-day course, “Introduction to Food Safety Risk Communication,” 2001-2005 for JIFSAN’s ongoing professional development training program. Student body comprised of government and industry food safety professionals.
Cornell Municipal Clerks Institute. Taught session on “Public Involvement in Local Decisions,” July 2006, July 2007.
Graduate Field Memberships
Department of Communication
Other Current Professional Activities
Professional Societies
International Communication Association
Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication
Society for Risk Analysis
National Communication Association
EDITORIAL BOARDS
| 2006 – present | Associate Editor, Environmental Communication: A Journal of Nature and Culture (Taylor-Francis-Routledge) |
| 2007 – present | Member, Editorial Board, Science Communication (Sage) |
| 2007 – present | Member, Editorial Advisory Board for forthcoming Encyclopedia of Science and Technology Communication (Sage) |
| 2003 – 2006 | Member, Editorial Board, Environmental Communication Yearbook ( Lawrence Erlbaum) |
COMMITTEE ASSIGNMENTS
| International/National: | |
| 2008 – present | Member, Blood Products Advisory Committee, U. S. Food and Drug Administration |
| 2007 | Consultant, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Board of Scientific Counselors, National Center for Environmental Research Standing Subcommittee |
| 2006 | Temporary Voting Member, Transmissible Spongiform Encephalopathies Advisory Committee, U.S. Food and Drug Administration, Center for Biologics Evaluation and Research, December 15, 2006, Silver Spring, MD. |
| 2003 | Host City Committee, Society for Risk Analysis Annual Meeting |
| 2001 – 2003 | Program Committee, Society for Risk Analysis, Annual Meeting |
| 1998 – 2003 | Executive Committee, Risk Communication Specialty Group, Society for Risk Analysis |
| 2001 – 2002 | Chair, Risk Communication Specialty Group, Society for Risk Analysis |
| 2001 – 2003 | Webmaster, Risk Communication Specialty Group, Society for Risk Analysis |
| 2002 | Assisting the Public on Chemical Terrorism, National Academy of Sciences Meeting |
| 2000 – 2001 | Vice-Chair, Risk Communication Specialty Group, Society for Risk Analysis |
| 1999 – 2000 | Secretary/Treasurer, Risk Communication Specialty Group, Society for Risk Analysis |
| State/Local: | |
| 2004 – 2005 | Interim Secretary, Upstate New York Chapter of the Society for Risk Analysis |
| 1999 – 2000 | Chair, New York State Chapter, International Association for Public Participation |
| 1999 | Vice-Chair, New York State Chapter, International Association for Public Participation |
| University: | |
| 2004 – present | Member, Public Safety Advisory Committee |
| College: | |
| 2007 – present | Member, College Curriculum Committee |
| 2006 – present | Member, CaRDI Steering Committee |
| 2006 – 2008 | Member, Life Sciences Distribution Task Force |
| Department: | |
| 2005 – present | Chair, Curriculum Committee, Department of Communication, Cornell |
| 2007 | Member, Search Committee, Department of Communication, Cornell |
| 2006 | Member, Search Committee, Department of Communication Cornell |
| 2004 | Member, Search Committee, Department of Communication, Cornell |
| 2004 – 2005 | Member, Undergraduate Studies Program, Department of Communication, Cornell |
| 2004 – 2005 | Member, Publications Committee, Department of Communication, Cornell |
| 2003 – 2004 | Member, Graduate Program Committee, Department of Communication, Cornell |
Other Current Professional Contributions
Conferences/Workshops/In-Service Participation (please provide detail)
Presenter of two workshops on risk communication and public involvement, NCI/NIEHS Breast Cancer and the Environment Conference, November 8-9, 2005, Michigan State University, Lansing, MI
Invited participant, Workshop and Third Meeting of the Panel on Public Participation in Environmental Assessment and Decision Making, February 3-4, 2005, National Academies, Washington, D.C.
INVITED PRESENTATIONS (please provide detail)
McComas, K. (2007, July). Risk communication and lung cancer screening and diagnosis. Invited presentation for Multidisciplinary Approaches to Lung Cancer: Moving towards Personalized Screening, Diagnosis, and Treatment. Cornell University, Ithaca, NY.
McComas, K. (2004, October). Communicating health risks identified through preliminary data analysis. Invited speaker for the National Immunization Program’s Data Sharing Meeting sponsored by the Institute of Medicine of the National Academy of Science. Washington DC.
McComas, K. (2004, May) Academic-industry taskforce spotlight panel: Bridging the hyphen. Invited panel participant for the Organizational Communication Division panel at the International Communication Association Annual Meeting, New Orleans, LA.
McComas, K. (2003, October). Investigating the perceived credibility of FDA advisory committee meetings. Invited presentation at the JIFSAN Research Grant Symposium, College Park, MD.
McComas, K. (2003, April). Risk communication in a regulatory context: A primer. Invited presentation to the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service at the U.S. Department of Agriculture, College Park, MD.
McComas, K.A. (2002, December). Credibility, conflict of interest, and satisfaction with advisory committees: Report on research in-progress. Invited presentation to the Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition Staff College at the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, College Park, MD .
McComas, K.A. (2000, June). Successful public meetings. Invited presentation to the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation, Lima, NY.
McComas, K. (2000, July). Theory and practice of public meetings: Results of fellowship research. Poster presented at the U.S. EPA STAR Graduate Fellowship Conference, Washington DC.
McComas, K. (1999, July). The impact of public meetings on community decisions about environmental risk: A two-year update. Poster presented at the U.S. EPA STAR Graduate Fellowship Conference, Arlington, VA.
McComas, K. (1998, June). The impact of public meetings on community decisions about environmental risk: Initial research. Poster presented at the U.S. EPA STAR Graduate Fellowship Conference, Arlington, VA.
Consulting (please provide detail)
New York State Department of Transportation (DOT). Contracted to provide review and critique of questionnaires developed to evaluate attitudes toward public meetings used by the DOT to communicate with local residents about transportation planning and management issues.
U. S. Food and Drug Administration, Center for Biologics Evaluation and Research. Contracted to review and provide input on risk communication materials related to potential vCJD risk from U.S. licensed plasma-derived Factor VIII products.
Food Safety Risk Analysis Clearinghouse, JIFSAN. Contracted to develop the risk communication portion of a web site for the government-supported national clearinghouse on risk analysis. Work included the identification and categorization of pre-existing risk communication resources on the Internet, as well as the conceptualization and development of on-line tutorials representing various aspects of risk communication.
Publications
Book
Shanahan, J. & McComas, K. (1999). Nature stories: Depictions of the environment and their effects. Cresskill, NJ: Hampton Publishers.
Refereed Journal Articles
Trumbo, C. W., McComas, K. A., & Besley, J. C. (in press). Individual- and community-level effects on risk perception in cancer cluster investigations. Risk Analysis (accepted July 2007).
Besley, J., McComas, K., and Trumbo, C. (in press) Local newspaper coverage of health authority fairness during cancer cluster investigations. Science Communication, 29(4).
Trumbo, C., & McComas, K. (2008). Institutional trust, information processing and perception of environmental cancer risk. International Journal of Global Environmental Issues, 8(1/2), 61-76.
Leong , K. M, McComas, K. A., & Decker, D. J. (2007). Matching the forum to the fuss: Using coorientation contexts to address the paradox of public participation in natural resource management. Environmental Practice, 9 (3), 195-205.
Besley, J, & McComas, K. (2007). Reporting on fairness in civic life: Interviews with journalists about writing on local political leaders. Journalism Practice, 1 (339-355).
McComas, K., Trumbo, C., and Besley, J. (2007). Public meetings about suspected cancer clusters: The impact of voice, interactional justice, and risk perception on attendees’ attitudes in six communities. Journal of Health Communication, 12, 527-549.
Trumbo, C., McComas, K., Kannaovakun, P. (2007). Cancer anxiety and the perception of risk in alarmed communities. Risk Analysis, 27 (2), 337-350.
McComas, K., Simone, L., Waks, L., and Sherman, L. (2007). Predicting satisfaction and outcome acceptance with decision-making processes: The role of procedural justice. Journal of Applied Social Psychology, 37 (5), 905-927.
Besley, J, McComas, K., & Waks, L. (2006). Media use and the perceived justice of local science authorities. Journalism and Mass Communication Quarterly, 83, 801-818.
McComas, K., Besley, J., Trumbo, C. (2006). Why citizens do and don’t attend public meetings about local cancer clusters. Policy Studies Journal, 34 (4), 671-698.
McComas, K. A. (2006). Defining moments in risk communication: 1996-2005. Journal of Health Communication, 11, 75-91.
Besley, J., & McComas, K. (2005). Framing justice: Using the concept of procedural justice to advance political communication research. Communication Theory, 15, 414-436.
McComas, K., Tuite, L., & Sherman, L. (2005). Conflicted scientists: The “shared pool” dilemma of scientific advisory committees. Public Understanding of Science, 14, 285-303.
Brossard , D., Shanahan, J., & McComas, K. (2004). Are issue-cycles culturally constructed? A comparison of French and American coverage of global climate change. Mass Communication & Society, 7 (3), 359-377.
McComas, K.A. (2003). Public meetings and risk amplification: A longitudinal study. Risk Analysis, 23 (6), 1257-1270.
McComas, K.A., & Simone, L. (2003). Media coverage of conflicts of interest in science. Science Communication, 24 (4), 395-419.
McComas, K.A. (2003). Citizen satisfaction with public meetings used for risk communication. Journal of Applied Communication Research, 31(2), 164-184.
McComas, K.A. (2003). Trivial pursuits: Participant views of public meetings. Journal of Public Relations Research, 15 (2), 91-115.
Trumbo, C.W., & McComas, K.A. (2003). The function of credibility in information processing for risk judgment. Risk Analysis, 23 (2), 343-353.
McComas, K.A. (2001). Theory and practice of public meetings. Communication Theory, 11 (1), 36-55.
McComas, K.A. (2001). Public meetings about local waste management problems: Comparing participants to non-participants. Environmental Management, 27 (1), 135-147.
McComas, K.A., & Trumbo, C.W. (2001). Source credibility in environmental health-risk controversies: Application of Meyer’s credibility index. Risk Analysis, 21(3), 467-480.
McComas, K.A., Shanahan, J., & Butler, J.S. (2001). Environmental content in prime-time network TV’s non-news entertainment and fictional programs. Society & Natural Resources, 14 (6), 533-542.
Scherer, C., McComas, K., Juanillo, Jr., N., & Pelstring, L. (1999). Promoting informed decision-making: The role of message structure. Risk: Health, Safety & Environment, 10 (3), 209-220.
McComas, K., & Shanahan, J. (1999). Telling stories about global climate change: Measuring the impact of narratives on issue cycles. Communication Research, 26 (1), 30-57.
McComas, K.A., & Scherer, C.W. (1999). Providing balanced risk information in surveys used as citizen participation mechanisms. Society & Natural Resources, 12, 107-119.
Shanahan, J., Pelstring, L., & McComas, K. (1999). Using narratives to think about environmental attitude and behavior: An Exploratory Study. Society & Natural Resources, 12, 405-419.
McComas, K.A, & Scherer, C.W. (1998). Reassessing public meetings as public participation in risk management decisions. Risk: Health, Safety & Environment, 9 (4), 347-360.
Shanahan, J., & McComas, K. (1997). Television’s portrayal of the environment: 1991-1995. Journalism and Mass Communication Quarterly, 74 (1), 147-159.
Krogmann, U., Boyles, L.S., Martel, C.J., & McComas, K.A. (1997). Biosolids and sludge management. Water Environment Research, 69 (4), 534-550.
Invited Articles and Essays
McComas, K. (2004). Strategic risk communication for new and emerging risks: When even the ‘best-laid’ plans go wrong. EMBO Reports, 5 (Special Issue), S61-S65.
McComas, K. (2004). What do we know about public meetings? Practical lessons from field research. Environmental Law in New York, 15 (10), 199-205.
Book Reviews
McComas, K. (2005). Review of Real democracy: the New England town meeting and how it works by Frank M. Bryan. Chicago: University of Chicago Press. 2004. Public Opinion Quarterly, 69 (3), 467-469.
Book Chapters/Encyclopedia Entries
McComas, K., Arvai, J., & Besley, J. (in press) Linking public participation and decision making through risk communication. Chapter in the Handbook of Crisis and Risk Communication, Robert Heath, Dan O’Hair (Eds), to be published in 2007. Mahwah, NJ: Lawrence Erlbaum.
McComas, K., & Derville, T. (2004). Collaborative decision making. In R. Heath (Ed.), The Encyclopedia of Public Relations (pp. 143-146). Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage.
Derville, T., & McComas, K. (2004). Coalition building. In R. Heath (Ed.), The Encyclopedia of Public Relations (pp. 133-135). Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage.
Research Reports
Greiner, A., & McComas, K. Agriculture and nanoscale science and engineering: Perspectives from Science and Agriculture. Brochure. Spring/Summer 2006.
McComas, K., Clarke, C., & Yang, Z. Climate change, West Nile virus and mosquito risk: A Summary report of interviews with mosquito control professionals in New York, New Jersey and Massachusetts. August 2006.
McComas, K., Yang, Z., Besley, J. Public views about science, risk, and research in your community: A summary report of results of a mail survey of Tompkins and Ontario County residents. Summer 2006.
McComas, K., & Besley, J. Fact Sheet: Marin county, CA. Risk communication and public participation during the investigation of cancer clusters. August 2005.
McComas, K., & Besley, J. Fact Sheet: Endicott, NY. Risk communication and public participation during the investigation of cancer clusters. August 2005.
McComas, K., & Besley, J. Fact Sheet: Sierra Vista, AZ. Risk communication and public participation during the investigation of cancer clusters. August 2005.
McComas, K., & Besley, J. Fact Sheet: Granada Hills, CA. Risk communication and public participation during the investigation of cancer clusters. August 2005.
McComas, K., & Besley, J. Fact Sheet: Southampton, MA. Risk communication and public participation during the investigation of cancer clusters. August 2005.
McComas, K., & Besley, J. Fact Sheet: Plant City, FL. Risk communication and public participation during the investigation of cancer clusters. August 2005.
McComas, K., & Besley, J. Fact Sheet: Oak Ridge, TN. Risk communication and public participation during the investigation of cancer clusters. August 2005.
McComas, K., & Sherman, L.A. Conflicts of interest and FDA advisory committee meetings: A study of public attitudes and opinions. Project summary report. August 2004. http://www.fda.gov/oc/advisory/acstudy0904/JIFSANresearch.html
Refereed Conference Presentations at Professional and Academic Meetings
McComas, K. A., Yang, Z., Gay, G. K., Leonard, J. P., Dannenberg, A. J., Dillon, H., & Kornhabor, R. (2008, May). Talking to doctors about clinical trials. Paper to be presented at the International Communication Association Annual Meeting, Montreal, Canada.
Besley, J. C., & McComas, K. A. (2008, February). Focusing on fairness in science and risk communication. Paper be presented at the New Agendas in Science Communication, Austin, TX.
McComas, K. A., Yang, Z., & Harrington, L. (2007, December). Perceived shared values, procedural fairness, and trust in the context of public health risks. Paper presented at the Society for Risk Analysis Annual Meeting, San Antonio, TX.
McComas, K. A., Foster, M., Trumbo, C. W., & Besley, J. C. (2007, December). Exploring the notion of public meetings as social stations of risk amplification. Poster presented at the Society for Risk Analysis Annual Meeting, San Antonio, TX.
Clarke, C., & McComas, K. A. (2007, December). Let’s give it a shot: Communicating with healthcare workers about influenza vaccination. Paper presented at the Society for Risk Analysis Annual Meeting, San Antonio, TX.
Besley, J. C., McComas, K. A., Trumbo, C. W. (2007, December). Citizens’ perception of the fairness of local scientists and its relationship to nanotechnology concern. Paper presented at the Society for Risk Analysis Annual Meeting, San Antonio, TX.
McComas, K. A. (2007, November). The practice of public meetings. [Session Chair/Respondent]. National Communication Association Annual Convention, Chicago, IL.
McComas, K. A., Besley, J. C., & Wang, Z. (2007, August). The perceived justice of local scientists and community support for their research. Paper to be presented at the Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication Annual Meeting, Washington, D.C.
McComas, K. A., Besley, J. C., & Black, L. W. (2007, June). Beyond political efficacy: The rituals of environmental public meetings. Paper presented at the 9 th Biennial Conference on Communication and the Environment, Chicago, Illinois.
McComas, K. A., Trumbo, C. W., & Besley, J. C. (2007, May). Examining the perceived efficacy of public meetings held during local cancer cluster investigations. Paper presented at the International Communication Association Annual Meeting, San Francisco, CA.
Besley, J, McComas, K., & Waks, L. (2007, May). Media use and the perceived justice of local science authorities. Paper presented at the International Communication Association Annual Meeting, San Francisco, CA.
Besley, J, & McComas, K. (2007, May). Reporting on fairness in civic life: Interviews with journalists about writing on local political leaders. Paper presented at the International Communication Association Annual Meeting, San Francisco, CA.
McComas, K., Trumbo, C., and Besley, J. (2006, December). Not-so-great expectations: The use of public meetings for risk communication during cancer cluster investigations. Paper presented at the Society for Risk Analysis Annual Meeting, Baltimore, MD.
McComas, K., Trumbo, C., and Besley, J. (2006, November). Public meetings about suspected cancer clusters: The impact of voice, interactional justice, and risk perception on attendees’ attitudes in six communities. Paper presented at the National Communication Association Annual Convention, San Antonio, TX.
Leong , K. M, Decker, D. J., & McComas, K. A. (2006, September). Matching the forum to the fuss: Addressing the paradox of public participation in natural resource management by examining context. Paper presented at The Wildlife Society Annual Conference, Anchorage, AK.
Besley, J., McComas, K., and Trumbo, C. (2006, August). Media content and procedural justice in the context of local cancer cluster investigations. Paper presented at the Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication Annual Convention, San Francisco, CA.
Gorss, J., McComas, K., Greiner, A. (2005, December). Nanotechnology in New York State: Public awareness and attitudes toward its use in agriculture and food production. Paper presented at the Society for Risk Analysis Annual Meeting, Orlando, FL.
McComas, K. (2005, November). A 10-Year retrospective of research in risk communication. Paper presented at the National Communication Association Annual Convention, Boston, MA.
Besley, J., & McComas, K. (2005, May). Framing justice: Using the concept of procedural justice to advance political communication research. Paper presented at the International Communication Association Annual Meeting, New York, NY.
McComas, K. A. (2004, December). Public awareness of nanotechnology. Poster presented at the Society for Risk Analysis Annual Meeting, Palm Springs, CA.
Trumbo, C.W., & McComas, K.A. (2004, December). A macro-level examination of risk perception and communication in cancer investigations. Paper presented at the Society for Risk Analysis Annual Meeting, Palm Springs, CA.
Besley, J.C., McComas, K.A., & Trumbo, C.W. (2004, December). A content analysis of newspaper coverage about public meetings on cancer clusters. Paper presented at the Society for Risk Analysis Annual Meeting, Palm Springs, CA.
Scherer, C., McComas, K., & Severtson, D. (2004, November). Designing effective messages about environmental health risks to promote informed decision-making. Paper presented at the 132 nd Annual Meeting of the American Public Health Association, Washington DC.
Trumbo, C. W., & McComas, K. A. (2004, November). Risk perception, communication, and suspected cancer clusters: A multi-level analysis. Paper presented at the 132 nd Annual Meeting of the American Public Health Association, Washington DC.
McComas, K., & Tuite, L. (2004, August). Conflicted scientists: The “shared pool” dilemma of scientific advisory committees. Paper presented at the Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication Annual Convention, Toronto, ON.
Besley, J., & McComas, K. (2004, August). Public meetings in the news: A baseline content analysis. Paper presented at the Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication Annual Convention, Toronto, ON.
McComas, K., Waks, L., Simone, L., and Sherman, L. (2004, May). Predicting satisfaction and outcome acceptance with decision-making processes: The role of procedural justice. Paper presented at the International Communication Association Annual Meeting, New Orleans, LA.
McComas, K., & Arvai, J. (2003, December). Developing risk communication education and training: Some thoughts on curriculum. Paper presented at the Society for Risk Analysis Annual Meeting, Baltimore, MD.
Simone, L., & McComas, K.A. (2003, August). Perceptions of media coverage of conflicts of interest within the U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s advisory committees. Paper presented at the Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication Annual Convention, Kansas City, MO.
Derville, T., & McComas, K. (2003, May). The use of Community-Based Interventions (CBIs) to reduce the barriers of severely constrained publics. Paper presented at the International Communication Association Annual Meeting, San Diego, CA.
McComas, K.A., & Simone, L.S. (2002, December). Conflict of interest, credibility, and advisory committee meetings: A pilot study. Paper presented at the 2002 Society for Risk Analysis Annual Meeting, New Orleans, LA.
McComas, K.A., & Simone, L. (2002, August). Media coverage of conflicts of interest in science. Paper presented at the 2002 Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication Annual Convention, Miami, FL.
McComas, K.A. (2001, December). Public meetings and risk amplification: A longitudinal study. Paper presented at the Society for Risk Analysis Annual Meeting, Seattle, WA.
McComas, K.A. (2001, July). The ritualistic uses of public meetings. Paper presented at the 6 th Biennial Conference on Communication and Environment, Cincinnati, OH.
Simone, L., & McComas, K. (2001, July). Intersecting parallels: Integrating the bodies of literature in public participation and public relations. Paper presented at the 6 th Biennial Conference on Communication and Environment, Cincinnati, OH.
McComas, K.A. (2001, May). Citizen satisfaction with public meetings. Paper presented at the International Communication Association Annual Meeting, Washington DC.
McComas, K.A. (2000, December). Citizen satisfaction with public meetings: When you have it and when you don’t. Paper presented at the Society for Risk Analysis Annual Meeting, Arlington, VA.
Trumbo, C.W., & McComas, K.A. (2000, December). The function of credibility in information processing for risk judgment. Paper presented at the Society for Risk Analysis Annual Meeting, Arlington, VA.
McComas, K.A. (2000, August). Theory and practice of public meetings. Paper presented at the Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication Annual Convention, Phoenix, AZ.
Brossard , D., Shanahan, J., & McComas, K. (2000, June). Is mass media coverage of global climate change culturally bound? A comparative analysis of French and American stories on global climate change. Paper presented at the Climate Change Communication Conference, Kitchener-Waterloo, Ontario, Canada, June 22-24.
McComas, K.A. (1999, December). What makes A successful public meeting? Interviews with risk managers. Paper presented at the Society for Risk Analysis Annual Meeting, Atlanta, GA.
McComas, K.A., & Trumbo, C.W. (1999, November). Application of Meyer’s credibility index in environmental health-risk controversies . Paper presented at the National Communication Association Annual Convention, Chicago, IL.
McComas, K.A., Shanahan, J., & Butler, J.S. (1999, July). Tuning in to the environment on prime-time network TV. Paper presented at the 5 th Biennial Conference on Communication and Environment, Flagstaff, AZ.
McComas, K. (1998, December). Speaking about risk: The impacts of public meetings on participants’ risk perceptions. Paper presented at the Society for Risk Analysis Annual Meeting, Phoenix, AZ.
Trumbo, C.W., & McComas, K.A. (1998, December). Who do citizens believe when controversy strikes? Applying a previously validated source credibility scale in a risk communication context. Paper presented during a Symposium on Trust presented at the Society for Risk Analysis Annual Meeting, Phoenix, AZ.
McComas, K., Pelstring, L., & Scherer, C. (1998, May). Weighing the pro’s and con’s: Using message strategies to promote evaluative decision-making about resource management issues. Paper presented at the 7 th International Symposium on Society and Resource Management, Columbia, MO.
McComas, K., & Scherer, C. (1997, December). Reassessing public meetings as public participation in risk management decisions. Paper presented during Symposium on Public Participation at the Society for Risk Analysis Annual Meeting, Washington, DC.
McComas, K., Scherer, C., & Heffelfinger, C. (1997, July). Perceptions of newspaper bias in a local environmental controversy. Paper presented at the Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication Annual Convention, Chicago, IL.
McComas, K., & Shanahan, J. (1997, July). Telling stories about global climate change: Measuring the impact of narratives on issue cycles. Paper presented at the 4 th Biennial Conference on Communication and Environment, Cazenovia, NY.
Shanahan, J., Pelstring, L., & McComas, K. (1997, July). Using narratives to think about environmental attitudes and behaviors. Paper presented at the 4 th Biennial Conference on Communication and Environment, Cazenovia, NY.
McComas, K., & Scherer, C. (1996, December). Risk perceptions of participants at public meetings: The potential for risk amplification. Paper presented at the Society for Risk Analysis Annual Meeting, New Orleans, LA.
Scherer, C., & McComas, K. (1996, December). Public judgment of waste management technologies. Paper presented at the Society for Risk Analysis Annual Meeting, New Orleans, LA.
McComas, K. (1996, November). Prime-time television and the environment: A content analysis. Poster presented at the Speech Communication Association Annual Convention, San Diego, CA.
McComas, K., & Scherer, C. (1996, May). Improving citizen decision-making about environmental risk decisions. Paper presented at the 6 th International Symposium on Society and Resource Management, University Park, PA.
Shanahan, J., McComas, K., & Pelstring, L. (1996, May). Television’s portrayal of the environment: A four-year update. Paper presented at the 6 th International Symposium on Society and Resource Management, University Park, PA.
Shanahan, J., & McComas, K. (1995, April). Environmental concern and media coverage: 1988-1994. Paper presented at the 3 rd Biennial Conference on Communication and Our Environment, Chattanooga, TN.