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Josh Compton
@joshcompton.bsky.social
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I'm Prof of Speech @Dartmouth and a stutterer. How does that work? Very well, actually! I've also been researching inoculation theory for 20+ years in politics, health, sport, satire, education, science, and more. #OCD https://sites.dartmouth.edu/jcompton/
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Josh Compton @joshcompton.bsky.social · Mar 18
Dream course, dream students. Thank you @dartmouthartsci.bsky.social! #Stuttering #Stammering #CovertStuttering
dartmouthartsci.bsky.social Dartmouth Arts and Sciences @dartmouthartsci.bsky.social · Mar 18
This winter, students in professor @joshcompton.bsky.social’s first-of-its-kind “Rhetorics of Stuttering” course explored the relationship between voice, identity, and communication—gaining insight into empathetic listening and inclusive dialogue.
'Rhetorics of Stuttering' Course Illuminates Underheard Voices
The first-of-its-kind course offers insight into empathetic listening and inclusive dialogue.
faculty.dartmouth.edu
joshcompton.bsky.social
I wrote about a tree that probably wasn’t.

My latest article, “Image Repair of Fake News: The Washington Elm in Cambridge, Massachusetts,” dives into how legends get defended long after they’re disproved.

sites.dartmouth.edu/jcompton/202...
A vintage color postcard of the Washington Elm in Cambridge, Massachusetts, showing a large elm tree beside a trolley line. A man and woman stand near a white monument beneath the tree, with the caption “Washington Elm, Cambridge, Mass.” printed below.
October 20, 2025 at 1:44 PM
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profsanderlinden.bsky.social
Today we release BAD VAXX-a new game that PREBUNKS misinfo about vaccines. Step into the shoes of "Ann McDotal" who loves to float scary anecdotes & "Dr Forge" the pseudosciensist. We find the game boosts people's ability to better *discern* information manipulation!

www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Psychological inoculation improves resilience to and reduces willingness to share vaccine misinformation - Scientific Reports
Scientific Reports - Psychological inoculation improves resilience to and reduces willingness to share vaccine misinformation
www.nature.com
August 18, 2025 at 12:06 PM
joshcompton.bsky.social
Dream course, dream students. Thank you @dartmouthartsci.bsky.social! #Stuttering #Stammering #CovertStuttering
dartmouthartsci.bsky.social Dartmouth Arts and Sciences @dartmouthartsci.bsky.social · Mar 18
This winter, students in professor @joshcompton.bsky.social’s first-of-its-kind “Rhetorics of Stuttering” course explored the relationship between voice, identity, and communication—gaining insight into empathetic listening and inclusive dialogue.
'Rhetorics of Stuttering' Course Illuminates Underheard Voices
The first-of-its-kind course offers insight into empathetic listening and inclusive dialogue.
faculty.dartmouth.edu
March 18, 2025 at 6:13 PM
Reposted by Josh Compton
standupforscience.bsky.social
SAVE THIS PDF 🚨

While it's still available, save a PDF of the CDC's adult vaccine schedule: www.cdc.gov/vaccines/hcp...

It also has ALL the specifications and different types of contingencies (pregnancy, immunocompromised, etc.)!
CDC recommended adult immunization schedule by age group, united states, 2025
March 2, 2025 at 1:24 AM
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stcook.bsky.social
I just want to take a moment to promote the #altgov accounts by sharing their starter pack. Follow them all

go.bsky.app/FLUwv5d
February 23, 2025 at 5:14 AM
joshcompton.bsky.social
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#TeamTrumie2025 | Bonfire
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January 3, 2025 at 11:52 PM
joshcompton.bsky.social
On this day four years ago…
#2020SnowStorm
December 17, 2024 at 1:11 PM
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helencarpenter.bsky.social
Recommend...interesting read. Totally for different voices in collaborative dialogue 🔽
December 7, 2024 at 1:26 PM
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sethtichenor.bsky.social
“For Compton, fluency is overrated—and not a requisite for dialogue…A bad argument smoothly made is dangerous…Truth can be stuttered."

The truth is stuttered when it’s your authentic voice and self

#SLP #Stutter #Stuttering #StutteringPride #BskySLPs
November 26, 2024 at 4:09 AM
joshcompton.bsky.social
At this year’s NCA in New Orleans, I’m taking a short break from #InoculationTheory and presenting “Postal Sport Communication: Vintage Golf Postcards,” a rhetorical analysis of how early 20th-century postcards intersected with sport, tourism, and visual communication. #NCA2024 #SportComm #NCA24
A collage of vintage postcards featuring golf scenes and illustrations. They include comic portrayals of a golfer stuck on a fence, an ornate illustration of a woman on a long dress golfing, and even two possums carrying clubs and golfing.
November 22, 2024 at 4:08 PM
joshcompton.bsky.social
At #NCA2024, I am presenting my study on the vintage postcard Life at Camp Dix, N.J. Inoculation, which takes a look at how vaccination was portrayed during a critical moment in public health history.

A thread:

#HealthComm #InoculationTheory
A line of soldiers gets their vaccines on this 1940s postcard. Their sleeves are rolled up, ready for the injections. They look calm, relaxed, and even pleasant.
November 22, 2024 at 1:27 AM
joshcompton.bsky.social
Looking forward to presenting at #NCA24 in New Orleans this week. I’ll be discussing the use of inoculation theory in early 20th-century vaccination rhetoric, focusing on the Metropolitan Life Insurance Company’s Health Heroes series.

#InoculationTheory #NCA24 #NCA2024
An image of the Metropolitan Life Insurance Company’s headquarters in the 1920s. It’s a tall building—classic skyscraper—with a beacon at the top. This image was used on an educational brochure.
November 20, 2024 at 2:05 PM
joshcompton.bsky.social
I’ll be presenting “SHOTS” at #NCA24 in New Orleans this week, a look at W. Morgan’s WWII-era postcard as a unique example of 1940s health communication. A thread 🧵
#HealthComm #VisualRhetoric #Vaccination #InoculationTheory
A monochromatic sketch of a soldier receiving a vaccine. The inoculator and inoculatee look confident; an onlooker appears apprehensive, with eyes wide and mouth agape.
November 20, 2024 at 10:26 AM
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ncacsc.bsky.social
Hey everybody! With NCA 2024 coming up this week, we thought that we would do a trial run using BlueSky to connect with folks this year. We'll also be using this page to share info about our panels and business meetings, and to signal boost announcements and other posts from around NCA!
Image of New Orleans superimposed with the logo for the NCA Communication and Social Cognition Division
November 19, 2024 at 9:14 PM
joshcompton.bsky.social
The truth can be stuttered.
#Stutter #Stammer #CovertStutter

faculty.dartmouth.edu/artsandscien...
Bringing Unconventional Voices Into Dialogue
Speech professor Josh Compton advocates for vocal diversity.
faculty.dartmouth.edu
November 17, 2024 at 2:55 AM
joshcompton.bsky.social
Here‘s the start of a list of some researchers on Bluesky who are working with (or who have worked with) inoculation theory, a theory of resistance to influence built on a biological inoculation/vaccine analogy, with applications in mis/disinformation, politics, health…

go.bsky.app/7E6pFc4
November 17, 2024 at 1:22 AM
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taniel.bsky.social
You know how Kentuckians last week rejected measure to allow public funds to be used for private schools?

I had missed that the measure lost *in all 120 counties*. (nytimes.com/interactive/...)
November 11, 2024 at 8:59 PM
joshcompton.bsky.social
"Inoculation to [Moral Disengagement Tactics] appears effective in reducing dishonesty among those high in narcissism."

#InoculationTheory

journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...
Inoculating Against Moral Disengagement Creates Ethical Adherence for Narcissism - Daniel N. Jones, Rafik Beekun, Julie Aitken Schermer, Kristi Baerg MacDonald, Josh Compton, 2024
Increasing honesty is critical in modern society. Moral Disengagement Tactics (MDTs) enable individuals to engage in unethical behavior while avoiding self-crit...
journals.sagepub.com
November 8, 2024 at 5:02 PM
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profsanderlinden.bsky.social
📢New paper: We use AI to scale #prebunking of election fraud messages!

Prebunking misinfo decreased belief in election rumours for Dems & Reps alike, effects persist after 1w. We estimate we can inoculate 2.8mil voters nationally.

Help prebunk election misinfo now!

arxiv.org/pdf/2410.19202
October 28, 2024 at 12:02 PM
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dartmouthartsci.bsky.social
This Stuttering Awareness Day, we're proud to share that Rhetorics of Stuttering, a new course created by #Dartmouth speech professor @joshcompton.bsky.social, launches this winter and explores the relationship between voice, identity, and communication. #ISAD
Bringing Unconventional Voices Into Dialogue
Speech professor Josh Compton advocates for vocal diversity.
faculty.dartmouth.edu
October 22, 2024 at 7:34 PM
joshcompton.bsky.social
I’m looking forward to teaching my new course, Rhetorics of Stuttering, at Dartmouth next term!

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Painting of Genevieve Lamoureux, by portrait artist Paul Aston, during a stutter. She has black hair, is wearing a purple shirt, and her eyes are closed.
October 22, 2024 at 2:44 PM
joshcompton.bsky.social
Happy International Stuttering Awareness Day!
October 22, 2024 at 11:27 AM
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lkfazio.bsky.social
New starter pack filled with researchers and journalists studying our information environment, rumors, false information, how to correct misbeliefs, and ways to make it easier for people to find accurate information.

I know I missed people so please let me know who else to add!

go.bsky.app/T833yvS
October 17, 2024 at 4:36 PM
joshcompton.bsky.social
Nervous and excited to have this profile out this week!

And yes, truth can be stuttered!

#stuttering
#stammering
#IStutter
#CovertStuttering

faculty.dartmouth.edu/artsandscien...
Bringing Unconventional Voices Into Dialogue
Speech professor Josh Compton advocates for vocal diversity.
faculty.dartmouth.edu
February 10, 2024 at 1:53 PM
joshcompton.bsky.social
Today I shared “Inoculation Theory and Sport Communication” as part of a panel sponsored by the Sport Communication Division of NCA at #NCA2023. Check out this link to see some ways folks have applied #InoculationTheory to #SportCommunication!

sites.dartmouth.edu/jcompton/202...
November 19, 2023 at 11:17 PM