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Hillary Shulman
@hcshulman.bsky.social
Associate professor in the School of Communication @ Ohio State, studying how to get people interested in things that are complicated and build their confidence in the process
Our department is hiring! Assoc. or Full professor of Journalism. See our job ad here:

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Feel free to DM me with questions. Ohio State and the School of Communication is a great place to work. High quality people and high quality research. Please share!
Associate Professor or Professor in Journalism - School of Communication
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September 1, 2025 at 5:38 PM
Thanks to @nature.com for inviting Todd Rogers and I to talk about our favorite topic: writing/speaking to engage!

Below we comment on a recent article that found:
- if you want people to mindlessly agree - use jargon
- if you want people to actually understand - speak simply
July 21, 2025 at 6:44 PM
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Ohio State University is hosting a reception at the upcoming International Communication Association conference. @icahdq.bsky.social
June 3, 2025 at 1:42 PM
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Race and racialized attitudes are central to many policies. We find that racial dynamics negatively influence perceptions of policies that disproportionally impact communities of color.
#commsky new pub by@hcshulman.bsky.social, Lanier Holt, myself & Rachel Wade
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The Role of Framing, Race, and Symbolic Racism in Policy Support
Two experiments examined the role of issue presentation and race on attitudes toward police (Study 1, N = 820) and election (Study 2, N = 1405) reform in the United States. Across both studies, it ...
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February 19, 2025 at 6:14 PM
Yes! SoC alum please consider attending!
OSU School of Communication alumni (and especially our grad alumni), we're hosting a reunion on Sept. 12, 2025, where we'll be opening and dedicating the new Lantern Newsroom. Mark your calendars! @beccafraz.bsky.social @morganellithorpe.bsky.social @wattsupdoc.bsky.social @austinhubner.bsky.social
May 28, 2025 at 5:21 PM
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You mean to tell me that Chicago gets to claim Michael Jordan, the first Black President AND the first American Pope? Good lord you ain't going to be able to tell them NOTHING.
May 8, 2025 at 6:40 PM
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I am so heartened to this seriously AWESOME #SaveNSF website go up today!!!!

Has a take action toolkit with:

1. Press outreach templates
2. Social media toolkit
3. Elected official outreach
4. Talking points

Check it out and share widely!!!! Likely more to come.

www.savensf.com
May 2, 2025 at 10:08 PM
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Harvard rolled out a new website alongside its rejection of the admin’s terms. Some people have been working very hard! Kudos.

www.harvard.edu
Harvard University
Harvard University is devoted to excellence in teaching, learning, and research, and to developing leaders who make a difference globally.
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April 14, 2025 at 7:42 PM
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Really helpful, practical article on 5 tips if your federal grant is terminated.

Summarizes from a AAAS webinar that had 2,000+ attendees.

Appreciate that it has lots of links for specific agencies too!
Five things to know if your federal grant is terminated
If you want to appeal the decision, know the rules that govern terminations, as well as the specific rationale given in your notice, science policy experts say.
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April 3, 2025 at 8:23 PM
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Go to Waffle House at midnight. Order the hashbrowns—scattered, smothered, covered. Sip a burnt cup of coffee. Download the 5 Calls app. Call your representative between bites. Record a voicemail. Push back against corruption. Remind them who they work for. Read the Constitution.
February 11, 2025 at 6:13 PM
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New research published in @jmcquarterly.bsky.social led by @austinhubner.bsky.social. We examined whether a celebrity influencer or expert would be more influential in the context of a health (vaccine) or social issue (police reform). #CommSky 1/4 journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...
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November 29, 2024 at 9:47 PM
Excited to share new work out of #teamfluency led by Rachel Wade. This experiment shows that making medical forms about family health history easier makes people want to engage more with their family health history.

short forms = better. Way to go Rae!!

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November 29, 2024 at 9:07 PM
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What a great trip to #NCA2024!
Highlight no. 1: supporting my wonderful coauthor @karasfort.bsky.social as she presented our paper at the Comm and Social Cognition Top Paper panel!
November 24, 2024 at 6:52 PM
A very fitting first post!#teamfluency at #nca24

The best of times!
November 23, 2024 at 1:49 PM
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The Communication and Social Cognition Division is going to do a trial run using BlueSky at #nca24 this year! If you want to stay in the loop, you can follow the account below. We'll see how it goes, but I'm excited!
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!
November 18, 2024 at 10:23 PM
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Have you heard about Moral Media’s eighth meeting being held April 11-13, 2025 in Buffalo, NY? If not, here is more information: moralmedia.org/annual-meeti...
November 17, 2024 at 5:02 AM
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Why do we choose the media we choose? Check out The Ohio State University colleagues mattgrizz.bsky.social and Sara Grady and the latest podcast, online at www.osu.edu/impact/now-a....
What Our Media Choices Say About Us | Now at Ohio State
In this episode of Now at Ohio State, two experts break down why we choose the shows we choose, why we like the characters we like and what those choices mean.
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November 14, 2024 at 10:50 PM
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Hoping that this is where everyone went! I think it is fitting that my first post (??) shares a new article examining perceptions of women in science.
Key takeaway: Women were perceived as more competent, but this was mediated by perceptions of likability. Excited to keep exploring this!
November 13, 2024 at 8:15 PM
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Reminder: sharing someone’s post at this early phase of network effects also shares their presence on this platform.
November 11, 2024 at 3:20 PM