Examining social factors influencing the public understanding and perception of science, health, and emerging technologies, and how this ​develops across the lifespan.

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Asheley R. Landrum is a Howard Deshong Postdoctoral Fellow at the Annenberg Public Policy Center at the University of Pennsylvania. Her research examines the development of mechanisms behind trust and social learning, bridging work from educational, social, cognitive, and development psychology as well as communication research and public policy. Her work has appeared in journals such as Trends in Cognitive Sciences, Developmental Science, and Cognition.

Research Affiliations

• Annenberg Public Policy Center Science of Science Communication - University of Pennsylvania
• Cultural Cognition Project - Evidence-Based Science Filmmaking Initiative - Yale University
• Penn Laboratory for Understanding Science - University of Pennsylvania
• UTD Think Lab - University of Texas at Dallas

Research Interests

• Social Cognitive Development
• Science of Science Communication
• Public Understanding & Perception of Science and Emerging Technologies
• Trust and Social Learning (learning from other people)
• Interpersonal Relationships
• Development of Understanding Expertise
• Informal Science Education
• Open & Transparent Science

• Curriculum Vitae - (updated 08-08-16)
• ​Current Research Themes

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