Asheley R. Landrum ​is an assistant professor of science communication in the College of Media & Communication at Texas Tech University and a media psychologist.  Her research investigates how values and world-views influence people's selection and processing of science media and how these phenomena develop from childhood into adulthood. Currently, Asheley is working on two projects in collaboration with KQED San Francisco and funded by the National Science Foundation. These projects aim to engage younger adults with educational science media.

Research interests:
Children & (Science) Media; Media Effects on Cognitive Processing; Media Psychology; Science Curiosity; Science and Health Misinformation; Science of Science Communication

Upcoming Events

January 18, 2021
Eerie Theories: The Psychology Behind Conspiracy
1A is produced by WAMU 88.5 and distributed by NPR
Link to LiveStream

January 11, 2021
Why do many people believe Trump really won the election
KQED.org
Link to Interview

October 1, 2020
Circling the Arctic: Security and the Rule of Law in a Changing North (Session 2)
The Center for Ethics and the Rule of Law (CERL), Annenberg Public Policy Center, and the Polar Institute at the Wilson Center, University of Pennsylvania
Link to Event

 October 23-25, 2020
The Outpost 2020
What happens when comic con meets a science fair and they set up shop at the intersection of science literacy and science fiction?
Link to Event
My brief chat with Michael Smerconish about conspiracy theories!