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Katherine McComas

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Cornell University

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College of Agriculture and Life Sciences

Department of Communication

Katherine Mccomas is currently serving as a College Of Agriculture And Life Sciences Professor at Cornell University.

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risk communication communication public health social sciences health communication applied social psychology risk management journalism behavioral decision making human decision process public opinion vulnerability public health ethics community engagement crisis management disaster risk reduction public meetings mass communication public participation climate communication media studies wildlife risk governance science ethics civic engagement cancer care communication studies human-wildlife relationships public management decision science social science research animal conservation behavioral research environmental health perspective risk analysis (business) participatory decision-making communication research public relations group decision public involvement medical decision making community perceptions clinical decision-making science policy cancer literacy procedural justice information behavior information seeking environmental behavior television studies ethics of technology energy behavior energy conservation environmental issues risk perception effective communication citizen participation environmental psychology scientific misconduct responsible science clinical trial enrollment risk information cancer patients global warming journalism history data journalism emerging risk mass media information processing credibility index survey data source credibility social amplification genetic modification psychological reactance procedural justice research environmental risk climate policy climate risk environmental policy energy revolution sustainable development energy policy

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Considerations for Communication of Climate Health Risk Related to Flooding and Other Hazards in Cities. Journal of city climate policy and economy (2025)

Emily ToremThomas MatteJenna F. TipaldoPeter J. MarcotullioKatherine McComas

health communicationdisaster managementeffective communicationnatural hazardsdisaster vulnerabilitydisasterspublic healthvulnerabilitynatural disasterscommunicationdisaster risk sciencedisaster risk reductionpublic health preparednessdisaster responseemergency communicationcrisis managementcommunication theoryclimate changedisaster preventiondiverse populations

Unpacking the Risk of Misinformation: A Communication‐Based Critique. Risk Analysis (2025)

Dominic Balog‐WayKatherine McComas

ai systemsfake newscommunicationsocial sciencessocial mediacommunication theorydigital mediumsonline informationdisinformation detectionmisinformation

How Beliefs About Tampering With Nature Influence Support for Enhanced Geothermal Systems: A Cross‐National Study. Risk Analysis (2024)

Julia CousseKatherine McComasCatherine LambertDominic Balog‐WayEvelina Trutnevyte

technologygeothermal systemscommunicationnature influence supportscience and technology studiessocial scienceseffective communicationenvironmental policyenergy explorationgeothermal energysustainable developmentrisk communicationenvironmental valuesdeep underground

NPCC4: Climate Risk and Equity—Advancing Knowledge Toward a Sustainable Future | Conclusions. Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences (2024)

Joel TowersRobin LeichenkoChristian BraneonDeborah BalkLiv YoonGernot WagnerJennifer VentrellaJohn Kuo Wei TchenBernice RosenzweigPhilip OrtonLuis OrtizRichard MossFranco MontaltoTimon McPhearsonKatherine McComasPeter MarcotullioThomas MatteNicole MaherKim KnowltonRadley HortonSheila FosterDaniel BaderAna Baptista

climate actionclimate change mitigationenvironmental impact assessmentdisaster risk reductionclimate resiliencyglobal changeclimate resilienceclimate governanceclimate policyenvironmental scienceclimate riskenvironmental policyfuture npcc workhuman impacts on the environmentsustainability scienceresiliencesustainable developmentclimate change

The Role of Enhanced Geothermal Systems in the Energy Transition at Cornell -- Report of a Workshop Held at Cornell University, Ithaca, October 23-24, 2024. arXiv (Cornell University) (2024)

Arson, ChloéBalog-Way, DominicBeckers, KoenraadBezner-Kerr, WayneCarson, SarahEdwards, StaceyFulton, PatrickGillenwater, MichaelGoetze, TrystanGustafson, OlafIngraffea, TonyJordan, TerryMcComas, KatherineOlmstead, SheilaSaltiel, SethTester, JeffTucker, ColeWells, Marguerite

energy transitionrenewable energygeothermal systemssustainable energyegs deploymentalternative energy solutionsenergy researchenergy revolutiongeothermal energyearth scienceclimate changesustainable energy technologies

Expanding on Behavioral Outcomes in the Risk Information Seeking and Processing Model: Socio-Cognitive Factors Predicting Information Seeking, Sharing, and Discussion. Science Communication (2023)

Alisius D. LeongKatherine A. McComasDominic H. P. Balog-WayKrysten L. Schuler

communicationhuman behaviorapplied social psychologyinformation sharinghuman decision processpsychologybehavioral researchinformation behaviorinformation seekingsocial cognitionsocial psychologysocio-cognitive factorsindividual decision makingbehavioral decision makingexperimental social psychologyrisk communicationrisk information seekingbehavioral sciences

Social-Psychological Factors Influencing Risk Perceptions of Chronic Wasting Disease on Social Media. Human Dimensions of Wildlife (2023)

Alisius D. LeongT. Bruce LauberWilliam F. SiemerJeremy HurstRichard C. StedmanKrysten L. SchulerKatherine A. McComas

public healthsocial media interventionshealth communicationsocial-psychological factorssocial influenceapplied social psychologysocial mediapreventive medicinerisk communicationparticipatory surveillancemedical internet researchbehavioral sciences

The Role of Risk Communication in Meeting Global Energy Needs: Keeping Cooler Heads as the Conversation Heats Up. SRA-Europe Annual Meeting (2023)

Katherine McComas

energy transitionclimate communicationrisk managementcommunicationglobal energy needsclimate policycrisis managementenergy strategiescooler headsrisk communicationjournalismenergy policy

Towards an Evidence‐Informed Strategy for Communicating Lead Ammunition Risks. Wildlife Society Bulletin (2023)

Dominic H. P. Balog‐WayKatherine A. McComasAlisius D. LeongDavid O. BrownKrysten L. Schuler

lead ammunitionresistant skepticseducationeffective communicationeducational strategiesrisk communicationresearch ethicsharm reductioneducational researchbehavior change (public health)behavioral sciences

Exploring the Role of Social Norms on Information, Seeking, Sharing, and Discussion. Society for Risk Analysis Annual Meeting (2022)

Katherine McComas

social computingcommunicationsocial normssociologysocial influenceapplied social psychologyinformation sharingsocial sciencessocial mediaonline information

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Katherine McComas

Professor

Cornell University

Affiliations

College of Agriculture and Life Sciences

Department of Communication

Katherine Mccomas is currently serving as a College Of Agriculture And Life Sciences Professor at Cornell University.

Honors

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Video Presentations

Notable Scholarly Works

Notable Federal Grants

Collaborators

Considerations for Communication of Climate Health Risk Related to Flooding and Other Hazards in Cities. Journal of city climate policy and economy (2025)

Emily ToremThomas MatteJenna F. TipaldoPeter J. MarcotullioKatherine McComas

Unpacking the Risk of Misinformation: A Communication‐Based Critique. Risk Analysis (2025)

Dominic Balog‐WayKatherine McComas

ai systemsfake newscommunicationsocial sciencessocial mediacommunication theorydigital mediumsonline informationdisinformation detectionmisinformation

How Beliefs About Tampering With Nature Influence Support for Enhanced Geothermal Systems: A Cross‐National Study. Risk Analysis (2024)

Julia CousseKatherine McComasCatherine LambertDominic Balog‐WayEvelina Trutnevyte

NPCC4: Climate Risk and Equity—Advancing Knowledge Toward a Sustainable Future | Conclusions. Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences (2024)

The Role of Enhanced Geothermal Systems in the Energy Transition at Cornell -- Report of a Workshop Held at Cornell University, Ithaca, October 23-24, 2024. arXiv (Cornell University) (2024)

Expanding on Behavioral Outcomes in the Risk Information Seeking and Processing Model: Socio-Cognitive Factors Predicting Information Seeking, Sharing, and Discussion. Science Communication (2023)

Alisius D. LeongKatherine A. McComasDominic H. P. Balog-WayKrysten L. Schuler

Social-Psychological Factors Influencing Risk Perceptions of Chronic Wasting Disease on Social Media. Human Dimensions of Wildlife (2023)

Alisius D. LeongT. Bruce LauberWilliam F. SiemerJeremy HurstRichard C. StedmanKrysten L. SchulerKatherine A. McComas

The Role of Risk Communication in Meeting Global Energy Needs: Keeping Cooler Heads as the Conversation Heats Up. SRA-Europe Annual Meeting (2023)

Katherine McComas

energy transitionclimate communicationrisk managementcommunicationglobal energy needsclimate policycrisis managementenergy strategiescooler headsrisk communicationjournalismenergy policy

Towards an Evidence‐Informed Strategy for Communicating Lead Ammunition Risks. Wildlife Society Bulletin (2023)

Dominic H. P. Balog‐WayKatherine A. McComasAlisius D. LeongDavid O. BrownKrysten L. Schuler

Exploring the Role of Social Norms on Information, Seeking, Sharing, and Discussion. Society for Risk Analysis Annual Meeting (2022)

Katherine McComas

social computingcommunicationsocial normssociologysocial influenceapplied social psychologyinformation sharingsocial sciencessocial mediaonline information

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