Kenneth Lachlan

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University of Connecticut

United States

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Professor Kenneth Lachlan is the Department Head at the University of Connecticut, USA. His research encompasses media effects, crisis communication, and the impact of artificial intelligence in education. Recent articles reflect a focus on climate change risk perception, information sufficiency during emergencies, and communication strategies regarding public health crises.

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RAPID: Examining Media Dependencies, Risk Perceptions, and Depressive Symptomatology during the 2020 COVID Pandemic

Open Date: 2020-06-15

Close Date: 2021-05-31

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RAPID:Investigating Media Dependencies, Mitigation Behavior, and Information Processing in the Time Leading up to Hurricane Dorian

Open Date: 2020-01-01

Close Date: 2020-12-31

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Media Effects, Emotion, and Race: Extending the Climate Change Risk Perception Model in the United States

Quickening the shift from disruption to opportunity: administrators and AI in higher education

Examining perceptions and outcomes of AI versus human course assistant discussions in the online classroom

Examining the Links Between Information Sufficiency, News Preferences, and Protective Behavior During Hurricane Ian

Exemplification in Communication Research: Three Studies Examining the Theory

What and Where Do I Learn About the Baby Formula Shortage Crisis? Exploring Crisis Communication Patterns, Influencers, and Information Resources

On the brink: Examining preemptive indicators of preparedness inequity and social vulnerability to climate change hazards in Connecticut, USA

Extending the understanding of online discussions: a replication of online students’ perceptions of identity and helper heuristics

The impact of rumination on information seeking, depressive symptomology, and protective actions in response to COVID-19

The 2018 California wildfires: examining sex differences in response to crisis communication and underlying processes

Reliability but not bias: Developing a scale to measure preferred channels for risk information during the COVID pandemic

Exploring students’ perceptions of identity and helper heuristics in the online classroom discussion board

We Interrupt This Program, This Is an Emergency: Revisiting the Role of Radio in a Crisis

“I Thought about It and I May Follow What You Said”: Three Studies Examining the Effects of Elaboration and Source Credibility on Risk Behavior Intentions

Frozen while I scan: Examining the impact of media dependencies, socioeconomic status and rumination on preparation behaviours related to Hurricane Dorian

Emotional Manipulation and Task Distraction as Strategy: The Effects of Insulting Trash Talk on Motivation and Performance in a Competitive Setting

Exploring sex differences in information needs, media dependencies, and attention allocation during Hurricane Dorian

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Xialing Lin

America Edwards

Christine Gilbert

Patric Spence

Renee Kaufmann

Stephen A. Spates

Xianlin Jin

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