Ozan Kuru

Assistant Professor

National University of Singapore (NUS)

Singapore

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Dr. Ozan Kuru is an Assistant Professor at the National University of Singapore. His research focuses on health communication, misinformation, and the impact of social media on public health behaviors, particularly in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic. Recent articles include studies on vaccine misbeliefs, the influence of thinking styles on conspiracy theories, and the effects of socioeconomic factors on health perceptions. Dr. Kuru's work contributes to understanding the interplay between media, trust, and health behaviors.

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Josh Pasek

University of Michigan

UNITED STATES

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Taberez Neyazi

Assistant Professor

National University of Singapore (NUS)

SINGAPORE

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Seongcheol Kim

Korea University

SOUTH KOREA

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Matthew Motta

Assistant Professor

Boston University School of Public Health

UNITED STATES

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Scott Walker Campbell

University of Michigan

UNITED STATES

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Lemi Baruh

Senior Lecturer

University of Queensland

AUSTRALIA

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Dominik Stecula

Assistant Professor

Colorado State University

UNITED STATES

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Ozan Kuru

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Articles (18)

From alternative health media to vaccine misbeliefs: the roles of medical folk wisdom and institutional trust

The effect of thinking styles on belief in conspiracy theories in the context of Covid-19

Literacy training vs. psychological inoculation? Explicating and comparing the effects of predominantly informational and predominantly motivational interventions on the processing of health statistics

Exploring Alternative Health Facebook Groups in the COVID-19 Pandemic: An Automated Content Analysis Through Structural Topic Modeling

Socioeconomic Status, Crowding, COVID-19 Perceptions, and Protective Behavior

Partisan Bias in COVID-19 Conspiracy Theories: News Reliance and the Moderating Role of Trust in Health Authorities

COVID-19 News Exposure and Vaccinations: A Moderated Mediation of Digital News Literacy Behavior and Vaccine Misperceptions

Fostering mask-wearing with virality metrics and social media literacy: evidence from the U.S. and Korea

Explaining Health Misinformation Belief through News, Social, and Alternative Health Media Use: The Moderating Roles of Need for Cognition and Faith in Intuition

The Great and Powerful Dr. Oz? Alternative Health Media Consumption and Vaccine Views in the United States

Religious affiliation and philosophical and moral beliefs about vaccines: A longitudinal study

Biased perceptions against female scientists affect intentions to get vaccinated for COVID-19

Motivated Mobilization: The Role of Emotions in the Processing of Poll Messages

Social by definition: How users define social platforms and why it matters

The effects of scientific messages and narratives about vaccination

When polls disagree: How competitive results and methodological quality shape partisan perceptions of polls and electoral predictions

How Trust in Experts and Media Use Affect Acceptance of Common Anti-Vaccination Claims

Intentions to Seek Information About the Influenza Vaccine: The Role of Informational Subjective Norms, Anticipated and Experienced Affect, and Information Insufficiency Among Vaccinated and Unvaccinated People

Collaborators (7)

Josh Pasek

Taberez Neyazi

Seongcheol Kim

Matthew Motta

Scott Walker Campbell

Lemi Baruh

Dominik Stecula

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