BIOGRAPHY

Bruce W. Hardy is an assistant professor in the Department of Communication and Social Influence in the Klein College of Media and Communication at Temple University. His research and teaching focuses on political, science and health communication; knowledge acquisition, opinion formation and behavior; emergent technologies and society; and advanced research methods. His research has been published in numerous academic journals, including Science, Proceedings of the National Academy of Science, Science Communication, American Behavioral Scientist, Computers in Human Behavior, Public Opinion Quarterly, Journal of Communication, Communication Theory, and Journal of Broadcasting & Electronic Media. Hardy’s research has won national and international scholarly awards from the American Publishers Association, the International Communication Association and the National Communication Association. He is also a Distinguished Research Fellow with the University of Pennsylvania’s Annenberg Public Policy Center.

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• Hardy, B.W., Tallapragada, M., Baik, E., Koshy, A. (2024). Issue ownership of science in the US. Public Understanding of Science. Advance online publication: https://doi.org/10.1177/09636625241229199 <https://doi.org/10.1177/09636625241229199>

• Holbert, R. L., Baik, E., Tallapragada, M., Tolan, C., LaMarre, H. L., & Hardy, B. W. (2022). Balancing field-general and subfield-specific contributions when addressing, utilizing, or assessing a theory’s explanatory power. Journal of Broadcasting & Electronic Media, 66, 515-539. https://doi.org/10.1080/08838151.2022.2120481 <https://doi.org/10.1080/08838151.2022.2120481>

• Holbert, R. L., Baik, E., Tallapragada, M., Hardy, B. W., Tolan, C., & LaMarre, H. L. (2022). Pandemic as boundary condition in service to communication theory building. ANNALS of the International Communication Association, 46, 231-246. https://doi.org/10.1080/23808985.2022.2108878

• Baik, E.S., Koshy, A., & Hardy, B.W. (2022). Communicating CRISPR: Challenges and opportunities in engaging the public. Prog Mol Biol Transl Sci, 188(1), 171-193. Netherlands. 10.1016/bs.pmbts.2021.11.004

• Hardy, B. & Tallapragada, M. (2021). The moderating role of interest in politics and news consumption in the relationship between political ideology and beliefs about science and scientists in the United States. Group Processes and Intergroup Relations, 24(5), 783-796. doi: 10.1177/13684302211013913.

• Tallapragada, M., Hardy, B.W., Lybrand, E., & Hallman, W.K. (2021). Impact of Abstract Versus Concrete Conceptualization of Genetic Modification (GM) Technology on Public Perceptions. Risk Anal, 41(6), 976-991. United States. 10.1111/risa.13591

• Holbert, R.L., Dias, N.C., Hardy, B.W., Jamieson, K.H., Levendusky, M.S., Renninger, A.S., Romer, D., Winneg, K.M., & Pasek, J. (2021). Exploring the Role of Media Use Within an Integrated Behavioral Model (IBM) Approach to Vote Likelihood. AMERICAN BEHAVIORAL SCIENTIST, 65(3), 412-431. 10.1177/0002764220975054

• Akin, H., Hardy, B.W., & Jamieson, K.H. (2020). Countering Identity-protective Responses to Climate Change Data. ENVIRONMENTAL COMMUNICATION-A JOURNAL of NATURE and CULTURE, 14(8), 1111-1126. 10.1080/17524032.2020.1776359

• Hardy, B., Tallapragada, M., Besley, J., & Yuan, S. (2019). The Effects of the “War on Science” Frame on Scientists’ Credibility. Science Communication, 41(1), 90-112. doi: 10.1177/1075547018822081.

• Hardy, B.W. & Castonguay, J. (2018). The moderating role of age in the relationship between social media use and mental well-being: An analysis of the 2016 General Social Survey. COMPUTERS in HUMAN BEHAVIOR, 85, 282-290. 10.1016/j.chb.2018.04.005