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Christopher Wirz

@chris_wirz

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Risk comm researcher Project Scientist I @NCAR_Science Working on @ai2enviro PhD grad of @UW_LSC Views are my own https://t.co/pRkCizMBWQ 🏳️‍🌈 he/him

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Christopher Wirz
3 years
New paper out in @JofRiskResearch from our fieldwork on risk perceptions and communication surrounding floods and economic opportunities in Iquitos, Peru! With @brossardd, Katherine Curtis, & Paul Block #scicomm #riskcomm https://t.co/7weaV5efB1 https://t.co/NgSEOD5ruu
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@ai2enviro
Artificial Intelligence for Environmental Science
4 years
Our Trustworthy AI summer school registration is live! We are running a unique trust-a-thon this year - Join us & learn more at https://t.co/nRRTjlgISZ cosponsored by @NOAA @OurRadiantEarth @PierreGentine @NCAR_CISL #ArtificialIntelligence #AI #MachineLearning #wxtwitter
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@NWSPaducah
NWS Paducah, KY
4 years
Today is #SafePlaceSelfie day! Here is a selfie of some of us in our safe place at NWS Paducah. Please join us and take a "selfie" in your safe place!
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Christopher Wirz
4 years
Co-authors who are on Twitter: @profamymcgovern @Iebertu @DJGagneDos @AmandaLeo_wx @sobphd
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Christopher Wirz
4 years
Come check out @mgcains (of @NCAR_Science and @ai2enviro) present some of our preliminary results from interviews with @NWS forecasters about new guidance at #AMS2022 TODAY at 8:00am MST! https://t.co/KM9lgpia7d
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Christopher Wirz
4 years
Interested in public perceptions of #winter #wx and the impacts of how forecasts are presented? Check out Hugh Walpole (of @NCAR_Science ) et al's #AMS2022 talk today at 7:30am MST! https://t.co/rfJigqDkGv
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@Kaiping_Chen
Kaiping Chen (@kaipingchen.bsky.social)
4 years
Check Nieman Lab's coverage on our recent publication that compares #COVID19 #pandemic media coverage in US vs China: Conflict vs. community: How early coronavirus coverage differed in the U.S. and China https://t.co/cu1uF0KXpP via @NiemanLab #scicomm #journalim #datascience
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Christopher Wirz
4 years
New study alert! We combined media and longitudinal survey data to look at risk perceptions and news following during the Ebola outbreak #scicomm #riskcomm
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PDF | We used the 2014–2016 Ebola outbreak to examine the relationships between risk perceptions and media coverage (volume and content). We analyzed... | Find, read and cite all the research you...
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@GreggRMurray
Gregg R. Murray
5 years
Check out new @PLSjournal article from folks at @UW_LSC: "The state of GMOs on #socialmedia: An analysis of state-level variables & discourse on #Twitter in the US" by @chris_wirz @elhowell23 @brossardd @MikeXenos @dietram. #FreeAccess to 5/31: https://t.co/28tOqrRcPQ. #SciComm
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@mike_pascoe
Mike Pascoe
5 years
Today is #LGBTQSTEMDay! To mark the occasion, the @MicrobioSoc wants to hear about the experiences of LGBTQ+ people working in STEM. All are invited to share their experiences - even if you're not a microbiologist. https://t.co/4J7j9cH1qA 🏳️‍🌈🔬 #science
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Christopher Wirz
5 years
Thanks, @sodaned! 1️⃣ Christopher Wirz 2️⃣ Science Communication 3️⃣ Ph.D. candidate (on the job market) 4️⃣ @thetruestsam @gm_mazz @MenendezCastano Let’s amplify and support #LGBTQinSTEM this #PrideMonth and beyond
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@nielsmede
Niels G. Mede
6 years
ICA‘s Environmental Communication Division lives up to its name: Graduate student workshop outdoors under the blue sky, right in front of @GeorgeMasonU #ica19 #phdlife @ICAEnviroComm
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Christopher Wirz
7 years
"State-of-the-art medical interventions won’t be enough without serious efforts to rebuild trust, informed by social science rather than pious liturgies." Great perspective piece in @NEJM about recent #Ebola outbreak #scicomm #RiskComm
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Since the 2014 Ebola epidemic, key technical advances have been made. Yet mortality remains stubbornly high because the trust between the affected communities and international responders is breaki...
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dominique brossard
7 years
Excited to see our special issue on #riskcomm and #Zika out in the @SocRiskAnalysis journal Risk Analysis! OPEN ACCESS! :-) https://t.co/hpGbb1TEeB #scicomm
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Christopher Wirz
7 years
Lesson from #riskcomm class: "Effective risk campaigns incorporate a message of self-efficacy and focus on goals based in societal research that indicates how people change their minds on certain issues." #scicomm #uwlsc625
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Christopher Wirz
7 years
Lesson from #riskcomm class: "An effective risk campaign is specific in its target audience, its understanding of the problem, and its goals in addressing the problem." #scicomm #uwlsc625
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