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They are determined to use their experience, influence, and positions to help make their business, organization, and world a more inclusive place. They are breaking barriersâand then reaching back to help those behind them overcome the same hurdles. They are mentoring students or younger colleagues, hiring diverse candidates, offering opportunities, and ensuring that employees succeed and are promoted so that their workplace and their communities reflect the richness and talents of the countryâs increasingly diverse population. They are BU alumni, faculty, and staffâof every race, ethnicity, age, and genderâand they are
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“Misinformation is more impactful than the correction,” says Michelle A. Amazeen, a College of Communication associate professor of mass communication.
For the past year, Amazeen and Arunima Krishna, a COM assistant professor of public relations, have explored the spread of vaccine misinformation and the efficacy of different efforts to halt it. Although their study started before COVID-19 tore across the United States and their research has focused on vaccines in general Amazeen says the coronavirus pandemic has “magnified how important the work is that we’re doing.”
Misinformation is more impactful than the correction.
–Michelle A. Amazeen
As part of their research, they created a fictitious Facebook post telling the emotional story of a boy who supposedly developed autism after receiving the measles, mumps, and rubella (MMR) vaccine. Amazeen and Krishna showed the post to around 1,000 participants, then tested three approaches to counteri
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“Misinformation is more impactful than the correction” says Michelle A. Amazeen, an associate professor of mass communication.
For the past year, Amazeen and Arunima Krishna, an assistant professor of public relations, have explored the spread of vaccine misinformation and the efficacy of different efforts to halt it. Although their study started before COVID-19 tore across the United States and their research has focused on vaccines in general Amazeen says the coronavirus pandemic has “magnified how important the work is that we’re doing.”
“Misinformation is more impactful than the correction.” Michelle A. Amazeen
As part of their research, they created a fictitious Facebook post telling the emotional story of a boy who supposedly developed autism after receiving the measles, mumps and rubella vaccine. Amazeen and Krishna showed the post to around 1,000 participants, then tested three approaches to countering its false message: the story of an
College students forced to relocate during COVID-19 pandemic are more likely to have depression
Numerous psychiatric studies have documented increased rates of depression and anxiety among those forced to relocate, with sudden moves often affecting individuals social support and sense of identity and control.
As the COVID-19 pandemic spread through the U.S. in March of 2020, universities evacuated students from their campuses, and thousands quickly relocated. Few studies have examined the mental health impact of the sudden disruption.
In a new study of 791 undergraduate and graduate students, surveyed between April 9 and August 4, 2020, researchers from Brigham and Women s Hospital, Boston University s School of Social Work, and McLean Hospital revealed that students forced to relocate during the spring were more likely to report COVID-19-related grief, loneliness and generalized anxiety symptoms than students who did not relocate. The findings are published in the