Dietram A. Scheufele is a

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- American

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and the Taylor-Bascom Chair in the Department of Life Sciences Communication at the

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. He is also a Distinguished Research Fellow at the

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. Prior to joining UW, Scheufele was a tenured faculty member in the Department of Communication at

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Research

Scheufele is the author or co-author of over 300 articles and monographs, and one of the most widely cited experts in the fields of science communication, health communication, political communication, misinformation, and science & technology policy. His publications include work on framing theory,

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, and the science of

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. Since 2012, he has co-organized five

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colloquia on the ''Science of Science Communication''.

Awards

Scheufele is an elected member of the German National Academy of Science and Engineering, the

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, and a lifetime associate of the U.S. National Research Council. Scheufele is also an elected fellow of the

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, the

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, and the Wisconsin Academy of Sciences, Arts & Letters. In 2024, he was named Harold Lasswell Fellow by the

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. His research has been recognized with awards from professional and scholarly organizations, including the

, the

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, the

, and the

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. He has won teaching awards from both universities at which he has held tenured appointments, including the

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''Young Faculty Teaching Award'', the

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''Chancellor’s Distinguished Teaching Award'', and the University of Wisconsin–Madison College of Agricultural and Life Sciences ''Spitzer Excellence in Teaching Award'', as well as the

's ''Krieghbaum Under-40'' and ''MC&S Promising Professor'' awards.

References

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