Asheley R. Landrum
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Mail code: 2020Campus: Dtphx
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Asheley R. Landrum is an associate professor at the Walter Cronkite School of Journalism and Mass Communication and a Senior Global Futures Scientist Arizona State University. Her research investigates how values and worldviews influence people's selection and processing of information and how these phenomena develop from childhood into adulthood.
Asheley is a fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science and she is serving on the National Academies of Science, Engineering, and Medicine's consensus panel "Understanding and Addressing Misinformation about Science." Her research has been funded by the National Science Foundation and Templeton Religion Trust.
Asheley is deeply committed to researcher-practitioner partnerships and has collaborated with journalistic outlets and content creators such as KQED public media, PBS Digital Studios, and Anderson Cooper 360 on CNN. These collaborations ensure that her research not only advances scholarly knowledge, but that it has practical applications in enhancing the practice of communication and builds bridges between the academy and professional practice.
Howard Deshong Postdoctoral Fellow, Annenberg Public Policy Center, University of Pennsylvania
Postdoctoral Associate, Department of Psychological and Brain Sciences, University of Louisville
PhD, Psychological Sciences, University of Texas at Dallas (2013)
MS, Cognition and Neuroscience, University of Texas at Dallas (2011)
BA, English, Philosophy, and Biology (Minor), University of Texas at Austin (2005)
I investigate how values and worldviews influence people's selection and processing of (science) information and how these phenomena develop from childhood into adulthood.
Key Words: Attitudes; Conspiracy Theories; Engagement with Science Media; Epistemic Trust; Identity; Media Psychology; Public Understanding of Science; Researcher-Practitioner Partnerships; Science Curiosity; Science and Health Misinformation; Science of Science Communication; Views and Values
Select Publications
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National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. 2025. Understanding and Addressing Misinformation About Science. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. https://doi.org/10.17226/27894.
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Kahan, D. M., Landrum, A. R., Carpenter, K., Helft, L., & Jamieson, K, H. (2017). Science Curiosity and Political Information Processing. Advances in Political Psychology, 38(S1), 179-199. https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1111/pops.12396
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Landrum, A. R., Mills, C. M., & Johnston, A. M. (2013). When do children trust the expert? Benevolence information influences children’s trust more than expertise. Developmental Science, 16(4), 622-638. https://doi.org/10.1111/desc.12059
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Landrum, A. R., Eaves, B. S., Jr., & Shafto, P. (2015). Learning to trust and trusting to learn: A theoretical framework. Trends in Cognitive Sciences, 19(3), 109-111. https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1364661314002745
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Mills, C. M., Legare, C. H., Grant, M. A., & Landrum, A. R. (2011). Determining whom to question, what to ask, and how much information to ask for: The development of inquiry in young children. Journal of Experimental Child Psychology, 110(1), 539-560. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jecp.2011.06.003.
- Landrum, A. R., Olshansky, A., & Richards, O. (2021). Differential Susceptibility to Misleading Flat Earth Arguments on YouTube. Media Psychology, 24(1), 136-165. https://doi.org/10.1080/15213269.2019.1669461
Courses
2025 Fall
| Course Number | Course Title |
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| JMC 310 | Principles of Strategic Comm |
| MCO 710 | Research Methodology Mass Comm |
2025 Spring
| Course Number | Course Title |
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| JMC 310 | Principles of Strategic Comm |
2024 Fall
| Course Number | Course Title |
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| JMC 310 | Principles of Strategic Comm |
| MCO 427 | Misinformation and Society |
| MCO 427 | Misinformation and Society |
2024 Spring
| Course Number | Course Title |
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| JMC 310 | Principles of Strategic Comm |
| MCO 427 | Misinformation and Society |
| MCO 427 | Misinformation and Society |
Associate Editor of Letters for Politics and Life Sciences
American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) Fellow
Committee member, Understanding and Addressing Misinformation about Science, National Academies of Science, Engineering, and Medicine