The challenge of misinformation during disease outbreaks
The characterization of misinformation and the social media environment during a fear-inducing disease outbreak may help to improve communication practices in… Read more »
Tara Sell, Divya Hosangadi & Marc Trotochaud
Dr. Sell is a Senior Scholar at the Johns Hopkins Center for Health Security and an Assistant Professor in the Department of Environmental Health and Engineering at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health. Dr. Sell’s work focuses on improving public health policy and practice in order to reduce the health impacts of disasters and terrorism. Prior to her work in academia she was a professional athlete and won a silver medal in the 2004 Olympics.
Ms. Hosangadi is an Analyst at the Johns Hopkins Center for Health Security. Her primary research interests addressing health misinformation during epidemics, and optimizing mass vaccination during emergencies. Ms. Hosangadi earned an MSPH degree in global disease epidemiology and control from the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health in 2017, and has previously worked at the World Health Organization prior to starting work at the Center for Health Security.
Marc Trotochaud is an analyst at the Johns Hopkins Center for Health Security and a research associate at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health. His research interests deal with applying a lens of health communication to topics across the field of health security. Mr. Trotochaud has an MSPH from the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health in health communication and health education.
Ms. Hosangadi is an Analyst at the Johns Hopkins Center for Health Security. Her primary research interests addressing health misinformation during epidemics, and optimizing mass vaccination during emergencies. Ms. Hosangadi earned an MSPH degree in global disease epidemiology and control from the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health in 2017, and has previously worked at the World Health Organization prior to starting work at the Center for Health Security.
Marc Trotochaud is an analyst at the Johns Hopkins Center for Health Security and a research associate at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health. His research interests deal with applying a lens of health communication to topics across the field of health security. Mr. Trotochaud has an MSPH from the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health in health communication and health education.
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- The challenge of misinformation during disease outbreaks - 7th May 2020