Dr. Lucy Atkinson

Peer-Reviewed Journal Publications

# indicates graduate student co-author at time of submission

  1. Sussman, K. L., Atkinson, L., Anderson, J., Williamson, L. D., Kahlor, L., Upshaw, S., & Ntang Beb, J. N. (Accepted). Moral Framing in AI-Mediated Communication: Exploration of LLM Effects on Engagement Patterns Among Black Americans. Journal of Interactive Advertising.
  2. Nah, S. and Atkinson, L. (Accepted) “The Persuasive Potential of Virtual Time Travel Using Augmented Reality (AR): Focusing on the Role of Temporal Presence.” New Media & Society.
  3. Morais, C., Aguiar, T., Atkinson, L., Moreira, L., Teixeira, A. & Rosa, M. (Accepted) “Diving into People’s Understanding of the Deep Sea: A Comparative Study from the East to the West of the Atlantic.” International Journal of Science Education, Part B
  4. Yun, H.# and Atkinson, L. (in press) “‘For Your Health’ versus ‘For the Environment’: Exploring Matching Effect and Its Potential Backfiring Effects.” Journal of Current Issues & Research in Advertising.
  5. Acaf, Y., # Brown-Devlin, N. & Atkinson, L. (in press) “Do Fans Have to Choose Between Formula One and Sustainability? A Case Study of Spectators Balancing Environmental Beliefs and Fandom.” International Journal of Sport Communication.
  6. Moon, W. K., Song, Y. G., & Atkinson, L. (2024). “Virtual voices for real change: The efficacy of virtual humans in pro-environmental social marketing for mitigating misinformation about climate change.” Computers in Human Behavior: Artificial Humans, 2(1), 100047.
  7. Atkinson, L., Romanak, KD and Dankel, D. “The effect of monitoring complexity on stakeholder acceptance of CO2 geological storage projects in the US Gulf Coast Region.” Frontiers in Marine Science, section Ocean Solutions.
  8. Nah, S. #, Oh, J. and Atkinson, L. (2023). “Interactive Health Messages Work Better for Those Who Feel Less in Control: The Role of External Health Locus of Control and Risk Perception.” Journal of Health Communication.
  9. Kang, E.Y., Sung, Y. H., and Atkinson, L. (2023). “Flattery Will Get You Somewhere, Sometimes? The Effect of Flattery and Hotel Segments on a Hotel Guests’ Green Behavior.” Journal of Consumer Behavior.
  10. Nah, S. #, Williamson, L., Kahlor, LA, Atkinson, L., Upshaw, SJ., and Ntang-Beb. JL. (2023). “The Roles of Social Media Use and Medical Mistrust in Black Americans’ COVID-19 Vaccine Hesitancy: The RISP Model Perspective.” Health Communication.
  11. Nah, S. #, Williamson, L. D., Kahlor, L. A., Atkinson, L., Ntang-Beb, J. L., & Upshaw, S. J. (2023). COVID-19 Vaccine Hesitancy in Cameroon: The Role of Medical Mistrust and Social Media Use. Journal of Health Communication.
  12. Wang, W., Atkinson, L., Kahlor, L., Jamar, P.# & Lim, H.S. (2022) Avoiding Covid‐19 risk information in the United States: The role of attitudes, norms, affect, social dominance orientations, and perceived trustworthiness of scientists. Risk Analysis.
  13. Ahn, J., Kim, H.K., Kahlor, L., Atkinson, L., & Noh, G-Y. (2021) The Impact of Emotion and Government Trust on Individuals’ Risk Information Seeking and Avoidance during the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Cross-country Comparison. Journal of Health Communication, 26(10), 728-741.
  14. Hong, J., Lim, R. & Atkinson, L. (2021). “Doing Good” vs. “Being Good”: The Interplay between Pride Appeals and Regulatory-Focused Messages in Green Advertising. Journal of Applied Social Psychology, 51(11), 1089-1108.
  15. Moon, W.-K., # Atkinson, L., Kahlor, L. A., Yun, C. I., # & Son, H. (2021). U.S. Political
    Partisanship and COVID-19: Risk information Seeking and Prevention Behaviors     to Health Communication, 37(13), 1671-1681.
  16. Lee, S., Atkinson, L. & Sung, Y. (2020). Online Bandwagon Effects: Quantitative vs. Qualitative Cues in Online Comments Sections. New Media & Society, 24(3), 580-599.
  17. Jin, E. # & Atkinson, L. (in-press). “The Moderating Role of Emotion: The Combinatory Effects of Positive Emotion and News Framing Techniques on Climate Change Attitudes.” Journalism & Mass Communication Quarterly, 98(3): 749-768.
  18. Kim, H. K., Ahn, J., Atkinson, L., & Kahlor, L. A. (2020). Effects of COVID-19 Misinformation on Information Seeking, Avoidance, and Processing: A Multicountry Comparative Study. Science Communication, 42(5), 586-615.
  19. Li, D. and Atkinson, L. (2020). The role of psychological ownership in consumer happiness. Journal of Consumer Marketing, 37(6), 629-638.
  20. Li, D. and Atkinson, L. (2020 online first). Effect of Emotional Victim Images in Prosocial Advertising: The Moderating Role of Helping Mode. International Journal of Nonprofit and Voluntary Sector Marketing, 25(4), e1676.
  21. Kahlor, L., Yang, J., Li, X., Wang, W.,# Olson, H.C., Atkinson, L. (2020). Environmental Risk (and Benefit) Information Seeking Intentions: The Case of Carbon Capture and Storage in Southeast Texas. Environmental Communication, 14, 4, 555-572.
  22. Kang, E.Y. & Atkinson, L. (2019) “Effects of message objectivity and focus on green CSR communication: The strategy development for a hotel’s green CSR message.” Journal of Marketing Communications, 27(3): 229-249.
  23. Lee, S.Y. # and Atkinson, L. (2019). “Never Easy to Say “Sorry”: Exploring the Interplay of Crisis Involvement, Brand Image and Message Appeal in Developing Effective Corporate Apologies. Public Relations Review, 45(1): 178-188.
  24. Lazard, A., Mackert, M., Bock, M., Love, B., Dudo, A., & Atkinson, L. (2018) “Visual Assertions: Effects of Photo Manipulation and Dual Processing for Food Advertisements.” Visual Communication Quarterly, 25(1): 16-30.
  25. Kim, S., Choi, S., & Atkinson, L. (2017). “Congruence effects of corporate associations and crisis issue on crisis communication strategies.” Social Behavior and Personality: An International Journal, 45(7): 1085-1098.
  26. Nelson, M., Atkinson, L., Rademacher, M. and Ahn, R.# (2017) “How Media Use and Family Build Children’s Persuasion Knowledge.” Journal of Current Issues & Research in Advertising, 38(2): 165-183.
  27. Roser-Renouf, C., Atkinson, L., Maibach, E.W. and Leiserowitz, A. (2016). “The Consumer as Climate Activist: Objectives, Beliefs and Behaviors.” International Journal of Communication, 10: 4759-4783.
  28. Kang, E.Y.# & Atkinson, L. (2016) “Pro-social Outcomes of Hotel CSR’s Perceived Motives.” Social Marketing Quarterly, 22(4): 307-324.
  29. AbiGhannam, N.# and Atkinson, L. (2016) “Good green mothers consuming their way through pregnancy: the roles of environmental identities and information seeking in coping with the transition.” Consumption Markets & Culture, 19(5): 451-474.
  30. Atkinson, L. (2015) “Good Corporate Citizenship: Predictors of support for corporate social justice as an element of sustainable citizenship norms in Europe.” International Journal of Communication, 9: 3223–3244.
  31. Atkinson, L. (2015) “Locating the “politics” in political consumption: A conceptual map of four types of political consumer identities.” International Journal of Communication, 9: 2047-2066.
  32. Atkinson, L. and Kim, Y.# (2015). “‘I Drink It Anyway and I Know I Shouldn’t’: Understanding Green Consumers’ Positive Evaluations of Norm-violating Non-green Products and Misleading Green Advertising.” Environmental Communication, 9(1): 37-57.
  33. Atkinson, L., Nelson, M. and Rademacher, M. (2015) “A Humanistic Approach to Understanding Child Consumer Socialization in the Home.” Journal of Children and Media, 9(1): 95-112.
  34. Lazard, A.# and Atkinson. L. (2015) “Putting Environmental Infographics Center Stage: The Role of Visuals at the ELM’s Critical Point of Persuasion.” Science Communication, 37(1): 6-33.
  35. Katz-Kimchi, M. and Atkinson, L. (2014) “Popular climate science and painless consumer choices: Communicating climate change in the Hot Pink Flamingos exhibit, Monterey Bay Aquarium.” Science Communication, 36(6): 754-777.
  36. Sojung, K.# and Atkinson, L. (2014) “Responses toward Corporate Crisis and Corporate Advertising.” Journal of Promotion Management, 20(5): 647-665.
  37. Atkinson, L. (2014). “Green moms: the social construction of a green mothering identity via environmental advertising appeals.” Consumption, Markets & Culture, 17(6): 553-572.
  38. Dudo, A., Cicchirillo, V., Atkinson, L., and Marx, S.# (2014). “Portrayals of science and scientists in video games: A potential avenue for informal science learning.” Science Communication, 36(2): 219-247.
  39. Atkinson, L. and Rosenthal, S.# (2014). “Signaling the green sell: the influence of eco-label source and argument specificity on consumer trust.” Journal of Advertising, 43(1): 33-45.
    • Selected for inclusion in the Journal of Advertising’s special virtual issue (2018) on advertising research and public policy
    • 6th most cited article published between 2011 and 2020
  40. Atkinson, L. (2013). “Smart shoppers? Using QR codes and “green” smartphone apps to mobilize sustainable consumption.” International Journal of Consumer Studies, 37: 387-393.
  41. Atkinson, L. (2012). “Buying in to Social Change: How private consumption choices engender concern for the collective,” The Annals of the American Academy of Political and Social Science, 644(1): 191-206.
  42. Wood, M.L.M., Nelson, M.R., Atkinson, L. and Lane, J.B. (2008). “Social Utility Theory: Guiding Labeling of VNRs as Ethical and Effective Public Relations.” Journal of Public Relations Research, 20/2: 231-249.
  43. Friedland, L., Shah, D.V., Lee, N-J., Rademacher, M.A., Atkinson, L. and Hove, T. (2007) “Capital, Consumption, Communication, and Citizenship: The Social Positioning of Taste and Civic Culture in the United States,” The Annals of the American Academy of Political and Social Science, 611: 31-50.