Dr. Lucy Atkinson

Publications & Grants

PUBLICATIONS

PEER-REVIEWED JOURNAL PUBLICATIONS

# indicates graduate student co-author at time of submission

  1. 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.
  2. 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.
  3. 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.
  4. 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.
  5. 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.
  6. 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.
  7. 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.
  8. 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.
  9. 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.
  10. 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 the Health Communication. Health Communication, 37(13), 1671-1681.
  11. 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.
  12. 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.
  13. 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.
  14. Li, D. and Atkinson, L. (2020). The role of psychological ownership in consumer happiness. Journal of Consumer Marketing, 37(6), 629-638.
  15. 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.
  16. 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.
  17. 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.
  18. 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.
  19. 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.
  20. 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.
  21. 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.
  22. 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.
  23. Kang, E.Y.# & Atkinson, L. (2016) “Pro-social Outcomes of Hotel CSR’s Perceived Motives.” Social Marketing Quarterly, 22(4): 307-324.
  24. 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.
  25. 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.
  26. 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.
  27. 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.
  28. 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.
  29. 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.
  30. 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.
  31. Sojung, K.# and Atkinson, L. (2014) “Responses toward Corporate Crisis and Corporate Advertising.” Journal of Promotion Management, 20(5): 647-665.
  32. Atkinson, L. (2014). “Green moms: the social construction of a green mothering identity via environmental advertising appeals.” Consumption, Markets & Culture, 17(6): 553-572.
  33. 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.
  34. 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
  35. Atkinson, L. (2013). “Smart shoppers? Using QR codes and “green” smartphone apps to mobilize sustainable consumption.” International Journal of Consumer Studies, 37: 387-393.
  36. 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.
  37. 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.
  38. 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.

INVITED ARTICLES, CHAPTERS AND SPECIAL SECTIONS

  1. Atkinson, L. (2017). “Portrayal and Impacts of Climate Change in Advertising and Consumer Campaigns.” In M. C. Nisbet (Ed.), The Oxford Encyclopedia of Climate Change Communication. Oxford University Press. [peer reviewed]
  2. Dudo, A., Copple, J. and Atkinson, L. (2017). “Entertainment Film and TV Portrayals of Climate Change and their Societal Impacts.” In M. C. Nisbet (Ed.), The Oxford Encyclopedia of Climate Change Communication. Oxford University Press. [peer reviewed]
  3. Atkinson, L., Takahashi, B., and Katz-Kimchi, M. (2016). “Special Section Introduction: Climate and Sustainability Communication Campaigns.” International Journal of Communication, 10: 4731-4735.
  4. Atkinson, L. (2015). “Green Consumption.” In D.T. Cook and J.M. Ryan (Eds.) Encyclopedia of Consumption and Consumer Studies. Wiley-Blackwell.
  5. Sheehan, K. and Atkinson, L. (2012).“From the guest editors: Special issue on green advertising: Revisiting green advertising and the reluctant consumer.” Journal of Advertising, 41(4): 5-7.
  6. Atkinson, L. (2008). “Review of ‘Online Journalism Ethics: Traditions and Transitions,’ by Cecilia Friend & Jane Singer.” New Media & Society,10: 671-674.

EDITED BOOKS

  1. Sheehan, K. and Atkinson, L. Eds. (2014). Green Advertising and the Reluctant Consumer. Taylor & Francis: Oxfordshire, UK.

PEER-REVIEWED BOOK CHAPTERS

  1. Copeland, L. and Atkinson, L. (2016) “Political and Ethical Considerations in the Evolution of Consumer Activism as a Form of Political Participation and Civic Engagement.” In T Newholm, A. Chatzidakis, M. Carrington, & D. Shaw (Eds.), Ethics and Morality in Consumption: Interdisciplinary Perspectives. New York: Routledge.
  2. Atkinson, L. (2015). “Buying in or tuning out: The role of consumption in politically active young adults.” In H. Gil de Zuniga and S. Reese (Eds.) New Agendas in Communication: New Technologies and Civic Engagement. New York: Routledge.
  3. McLeod, D.M., Shah, D.V., Atkinson, L., Nah, S. and Hwang, H. (2014). “Designing the Studies,” In Douglas M. McLeod and Dhavan V. Shah (Eds.), News Frames and National Security: Covering “Big Brother” , New York: Cambridge University Press.
  4. Atkinson, L. (2013). “Clarifying, Confusing or Crooked? Interpretations of green advertising claims by ethically minded consumers.” In M. Drumwright and S. Reese (Eds.) Ethical Issues in Communication Professions: New Agendas in Communication. New York: Routledge.

EDITED SPECIAL ISSUES OF JOURNALS

  1. Atkinson, L. and Katz-Kimchi, M., Special Issue Editors. (2016). Climate and Sustainability Communication Campaigns. International Journal of Communication, 10.
  2. Sheehan, K. and Atkinson, L. Special Issue Editors. (2012). Special issue on green advertising: Revisiting green advertising and the reluctant consumer. Journal of Advertising, 41(4).

REFEREED CONFERENCE PRESENTATIONS

# indicates graduate student co-author at time of submission

  1. Acaf, Y. #, Atkinson, L., & Brown-Devlin, N. (2023), “Do Fans Have to Choose between Formula 1 and Sustainability?” International Association for Communication and Sport annual convention, Barcelona, Spain.
  2. Kang, E.Y., Sung, Y. H., & Atkinson, L. (2023). “I’m Flattered, so I’m in Your Green Initiative! The Effect of a Flattery Message on Guests’ Green Behavior by Hotel Segments.” American Academy of Advertising conference, Denver, CO
  3. Moon, W.-K. #, Song, G.#, & Atkinson, L. (2023). “Is it too early? Application of Virtual Humans in Narrative Persuasions for Campaigns Mitigating Climate Change Misinformation.” American Academy of Advertising conference, Denver, CO
  4. Anderson, J. #, Yu, N. #, Jamar, P. #, Kazmi, S., Atkinson, L., & Cannon, R. (2023). Sustainable and Just? A Qualitative Investigation of Sustainable Marketing Grounded in Environmental Justice. International Environmental Communication Association’s Conference on Communication and Environment.
  5. Iyer, P. #, Atkinson, L., Anderson, J. #, & Acaf, Y. (2023). Advertising in Liberal Vs. Conservative Leaning Primetime Network TV Shows: A Content Analysis Utilizing Cultivation Theory. International Communication Association conference. Toronto, Canada.
  6. Kim, S. & Atkinson, L. (2023). “What Makes Time Constraints Promotion Really Effective? The Interplay of Social Influences and Time Constraints on Online Impulse Buying” International Communication Association conference. Toronto, Canada.
  7. Papendieck, A., Banner, J., Montoya, D., Atkinson, L., Bixler, P., Duke, R., Smith, A., & Vincent. S. (2023). “Designing for bidirectional community-university learning: The Community Resilience integrated into an Earth System Science Learning Ecosystem (CRESSLE) project.” Earth Educators’ Rendezvous annual convention, Pasadena, CA.
  8. Nah, S. #, Atkinson, L., & Oh, J. (2022). “The Moderating Role of External Locus of Control in the Effectiveness of Interactive Health Websites.” National Communication Association annual convention, New Orleans, LA.
  9. Acaf, Y. #, Atkinson, L., & Bright, L.F. (2022), “Celebrity Advocacy of Environmental Causes: The Impact of Credibility and Existing Beliefs on People’s Attitudes and Behaviors.” National Communication Association annual convention, New Orleans, LA.
  10. Romanak, K., Atkinson, L., Dankel, D. (2022). “The effect of monitoring complexity on stakeholder acceptance of CO2 geological storage projects.” International Conference on Greenhouse Gas Control Technology.
  11. Sussman, K. L. #, Atkinson, L., Williamson, L., Upshaw, S, Ntang-Beb, J. Kahlor, L.A. (2022). “Can AI appeal to underserved populations? Exploring AI-mediated communication in historically marginalized communities.” Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication (AEJMC) Mid-Winter Conference, Spring 2022. TOP ABSTRACT AWARD
  12. Ryoo, Y., Drumwright, M. and Atkinson, L. (2020). “How Social Norms Moderate Consistency and Licensing Effects in Social Media.” American Academy of Advertising conference, March 26-29, San Diego, CA.
  13. Coelho, A., Morais, C., Atkinson, L., Jacinto, A., Nóbrega, R., Miranda, M., Paiva, J.C., Moreira, L., Aguiar, T., Teixeira, A., Vieira, J., Coelho, D. (2019) “I SEA – Virtual reality to evaluate audience attitudes about science communication.” UT Austin | Portugal Program Annual Conference, Sept. 20, Braga, Portugal.
  14. Kang, EY. & Atkinson, L. (2019). The Message Strategy for Green Corporate Social Responsibility Communication: Flattery Effects on a Hotel’s Green CSR Message. American Academy of Advertising conference, March 28-31, Dallas, TX.
  15. Kim, S. # & Atkinson, L. (2019). Hot Deal!: The Interplay of Time Constraints and Social Influences on Online Impulse Buying. American Academy of Advertising conference, March 28-231, Dallas, TX.
  16. Hao, X. # and Atkinson, L. (2019). “When morals collide: the role of moral identity internalization and moral licensing effects in green consumption.” Society for Consumer Psychology annual conference, Feb. 28-March 2, Savannah, GA.
  17. Atkinson, L. (2018). “Beyond Fear: Examining the Role of Discrete Negative Emotions in Climate Change Risk Perception.” Society for Risk Analysis’s annual conference, Dec. 2-6, New Orleans, LA.
  18. Atkinson, L. (2018). “Green sheen: Does sustainable consumption make us better people?” International Conference of the Sustainable Consumption Research and Action Initiative (SCORAI), June 27-30, Copenhagen, DK.
  19. Hong, J. #, Lim, R. # & Atkinson, L. (2018). “I Am a Green Consumer – ‘Doing Good’ Vs. ‘I Am Good’: The Interplay Between Pride Appeals and Regulatory-Focused Messages in Green Advertising.” American Academy of Advertising conference, March 22-25, New York, NY.
  20. Kim, S.# & Atkinson, L. (2018). “Why Are You Avoiding Me? A Cross-Cultural Comparison of Advertising Avoidance in Social Media Advertising.” American Academy of Advertising conference, March 22-25, New York, NY.
  21. Kang, EY.# & Atkinson, L. (2017). “Reasons Behind the Green Behavior at a Hotel: Social Norm Messages and the Norm Activation Model.” Summer American Marketing Association Conference, Aug. 4- 6, San Francisco, CA.
  22. Sung, Y. H., Lee, S. Y., & Atkinson, L. (2017). The impact of celebrity fit with green advertising and consumers on ad effectiveness. The 2017 Global Advertising Scholars Seminar of Korea Advertising Society, Seoul, South Korea.
  23. Kang, EY.# & Atkinson, L. (2017). “Effects of Message Objectivity and Focus on Green CSR Communication: The Strategy Development for a Hotel’s Green CSR Message.” American Academy of Advertising, March 23-26, Boston, MA.
  24. Atkinson, L. (2016). “The ethics of green advertising as a source of environmental information.” Ethics of Society/Ethics of Communication (International Association for Media and Communication Research working group) preconference Ethics, Research and Communication: Looking Forward in Valencia, Spain.
  25. Kang, EY.# & Atkinson, L. (2016). “Reasons Behind the Green Behavior at a Hotel: Social Norm Messages and the Norm Activation Model.”Tourism Travel and Research Association annual conference in Vail, CO.
  26. AbiGhannam, N.# and Atkinson. L. (2016). “Good Green Mothers: First-Time Mothers Explore Their Environmentalism Against Their Transition to Motherhood.” Feminist Scholarship Division of the International Communication Association Convention, June 9-13, Fukuoka, Japan.
  27. Li, D.# and Atkinson, L. (2016). “Happy to Help: Emotional Facial Expressions in Advertising and Consumer Philanthropy.” American Academy of Advertising, March 17-20, Seattle, WA.
  28. Choi, JH. #, Ryoo, J. #, Choi, TR.# and Atkinson, L. (2016). “Leo or Carrie? The role of celebrity endorsements and political ideology in the context of green advertising claims.” American Academy of Advertising, March 17-20, Seattle, WA.
  29. Kang, EY.# & Atkinson, L. (2016). “The Effect of Subjective Well-Being on Donation: What prompts altruism?” American Marketing Association, Feb. 26-28, Las Vegas NV.
  30. Kang, EY.# Kang, S.Y. & Atkinson, L. (2016). “Employee’s Green Behavior in the Workplace and Motivations: A Comparison Between the Workplace and Household Settings.” American Marketing Association, Feb. 26-28, Las Vegas NV.
  31. Lee, S.# and Atkinson, L. (2015). “Never Easy to Say ‘Sorry’: Exploring the Interplay of Crisis Involvement, Brand Image and Message Framing in Developing Effective Crisis Responses.” Public Relations Division of the Association for Education in Journalism & Mass Communication Convention, August 6 – 9 in San Francisco, CA. SECOND-PLACE PAPER.
  32. Kang, EY.# & Atkinson, L. (2015) “The Effects of Psychological Ownership Framed Messages on Hotel Guests’ Perceived Barriers to Act Green.” International Council on Hotel, Restaurant and Institutional Education annual conference in Orlando, FL.
  33. Kang, EY.# & Atkinson, L. (2015) “A Hotel’s Green Message Effectiveness: How do tourists evaluate a green message according to framing and tourism destinations?” Tourism Travel and Research Association annual conference in Portland, OR.
  34. Hubbard, K.# and Atkinson, L. (2015). “Framing pro-environmental messages: Negative and positively framed messages, and singular and plural pronouns.” American Academy of Advertising Global Conference in Auckland, New Zealand.
  35. Katz-Kimchi, M. and Atkinson, L. (2015). “Social media and climate action: A case study of Greenpeace’s online mobilization campaigns targeting global brands.” Environmental Communication Division of the International Communication Association, May 23-26 in San Juan, PR. TOP THREE FACULTY PAPER.
  36. Lee, S.# and Atkinson, L. (2015). “The Influence of User-Generated Comments on Public Opinion Formation in Online Media: The Case of Genetically Modified Foods.” Communication and Technology Division of the International Communication Association, May 23-26 in San Juan, PR.
  37. Atkinson, L. (2015) “When buying in means selling out: Sustainable consumption and unintended, uncivic boomerang effects.” Climate and Sustainability Campaigns post-conference, International Communication Association, in San Juan, PR.
  38. Kang, EY. # & Atkinson, L. (2015), “The Effect of CSR Types and Message Sources on CSR Activity on SNS,” Winter American Marketing Association (AMA) conference, San Antonio, TX.
  39. AbiGhannam, N.# and Atkinson. L. (2014). “First Time Expectant Mothers’ Views on Environmental Consumption Pre- and Post-partum.” Commission on the Status of Women Division of the Association for Education in Journalism & Mass Communication Convention, August 6 – 9 in Montreal, Canada.Atkinson: 12
  40. Kang, EY.# & Atkinson, L. (2014), “The Effect of Perceived Motives of Hotels’ CSR on Consumers’ Responses,” Social Marketing Advances in Research and Theory (SMART) conference (Banff, Canada).
  41. Lazard, A.# and Atkinson, L. (2014) “Visual Context, Learning Preferences, and Visual Literacy: The Role of Visuals at the ELM’s Critical Point of Persuasion.” Society of Consumer Psychology’s Advertising and Consumer Psychology conference, May 29-31 in Ann Arbor, MI.
  42. Atkinson, L. (2014). “Selling climate change: Developing a model of climate change communication that accounts for persuasive messages.” Environmental Communication Division of the International Communication Association, May 23-26, Seattle, WA.
  43. Atkinson, L. (2014). “Locating the “politics” in political consumption: How political consumers talk about the rights and responsibilities that connect their consumption choices to their sense of citizenship.” Qualitative Political Communication pre-conference at the International Communication Association, May 22, Seattle, WA.
  44. Atkinson, L. (2014). “When doing good means doing harm: The unintended, uncivic consequences of political consumption.” Presented as part of the panel “The Changing Citizen: Creative Participation and Contentious Politics” to be included at the Midwest Political Science Association 2014 Convention, April 3-6 in Chicago, IL.
  45. Lazard, A.,# Atkinson. L. and Mackert, M.(2013). “Visual Context of Message Content:A Re-evaluation of Component Separation in the Elaboration Likelihood Model.” Communication Theory and Methodology Division of the Association for Education in Journalism & Mass Communication Convention, August 8 – 11 in Washington, DC.
  46. Lazard, A.# and Atkinson. L. (2013). “Visual Preferences and Abilities at the ELM’s Critical Point of Persuasion: A Investigation of Infographics and Visual Learners.” VISCOM, the Visual Communication Conference, June 26-30 at Steamboat Springs, CO.
  47. Atkinson, L. and Rosenthal, S.# (2013). “Signaling Environmental Product Benefits: The Interactive Influence of Eco-Label Source and Argument Quality on Consumer Trust.” Environmental Communication Division of the International Communication Association, June 17-21 in London, UK.
  48. Kim, S.#, Choi, M. and Atkinson, L. (2013). “The Moderating Role of Perceived Fit between Corporate Associations and Crisis Type.” American Academy of Advertising conference, April 4 – 7 in Albuquerque, NM.
  49. Atkinson, L. (2012). “Communicating Environmental Citizenship through Consumption Choices.” Political Communication division of the American Political Science Association Conference, Aug. 30-Sept. 2 in New Orleans, LA. (Declined due to scheduling conflict.)
  50. Atkinson, L. and Kim, Y.# (2012). “Selling Solutions: Exploring the Relationship between Green Marketing Appeals and the Environmental Crisis.” Communication and Ethics of Consumption pre- conference, International Communication Association Convention, in Phoenix, AZ.
  51. Atkinson, L. (2012). “From Satisfied and Self-interested to Concerned and Civic-minded.” Political Communication division of the International Communication Association Convention, May 24-28 in Phoenix, AZ.
  52. Kim, S.# and Atkinson, L. (2011). “Consumer Responses Toward Corporate Advertising in a Crisis: Exploring the Case of Toyota.” Consumer Psychology division of the American Psychological Association’s conference, Aug. 4-7 in Washington, D.C.Atkinson: 13
  53. Atkinson, L. and Rosenthal, S.# (2011). “Consumer Trust in Eco-label Advertising: The Role of Label Source and Argument Quality.” Society of Consumer Psychology’s Advertising and Consumer Psychology, May 6-7 in Eugene, OR.
  54. Atkinson, L. (2010). “Reconciling Consumption and Citizenship through the Myth of the American Adam.” Consumer Culture Theory, June 10-13, Madison, WI
  55. Atkinson, L. (2010). “Selling Social Change: Marketing, Consumption and Political Engagement.” American Academy of Advertising conference, March 18 – 21 in Minneapolis, MN.
  56. Atkinson, L. (2008). “‘Politics by Other Means:’ Testing the Relationship between Socially ConsciousConsumption and Political Participation.” Advertising Division of the Association for Education in Journalism & Mass Communication Convention, August 6 – 9 in Chicago, IL
  57. Atkinson, L. (2007). “Commodifying the Self: Online Social Networking Profiles as Brand Communities.” Association for Consumer Research Convention, October 25 – 28 in Memphis, TN.
  58. Atkinson, L. (2007). “Partiality and Participation: The influence of perceived media bias on political engagement.” Political Communication Division of the American Political Science Association Convention, August 30 – September 2, Chicago, IL.
  59. Atkinson, L. (2007). “The Public Sphere in Print: Do Letters to the Editor Serve as a Forum for Rationale-Critical Debate?” Cultural and Critical Studies division of the Association for Education in Journalism & Mass Communication Convention, August 9 – 12 in Washington, D.C.
  60. 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 U.S.” Mass Communication division of the International Communication Association Convention, May 24-28 in San Francisco, CA. TOP FOUR PAPER.
  61. Atkinson, L. (2007). “Online and Ticked Off? An Exploration of Online Political News Coverage and Hostile Media Phenomenon.” Journalism Studies division of the International Communication Association Convention, May 24-28 in San Francisco, CA
  62. Atkinson, L. (2007). “Online News Use and Selective Exposure: Exploring Issue Salience and Argument Breadth among Online News Users.” American Association for Public Opinion Research Annual Conference, May 17-20 in Anaheim, CA.
  63. Gotlieb, M., Brossard, D., Acosta, E. and Atkinson, L. (2006). “The Convergence of News Frames and Audience Value-Predispositions: The Conditioned Effects of Pro-Science News on Attitudes toward Stem Cell Research.” Midwest Association of Public Opinion Research Conference in Chicago, IL
  64. Vraga, E.K, Lee, N-J. and Atkinson, L. (2006). “To Understand or to Persuade: Cognitive Complexity, Motivations to Talk, and Deliberative Participation.” Midwest Association of Public Opinion Research Conference in Chicago, IL. HONORABLE MENTION, Student Competition.
  65. Sayre, B. and Atkinson, L. (2005). “The Effects of TV News Style on Viewers’ Political Evaluations.” Midwest Association of Public Opinion Research Conference in Chicago, IL
  66. Rojas, H., Scholl, R., Atkinson, L., Nah, S., Vilela, A. Lee, S.H., Keum, H., McLeod, D.M. and Shah, D.V. (2005). “Political Talk and Social Tolerance.” Communication Theory and Methodology division of the Association for Education in Journalism & Mass Communication Convention, August 10-13 in San Antonio, TX.
  67. Shah, D.V., Holbert, L., Kwak, N., Atkinson, L., Kim, E. and Lee, S.Y. (2005). “Communication, Consumption, Contentment, and Community: A Non-Recursive Model of Civic Participation and the ‘Pursuit of Happiness.’” Mass Communication and Society division of the Association for Education in Journalism & Mass Communication Convention, August 10-13 in San Antonio, TX. TOP THREE FACULTY PAPER.
  68. Lee, N-J., Atkinson, L., Lane, J.B. and Long, C. (2005). “Framing and Cue Convergence: Moderating Roles of Political Knowledge and Partisanship.” Communication Theory and Methodology division of the Association for Education in Journalism & Mass Communication Convention, August 10-13 in San Antonio, TX.
  69. Atkinson, L. (2004). “The Write Stuff: How News Frames and Predispositions Influence Willingness to Write a Letter to the Editor.” Midwest Association of Public Opinion Research Conference in Chicago, IL

GRANTS

External Research Funding

  1. City of Austin (2023-2024). “Multilingual AI-Assisted Emergency Preparedness: Enhancing Resilience and Equity in Underserved Communities during Climate Change-Induced Weather Events.” $100,000. PI: L. Atkinson with Co-PI J. Jiao (School of Architecture, UT-Austin).
  2. National Science Foundation (2023-2028). “Community Resilience Integrated into an Earth System Science Learning Ecosystem (CRESSLE)” $7,057,285. PI: J. Banner; Co-PIs: L. Atkinson, T. Bruno, and M. Ramirez-Andreotta.
  3. Vaccine Confidence Fund (Facebook and Merck) (2021-2022). “Leveraging Moral Values and Social Media to Boost Vaccine Confidence and Overcome Medical Mistrust and Historical Racism among Black Populations in the U.S. and Cameroon.” $180,000. PI: L. Atkinson with Co-PI: L. Kahlor and Co-Investigators S. Upshaw, L. Williamson, J-L. Ntang Beb.
  4. ExxonMobil (2020-2022). “Overcoming Public Uncertainty about Carbon Capture and Storage.” PI: Atkinson. $580,000. PI: L. Atkinson, with Co-PI: H. Olson and Co-investigators: L. Kahlor, D. Kemp and L. Lake.
  5. Transformative Consumer Research (Association for Consumer Research) (2021-2022). “Environmental Consumption Patterns in Early Motherhood: The Evolving and Diverse Notions of the Good Green Mother Identity.” $1,500, PI: Abi Ghannam, Co-investigator: L. Atkinson
  6. Department of Energy. (2018-2020). Offshore Gulf of Mexico Partnership for Carbon Storage: Resources and Technology Development GOMCarb.” Co-PI: L. Atkinson. $4,397,349 awarded to UT ($339,180 for my research over two years).
  7. FCT (Portuguese Foundation for Science and Technology) and UT Austin|Portugal International Collaboratory for Emerging Technologies, CoLab. (2018-2019). “Immersive virtual reality environments to evaluate audience attitudes about science communication projects: a pilot study of deep sea ecosystems.” $190,000 from FCT and $79,128 from UT. PI (USA): L. Atkinson; PI (Portugal): Morais
  8. Meadows Foundation. (2017). “Dallas Votes: A Study of Millennial Voters in a Metropolitan Election Project.” $50,000. PI: L. Atkinson
  9. Waterhouse Family Institute for the Study of Communication and Society. (2016). “Beyond fear: Examining the influence of discrete emotions on corporate climate change communication and action.” $10,000. PI: L. Atkinson
  10. Arthur W. Page Center Legacy Scholars Grant. (2015). “Emotions and climate change: moving beyond fear to examine the role of hope, happiness, sadness and guilt.” $6,000. PI: L. Atkinson
  11. Transformative Consumer Research Advisory Committee at the Association for Consumer Research. (2013). “Good Green Mothers: First-Time Expecting Mothers’ views on Environmental Consumption and their Mothering and Activist Roles.” $750. PI: L. Atkinson
  12. Betty F. Elliott Initiative for Academic Excellence, Business of Sustainability, College of Business, University of Michigan-Dearborn. (2010). “Keeping the faith: consumer trust, green marketing claims and sustainable consumer behavior.” $15,000. PI: L. Atkinson
  13. Mass Communication & Society Division of the Association for Education in Journalism & Mass Communication. (2010). $5,000. “Timmy has new Skechers; he says they help him run fast (Liam, age 4):” Developing an audience-focused model of consumer socialization processes among preschoolers that accounts for indirect, contextual and contingent effects of mass media. PI: L. Atkinson
  14. Transformative Consumer Research Advisory Committee at the Association for Consumer Research. (2010). “The missing link? Exploring the role of consumer socialization and political consumption in the political socialization of young people.” $1,500. PI: L. Atkinson

UT Grants and Research Awards

  1. University of Texas at Austin Green Fee (2020-2021) “Seeing Green: The Role of Augmented and Virtual Reality Messages on Environmental Attitudes and Behaviors.” $30,500. PI: L. Atkinson.
  2. University of Texas at Austin, President’s Award for Global Learning. (2020-2021). To fund an interdisciplinary, student-led, global engagement project called “Fostering Green Entrepreneurialism:
  3. A Comparison of Water Conservation Practices and Behaviors in Jordan and Texas.” $55,000. Co-PI: L. Atkinson.
  4. University of Texas at Austin, President’s Award for Global Learning. (2020-2021). To fund an interdisciplinary, student-led, global engagement project called “Skin Cancer in Singapore: Using Augmented Reality to Promote Skin Cancer Prevention Efforts.” $55,000. Co-PI: L. Atkinson.
  5. University of Texas at Austin, Office of the Vice President for Research, Academic Enrichment Fund. (2019-2020). To fund a collaborative workshop with scholars from Portugal. $2,500. PI: L. Atkinson.
  6. University of Texas at Austin, President’s Award for Global Learning. (2018-2019). To fund an interdisciplinary, student-led, global engagement project called “Addressing Cambodia’s Waste Management Challenges: A Proposal for Co-Generating Entrepreneurial Solutions with Local Communities.” $135,000. Co-PI: L. Atkinson.
  7. University of Texas at Austin, Office of the Vice President for Research. (2017-2018). “Virtual Greenness: The Role of Eco-themed Video Games in Fostering Pro-environmental Attitudes and Behaviors.” $750. PI: L. Atkinson.
  8. University of Texas at Austin Green Fee (2017-2018) “When doing good means doing harm: the unintended, uncivic consequences of political consumption” $20,461. PI: L. Atkinson.
  9. University of Texas at Austin, Office of the Vice President for Research. (2013-2014). “When Doing Good Means Doing Harm: The Unintended, Uncivic Consequences of Political Consumption.” $750. PI: L. Atkinson.
  10. University of Texas at Austin, College of Communication. (2011-2012). “Sustainable citizenship: Connecting consumption, communication and civic engagement among young Americans.” $6,000. PI: L. Atkinson.
  11. University of Texas at Austin, Office of the Vice President for Research. (2010-2011). “Selling Solutions: Exploring the Relationship between Green Marketing Appeals and the Environmental Crisis.” $750. PI: L. Atkinson.
  12. University of Texas at Austin, Texas Program in Sports and Media (2010-2011). “Parental Mediation of Sports Content on Television” $5,500. PI: Cicchirillo; Co-PI: L. Atkinson.

Graduate Student Proposals Under my Supervision

  1. Waterhouse Family Institute for the Study of Communication and Society. (2022). “Sustainable and Just? Examining Communication Practices around Sustainable Consumption and Environmental Justice among Lower-Income Consumers.” $10,000. PI: Josh Anderson and Na Yu (graduate students), Faculty PI: Atkinson
  2. University of Texas at Austin Green Fee (2021-2023). “To Be Green or To Be Cool? The Moderating Role of Intrinsic vs. Extrinsic Motivations on Conspicuous Consumption.” $4,850. PI: Cinthia Jimenez Matamoros (graduate student), Faculty PI: Lucy Atkinson
  3. University of Texas at Austin Green Fee (2021-2023). “Leveling Up Your Green Game: Changing Sustainable Behavior Through Gamification.” $5,000. PI: Pooja Iyer (graduate student), Faculty PI: Lucy Atkinson
  4. University of Texas at Austin Green Fee (2021-2023). “Fighting Public Misperceptions of Science: Developing Campaigns to Promote Young Generations’ Public Engagement in Climate Change.” $5,000. PI: Won-Ki Moon (graduate student), Faculty PI: Lucy Atkinson
  5. University of Texas at Austin Green Fee (2021-2023). “Into a Highly Mediated World: Exploring the Effects of 360-degree Videos on Enhancing Pro-environmental Engagement.” $4,700. PI: Na Yu (graduate student), Faculty PI: Lucy Atkinson
  6. University of Colorado at Boulder’s Natural Hazards Center (2021-2022). “The Role of 360-Degree Videos in Wildfire Preparedness: A Closer Look at Immersive Media and Risk Information Seeking Behaviors.” $2,600. PI: Na Yu (graduate student). Faculty PI: Lucy Atkinson.
  7. University of Texas at Austin Green Fee (2020-2021) “Can you spare a dime? Economic nudges as motivators to reduce single-use plastic bags and promote green consumer behaviors” $4,320. PI: Bella Yang (graduate student). Faculty PI: Lucy Atkinson.
  8. University of Texas at Austin Green Fee (2017-2018) “Spokesanimal Wanted! Developing an Optimal Communication Strategy to Reduce Food Waste on Campus” $5,500. PI: Andrew Jeon (graduate student). Faculty PI: Lucy Atkinson.
  9. University of Texas at Austin Green Fee (2017-2018) “The Early Bird Kills the Worm: How Advance Notice of Green Campaigns Licenses Non-green Behaviors” $4,880. PI: Joshua Ryoo (graduate student). Faculty PI: Lucy Atkinson.
  10. University of Texas at Austin Green Fee (2017-2018) “You’ve Got a (Green) Friend in Me: The Role of Social Norms in Fostering Recycling Among Students” $5,140. PI: Jung Hwa Choi (graduate student). Faculty PI: Lucy Atkinson.