Dara M Wald
Biographic Data
| ID | 4324751 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Dara M Wald |
| GIVEN NAMES | Dara M |
| FAMILY NAME | Wald |
| SIGNATURE | WALD D M |
| AFFILIATIONS | Iowa State University |
| ORCID | 0000-0001-5576-2836 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 7 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 10 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 7 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2013 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
There is not one public
The public relies on source credibility as a cognitive shortcut when deciding whether to accept or reject science-informed policies. Using data from a subsample of a nationally representative U.S. survey ( N = 927), we applied Latent Class Analysis to identify five distinct audience segments based on their perceptions of scientists’ source credibility, defined as competence, integrity, and goodwill. The LCA was replicated across two environmental…
Promoting agricultural conservation on Facebook
How Does Personalization in News Stories Influence Intentions to Help With Drought? Assessing the Influence of State Empathy and Its Antecedents
Personalized stories are a powerful tool for communicating about science, particularly when a scientific topic is complex or unfamiliar. One example of such a topic is drought, something many regions of the world face regularly. Like other environmental challenges, drought recovery efforts benefit from a mobilized collective response through prosocial action, including volunteering and donations. The objective of this study was to examine how sto…
The Role of Scientific Source Credibility and Goodwill in Public Skepticism Toward GM Foods
The complex web of political-economic relations that constitutes biotechnology coupled with a contentious history of public resistance, illustrates the power of perceptions of credibility in mediating individuals’ judgements about GMOs. To more accurately measure what contributes to public skepticism of GM foods, the present research applies a multidimensional model of source credibility comprised of scientific understanding, integrity, agreement…
Who are American evangelical Protestants and why do they matter for US climate policy
White evangelical Protestants are the most skeptical major religious group in the United States regarding climate change. While their position of political influence in the Republican coalition is widely recognised, the full range of effects of this position on evangelicals' climate opinions is not. To move research on evangelicals from the margins of climate change opinion research, we review and integrate the interdisciplinary literature on US …
Carbon or cash
Factors Affecting Student Tolerance for Free-Roaming Cats
The management of free-roaming domestic cats is a controversial and challenging issue for animal welfare organizations and government agencies. In this article, we used a previously validated concept, wildlife acceptance capacity, to measure tolerance for free-roaming cats. We also identified the demographic, situational, and affective factors influencing tolerance, and evaluated the effect of tolerance on attitudes toward cat management. We cond…
Who are American evangelical Protestants and why do they matter for US climate policy
White evangelical Protestants are the most skeptical major religious group in the United States regarding climate change. While their position of political influence in the Republican coalition is widely recognised, the full range of effects of this position on evangelicals' climate opinions is not. To move research on evangelicals from the margins of climate change opinion research, we review and integrate the interdisciplinary literature on US …
Carbon or cash
Factors Affecting Student Tolerance for Free-Roaming Cats
The management of free-roaming domestic cats is a controversial and challenging issue for animal welfare organizations and government agencies. In this article, we used a previously validated concept, wildlife acceptance capacity, to measure tolerance for free-roaming cats. We also identified the demographic, situational, and affective factors influencing tolerance, and evaluated the effect of tolerance on attitudes toward cat management. We cond…
Carbon or cash
The Role of Scientific Source Credibility and Goodwill in Public Skepticism Toward GM Foods
The complex web of political-economic relations that constitutes biotechnology coupled with a contentious history of public resistance, illustrates the power of perceptions of credibility in mediating individuals’ judgements about GMOs. To more accurately measure what contributes to public skepticism of GM foods, the present research applies a multidimensional model of source credibility comprised of scientific understanding, integrity, agreement…
Who are American evangelical Protestants and why do they matter for US climate policy
White evangelical Protestants are the most skeptical major religious group in the United States regarding climate change. While their position of political influence in the Republican coalition is widely recognised, the full range of effects of this position on evangelicals' climate opinions is not. To move research on evangelicals from the margins of climate change opinion research, we review and integrate the interdisciplinary literature on US …
How Does Personalization in News Stories Influence Intentions to Help With Drought? Assessing the Influence of State Empathy and Its Antecedents
Personalized stories are a powerful tool for communicating about science, particularly when a scientific topic is complex or unfamiliar. One example of such a topic is drought, something many regions of the world face regularly. Like other environmental challenges, drought recovery efforts benefit from a mobilized collective response through prosocial action, including volunteering and donations. The objective of this study was to examine how sto…
Promoting agricultural conservation on Facebook
There is not one public
The public relies on source credibility as a cognitive shortcut when deciding whether to accept or reject science-informed policies. Using data from a subsample of a nationally representative U.S. survey ( N = 927), we applied Latent Class Analysis to identify five distinct audience segments based on their perceptions of scientists’ source credibility, defined as competence, integrity, and goodwill. The LCA was replicated across two environmental…
Climate Change Communication and Perception (5 works) · Political science (4 works) · Business (3 works) · Environmental Education and Sustainability (3 works) · Law (3 works) · Perception (3 works) · Psychology (3 works) · Skepticism (3 works) · Computer Science (2 works) · Credibility (2 works)