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Alex's Google Scholar Page can be found here.

Recent and ongoing work:

4. Àrvai, J., Segrè Cohen, A., Lutzke, L., and Drummond Otten, C. (2023). I think, therefore I act, revisited: Building a stronger foundation for risk analysis. Risk Analysis.

3. Segrè Cohen, A., Lutzke, L., Drummond Otten, C., and Àrvai, J. (2022). I think, therefore I act: The influence of critical thinking ability on trust in experts and behavior during the COVID-19 pandemic. Risk Analysis. doi: 10.1111/risa.13833

2. Segrè Cohen, A., N.G. Love, K.K. Nace, and J. Àrvai. (2020) Consumers’ acceptance of agricultural fertilizers derived from diverted and recycled human urine. Environmental Science & Technology. 54 (8), 5297-5305. doi: 10.1021/acs.est.0c00576

1. Segrè Cohen, A., Love, N. G., & Àrvai, J. (2020). Communicating the Risks and Benefits of Human Urine-Derived Fertilizer. Sustainability, 12(23), 9973. doi:10.3390/su12239973

Manuscripts Under Review

Segrè Cohen, A., Siciliano, P., and Àrvai, J. (n.d.). H2Ownership: Perceptions of water privatization across the United States, India, and China.

Segrè Cohen, A., Slavik, C., Kurani, S., & Àrvai, J. (n.d.) Mapping water injustice and perceptions of privatization hotspots in the United States.

Bearth, A., Drummond Otten, C., and Segrè Cohen, A., (n.d.) US and Swiss consumers' perceptions of genome editing in agriculture: Regulatory insights.[A1]

Selected Manuscripts in Preparation

Segrè Cohen, A., Drummond Otten C., and Bearth., A. (n.d.) An antidote to heuristic thinking?: Translation and Application of the Actively Open-Minded Thinking Scale for Genome Editing

Segrè Cohen, A., Lutzke, L., Drummond Otten, C., and Àrvai, J. (n.d.) Do preventative behaviors cancel out risky ones?: COVID-19 risk (averse) behaviors in the United States.

*Maduneme, E., & Segrè Cohen, A., (n.d.) Effects of Solutions Journalism Stories on Climate Change Behavioral Intentions: The Mediating Role of Collective Efficacy.

Slavik, C., Segrè Cohen, A., Chapman, D., *Bendefaa, N., & Peters, E. (n.d.) Using Twitter to evaluate wildfire smoke risk communications in Oregon and Washington.[A1]

Drummond Otten, C., Segrè Cohen, A., Lutzke, L., and Àrvai, J. (n.d.). Perceived Social Circle Uptake of COVID-19 Health Behaviors Predicts Personal Uptake: Assessing the Moderating Roles of Scientific Reasoning, Actively Open-Minded Thinking, and Political Identity.

Presentations and Invited Lectures (2022 and 2023)

Segre Cohen, A. (2023, June). Environmental Communication: lessons from psychology on how to do it and what to avoid. Invited Speaker. Yale University’s Environmental Fellows Program and Yale Conservation Scholars Early Leadership Initiative. Yale University.

Segrè Cohen, A. (2023, February). Harnessing narratives and data: the case of environmental justice. Invited Speaker. Science Communication Research Forum, University of Oregon.

Segrè Cohen, A. (2022, December). UO Today interview: Alex Segrè Cohen, Science and Risk Communication [Video]. YouTube. https://youtu.be/Tk5Nhq2ARFo

Segrè Cohen, A., Bearth, A. & Drummond Otten, C. (2022, December). Risk perceptions, critical thinking, and acceptance of genome editing in the United States and Switzerland. Paper presented at Society for Risk Analysis Annual Meeting.

Segrè Cohen, A. (2022, July). Polarizing Challenges and Possible Solutions: The Case for Actively Open-Minded Thinking. CAIDE Lab Meeting, University of Oregon, virtual.

Drummond Otten, C., Segrè Cohen, A., *Lutzke, L., & Àrvai, J. (2022, February). Social Norms, Individual Critical Thinking Skills, and Uptake of COVID-19 Preventative Behaviors. Poster presented at the Society for Judgment and Decision-Making meeting, virtual.