University of Wisconsin-Madison
Biography Dr. Allison M. Prasch is the Nancy Obin Sukenik Professor and Associate Professor of Rhetoric, Politics, and Culture in the Department of Communication Arts at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. An expert in US presidential rhetoric, political communication, and the history of rhetoric, her research and teaching seeks to understand how US political leaders use …
Biography Expertise and Activities My research examines how people understand and relate to one another when interacting via communication technologies (e.g., online dating, social network sites, mobile computing, artificial intelligence). I focus on the impact of communication technologies on self and relationships, examining processes such as self-presentation and impression formation, deception and trust, self-worth, self-esteem …
Biography Current and Future Projects Understanding and modeling communication-related antecedents of medical mistrust Testing the effects of news stories about racial discrimination and medical racism on medical mistrust and health policy outcomes Examining shared trust between clinicians and patients Investigating the relationships between medical mistrust and health/scientific misinformation Expertise and Activities My research broadly examines …