Selected Publications

2018 (& forthcoming)

Pearson, A.R., Schuldt, J.P., Romero-Canyas, R., Ballew, M.T., & Larson-Konar, D. (in press). Diverse segments of the US public underestimate the environmental concerns of minority and low-income Americans. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

Kim, B., & Schuldt, J.P. (in press). Judging the ecological impact of green consumption: Evidence of quantity insensitivity. Journal of Environmental Psychology.

Armstrong, A., Krasny, M., & Schuldt, J.P. (in press). Communicating Climate Change: A Guide for Educators. Ithaca, NY: Cornell University Press.

Naiman, S., Schusler, T., & Schuldt, J.P. (in press). Environmental engagement among Latinos: An exploratory study of environmentalists in the greater Chicago area. Journal of Environmental Studies and Sciences.

Lu, H., & Schuldt, J.P. (forthcoming). Communicating Zika risk: Using metaphor to increase perceived risk susceptibility. Risk Analysis.

Fernan, C., Schuldt, J.P., & Niederdeppe, J. (forthcoming). Health halo effects from product titles and nutrient content claims in the context of “protein” bars. Health Communication.

Pearson, A.R., & Schuldt, J.P. (2018). Climate change and intergroup relations: Psychological insights, synergies, and future prospects. Group Processes & Intergroup Relations, 21, 373-388.

Song, H., Schuldt, J. P., McLeod, P. L., Crain, R. L., & Dickinson, J. L. (2018). Group norm violations in an online environmental social network: Effects on impression formation and intergroup judgments. Group Processes & Intergroup Relations, 21, 422-437. [pdf]

Davydova, J., Pearson, A.R., Ballew, M.T., & Schuldt, J.P. (2018). Illuminating the link between perceived threat and control over climate change: The role of attributions for causation and mitigation. Climatic Change, 148, 45-59.

Holl, K., Niederdeppe, J., & Schuldt, J.P. (2018). Does question wording predict public support for the Affordable Care Act? An analysis of the implementation period, 2010-2016. Health Communication, 33, 816-823. [pdf]

Schuldt, J.P., Rickard, L.N., Yang, Z.J. (2018). Does reduced psychological distance increase climate engagement? On the limits of localizing climate change. Journal of Environmental Psychology, 55, 147-153. [pdf]

2017

Enns, P.K., Lagodny, J., & Schuldt, J.P. (2017). Understanding the 2016 U.S. presidential polls: The importance of hidden Trump supporters. Statistics, Politics and Policy, 8, 41-64.

Rickard, L.N., Yang, Z.J., Schuldt, J.P., Eosco, G.M., Scherer, C.W., & Daziano, R.A. (2017). Sizing up a superstorm: Exploring the role of recalled experience and attribution of responsibility in judgments of future hurricane risk. Risk Analysis, 37, 2334-2349. [pdf]

Schuldt, J.P., Enns, P.K., & Cavaliere, V. (2017). Does the label really matter? Evidence that the US public continues to doubt “global warming” more than “climate change.” Climatic Change, 143, 271-280. [pdf]

Song, H. & Schuldt, J.P. (2017). Communicating conservation status: How different statistical assessment criteria affect perceptions of extinction risk. Risk Analysis, 37, 1706-1715. [pdf]

Rickard, L.N., Schuldt, J.P., Eosco, G.M., Scherer, C.W., & Daziano, R.A. (2017). The proof is in the picture: The role of imagery and experience in perceptions of hurricane messaging. Weather, Climate, and Society, 9, 471-485.

Schuldt, J.P.*, Chabris, C.F.*, Woolley, A.W., & Hackman, J.R. (2017). Confidence in dyadic decision making: The role of individual differences. Journal of Behavioral Decision Making, 30, 168-180. [pdf] [*These authors contributed equally to the work.]

Pearson, A.R., Ballew, M.T., Naiman, S., & Schuldt, J.P. (2017). Race, class, gender and climate change communication. Oxford Encyclopedia of Climate Change Communication. doi: 10.1093/acrefore/9780190228620.013.412

Schuldt, J.P., Pearson, A.R., Romero-Canyas, R., & Larson-Konar, D. (2017). Brief exposure to Pope Francis heightens moral beliefs about climate change. Climatic Change141, 167-177. [pdf]

2016

Pearson, A.R., Schuldt, J.P., & Romero-Canyas, R. (2016). Social climate science: A new vista for psychological science. Perspectives on Psychological Science, 11, 632-650.

Schuldt, J.P. (2016). “Global warming” versus “climate change” and the influence of labeling on public perceptions. Oxford Encyclopedia of Climate Change Communication. doi: 10.1093/acrefore/9780190228620.013.309

Schuldt, J.P. & Pearson, A.R. (2016). The role of race and ethnicity in climate change polarization: Evidence from a U.S. national survey experiment. Climatic Change, 136, 495-505. [pdf]

Schuldt, J.P., McComas, K.A., & Byrne, S.E. (2016). Communicating about ocean health: Theoretical and practical implications. Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B, 371, 20150214.

Lu, H. & Schuldt, J.P. (2016). Compassion for climate change victims and support for mitigation policy. Journal of Environmental Psychology, 45, 192-200. [pdf]

Rickard, L.N., Yang, Z.J., & Schuldt, J.P. (2016). Here and now, there and then: How “departure dates” influence climate change engagement. Global Environmental Change, 38, 97-107.

Schuldt, J.P., Guillory, J.E., & Gay, G.K. (2016). Prejudice and the plate: Effects of weight bias in nutrition judgments. Health Communication, 31, 182-192. [pdf]

2015

Pearson, A.R. & Schuldt, J.P. (2015). Bridging climate communication divides: Beyond the partisan gap. Science Communication, 37, 805-812. [pdf]

Lu, H. Schuldt, J.P. (2015). Exploring the role of incidental emotions in support for climate change policy. Climatic Change, 131, 719-726. [pdf]

Schuldt, J.P. & Pearson, A.R. (2015). Nutrient-centrism and perceived risk of chronic disease. Journal of Health Psychology, 20, 899-906. [pdf]

Schuldt, J.P., Roh, S., & Schwarz, N. (2015). Questionnaire design effects in climate change surveys: Implications for the partisan divide. The ANNALS of the American Academy of Political and Social Science, 658, 67-85. [pdf]

McComas, K.A., Schuldt, J.P., Burge, C.A., & Roh, S. (2015). Communicating about marine disease: The effects of message frames on policy support. Marine Policy, 57, 45–52. [pdf]

Clarke, C.E., Hart, P.S., Schuldt, J.P., Evensen, D.T.N., Boudet, H.S., Jacquet, J.B., & Stedman, R.C. (2015). Public opinion on energy development: The interplay of issue framing, top-of-mind associations, and political ideology. Energy Policy, 81, 131–140. [pdf]

Meyer, A.B., Frederick, S., Burnham, T., Guevara Pinto, J.D., Boyer, T.W., Ball, L.J., Pennycook, G., Ackerman, R., Thompson, V., & Schuldt, J.P. (2015). Disfluent fonts don’t help people solve math problems. Journal of Experimental Psychology: General, 144, e16–e30. 

2014

Pearson, A.R. & Schuldt, J.P. (2014). Facing the diversity crisis in climate science. Nature Climate Change, 4, 1030-1042.

Schuldt, J.P. & Roh, S. (2014). Media frames and cognitive accessibility: What do “global warming” and “climate change” evoke in partisan minds? Environmental Communication, 8, 529-548. [pdf]

Roh, S. & Schuldt, J.P. (2014). Where there’s a will: Can highlighting future youth-targeted marketing increase support for soda taxes? Health Psychology, 33, 1610-1633.

Bowman, N.A. & Schuldt, J.P. (2014). Effects of item order and response options in college student surveys. New Directions for Institutional Research, 161, 99-109. [pdf]

Schuldt, J.P.Roh, S. (2014). Of accessibility and applicability: How heat-related cues affect belief in “global warming” versus “climate change.” Social Cognition, 32, 217-238. [pdf]

2013

Schuldt, J.P. (2013). Does green mean healthy? Nutrition label color affects perceptions of healthfulness. Health Communication, 28, 814–821. [pdf]

Schuldt, J.P. & Hannahan, M. (2013). When good deeds leave a bad taste: Negative inferences from ethical food claims. Appetite, 62, 76–83. [pdf]

Dickinson, J.L., Crain, R.L., Reeve, H.K., & Schuldt, J.P. (2013). Can evolutionary design of social networks make it easier to be “green”? Trends in Ecology & Evolution, 28, 561–569. [pdf]

2012 & earlier

Schuldt, J.P., Konrath, S.H., & Schwarz, N. (2012). The right angle: Visual portrayal of products affects observers’ impressions of owners. Psychology & Marketing, 10, 705–711. [pdf]

Schuldt, J.P., Muller, D., & Schwarz, N. (2012). The “fair trade” effect: Health halos from social ethics claims. Social Psychological and Personality Science, 3, 581–589. [pdf]

Schuldt, J.P., Konrath, S.H., & Schwarz, N. (2011). “Global warming” or “climate change”? Whether the planet is warming depends on question wording. Public Opinion Quarterly, 75, 115–124. [pdf]

Schuldt, J.P. & Schwarz, N. (2010). The “organic” path to obesity? Organic claims influence calorie judgments and exercise recommendations. Judgment and Decision Making, 5, 144–150. [pdf]

Chabris, C.F., Laibson, D.I., Morris, C.L., Schuldt, J.P., & Taubinsky, D. (2008). Individual laboratory-measured discount rates predict field behavior. Journal of Risk and Uncertainty, 37, 237–269.