Dr. Melissa Carrion, my fantastic former advisee who is now an Assistant Professor of Writing and Rhetoric at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas, was interviewed extensively in a recent article published in the New York Times. They Did Their Own ‘Research.’ Now What? – The New York Times (nytimes.com)
She discussed research she published in the journal Public Understanding of Science based on interviews with 50 mothers who had decided to refuse one or more vaccines for their children. The Times article focuses on how appeals to “do your own research” are common in a range of anti-establishment circles right now, ranging from that of cryptocurrencies to medicine.
In addition, Melissa provides a wonderful interview about “the perils and politics of ‘do your own research'” on A Little More Conversation with Ben O’Hara-Byrne: The perils and politics of “do your own research” – A Little More Conversation with Ben O’Hara-Byrne – Omny.fm
Find out more about Dr. Carrion’s important research here: Melissa Carrion | People | University of Nevada, Las Vegas (unlv.edu), and read her complete Public Understanding of Science article here.