Dr. Jo Huxster, Ph.D
Associate Professor of Environmental Studies at Eckerd College with publications in climate change, science, and environmental communication
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Publications
The great divide: understanding the role of media and other drivers of the partisan divide in public concern over climate change in the USA, 2001–2014
Climatic Change / Jan 31, 2017
Carmichael, J. T., Brulle, R. J., & Huxster, J. K. (2017). The great divide: understanding the role of media and other drivers of the partisan divide in public concern over climate change in the USA, 2001–2014. Climatic Change, 141(4), 599–612. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10584-017-1908-1
Undergraduate Understanding of Climate Change: The Influences of College Major and Environmental Group Membership on Survey Knowledge Scores
The Journal of Environmental Education / Jun 29, 2015
Huxster, J. K., Uribe-Zarain, X., & Kempton, W. (2015). Undergraduate Understanding of Climate Change: The Influences of College Major and Environmental Group Membership on Survey Knowledge Scores. The Journal of Environmental Education, 46(3), 149–165. https://doi.org/10.1080/00958964.2015.1021661
Understanding “understanding” in Public Understanding of Science
Public Understanding of Science / Oct 23, 2017
Huxster, J. K., Slater, M. H., Leddington, J., LoPiccolo, V., Bergman, J., Jones, M., McGlynn, C., Diaz, N., Aspinall, N., Bresticker, J., & Hopkins, M. (2017). Understanding “understanding” in Public Understanding of Science. Public Understanding of Science, 27(7), 756–771. https://doi.org/10.1177/0963662517735429
Understanding and Trusting Science
Journal for General Philosophy of Science / Apr 09, 2019
Slater, M. H., Huxster, J. K., & Bresticker, J. E. (2019). Understanding and Trusting Science. Journal for General Philosophy of Science, 50(2), 247–261. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10838-019-09447-9
Denialism as Applied Skepticism: Philosophical and Empirical Considerations
Erkenntnis / Aug 20, 2018
Slater, M. H., Huxster, J. K., Bresticker, J. E., & LoPiccolo, V. (2018). Denialism as Applied Skepticism: Philosophical and Empirical Considerations. Erkenntnis, 85(4), 871–890. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10670-018-0054-0
A Macro Political Examination of the Partisan and Ideological Divide in Aggregate Public Concern over Climate Change in the U.S. between 2001 and 2013
Environmental Management and Sustainable Development / Dec 06, 2014
Huxster, J. K., Carmichael, J. T., & Brulle, R. (2014). A Macro Political Examination of the Partisan and Ideological Divide in Aggregate Public Concern over Climate Change in the U.S. between 2001 and 2013. Environmental Management and Sustainable Development, 4(1), 1. https://doi.org/10.5296/emsd.v4i1.6531
Understanding the Scientific Enterprise: Development and Validation of an Instrument to Measure Grasp of the Social Structure of Science
SSRN Electronic Journal / Jan 01, 2020
Huxster, J., Slater, M., & Landrum, A. (2020). Understanding the Scientific Enterprise: Development and Validation of an Instrument to Measure Grasp of the Social Structure of Science. SSRN Electronic Journal. https://doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.3549988
Attempts to prime intellectual virtues for understanding of science: Failures to inspire intellectual effort
Philosophical Psychology / Sep 04, 2017
Huxster, J., Hopkins, M., Bresticker, J., Leddington, J., & Slater, M. (2017). Attempts to prime intellectual virtues for understanding of science: Failures to inspire intellectual effort. Philosophical Psychology, 30(8), 1141–1158. https://doi.org/10.1080/09515089.2017.1359245
Influences of study design on the effectiveness of consensus messaging: The case of medicinal cannabis
PLOS ONE / Nov 29, 2021
Landrum, A. R., Davis, B., Huxster, J., & Carrasco, H. (2021). Influences of study design on the effectiveness of consensus messaging: The case of medicinal cannabis. PLOS ONE, 16(11), e0260342. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0260342
Public Conceptions of Scientific Consensus
Erkenntnis / Jul 18, 2022
Slater, M. H., Huxster, J. K., & Scholfield, E. R. (2022). Public Conceptions of Scientific Consensus. Erkenntnis. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10670-022-00569-z
Influence of environmental movements on public opinion and attitudes
The Routledge Handbook of Environmental Movements / Dec 13, 2021
Huxster, J. K. (2021). Influence of environmental movements on public opinion and attitudes. In The Routledge Handbook of Environmental Movements (pp. 472–487). Routledge. https://doi.org/10.4324/9780367855680-36
Floridians’ Concern for the Everglades: the influence of environmental knowledge and cultural worldview on concern and perception of impact from various environmental threats
Jun 28, 2023
Hindsley, P., Huxster, J. K., Morgan, A., & Flower, H. (2023). Floridians’ Concern for the Everglades: the influence of environmental knowledge and cultural worldview on concern and perception of impact from various environmental threats. https://doi.org/10.21203/rs.3.rs-2869654/v1
The Development and Validation of the Social Enterprise of Science Index (SESI): An Instrument to Measure Grasp of the Social-Institutional Aspects of Science
SAGE Open / Apr 01, 2021
Huxster, J. K., Slater, M. H., & Landrum, A. R. (2021). The Development and Validation of the Social Enterprise of Science Index (SESI): An Instrument to Measure Grasp of the Social-Institutional Aspects of Science. SAGE Open, 11(2), 215824402110164. https://doi.org/10.1177/21582440211016411
An investigation of the features facilitating effective collaboration between public health experts and data scientists at a hackathon
Public Health / Aug 01, 2019
Bell, J. S., Murray, F. E., & Davies, E. L. (2019). An investigation of the features facilitating effective collaboration between public health experts and data scientists at a hackathon. Public Health, 173, 120–125. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.puhe.2019.05.007
AAAS 2018 Annual Meeting Program
Science / Jan 19, 2018
AAAS 2018 Annual Meeting Program. (2018). Science, 359(6373), 349–358. https://doi.org/10.1126/science.359.6373.349
AAAS 2017 Annual Meeting Program
Science / Jan 20, 2017
AAAS 2017 Annual Meeting Program. (2017). Science, 355(6322), 303–312. https://doi.org/10.1126/science.355.6322.303
Education
University of Delaware
Ph.D., Marine Studies, School of Marine Policy / May, 2013
University of Delaware
B.A. , Geography, Environmental Science
Experience
Eckerd College
Assistant Professor / September, 2017 — August, 2023
Bucknell University
Postdoctoral Research and Teaching Fellow / 2015 — 2017
Saint Joseph's University
Adjunct Faculty / 2014 — 2015
Drexel University
Visiting Research Professor / 2013 — 2015
Eckerd College
Associate Professor of Environmental Studies / September, 2023 — Present
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