Research Areas
CHIRP members examine the infodemic phenomenon from a range of different theoretical perspectives. The group's researchers arrive from backgrounds in public health, psychology, communication, human-computer interaction, data science, and international development. The research methodologies we use range from in-depth interviews and focus groups to experimental surveys and analysis of big social media data.
Cognition
Effects of online health information on cognitive and memory-related outcomes
Social Determinants & Inequalities
How infodemics affect social and structural factors that influence health equity
Health & Wellbeing
Infectious diseases, nutrition and other health and wellbeing issues
Information Problems
Misinformation, conflicting information, fake news, conspiracy theories and other information-related issues
Interventions
Evaluations of online, offline and hybrid interventions
Our Projects
Health misinformation & information verification
This project examines the psychological correlates of information verification behaviours undertaken by social media users in Brazil and Uganda in response to COVID-19 misinformation
Building resilience to misinformation among young people
This project seeks to document the ways in which young people demonstrate resilience to online health misinformation and will inform interventions to strengthen resilience in the future
Vulnerability to online health misinformation
This project focuses on individual and cognitive factors that make social media users more vulnerable to online health misinformation
Language less visual health communication
This project evaluates the effectiveness of GIF-based COVID-19 language less messages to communities in Guatemala
Project gut feel
This project unpacks the probiotics controversy using analysis of big social media data and large-scale surveys in the US, UK and the ASEAN region
Efficacy of corrective interventions
This project evaluates the efficacy of corrective interventions by health agencies by focusing on dosage and durability of health messaging
Misinformation and poverty
Using secondary data analyses, this project looks at ways in which multiple deprivation factors predispose communities to online health misinformation
