Shannon Cruz

Assistant Professor of Communication Arts and Sciences

219 SPARKS BUILDING
UNIVERSITY PARK , PA 16802

Areas of Expertise

Climate Change Medicine & Life Sciences
Environmental Pollution Social Sciences
Dioxins Medicine & Life Sciences
Communication Social Sciences
Superfund Earth & Environmental Sciences
Climate Change Social Sciences
Campaign Social Sciences
Fatigue Social Sciences

Education

Ph.D., Michigan State University, 2016
M.A., Michigan State University, 2015
B.S., Michigan State University, 2012
B.A., Michigan State University, 2012

Websites

Elsevier Pure Profile

: Shannon Cruz studies the determinants, processes, and outcomes of social influence, particularly in environmental contexts. More specifically, she is interested in how environmental attitudes are shaped by ideological factors, change dynamically as the result of social interaction in groups and networks, and can be altered by persuasive messages. Her current line of research focuses on climate change attitudes, examining how messages can help bridge the ideological divide on this issue. Her research has appeared in outlets such as the Journal of Environmental Psychology, Climatic Change, and Social Influence.
: 2023

Spillover effects of anti-sugar-sweetened beverage messages
James Price Dillard, Shannon M. Cruz, Lijiang Shen, Mar 2023, In: Social Science and Medicine

Mapping student understanding of bees
Shannon M. Cruz, Christina M. Grozinger, Mar 2023, In: Conservation Science and Practice

Different Politics, Different Realities? A Case Study of Students’ Partisan Sensemaking About COVID-19
Shannon Cruz, Xun Zhu, Rachel Annette Smith, James Price Dillard, Lijiang Shen, Xi Tian, 2023, In: Negotiation and Conflict Management Research

The role of social media activism in offline conservation attitudes and behaviors
Yanitza Angely Cruz Crespo, Shannon M. Cruz, Oct 2023, In: Computers in Human Behavior

Seeking support via mediated channels
Daniel A. Lee, Shannon M. Cruz, Kelly Sweeney, Rachael E. Bishop, 2023, In: Journal of Social and Personal Relationships

2022

Psychometric properties of the climate change anxiety scale
Shannon M. Cruz, Andrew C. High, Dec 2022, In: Journal of Environmental Psychology

Relational Communication as a Partnership-Building Tool for Environmental Nonprofits
Shannon M. Cruz, Colin Hesse, 2022, In: Communication Studies

The Role of Fatigue in a Campus COVID-19 Safety Behaviors Campaign
Lijiang Shen, James Price Dillard, Xi Tian, Shannon Cruz, Rachel A. Smith, 2022, In: American Behavioral Scientist

2021

Persuasive Messages, Social Norms, and Reactance
James Price Dillard, Xi Tian, Shannon M. Cruz, Rachel A. Smith, Lijiang Shen, 2021, In: Health Communication

2020

Measurement of Environmental Concern
Shannon M. Cruz, Brian Manata, Mar 6 2020, In: Frontiers in Psychology

2019

Working with institutional stakeholders
Jeffrey G. Cox, Minwoong Chung, Joseph A. Hamm, Adam Zwickle, Shannon M. Cruz, James W. Dearing, Oct 2 2019, In: International journal of environmental research and public health

Lateral attitude change on environmental issues
Shannon M. Cruz, Jan 1 2019, In: Climatic Change

Themes across new directions in community engagement
Shannon M. Cruz, Oct 1 2019, In: International journal of environmental research and public health

The effect of dioxin contamination and remediation on property values
Adam Zwickle, Jeffrey G. Cox, Jie Zhuang, Joseph A. Hamm, Brad L. Upham, Minwoong Chung, Shannon Cruz, James W. Dearing, Oct 2 2019, In: International journal of environmental research and public health

2018

Trust in whom? Dioxin, organizations, risk perception, and fish consumption in Michigan’s Saginaw Bay watershed
Joseph A. Hamm, Jeffrey G. Cox, Adam Zwickle, Jie Zhuang, Shannon M. Cruz, Brad L. Upham, Minwoong Chung, James W. Dearing, Jan 1 2018, In: Journal of Risk Research

2017

The relationships of political ideology and party affiliation with environmental concern
Shannon Cruz, Nov 1 2017, In: Journal of Environmental Psychology

2016

A meta-analytic review of the effect of guilt on compliance
Franklin J. Boster, Shannon Cruz, Brian Manata, Briana N. DeAngelis, Jie Zhuang, Jan 2 2016, In: Social Influence

Environmental Stigma
Jie Zhuang, Jeff Cox, Shannon Cruz, James W. Dearing, Joseph A. Hamm, Brad Upham, Oct 1 2016, In: American Behavioral Scientist

2015

Evaluation of an Instructional Activity to Reduce Plagiarism in the Communication Classroom
Nicole Kashian, Shannon M. Cruz, Jeong woo Jang, Kami J. Silk, Sep 2 2015, In: Journal of Academic Ethics

Social networks and the communication of norms about prenatal care in rural Mexico
Maria Knight Lapinski, Jenn Anderson, Shannon Cruz, Peter Lapine, Jan 2 2015, In: Journal of Health Communication

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