Josh Compton

Dream course, dream students. Thank you @dartmouthartsci.bsky.social! #Stuttering #Stammering #CovertStuttering

A new article of mine is out in *Weather*, published by the Royal Meteorological Society! Plus, I got to (kind of) relive my childhood dream of being a (kind of) weatherman! rmets.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...

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New publication: “Inoculation Theory, Gender, and Image Attacks,” in STAM Journal. I look at what we know—and still don’t know—about gender, image attacks, and resistance to influence. sites.dartmouth.edu/jcompton/202... #InoculationTheory

In a new letter in the Journal of Diabetes Science and Technology, I suggest that we can do more than explain how diabetes technologies work. We can also anticipate the misunderstandings people are likely to have, address them in advance, and help build more durable support. doi.org/10.1177/1932...

A good reminder that when you enjoy something someone has done -- a book they wrote, a performance they gave, a speech they made, whatever -- it is incredibly powerful to just reach out and tell them directly.

Inoculation theory has traveled a long way, but its map still has room to grow. I suggest agromedicine as a place where threat, weakened challenge, and refutation might help—from Lyme disease misinformation to tractor-ride myths. www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

"Drowning is almost always a deceptively quiet event. The waving, splashing, and yelling that dramatic conditioning (television) prepares us to look for, is rarely seen in real life."

Yesterday at ECA in Pittsburgh I talked about an illustrated children’s book on Edward Jenner (in a session sponsored by the Applied Communication Interest Group). It lets you see inoculation work happening—doubts raised and answered through both images and story. sites.dartmouth.edu/jcompton/202...

Yesterday at ECA in Pittsburgh, I talked about a 1960s measles postcard (in a session sponsored by the Health Communication Interest Group)—seven sentences, all text—that quietly does what we’d now call inoculation: raise a doubt, resolve it, and keep going. sites.dartmouth.edu/jcompton/202...

Congrats to speech professor @joshcompton.bsky.social, co-editor of “The Handbook of Inoculation Theory and Practice,” the first handbook devoted entirely to inoculation theory, bringing together more than 40 leading scholars to examine the theory’s past, present, and future.

Out now with Wiley: The Handbook of Inoculation Theory and Practice, edited by Bobi Ivanov, Kimberly Parker, and me—the first handbook devoted entirely to inoculation theory. Grateful for my co-editors and contributors. #InoculationTheory www.wiley.com/en-us/The+Ha...

Here’s a starter pack of @startribune.com journalists on Bluesky

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My NCA paper looked at the NFL Referees Association’s response to bias accusations before Super Bowl LVIII. The press release didn’t just defend—it pre-framed. A clear example of image prepare, using image repair strategies proactively. sites.dartmouth.edu/jcompton/202...

At the National Communication Association's 111th Annual Convention in Denver, I explored what Thomas Francis Jr.’s 1960 idea of original antigenic sin can teach us about limits in inoculation theory. Sometimes we’re not unprepared—we’re mis-prepared. sites.dartmouth.edu/jcompton/202...

I wrote about a tree that probably wasn’t. My latest article, “Image Repair of Fake News: The Washington Elm in Cambridge, Massachusetts,” dives into how legends get defended long after they’re disproved. sites.dartmouth.edu/jcompton/202...

Today we release BAD VAXX-a new game that PREBUNKS misinfo about vaccines. Step into the shoes of "Ann McDotal" who loves to float scary anecdotes & "Dr Forge" the pseudosciensist. We find the game boosts people's ability to better *discern* information manipulation! www.nature.com/articles/s41...

SAVE THIS PDF 🚨 While it's still available, save a PDF of the CDC's adult vaccine schedule: www.cdc.gov/vaccines/hcp... It also has ALL the specifications and different types of contingencies (pregnancy, immunocompromised, etc.)!

I just want to take a moment to promote the #altgov accounts by sharing their starter pack. Follow them all go.bsky.app/FLUwv5d

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On this day four years ago… #2020SnowStorm

Recommend...interesting read. Totally for different voices in collaborative dialogue 🔽

“For Compton, fluency is overrated—and not a requisite for dialogue…A bad argument smoothly made is dangerous…Truth can be stuttered." The truth is stuttered when it’s your authentic voice and self #SLP #Stutter #Stuttering #StutteringPride #BskySLPs