E-mail: jbesley@sc.edu

Personal Web Page :
http://riskperceptions.com/

Office:
Phone: 803.777.3764
Fax: 803.777.4103
Room: Coliseum 4009C

Hours:
Tues. and Wed.
10:45 - 11:30 a.m.
(or by appointment)

John C. Besley
Assistant Professor
Electronic and Print Journalism Sequence

B.J., Carleton University
M.A., Carleton University
Ph.D., Cornell University

Dr. Besley’s research explores the relationships between media use, citizen engagement and risk perceptions. He is particularly interested in how news and entertainment content - whether in newspapers, on television, or online - frame scientific risk and the impact of this framing on attitudes towards new technologies, health beliefs, and scientific authorities.

As a teacher, Besley focuses on methods of mass communication research and science communication, including science journalism.

Fall 2008 Course Syllabi:
Jour 542 - Public Opinion and Propoganda
Jour 701 - Mass Communications Research:
Syllabus
Schedule

On the Web:
Curriculum Vitae