Here are a few recent highlights:
PUBLICATIONS
Peer-Reviewed Journal Articles
Masullo, G. M., Wilner, T., & Stroud, N. J. (In press). What social media could be: Normative frameworks for evaluating digital public spaces. Social Media + Society.
Brown, D. K., Wilner, T., & Masullo, G. M. (2021). “It’s just not the whole story”: Black perspectives of protest portrayals. The Howard Journal of Communications. https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/10646175.2021.2012852?journalCode=uhjc20
Wilner, T., Montiel Valle, D. A., & Masullo, G. M. (2021). “To me, there’s always a bias”: Understanding the public’s folk theories about journalism. Journalism Studies. https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/1461670X.2021.1979422?src=
Wilner, T., Wallace, R., Lacasa-Mas, I., & Goldstein, E. (2021). The tragedy of errors: Political ideology, perceived journalistic quality, and media trust. Journalism Practice. https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/17512786.2021.1873167
Wilner, T., & Holton, A. (2020). Breast cancer prevention and treatment: Misinformation on Pinterest in 2018. American Journal of Public Health, 110, S300-S304.https://doi.org/10.2105/AJPH.2020.305812
Invited Essays
Chen, G. M., Muddiman, A., Wilner, T., Pariser, E., & Stroud, N. J. (2019). We should not get rid of incivility online. Social Media & Society.
Other Selected White Papers and Essays
Duchovnay, M., Murray, C., Wilner, T., & Stroud, T.(2021, July). New_ Public: Digital platform experiences during the pandemic. National Conference on Citizenship & Center for Media Engagement, University of Texas at Austin. https://newpublic.org/study/1358/the-signals-in-the-pandemic
Wilner, T., & Stroud, N.J. (2021, January). Civic Signals: Build civic competence. National Conference on Citizenship & Center for Media Engagement, University of Texas at Austin. https://newpublic.org/signals
Wilner, T., & Stroud, N.J. (2021, January). Civic Signals: Elevate shared concerns. National Conference on Citizenship & Center for Media Engagement, University of Texas at Austin. https://newpublic.org/signals
Wilner, T., & Stroud, N.J. (2021, January). Civic Signals: Encourage the humanization of others. National Conference on Citizenship & Center for Media Engagement, University of Texas at Austin. https://newpublic.org/signals
Wilner, T., & Stroud, N.J. (2021, January). Civic Signals: Invite everyone to participate. National Conference on Citizenship & Center for Media Engagement, University of Texas at Austin. https://newpublic.org/signals
Wilner, T., & Stroud, N.J. (2021, January). Civic Signals: Show reliable information. National Conference on Citizenship & Center for Media Engagement, University of Texas at Austin. https://newpublic.org/signals
Wilner, T., Montiel Valle, D. A., & Chen, G. M. (2019, October). What people want to know about the news. Center for Media Engagement, University of Texas at Austin. Retrieved from https://mediaengagement.org/research/what-people-want-to-know
Wilner, T. (2017). Memory holes and permanent errors. Donald W. Reynolds Journalism Institute, University of Missouri. Retrieved from https://www.rjionline.org/downloads/memory-holes-and-permanent-errors
RESEARCH APPOINTMENTS
2022 Research Assistant, Co-designing for Trust – Reimagining Online Information Literacies with Underserved Communities, School of Information, University of Texas at Austin
2018-2021 Research Assistant, Center for Media Engagement, Moody College of Communication, University of Texas at Austin
PRESENTATIONS
Refereed Conference Papers
* indicates award won
* Wilner, T., Koo, G. H., & McCann, C. (2022, August).Defining, validating and testing news skepticism: A news literacy approach. Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication Annual Conference, Detroit, MI.
Wilner, T., Stanley, S. M., Spikes, M. A., & Tamboer, S. L. (2022, May).The great debates of news literacy: Aims, priorities, and pedagogies. International Communication Association Annual Conference, Paris.
Wallace, R., Wilner, T., & Lacasa-Mas, I. (2022, May). Understanding public trust and perceptions of journalistic errors – An empirical model. International Communication Association Annual Conference, Paris.
Wilner, T. (2022, May). Don’t stop believin’: News nihilism, news literacy, and the political economy debate. International Communication Association 2022 Pre-Conference: Journalism Studies Division Ph.D. Colloquium, Paris.
Stroud, N. J., Wilner, T. (2021, August). Normative expectations for social media platforms. Presented at the Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication Annual Conference, New Orleans.
Riedl, M. J., Masullo, G. M., & Wilner, T. (2021, August). Focus groups in communication, journalism, and media research: A reappraisal. Presented at the Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication Annual Conference, New Orleans.
Wilner, T., Montiel Valle, D.A., & Masullo, G.M.(2020, August). Greater expectations: How the public perceives news bias and journalistic routines. Presented at the Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication Annual Conference, San Francisco.
Wilner, T., & Holton, A. (2020, May). Carrots and colloidal silver: An analysis of breast cancer (mis)information on Pinterest. Presented at the International Communication Association Conference. Gold Coast, Australia.
Wilner, T. (2020, March). Busting the News: Ritual Communication in the Conservative Counter-Sphere. To be presented at the Moody Graduate Research & Creative Symposium. Austin, TX. (Conference canceled)
Wilner, T., Wallace, R., Lacasa-Mas, I., & Goldstein, E. (2019, November). The tragedy of errors: Political ideology, perceived journalistic quality, and media trust. Presented at the Midwest Association for Public Opinion Research Annual Conference. Chicago, IL.
* Wilner, T. (2019, August). Post Facto: Experimental test of a game-based news literacy intervention. Presented at the Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication Conference. Toronto, Canada.
Wilner, T., Pariser, E., & Stroud, N. J. (2019, May). Principles for elevating engaged journalism on social media: Results from practitioner and scholar interviews. Presented at the Engaged Journalism: Bridging Research and Practice preconference of the International Communication Association Conference. Washington, DC
Lazard, A., Holton, A., Wilner, T., Zenner, S., & Cannon, A. (2017, August). Cancer selfies: Implicit representations of cancer and gender on Instagram. Presented at the Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication Conference. Chicago, IL.
Invited Talks
Wilner, T. (2020, October). Breast cancer prevention and treatment: Misinformation on Pinterest, 2018. American Public Health Association Annual Meeting, online.
Wilner, T. (2020, July). Countering misinformation. Education Writers Association National Seminar, online.
Wilner, T., & Holton, A.(2020, February). Breast cancer misinformation on Pinterest. Presented at MisinfoCon@NASEM, National Academies of Science, Engineering, and Medicine, Washington, DC.
Wilner, T. (2019, July). Post Facto: Experimental test of a game-based news literacy intervention. Presented at Friends of the Facts: A News Literacy Fair, School of Journalism, University of Missouri.
Wilner, T. (2019, May). Misinformation and media trust: A program of research. Presented at the Department of Journalism, Faculty of Political Science, University of Sarajevo, Bosnia.
Wilner, T. (2019, May). Not “just the facts”: How to tackle science misinformation. Presented at the Department of Journalism, School of Political Science, University of Banja Luka, Bosnia; U.S. Embassy American Corner, Sarajevo, Bosnia; U.S. Embassy American Corner, Banja Luka, Bosnia; Political Accountability and New Technologies conference, Sarajevo, Bosnia.
GRANTS AWARDED
2019 American Press Institute. Funding awarded to the Center for Media Engagement for project investigating what questions readers have about the process of news reporting. Project lead. Faculty sponsor: Dr. Gina Masullo Chen. $6,095.
AWARDS AND HONORS
Fellowships and Scholarships
2022-2023 University Graduate Continuing Fellowship, University of Texas at Austin
2021-2022 Will H. Mayes Scholarship in Journalism, University of Texas at Austin
2021-2022 Journalism and Media School Graduate Student Research Grant, University of Texas at Austin
2020-2021 Thomas Thompson Journalism Scholarship, University of Texas at Austin
2019-2020 Will H. Mayes Scholarship in Journalism, University of Texas at Austin
2018-2020 Graduate School Fellowship, University of Texas at Austin
2018-2019 Provost’s Fellowship, University of Texas at Austin
2018-2019 Doctoral Fellowship, Center for Health Communication, University of Texas at Austin
Awards
2022 Professional Development Award, Office of Graduate Studies, University of Texas at Austin
2022 First Place Student Paper, Mass Communication & Society Division, Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication Conference, Detroit, MI
2021 Graduate Research Award, Mass Communication & Society Division, Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication ($5,000)
2021 Kappa Tau Alpha honors society, University of Texas chapter
2021 Nominated by the Austin, TX chapter of P.E.O. International for the P.E.O. Scholar Awards
2020 Professional Development Award, Office of Graduate Studies, University of Texas at Austin
2019 First Place, Moeller Student Paper Competition, Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication Conference. Toronto, Canada
TEACHING
2021 Teaching Assistant, Social Media Journalism, University of Texas at Austin
2021 Teaching Assistant, Media Law, University of Texas at Austin
2019 Teaching Assistant, Introduction to Global Media, University of Texas at Austin
SERVICE
2021-2022 Graduate Student Liaison, Mass Communication and Society Division, Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication
2021-2022 Research Chair, Journalism Graduate Student Council, University of Texas at Austin
2022 Panel Organizer and Chair, Mass Communication and Society Division and Broadcast and Mobile Journalism Division; held at the Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication Annual Conference, Detroit, MI
2019 – 2022 Copy Editor, Journal of Media Literacy Education
2022-present Reviewer, Journalism Studies
2021-present Reviewer, International Journal of Communication
2020-present Reviewer, Media and Communication
2019 – present Reviewer, Social Media & Society
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