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Zeynep Altinay

Assistant Professor

Summary

Zeynep Altinay, Ph.D., is an assistant professor at the Reynolds School of Journalism with expertise in science and visual communication. She studies public opinion of issues relating to environmental and health issues. Her research expands to how public risk perceptions influence adoption of scientific innovations, technologies, and initiatives.

Courses taught

  • JOUR 300: Visual Communication
  • JOUR 304: Social Media and Society
  • JOUR 430: Media Selection for Strategic Communications
  • JOUR 433: IMC Competition 
  • JOUR 467/667: Global Perspectives: Media, Sports, Society

Recent work

  • Altinay, Z. (2025). Perceptions of science and boundary crossing in human gene editing acceptance. Ethics, Medicine and Public Health, 33.
  • Altinay, Z. (2024). Understanding cooperative contact tracing: Factors explored through privacy management theories. Social Science & Medicine. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.socscimed.2024.117137.
  • Altinay, Z. & Crosswell, L. (2024). Public perceptions of air pollution and associated health risks in Nevada, USA: applications for health communication. Journal of Communication in Healthcare, 17(2), 205–213. 
  • Altinay, Z. (2023). Electronic medical records and patient engagement: examining post-adoptive and non-adoptive behavior. Health Technol, 13, 799-810. 
  • Altinay, Z., Morris, L. L., & Reams, M. A. (2023). Information Needs of Coastal Residents in Louisiana, U.S.A.: Implications for Risk Communication. Journal of Coastal Research, 39(6), 1170–1179. 
  • Kelso, T. & Altinay, Z. (2022). Challenging Brands’ Calculated Messages of Hope during a Pandemic: Twitter-User Response to COVID-19 Advertising Campaigns. tripleC: Communication, Capitalism & Critique. Vol. 20(1), 121-137
  • Andruk, C., Altinay, Z. (2022). Campus Sustainability in an Entrepreneurial Framework. Journal of Small Business and Enterprise Development, Vol. 29 No. 3, pp. 484-501. 
  • Altinay, Z., Rittmeyer, E., Morris, Reams, M. (2021). Public risk salience of sea level rise in Louisiana, United States. Journal of Environmental Studies and Sciences, 11, 523–536. 
  • Griffith, A. S., & Altinay, Z. (2020). A framework to assess higher education faculty workload in U.S. universities. Innovations in Education and Teaching International, 57(6), 691-700. 

Education

  • Ph.D. in Media and Public Affairs, Louisiana State University
  • M.S. in Environmental Science, Indiana University’s School of Public and Environmental Affairs
  • M.A. in Journalism, Indiana University’s School of Journalism
  • B.A. in Environmental Studies, Binghamton University