Curriculum Vitae

Assistant Professor, Department of Communication

Martin Fishbein Postdoctoral Fellow

Ph.D. in Communication

M.P.H. in General Public Health

B.S. in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology

CSCA Federation Prize ($5,000)

Media Forensics Hub Seed Grant ($10,091)

Calabrese, C., Xue, H., Zhang, X., & Oh, Y. J. Leveraging Artificial Intelligence Chatbots to Employ Bypassing and Correction Strategies for Addressing Misinformation About Contraceptive Use. Science Communication. DOI

Rasul, M. E., Oh, Y. J., Jeon, M., Cho, H. J., Calabrese, C. When distrust shapes news choice: Perceptions of mis- and disinformation and news consumption across traditional and social media outlets. Cyberpsychology, Behavior, and Social Networking. DOI

Calabrese, C., Kumble, S., & Yu, X. Stigmatization of mpox and the MSM community on Twitter: A computational approach to understanding the negative emotions expressed through stigmatizing language. Telematics & Informatics. DOI

Cox, E., Calabrese, C., Ash, E., Anthony, K. E., & Hill, J. B. A narrative persuasion approach to promoting COVID-19-related policy support. Journal of Health Communication. DOI

Ji, J., Qin, X., & Calabrese, C. Fact-checking misinformation on Chinese social media: Impact of corrections, awareness prompts, and legal warnings on endorsement. New Media & Society. DOI

Oh, Y. J., Rasul, M. E., Lim, J. I., Calabrese, C., McKinley, E., Stevens, H., Turner, M. M., Lapinski, M. K., & Peng, T-Q. Targeting anger for COVID-19 prevention: The motivating role of anger on media use and vaccination intention. PLoS One, 20(12), e0338183. DOI

Oh, Y. J., Rasul, M. E., McKinley, E., Calabrese, C. From digital traces to public vaccination behaviors: Leveraging large language models for big data classification. Frontiers in Artificial Intelligence, 8, 1602984. DOI

Rasul, M., Calabrese, C., Oh Y. J., Cho, H. J., Jeon, M., & Boukes, M. "It's all fake news!": How perceptions of misinformation and disinformation influence news consumption across traditional media, social media, and AI. Journalism & Mass Communication Quarterly, 102(4), 993–1019. DOI

Saucier, C. J., Calabrese, C., & Walter, N. Leveraging motivations to curb misinformation: Self-affirmation reduces the appeal of political conspiracy theories. Journal of Media Psychology. DOI

Calabrese, C., Xue, H., & Zhang, J. Dissonance between posts of health agencies and public comments regarding COVID-19 and vaccination on Facebook in Northern California. BMC Public Health, 24, 2672. DOI

Calabrese, C., Yu, X., & Oh, Y. J. Examining discussions related to transgender athletes on Twitter: The role of negative emotion on message engagement. Communication & Sport. DOI

Chen, T., Dai, M., Calabrese, C., & Merrill, K. Dyadic and longitudinal influences of sexual communication on relationship satisfaction, emotional intimacy, and daily affect among same-sex male couples. Health Communication, 1–11. DOI

Dai, M., Xia, S., Calabrese, C., Ma, X., & Chen, T. Risk and demographic factors associated with STI testing adherence among non-single men who have sex with men (MSM) in the United States. Journal of Behavioral Medicine. DOI

Ji, J., Lu, Y., & Calabrese, C. Who sets the agenda for climate change in China? A longitudinal analysis of primary actors that drive online discussions on social media. Environmental Communication, 1–17. DOI

Liu, S., Durantini, M., Calabrese, C., Sanchez, F., & Albarracín, D. A systematic review and meta-analysis of strategies to promote vaccination uptake. Nature Human Behaviour, 1–17. DOI

Barnett, G. A., Calabrese, C., & Ruiz, J. B. A comparison of three methods to determine the subject matter in textual data. Frontiers in Research Metrics and Analytics, 8, 1104691. DOI

Calabrese, C., & Albarracín, D. Bypassing misinformation without confrontation improves policy support as much as correcting it. Scientific Reports, 13(1), 6005. DOI

Fayaz Farkhad, B., Jung, H., Calabrese, C., & Albarracín, D. State policies increase vaccination by shaping social norms. Scientific Reports, 13(1), 21227. DOI

Calabrese, C., Zhang, J., & Yu, X. Perceptions of PrEP on Twitter: A theoretically guided content analysis on the behavioral determinants of PrEP uptake. Health & New Media Research, 6(1), 65–102. DOI

Dai, M., & Calabrese, C. Socio-behavioral factors related to PrEP non-adherence among gay male PrEP users living in California and New York. Journal of Behavioral Medicine, 45(2), 240–251. DOI

Ji, J., Robbins, M., Featherstone, J. D., Calabrese, C., & Barnett, G. A. Comparison of public discussions of gene editing on social media between the United States and China. PLoS ONE, 17(5), e0267406. DOI

Calabrese, C., Featherstone, J. D., Robbins, M., & Barnett, G. A. Examining the relationship between gene editing knowledge, value predispositions, and general science attitudes among U.S. farmers, scientists, policymakers, and the general public. Journal of Science Communication, 20(2), A02. DOI

Robbins, M., Calabrese, C., Featherstone, J. D., & Barnett, G. A. A textual analysis of agricultural stakeholder representations of genome editing technology. Journal of Science Communication, 20(5), A07. DOI

Weeks, B., Menchen-Trevino, E., Calabrese, C., Casas, A., & Wojcieszak, M. Partisan media, untrustworthy news sites, and political misperceptions. New Media & Society, 25(10), 2644–2662. DOI

Zhang, J., Featherstone, J. D., Calabrese, C., & Wojcieszak, M. Effects of fact-checking social media vaccine misinformation on attitudes toward vaccines. Preventive Medicine, 145, 106408. DOI

Zhang, J., Xue, H., Calabrese, C., Chen, H., & Dang, J. H. Understanding HPV vaccine promotions and hesitancy in Northern California through examining public Facebook pages and groups. Frontiers in Digital Health, 3, 683090. DOI

Calabrese, C., Ding, J., Millam, B., & Barnett, G. A. The uproar over gene-edited babies: A semantic network analysis of CRISPR on Twitter. Environmental Communication, 14(7), 954–970. DOI

Calabrese, C., Anderton, B. N., & Barnett, G. A. Online representations of "genome editing" uncover opportunities for encouraging engagement: A semantic network analysis. Science Communication, 41(2), 222–242. DOI

Calabrese, C., & Bell, R. A. Opposition to nonprescription naloxone access: measurement and psychosocial predictors. Substance Use & Misuse, 54(11), 1853–1861. DOI

Calabrese, C., & Zhang, J. Inferring norms from numbers: Boomerang effects of online virality metrics on normative perceptions and behavioral intention. Telematics and Informatics, 45, 101279. DOI

Zhang, J., Calabrese, C., Ding, J., Liu, M., & Zhang, B. Advantages and challenges in using mobile apps for field experiments: A systematic review and a case study. Mobile Media & Communication, 6(2), 179–196. DOI

Palomares, N. A., Calabrese, C., & Wingate, V. S. How the publicness of cyberbullying affects goal understanding and uncertainty reduction processes in social media.

Saucier, C. J., Li, H., Calabrese, C., Baker, A., & Park, J. Meta-analysis on the effectiveness of AI chatbot mental health interventions.

Calabrese, C., Rasul, M. E., Cho, H. J., Jeon, M., Kim, T., & Oh, Y. J. Deepfake literacy measure development and validation.

Calabrese, C., Saucier, C. J., & Nguyen, K. Effects of sex-positive cultural environments on sexual health-related social norms and behavioral intentions.

Eshalieva, K., & Calabrese, C. Effects of linguistic features and relationship cues on blame attribution and intentions to intervene.

Kim, G. E., Lim, J. I., Calabrese, C., Rasul, M. E., & Oh, Y. J. Deepfake exposure and risk and benefit perceptions as pathways to support.

Lu, Y., Calabrese, C., Wang, Z., & Ji, J. How scientists and laypeople convey scientific uncertainty on social media.

McKenzie, A. H., Ash, E., Calabrese, C., Saraiva, G. L., Brooks, K., Cox, E., & Hopkins, C. Motivations for creating birth control-related content among TikTok influencers.

Oh, Y. J., Jeon, M., Cho, H. J., Calabrese, C., & Rasul, M. E. Predictors of personal, societal, and third-person perceptions of deepfake harms.

Hether, H. J., & Calabrese, C. Beyond #liking: Inspiring user-generated content for health promotion. In J. Kim & H. Song (Eds.), Technology and Health: Promoting Attitude and Behavior Change (pp. 291–312). Academic Press. DOI

Dai, M., Wright, L., Chen, T., & Calabrese, C. Sexually transmitted infections. In E. Y. Ho, C. L. Bylund, J. C. M. van Weert, I. Basnyat, N. Bol & M. Dean (Eds.), The International Encyclopedia of Health Communication. DOI

Early Career Award

Dean's Distinguished Graduate Fellowship

Department Dissertation Award ($1,000)

Graduate Student Small Grant ($500)

Conference Travel Grant ($800)

ICA Conference Travel Grant ($200)

Conference Travel Grant ($800)

Graduate Student Small Grant ($500)

MPH Practicum Symposium Top Poster ($50)

Spirit of the MPH Award ($50)

Clemson University — Assistant Professor, Department of Communication

University of California, Davis — Instructor, Department of Communication

University of California, Davis — Teaching Assistant, Department of Communication

University of California, Davis — Course Reader, Department of Public Health Sciences

John Fowler

Praise Eyabi

Kylie Friday

Grace Vu

Lee Holbert

Amarachi Okoronkwo

Emma Cox

Amanda Velez

Louisa Glazunova

AI and Ethics, AIDS and Behavior, Communication Monographs, Computers in Human Behavior, Crisis and Risk Communication, Environmental Communication, Global Health Promotion, GM Crops and Food, Health Communication, Humanities and Social Sciences Communications, International Journal of Human–Computer Interaction, Journal of Communication, Journal of Computer-Mediated Communication, Journal of Health Communication, Journal of Science Communication, Media and Communication, New Media & Society, Pharmacoepidemiology and Drug Safety, Public Understanding of Science, Science Communication, Social Media + Society, Social Network Analysis and Mining, The Social Science Journal.

Conference reviewer: American Public Health Association, Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication, International Communication Association, National Communication Association.

Treasurer

PF&R Chair

Chair, Mentorship Program Committee

Co-Chair, Media Team

Member, Program Planning Committee

Member, Mentorship Program Committee

Secretary

Secretary-Elect

Website Officer, Media Team

Student Volunteer

Research Committee

Communication Graduate Program Committee

Faculty Search Committee

Multi-Hire Faculty Search Committee

Dis/Misinformation Postdoctoral Researcher Search Committee

Social Media Listening Center Faculty Associate

Research Associate Search Committee

Communications and Education Committee Chair

Dis/Misinformation Faculty Search Committee

Social Action Colloquium Moderator

Diversity Journal Club Member

Brown Bag Coordinator

Co-Chair, UC Davis Public Health Alumni Association

MPH Community Relations and Development Committee Member

MPH Admissions Committee Member

GSA Public Relations and Events Advisory Committee Member

MPH Graduate Student Representative

"Addressing Health Misinformation through Bypassing and Correction Strategies"

"Combating Public Health Misinformation through Social Media and AI"

"Leveraging ICTs to Address Misinformation and Promote Health Behaviors"

"Addressing Online Misinformation Without Confrontation"

"Bypassing as a Strategy to Address Misinformation"

"Confronting and Bypassing Health Misinformation on Social Media"

"Leveraging Social Media and Mobile Apps for HIV Prevention"

"Message Processing and Persuasion"

"Leveraging Online Technologies for HIV Prevention"

Certified Health Education Specialist (CHES)