Profile: Michelle Amazeen

Communications

Overview Dr. Michelle Amazeen, faculty in the Boston University College of Communication, seeks an undergraduate research assistant for Fall 2026 to support the Climate Disinformation Studies project. Our team investigates how corporate interests—particularly fossil fuel and agricultural companies—shape climate narratives through native advertising and sponsored content in news media. We examine how these narratives influence […]

Michelle Amazeen

Dr. Michelle A. Amazeen is the associate dean of research and an associate professor of mass communication at Boston University’s College of Communication. She also directs the Communication Research Center. Dr. Amazeen’s research focuses on persuasion and misinformation, exploring the nature and persuasive effects of misinformation and efforts to correct it. She uses a variety of […]