Academic Profile : Faculty

Prof Shirley Ho
Associate Vice President (Humanities, Social Sciences & Research Communication)
Professor, Wee Kim Wee School of Communication and Information
President's Chair in Communication Studies, Nanyang Technological University
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(Not applicable to NIE
staff as info will be
pulled from PRDS)
Highly Cited:
Ho, S. S., & McLeod, D. M. (2008). Social-psychological influences on opinion expression in face-to-face and computer-mediated communication. Communication Research, 35(2), 190-207.
Ho, S. S., Brossard, D., & Scheufele, D. A. (2008). Effects of value predispositions, mass media use, and knowledge on public attitudes toward embryonic stem cell research. International Journal of Public Opinion Research, 20(2), 171-192.
Chen, L., Ho, S. S., & Lwin, M. O. (2017). A meta-analysis of factors predicting cyberbullying perpetration and victimization: From the social cognitive and media effects approach. New Media and Society, 19(8), 1194-1213.
Scheufele, D. A., Corley, E. A., Shih, T. J., Dalrymple, K. E., & Ho, S. S. (2009). Religious beliefs and public attitudes toward nanotechnology in Europe and the United States. Nature Nanotechnology, 4(2), 91-94.
Shah, D. V., McLeod, D. M., Kim, E., Lee, S. Y., Gotlieb, M. R., Ho, S. S., & Breivik, H. (2007). Political consumerism: How communication and consumption orientations drive “lifestyle politics”. The ANNALS of the American Academy of Political and Social Science, 611(1), 217-235.
Ho, S. S., Liao, Y., & Rosenthal, S. (2015). Applying the theory of planned behavior and media dependency theory: Predictors of public pro-environmental behavioral intentions in Singapore. Environmental Communication, 9(1), 77-99.
Dahlstrom, M. F., & Ho, S. S. (2012). Ethical considerations of using narrative to communicate science. Science Communication, 34(5), 592-617.
Ho, S. S., Peh, X., & Soh, V. W. (2013). The cognitive mediation model: Factors influencing public knowledge of the H1N1 pandemic and intention to take precautionary behaviors. Journal of Health Communication, 18(7), 773-794.
Ho, S. S., Scheufele, D. A., & Corley, E. A. (2011). Value predispositions, mass media, and attitudes toward nanotechnology: The interplay of public and experts. Science Communication, 33(2), 167-200.
Ho, S. S., Binder, A. R., Becker, A. B., Moy, P., Scheufele, D. A., Brossard, D., & Gunther, A. C. (2011). The role of perceptions of media bias in general and issue-specific political participation. Mass Communication and Society, 14(3), 343-374.
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Recent Publication:
Ho, S. S., Ou, M., & Vijayan, A. V. (2023). Halal or not? Exploring Muslim Perceptions of Cultured Meat in Singapore. Frontiers in Sustainable Food Systems, 7, 1127164.
Ho, S. S., Chuah, A. S., Kim, N., & Tandoc Jr, E. C. (2022). Fake news, real risks: How online discussion and sources of fact‐check influence public risk perceptions toward nuclear energy. Risk Analysis, 42(11), 2569–2583.
Ho, S. S., Goh, T. J., & Chuah, A. S. (2022). Perceived behavioral control as a moderator: Scientists’ attitude, norms, and willingness to engage the public. PLoS ONE, 17(10), e0275643.
Zhang, L., Malviya, S., Tandoc Jr, E. C., & Ho, S. S. (2022). Exploring channels and gaps in information dissemination and acquisition among energy scientists and the public: The southeast Asian context. PLoS ONE, 17(8), e0273626.
Ho, S. S., & Chuah, A. S. (2022). Thinking, not talking, predicts knowledge level: Effects of media attention and reflective integration on public knowledge of nuclear energy. Public Understanding of Science, 31(5), 572-589.
Ho, S. S. (2021). Complementary and competitive framing of driverless cars: Framing effects, attitude volatility, or attitude resistance? International Journal of Public Opinion Research. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1093/ijpor/edab001
Ho, S. S., Goh, T. J., Chuah, A. S. F., Leung, Y. W., Belaku, M. A., & Viswanath, K. (2020). Past debates, fresh impact on nano-enabled food: A multi-group comparison of presumed media influence model based on spillover effects of attitude toward genetically-modified food. Journal of Communication. doi: 10.1093/joc/jqaa019
Ho, S. S., Goh, T. J., & Leung, Y. W. (2020). Let’s nab fake science news: Predicting scientists’ support for interventions using the influence of presumed media influence model. Journalism. doi: 10.1177/1464884920937488
Ho, S. S., Kim, N., Looi, J., & Leong, A. D. (2020). Care, competency, or honesty? Framing emergency preparedness messages and risks for nuclear energy in Singapore. Energy Research and Social Sciences, 65, 101477.
Ho, S. S., Looi, J., Leung, Y.W., & Goh, T. J. (2020). Public engagement by STEM and non-STEM researchers in Singapore: A qualitative comparison of macro- and meso-level concerns. Public Understanding of Science, 29(2), 211-229.
Ho, S. S., & McLeod, D. M. (2008). Social-psychological influences on opinion expression in face-to-face and computer-mediated communication. Communication Research, 35(2), 190-207.
Ho, S. S., Brossard, D., & Scheufele, D. A. (2008). Effects of value predispositions, mass media use, and knowledge on public attitudes toward embryonic stem cell research. International Journal of Public Opinion Research, 20(2), 171-192.
Chen, L., Ho, S. S., & Lwin, M. O. (2017). A meta-analysis of factors predicting cyberbullying perpetration and victimization: From the social cognitive and media effects approach. New Media and Society, 19(8), 1194-1213.
Scheufele, D. A., Corley, E. A., Shih, T. J., Dalrymple, K. E., & Ho, S. S. (2009). Religious beliefs and public attitudes toward nanotechnology in Europe and the United States. Nature Nanotechnology, 4(2), 91-94.
Shah, D. V., McLeod, D. M., Kim, E., Lee, S. Y., Gotlieb, M. R., Ho, S. S., & Breivik, H. (2007). Political consumerism: How communication and consumption orientations drive “lifestyle politics”. The ANNALS of the American Academy of Political and Social Science, 611(1), 217-235.
Ho, S. S., Liao, Y., & Rosenthal, S. (2015). Applying the theory of planned behavior and media dependency theory: Predictors of public pro-environmental behavioral intentions in Singapore. Environmental Communication, 9(1), 77-99.
Dahlstrom, M. F., & Ho, S. S. (2012). Ethical considerations of using narrative to communicate science. Science Communication, 34(5), 592-617.
Ho, S. S., Peh, X., & Soh, V. W. (2013). The cognitive mediation model: Factors influencing public knowledge of the H1N1 pandemic and intention to take precautionary behaviors. Journal of Health Communication, 18(7), 773-794.
Ho, S. S., Scheufele, D. A., & Corley, E. A. (2011). Value predispositions, mass media, and attitudes toward nanotechnology: The interplay of public and experts. Science Communication, 33(2), 167-200.
Ho, S. S., Binder, A. R., Becker, A. B., Moy, P., Scheufele, D. A., Brossard, D., & Gunther, A. C. (2011). The role of perceptions of media bias in general and issue-specific political participation. Mass Communication and Society, 14(3), 343-374.
Click here for more publications.
Recent Publication:
Ho, S. S., Ou, M., & Vijayan, A. V. (2023). Halal or not? Exploring Muslim Perceptions of Cultured Meat in Singapore. Frontiers in Sustainable Food Systems, 7, 1127164.
Ho, S. S., Chuah, A. S., Kim, N., & Tandoc Jr, E. C. (2022). Fake news, real risks: How online discussion and sources of fact‐check influence public risk perceptions toward nuclear energy. Risk Analysis, 42(11), 2569–2583.
Ho, S. S., Goh, T. J., & Chuah, A. S. (2022). Perceived behavioral control as a moderator: Scientists’ attitude, norms, and willingness to engage the public. PLoS ONE, 17(10), e0275643.
Zhang, L., Malviya, S., Tandoc Jr, E. C., & Ho, S. S. (2022). Exploring channels and gaps in information dissemination and acquisition among energy scientists and the public: The southeast Asian context. PLoS ONE, 17(8), e0273626.
Ho, S. S., & Chuah, A. S. (2022). Thinking, not talking, predicts knowledge level: Effects of media attention and reflective integration on public knowledge of nuclear energy. Public Understanding of Science, 31(5), 572-589.
Ho, S. S. (2021). Complementary and competitive framing of driverless cars: Framing effects, attitude volatility, or attitude resistance? International Journal of Public Opinion Research. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1093/ijpor/edab001
Ho, S. S., Goh, T. J., Chuah, A. S. F., Leung, Y. W., Belaku, M. A., & Viswanath, K. (2020). Past debates, fresh impact on nano-enabled food: A multi-group comparison of presumed media influence model based on spillover effects of attitude toward genetically-modified food. Journal of Communication. doi: 10.1093/joc/jqaa019
Ho, S. S., Goh, T. J., & Leung, Y. W. (2020). Let’s nab fake science news: Predicting scientists’ support for interventions using the influence of presumed media influence model. Journalism. doi: 10.1177/1464884920937488
Ho, S. S., Kim, N., Looi, J., & Leong, A. D. (2020). Care, competency, or honesty? Framing emergency preparedness messages and risks for nuclear energy in Singapore. Energy Research and Social Sciences, 65, 101477.
Ho, S. S., Looi, J., Leung, Y.W., & Goh, T. J. (2020). Public engagement by STEM and non-STEM researchers in Singapore: A qualitative comparison of macro- and meso-level concerns. Public Understanding of Science, 29(2), 211-229.