Biography
Michelle A. Amazeen (PhD) is the Associate Dean of Research and an Associate Professor of Mass Communication at Boston University’s College of Communication. She also directs BU's Communication Research Center. 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 qualitative and quantitative methods to produce results with practical applications for journalists, educators, policymakers, and consumers, helping them recognize and resist persuasion and misinformation in the media.
Amazeen is one of 22 prominent scholars worldwide who contributed to The Debunking Handbook 2020. Since 2021, she has been ranked among the top 2% of highly-cited scholars globally by Stanford University. Her research has been published in leading academic journals and cited over 60 times in policy documents worldwide. She has served as an expert contributor to the Australian Academy of Science, the European Research Council, and the US Institute for Museum and Library Services. Additionally, she has presented her research to the US Federal Trade Commission, the US Environmental Protection Agency, and the US Food and Drug Administration.
Currently, Amazeen is a co-investigator on the Boston University Climate Disinformation Initiative, focusing on the use of native advertising to influence public perceptions of climate issues. Her upcoming book, Content Confusion: News Media, Native Advertising, and Policy in an Era of Disinformation (MIT Press) is set to be published in late 2025.