Becca Beets

Becca Beets is a researcher at the University of Wisconsin-Madison focused on risk communication and science communication in public health contexts.

Key works

• Fact-checking as risk communication (2020) — Applies risk communication research to COVID-19 misinformation, arguing fact-checking fails without trust and must acknowledge uncertainty.

Areas of research

• Risk communication
• Science communication
• COVID-19 misinformation
• Health communication