As a science communication scholar, I’ve always supported vaccination and trusted medical experts—and I still do. As a new mom, however, I’ve been confronting new-to-me emotions and concerns while weighing decisions about my son’s health. Vaccines are incredibly effective and have minimal risks of side effects. But I began to see why some parents may […]
Emma Frances Bloomfield
Dr. Emma Frances Bloomfield (Ph.D., University of Southern California) researches the rhetoric of science and scientific controversies, particularly around issues of climate change, human origins, and the body. She also studies how ideologies such as religion, politics, and economics intersect public understanding of science and technology.