Camille J. Saucier
Doctoral Candidate
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Camille J. Saucier
Doctoral Candidate
About
I am a fourth-year doctoral candidate in the Media, Technology, and Society program at Northwestern, working with Dr. Nathan Walter and the Center for Media Psychology and Social Influence (COM-PSI). My major areas of study include misinformation correction, media psychology, and media effects in a health/strategic communication context. My research seeks to explore the sensemaking strategies we use to understand information and the processes that can bias our interpretations. In other words, why do people accept some types of information but not others, how does this information influence perceptions, and what are the stories used to make sense of it all?
Currently, I am working on several projects including studies investigating how motivations interact to promote or limit misinformation acceptance; as well as the effectiveness of health campaigns in rural communities.
Prior to joining COM-PSI, I worked as a research specialist with the Media Impact Project and Hollywood, Health & Society under USC Annenberg's Norman Lear Center. I completed my B.A. in Social Science/Psychology and M.A. in Communication Management at the University of Southern California.
Prior to joining COM-PSI, I worked as a research specialist with the Media Impact Project and Hollywood, Health & Society under USC Annenberg's Norman Lear Center. I completed my B.A. in Social Science/Psychology and M.A. in Communication Management at the University of Southern California.
Education
Ph.D., School of Communication, Expected June 2024
Media, Technology & Society
Northwestern University
Focus: Motivational effects on cognitive processing; Strategic communication; Misinformation correction
M.A., Annenberg School for Communication and Journalism, May 2017
Communication Management
University of Southern California
Focus: Entertainment Education; Health & Social Marketing
B.A., Dornsife College of Letters, Arts and Science, May 2016
Summa Cum Laude
Major: Social Science (Psychology), Minor: Global Communication
University of Southern California
Graduate Certificate, Sol Price School of Public Policy, May 2018
Sustainable Policy & Planning
University of Southern California
Media, Technology & Society
Northwestern University
Focus: Motivational effects on cognitive processing; Strategic communication; Misinformation correction
M.A., Annenberg School for Communication and Journalism, May 2017
Communication Management
University of Southern California
Focus: Entertainment Education; Health & Social Marketing
B.A., Dornsife College of Letters, Arts and Science, May 2016
Summa Cum Laude
Major: Social Science (Psychology), Minor: Global Communication
University of Southern California
Graduate Certificate, Sol Price School of Public Policy, May 2018
Sustainable Policy & Planning
University of Southern California