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2026
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Freddie J. Jennings
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Researcher
Also affiliated: Atkins (United States) (2018); Freddie Mac (United States) (2018); University of Missouri System (2017); University of Missouri (2016–2019)
Faculty Researcher
14 h-index
42 pubs
610 cited
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Biomedical Subjects
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Biography and Research Information
OverviewAI-generated summary
Freddie J. Jennings' research investigates the influence of communication strategies on public opinion and behavior, with a particular focus on health communication and political messaging. His work examines how different approaches, such as narrative versus factual appeals, can shape attitudes and intentions regarding public health issues like vaccine advocacy. Jennings has also explored the role of social identity and partisan cues in shaping evaluations of political campaign materials and the impact of celebrity endorsements on the dissemination of conspiracy theories via social media.
His research often employs experimental methods to understand cognitive processes and decision-making. Collaborating with colleagues at the University of Arkansas at Fayetteville, Jennings has contributed to a body of work that includes studies on environmental messaging, presidential debate learning, and consumer behavior. With an h-index of 14 and over 600 citations from 40 publications, his scholarship addresses critical aspects of media influence and public engagement.
Metrics
- h-index: 14
- Publications: 42
- Citations: 610
Selected Publications
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Partisan Social Identity in the 2024 Presidential Election: Motivated Elaboration on the Criminal Convictions of Donald Trump and Hunter Biden (2026)
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Fostering response efficacy: The democratic implications of virtual reality (2026)
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Issue and Image Learning in Debates: Evidence from the Two Televised Presidential Debates in 2024 (2026)
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Political knowledge is political power: gendered political elaboration and inequitable debate learning outcomes (2026)
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Comparing how brand and product appeals influence consumer attitudes, preferences and visual processing (2025)
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The Depolarizing Effect of AI Chatbots: Effects of Interactive News on Belief Perseverance and Information Seeking (2025)
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Partisan Cues, Anger, and Attitude Formation: Experiments on Partisan Motivated Reasoning (2025)
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Testing Partisan Elaborative Responses to Political Campaign Image Repair Strategies (2024)
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Narrative or Facts: Two Paths to Vaccine Advocacy (2024)
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From Fringe to Mainstream: How Celebrity Endorsement on Social Media Contributes to the Spread of Conspiracy Theories (2024)
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Visual overload: The influence of broadcast social media visuals on televised debate viewing outcomes (2023)
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Intergroup Bias in Political Decision Making (2023)
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Enhancing Visual Learning with Keyword Captioned Video (2022)
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Delineating Antecedents and Outcomes of Information Seeking Upon Exposure to an Environmental Video Opposing Single-Use Plastics (2022)
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Presidential debate learning as a gateway to opinion articulation, communication intentions, and information seeking (2021)
Collaboration Network
Top Collaborators
Josh C. Bramlett
University of Alabama (US)
3 shared publications
- Presidential debate learning as a gateway to opinion articulation, communication intentions, and information seeking
- Visual overload: The influence of broadcast social media visuals on televised debate viewing outcomes
- Testing Partisan Elaborative Responses to Political Campaign Image Repair Strategies
Kate Kenski
University of Arizona (US)
2 shared publications
- Presidential debate learning as a gateway to opinion articulation, communication intentions, and information seeking
- Closing the Knowledge Gap: How Issue Priming Before Presidential Debate Viewing Encourages Learning and Opinion Articulation
Isabel I. Villanueva
University of Wisconsin–Madison (US)
2 shared publications
- Delineating Antecedents and Outcomes of Information Seeking Upon Exposure to an Environmental Video Opposing Single-Use Plastics
- Presidential debate learning as a gateway to opinion articulation, communication intentions, and information seeking
Dani B. Jackson
University of Arkansas at Fayetteville
2 shared publications
In database
- Delineating Antecedents and Outcomes of Information Seeking Upon Exposure to an Environmental Video Opposing Single-Use Plastics
- From Fringe to Mainstream: How Celebrity Endorsement on Social Media Contributes to the Spread of Conspiracy Theories
Robert H. Wicks
University of Arkansas at Fayetteville (US)
1 shared publication
- Closing the Knowledge Gap: How Issue Priming Before Presidential Debate Viewing Encourages Learning and Opinion Articulation
Mitchell S. McKinney
University of Missouri (US)
1 shared publication
- Closing the Knowledge Gap: How Issue Priming Before Presidential Debate Viewing Encourages Learning and Opinion Articulation
Mengfei Guan
University of Oklahoma (US)
1 shared publication
- Delineating Antecedents and Outcomes of Information Seeking Upon Exposure to an Environmental Video Opposing Single-Use Plastics
Linda C. Jones
University of Arkansas at Fayetteville (US)
1 shared publication
- Enhancing Visual Learning with Keyword Captioned Video
Ryan Shepard
University of Arkansas at Fayetteville
1 shared publication
In database
- From Fringe to Mainstream: How Celebrity Endorsement on Social Media Contributes to the Spread of Conspiracy Theories
Amanda Magusiak
University of Arkansas at Fayetteville
1 shared publication
In database
- From Fringe to Mainstream: How Celebrity Endorsement on Social Media Contributes to the Spread of Conspiracy Theories
Katelynn Sigrist
University of Arkansas at Fayetteville
1 shared publication
In database
- From Fringe to Mainstream: How Celebrity Endorsement on Social Media Contributes to the Spread of Conspiracy Theories
Brandon C. Bouchillon
University of Arkansas at Fayetteville
1 shared publication
In database
- Visual overload: The influence of broadcast social media visuals on televised debate viewing outcomes
Austin D. Eubanks
University of Arkansas at Fayetteville
1 shared publication
In database
- Visual overload: The influence of broadcast social media visuals on televised debate viewing outcomes
Patrick A. Stewart
University of Arkansas at Fayetteville
1 shared publication
In database
- Visual overload: The influence of broadcast social media visuals on televised debate viewing outcomes
Jason M. Miller
University of North Georgia (US)
1 shared publication
- Visual overload: The influence of broadcast social media visuals on televised debate viewing outcomes
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