Sol Hart
Arthur F Thurnau Professor, Professor of Communication and Media, College of Literature, Science, and the Arts, Professor of Program in the Environment, School for Environment and Sustainability and College of Literature, Science, and the Arts and Faculty Associate, Research Center for Group Dynamics, Institute for Social Research
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Sol Hart investigates strategic communication related to environmental, science, and risk issues, with an emphasis on how best to communicate about climate change. Professor Hart’s research includes understanding the role of the media in motivating and engaging the public and how to create effective messages that can cross ideological divides. Professor Hart’s research is supported by the National Science Foundation, the Environmental Protection Agency, and the U.S. Department of Agriculture. His research has been published in a number of peer reviewed journals, including Nature: Climate Change, Journal of Communication, Communication Research, Communication Yearbook, Science Communication, Public Understanding of Science, Medical Decision Making, Society and Natural Resources, and Environmental Communication.
- Jan G. Voelkel, ..., Sol Hart, et al.. 2026. A registered report megastudy on the persuasiveness of the most-cited climate messages. Nature Climate Change 16(2):214-225.
- Sol Hart, Lauren Feldman, Soobin Choi, Annie Li Zhang. 2026. Unequal Risks, Unequal Responses: Differential Effects of Emphasizing Race Versus Class Disparities in News Stories About Climate Impacts. Science Communication
- Soobin Choi, Sol Hart. 2025. The influence of partisan news on climate mitigation support: An investigation into the mediating role of perceived risk and efficacy. Risk Analysis 45(5):1167-1185.
- Sedona Chinn, Dan Hiaeshutter-Rice, Sol Hart, Brendon M.H. Larson. 2024. Testing How Militaristic and Xenophobic Language Affects Engagement with Facebook Posts about Invasive Species. Environmental Communication 18(3):351-357.
- Dixon, Graham, Clarke, Christopher, Jacquet, Jeffrey, Evensen, Darrick T. N., Sol Hart. 2024. The complexity of pluralistic ignorance in Republican climate change policy support in the United States. Communications Earth & Environment 5:76.
- Kaitlin Raimi, Kimberly S. Wolske, Sol Hart, Soobin Choi . 2024. Exploring public perceptions of carbon capture and utilization in the U.S. Sustainable Production and Consumption 50:314-326.
- Sol Hart, Lauren Feldman, Soobin Choi, Sedona Chinn, Dan Hiaeshutter-Rice. 2024. Climate Change Advocacy and Engagement on Social Media. Science Communication
- Sol Hart, Lauren Feldman, Soobin Choi, Annie Li Zhang, Austin Hegland. 2023. The Influence of Flooding Imagery and Party Cues on Perceived Threat, Collective Efficacy, and Intentions for Political Action to Address Climate Change. Science Communication 45(5):627-664.
- Hart, Sol, Jones-Jang, S Mo, Feldman, Lauren , Moon, Won-Ki . 2019. Diversifying or Reinforcing Science Communication? Examining the Flow of Frame Contagion Across Media Platforms. Journalism & Mass Communication Quarterly :1077699019874731.
- Raimi, Kaitlin, Hart, Sol, Wolske, Kimberly S, Campbell-Arvai, Victoria . 2019. Public support for carbon dioxide removal strategies: the role of tampering with nature perceptions. Climatic Change 152(3):345-361.