Hwanseok Song

Hwanseok Song serves as an Assistant Professor in the Department of Communication at Purdue University, with office hours held Wednesdays 12:00-2:00pm during Spring 2025 in BRNG 2172.

His research centers on social judgment formation in science, safety, and technological risk contexts, examining how public perceptions of authorities and peers influence cooperative risk management and environmental decisions. Key focus areas include:

• Risk Communication
• Environmental Communication
• Science Communication
• Trust and Credibility
• Source Effects
• Public Deliberation
• Conservation

He investigates downstream behavioral consequences of these judgments while teaching specialized courses in risk communication and decision-making processes.

Professor Song mentors graduate students through a collaborative framework that prioritizes independent scholarly development. He structures research projects to align with individual career goals, ensuring each student gains meaningful authorship opportunities, methodological expertise, and research design capabilities while contributing to collective work in risk and science communication domains.