Emily Vraga

Emily Vraga is Professor and Don and Carole Larson Professor in Health Communication at University of Minnesota's Hubbard School of Journalism and Mass Communication. Her research examines how people process health, science, and political information in digital environments, focusing on misinformation correction, news literacy, and social media engagement strategies.

Research investigates methods to detect/correct misinformation, build news literacy, and encourage diverse information consumption. Her work spans political and health communication using experimental, survey, computational, and qualitative methods.

Education includes a Ph.D. in Mass Communication from University of Wisconsin-Madison (2011), M.A. in Journalism and Mass Communication from University of Wisconsin-Madison (2008), and B.A. in Journalism and Spanish from University of Wisconsin-Madison (2005).

Awards:

• TOP PAPER Award, Children Adolescents and Media Division, ICA (2015)
• Top Faculty Paper Award, AEJMC (2012)
• Don and Carole Larson Professorship in Health Communication

As Director of Graduate Studies, she oversees graduate education in journalism and political psychology. She maintains extensive professional collaborations and regularly engages with health organizations and social media companies on information quality issues.