Melissa Bica

Melissa Bica is a PhD candidate in computer science at University of Colorado Boulder, where she also received a MS in computer science. She is a part of Project EPIC (Empowering the Public with Information in Crisis) and is a graduate student research affiliate with the Natural Hazards Center. Her research investigates risk communication for hurricanes among authoritative communicators and members of the public via social media in order to support the public's risk assessments and decision making.

Essays

Twitter in the Eye of the Storm: Assessing the Public’s Risk Perceptions

Melissa Bica | August 6, 2019

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Melissa Bica

Twitter in the Eye of the Storm: Assessing the Public’s Risk Perceptions

Mobilizing social science for the public good.

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