Publications
Selected publications, manuscripts, and conference presentations.
Journal Articles
Berkebile-Weinberg, M., Gao, R., Tang, R., & Vlasceanu, M. (2024). How Internet Image Search Outputs Propagate Climate Change Sentiment and Can Stimulate Support for Climate Policy. Nature Climate Change. [Paper]
Manuscripts in Preparation
Yeh, Y., Gao, R., & Green, L. (in preparation). Extending Analysis on a New Discounting Framework for Trade-offs Between Risk and Delay.
Conference Presentations
Gao, R., Xiao, M., & Balcetis, E. (2025, February). Superstars and Near Peers: Role Models and Me: Psychological Distance and Type of Advice. Poster presented at the Society for Personality and Social Psychology (SPSP) Annual Convention, Denver, CO.
Xiao, M., Gao, R., & Balcetis, E. (2024, June). Superstars and Near Peers: Role Models and How They Motivate. Oral presentation at the Society for the Psychological Study of Social Issues (SPSSI) Annual Conference, Philadelphia, PA.
Awards & Honors
- 2024 — Myron Kove Research Scholar
- 2023 — Dr. Dorothy Starr Research Scholar
- 2021 — Josh Goldfaden Award
Research Funding & Grants
- 2024 — Dean's Undergraduate Research Fund (DURF), $1,250
- 2024 — Wasserman Center Internship Grant (WCIG), $1,200
- 2024 — Dean's Undergraduate Conference Grant, $1,000
- 2023 — Dean's Undergraduate Conference Grant, $1,000
- 2023 — Dean's Undergraduate Research Fund (DURF), $2,250
- 2022 — Dean's Undergraduate Research Fund (DURF), $2,000