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35
Citations
12940
World Ranking
6574
National Ranking
3179

Overview

C. K. Mertz is affiliated with the University of Oregon in the United States. Their research spans multiple fields within the social sciences, with a particular focus on psychology and sociology-related areas.

The scientist's main fields of study include:

  • Social Sciences
  • Psychology

Their subfields of study further specify interests in:

  • Sociology and Political Science
  • Health
  • Social Psychology

C. K. Mertz has contributed to topics that address complex societal and psychological issues, namely:

  • Terrorism, Counterterrorism, and Political Violence
  • Gun Ownership and Violence Research
  • Death Anxiety and Social Exclusion

One example of their recent research work includes a paper titled Virtuous violence from the war room to death row, published in 2020 in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. This work has been cited 49 times.

Frequent collaborators in Mertz's research include:

  • Paul Slovic
  • David M. Markowitz
  • Andrew Quist
  • Daniel Västfjäll

The researcher's publications have appeared notably in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, reflecting their engagement with venues specializing in interdisciplinary and policy-relevant scientific studies.

Best Publications

  • GENDER, RACE, AND PERCEPTION OF ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH RISKS

    James Flynn;Paul Slovic;C. K. Mertz

  • Numeracy and Decision Making

    Ellen Peters;Daniel Västfjäll;Paul Slovic;C.K. Mertz

  • Gender, race, and perceived risk: The 'white male' effect

    Melissa L. Finucane;Paul Slovic;C.K. Mertz;James Flynn

  • Culture and Identity-Protective Cognition: Explaining the White-Male Effect in Risk Perception

    Dan M. Kahan;Donald Braman;John W. Gastil;Paul Slovic

  • Less is more in presenting quality information to consumers.

    Ellen Peters;Nathan Dieckmann;Anna Dixon;Judith H. Hibbard

  • Development and Testing of an Abbreviated Numeracy Scale: A Rasch Analysis Approach

    Joshua A. Weller;Nathan F. Dieckmann;Martin Tusler;C. K. Mertz

  • Trust as a Determinant of Opposition to a High‐Level Radioactive Waste Repository: Analysis of a Structural Model

    James Flynn;William Burns;C.K. Mertz;Paul Slovic

  • Identifying Like-Minded Audiences for Global Warming Public Engagement Campaigns: An Audience Segmentation Analysis and Tool Development

    Edward W. Maibach;Anthony Leiserowitz;Connie Roser-Renouf;C. K. Mertz

  • Discrimination, vulnerability, and justice in the face of risk.

    Terre A. Satterfield;C. K. Mertz;Paul Slovic

  • Task complexity and older adults' decision-making competence.

    Melissa L. Finucane;C. K. Mertz;Paul Slovic;Elizabeth Scholze Schmidt

  • Intuitive Toxicology. II. Expert and Lay Judgments of Chemical Risks in Canada

    Paul Slovic;Torbjörn Malmfors;Daniel Krewski;C. K. Mertz

  • An Emotion‐Based Model of Risk Perception and Stigma Susceptibility: Cognitive Appraisals of Emotion, Affective Reactivity, Worldviews, and Risk Perceptions in the Generation of Technological Stigma†

    Ellen M. Peters;Burt Burraston;C. K. Mertz

  • Aging and decision‐making competence: an analysis of comprehension and consistency skills in older versus younger adults considering health‐plan options

    Melissa L. Finucane;Paul Slovic;Judith H. Hibbard;Ellen Peters

  • Bringing Meaning to Numbers: The Impact of Evaluative Categories on Decisions.

    Ellen Peters;Nathan F. Dieckmann;Daniel Västfjäll;C. K. Mertz

  • Decidedly Different: Expert and Public Views of Risks from a Radioactive Waste Repository

    James Flynn;Paul Slovic;C. K. Mertz

  • The Impact and Acceptability of Canadian-Style Cigarette Warning Labels Among U.S. Smokers And Nonsmokers

    Ellen Peters;Daniel Romer;Paul Slovic;Kathleen Hall Jamieson

  • Public perception of the risk of blood transfusion.

    Melissa L. Finucane;Paul Slovic;C. K. Mertz

  • Intuitive numbers guide decisions

    Ellen Peters;Paul Slovic;Daniel Vastfjall;C. K. Mertz

  • Risk Perception for Developing Diabetes: Comparative risk judgments of physicians

    Elizabeth A. Walker;C.K. Mertz;Maria R. Kalten;James Flynn

  • Adolescent health-threatening and health-enhancing behaviors : a study of word association and imagery

    Alida Benthin;Paul Slovic;Patricia Moran;Herbert Severson

Frequent Co-Authors

Paul Slovic
Paul Slovic University of Oregon
Ellen Peters
Ellen Peters University of Oregon
Daniel Västfjäll
Daniel Västfjäll Linköping University
Judith H. Hibbard
Judith H. Hibbard University of Oregon
Terre Satterfield
Terre Satterfield University of British Columbia
Ola Svenson
Ola Svenson Stockholm University
Robin Gregory
Robin Gregory University of British Columbia
Thomas Webler
Thomas Webler Keene State College
Herbert H. Severson
Herbert H. Severson Oregon Research Institute
Meg Gerrard
Meg Gerrard University of Connecticut

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