Dr John Kerr

2026

Journal - Research Article

Williams, M., Marques, M. D., Ling, M., Hill, S., Kerr, J., Clarke, E. J. R., … Ross, R. (2026). Do you really believe that? Examining the prevalence and predictors of belief in conspiracy theories when accounting for insincerity. Royal Society Open Science, 13(5), 260163. doi: 10.1098/rsos.260163

Golley, S., Walshe, J., Kerr, J. R., & Marques, M. D. (2026). Who is positive about precision health technologies? Demographic and psychological factors associated with science opposition. Psychology & Health. Advance online publication. doi: 10.1080/08870446.2026.2618129

Marques, M. D., Williams, M. N., Clarke, E. J. R., Fida, N., Heffernan, J., Hill, S. R., Kerr, J. R., … Tier, J. (2026). Testing the socio-functional model: Does precarity cause conspiracy belief? British Journal of Social Psychology, 65, e70037. doi: 10.1111/bjso.70037

Journal - Research Other

Baker, M., Kvalsvig, A., Kerr, J., & Wilson, N. (2026). Covid-19 inquiry: Swift government action on recommendations is now needed. The Briefing, (10 March). Retrieved from https://www.phcc.org.nz/briefing/covid-19-inquiry-swift-government-action-recommendations-now-needed

2025

Journal - Research Article

Mede, N. G., Cologna, V., Berger, S., Besley, J. C., Brick, C., Joubert, M., … Kerr, J. R., … Xia, Z. (2025). Public communication about science in 68 countries: Global evidence on how people encounter and engage with information about science. Science Communication. Advance online publication. doi: 10.1177/10755470251376615

Clarke, E. J. R., Eckerle, F., Kerr, J. R., Hill, S. R., Ling, M., Marques, M. D., & Williams, M. N. (2025). Extremism at the center: Uncovering political diversity among midpoint responders on the left–right self-placement item. Political Psychology. Advance online publication. doi: 10.1111/pops.70082

Kerr, J., Boyd, M., & Wilson, N. (2025). Public attitudes to responding to global catastrophic risks: A New Zealand case study. Risk Analysis. Advance online publication. doi: 10.1111/risa.70096

Toribio-Flórez, D., Altenmüller, M. S., Douglas, K. M., Gollwitzer, M., Adinugroho, I., Alfano, M., … Kerr, J. R., … Wojcik, A. D. (2025). Victims of conspiracies? An examination of the relationship between conspiracy beliefs and dispositional individual victimhood. European Journal of Social Psychology. Advance online publication. doi: 10.1002/ejsp.70008

Cologna, V., Meiler, S., Kropf, C. M., Lüthi, S., Mede, N. G., Bresch, D. N., … TISP Consortium, including Kerr, J. R. (2025). Extreme weather event attribution predicts climate policy support across the world. Nature Climate Change, 15, 725-735. doi: 10.1038/s41558-025-02372-4

Stanley, S. K., Ghasemi, O., Kerr, J. R., Ross, R. M., Marques, M. D., Mede, N. G., … Cologna, V. (2025). Community attitudes towards advancing climate justice with climate aid. Journal of Environmental Psychology. Advance online publication. doi: 10.1016/j.jenvp.2025.102679

Summers, J. A., Kerr, J., Grout, L., Kvalsvig, A., Baker, M. G., & Wilson, N. (2025). A proactive Covid-19 response associated with better health and economic outcomes for OECD High-Income Island Countries. SSM Population Health. Advance online publication. doi: 10.1016/j.ssmph.2025.101827

Williams, M. N., Marques, M. D., Kerr, J. R., Hill, S. R., Ling, M., & Clarke, E. J. R. (2025). Does developing a belief in one conspiracy theory lead a person to be more likely to believe in others? European Journal of Social Psychology. Advance online publication. doi: 10.1002/ejsp.3153

Prickett, M., Hales, S., Wilson, N., Kerr, J., Chambers, T., Grout, L., & Baker, M. G. (2025). Media discourse on drinking water before and after a major campylobacteriosis outbreak in New Zealand. International Journal of Water Resources Development, 41(4), 767-788. doi: 10.1080/07900627.2024.2441814

Stanley, S. K., Ghasemi, O., Ross, R. M., Kerr, J. R., Marques, M. D., Mede, N. G., … Cologna, V. (2025). Anticipatory solastalgia in the Antipodes: Evidence of future-oriented distress about environmental change in Australia and New Zealand. Journal of Climate Change & Health, 23, 100415. doi: 10.1016/j.joclim.2025.100415

Cologna, V., Mede, N. G., Berger, S., Besley, J., Brick, C., Joubert, M., … Kerr, J. R., … Zwaan, R. A. (2025). Trust in scientists and their role in society across 68 countries. Nature Human Behaviour. Advance online publication. doi: 10.1038/s41562-024-02090-5

Mede, N. G., Cologna, V., Berger, S., Besley, J., Brick, C., Joubert, M., … Kerr, J. R., … Zwaan, R. A. (2025). Perceptions of science, science communication, and climate change attitudes in 68 countries: The TISP dataset. Scientific Data, 12, 144. doi: 10.1038/s41597-024-04100-7

Marques, M. D., Kerr, J. R., Stukas, A. A., & McLennan, J. A. (2025). The effect of scientific conspiracy theories on scepticism towards biotechnologies. Public Understanding of Science, 34(5), 646-664. doi: 10.1177/09636625241300896

Beattie, A., Kerr, J., & Arnold, R. (2025). Selective and consistent news avoidance in Aotearoa New Zealand: Motivations and demographic influences. Kōtuitui, 20(4), 619-638. doi: 10.1080/1177083X.2024.2409663

Journal - Research Other

Wilson, N., Jarman, J., & Kerr, J. (2025). Public support for investing in urban cycleways outweighs opposition: National survey. The Briefing, (16 December). Retrieved from https://www.phcc.org.nz/briefing/public-support-investing-urban-cycleways-outweighs-opposition-national-survey

Kerr, J., Boyd, M., & Wilson, N. (2025). Majority public support for government action on catastrophic risks. The Briefing, (25 September). Retrieved from https://www.phcc.org.nz/briefing/majority-public-support-government-action-catastrophic-risks

Baker, M., Kerr, J., Howden-Chapman, P., Tukuitonga, C., Swinburn, B., Te Morenga, L., Signal, L., & Woodward, A. (2025). Choosing a healthier, fairer future for Aotearoa: New report provides the direction. The Briefing, (15 September). Retrieved from https://www.phcc.org.nz/briefing/choosing-healthier-fairer-future-aotearoa-new-report-provides-direction

Wilson, N., Kerr, J., & Boyd, M. (2025). New government document on hazards: Good progress but gaps remain. The Briefing, (21 August). Retrieved from https://www.phcc.org.nz/briefing/new-government-document-hazards-good-progress-gaps-remain

Broadbent, A., Kerr, J., Chambers, T., Telfar-Barnard, L., Shaw, C., Baker, M., & Wilson, N. (2025). Local elections and public health: A critical connection. The Briefing, (9 September). Retrieved from https://www.phcc.org.nz/briefing/local-elections-and-public-health-critical-connection

Summers, J., Kerr, J., Grout, L., Baker, M., & Wilson, N. (2025). Comparing the Covid-19 response and major outcomes in island nations. The Briefing, (22 July). Retrieved from https://www.phcc.org.nz/briefing/comparing-covid-19-response-and-major-outcomes-island-nations

Baker, M., Grout, L., Kerr, J., & Wilson, N. (2025). Prolonged Campylobacter epidemic from chicken meat needs a strong industry and regulatory response. The Briefing, (17 July). Retrieved from https://www.phcc.org.nz/briefing/prolonged-campylobacter-epidemic-chicken-meat-needs-strong-industry-and-regulatory

Baker, M., Kerr, J., Hales, S., & Chapman, R. (2025). Earth Overshoot Day: Should Aotearoa New Zealand be more like Uruguay? The Briefing, (30 April). Retrieved from https://www.phcc.org.nz/briefing/earth-overshoot-day-should-aotearoa-new-zealand-be-more-uruguay

Kranz, K., & Kerr, J. (2025). Global survey shows New Zealanders value science highly, prioritise public health. The Briefing, (7 February). Retrieved from https://www.phcc.org.nz/briefing/global-survey-shows-new-zealanders-value-science-highly-prioritise-public-health

Wilson, N., Kerr, J., Broadbent, A., & Baker, M. (2025). Plugging the gap: Aotearoa's piped water loss far worse than global leaders. The Briefing, (21 January). Retrieved from https://www.phcc.org.nz/briefing/plugging-gap-aotearoas-piped-water-loss-far-worse-global-leaders

Journal - Professional & Other Non-Research Articles

Baker, M., Kerr, J., Broadbent, A., Hales, S., Prickett, M., & Wilson, N. (2025). Communicating public health evidence: Two highly productive years for the PHCC. The Briefing, (10 February). Retrieved from https://www.phcc.org.nz/briefing/communicating-public-health-evidence-two-highly-productive-years-phcc

2024

Journal - Research Article

Marcoci, A., Wilkinson, D. P., Vercammen, A., Wintle, B. C., Abatayo, A. L., Baskin, E., … Kerr, J., … van der Linden, S. (2024). Predicting the replicability of social and behavioural science claims in COVID-19 preprints. Nature Human Behaviour. Advance online publication. doi: 10.1038/s41562-024-01961-1

Albath, E. A., Greifeneder, R., Douglas, K. M., Cichocka, A., Marques, M. D., Wilson, M. S., Kerr, J. R., … Osborne, D. (2024). Does lower psychological need satisfaction foster conspiracy belief? Longitudinal effects over 3 years in New Zealand. Personality & Social Psychology Bulletin. Advance online publication. doi: 10.1177/01461672241292841

Beattie, A., Kerr, J., & Taiuru, K. (2024). The demographics of digital disconnection: Prevalence, motives and barriers to disconnecting from the Internet in Aotearoa New Zealand. Communication Research & Practice, 10(4), 475-495. doi: 10.1080/22041451.2024.2370184

Freeman, A. L. J., Tanase, L.-M., Schneider, C. R., & Kerr, J. (2024). Can narrative help people engage with and understand information without being persuasive? An empirical study. Royal Society Open Science, 11, 231708. doi: 10.1098/rsos.231708

Williams, M. N., Ling, M., Kerr, J. R., Hill, S. R., Marques, M. D., Mawson, H., & Clarke, E. J. R. (2024). People do change their beliefs about conspiracy theories—but not often. Scientific Reports, 14(1), 3836. doi: 10.1038/s41598-024-51653-z

Maertens, R., Götz, F. M., Golino, H. F., Roozenbeek, J., Schneider, C. R., Kyrychenko, Y., Kerr, J. R., … van der Linden, S. (2024). The Misinformation Susceptibility Test (MIST): A psychometrically validated measure of news veracity discernment. Behavior Research Methods, 56, 1863-1899. doi: 10.3758/s13428-023-02124-2

Journal - Research Other

Kerr, J., Daubs, M., Wilson, N., Schneider, C., Turner, N., & Baker, M. (2024). National capacity needed to monitor misinformation to protect public health and social cohesion. The Briefing, (16 December). Retrieved from https://www.phcc.org.nz/briefing/national-capacity-needed-monitor-misinformation-protect-public-health-and-social-cohesion

Kvalsvig, A., Kerr, J., Lorgelly, P., Wilson, N., & Baker, M. (2024). Long Covid: High economic burden justifies further preventive efforts. The Briefing, (9 September). Retrieved from https://www.phcc.org.nz/briefing/long-covid-high-economic-burden-justifies-further-preventive-efforts

Hales, S., Prickett, M., Kerr, J., Walton, S., Sims, R., & Baker, M. (2024). Proposed Emissions Reduction Plan: A weak response to a weak target. The Briefing, (20 August). Retrieved from https://www.phcc.org.nz/briefing/proposed-emissions-reduction-plan-weak-response-weak-target

Knott, A., Taiuru, K., Whittaker, R., Kerr, J., & Baker, M. (2024). Has the time come for a register of AI systems used by government agencies? The Briefing, (27 June). Retrieved from https://www.phcc.org.nz/briefing/has-time-come-register-ai-systems-used-government-agencies

Schneider, C. R., Kerr, J. R., Dryhurst, S., & Aston, J. A. D. (2024). Communication of statistics and evidence in times of crisis. Annual Review of Statistics & Its Application, 11, 1-26. doi: 10.1146/annurev-statistics-040722-052011

Mansoor, O., Turner, N., Wilson, N., Kerr, J., & Baker, M. (2024). Dropping the ball on measles? Aotearoa must close an 'immunity gap' to avoid a measles epidemic. The Briefing, (30 April). Retrieved from https://www.phcc.org.nz/briefing/dropping-ball-measles-aotearoa-must-close-immunity-gap-avoid-measles-epidemic

Wilson, N., Prickett, M., Broadbent, A., Baker, M., Kerr, J., & Chambers, T. (2024). Money down the drain: The high cost of leaking water pipes. The Briefing, (12 March). Retrieved from https://www.phcc.org.nz/briefing/money-down-drain-high-cost-leaking-water-pipes

Wilson, N., Broadbent, A., & Kerr, J. (2024). The long shadow of Cyclone Gabrielle: Brief review at 12 months. The Briefing, (7 February). Retrieved from https://www.phcc.org.nz/briefing/long-shadow-cyclone-gabrielle-brief-review-12-months

Peniamina, R., McNoe, B., Kerr, J., Cleghorn, C., & Signal, L. (2024). Strong public support for healthy food policies in Aotearoa. The Briefing, (15 January). Retrieved from https://www.phcc.org.nz/briefing/strong-public-support-healthy-food-policies-aotearoa

Journal - Professional & Other Non-Research Articles

Baker, M., Kerr, J., Broadbent, A., Hales, S., Rawson-Te Patu, E., Prickett, M., Edwards, R., Cleghorn, C., & Wilson, N. (2024). Communicating public health evidence: A successful first year for the PHCC. The Briefing, (9 February). Retrieved from https://www.phcc.org.nz/briefing/communicating-public-health-evidence-successful-first-year-phcc

Conference Contribution - Verbal presentation and other Conference outputs

Kerr, J. (2024, November). Communicating for impact: Reflections from the Public Health Communication Centre. Verbal presentation at the Infectious Diseases & Pandemic Preparedness Summit, Wellington, New Zealand.

2023

Chapter in Book - Other

Dryhurst, S., Schneider, C. R., Kerr, J., Freeman, A. L. J., Recchia, G., van der Bles, A. M., … van der Linden, S. (2023). Risk perceptions of COVID-19 around the world. In J. K. Wardman & R. Löfstedt (Eds.), COVID-19: Confronting a new world risk. Abingdon, UK: Routledge. doi: 10.4324/9781003316169

Journal - Research Article

Kerr, J., van der Bles, A.-M., Dryhurst, S., Schneider, C. R., Chopurian, V., Freeman, A. L. J., & van der Linden, S. (2023). The effects of communicating uncertainty around statistics, on public trust. Royal Society Open Science, 10(11), 230604. doi: 10.1098/rsos.230604

Journal - Research Other

Baker, M., Bennett, J., Kerr, J., & Kvalsvig, A. (2023). Covid-19 is finishing the year on a high: We need a vigorous coordinated response. The Briefing, (18 December). Retrieved from https://www.phcc.org.nz/briefing/covid-19-finishing-year-high-we-need-vigorous-coordinated-response

Hoek, J., Edwards, R., Ball, J., Wilson, N., Kerr, J., Graham-DeMello, A., Ozarka, E., … Baker, M., McCool, J., & Waa, A. (2023). The smokefree legislation is evidence-based, removing it is not. The Briefing, (30 November). Retrieved from https://www.phcc.org.nz/briefing/smokefree-legislation-evidence-based-removing-it-not

Wilson, N., Cleghorn, C., Nghiem, N., Kerr, J., & Baker, M. (2023). How taking an evidence-informed approach can be used to prioritise interventions: The example of cardiovascular disease. The Briefing, (24 November). Retrieved from https://www.phcc.org.nz/briefing/how-taking-evidence-informed-approach-can-be-used-prioritise-interventions-example

Baker, M., Crump, J., Kvalsvig, A., Geoghegan, J., Tukuitonga, C., Brewerton, M., Kerr, J., & Wilson, N. (2023). Why we need an Aotearoa Centre for Disease Control (CDC). The Briefing, (16 November). Retrieved from https://www.phcc.org.nz/briefing/why-we-need-aotearoa-centre-disease-control-cdc

Baker, M. G., Kvalsvig, A., Plank, M. J., Geoghegan, J. L., Wall, T., Tukuitonga, C., Summers, J., Bennett, J., Kerr, J., Turner, N., … Betty, B., … French, N., & Wilson, N. (2023). Continued mitigation needed to minimise the high health burden from COVID-19 in Aotearoa New Zealand. New Zealand Medical Journal/Te ara tika o te hauora hapori, 136(1583), 67-91. Retrieved from https://journal.nzma.org.nz/

Boston, J., Kerr, J., Baker, M., & Wills, R. (2023). Tackling child poverty: Will the nation's political leaders honour Richie Poulton's legacy? The Briefing, (9 October). Retrieved from https://www.phcc.org.nz/briefing/tackling-child-poverty-will-nations-political-leaders-honour-richie-poultons-legacy

Baker, M., Prickett, M., Pourzand, F., Kerr, J., & Hales, S. (2023). Queenstown outbreak highlights future challenges for clean drinking water. The Briefing, (29 September). Retrieved from https://www.phcc.org.nz/briefing/queenstown-outbreak-highlights-future-challenges-clean-drinking-water

Baker, M., Broadbent, A., Kerr, J., Prickett, M., Hales, S., & Wilson, N. (2023). More courage needed from our political parties: Reviewing our election series. The Briefing, (18 September). Retrieved from https://www.phcc.org.nz/briefing/more-courage-needed-our-political-parties-reviewing-our-election-series

Wilson, N., Broadbent, A., & Kerr, J. (2023). Where do the parties stand? Taxes to protect health and reduce inequity. The Briefing, (7 September). Retrieved from https://www.phcc.org.nz/briefing/where-do-parties-stand-taxes-protect-health-and-reduce-inequity

Prickett, M., Chambers, T., Wilson, N., Baker, M., Broadbent, A., Kerr, J., & Hales, S. (2023). Where do the parties stand? Protecting water sources and drinking water quality. The Briefing, (28 August). Retrieved from https://www.phcc.org.nz/briefing/where-do-parties-stand-protecting-water-sources-and-drinking-water-quality

Wilson, N., Broadbent, A., Baker, M., Kerr, J., & Boyd, M. (2023). Where do the parties stand? Long-term thinking & catastrophic risks. The Briefing, (21 August). Retrieved from https://www.phcc.org.nz/briefing/where-do-parties-stand-long-term-thinking-catastrophic-risks

Wilson, N., Broadbent, A., & Kerr, J. (2023). Cyclone Gabrielle by the numbers: A review at six months. The Briefing, (14 August). Retrieved from https://www.phcc.org.nz/briefing/cyclone-gabrielle-numbers-review-six-months

Wilson, N., Telfar Barnard, L., Bennett, J., Kvalsvig, A., Halley, C., Kerr, J., & Jarman, J. (2023). Poor ventilation in public transport settings in Aotearoa NZ: New data for buses and trains. The Briefing, (10 July). Retrieved from https://www.phcc.org.nz/briefing/poor-ventilation-public-transport-settings-aotearoa-nz-new-data-buses-and-trains

Wilson, N., Payne, B., Kerr, J., & Boyd, M. (2023). Embracing downward counterfactual analysis to navigate future cyclones. The Briefing, (7 June). Retrieved from https://www.phcc.org.nz/briefing/embracing-downward-counterfactual-analysis-navigate-future-cyclones

Wilson, N., Chambers, T., Prickett, M., Broadbent, A., & Kerr, J. (2023). Water infrastructure failures from Cyclone Gabrielle show low resilience to climate change. The Briefing, (25 May). Retrieved from https://www.phcc.org.nz/briefing/water-infrastructure-failures-cyclone-gabrielle-show-low-resilience-climate-change

Baker, M., Summers, J., Kerr, J., & Wilson, N. (2023). Aotearoa New Zealand's fourth wave of Covid-19 and why we should care. The Briefing, (28 April). Retrieved from https://www.phcc.org.nz/briefing/aotearoa-new-zealands-fourth-wave-covid-19-and-why-we-should-care?utm_source=mc_alert&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=covid_wave_4

Prickett, M., Chambers, T., Kerr, J., Baker, M., & Hales, S. (2023). When the first barrier fails: Strengthening protection for drinking water sources. The Briefing, (14 March). Retrieved from https://www.phcc.org.nz/briefing/when-first-barrier-fails-strengthening-protection-drinking-water-sources

Woodward, A., Kerr, J., & Hales, S. (2023). Adaptation important but don't give up on mitigation: What the new IPCC report means for Aotearoa. The Briefing, (21 March). Retrieved from https://www.phcc.org.nz/briefing/adaptation-important-dont-give-mitigation-what-new-ipcc-report-means-aotearoa

Baker, M., Kerr, J., & Broadbent, A. (2023). Public health priorities in this election year. The Briefing, (22 March). Retrieved from https://www.phcc.org.nz/briefing/public-health-priorities-election-year

Kerr, J., Thomson, G., & Wilson, N. (2023). Cyclone Gabrielle joins list of Aotearoa NZ's 'sudden mass fatality events'. The Briefing, (28 March). Retrieved from https://www.phcc.org.nz/briefing/cyclone-gabrielle-joins-list-aotearoa-nzs-sudden-mass-fatality-events

Wilson, N., Boyd, M., Kerr, J., Kvalsvig, A., & Baker, M. (2023). The need for long-term thinking: Especially for preventing catastrophic risks. The Briefing, (15 February). Retrieved from https://www.phcc.org.nz/briefing/need-long-term-thinking-especially-preventing-catastrophic-risks

Baker, M., Wilson, N., Hales, S., Kerr, J., Broadbent, A., & Wall, T. (2023). Why Aotearoa New Zealand needs a Public Health Communication Centre. The Briefing, (9 February). Retrieved from https://www.phcc.org.nz/briefing/why-aotearoa-new-zealand-needs-public-health-communication-centre

Conference Contribution - Published proceedings: Abstract

Wilson, M., Kerr, J., & Broodryk, T. (2023). Conspiracy belief: Correlates and prospective predictors from several large scale New Zealand surveys. Proceedings of the Joint Conference of the Society for Australasian Social Psychologists (SASP) and the Australasian Congress on Personality and Individual Differences (ACPID). (pp. 133-134). Retrieved from https://sasp-acpid.org

Marques, M. D., Kerr, J. R., Stukas, A. A., & McLennan, J. A. (2023). The effect of scientific conspiracy theories on skepticism towards biotechnologies. Proceedings of the Joint Conference of the Society for Australasian Social Psychologists (SASP) and the Australasian Congress on Personality and Individual Differences (ACPID). (pp. 125). Retrieved from https://sasp-acpid.org

Beattie, A., & Kerr, J. (2023). The demographics of disconnection: Frequency, motives and barriers to disconnecting from the internet in Aotearoa New Zealand. Proceedings of the Australian & New Zealand Communication Association (ANZCA) Conference: Ka mua, ka muri: Bridging communication pasts and futures. (pp. 50). Retrieved from https://www.anzca2023.com

Conference Contribution - Verbal presentation and other Conference outputs

Kerr, J. (2023, May). Introduction to the new Public Health Communication Centre. Verbal presentation at the International Society for Pharmacoeconomics and Outcomes Research (ISPOR) New Zealand Annual General Meeting and Annual Scientific Meeting, Wellington, New Zealand.

2022

Journal - Research Article

Kerr, J. R., Schneider, C. R., Freeman, A. L. J., Marteau, T., & van der Linden, S. (2022). Transparent communication of evidence does not undermine public trust in evidence. PNAS Nexus, 1(5), pgac280. doi: 10.1093/pnasnexus/pgac280

Dryhurst, S., Mulder, F., Dallo, I., Kerr, J. R., McBride, S. K., Fallou, L., & Becker, J. S. (2022). Fighting misinformation in seismology: Expert opinion on earthquake facts vs. fiction. Frontiers in Earth Science, 10, 937055. doi: 10.3389/feart.2022.937055

Tanase, L.-M., Kerr, J., Freeman, A. L. J., & Schneider, C. R. (2022). COVID-19 risk perception and hoax beliefs in the US immediately before and after the announcement of President Trump's diagnosis. Royal Society Open Science, 9, 212013. doi: 10.1098/rsos.212013

Williams, M. N., Marques, M. D., Hill, S. R., Kerr, J. R., & Ling, M. (2022). Why are beliefs in different conspiracy theories positively correlated across individuals? Testing monological network versus unidimensional factor model explanations. British Journal of Social Psychology, 61(3), 1011-1031. doi: 10.1111/bjso.12518

Marques, M. D., Ling, M., Williams, M. N., Kerr, J. R., & McLennan, J. A. (2022). Australasian public awareness and belief in conspiracy theories: Motivational correlates. Political Psychology, 43(1), 177-198. doi: 10.1111/pops.12746

Kerr, J. R., & van der Linden, S. (2022). Communicating expert consensus increases personal support for COVID-19 mitigation policies. Journal of Applied Social Psychology, 52, 15-29. doi: 10.1111/jasp.12827

Marques, M. D., Hill, S. R., Clarke, E. J. R., Williams, M. N., Ling, M., Kerr, J. R., … Sibley, C. G. (2022). Democracy and belief in conspiracy theories in New Zealand. Australian Journal of Political Science, 57(3), 264-279. doi: 10.1080/10361146.2022.2122773

Conference Contribution - Verbal presentation and other Conference outputs

Kerr, J. (2022, November). Rising to the challenge: Communicating public health research in Aotearoa. Verbal presentation at the Science Communicators Association of New Zealand (SCANZ) Conference: Communicating through the Noise, Dunedin, New Zealand.

Wilson, M., Kerr, J., & Stanley, S. (2022, July). Socio-political foundations of anti-science attitudes in Aotearoa New Zealand. Verbal presentation at the 45th Annual Scientific Meeting on the International Society of Political Psychology (ISPP), Athens, Greece.

Other Research Output

Kerr, J., Wilson, N., Hales, S. (2022, July). Air pollution in Aotearoa NZ: Five key ways to reduce the massive health and social costs. Public Health Expert blog. Retrieved from https://blogs.otago.ac.nz/pubhealthexpert/air-pollution-in-aotearoa-nz-five-key-ways-to-reduce-the-massive-health-and-social-costs/

2021

Journal - Research Article

Freeman, A. L. J., Kerr, J., Recchia, G., Schneider, C. R., Lawrence, A. C. E., Finikarides, L., … Spiegelhalter, D. (2021). Communicating personalized risks from COVID-19: Guidelines from an empirical study. Royal Society Open Science, 8, 201721. doi: 10.1098/rsos.201721

Kerr, J., Panagopoulos, C., & van der Linden, S. (2021). Political polarization on COVID-19 pandemic response in the United States. Personality & Individual Differences, 179, 110892. doi: 10.1016/j.paid.2021.110892

Kerr, J. R., Freeman, A. L. J., Marteau, T. M., & van der Linden, S. (2021). Effect of information about COVID-19 vaccine effectiveness and side effects on behavioural intentions: Two online experiments. Vaccines, 9, 379. doi: 10.3390/vaccines9040379

Kerr, J. R., Schneider, C. R., Recchia, G., Dryhurst, S., Sahlin, U., Dufouil, C., … van der Linden, S. (2021). Correlates of intended COVID-19 vaccine acceptance across time and countries: Results from a series of cross-sectional surveys. BMJ Open, 11, e048025. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2020-048025

Kerr, J. R., & Wilson, M. S. (2021). Right-wing authoritarianism and social dominance orientation predict rejection of science and scientists. Group Processes & Intergroup Relations, 24(4), 550-567. doi: 10.1177/1368430221992126

Marques, M. D., Kerr, J. R., Williams, M. N., Ling, M., & McLennan, J. A. (2021). Associations between conspiracism and the rejection of scientific innovations. Public Understanding of Science, 30(7), 854-867. doi: 10.1177/09636625211007013

Schneider, C. R., Dryhurst, S., Kerr, J., Freeman, A. L. J., Recchia, G., Spiegelhalter, D., & van der Linden, S. (2021). COVID-19 risk perception: A longitudinal analysis of its predictors and associations with health protective behaviours in the United Kingdom. Journal of Risk Research, 24(3-4), 294-313. doi: 10.1080/13669877.2021.1890637

2020

Journal - Research Article

Roozenbeek, J., Schneider, C. R., Dryhurst, S., Kerr, J., Freeman, A. L. J., Recchia, G., … van der Linden, S. (2020). Susceptibility to misinformation about COVID-19 around the world. Royal Society Open Science, 7, 201199. doi: 10.1098/rsos.201199

Stanley, S. K., Kerr, J. R., & Wilson, M. S. (2020). The influence of politics and labelling on New Zealanders’ attitudes towards animal agriculture emissions policy. Political Science, 72(1), 24-37. doi: 10.1080/00323187.2020.1800414

Dryhurst, S., Schneider, C. R., Kerr, J., Freeman, A. L. J., Recchia, G., van der Bles, A. M., … van der Linden, S. (2020). Risk perceptions of COVID-19 around the world. Journal of Risk Research, 23(7-8), 994-1006. doi: 10.1080/13669877.2020.1758193

2019

Conference Contribution - Published proceedings: Abstract

Kerr, J., & Wilson, M. (2019). Why do people argue about science? Tracing the ideological roots of rejection of science. Proceedings of the 48th Annual Conference of the Society of Australasian Social Psychology (SASP). (pp. 110). Retrieved from https://sasp.org.au

2018

Journal - Research Article

Kerr, J. R., & Wilson, M. S. (2018). Perceptions of scientific consensus do not predict later beliefs about the reality of climate change: A test of the gateway belief model using cross-lagged panel analysis. Journal of Environmental Psychology, 59, 107-110. doi: 10.1016/j.jenvp.2018.08.012

Kerr, J. R., & Wilson, M. S. (2018). Changes in perceived scientific consensus shift beliefs about climate change and gm food safety. PLoS ONE, 13(7), e0200295. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0200295

Conference Contribution - Published proceedings: Abstract

Kerr, J. (2018). Attitudes towards science in New Zealand: Psychological factors and implications for science communication. Proceedings of the 15th International Public Communication of Science and Technology (PCST) Conference. (pp. 251). Retrieved from https://pcst.co/conferences

2017

Conference Contribution - Published proceedings: Abstract

Kerr, J. (2017). How many scientists does it take to change a mind? Communicating scientific consensus and contentious science. Proceedings of the Science Communicators Association of New Zealand (SCANZ) Conference. (pp. 13). Retrieved from https://www.scanz.co.nz/2017-conference

2011

Journal - Research Article

Kerr, J. R., & Davis, L. S. (2011). Benzylpiperazine in New Zealand: Brief history and current implications. Journal of the Royal Society of New Zealand, 41(1), 155-164. doi: 10.1080/03036758.2011.557036

2010

Journal - Research Article

Goulton, C. S., Patten, A. R., Kerr, J. R., & Kerr, D. S. (2010). Pharmacological preconditioning with GYKI 52466: A prophylactic approach to neuroprotection. Frontiers in Neuroscience, 4, 54. doi: 10.3389/fnins.2010.00054

Conference Contribution - Published proceedings: Abstract

Goulton, C. S., Patten, A. R., Kerr, J. R., & Kerr, D. (2010). Seizure protection with low-dose GYKI 52466: A metabotropic approach to neuroprotection? Proceedings of the Society for Neuroscience 40th Annual Meeting. SfN. Retrieved from http://www.abstractsonline.com/Plan/SSResults.aspx

2009

Journal - Research Article

Leitch, B., Shevtsova, O., & Kerr, J. R. (2009). Selective reduction in synaptic proteins involved in vesicle docking and signalling at synapses in the ataxic mutant mouse Stargazer. Journal of Comparative Neurology, 512(1), 52-73. doi: 10.1002/cne.21890