Overview
Background
JT or JAGADISH THAKER (Ph.D., George Mason University) is a Senior Lecturer at the University of Queensland. He is an affiliate researcher with the Yale Program on Climate Change Communication and the Center for Climate Change Communication at George Mason University. His research examines ways to understand and enhance public, business, and policy engagement with climate change and public health. He specializes in the fields of science and climate change communication, health communication, and strategic communication campaigns.
Dr. Thaker is the Associate Editor of the 3 Volumes of the Oxford Encyclopedia of Climate Change Communication (2018), Oxford University Press, and Co-Editor of International Trends in Environmental Communication (2021), Routledge.
Dr. JT Thaker has received over $1.01 million in funding as a PI or a Co-PI from the government (MBIE, National Science Challenges) and other organisations (Stichting SED Fund).
His research was covered by over 1000 media outlets, including The Guardian, The New York Times, Reuters, CNN, The Atlantic, Bloomberg, New Zealand Herald, and The Hindu. He has appeared several times on national TV and radio in New Zealand. His research was featured by the Royal Society of New Zealand.
He has won several awards, including the 2022 Golden Anniversary Monograph Award from the National Communication Association, the 2023 and 2022 Top Paper Awards in Environmental Communication from the International Communication Association, the 2021 Outstanding PhD Aulmus from the George Mason University’s Department of Communication, Massey Business School’s Excellence in Research award, and the Top 40 under 40 inspiring teachers award from The Indian Express, a leading newspaper in India. His co-edited book, The Oxford Encyclopedia of Climate Change Communication, was a finalist in the Association of American Publishers’ 2019 PROSE Award.
He has served as an expert reviewer or jury for the National Geographic Society, Canada Research Coordinating Committee (CRCC), European Science Foundation, and Health Research Council New Zealand, among other funding agencies.
Availability
- Dr Jagadish Thaker is:
- Available for supervision
- Media expert
Research impacts
His research was covered by over 1000 media outlets, including The Guardian, The New York Times, Reuters, CNN, The Atlantic, Bloomberg, New Zealand Herald, and The Hindu. He has appeared several times on national TV and radio in New Zealand. His research was featured by the Royal Society of New Zealand. His research has been used for training workshops and have cited by scholars in top institutions, intergovernmental agencies such as The World Bank, UNICEF, and UNESCO, government agencies in India and New Zealand, and sustainability business groups and advocacy organisations.
Works
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2019
Journal Article
Perceived collective efficacy and trust in government influence public engagement with climate change-related water conservation policies
Thaker, Jagadish, Howe, Peter, Leiserowitz, Anthony and Maibach, Edward (2019). Perceived collective efficacy and trust in government influence public engagement with climate change-related water conservation policies. Environmental Communication, 13 (5), 681-699. doi: 10.1080/17524032.2018.1438302
2019
Other Outputs
Research limited. Merchants of corporate influence
Thaker, Jagadish (2019, 05 21). Research limited. Merchants of corporate influence Deccan Chronicle
2019
Journal Article
‘Communication sovereignty’ as resistance: strategies adopted by women farmers amid the agrarian crisis in India
Dutta, Mohan Jyoti and Thaker, Jagadish (2019). ‘Communication sovereignty’ as resistance: strategies adopted by women farmers amid the agrarian crisis in India. Journal of Applied Communication Research, 47 (1), 24-46. doi: 10.1080/00909882.2018.1547917
2019
Journal Article
Business communication of drivers and barriers for climate change engagement by top New Zealand, Australian and Global Fortune 500 corporations
Thaker, Jagadish (2019). Business communication of drivers and barriers for climate change engagement by top New Zealand, Australian and Global Fortune 500 corporations. Asia Pacific Public Relations Journal, 20, 74-96.
2019
Book Chapter
Women farmers' voices on climate change adaptation in India
Thaker, Jagadish and Dutta, Mohan J. (2019). Women farmers' voices on climate change adaptation in India. Environmental communication among minority populations. (pp. 101-118) edited by Bruno Takahashi and Sonny Rosenthal. Abingdon, Oxon, United Kingdom: Routledge. doi: 10.4324/9781351127080
2018
Book Chapter
Media portrayal stigma among gender and sexual minorities
Thaker, Jagadish, Dutta, Mohan Jyoti, Nair, Vijay and Rao, Vishnu Prasad (2018). Media portrayal stigma among gender and sexual minorities. Communicating for social change: meaning, power, and resistance. (pp. 383-407) edited by Mohan Jyoti Dutta and Dazzelyn Baltazar Zapata. Singapore, Singapore: Springer Nature Singapore. doi: 10.1007/978-981-13-2005-7_18
2018
Other Outputs
Dwindling career prospects in the Indian academia
Thaker, Jagadish (2018, 08 27). Dwindling career prospects in the Indian academia Asian Age
2018
Journal Article
The interplay between stigma, collective efficacy, and advocacy communication among men who have sex with men and transgender females
Thaker, Jagadish, Dutta, Mohan, Nair, Vijay and Rao, Vishnu Prasad (2018). The interplay between stigma, collective efficacy, and advocacy communication among men who have sex with men and transgender females. Journal of Health Communication, 23 (7), 614-623. doi: 10.1080/10810730.2018.1499833
2018
Book Chapter
Best practices of “innovator” TV meteorologists who act as climate change educators
Rowan, Katherine E., Kotcher, John, Walsh-Thomas, Jenell, Baldwin, Paula K., Trowbridge, Janey, Thaker, Jagadish T., Joe Witte, H., Klinger, Barry A., Cohen, Ligia, Tresch, Candice and Maibach, Edward W. (2018). Best practices of “innovator” TV meteorologists who act as climate change educators. Risk and health communication in an evolving media environment. (pp. 123-155) edited by H. Dan O'Hair. New York, United States: Taylor and Francis. doi: 10.1201/9781315168821
2017
Book Chapter
Climate change communication in India
Thaker, Jagadish (2017). Climate change communication in India. Oxford research encyclopedia of climate science. (pp. 1-1) edited by Matthew C. Nisbet, Shirley S. Ho, Ezra Markowitz, Saffron O’Neill, Mike S. Schäfer and Jagadish Thaker. Oxford, United Kingdom: Oxford University Press. doi: 10.1093/acrefore/9780190228620.013.471
2017
Journal Article
Media use and public perceptions of global warming in India
Thaker, Jagadish, Zhao, Xiaoquan and Leiserowitz, Anthony (2017). Media use and public perceptions of global warming in India. Environmental Communication, 11 (3), 353-369. doi: 10.1080/17524032.2016.1269824
2016
Journal Article
The role of collective efficacy in climate change adaptation in India
Thaker, Jagadish, Maibach, Edward, Leiserowitz, Anthony, Zhao, Xiaoquan and Howe, Peter (2016). The role of collective efficacy in climate change adaptation in India. Weather, Climate, and Society, 8 (1), 21-34. doi: 10.1175/WCAS-D-14-00037.1
2016
Book Chapter
Millet in our own voices: a culturally-centred articulation of alternative development by DDS Women Farmers’ Sanghams
Thaker, Jagadish and Dutta, Mohan (2016). Millet in our own voices: a culturally-centred articulation of alternative development by DDS Women Farmers’ Sanghams. Globalisation and the challenges of development in contemporary India. (pp. 131-144) edited by Sita Venkateswar and Sekhar Bandyopadhyay. Singapore, Singapore: Springer Singapore. doi: 10.1007/978-981-10-0454-4_7
2016
Other Outputs
Culture-centered method: the nuts and bolts of co-creating communication infrastructures of listening in communities
Dutta, Mohan and Thaker, Jagadish (2016). Culture-centered method: the nuts and bolts of co-creating communication infrastructures of listening in communities. Singapore: Department of Communications and New Media, National University of Singapore.
2015
Journal Article
The case of the National Youth Anti-Drug Media Campaign: A critical analysis from a strategic communication perspective
Trowbridge, Janey G. and Thaker, Jagadish (2015). The case of the National Youth Anti-Drug Media Campaign: A critical analysis from a strategic communication perspective. Cases in Public Health Communication and Marketing, 8, 136-169.
2014
Journal Article
Public perceptions of rainfall change in India
Howe, Peter D., Thaker, Jagadish and Leiserowitz, Anthony (2014). Public perceptions of rainfall change in India. Climatic Change, 127 (2), 211-225. doi: 10.1007/s10584-014-1245-6
2014
Journal Article
Shifting discourses of climate change in India
Thaker, Jagadish and Leiserowitz, Anthony (2014). Shifting discourses of climate change in India. Climatic Change, 123 (2), 107-119. doi: 10.1007/s10584-014-1059-6
2014
Journal Article
Neoliberalism, neocolonialism, and communication for social change: a culture-centered agenda for the social sciences
Dutta, Mohan J., Thaker, Jagadish and Sun, Kang (2014). Neoliberalism, neocolonialism, and communication for social change: a culture-centered agenda for the social sciences. Global Media Journal, 2014.
2014
Other Outputs
Bt cotton, scientific studies, and power circuits: culturally-centering science
Thaker, Jagadish and Dutta, Mohan (2014). Bt cotton, scientific studies, and power circuits: culturally-centering science. Unknown:
2014
Other Outputs
Bt brinjal: A review of key debates
Dutta, Mohan, Thaker, Jagadish and Abid A (2014). Bt brinjal: A review of key debates. Unknown:
Funding
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Supervision
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Supervision history
Current supervision
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Doctor Philosophy
Exploring Omani Government¿s Communication Strategies in the Transition Towards Renewable Energy Business Models
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Dr Lemi Baruh
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Doctor Philosophy
The Influence of Algorithmic Digital Communication on Consumer Behavior: A Study of Social Identity and Engagement in Social Commerce
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Dr Lemi Baruh
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Doctor Philosophy
The Influence of Algorithmic Digital Communication on Consumer Behavior: A Study of Social Identity and Engagement in Social Commerce
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Dr Lemi Baruh
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Doctor Philosophy
Rethinking Waste Sorting in Indonesia through a Communicative Practice Approach
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Associate Professor Elske van de Fliert
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Doctor Philosophy
The Influence of Algorithmic Digital Communication on Consumer Behavior: A Study of Social Identity and Engagement in Social Commerce
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Dr Lemi Baruh
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Doctor Philosophy
Enhancing community preparedness for a pandemic through collaborative risk communication in Indonesia: Lesson learned from the COVID-19 pandemic
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Associate Professor Elske van de Fliert
Media
Enquiries
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- Climate change communication
- Enviornmental attitudes and behaviours
- Health communication
- public opinion surveys
- Science communication
- vaccine hesitancy
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