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Contact Information

3001 Lincoln Hall, MC-456
702 South Wright Street
Urbana IL 61801

Office Hours

Fall 2025: R 2-3 pm

Biography

I study how people use social media to communicate about risk. I am interested in how scientists, medical providers, and civil society come together through digital platforms in order to discuss matters related to their own health and scientific controversies.

Research Interests

Health Communication, Science Communication, Social Media and Digital Platforms, Mixed Methods.

Education

M.A., Communication, University of Brasília, Brazil

B.A., Political Science, University of Brasília, Brazil

Courses Taught

Discussion Facilitator

CMN 102: Introduction to Communication

Instructor of Record

CMN 111: Oral and Written Communication I

CMN 112: Oral and Written Communication II

  

Additional Campus Affiliations

Vice-President of the Luso-Brazilian Association (Fall 2025)

Inclusion Chair of the Graduate Student Association - Department of Communication (2025-2026)

 

Recent Publications

Gomes, R. O. M., Oliveira, G. P. (2023) Platform #ScienceCommunication: Content Analysis of the channel Manual do Mundo on YouTube and TikTok. Brazilian Creative Industries Journal, 3(1), 90-119. https://doi.org/10.25112/bcij.v3i1.3211

Gomes, R. O. M., Behr, J., Miranda, L. (2023). Biopolitics on a digital platform: Analysis of President Jair Bolsonaro’s livestreams in the first six months of the Covid-19 pandemic. RP3, (2), 1-17.