Kathleen Hall Jamieson Named to New National Science and Technology Task Force

In 2024, Kathleen Hall Jamieson, the Elizabeth Ware Packard Professor of Communication and Director of the Annenberg Public Policy Center, was among 60 leaders in education, science, public policy, philanthropy and industry named to a new task force to produce a Vision for American Science and Technology (VAST).

The VAST task force was convened to develop a set of comprehensive policy recommendations to optimize the U.S. science and technology sectors for a safer, healthier, more prosperous world.

In 2025, the group released the vision, identifying several avenues to address challenges facing the United States’ science and technology enterprise. The task force consulted with the U.S. government to ensure the policy recommendations are practicable, impactful and strategically crafted for meaningful implementation.

The VAST task force is an initiative of the Science and Technology Action Committee (STAC), a nonpartisan group of nonprofit, academic, foundation and corporate leaders working to strengthen U.S. science and technology. It is supported by the Simons Foundation, Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation, Rita Allen Foundation and Paul G. Allen Frontiers Group.

Jamieson’s research employs rhetorical analysis, surveys and experiments to understand campaign communication, the science of science communication and ways to blunt misinformation and conspiracy theories. She has authored or co-authored 18 books and cofounded FactCheck.org and its science-focused initiative, SciCheck.