Health Human Resources
Resume:
January ****
Vicki S. Freimuth
Director, Center for Health and Risk Communication
Professor, Department of Speech Communication and Grady College of Journalism and
Mass Communication
N107 Coverdell Center
University of Georgia
Athens, GA 30602
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Educational Background
Ph.D. Florida State University, Tallahassee, FL, 1974
Major: Communication Theory and Research
Minor: Instructional Design
M.A. University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA, 1967
Major: Rhetoric and Public Address
B.S. Eastern Illinois University, Charleston, IL, 1966
Honors Degree in Education
Major: Speech Education
Academic Appointments
2006 Director, Center for Health and Risk Communication, University of Georgia
2004- Professor, Department of Speech Communication and Grady College of
Journalism and Mass communication, University of Georgia
1990-1996 Professor, Dept. of Speech Communication University of Maryland
1978-1990 Associate Professor, Dept. of Communication Arts and Theatre, University of
Maryland
1976-1978 Assistant Professor, Dept. of Speech and Dramatic Art, University of Maryland
1974-1976 Assistant Professor, Depts. of Speech and Dramatic Art/Secondary Education,
University of Maryland
1973-1974 Graduate Assistant, Dept. of Communication, Florida State University
1968-1972 Assistant Professor, Robert Morris College, Carthage,IL
Other Employment Background
1996-2003 Director of Communication, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention,
Atlanta, GA
1990 Senior Associate, Macro Systems Inc., Silver Spring, MD (On Sabbatical)
1986 Research Associate, Division of Cancer Prevention and Control, National Cancer
Institute (IPA)
1979-1980 Director of Research, Needham Porter Novelli, Washington, D.C. (On
Sabbatical)
1967-1968 Instructor of Speech and Debate Coach, Muscatine High School, Muscatine, IA
Research and Scholarly Activities
Books
Edgar, Timothy, Noar, Seth, and Freimuth, Vicki S. (Editors). (2007). Communication
Perspectives on AIDS in the 21st Century. Mahwah, NJ: Lawrence Erlbaum Associates.
Fitzpatrick, Mary Ann, Edgar, Timothy, & Freimuth, Vicki S. (Editors), (1993).
Communication, Language, and Health. Avon, England: Multilingual Matters.
Edgar, Timothy, Fitzpatrick, Mary Anne, & Freimuth, Vicki (Editors), (1992). AIDS:
Communication Perspectives. Lawrence Erlbaum.
Freimuth, Vicki S., Stein, Judith, & Kean, Thomas. (1989). Searching for Health
Information: The Cancer Information Service Model. Philadelphia: University of
Pennsylvania Press..
Chapters in Books
Kennedy, M.G., Beck, B., & Freimuth, V.S. (2007). Entertainment education
and HIV prevention. In T. Edgar, S. Noar, & V.S. Freimuth. Communication and
HIV/AIDS. New Jersey: Lawrence Erlbaum.
Edgar, T., Freimuth, V.S., & Hammond, S.L., Lessons from the Real World, Handbook
of Health Communication. Edited by T.L. Thompson & A.M. Dorsey, Mahwah, NJ:
Lawrence Erlbaum Associates, 2003, 625-636.
Freimuth, V., Cole, G., and Kirby, S. Issues in evaluating mass media health
communication campaigns . Evaluation in Health Promotion: Principles and
Perspectives. Edited by Irving Rootman, et. al., Copenhagen: WHO Regional Office for
Europe, 2001, 475-492.
Freimuth, Vicki S., "Response: Applied Health Communication Research, Applied
Communication in the 21st Century. Edited by Kenneth N. Cissna. Lawrence Erlbaum,
1995.
Freimuth, Vicki S., Stein, Judith, & Kean, Thomas, "Communicating with the Public about
Cancer: The Cancer Information Service, Case Studies in Health Communication. Edited
by Eileen Berlin Ray. Lawrence Erlbaum, 1993, 277-289.
Freimuth, Vicki S., "Theoretical Foundations of AIDS Media Campaigns, AIDS:
Communication Perspectives. Edited by Timothy Edgar, Mary Anne Fitzpatrick, and
Vicki S. Freimuth. Hillsdale, NJ: Lawrence Erlbaum Associates, 1992, 91-110.
Atkin, Charles & Freimuth, Vicki S., "Formative Evaluation Research in Campaign
Design, Public Communication Campaigns. Edited by Ronald E. Rice and Charles
Atkin. Beverly Hills: Sage Publications, 1989, 131-150.
Freimuth, Vicki S. "The Chronically Uninformed: Closing the Knowledge Gap in
Health, Communication in Health Care Contexts: A Systems Perspective. Edited by
Eileen Berlin Ray and Lewis Donohew. Hillsdale, NJ: Lawrence Erlbaum Associates,
1989, 168-183.
Freimuth, Vicki S., "The Diffusion of Supportive Information, Social Support: Process in
Context. Edited by Terrance L. Albrecht & Mara Adelman. Beverly Hills: Sage
Publications, 1987, 212-237.
Freimuth, Vicki S., "The Role of the Public Service Announcement in NonProfit
Marketing, Advances in NonProfit Marketing. Edited by Russell Belk. Greenwich, CT:
JAI Press Inc., 1985, 55-93.
Freimuth, Vicki S., "Communication Apprehension in the Classroom, Communication in
the Classroom. Edited by Larry L. Barker. Englewood Cliffs, NJ: 1982, 121-145.
Freimuth, Vicki S., Greenberg, Rachel, Romano, Rose Mary, and Wagner, Ursula, "Health
Public Service Announcements: Assessing Their Potential Effectiveness Through
Standardized Pretesting, Health Education and the Media. Edited by D.S. Leathar, G.B.
Hastings, and J.K. Davies. Oxford, England: Pergamon Press, 1981.
Articles in Refereed Journals
Hovick, S., Freimuth, V., Johnson-Turbes, A., Chervin, D. (accepted). Risk information
and processing among poor audiences. Risk Analysis.
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Freimuth, V. & Hovick, S. (in press). Cognitive and Emotional Health Risk Perceptions
among People Living in Poverty. Journal of Health Communication.
Hovick, S., Johnson-Turbes, A., Freimuth, V., & Chervin, D. (2011). Assessing multiple
health risk perceptions and responses among the southern poor: A focus group approach.
Preventing Chronic Disease, 8(1). http://www.cdc.gov/pcd/issues/2011/jan/09 0222.htm.
Hilyard, K.M., Freimuth, V.S., Musa, D., Kumar, S. & Quinn, S.C (2010). The vagaries
of public support for government actions in case of a pandemic, Health Affairs, 29(12),
2294-2301.
Quinn, S.C., Kumar, S., Freimuth, V.S., Musa, D., Casteneda-Angarita, N., & Kidwell, K.
(2011). Racial and ethnic disparities in exposure, susceptibility and access to health care
for H1N1 influenza: Results of a national survey. American Journal of Public Health,
101,285-293.
Paek, H.-J., Hilyard, K, Freimuth, V., Barge, K., & Mindlin, M. (2010). Applying
Theories of Behavior Change to Public Emergency Preparedness: Implications for
Effective Health and Risk Communication, Journal of Health Communication, 15(4), 428-
444.
Quinn, S.C., Kumar, S., Freimuth, V.S., Kidwell, K., & Musa, D. (2009). Public
willingness to take vaccine or drug under Emergency Use Authorization during 2009
H1N1 pandemic, Biosecurity and Bioterrorism: Biodefense Strategy, Practice, and
Science,7(3), 275-290.
Macias, W.A., Hilyard, K. & Freimuth, V.S. (2009). Blog functions as risk and crisis
communication during hurricane Katrina, Journal of Computer Mediated Communication,
15(1), 1-31.
Freimuth, V.S., Hilyard, K., Barge, K., & Sokler, L. (2008). Action, Not Talk: A
Simulation of Risk Communication during the First Hours of a Pandemic, Health
Promotion Practice. 9(4supp), 35S-44S.
Paek, H., Hilyard, K., Freimuth, V.S., Barge, K., Mindlin, M. (2008). Public Support for
Government Actions During a Flu Pandemic: Lessons Learned from a Statewide Survey.
Health Promotion Practice, 9(4supp), 60S-72S.
Freimuth, V.S. (2006). Order out of chaos: The self-organization of communication
following the anthrax attacks. Health Communication, 20(2), 141-148.
Freimuth, V.S. (2008). Communication in health disparities. The International
Encyclopedia of Communication. Edited by Wolfgang Donsbach. Hoboken, NJ: Wiley-
Blackwell.
Freimuth, V.S., Massett, H.A., & Meltzer, W. (2006). A descriptive analysis of 10 years
of research published in the Journal of Health Communication. Journal of Health
Communication, 11(1), 11-20.
Edgar, T. & Freimuth, V.S. (2006). Introduction: 10 years of health communication
research. Journal of Health Communication, 11(1), 7-9.
Freimuth, V.S. & Quinn, S.C. (2005). Health communication, intelligence, and health
differentials. American Journal of Public Health, 95(7), 1089.
Freimuth, Vicki S. & Quinn, Sandra C. The Contributions of Health Communication to
Eliminating Health Disparities, American Journal of Public Health, V94(12), 2053-2056.
Freimuth, Vicki S. The Health Information National Trends Survey (HINTS):
Development, Design, and Dissemination, The Journal of Health Communication, V9 (5),
483-485.
Freimuth, Vicki S. Epilogue to the Special Issue on Anthrax, Journal of Health
Communication, 2003, V8, 148-151.
Freimuth, Vicki S., Quinn, Sandra C., Thomas, Stephen B., Cole, Galen E., Zook, Eric,
Duncan, Ted (1999). African Americans - views on research and the Tuskegee Syphilis
Study . Social Science & Medicine, 2001, V54, N5 (Mar), P797-808
Freimuth, V.S., Parvanta-Fishman, C. Health Communication at the Centers for Disease
Control and Prevention, American Journal Health Behavior, August 2000; 24(1):18-25
Freimuth, V.S, Linnan, H.,Communicating the Threat of Emerging Infections to the
Public, Journal of Emerging Infectious Diseases, July-August 2000, 6(4), 337-347
Freimuth, Vicki, Nowak, Glen, Cole, Galen, Kirby, Susan, Caywood, Clarke (1998). The
Application of Integrated Marketing Communications to Social Marketing and Health
Communication: Organizational Challenges and Implications . Social Marketing
Quarterly, (1998), 4(4)
Freimuth, V.S., Changing Women=s Lives: A Communication Perspective on
Participatory Qualitative Research Techniques for Gender Equity@ Journal of Gender
Studies,6(3), (1997)
Freimuth, V.S., Plotnick, C.A., Ryan, C.E., Schiller, S., ARight Turns Only: An
Evaluation of a Video-Based, Multicultural Drug Education Series for Seventh Graders@,
Health Education & Behavior, 24(5), (1997).
Treiman, E., Freimuth, V.S., Damron, D., Lasswell, A., Anliker, J., Havas, S., Langenberg,
P., Feldman, R., ?Attitudes and Behaviors Related to Fruits and Vegetables Among Low-
Income Women in the WIC Program, Journal of Nutrition Education,28(3), (1996) 149-
156.
Dillard, J.P., Plotnick, C.A., Godbold, L.C., Freimuth, V.S., Edgar, T., ?The Multiple
Affective Outcomes of AIDS PSAs: Fear Appeals Do More Than Scare People,
Communication Research, 23(1), (1996),44-72.
Freimuth, Vicki S., "Mass Media Strategies and Channels: A Review of the Use of Media
in Breast and Cervical Cancer Screenings Programs, Wellness Perspectives, 11(2),
(1995)79-106.
Clift, E. & Freimuth, V.S. "Health Communication: What it is and what it can do for
you, Health Education, 26 (2), (1995), 68-74.
Freimuth, Vicki S., "Narrowing the Cancer Knowledge Gap among Blacks, Journal of the
National Cancer Institute Monographs, 14, (1993), 81-91.
Freimuth, Vicki S., Edgar, Timothy, & Fitzpatrick, Mary Anne, "Introduction: The Role
of Communication in Health Promotion, Communication Research, 20(4), (1993), 509-
516.
Freimuth, Vicki S., "Channels and Vehicles of Communication: The Asbestos Awareness
Campaign, American Journal of Industrial Medicine, 23(1), (1993), 105-111.
Freimuth, Vicki S., Hammond, Sharon, Edgar, Timothy, McDonald, Deborah, & Fink,
Edward, "Factors Explaining Intent, Discussion, and Use of Condoms, Health Education
Research: Theory and Practice, 7(2), (1992), 203-215.
Edgar, Timothy, Freimuth, Vicki, Hammond, Sharon, McDonald, Deborah, & Fink,
Edward, "Strategic Sexual Communication: Condom Use Resistance and Response,
Health Communication, 4 (2), (1992), 83-104.
Freimuth, Vicki S. and Mettger, Wendy, "Is There a 'Hard-to-Reach' Audience?" Public
Health Reports, 105 (3) (May-June 1990), 232-238.
Freimuth, Vicki S., Hammond, Sharon L., Edgar, Timothy, & Monohan, Jennifer,
"Reaching Those at Risk: A Content Analysis of AIDS PSAs, Communication Research,
17 (6), 1990, 775-791.
Hammond, Sharon L., Freimuth, Vicki S., & Morrison, William, "Radio and Teens:
Convincing Gatekeepers to Air Health Messages, Health Communication, 2 (2) 1990, 59-
67.
Edgar, Timothy, Hammond, Sharon, & Freimuth, Vicki S., "The Role of the Mass Media
and Interpersonal Communication in Promoting AIDS-Related Behavioral Change, AIDS
and Public Policy Journal, 4 (1) (1989), 3-9.
Freimuth, Vicki S., Hammond, Sharon L., & Stein, Judith. "Health Advertising:
Prevention for Profit, American Journal of Public Health, 78 (5) (May, 1988), 557-561.
Edgar, Timothy, Freimuth, Vicki S., & Hammond, Sharon L., "Communicating the AIDS
Risk to College Students: The Problem of Motivating Change." Health Education
Research, 3 (1988), 59-65.
Freimuth, Vicki S., Edgar, Timothy, & Hammond, Sharon L., " College Students'
Awareness and Interpretation of The AIDS Risk." Science, Technology, and Human
Values, 12 (1987), 37-40.
Hammond, Sharon Lee, Freimuth, Vicki S., & Morrison, William, "The Gatekeeping
Funnel: Tracking a Major PSA Campaign from Distribution Through Gatekeepers to
Target Audience." Health Education Quarterly, 14 (Summer 1987), 153-166.
Freimuth, Vicki S. & Greenberg, Rachel H., "Pretesting Television Advertisements for
Family Planning Products in Developing Countries: A Case Study, Health Education
Research, 1 (1986), 37-45.
Freimuth, Vicki S., Greenberg, Rachel H., DeWitt, Jean Z., & Romano, Rose Mary,
"Covering Cancer: Newspapers and the Public Interest, Journal of Communication, 34
(Winter 1984), pp. 62-73.
Pohl, Sheila Ninomiya & Freimuth, Vicki S., "Foods for Health: Involving Organizations
in Planned Change, Journal of Applied Communication Research (Spring 1983), 17-27.
Freimuth, Vicki S. & Van Nevel, Paul, "Reaching the Public: An Analysis of the Asbestos
Awareness Campaign, Journal of Communication, 31 (Spring 1981), pp. 155-167.
Greenblatt, Lynda, Hasenauer, James, & Freimuth, Vicki S., "Psychological Sex Type and
Androgyny in the Study of Communication Variables." Human Communication Research,
6 (Winter 1980), pp. 117-129.
Greenberg, Rachel, Freimuth, Vicki S., & Bratic, E., "A Content Analytic Study of Daily
Newspaper Coverage of Cancer, Communication Yearbook 3. Edited by Dan Nimmo.
New Brunswick, NJ: Transaction Books, 1979, pp. 645-654.
Freimuth, Vicki S., "Assessing the Readability of Health Education Materials, Public
Health Reports, 94 (November/December 1979), pp. 568-570.
Freimuth, Vicki S. & Marron, Theresa, "The Public's Use of Health Information Sources,
Health Education (July/August, 1978), pp. 18-20.
Jamieson, Kathleen H. & Freimuth, Vicki S., "The Banning of the 'Lottery': Implications
for Censorship in the Schools, Sightlines (Fall 1977), pp. 14-17.
Freimuth, Vicki S. & Jamieson, Kathleen H., "The Lottery: An Empirical Analysis of Its
Impact, Research in the Teaching of English, II (Winter 1977), pp. 235-243.
Freimuth, Vicki S., "The Effects of Communication Apprehension on Communication
Effectiveness, Human Communication Research (Spring 1976), pp. 289-298. Reprinted
in The Context of Communication. Edited by Jean Civickly. New York: Holt, Rinehart,
and Winston, 1981.
Refereed Booklets
Freimuth, Vicki S. & Jamieson, Kathleen H., Communication with the Elderly: Shattering
Stereotypes. Urbana, IL: ERIC/SCA Theory into Practice Series, 1979, 38 pages.
Other Publications
Freimuth, V.S., ACDC: Getting the Word Out About Health@, CBE Views, 20(3), (1997)
92-93.
Global Programme on AIDS, World Health Organization, AIDS Health Promotion: Guide
to Small Studies. Geneva, Switzerland: World Health Organization, 1989, 1-117.
Magongo, Bongani and Freimuth, Vicki S., "Interactive Radio Helps Immunization
Campaign, Development Communication Report, 1987/3, No. 58, 1112.
Novelli, William and Freimuth, Vicki S., "Pretesting Health Messages, Proceedings from
Conference on NonProfit Marketing in Columbia, South Carolina.
Freimuth, Vicki S., "More about 'The Lottery', Sightlines (Fall, 1977), p. 18.
Book and Software Reviews
Freimuth, Vicki S., "Review of the Diffusion Game, Communication Education, 35(3),
July, 1986, pp. 316-319.
Freimuth, Vicki S., "Review of Health Communication: Theory and Practice, Journal of
Applied Communication Research, 13(2), Fall, 1985, p. 131-133.
Freimuth, Vicki S., "Review of Social Psychology and Medicine." "Health
Communication Issues" Published by Division 8 of ICA, 9, Fall, 1982, p.2.
Freimuth, Vicki S., "Review of Social Experimentation: A Method for Planning and
Evaluating Social Intervention, Quarterly Journal of Speech, 62, October 1976, p. 330.
Professional Papers and Talks Presented
REFEREED CONFERENCE PAPERS AND PANEL DISCUSSIONS
An Examination of Health Worry and Protective Behaviors among the Southern Poor,
National Communication Association s Annual Meeting, Chicago, November 2009.
Mobil Media and Public Health: An Evaluation of Personal Public Service
Announcements to Promote HIV Testing, American Public Health Association s Annual
Meeting, Chicago, November 2009.
Public Support for Government Actions during a Flu Pandemic, International
Communication Association s Annual Meeting, Montreal, Canada, May 2008.
A Discursive Approach to Emergency Preparedness Messaging, National Communication
Association s Annual Meeting, San Diego, November 2008.
Organizational Pathways to Patient-Centered Care: An Examination of Information
Seeking and Processing, National Communication Association s Annual Meeting, San
Diego, November 2008.
Preconception Health Message Bundling Study, National Conference on Health
Communication Marketing and Media. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention,
Atlanta, GA, August 2008.
Ten Years of Health Communication Policy and Practice, American Public Health
Association Annual Conference, San Diego, CA, October, 2008.
Lessons Learned at a CDC-Sponsored Center for Excellence in Health Marketing and
Communication, National Public Health Coalition Conference, San Antonio, TX, October
2008.
Perceptions and Responses to Multiple Health Risks among the Southern Poor, Kentucky
Health Communication Conference, Lexington, KY, April 2008.
Communication During a Crisis: Managing the Anthrax Attacks at the CDC, American
Public Health Association, November 2007.
Determinants of Support for Government Actions in a Flu Pandemic, American Public
Health Association, November 2007
Patterns of Response to Multiple Health Risks among the Southern Poor, Georgia Public
Health Association, September 2007.
Outcome of Risk Communication Pandemic Flu Real Time Drill, National Public Health
Information Coalition, September 2007
Blog Functions as Risk and Crisis Communication During Hurricane Katrina, Assocation
for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication, August 2007
Health and Poverty: Building the Science Foundation for Marketing/Communication
Interventions, CDC Conference on Health Marketing, August 2007.
Evaluating prime time TV show about public health investigations: Content, impact and
audience mix, Presentation at the American Public Health Association, San Antonio,
November, 2006
Focusing on individuals at risk: Reports from the CDC Centers of Excellence in Health
Communication, Presentation at the National Communication Association, November,
2006.
Panelist, The Making of a Health Communication Scholar What Is One?, National
Communication Association, Boston, November 2005.
Panelist, Public Health and the Media: Communicating in Routine and Emergency
Environments, National Communication Association, Boston, November 2005.
Panelist, Order Out of Chaos: The Management of Communication During Anthrax
Attacks, National Communication Association, Chicago, November 2004.
Panelist, SARS in the US: Smoke but No Fire National Communication Association,
Miami, November 2003.
Panelist, Communication Research and Policy Problems: Lessons from the Real World
International Communication Association, Washington, DC, May 2001
African American views on Research and the Tuskegee Syphilis Study, American
Public Health Association, Chicago, November, 1999
"Information Seeking as an Outcome of Health Communication Campaigns, Presentation
to be given at the International Communication Association annual meeting, Albuquerque,
May, 1995.
"A Demonstration of Complexity in Audience Response to Entertainment Television:
Confronting Cancer on 'Thirtysomething'", Poster Session to be given at the
International Communication Association annual meeting, Albuquerque, May, 1995.
"Are Mass Mediated Health Campaigns Effective? A Review of the Empirical Evidence,
Presentation at the Speech Communication Association annual meeting, New Orleans,
November 1994.
"Narrowing the Cancer Knowledge Gap among Blacks, Paper presented at the
International Communication Association, Sydney, Australia, July, 1994.
"The Communication of Social Support Messages among Breast Cancer Patients, Paper
presented at the Eastern Communication Association, April, 1994.
"The Funny Business of Health: A Content Analysis of Health Messages in the Comic
Strips, Paper presented at the Speech Communication Association in Miami, November,
1993.
"Ebony, Essence, and Jet: 1981-1991--A Decade of AIDS Coverage in Three African
American Magazines, Paper presented at the International Communication Association,
Washington, DC, May, 1993.
"Prime-Time Television as Health Educator: The Impact of Thirtysomething's Cancer
Story on Viewers, paper presented at the Speech Communication Association, Chicago,
1992.
"Factors Explaining Intent, Discussion, and Use of Condoms in First Time Sexual
Encounters, Top Three Paper presented at the Speech Communication Association,
Atlanta, November, 1991.
"Living with Cancer Vicariously: Thirtysomething's Nancy as Role Model, Presentation
at the International Communication Association, Chicago, May, 1991.
"Strategic Sexual Communication: Condom Use Resistance and Response, Top Three
Paper presented at the International Communication Association, Chicago, 1991
"Gender-based Differences in Counter Resistance Strategies for Negotiation of Condom
Use, Top Three Paper presented at
The International Communication Association, Dublin, Ireland, 1990
"Reaching Those at Risk: A Content Analysis of AIDS PSAs, Top Three Paper
presented at the International Communication Association, San Francisco, May, 1989.
"The Neglected Medium: Using Radio to Target Teens, " Top Three Paper at Eastern
Communication Association, Ocean City, May, 1989.
Panelist, "Formative Research in Funded Health Communication Research Projects,
International Communication Association, San Francisco, May, 1989.
"Moderator, Roundtable Discussion Examining Communication Strategies in Motivating
Behavioral Change at the International Communication Association's Annual Conference,
New Orleans, May 1988.
College Students' Knowledge, Attitudes, and Behavior Regarding AIDS, Competitively
selected panel presented at the Eastern Communication Association's Annual Conference,
Baltimore, April, 1988.
"Communicating with Cancer Patients, a paper presented at Communicating with Cancer
Patients Conference, Tampa, FL, 1987.
"Health Advertising: Prevention for Profit, paper presented at the International
Communication Association, Montreal, 1987.
"Diffusing Supportive Information Through the Mass Media, paper presented at the
International Communication Association, Montreal, 1987.
"Changing Health Knowledge and Behavior Through Interactive Radio Programming for
School Children: Immunizations, presentation at the National Council for International
Health, Washington, D.C., 1987.
"The Gatekeeping Funnel: Tracking a Major PSA Campaign from Distribution Through
Gatekeepers to Target Audience, paper
presented at the National Council for International Health, Washington, D.C., 1987.
"The Public's Search for Health Information, competitively selected paper presented at
the Speech Communication Association Annual Conference, Boston, 1987.
"Communicating with Patients: The Cancer Information Service Experience, a paper
presented at the Communicating with Patients Conference, Tampa, FL, February 1986.
"Social Marketing of Health, presentation at the annual conference of the Eastern
Communication Association, Atlantic City, NJ, May 1986.
"Disseminating Health Information to Minorities, a paper presented at the International
Communication Association's annual meeting, Chicago 1986.
"Hope or Hype: Newspaper Coverage of Cancer, a panel presented at the Speech
Communication Association's annual meeting, Chicago, 1986.
"Curricular Programs in Health Communication, a panel presented to the Eastern
Communication Association, Providence, Rhode Island, May, 1985.
"The Community Diffusion Model: An Approach to Disseminating Health Information to
Minorities, competitively selected paper presented at the International Communication
Association, Hawaii, May, 1985.
"Communicating with Cancer Patients, a panel presented at the International
Communication Association, Hawaii, May, 1985.
"Communicating Health Information to Minority Groups, presentation at the Eastern
Communication Association Convention, Philadelphia, March, 1984.
"Careers in Health Communication, panel presented at the International Communication
Association Conference, San Francisco, May, 1984.
"A Year after `The Day After', Panel presented at the Speech Communication
Association's Conference, Chicago, November, 1984.
"Using the Public Service Announcement to Promote Health, Presentation at the Eastern
Communication Association Convention, Ocean City, April, 1983
"Characteristics of Television Health PSA s which Contribute to Effective Message
Performance, Competitively selected paper presented at the International Communication
Association Conference in Dallas, May, 1983.
"Foods for Health: Involving Organizations in Planned Change, Top Three selected
paper presented at the Speech Communication Association Convention, Washington, D.C.,
November, 1983.
"Designing a Curriculum in Health Communication, Panel presented at the Eastern
Communication Association's Conference, Pittsburgh, April, 1981.
"Utilizing Physician Intervention in Smoking Cessation Programs, Competitively
selected paper presented at the International Communication Association's Conference,
Minneapolis, May, 1981.
"Assessing the Role of Gatekeepers in the Asbestos Awareness Campaign, Competitively
selected paper presented at the International Communication Association's Conference,
Acapulco, Mexico, May, 1980.
"A Content Analytic Study of Daily Newspaper Coverage of Cancer, Top Three Paper
presented at the Health Communication Division of the International Communication
Association Convention, Philadelphia, May, 1979.
Communication Research and Program Evaluation in Medical Organizations, paper
presented at the Speech Communication's Convention, Minneapolis, November, 1978.
"The Effects of Sex Typing and Androgyny on Two Communication Variables: Self
Disclosure and Communication
Apprehension, Competitively selected paper presented at the Speech Communication
Association's Convention, Washington, D.C., December, 1977.
"The 'Lottery' an Instructional Tool, paper presented at the annual convention of the
Eastern Communication Association Conference in Philadelphia, March, 1976.
"Empirical Research in Communication Education, presentation at the Eastern
Communication Association Conference in Philadelphia, March, 1976.
"Competency Based Instruction in the Basic Course, presentation at the Eastern
Communication Association Conference, March, 1975.
"Identifying the Communication Apprehensive Student in the Classroom, paper presented
at the annual convention of the Speech Communication Association in Houston,
December, 1975.
"An Empirical Analysis of the Construct, Communication Apprehension, competitively
selected paper presented at the annual convention of the Speech Communication
Association in Chicago, December, 1974.
INVITED PRESENTATIONS
Lectures at John Hopkins University, Florida State University, University of Texas, Texas
A&M University, Emerson College, University of Wisconsin, University of Illinois,
Charleston College, University of Georgia, University of Pittsburg s School of Public
Health and Emory School of Public Health.
2006 Georgia Flu Pandemic Survey, Georgia Emergency Management Agency,
October, 2007.
The Southern Center for Communication, Health, and Poverty, CECCRS Meeting,
National Cancer Institute, May 2007.
Communication During a Crisis: Managing the Anthrax Attacks at CDC, Temple
University, March 2007.
Using Communication to Improve Health Literacy, The Surgeon General s Workshop
on Health Literacy, September, 2006.
Risk Communication, Webinare sponsored by the Health Communication Research Unit
at the University of Toronto, October, 2006.
Order out of chaos: The self-organization of communication at the CDC following the
anthrax attacks, University of Kentucky Health Communication Conference, April, 2006.
Trends Shaping our Work as Health Communicators, National Institues of Health s
Health Communication Conference, May 2005.
Communication During a Crisis: Managing the Anthrax Attacks at CDC, National Eye
Institute s Vision Network Conference, March 2005.
Education of the Public Institute of Medicine s Conference on Genetics and Public
Health, October 2004.
Anthrax, Ricin, Smallpox, SARS, West Nile Virus, Bird Flu New Roles for Health
Communicators in a Post 9/11 World, McGovern Lecture, University of Texas, April
2004.
The Anthrax Attacks, University of Pittsburg s Minority Health Summit, January 2004.
Behavioral Science Opportunities in Terrorism Preparedness and Response, Institute for
Behavioral Research, University of Georgia, November, 2003.
The Don Berreth Lecture, National Public Health Information Coalition Conference,
San Francisco, October 2003.
Communication Challenges during Terrorist Events, Leadership Management Institute
Training Session, Barnsley Gardens, GA, August 2003.
The Anthrax Experience - Lessons Learned, Reinventing Media Relations for
Government Post 9/11, Homeland Security Conference, Washington, DC, July 2002
The Anthrax Attacks - Lessons Learned, Secretary s Council on Public Health
Preparedness, Washington, DC, August 2002
Effectiveness of Mass Media Health Campaigns, Second International Symposium on
the Effectiveness of Health Promotion, University of Toronto, May 2001
Hard to Reach or Hardly Reached Using Communications to Reduce Health
Disparities, Six Annual D.K. Stanley Lecture, University of Florida, February 2001
Keys to Successful Mental Health Communication, George Washington University,
March 2000
Videotaped lecture for Strategic Communications Series, World Bank 1999
Public Health Communication, National Institute on Deafness and other Communication
Disorders (NIDCD) Noise-Induced Hearing Loss Meeting, Bethesda, Maryland, December
1998.
The Need for Health Communication Courses at Schools of Public Health, Association
of Schools of Public Health (ASPH) Council on Behavior and Social Sciences Meeting,
Washington, DC, November 1998.
Health Communication as a Profession and its Role in the Activities Developed by
CDC, Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) Journalism on Health: Towards a
Better Understanding Workshop, Kingston, Jamaica, May 1998.
Reflections from the Real World, Presentation at the Kentucky Conference on Health
Communication, Lexington, Kentucky, April, 1998.
Designing Messages: Uses and Effects of Mass Media in Communicating Health,
Presentation at the Cardiovascular Health: Coming Together for the 21st Century
Conference, San Francisco, California, February 1998.
Science on Demand Before the Web: The Cancer Hotline. Presentation at the American
Association for the Advancement of Science Annual Meeting and Science Innovation
Exposition, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, February, 1998.
The Promise and Uncertainty of Networked Consumer Information, Presentation at the
Partnerships 97 Conference, Washington, D.C., April, 1997.
Health Communication Campaigns--What Works, Presentation at the 7th Annual Health
Communication Conference, Toronto, Canada, April 1997.
Role of Media and Public Health, Association of Professional Women Spring Banquet,
Atlanta, Georgia, April 1997.
Closing remarks/summary, Changing Strategies--Changing Behavior: What Food Safety
Communicators Need to Know, Conference, Washington, D.C., June, 1997.
Lecture on Health Communication, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York, October, 1997.
Health Communications Research: Lessons Learned, Presentation at the National
Institute for Occupational Safety & Health Communications Research Lecture Series,
Atlanta, Georgia, October, 1997.
Participant in concurrent special session, Effective Communication in a Public Health
Crisis, American Public Health Association 125th Annual Meeting, Indianapolis, Indiana,
November, 1997.
Overview of Health Communication at CDC, National Institutes of Health
Communications Forum Series, Developing the Blueprint: Designing a Health
Communication Program, Washington, D.C., December, 1997.
Presentation at the National Public Health Information Coalition Conference, Las Vegas,
Nevada, October, 1996.
Presentation at a Health Care Financing Administration Meeting, Baltimore, Maryland,
September, 1996.
What is Health Communication, Presentation at Georgia Health Educators Meeting,
Athens, Georgia, August, 1996.
Presentation at the International Communication Association Conference, Chicago,
Illinois, May, 1996.
Partnerships between Media and Public Health, Presentation at the Improving
Children=s Health through Media Partnerships, Atlanta, May, 1996.
Evaluation: A Critical Component of Health Communication, A Presentation at the
CDC=s Building Better Programs Through Evaluation Conference in Atlanta,
March, 1996.
"Are Mass Mediated Health Campaigns Effective? A Review of the Empirical Evidence,
Presentation at the Emerson
College's Health Communication Conference, Boston, April, 1995.
Lecture given on formative evaluation in health communication, George Washington
University, February, 1995.
"Evaluating Health Communication Campaigns, Workshop presented for the Canadian
Health Promotion Unit, Toronto, December, 1994.
"Using the Mass Media for Health Promotion, Lecture given to Ontario, Canada Health
Promotion Branch, December, 1994.
"The Role of Social Marketing in Health Promotion, Lecture given to graduate course in
Health Communication, University of Toronto, December, 1994.
"Analyzing Audiences in Health Communication Programs, Workshop presented for
Canadian Health Promotion Centre, Toronto, March, 1994.
Panelist for Johns Hopkins University Health Communication Day, October, 1994.
Reaching the Challenging Audience with Nutrition Messages, Workshop given to the
Ohio Nutrition Council, Columbus, October, 1993.
Invited participant and facilitator for a symposium, "Addressing Agencies' Risk
Communication Needs, sponsored by the EPA, NCI, and NSF, June, 1994.
Panelist, "Establishing the Research Agenda for Health Communication Research and
AIDS for the 21st Century, International Communication Association, Washington, D.C.,
May, 1993.
Respondent to panel, "Communication and Health Promotion, International
Communication Association, Miami, May, 1992.
"Living with Cancer Vicariously: Thirtysomething's Nancy as Role Model,@ Presentation
at University of Kentucky's Health Communication Conference, Lexington, April, 1992.
"Is There a 'Hard-to-Reach' Audience?" Workshop presented for the Ohio Nutrition
Council's annual meeting, Cincinnati, March, 1992.
"Segmenting Audience for Breast and Cervical Cancer Screening Promotion,
Presentation at Training Seminar for Centers for Disease Control, Denver, March, 1992.
Respondent to panel, "The South Florida Project on Meaning Creation in the Silicon
Breast Implant Controversy, Speech Communication Association, Chicago, November,
1992.
Respondent to panel, "Media Use or Abuse in Health Care and Beyond, Speech
Communication Association, Atlanta, November 1991.
"Living with Cancer Vicariously: Thirtysomething's Nancy as Role Model, Presentation
given to the AMC Cancer Center, Denver, August, 1991.
"Evaluation in Substance Abuse Prevention Communication Programs, Workshop given
to the Office for Substance Abuse Prevention's Communication Grantees, Minneapolis,
July, 1991.
"Asbestos Awareness Campaign, Presentation given to the Worker Notification Meeting
sponsored by the National Institute on Occupational Safety and Health, Vail, August,
1991.
"Social Marketing Research, Presentation given to the National Eye Health Education
Program meeting, Hilton Head, February, 1991.
"Applied Health Communication Research, Speech Communication Association's
Applied Communication Conference, Tampa, March, 1991
"The Challenge of Health Communication" Keynote Address at the Office of Substance
Abuse's Regional Communication Workshop, Louisville, October, 1990
"Searching for Health Information, Presentation to Medical Applications, National
Institutes of Health, June, 1989.
"Searching for Health Information", Presentation to Behavioral Scientists in Dental
Research, National Institutes of Health, June, 1989
"AIDS Education in Ethiopia, Keynote Address at Eastern Communication Association's
Seminar, Applied Communication in a Multi-Cultural World, Ocean City, May, 1989.
"Searching for Health Information, Presentation at Health Education Seminar Series,
University of Maryland, March, 1989.
"The Health Communication Challenge, Keynote Address at the National Eye Institute
Conference, Baltimore, March, 1989.
"Narrowing the Cancer Knowledge Gap among Blacks, Presentation at the annual
meeting of the Cancer Information Service, Chicago, October, 1988.
"Is the Cancer Information Service Reaching the Information Poor?" Presentation at the
annual meeting of the Cancer Information Service, Chicago, October, 1988.
"Strategies for AIDS Prevention Campaigns, Presentation at a National Conference on
AIDS Prevention, Ethiopia, July 1988.
Panelist, Workshop on Evaluation and Effective Risk Communication sponsored by the
Task Force on Environmental Cancer and Heart and Lung Disease, Washington, DC, June,
1988.
"Source Credibility: A Review of the Communication Literature, Presentation at the
Conference on Source Credibility sponsored by the Office of Substance Abuse,
Washington, D.C., June, 1988.
Panel on Public Health Campaigns at the International Communication Association's
Annual Conference, New Orleans, May, 1988.
"New Directions among Health Communication Scholars, Presentation at the Eastern
Communication Association's Annual Conference, Baltimore, April, 1988.
"Media Strategies to Disseminate AIDS Information to the Public, Presentation at the
Western Communication Association's Annual Meeting, San Diego, February, 1988.
"Reaching the Poor and Minorities with Cancer Prevention Information, Presentation
before the National Cancer Institute's Cancer Communication Advisory Group,
Washington, DC, January 1988.
"Communication and Cancer: Strategies for Seeking Cancer Information, a paper
presented at the Eastern Communication Association Conference, Syracuse, 1987.
"The Role of Evaluation: Looking at the Process, presentation at the International
Communication Association, Montreal, 1987.
"The Cancer Information Service Data Base: Contrasting Types of Users, Presentation at
the Cancer Communication System Annual Meeting, Seattle, October 1987.
"Research and Publication: The CCS Comes of Age, Workshop participant at the Cancer
Communication System Annual Meeting, Seattle, October 1987.
"Conflict Resolution in the Workplace, a workshop presented for the American Society
of Medical Technologists, New Orleans, June 1986.
"Response to Value Dimensions in Health Communication, a paper presented at the
International Communication Association, Hawaii, May, 1985.
"Disseminating Health Information, panel presented at Knowledge Transfer Roundtable,
sponsored by Alcohol, Drug Abuse and Mental Health Association, Rockville, MD,
November, 1984.
"The 1980 Content Analytic Study of Daily Newspaper Coverage of Cancer, Paper
presented to the Office of Cancer Communication, National Cancer Institute, January,
1982.
"Presenting and Evaluating Health Messages, Panel presented at the Annual Conference
of the Maryland Public Health Association, Baltimore, June, 1982.
"Characteristics of Television Health PSA s which Contribute to Effective Message
Performance, presented at the Conference on Marketing for Non-Profit Organizations in
Columbia, South Carolina, April, 1982.
"A Critique of the Top Three Competitive Papers, Paper presented at the Eastern
Communication Association's Conference, Ocean City, Maryland, April, 1980.
"Communicating with the Elderly, Workshop presented at Norfolk State College's Spring
Conference, April, 1980.
"Diffusing Health Information, Lecture presented at California State University at
Northridge, March, 1980.
"An Empirical Analysis of the Effects of the Lottery, Lecture presented at Conference on
Censorship, Indiana University, June, 1980.
"A Discussion of Competitively Selected Papers on Communication Apprehension, paper
presented at the International Communication Association Convention, Philadelphia, May,
1979.
"Communication Apprehension in the Classroom, Symposium participant at the
International Communication Association Convention, Philadelphia, May, 1979.
"A Response to Instructional Communication Papers, paper presented at the International
Communication Association's Convention, Chicago, April, 1978.
"Critique of Competitive Interpersonal Papers, paper presented at the annual convention
of the Eastern Communication Association in New York, March, 1977.
"A Response to Two Communication Apprehension Papers, paper presented at the
Speech Communication's Convention, Washington, D.C., December, 1977.
Keynote Speaker "A Profile of the Communication Apprehensive Student, Anne Arundel
County Speech Teachers' Conference, April, 1976.
Lecture, "Nonverbal Communication, Immaculate Conception High School, Washington,
D.C., 1976.
"The Effects of Communication Apprehension on Communication Effectiveness, paper
presented at Metropolitan Washington Communication Research Conference, February,
1975.
Communication Workshop for the Maryland Library Association, 1974.
Reports
Final Report on 2006 Georgia Emergency Preparedness Study, Georgia Division of Public
Health.
Final Report on 2006 Georgia Pandemic Flu Survey, Georgia Division of Public Health.
Report on Progress of Risk Communicaiton in Georgia, Report to the Georgia Division of
Public Health, 2005.
"Narrowing the Cancer Knowledge Gap among Blacks, Final Report for National Cancer
Institute Grant No. CA 45953, 1990.
"Source Credibility: A Review of the Communication Literature, Report to the Office of
Substance Abuse, 1988.
"The Public's Search for Information on Unorthodox Cancer Treatments: The CIS
Experience, Report to the Office of Technology Assessment, U.S. Congress, 1988.
"Evaluation of the 1987 Casey Kasem Radio PSA Campaign on Smoking, Report to the
National Cancer Institute, 1988. (Later presented as a competitively selected paper and
published in a referred journal)
"Analysis of Exposure to the National Cancer Institute's Cancer Prevention Awareness
Campaign, Report to the National Cancer Institute, 1986. (Later presented as a
competitively selected paper and published in a referred journal)
"1984 Newspaper Coverage of Cancer, Report to the National Cancer Institute, 1986.
(Later presented as a competitively selected paper and published in a referred journal)
"Report on Dental Manpower Study, Report to the Maryland State Dental Association,
1984.
"Characteristics of Television Health PSAs which Contribute to Effective Message
Performance, Report to the National Cancer Institute, 1981.
"Report of the Allied Health Child-Find and Advocacy Survey, Report to the American
Society of Allied Health Professionals, 1981.
"Impact of Two Public Service Campaigns, Report to the Federal Trade Commission,
1980.
Grants
National Institutes of Health for $970,000. 2009-2011. Using Meals on Wheels
Volunteers as Health Literacy Coaches.
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention for $330,000. 2009-2010. Longitudinal
Survey of the Public s Response to the H1N1 Pandemic.
Georgia s Department of Human Resources for (b) (4), 2008. Project: Communicating
about Essential Health Services in a Flu Pandemic.
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention for $25,000, 2008. Project: Evaluating a
HIV/AIDS Mobile Media Intervention.
Georgia s Department of Human Resources for (b) (4), 2007. Project: Exercising
Pandemic Flu Risk Communication.
Georgia s Department of Human Resources for $(b) (4), 2006-2007. Project: Pandemic
Flu Risk Communication Training and Simulation.
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention for $3.5 million for four years. Project:
Southern Center for Communication, Health, and Poverty. 2005
Georgia s Department of Human Resources for (b) (4), 2005. Project: Survey of
Georgia Citizens Knowledge, Attitudes, and Practices about Emergency Preparedness.
Georgia s Department of Human Resources for (b) (4) 2004. Project: Risk
Communication Audit for state of Georgia.
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention for $25,000, 2005. Project: Publications on
Nutrition and Physical Activity Research.
National Cancer Institute Grant for $1.8 million, 1993-1997. Project: Maryland WIC 5-A-
Day Promotion Program.
National Cancer Institute Cancer Communications Grant for $107,000, 1987-89. Project:
"Narrowing the Cancer Knowledge Gap among Blacks."
University of Maryland's Student Health Center for (b) (4), 1989. Project: Study
investigating students' negotiation of safe sex.
University of Maryland's Student Health Center for (b) (4), 1987. Project: Survey of
College Students' Knowledge, Attitudes, and Behaviors Regarding AIDS.
National Cancer Institute, Intergovernmental Personnel Act, 1986. Project: The Public's
Search for Health Information: The Cancer Experience.
University of Maryland Instructional Development Grants 1977 and 1983. Project:
Computer assisted Instruction for a Communication Theory Course.
University of Maryland Summer Research Award, 1975. Study: "The Development of an
Empirically Based Measure of Behavioral Communication Apprehension."
Fellowships, Prizes, and Awards
Honorary Doctorate from Emerson College, 2010.
Everett Rogers Award for Public Health Communication, American Public Health
Association, 2010.
Distinguished Career Award, American Public Health Association, 2004.
Distinguished Alumni Award, given by the Eastern Illinois Alumni Association, 1998
National Communication Association and the International Communication Health
Communication Divisions - Outstanding Health Communication Scholar Award, 1998-
1999
Outstanding Woman of the Year Award 1990, given by the President's Commission on
Women's Affairs, University of Maryland.
Top Three Paper Award from the Speech Communication Association's Commission on
Health Communication for "Factors Explaining Intent, Discussion, and Use of Condoms in
First Time Sexual Encounters, 1991.
Top Three Paper Award from the International Communication Association, Health
Communication Division for "Strategic Sexual Communication: Condom Use Resistance
and Response, 1991
Top Three Paper Award from the International Communication Association, Health
Communication Division for "Gender Based Differences in Counter Resistance Strategies
for the Negotiation of Condom Usage, 1990
Top Three Paper Award from the International Communication Association's Health
Communication division for "Reaching Those at Risk: A Content Analysis of AIDS
PSAs, 1989
Top Three Paper Award from the Eastern Communication Association's Health
Communication Interest Group for "The Neglected Medium: Using Radio to Target
Teens."
Top Three Paper Award from the International Communication Association's Health
Communication Division for "A Content Analytic Study of Daily Newspaper Coverage of
Cancer."
Governor's Citation for contributions toward implementing Title IX, 1983.
S.C.A. Research Board's Outstanding Doctoral Dissertation Award, December, 1974.
Dissertation: "The Effects of Communication Apprehension on Communication
Effectiveness."
Undergraduate
Graduation with honors; Department of Speech's Outstanding Forensic Student, 1965;
Winner, National Pi Kappa Delta Discussion Tournament, 1965; Full tuition scholarship,
196266; Elected to Phi Kappa Delta (national forensics honorary).
Editorships, Editorial Boards, and Reviewing Activities
Editorial Board for special issue on Pandemic Flu Risk Communication for Health
Promotion Practice.
Co-Editor with Timothy Edgar of special Tenth Year Anniversary Issue of The Journal of
Health Communication. In press for January 2006.
Co-Editor with Mary Anne Fitzpatrick and Timothy Edgar of special issue of Language
and Social Psychology on Communication and Health, 1992.
Co-Editor with Mary Anne Fitzpatrick and Timothy Edgar of special issue of
Communication Research on Communication and Health Promotion, 1993.
Associate Editor, Journal of Communication (1991-)
Associate Editor, Health Communication, national refereed journal (1988-1997).
Associate Editor, Communication Quarterly, regional refereed journal (1978-1981) (1984-
1995).
Associate Editor, Communication Education, national refereed journal (1978-1981) (1984-
1987).
Associate Editor, Human Communication Research, national refereed journal (1992-1997)
Publications Board, Speech Communication Association, (1981-1984).
ERIC reviewer in Health Communication, 1983-present.
Associate Editor, Human Communication Research, National Refereed Journal (1977-
1981).
Ad hoc reviews for Journal of the American Medical Association, Communication Theory,
Health Education Quarterly, Health Education Research: Theory and Practice, Southern
States Speech Journal, Journal of Communication, Advances in NonProfit Marketing,
Public Health Reports, and Journal of Applied Communication Research, Biosecurity and
Bioterrorism.
Teaching and Advising
Courses Taught (Approximate number of students each semester in parentheses)
At the University of Georgia
JRMC 9060--Seminar in Health Communication
JRMC 8610 Seminar in Risk Communication
SPCM 4610 Health Communication
SPCM 8610 Seminar in Health Communication
At the University of Maryland
SPCH 700--Introduction to Graduate Study (10)
SPCH 600--Introduction to Empirical Research Methods in Speech Communication (15)
SPCH 698R--Health and the Mass Media (15)
SPCH 698D--Diffusion of Innovations (12)
SPCH 698S--Survey Research Methods (8)
SPCH 400--Introduction to Research Methodology in Speech Communication (30)
SPCH 471--Public Communication Campaigns
SPCH 350--Communication Theory (45)
SPCH 798,698 and PCOM 899--Directed Research and Dissertation Research, (3-4)
Curriculum and Course Development
Managed the development of CDCynergy, a CD-ROM based planning and training
curriculum widely used in public health agencies and Schools of Public Health.
Health Communication Program--developed first program in health communication
offered in the U.S. Currently serving as a model for such universities as UCLA, Univ. of
Florida, Villanova University and Univ. of Western Sydney, Australia. Enrolls
(b) (6) (b) (6)
approximately doctoral students and masters students per year. Graduates hold health
communication positions in academic institutions, government health agencies, voluntary
health organizations, hospitals, and health consulting firms.
Developed graduate seminars in research methods, health and the mass media, and
diffusion theory.
Developed undergraduate course in communication theory based on mastery learning
model. Course is self-paced, uses behavioral objectives, criterion-referenced
examinations, and computer-generated testing.
Developed numerous internship positions at National Institutes of Health, Children's
Hospital, Porter-Novelli, Prospects Associates, Biospherics, American Lung Association,
Teaching Recognition
Two instructional development grants for undergraduate communication theory course
development.
Nominated for Distinguished Scholar/Teacher, 1989.
Advisees
Ph.D.
(b) (6) (2009)
(b) (6) (2008)
(b) (6) 2006
(b) (6) 1990
(b) (6) (1994)
(b) (6) (2002)
(b) (6) 1987
(b) (6) 1987
(b) (6) 1985
MASTERS
(b) (6) (in progress)
(b) (6) 2005
(b) (6) (b) (6)
1994 1994
(b) (6) (b) (6)
1990 1990
(b) (6) (b) (6)
1992 1990
(b) (6) (b) (6)
1991 1990
(b) (6) (b) (6)
1989 1986
(b) (6) (b) (6)
1988 1986
(b) (6) (b) (6)
1986 1985
(b) (6) (b) (6)
1985 1984
(b) (6) (b) (6)
1985 1983
(b) (6) (b) (6)
1983 1980
(b) (6) (b) (6)
1981 1979
(b) (6) (b) (6)
1980 1976
(b) (6) (b) (6)
1979 1975
(b) (6) was awarded NCA/ICA Health Communication Dissertation of the Year,
2010 and a Kellogg Health Disparities Post doctoral Fellowship
(b) (6) won TESS funding from NSF to collect dissertation data.
(b) (6) Master's Thesis was awarded a Top Three Paper Award from the
Health Communication Division of the International Communication Association in 1986.
(b) (6) doctoral dissertation was nominated for the Outstanding Dissertation
Award given by the Speech Communication Association, 1987. (b) (6) was
(b) (6)
awarded the Award for Commitment to Social Change, 1989.
Service
Professional Activities
Membership
Speech Communication Association
International Communication Association
Eastern Communication Association
Maryland Communication Association
Metropolitan Washington Communication Association
Positions of Leadership
SPEECH COMMUNICATION ASSOCIATION
Inservice Teacher Training Committee, 1977-78
NCAT Evaluator, 1977
Maryland Representative to State's Advisory Council
Task Force on Assessment and Testing, 1979-1981
Legislative Council Memberatlarge, 1982-84
Publications Board, 1981-84
Chair, 1983 Nominating Committee
Executive Committee Member, Applied Communication Section
1983-86
Executive Committee, Commission on Health Communication, 1986
INTERNATIONAL COMMUNICATION ASSOCIATION
Member of Senate Audit Team, 1975
Nominating Committee, 1975 and 1978
Sources of Funding Committee, 1976
Committee on Innovations, 1977-78
Elected Reader for Competitive Papers, 1977-78 and 1981
Secretary of Division 7, Instructional Communication 1978-79
Elected Reader for Competitive papers in Health Communication, 1981-1984
Chair, Status on Women Committee, 19851987
Vice-President and Chair, Health Communication Division, 1988
Co-Chair, Theme Sessions, 1991
EASTERN COMMUNICATION ASSOCIATION
Advisory Board Chair, 1978-1981
Executive Committee, 1978-81
Funding Sources Committee, 1978-1981
Awards Committee, 1978-1981
Community College Task Force, 1982
Chair, Health Communication Interest Group, 1982-83
MARYLAND COMMUNICATION ASSOCIATION
VicePresident, 1977-78
Program Chairperson for Annual Conference, 1978
President, 1978-79.
METROPOLITAN WASHINGTON COMMUNICATION ASSOCIATION
MemberAtLarge of Executive Committee, 1976-77
Other Non-university Committees, Commissions, Panels
Alzheimer Association Brain Health Campaign Advisory Group 2008-
Emory University Emergency Preparedness Center Advisory Group 2008-
Expert Panel on Evaluation for the White House Anti-Drug Campaign, 2008.
NIH Blue Ribbon Panel advising Director on Boston BSL4 Laboratory Controversy, 2008-
CDC s External Five Year Review of the Injury Research Center at the University of
Southern California, 2004.
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