Profiles in "Health Communication" Expertise Area

  • Lederman currently focuses on the power of personal narratives in recovery from addiction to alcohol. She and her communication students designed and run DYK10 (Do You Know 10?).
  • Mongeau studies communication in the earliest stages of romantic relationships and persuasion and social influence.
  • D'Angelo's research interests include writing assessment; the impact of assessment on curriculum development, outcomes, and pedagogy; threshold concepts and transfer of learning; metacognition; and information literacy.
  • Dr. Roberto’s research and teaching interests focus primarily on persuasion and social influence and health communication.
  • Warriner is an educational anthropologist who examines the social, political, economic, and ideological dimensions of immigration and transnationalism.
  • Fox's current work focuses on the histories of positive emotions and well-being, as well as the role of fictional and cultural narratives in shaping emotion.
  • Szejda's research focuses on designing and evaluating messages about the health and sustainability aspects of food choices.
  • Kim’s research interests include cancer patient/caregiver supportive care, quality of life, and psychosocial well-being, with a particular emphasis on digital storytelling as a therapeutic intervention.
  • Manson's specialty and internationally recognized subject matter expertise is within the area of building fiscally sustainable integrated health care with identifiable return on investment and cost savings.