Next meeting Nov 27: International health comm

Please join us at our last brown-bag meeting of the quarter on Tuesday, Nov 27, 12:30-1:30pm in Derby 3116. Our theme is international health communication. School of Communication alum Emily Burkhart and faculty members Tony Roberto and Janice Raup-Krieger will be presenting on their experiences working on health issues abroad.

Emily will talk about her trip this past summer to Uganda, where she visited many sites (from public/private hospitals, clinics, and NGO offices), interviewed health professionals, and gained insight on a variety of issues. Janice and Tony will be presenting on the initial stages of a research project they are conducting in Bangladesh in collaboration with the International Breast Cancer Foundation (IBCRF). The project will develop a culturally appropriate intervention to increase awareness among Bangladeshi women and their families of free, walk-in breast problem clinics that have been developed by the IBCRF and Amader Gram (a non-profit organization focused on social issues in rural Bangladesh).

Hope to see you there!

Next meeting Nov 13: Discussion of journal articles

Please join us at our next meeting on Nov 13, 12:30-1:30pm, in Derby 3116. We're going to try something different at this meeting -- instead of having a presentation, we'll be discussing a couple of articles that address potential mechanisms behind persuasive message effects. Both articles have implications for health and other persuasive comm research.

Both of the articles are available in full text on Ken DeMarree's Web site: http://www.psy.ohio-state.edu/gap/demarree/

Wheeler, S. C., DeMarree, K. G., & Petty, R. E. (2007). Understanding the role of the self in prime-to-behavior effects: The Active-Self account. Personality and Social Psychology Review, 11, 234-261.

Petty, R. E., Briñol, P., & DeMarree, K. G. (in press). The Meta-Cognitive Model (MCM) of attitudes: Implications for attitude measurement, change, and strength. Social Cognition.

Hope to see you there!