Dr. Michael Slater wins int'l award for best article advancing comm theory

Please join me in congratulating Mike Slater for receiving the McQuail Award for best article advancing communication theory published in a peer-reviewed journal!

The McQuail Award is an annual award given by the Amsterdam School of Communication Research (ASCoR), the largest research institute of its kind in Europe and among the largest worldwide. Mike will be traveling to Amsterdam in November to accept the award.

Mike won the award for his "Reinforcing Spirals" article, which
appears destined to become a classic in the field. Here's the full cite:

Slater, M. D. (2007). Reinforcing spirals: The mutual influence of media selectivity and media effects and their impact on individual behavior and social identity. Communication Theory, 17(3), 281-303.

Congratulations, Mike!

Congratulations to Nori Comello for single-authored Comm Theory publication

Congratulations to Nori Comello, 3rd year Ph.D. student, for the recent acceptance of her single-authored article "William James on 'Possible Selves': Implications for Studying Identity in
Communication Contexts" in Communication Theory, one of the top journals in the Communication discipline.

The article was based on papers done during her 1st year core courses in communication theory.

Nori will be presenting her more recent work in communication and identity, addressing how anti-drug messages may operate through their impact on social identity, later this quarter in
CHASSIS.

CHASSIS kick-off / dessert social Oct 3

WHAT: Kick-off / dessert social for CHASSIS

WHEN: Friday, Oct 3, 3:30-4:30pm (regular meetings @ same time every Friday thereafter)

WHERE: Derby 3150

Welcome to new and returning faculty and students!

As we set our schedules for the upcoming quarter, I want to encourage everyone to save some time (and some room for dessert) on Friday, Oct 3, 3:30-4:30, for our first meeting of CHASSIS - Communication, Health, Attitude Structure, and Social Influence Strategies.

We anticipate continuing discussion after this and future meetings at a local waterhole, to keep the conversation lubricated (we'll keep the car puns to a minimum, we promise!).

We believe issues of attitude structure and social influence are the foundation and underpinning of many key issues in communication, whether they be in domains of health, politics, media effects, etc. (in much the same way a chassis is the underpinning of a car, and the same chassis supports a Camry and a Lexus).

We're here to explore those shared underpinnings. In that spirit, we have broadened our original health comm focus to include people from political, social influence, mass and other topical orientations so that we can work together on topics of shared concerns. You can feel free to attend specific sessions even if you aren't a regular attendee.

This quarter and next, we'll focus on communication, self-concept and social identity. Here is our fall quarter schedule of topics/discussion leaders, subject to change/confirmation.

Oct 10 - Dr. Janice Raup-Krieger
Communication processes and rural identity

Oct 17 - Nori Comello, 3rd year PhD student
Drug-prevention messages from the perspective of social identity/Optimal Distinctiveness Theory

Oct 24 - Dr. Kim Rios-Morrison
Self-uncertainty and priming effects

Oct 31 - Dr. Erik Nisbet
Social identity cues and strategic framing

Nov 7 - Myiah Hively, 3rd year PhD student
Self-efficacy and identity's influence on behavior: Reciprocal, mediated, or casual relationship?

Nov 14 - NCA practice presentations

Sound intriguing? If so, please take a moment to add your name to our e-mail list by sending a message to Nori (comello.1@osu.edu). If you were on the Health Communication Research Group list and DON'T plan to attend CHASSIS, please send a message to Nori so she can remove you from the list.

If you have any questions, please let Mike Slater know (slater.59@osu.edu). Thanks, and hope to see you at our first meeting!

Welcome to Dr. Erik Nisbet

We are very pleased to welcome Dr. Erik Nisbet to CHASSIS and to the department. Erik's research focuses on how media frames and social identity schema work together to impact audience perceptions of conflict in political contexts. Because the study of mechanisms underlying media-effects/persuasion is at the heart of CHASSIS, we are thrilled that Erik will be contributing to the group. He will also be leading discussion at one of our fall quarter meetings. For more information about Erik's research: http://www.comm.ohio-state.edu/People/Faculty/ErikNisbet.aspx

Welcome, Erik!

Welcome to Dr. Kimberly Rios-Morrison

We are excited that Dr. Kimberly Rios-Morrison will be joining the faculty at OSU and CHASSIS next academic year! Her research focuses on how communication in groups, organizations, and interpersonal relationships can be affected by people’s experiences of uncertainty or threat. For more information about Kim's research, go to: http://www.comm.ohio-state.edu/People/Faculty/KimRiosMorrison.aspx.

We look forward to her contributions to CHASSIS!

Next meeting May 13

HCRG (soon to be CHASSIS) will meet Tuesday, May 13, 12:30-1:30pm, Derby 3116.

Second-year PhD student Cat Goodall will do a quick walk-through of a study she'll be presenting at ICA on alcohol ads and implicit attitudes. In the second half of the meeting, Dr. Joyce Wang will discuss a study that examines the dynamic effects of motivational variables on four psychophysiological measures of emotion and cognition, as well as a behavioral measure of channel choice. The study tests the central role of motivational activation in mediated information processing.

Both of these talks are a great segue as we transition to CHASSIS, which has a broader focus that includes attitude structures involved in health and other communication effects. Please join us!

Welcome to Dr. David Roskos-Ewoldsen

We're delighted that Dr. David Roskos-Ewoldsen will be joining the School of Communication and our research group next academic year! He has conducted pioneering research that bridges the disciplines of communication and psychology. Given our transition to CHASSIS and to a broader focus that includes attitude structures underlying communiation effects, we are looking forward to his contributions to our group. Read more about his research at http://roskos.socialpsychology.org/.

Dr. Mira Katz Wins Telly Award!

Dr. Mira Katz (School of Public Health) has won a Telly Award (Bronze) for the educational video she developed entitled, "Ask your doctors about colon cancer screening?" The video was developed as part of the educational program component of Dr. Katz's K award (NCI K07CA107079). Congratulations Mira!

HCRG transitions to CHASSIS...

Have you heard? CHASSIS 's the word...

Beginning next academic year, HCRG will officially transition to a new name with a broader focus: CHASSIS, which stands for Communication, Health, Attitude Structure, and Social Influence Strategies.

Per Mike Slater's recent e-mail to group members, the idea behind CHASSIS is that the intellectual challenges in health communication are the same kinds of challenges facing the broader fields of communication and persuasion: developing a better understanding of the role of mediated and interpersonal communication in social influence and social behavior, and a better understanding how it is that messages have the effects they do on attitudes and behaviors. Likewise, progress in those areas (attitude structure, social influence process and strategies) will better inform those of us involved with health communication issues.

Stay tuned for further plans as we roll out the new CHASSIS in the fall. As always, input and ideas are most welcome!

Student members win Comm Day awards!

We're very proud to announce that two of our student members have won coveted awards at the School of Communication's annual Comm Day!

Third-year PhD student Catherine Goodall received the Morgan Award, which is given to a senior PhD student who has demonstrated excellence in research. She has multiple publications, as well as in-press and under-review manuscripts. In addition, she has top conference papers and a book chapter to her credit.

Second-year master's student Gregory Hoplamazian won the graduate student teaching award based on his consistently excellent reviews and for the breadth of his teaching experience while at OSU.

Congratulations, Cat and Greg!

Janice Krieger wins ICA/NCA Health Communication Dissertation Award

I just received word from the Health Com division of ICA that Janice Krieger is this year's recipient of the ICA/NCA Health Communication Dissertation Award! Her dissertation was selected over seven other very competitive candidates from some of the most prestigious universities around the country. This very prestigious award comes with a cash prize of $500.

Please join me in congratulating Dr. Krieger for winning this award!

FYI, those of you who are interested in ways health communication researchers with doctoral training can contribute to public health outside of academia:

The CDC National Center for Health Marketing (NCHM) is seeking three senior health communication scientists to serve as Associate Director of Communication Science (ADCS) for each of the following National Centers:

o National Center for Zoonotic, Vector-Borne, and Enteric Diseases (NCZVED) www.cdc.gov/nczved

o National Center for Injury Prevention and Control (NCIPC) www.cdc.gov/ncipc

o National Center for Health Marketing (NCHM) www.cdc.gov/healthmarketing

ADCSs serve a pivotal role at CDC as the principal advisors to National Center Directors on health communication and social marketing science, research, and practice. The ADCSs provide senior health marketing and communication leadership to direct development and advance research, surveillance, and prevention activities through implementation of comprehensive communication science and health marketing programs. Each ADCS reports to the Director of NCHM, but works day-to-day with the Director of the National Center in which the position is embedded.

The GS-1001-15 Health Communications Officer positions are open to both internal (i.e., US government employees) and external candidates and close on May 15, 2008. Salary range: 111,892.00 - 145,464.00 USD per year.

Next meeting Apr 29: Diabetes health narratives

Please join us at our next meeting on Tuesday, April 29, 12:30-1:30pm, in Derby 3116. Dr. Prabu David and comm honors student Monica Longmire will present research involving diabetes health narratives by African Americans.

Planning meeting April 15

Please join us at our next meeting on Tuesday, April 15, 12:30-1:30pm in Derby 3116. The focus of the meeting will be on planning/development for our group. This will be a time to discuss how well HCRG has been serving members' needs and what you'd like to see in the future, so please bring your ideas! If time permits, there may be some research updates from Dana and me, but the bulk of the meeting time will be spent on planning. Hope you can join us.

Call for abstracts - CDC Health Comm Conference

The CDC is soliciting abstracts for their 2nd Annual National Conference on Health Communication, Marketing and Media. The conference will be held on August 12-14, 2008, in Atlanta. Abstract submission deadline is April 18. Visit their Web site for more info:

http://www.cdc.gov/HealthMarketing/conference2008-abstracts.htm

Next mtg April 1: Attention to news & alcohol-control policy support

Our next meeting will be held Tuesday, April 1, from 12:30-1:30 in Derby 3116. First-year master's student Dana Eisenberg will present a paper that she co-authored with Mike Slater entitled "Examining the Roles of Exposure and Attention to News Media on Adolescent Support for Alcohol-Control Policies." Their paper was accepted to the Kentucky Conference on Health Communication, which will take place later in April. Congrats, Dana!

Next mtg 4/4 - Tailored Web sites to enhance substance abuse treatment

Please join us at the last meeting of the quarter on Tuesday, March 4, 12:30-1:30, in Derby 3116. Dr. Bill Gardner (Professor of Pediatrics, Psychology, & Psychiatry at OSU) will be presenting on "Using Messaging to Support Substance Abuse Treatment in Adolescents and Young Adults." He's interested in using tailored Web sites, and possibly avatars, to enhance primary-care-based treatment. He's submitting a proposal and would like feedback from communications and new-media perspectives. Hope to see you there!

Presentation at College of Public Health: "Health and International Humanitarian Assistance: 30 Years of Evolution"

This presentation may be of interest to members....

The OSU College of Public Health and the OSU Center for African Studies are pleased to sponsor a presentation on

"Health and International Humanitarian Assistance: 30 Years of Evolution"
Dr. Ron Waldman, MD, MPH
Columbia University, Mailman School of Public Health
USAID, Team Leader, Pandemic Planning/Humanitarian Response

Wednesday, March 5, 2008
3:30 - 5:00
Younkin Success Center, Room 150
1640 Neil Avenue (across from the OSU Medical Center)

Dr.Waldman will discuss the evolution of humanitarian assistance over the past 30 years, with a strong emphasis on the health and nutrition sectors. He will cover aspects of the complex emergencies in Somalia, Sudan and Mozambique. Lessons learned from events surrounding the genocide in Rwanda will be highlighted. The role of the United Nations, bilateral donors, and non-governmental organizations and their ability to work in the face of extensive human rights abuses will form the basis for discussion.

After receiving his medical degree from the University of Geneva, Dr. Waldman began his career as a volunteer in the World Health Organization's Global Smallpox Eradication Program in Bangladesh. He joined the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in 1977 and, during his 25 years there, helped develop the epidemiology of refugee health by working in crises in Somalia, the Democratic Republic of Congo, and Eastern Europe. He also served as a regional epidemiologist, based in West Africa, for the Combatting Communicable Diseases of Childhood Program, as Secretary of WHO's Task Force on Cholera Control, and as Technical Director of the global child survival project, BASICS.

He is the founder of the Program on Forced Migration and Health at the Mailman School of Public Health of Columbia University where he is Professor of Clinical Population and Public Health. Dr. Waldman serves on the Board of Overseers of the International Rescue Committee, the Board of Directors of Physicians for Human Rights, and has published extensively on complex emergencies and on child health in developing countries.

Free and open to the public. For more information contact cas@osu.edu or 292-8169.

Matthew Kreuter talk 2/27

Mike wants to encourage everyone to attend a presentation next week by Matthew Kreuter, who's speaking next week at the OSU Comprehensive Cancer Center.

Wednesday, February 27
12:00 noon
Rm 518 of the James Cancer Hospital

Speaker:
Matthew W. Kreuter, PhD, MPH
Professor, Department of Community Health
Director, Health Communication Research Laboratory
St. Louis University School of Public Health

Presentation:
Communication-Based Strategies to Eliminate Cancer Disparities

Lunch available at 11:45 a.m. RSVP: katie.trego@osumc.edu

Next meeting Feb 19 - video to promote cancer screening

At our next meeting, Dr. Mira Katz from the College of Public Health will discuss the development of a video to improve patient knowledge and communication with healthcare providers about colorectal cancer screening.

Next meeting Feb 5 - Hayes talk on moderation/mediation

Please join us at our next meeting on Tues, Feb 5, 12:30-1:30, in Derby 3116. Dr. Andrew Hayes will discuss mediation, moderated mediation, and related issues. He'll also discuss SPSS & SAS macros he and his associates have developed to assess hypotheses involving those mechanisms. You can check out his macros on his Web site: http://www.comm.ohio-state.edu/ahayes/.

Also, we are still in need of presenters on Mar 4, Apr 15, and Apr 29. Please let me or Mike Slater know if you're interested!

New Goodall & Roberto publication on teaching health communication

Congrats to Catherine Goodall and Tony Roberto for their recent publication in Communication Teacher entitled “An Inconvenient Truth: An application of the extended parallel process model.” Communication Teacher is the field’s only peer-reviewed teaching publication. Published by the National Communication Association, Communication Teacher publishes exemplary and original “ideas and strategies for the classroom.” You can email Catherine if you’d like a copy of the manuscript/activity.

$3 million NIDA grant to Dr. Raup-Krieger and colleagues!

Please join me in congratulating Janice Raup-Krieger, who (with her colleagues from Penn State University) received a five-year $3,272,367 grant from the National Institute on Drug Abuse. The grant will allow the researchers to study how their federally-recognized "keepin' it REAL" drug-prevention curriculum is adapted when used by rural middle schools in PA and OH. Congratulations, Janice!

Next meeting Jan 22 - physician-patient communication

* Quick reminder that we're meeting next Tuesday, January 22, at noon in Derby 3116. PhD student Parul Jain will be presenting some research on physician-patient communication. Her talk will focus on the communicative challenges that international medical graduates face in the US and how those challenges could impact the health outcomes/health related quality of life in their patients.

* If you have not presented yet this quarter, please sign up for a date! The available dates are Mar 4, Apr 15, Apr 29, and May 13. Completed research, research-in-progress, proposals, etc., are all welcome. Please e-mail Nori Comello or Mike Slater if you have questions.

Next meeting Jan 8 - Cancer patient blogs

Happy New Year! Please join us at our next brown-bag meeting on Tuesday, Jan 8, 12:30-1:30, in Derby 3116. Second-year PhD student Jatin Srivastava will discuss a study he'd like to conduct on cancer patient blogs and would like feedback from the group. Hope to see you there!