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.