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Category Archives: Health Communication
UMSL Communication Professors Off to the Kentucky Conference on Health Communication
by Stephanie Van Stee Drs. Lara Zwarun and Stephanie Van Stee set off for the Kentucky Conference on Health Communication (KCHC) this past April, 2014. The preconference theme was Health Message Design, which represented a good fit with Dr. Zwarun’s … Continue reading
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A Real-World Example of Diffusion of Innovation Theory: Drug Dales to Doctors
One of the theoretical perspectives frequently covered in our courses is Diffusion of Innovations Theory, which is most closely associated with the work of Everett Rodgers. A recent article in The New York Times about the use of computer programs … Continue reading
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The doctor will email you now: UMSL faculty study how electronic communication may help diabetes patients
UM-St. Louis Associate Professor Yan Tian, along with colleagues Jeanine Turner, James Robinson, Alan Neustadtl, Pam Angelus, Marie Russell, Seong Mun, and Betty Levine has recently published a study investigating the impact of supportive emails from health care providers on … Continue reading
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