Health Communication

Effective communication among and between healthcare providers, policymakers, the media, and the public plays a major role in determining the quality of personal and public health. Annenberg examines the role of interpersonal and mass-mediated communication on the development, maintenance of, and changes in the health-related attitudes, opinions, information-processing, and behavior of individuals and groups.

Health Communication News

12/03/2020

Falk Wins 2020 SANS Early Career Award

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10/08/2020

Health Communication & Equity Lab Creates Better Public Health Messaging for LGBTQ+ Populations

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09/28/2020

AHA! Lab Studies How Daily Moments Impact Long-Term Behavior

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09/14/2020

Virtual Reality Trains Public to Reverse Opioid Overdoses

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Standing Faculty

Portrait of Andy Tan
Andy Tan, Ph.D., M.P.H., M.B.A., M.B.B.S.
Associate Professor of Communication
Portrait of Damon Centola
Damon Centola, Ph.D.
Professor of Communication, Sociology and Engineering
Portrait of David Lydon-Staley
David Lydon-Staley, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of Communication
Portrait of Emily B. Falk
Emily Falk, Ph.D.
Professor of Communication, Psychology, and Marketing
Portrait of John Jemmott
John B. Jemmott III, Ph.D.
Kenneth B. Clark Professor of Communication and Psychiatry
Joe Cappella at Annenberg School for Communication ASC UPenn
Joseph N. Cappella, Ph.D.
Gerald R. Miller Professor of Communication
Portrait of Kathleen Hall Jamieson
Kathleen Hall Jamieson, Ph.D.
Elizabeth Ware Packard Professor of Communication
Portrait of Robert C. Hornik
Robert C. Hornik, Ph.D.
Wilbur Schramm Professor of Communication and Health Policy

Secondary Faculty

Andrew A. Strasser, Ph.D.
Research Professor of Psychiatry, Perelman School of Medicine
Portrait of Christina Roberto
Christina A. Roberto, Ph.D.
Mitchell J. Blutt and Margo Krody Blutt Presidential Associate Professor of Health Policy, Perelman School of Medicine

Research Staff

Portrait of Dan Romer
Dan Romer, Ph.D.
Research Director, Annenberg Public Policy Center
Portrait of Jennifer Morgan
Jennifer Morgan, M.P.H., Ph.D.
Research Director, Tobacco Center of Regulatory Science
Portrait of Jessica Fishman
Jessica Fishman, Ph.D.
Faculty Research Associate
Portrait of Matthew Brook O'Donnell
Matthew Brook O'Donnell, Ph.D.
Research Assistant Professor, Communication Neuroscience Lab
Portrait of Nicole Cooper
Nicole Cooper, Ph.D.
Research Director, Communication Neuroscience Lab
Patrick Jamieson at Annenberg School for Communication ASC UPenn
Patrick E. Jamieson, Ph.D.
Director, Annenberg Health & Risk Communication Institute
Researcher Yoona Kang at Annenberg School for Communication ASC UPenn
Yoona Kang, Ph.D.
Research Director, Communication Neuroscience Lab

Postdoctoral Researcher

Portrait of Amanda L. McGowan
Amanda L. McGowan, Ph.D.
Postdoctoral Fellow, Addiction, Health, & Adolescence (AHA!) Lab
Portrait of Bradley Mattan
Bradley Mattan, Ph.D.
Postdoctoral Fellow, Communication Neuroscience Lab
Portrait of Jinha Kim
Jinha Kim, Ph.D.
Postdoctoral Fellow, Tobacco Center of Regulatory Science
Portrait of Shannon M. Burns
Shannon M. Burns, Ph.D.
Postdoctoral Fellow, Communication Neuroscience Lab

Videos

E-Cigarette Advertising Makes One Crave …Tobacco? Surprising Findings by Penn Researchers

Uploaded on Thursday, March 12, 2015 - 4:01pm
Research by Erin Maloney, Ph.D., and Joseph Cappella, Ph.D. into the effects of "vaping" cues on tobacco cigarette smokers.  Related:  Press Release...

TCORS Speaker - Emily Moyer-Guse, The Ohio State University

Uploaded on Thursday, November 6, 2014 - 9:01am
"Narrative persuasion as overcoming resistance: Understanding the role of engagement with narrative and characters."

Pearl's "Pop Tech" Talk on Faces

Uploaded on Thursday, October 23, 2014 - 4:29pm
Annenberg Professor Sharrona Pearl was one of the featured speakers during the PopTech conference in Camden, Maine Oct. 23 – 25. Her talk focused on...

Elihu Katz Colloquium - Joseph N. Cappella, Ph.D.

Uploaded on Monday, October 13, 2014 - 4:44pm
October 3, 2014: Lecture by Joseph N. Cappella, Ph.D., Gerald R. Miller Professor of Communication, Annenberg School for Communication. The Elihu...

Professor Joseph Turow Talks About His Book Playing Doctor

Uploaded on Saturday, August 23, 2014 - 3:40pm
Joseph Turow, Ph.D., the Robert Lewis Shayon Professor of Communication, walks us through his book Playing Doctor: Television, Storytelling, and...

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Projects & Grants

30 Sep 2014 to 29 Sep 2017

Reducing UV Exposure to Prevent Skin Cancer: Message Development and Testing

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15 Sep 2014 to 14 Sep 2017

Neural Mechanisms of Influence, Deterrence and Message Propagation

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05 Sep 2013 to 31 Aug 2017

Using Eye Tracking to Understand and Improve Graphic Warning Label Effectiveness

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22 Sep 2014 to 31 Aug 2017

Influencing Cervical Cancer Prevention and Detection Online through Social Media

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27 Sep 2012 to 31 Aug 2017

Developing and Pilot Testing a Mobile-Phone Based HIV/STI Prevention Intervention

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Upcoming Events

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05 Feb 2021 - 12:00pm
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Centers

  • Annenberg Public Policy Center
  • Communication Neuroscience Lab
  • Penn Tobacco Center of Regulatory Science
  • Center for Health Behavior and Communication Research
  • Addiction, Health, and Adolescence Lab
  • Health Communication & Equity Lab