Rural adults experience disparities in colorectal cancer screening, a trend even more distinct among rural Black adults. Healthcare disruptions caused by COVID-19 exacerbated inequities, heightening attention on virtual communication strategies to increase screening. Yet little is known about how rural adults perceive virtual human clinicians (VHC). New research from the…
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University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications (UFCJC) Journalism Professor Kim Walsh-Childers, UFCJC Advertising Assistant Professor Won-Ki Moon and Eric Cooks, STEM Translational Communications Center communication scientist, will be panelists for “Mass Media Effects on Health” at Turlington Hall on the UF campus on Nov. 1 at 6 p.m.…
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Matching Black patients with a Black virtual clinician may increase patient willingness to get screened for colon cancer, according to a new study. The findings by Eric Cooks, postdoctoral fellow for the STEM Translational Communication Center (STCC) at the University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications and Janice Krieger,…
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News consumption through social media is becoming more and more prevalent. Studying how people interact with social media, and particularly with the news when delivered via different social media channels, can be helpful in the marketing and communications spaces. Commenting on social media posts is an increasingly popular way to…
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On Nov. 4, 2021, Janice Krieger, director of the STEM Translational Communication Center at the University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications, and Eric Cooks, post-doctoral associate, participated in “What We Know Works: Tools, Resources, and Promising Practices,” a webinar sponsored by the Maryland Colorectal Cancer Task Force. The…
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