School of Media and Communication

Kate Magsamen-Conrad, Ph.D.

Profile:
AREAS OF RESEARCH: Health and interpersonal communication especially in applied contexts developing theory driven health interventions; information management, especially disclosure and privacy.

I am a relational communication scholar also trained in health and interpersonal communication. I am specifically interested in applied projects with the potential for grant funding, and I have experience in a number of approaches to interventions including interpersonal (e.g., the Brief Disclosure Intervention project, BDI, working with HIV+ individuals) and persuasion (e.g., the NIDA funded Youth Message Development project, YMD, working with high school students). My program of research draws on traditions of research in interpersonal and health/risk communication, relationships, psychology, and persuasion. My relational research more broadly focuses on how interpersonal communication affects personal, relational, and health outcomes. I often utilize health-related contexts to increase the chances of securing external funding, which allows me to design more robust research projects and to work with community groups.

Education:

Ph.D., Rutgers University (Health and Interpersonal Communication)
M.A., Illinois State University (Interpersonal Communication)

Classes:

Comm 3000 Communication Research Methods
Comm 3070 Organizational Communication
Comm 4070 Relational Communication
Comm 4440 Health Communication

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