Find some of our 2024-2025 publications below.
Aubrey, J. S., Gahler, H., Daniels, E. A., Choi, H. J., & Speno, A. G. (2024). Examining Relations Between Sexualizing Media Exposure and Sexting Attitudes and Behaviors among U.S. Adolescents. Archives of Sexual Behavior, 53(10), 4065–4078. Gender Studies Database. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10508-024-02984-5
Aubrey, J. S., Maas, M. K., Choukas-Bradley, S., Coyne, S. M., Durham, M. G., Scull, T. M., van Oosten, J. M. F., & Ward, L. M. (2025). Representations of gender and sexuality in youth media. In Handbook of children and screens: Digital media, development, and well-being from birth through adolescence. (2026-07904-046; pp. 325–331). https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-69362-5_45
Aubrey, J. S., Zeng, J., Saha, K., Gahler, H., & Dajches, L. (2024). The body positive… or the body neutral? A content analysis of body positivity and body neutrality hashtagged videos on TikTok. Body Image, 50, 101737. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.bodyim.2024.101737
Badger, T., Segrin, C., Crane, T. E., Chalasani, P., Arslan, W., Hadeed, M., Cunicelli, N., Given, C. W., & Sikorskii, A. (2024). Symptom management interventions influence unscheduled health services use among cancer survivors and caregivers. Journal of Cancer Survivorship : Research and Practice. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11764-024-01723-y
Badger, T., Segrin, C., Crane, T. E., Chalasani, P., Arslan, W., Hadeed, M., Given, C. W., & Sikorskii, A. (2024). A sequential multiple assignment randomized trial of symptom management for cancer survivors during treatment and their informal caregivers. Supportive Care in Cancer, 32(8), 1–15. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00520-024-08734-6
Badger, T., Segrin, C., Crane, T., Morrill, K., & Sikorskii, A. (2024). Social determinants of health, psychological distress, and caregiver burden among informal cancer caregivers of cancer survivors during treatment. Journal of Psychosocial Oncology, 42(3), 333–350. https://doi.org/10.1080/07347332.2023.2248486
Barbati, J. L., Rains, S. A., Kenski, K., Shmargad, Y., Bethard, S., & Coe, K. (2025). Examining the Dynamics of Uncivil Discourse Between Sub-National Political Officials and the Public on Twitter. Mass Communication & Society, 28(1), 154–173. https://doi.org/10.1080/15205436.2024.2313095
Belmonte, A., Hopper, K. M., & Aubrey, J. S. (2024). Instagram Use and Endorsement of a Voluptuous Body Ideal: A Serial Mediation Model. Sex Roles, 90(2), 294–304. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11199-024-01442-9
Bonito, J. A., & Rains, S. A. (2025). An oscillation model of opinion expression during group discussion. Group Dynamics: Theory, Research, and Practice, 29(1), 1–15. https://doi.org/10.1037/gdn0000217
Carter, S. N., Harwood, J., & Rains, S. A. (2024). When they support us: Expectations for social support from outgroup members. Communication Monographs, 91(1), 175–192. https://doi.org/10.1080/03637751.2023.2274078
Choi, E., & Lapierre, M. A. (2025). The role of theory of mind and edutainment messages in recognizing native advertising: A test of the CARE model. International Journal of Advertising, 44(5), 907–924. https://doi.org/10.1080/02650487.2024.2422783
Choukas-Bradley, S., Maheux, A. J., Aubrey, J. S., Charmaraman, L., Maas, M. K., Nesi, J., Ward, L. M., & Yang, C. (2025). Social media use, body image concerns, and disordered eating among adolescents. In Handbook of children and screens: Digital media, development, and well-being from birth through adolescence. (2026-07904-022; pp. 149–156). https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-69362-5_21
Cooper, R. A., & Harwood, J. (2024). Humanizing Dementia: Effects of Counter-Stereotypical Messages on Patronizing Speech toward People with a Stigmatized Health Condition. Health Communication, 39(6), 1175–1184. https://doi.org/10.1080/10410236.2023.2207281
Cooper, R. A., & Segrin, C. (2024). Pre-onset relational investments and dementia caregiver wellbeing: comparing theorizing from the investment model and the theory of resilience and relational load. Communication Currents, 1(11), 1–1. https://doi.org/10.1080/03637751.2024.2354872
Cooper, R. A., & Segrin, C. (2025). Pre-onset relational investments and dementia caregiver wellbeing: Comparing theorizing from the investment model and the theory of resilience and relational load. Communication Monographs, 92(1), 147–168. https://doi.org/10.1080/03637751.2024.2354872
Dajches, L., Gahler, H., Saha, K., Zeng, J., & Stevens Aubrey, J. (2025). Harry Potter and the Self-Concept Clarity: Examining Fandom, Queer Readings, and Self-Acceptance Among LGBTQ+ Fans. Journal of Homosexuality, 1–21. https://doi.org/10.1080/00918369.2025.2469576
Dajches, L., Gahler, H., Terán, L., Yan, K., Zeng, J., & Stevens Aubrey, J. (2025). ’I made you look’… and comment: Exploring the role of TikTok on body image and acceptance of cosmetic surgery. Psychology of Popular Media, 14(4), 530–538. https://doi.org/10.1037/ppm0000566
Floyd, K., Ray, C. D., & Boumis, J. K. (2025). Cognitive Distortions Associated with Loneliness: An Exploratory Study. Behavioral Sciences (2076-328X), 15(8), 1061. https://doi.org/10.3390/bs15081061
Floyd, K., Zenzola, N., Woo, N. T., Custer, B. E., Dinsmore, D. R., Duncan, K. L., & Mare, J. (2025). Communication behaviors that facilitate detection of loneliness. Communication Currents, 2(18), 1–1. Communication & Mass Media Complete.
Gallegos, M. L., & Segrin, C. (2024). Exploring the Role of Marianismo and Loneliness in Latinas’ Physical and Mental Well-Being. Health Communication, 39(12), 2884–2895. https://doi.org/10.1080/10410236.2023.2291267
Giles, H., & Harwood, J. (2025). Communication, Contact, and Intergenerational Dynamics: Aging in Not-So-Normal Times. International Journal of Aging & Human Development, 101(1), 156–166. https://doi.org/10.1177/00914150241297347
Gillig, T. K., Bighash, L., & Shaikh, S. J. (2024). Effects of All-Gender Workplace Facilities Signage on Adults’ Attitudes Toward Transgender and Nonbinary People and Policies. Communication Studies, 75(1), 1–19. https://doi.org/10.1080/10510974.2023.2249192
Gim, H., & Harwood, J. (2024). Music and sports as catalysts for intergroup harmony: What is more effective, and why? Journal of Media Psychology: Theories, Methods, and Applications, 36(2), 107–120. https://doi.org/10.1027/1864-1105/a000385
Gim, H., & Harwood, J. (2024). What people do matters during intergroup communication: Immediate and delayed effects of intergroup contact via cognitive, affective, and behavioral mediators. Communication Monographs, 91(3), 482–501. https://doi.org/10.1080/03637751.2024.2304234
Hadeed, M., Badger, T. A., Segrin, C., Robles-Morales, R., & Werts-Pelter, S. J. (2025). Strategies for recruitment and retention of diverse and underserved cancer survivor and caregiver dyads in clinical trials. Contemporary Clinical Trials Communications, 44, 101425. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.conctc.2024.101425
Harwood, J. (2025). Communication, contact, and intergenerational dynamics: Aging in not-so-normal times. International Journal of Aging and Human Development, 101(1), 156-166. https://doi.org/10.1177/00914150241297347
Hesse, C., & Floyd, K. (2024). Affectionate Communication Mediates the Effects of Minority Stress on Mental Wellness for LGBTQIA+ Adults. Southern Communication Journal, 89(2), 132–145. https://doi.org/10.1080/1041794X.2024.2308930
Hill-Kapturczak, N., Lamb, R.J., Roache, J.D., Moon, T.-J., Liang, Y. & Dougherty, D.M. (2025) One month follow-up outcomes of a transdermal alcohol concentration-based contingency management intervention to reduce heavy drinking among driving while intoxicated arrestees. Alcohol: Clinical and Experimental Research, 49, 1166–1176. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1111/acer.70047
Jiao, J., Pitts, M. J., & Segrin, C. (2024). Autonomy and overparenting: Are parents of emerging adults being responsive? Family Process, 63(3), 1623–1636. https://doi.org/10.1111/famp.12969
Kim, S., Pitts, M. J., & Harwood, J. (2025). The role of social network sites (SNS) affordances in international students’ identity gap management during cross-cultural adjustment. Journal of International & Intercultural Communication, 18(4), 405–425. https://doi.org/10.1080/17513057.2025.2530579
Lapierre, M. A., & Sada Garibay, C. (2025). Shooting Movies: Effects of Gun and Firearm Exposure in Popular Films on Gun Use Self-Efficacy and Gun Attitudes/Beliefs. Journalism & Mass Communication Quarterly, 1. https://doi.org/10.1177/10776990251331624
Lapierre, M. A., & Zhao, P. (2024). Problematic smartphone use versus “technoference”: Examining their unique predictive power on relational and life satisfaction. Psychology of Popular Media, 13(1), 23–33. https://doi.org/10.1037/ppm0000438
Lapierre, M. A., Shortt, H. E., & Sada Garibay, C. (2024). A content analysis method for coding movie content using movie trailers. Psychology of Popular Media, 13(4), 755–759. https://doi.org/10.1037/ppm0000514
Lapierre, M. A., van Reijmersdal, E. A., & Boerman, S. C. (2025). Dude sponsored: How executive function and disclosures moderate the persuasive effects of sponsored online videos on young adults. Young Consumers, 26(7), 74–91. https://doi.org/10.1108/YC-07-2024-2133
Lapinski, M. K., Heo, R., Wuyu Liu, R., Kerr, J. M., Zhao, J., Bum, T., Wang, Y., Yoon, H., Hipple, S., & Lu, Z. (2025). Social Norms for Illegal Hunting and Patrolling to Prevent It: Formative Data for Intervention Design and Communication Campaigns. Environmental Communication, 19(7), 1240–1256. https://doi.org/10.1080/17524032.2025.2458225
Lee, S., Choi, J., Jones-Jang, S. M., Kim, D. H., & Kenski, K. (2025). Reinforcing Cycles? Empirical Reflections on the Relationship Between Media Cynicism and Political Cynicism. Mass Communication & Society, 28(3), 441–458. https://doi.org/10.1080/15205436.2025.2468677
Li, Y., & Yang, B. (2025). Pathways from Sexual Stigma to Mpox Preventive Intentions: A Mediation Analysis Guided by the Reasoned Action Approach. AIDS and Behavior. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10461-025-04992-5
Liu, R. W., & Lapinski, M. K. (2024). Cultural influences on the effects of social norm appeals. Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences, 379(1897), 1–15. https://doi.org/10.1098/rstb.2023.0036
Liu, R. W., Cheng, Y., & Foerster, T. A. (2024). Modeling the Relationship Between Perceived Descriptive Norms and Willingness to Practice COVID-19 Preventative Behaviors: A Test of the Mediation and Moderation Mechanisms in the Theory of Normative Social Behavior. Health Communication, 39(2), 339–351. https://doi.org/10.1080/10410236.2023.2165257
Liu, R. W., Cheng, Y., Barbati, J. L., Rains, S. A., Crane, T. E., & Ernst, K. C. (2024). The Effectiveness of Social Norm Appeals on Promoting COVID-19 Prevention Behaviors: A Multistudy Examination. Health Communication, 39(12), 2698–2706. https://doi.org/10.1080/10410236.2023.2284493
Liu, R. W., Zhuang, J., & Li, X. (2025). Synthesizing the Role of Culture in Social Norms Influence: A Systematic Review of Cross-Cultural Studies. Journal of Intercultural Communication Research, 54(6), 433–489. https://doi.org/10.1080/17475759.2025.2573283
Mansson, D. Hans., Marko, F., Gajdošíková Zeleiová, J., & Floyd, K. (2024). Testing the Cultural Scope of Affection Exchange Theory in Slovakia. Journal of Intercultural Communication Research, 53(1/2), 1–10. https://doi.org/10.1080/17475759.2023.2291026
Moon, T. J., Hill-Kapturczak, N., Mathias, C. W., Wasserman, A. M., Wood, E. E., Roache, J. D., & Dougherty, D. M. (2025). The Interplay Between Negative Alcohol Expectancies and Locus of Control and Its Association with Motivation to Change Alcohol Use Among Repeat Alcohol-Impaired Drivers. Substance Use & Misuse, 60(6), 854–862. https://doi.org/10.1080/10826084.2025.2454665
Ntansah, C. A., Hackworth, E. E., Henderson, K. C., Reynolds, R. M., Yang, B., Ashley, D. L., Duong, H. T., Thrasher, J. F., & Popova, L. (2024). Reactions to Messages About a Nicotine Reduction Policy: A Focus Group Study Among People Who Use Little Cigars and Cigarillos. Nicotine & Tobacco Research, 26(1), 87–93. https://doi.org/10.1093/ntr/ntad155
Ntansah, C. A., Popova, L., Hardin, J. W., Kim, M., Sterling, K. L., Reynolds, R. M., Hackworth, E. E., Ashley, D. L., Henderson, K. C., Yang, B., & Thrasher, J. F. (2025). Assessing the Impact of Messages About Reduced Nicotine Cigar Products Among People Who Use Little Cigars and Cigarillos: Insights From a Discrete Choice Experiment. Nicotine & Tobacco Research, 27(8), 1430–1437. https://doi.org/10.1093/ntr/ntaf012
Pei, D., Reynolds, R. M., Ntansah, C. A., Hackworth, E. E., Henderson, K. C., Yang, B., Duong, H. T., Ashley, D. L., Thrasher, J. F., & Popova, L. (2024). Independent and combined effects of very low nicotine cigarette messages and e-cigarette messages: A randomised clinical trial. Tobacco Control. https://doi.org/10.1136/tc-2023-058556
Pilny, A., Bonito, J., & Schecter, A. (2025). Coding small group communication with AI: RNNs and transformers with context. Small Group Research, 56(5), 864–893. https://doi.org/10.1177/10464964251314197
Pitts, M. J. (2025). Introducing a Positive Communication Ontology to Advance Intercultural Theorizing. Journal of Intercultural Communication Research, 54(5), 335–350. https://doi.org/10.1080/17475759.2025.2528645
Reynolds, R. M., Popova, L., Ashley, D. L., Henderson, K. C., Ntansah, C. A., Yang, B., Hackworth, E. E., Hardin, J., & Thrasher, J. (2024). Messaging about very low nicotine cigarettes (VLNCs) to influence policy attitudes, harm perceptions and smoking motivations: A discrete choice experiment. Tobacco Control: An International Journal, 33(3), 325–332. https://doi.org/10.1136/tc-2022-057577
Reynolds, R. M., Popova, L., Yang, B., Louviere, J., & Thrasher, J. F. (2025). Discrete choice experiments: A primer for the communication researcher. Frontiers in Communication, 1–20. https://doi.org/10.3389/fcomm.2025.1385422
Reynolds, R. M., Trasher, J. F., Yang, B., Henderson, K. C., Ashley, D. L., Hackworth, E. E., Ntansah, C. A., Pei, D., & Popova, L. (2024). Perceptions of a reduced nicotine policy and predictors of policy support: A nationally representative U.S. survey. Preventive Medicine: An International Journal Devoted to Practice and Theory, 184, 1–7. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ypmed.2024.107952
Sada Garibay, C., & Lapierre, M. A. (2024). From Risk Perception to the Use of Technical Restrictions of SVoD Services in Mexico, the Mediating Role of Parent Involvement and Knowledge. Journal of Broadcasting & Electronic Media, 68(1), 21–42. https://doi.org/10.1080/08838151.2023.2278616
Sada Garibay, C., & Lapierre, M. A. (2025). Grandparents and children’s media use in the USA: Screen time, mediation practices, and relationship outcomes. Journal of Children & Media, 19(4), 845–863. https://doi.org/10.1080/17482798.2025.2480088
Sada Garibay, C., Choi, E., & Lapierre, M. A. (2025). Parental mediation of mobile/digital devices and children’s consumer behavior: Examining the role of parental understanding of mobile/digital advertising. Young Consumers, 26(1), 79–95. https://doi.org/10.1108/YC-03-2024-2019
Segrin, C., Badger, T. A., Cunicelli, N., & Sikorskii, A. (2025). Effects of an Interpersonal Counseling Intervention on Interdependence of Symptoms in Cancer Survivor‐Informal Caregiver Dyads. Psycho-Oncology, 34(8), 1–9. https://doi.org/10.1002/pon.70250
Segrin, C., Badger, T. A., Morrill, K. E., & Sikorskii, A. (2025). Neighborhood disadvantage and social isolation are associated with psychological and physical symptom burden in cancer survivors. Psychology, Health & Medicine, 1–15. https://doi.org/10.1080/13548506.2025.2564313
Segrin, C., Jiao, J., & Cooper, R. A. (2024). Social Isolation Mediates the Effects of Negative Emotionality and Resilience on Drinking to Cope and Drinking Alone. Substance Use & Misuse, 59(13), 1860–1869. https://doi.org/10.1080/10826084.2024.2383615
Segrin, C., Sikorskii, A., Cunicelli, N., & Badger, T. (2025). Moderators of interdependent psychological distress in cancer survivor-caregiver dyads. Journal of Psychosocial Oncology, 43(4), 574–592. https://doi.org/10.1080/07347332.2025.2450012
Sikorskii, A., Badger, T., Segrin, C., Crane, T. E., Cunicelli, N., Chalasani, P., Arslan, W., & Given, C. (2024). Predictors of persistence of post-chemotherapy symptoms among survivors of solid tumor cancers. Quality of Life Research, 33(4), 1143–1155. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11136-023-03595-8
Skiba, M. B., Badger, T. A., Pace, T. W. W., Grandner, M. A., Haynes, P. L., Segrin, C., & Fox, R. S. (2025). Patterns of dietary quality, physical activity, and sleep duration among cancer survivors and caregivers. Journal of Behavioral Medicine, 48(1), 162–175. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10865-024-00523-0
Skiba, M. B., Lind, K. E., Felion, C. M., Krupnik, C., & Segrin, C. (2024). Connected Community Classification (C3): Development, Validation, and Geospatial Application for Population Health Promotion and Equity. Journal of Public Health Management and Practice : JPHMP, 30(2), E74–E83. https://doi.org/10.1097/PHH.0000000000001852
Terán, L., Gahler, H., Stevens Aubrey, J., & Yan, K. (2024). #Grab, #touch, #drink: A content analysis of college party culture in Instagram fraternity pictures. Psychology of Popular Media, 13(3), 495–500. https://doi.org/10.1037/ppm0000468
Warner, E. L., Sikorskii, A., Cunicelli, N., Badger, T., Segrin, C., Morrill, K. E., & Rainbow, J. (2025). Employment Productivity and Cancer-Related Psychological Symptoms Among Adult Cancer Dyads. Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine, 67(5), e294–e301. https://doi.org/10.1097/JOM.0000000000003334
Warner, E. L., Traslavina Jimenez, J., Sikorskii, A., Segrin, C., Crane, T., & Badger, T. A. (2025). Feedback on Adapting Interventions for AYA Cancer Survivors’ and Caregivers’ Psychological Distress, Symptom Management, and Health Care Use. Journal of Adolescent and Young Adult Oncology. https://doi.org/10.1177/21565333251369687
Wood, E. E., Liang, Y., Moon, T. J., Hill-Kapturczak, N., Wasserman, A. M., Roache, J. D., … Dougherty, D. M. (2025). Social and Environmental Predictors of Youth Alcohol and Cannabis Initiation Risk: The Moderating Role of Family History of Substance Use Disorders. Substance Use & Misuse, 60(3), 403–413. https://doi.org/10.1080/10826084.2024.2434007
Yang, B., Li, Y., Choi, Y., & Gahler, H. (2025). Sexual Stigma, Descriptive Norms, and U.S. Gay and Bisexual Men’s Intentions to Perform Mpox Preventive Behaviors. Health Communication, 40(11), 2267–2279. https://doi.org/10.1080/10410236.2024.2448528
Yang, B., Li, Y., Terán, L., Choi, E., & Choi, Y. (2024). COVID-19 Vaccines #ForYou: Analyzing COVID-19 Vaccine Videos on TikTok During the Early Phase of the Vaccine Rollout in the U.S. Health Communication, 39(8), 1594–1605. https://doi.org/10.1080/10410236.2023.2227431
Zhang, Y. B., & Harwood, J. (2025). Stereotypes in intergroup communication processes: Cognitive, affective, and behavioral dimensions. Atlantic Journal of Communication, 33(5), 719–732. https://doi.org/10.1080/15456870.2025.2525789