Communication Yearbook 39

Elisia L. Cohen earned her Ph.D. in Communication from the University of Southern California, and is an Associate Professor of Communication and Director of the Health Communication Research Collaborative at the University of Kentucky. Today, she is the Chair of the Department of Communication in the College of Communication and Information at the University of Kentucky. Her research has been supported by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Institutes of Health, Merck Sharp & Dohme Corporation, and an unrestricted gift from GlaxoSmithKline. She is an investigator with the Rural Cancer Prevention Center, St. Louis Center for Excellence in Cancer Communication Research, and was past media coordinator for the Cervical Cancer-free Kentucky initiative. Her research on public communication, public opinion, and public health has appeared in such journals as: Health Communication, Health Education and Behavior, Journal of Applied Communication Research, Journal of Broadcasting and Electronic Media, Journal of Communication, Journal of Health Communication, Qualitative Health Research, and Prometheus. She is married and has one daughter, Addison Lydia.

Editor’s Introduction

Elisia L. Cohen

PART I

Advancing Communication Research: Message, Theory, Context, and Method



Message Variability and Heterogeneity: A Core Challenge for Communication Research
Michael D. Slater, Jochen Peter, and Patti M. Valkenburg


How Do the Places We Live in Impact Our Health? Challenges for and Insights from Communication Research
Matthew D. Matsaganis


Extending Relational Dialectics Theory: Exploring New Avenues of Research
Danielle Halliwell

PART II

Communication in a Changing, Ubiquitous Media Environment


Media Multitasking: Good, Bad, or Ugly?
Annie Lang and Jasmin Chzran


Perspectives on Internet Addiction, Problematic Internet Use, and Deficient Self-Regulation: Contributions of Communication Research
Robert S. Tokunaga


Online Social Influence: Past, Present, and Future
Young Ji Kim and Andrea B. Hollingshead

PART III

Organizational Communication, Coordination, and Work Practices


Organizational Coordination and Communication: A Critical Review and Integrative Model
Eric J. Zackrison, David R. Seibold, and Ronald E. Rice


Studying Work Practices in Organizations: Theoretical Considerations and Empirical Guidelines
Paul M. Leonardi

PART IV

Focused Systematic Reviews Adding Insight into Areas for Investigation


Communicating Nuclear Power: A Programmatic Review
William J. Kinsella, Dorothy Collins Andreas, and Danielle Endres


The Persuasiveness of Child-Targeted Endorsement Strategies: A Systematic Review
Tim Smits, Heidi Vandebosch, Evy Neyens, and Emma Boyland


Expectancy, Value, Promotion, and Prevention: An Integrative Account of Regulatory Fit vs. Non-fit with Student Satisfaction in Communicating with Teachers

Flaviu A. Hodis and Georgeta M. Hodis

About the Editor

About the Contributors

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