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Dr. 克里斯托弗·麦金利 specializes in health communication. 特别是, he examines the role that virtual (social media, websites) and face-to-face messages play in shaping individual’s health perceptions and behaviors. Dr. McKinley’s research addresses important public health issues, 包括, 但不限于, 酗酒, 儿童肥胖, 饮食习惯紊乱, 心理健康问题. His research has been published in Health Communication, 健康传播杂志, and Journal of Nutrition Education and Behavior. His current research interests center on narrative persuasion as well as the influence of social media on health prevention behaviors.


选择出版物:

麦金利C. J., & Limbu Y. (2020). Investigating Processes Linking Emotional Response to Impressions of Weight-loss Testimonials: The Role of Message Framing and Perceived Risk. Communication Studies, 71(5), 823-841.

麦金利C. J.， Limbu Y. B.R .高塔姆. K.阿赫瓦尔，A. K.杜比，P., & Jayachandran C. (2018). Nutrition knowledge and diet: Exploring the influence of social and informational factors in an Indian adult population. American Journal of Health Education, 49, 312-325.

麦金利C. J., & Limbu Y. B.贾亚钱德兰，C. N. (2017). The Influence of Statistical versus Exemplar Appeals on Indian Adults’ Health Intentions: An Investigation of Direct Effects and Intervening Persuasion Processes. Health Communication, 32, 427-437.

麦金利C. J.罗毅., & 赖特,P., & 克劳斯,. (2016). Problem gambling messages on college counseling center websites: An over-time and cross-country comparison. Journal of Gambling Studies, 32, 307-325.

麦金利C. J.罗毅., & 赖特,P., & 克劳斯,. (2015). Re-examining LGBT Resources on College Counseling Center Websites: An Over-time and Cross-country Analysis. Journal of Applied Communication 研究, 43, 112-129.

麦金利C. J., & 晋升E. (2014). Exploring how perceived threat and self-efficacy
contribute to college students’ use and perceptions of online mental health resources. Computers in Human Behavior, 34, 101-109.

麦金利C. J., & 赖特,P. (2014). Informational support and online information seeking: Examining the association between factors contributing to healthy eating behavior. Computers in Human Behavior, 37, 107-116.


麦金利C. J. (2013). Re-examining the link between cultivation factors and viewer involvement: Investigating viewing amount as a catalyst for the transportation process. Communication Studies, 64, 66-85.

麦金利C. J., & 赖特,P. (2012). Examining the presence of problem gambling awareness messages on college counseling center websites. 卫生传播，27,98-106.

赖特,P., & 麦金利C. J. (2011). Mental health resources for LGBT collegians: A content analysis of college counseling center websites. Journal of Homosexuality, 58, 138-147.

麦金利C. J. (2009). Investigating the Influence of Threat Appraisals and Social Support on Healthy Eating Behavior and Drive for Thinness. Health Communication, 24, 735-745.
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专业化

Dr. McKinley serves as the area coordinator for communication studies. 他教的课程包括, Introduction to Health Communication, E-Health沟通, 卫生与大众传媒, 健康传播理论. The aim of these courses is for students to develop the skills and knowledge necessary to become health communication specialists, 健康倡导者, and/or health marketing professionals.

目前授课课程:

E-Health沟通 (CMST-360)
Description: This course examines the importance of new media technologies as both a tool for citizens to manage their health and for the health care industry to promote products and services. The class examines how users perceive online health information as well as the factors that motivate online health seeking behavior. 除了, students will explore the various health benefits and limitations of social media, 在线支持小组, 健康博客, 移动医疗技术. 最后, students will evaluate and critique the web marketing strategies used by health care organizations, 制药公司, and other companies involved in the health industry. 整体, students will learn how to maximize technology to foster greater health education and to increase consumer awareness of different health care options.


Health Communication Theory (CMST-260)
Description: This course is designed for students to connect theory, which is the backbone of any effective health message, to practical real-world health issues. It is my hope that students will emerge from this experience as more critical consumers of health information and use the tools developed in this class as a building block for their careers as communication professionals (health or otherwise). ‘Theory’ will serve as the platform for researching how various forms of media, 澄清的交互, and close relationships influence individual’s health beliefs and behaviors. Physical and mental health issues such as safe-sex, 酗酒, 儿童肥胖, 癌症, 压力, 抑郁症, and gambling addiction will be addressed within these contexts. This course examines the dominant health models, 通信理论, and psychosocial concepts that have been applied to the understanding of individual and societal health. 特别是, this course will address how these theories/models serve as a foundation for explaining why various forms of communication serve to influence and shape our health perceptions and behaviors.

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