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Publications

Kreps G.L., Wright K., and Burke-Garcia A. (2019).

The use of digital communication channels to enhance environmental health literacy.

In S. Finn and L. O'Fallon (Eds.), Environmental health literacy (pp. 265-283 ). Cham, Switzerland: Springer.
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Noel V.A., Acquilano S.C., Carpenter-Song E., and Drake R.E. (2019).

Use of mobile and computer devices to support recovery in people with serious mental illness: Survey study.

JMIR Mental Health, 6(2), e12255.
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Wright K.B., Fisher C., Rising C., Burke-Garcia A., Afanaseva D., and Cai X. (2019).

Partnering with mommy bloggers to disseminate breast cancer risk information: Social media intervention.

Journal of Medical Internet Research, 21(3), e12441.
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Wu D.T.Y., Chen A.T., Manning J.D., Levy-Fix G., Backonja U., Borland D., Caban J.J., Dowding D.W., Hochheiser H., Kagan V., Kandaswamy S., Kumar M., Nunez A., Pan E., and Gotz D. (2019).

Evaluating visual analytics for health informatics applications: A systematic review from the American Medical Informatics Association Visual Analytics Working Group Task Force on Evaluation.

Journal of the American Medical Informatics Association, 26(4), 314-323.
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Palmer S.B., Fleming K.K., Summers J.A., Erwin E.J., Maude S.P., Brotherson M.J., Stroup-Rentier V., Haines S.J., Zheng Y.Z., Peck N.F., and Wu H.-Y. (2019).

Foundations for self-determination in early childhood: Preliminary preschool study.

Advances in Neurodevelopmental Disorders.
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Parker M.A., Villanti A.C., Quisenberry A.J., Stanton C.A., Doogan N.J., Redner R., Gaalema D.E., Kurti A.N., Nighbor T., Roberts M.E., Cepeda-Benito A., and Higgins S.T. (2018).

Tobacco product harm perceptions and new use.

Pediatrics, 142(6), e20181505.
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Burke-Garcia A. and Wright K.B. (2018).

The “real world”? Effects of online communication about prostate cancer on offline communication.

Computational and Structural Biotechnology Journal, 16, 388-395.
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Lunsford N.B., Berktold J., Holman D.M., Stein K., Prempeh A., and Yerkes A. (2018).

Skin cancer knowledge, awareness, beliefs and preventive behaviors among Black and Hispanic men and women.

Preventive Medicine Reports, 12, 203-209.
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Rubenstein L., Dukes S., Fearing C., Foster B.K., Painter K., Rosenblatt A., and Rubin W. (2018).

A case study for social marketing: Key strategies for transforming the children's mental health system in the United States.

Social Marketing Quarterly, 24(3), 132-150.
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Seeger M.W., Pechta L.E., Price S.M., Lubell K.M., Rose D.A., Sapru S., Chansky M.C., and Smith B.J. (2018).

A conceptual model for evaluating emergency risk communication in public health.

Health Security, 16(3), 193-203.
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Burke-Garcia A., Kreps G.L., and Wright K.B. (2018).

Perceptions about disseminating health information among mommy bloggers: Quantitative study.

JMIR Research Protocols, 7(4), e116.
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Robinson E., Lubar E., Singer J., Kellman D., Katz B., and Kuznicki S. (2018).

State of the practice for traveler information during nonrecurring events.

FHWA-HRT-17-014. Washington, DC: Federal Highway Administration, U.S. Department of Transportation.
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Burke-Garcia A. and Adams A. (2018).

How health prevention campaigns and online influencers can work together.

In Influencer marketing guidebook, Vol. 1. New York, NY: PR News.
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Noar S.M., Cappella J.N., and Price S.M. (2017).

Communication regulatory science: Mapping a new field.

Health Communication.
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Levis D.M., Hillard C.L., Price S.M., Reed-Gross E., Bonilla E., Amin M., Stowell J.D., Clark R., Johnson D., Mask K., Carpentieri C., and Cannon M.J. (2017).

Using theory-based messages to motivate U.S. pregnant women to prevent cytomegalovirus infection: Results from formative research.

BMC Women's Health, 17(1), 131.
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Burke-Garcia A., Berry C.N., Kreps G.L., and Wright K. (2017).

The power and perspective of mommy bloggers: Formative research with social media opinion leaders about HPV vaccination.

Proceedings of the 50th Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences. Honolulu, HI: Shidler College of Business, University of Hawaii at Manoa.
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Burke-Garcia A. and Afanaseva D.A. (2017).

Reaching for the stars: Successful influencer engagement on YouTube.

In The book of social media strategies and tactics, vol. 2 (pp. pp. 138-140). New York, NY: PR News Press.
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Burke-Garcia A. and Mathew S. (2017).

Leveraging social and digital media for participant recruitment: A review of methods from the Bayley Short Form Formative Study.

Journal of Clinical and Translational Science, 1(3), 205-207.
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Tsakraklides S.P., Ginexi E.M., Huang G., Steketee M., MacAllum K., Bromberg J., Huffman A., Luke D.A., Leischow S.J., Okamoto J.M., and Rogers T. (2017).

Social network analysis of a scientist-practitioner research initiative established to facilitate science dissemination and implementation within states and communities.

Research Evaluation, 26(4), 316-325.
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Botts N., Pan E., Olinger L., Donahue M., and Hsing N. (2016).

Improved veteran access to care through the Veteran Health Information Exchange Retail Immunization Coordination Project.

AMIA Annual Symposium Proceedings (pp. 326-331). Chicago, IL: American Medical Informatics Association.
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Law C., Adler T., and Killen J. (2016).

Discussing complementary or alternative health approaches with travelers.

In G. W. Brunette (Ed.), CDC Health Information for International Travel 2016. Atlanta, GA: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
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Lipman P.D. and Aspy C.B. (2016).

Local learning communities to improve quality for chronic kidney disease (CKD): From four regional practice-based research networks (PBRNs).

Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine, 29(5), 543-552.
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Cohn A., Stanton C.A., Pearson J.L., Glasser A.M., Niaura R., Johnson A., Villanti A., Collins L., and Rose S.W. (2016).

Misperceptions of harm among Natural American Spirit smokers: Results from Wave 1 of the Population Assessment of Tobacco and Health (PATH) study (2013-2014).

Tobacco Control, 26(e1), e61-e67.
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Stanton C.A., Graham A.L., Papandonatos G.D., and Erar B. (2016).

Online community use predicts abstinence in combined Internet/phone intervention for smoking cessation.

Journal Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 84(7), 633-644.
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Blaker L. (2015).

The Islamic State's use of online social media.

Military Cyber Affairs, 1(1), article 4.
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Yan T. and Datta A.R. (2015).

Altering the survey-taking climate: The case of the 2010 U.S. Census.

Survey Methods: Insights from the Field.
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Hamilton J.G., Hutson S.P., Frohnmayer A.E., Han P.K.J., Peters J.A., Carr A.G., and Alter B.P. (2015).

Genetic information-seeking behaviors and knowledge among family members and patients with inherited bone marrow failure syndromes.

Journal of Genetic Counseling, 24(5), 760-770.
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Woodruff K., Murray K.W., Moon C., and Finney C. (2015).

Using text messaging to improve attendance and completion in a parent training program.

Journal of Child and Family Studies, 24(10), 3107-3116.
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Marcus P.M., Broski K.G., Buys S.S., Childs J., Church T.R., Gohagan J.K., Gren L.H., Higgins D., Jaggi R., Jenkins V., Johnson C.C., Lappe K., O'Brien B., Ogden S.L., Prorok P.C., Reding D., Shambaugh V., Yokochi L.A., and Yurgalevitch S. (2015).

Building successful relationships in the PLCO Cancer Screening Trial.

Reviews on Recent Clinical Trials, 10(3), 181-186.
PubMed
Villanti A.C., Stanton C.A., Jacobs M.A., Zawistowski G., Brookover J., and Graham A.L. (2015).

Impact of assessment modality on recruitment and retention in a Facebook smoking cessation study.

Journal of Medical and Internet Research, 17(7), 179.
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Burke-Garcia A., Soufi N., Ponta L., and Yegen J. (2015).

Twitter chats or Facebook events? Choosing the right platform for live events.

In The book of social media strategies and tactics, vol. 1 (pp. pp. 75-80). Rockville, MD: PRNews Press.
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Villanti A.C., Stanton C.A., Jacobs M.A., Zawistowski G., Brookover J., and Graham A.L. (2015).

Impact of baseline assessment modality on enrollment and retention in a Facebook smoking cessation study.

Journal of Medical Internet Research, 17(7), e179.
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Cha E., Kim K.H., Umpierrez G., Dawkins C.R., Bello M.K., Lerner H.M., Narayan K.M., and Dunbar S.B. (2014).

A feasibility study to develop a diabetes prevention program for young adults with prediabetes by using digital platforms and a handheld device.

Diabetes Educator, 40(5).
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Botts N., Peterson S., Hovick S., Burton-Chase A., Ba F., Basen-Engquist K., Fisch M., Horan T., Thoms B., Stingo F., Yzquierdo R., Galvan C., and Rieber A. (2014).

Preferences for eHealth technology in meeting the health information needs of underserved cancer survivors.

Psycho-Oncology, 23, 73-74.
Burke-Garcia A. and Scally G. (2014).

Trending now: Future directions in digital media for the public health sector.

Journal of Public Health, 36(4), 527-534.
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Yan T., Evans W.D., and Datta A.R. (2014).

Use of paid media to encourage 2010 Census participation among the hard to count.

In R. Tourangeau, B. Edwards, T.P. Johnson, K.M. Wolter, and N. Bates (Eds.), Hard-to-survey populations.. Cambridge, U.K.: Cambridge University Press.
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Burke-Garcia A. and Finch A. (2014).

Animation and information dissemination: The keyframes to storytelling success.

In B. Greene (Ed.), PR News book of content marketing strategies and tactics (pp. pp. 168-171). Rockville, MD: Access Intelligence.
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Vousden C.L., Sapru S., and Johnson J.E. (2014).

Communicating about biomonitoring and the results of a community-based project: A case study on one state’s experience.

Journal of Environmental Health, 77(5), 20-26.
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Price S.M., Bonilla E., Zador P.L., Levis D.M., Kilgo C.L., and Cannon M.J. (2014).

Educating women about congenital cytomegalovirus: Assessment of health education materials through a web-based survey.

BMC Women's Health, 14, 144.
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Sarr M., Peralta L., Brown L., Lally M.A., Goldsworthy R., Kahn J., and Zimet G. (2014).

Evaluation of an intervention among adolescents to reduce preventive misconception in HIV vaccine clinical trials.

Journal of Adolescent Health, 55(2), 254-259.
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