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This study examines the NFL Referees Association’s press release addressing allegations of officiating bias before Super Bowl LVIII. Through the lens of image prepare (a synthesis of image…
Scholars have long pointed to the analogy that names inoculation theory—a theory of resistance to influence—as more than just a stylistic descriptor. Instead, this analogy serves as a…
This study investigated whether freedom-threat and psychological reactance could be dampened when ever-vapers (i.e., people who have tried vaping) are inoculated with a forewarning of an impending exposure…
The aim of this study is to determine if a broad-based inoculation message strategy will undermine thepersuasive influence of conspiracy theories. In this experiment, we (1) investigate individual…
Digital environmental information presented with low web accessibility reduces participation in environmental advocacy and information seeking behaviors for many people with disabilities, creating a consequential digital divide. We…
In response to the International Communication Association’s 2022 theme, “One World, One Network,” we argue that one way to expand the notion of ‘One World’ and to signal…
Josh Compton, Professor of Speech and covert stutterer, has been thinking about voice all his life, from his childhood struggles with fluency to his recent research on public speaking…
The Metropolitan Life Insurance Company’s Health Heroes series was a marketing effort comprised of published narratives in booklet form. One such publication, Health Heroes: Edward Jenner, told the story of Jenner’s…
In addition to documenting travel adventures and extending holiday greetings to friends and family, postcards can also function as health communication. This investigation turns to a unique type…
Vintage golf postcards are an underexplored resource for an increased understanding of visual-historical sport communication. This rhetorical analysis of a collection of vintage golf postcards reveals insight into…