Dhavan Shah, Maier-Bascom Professor in the School of Journalism and Mass Communication has been named the Jack M. McLeod Professor of Communication Research through the Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation (WARF) Named Professorship award. The WARF named professorship …
Health Information Technology Studies
HITS Researchers Use Machine Learning to Explain Recovery Trajectories
HITS used supervised machine learning to understand how communication styles relate to writers’ substance use and well-being outcomes.
New Publication on mHealth Support for People Living with HIV and SUDs
The Health Information Technology Studies group examined the use and utility of an mHealth app designed to support people living with HIV and SUD.
CHESS Team Publishes Results of Opioid Use mHealth RCT
The Health Information Technology Studies group tested the impact of combining addiction medications with smartphone intervention technology.
New article “Patient-Provider Communication while Using a Clinical Decision Support Tool: Explaining Satisfaction with Shared Decision Making for Mammography Screening”
The Health Information Technology Studies group reveals the importance of patient-provider communication to predict decision-making satisfaction.
New article “Team Science Principles Enhance Cancer Care Delivery Quality Improvement: Interdisciplinary Implementation of Breast Cancer Screening Shared Decision Making”
The Health Information Technology Studies group aims to improve the effectiveness, patient-centeredness and efficiency of shared decision making for breast cancer screening.
New article from HITS “The Effects of Vaccine Efficacy Information on Vaccination Intentions through Perceived Response Efficacy and Hope”
The Health Information Technology Studies group explores the psychological factors involved in communicating vaccine efficacy.
New article “mHealth and Social Mediation: Mobile Support Among Stigmatized People Living with HIV and Substance Use Disorders”
The Health Information Technology Studies group examines the use of social mediation technology for people living with HIV and substance use disorders.
New article from HITS “Coaching older adults discharged home from the emergency department: The role of competence and emotion”
New article “Coaching older adults discharged home from the emergency department: The role of competence and emotion in following up with outpatient clinicians” in Patient Educ Couns. from the Health Information Technology Studies group aiming to answer …
Professor Dhavan Shah Receives ICA B. Aubrey Fisher Mentorship Award
At their 72nd Annual Conference in Paris France, the International Communication Association (ICA) awarded its B. Aubrey Fisher Mentorship Award to SJMC Maier-Bascom Professor Dhavan Shah. Since 1988, the B. Aubrey Fisher Award has been …