Faculty

 

 


Roxanne L. Parrott
Professor of Communication Arts and Sciences

 

Office: 206 Sparks Building
Telephone: (814) 865-6255

Fax: (814) 863-7986
E-mail: rlp18@psu.edu
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Curriculum Vitae

 

 

 

 

EDUCATION:

  • B.A., University of Arizona, 1985
  • M.A., University of Arizona, 1987
  • Ph.D., University of Arizona, 1990

 

RESEARCH ACTIVITIES AND INTERESTS:

I emphasize the processes and outcomes associated with communication about health. My recent research focuses on the design of health messages to promote behavioral adaptation in situations where individuals are unable, unwilling, and/or unlikely to avoid situations and practices that put their health at risk. I have applied a behavioral adaptation approach to farmers' sun protection practices and am currently investigating its utility for involving the lay public in understanding the implications of human genetics research and information for personal well-being. I utilize a community-based approach in the dissemination of behavioral adaptation messages.

 

COURSES:

 

CAS 202: Introduction to Communication Theory
CAS 213: Persuasive Speaking
CAS 557: Health Communication/Campaigns

 

RESEARCH AREAS:

Communication campaigns
Lay and peer influence
Self disclosure
Privacy
Informed consent
Cancer prevention

AWARDS:

 

  • National Communication Associaton's Applied Communication Division's Distinguished Article Award for Parrott, R., Monahan, J., Ainsworth, S., & Steiner, C. (1998). Communicating to farmers about skin cancer: A behavioral adaptation model. Human Communication Research, 24, 386-409. (1999)
  • Linkages Award, National Association of County and City Health Officials [NACCHO] and Association of States and Territories Health Organizations [ASTHO] in recognition of "Promoting Skin Cancer Prevention in Georgia" as an innovative national model of collaborative activity between local public health agencies and institutions of higher learning (1999)
  • Top Paper Award, Health Communication Division, National Communication Association (1999)
  • Creative Research Medal, University of Georgia, Athens, GA. Presented each year to 3 or 4 members out of 1,800 full-time faculty in recognition of an outstanding body of research with a single theme conducted over the past five years (1999)
  • Thesis Advisor Award for the 1998 Thesis of the Year Award, International Communication Association and National Communication Association Health Communication Divisions (1998)
  • Top Paper Award, Health Communication Division, National Communication Association (1997)
  • Speech Communication Association's Applied Communication Division's Distinguished Book Award for Designing Health Messages: Approaches from Communication Theory and Public Health Practice (1996)
  • Southern States Communication Association's Early Career Research Award (1995)
  • Top Three Paper, Southern and Central States Communication Associations' combined annual meeting, Applied Communication Division, Lexington, KY (1993)
  • Dissertation Research Award: University of Arizona (1989)
  • Top Three Paper, Speech Communication Association, Health Communication Division (1988)
  • Two Top Three Papers, Speech Communication Association, Health Communication Division (1987)
  • Top Three Paper, International Communication Association, Health Communication Division (1987)

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