Browsing Department of Communication (MU) by Thesis Advisor "Houston, J. Brian"
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The development and validation of the citizen disaster communication assessment
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2016)Disasters pose a significant public health threat. Current federal disaster management perspectives encourage an approach where citizens become partners in their local communities' efforts to prevent or mitigate the negative ... -
A model for examining the effects of fake news and social endorsement cues on information seeking about public health risk
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2021)This study investigates the effects of fake news and social endorsement cues (e.g., number of likes and shares) of social media on individuals' information seeking intentions in the context of public health risk. Particularly, ... -
Online mental health advocacy groups social support, stigma management and advocacy messaging, and audience reactions to this messaging
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2019)[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT AUTHOR'S REQUEST.] Mental health concerns continue to be stigmatized in traditional media, in spite of -- or perhaps contributing to --high prevalence rates of mental ... -
"Shots reported on campus" : an experimental study of crisis communication and emergency message design and dissemination
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2017)[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT AUTHOR'S REQUEST.] The purpose of this study is to test emergency messages that are communicated to campus communities during a human-caused crisis event. Research shows ...