Contact Information
702 South Wright Street
Urbana IL 61801
Office Hours
Research Areas
Research Interests
Interpersonal Communication, Health Communication, Quantitative Methods
Research Description
My research revolves around interpersonal and health communication. I study how communication in interpersonal relationships can facilitate mental and physical well-being and health behavior change. I examine the interplay between personal identity, relational contexts, and message features, and their collective impact on message comprehension, information processing, and health-related outcomes.
Education
B.A., Communication and Psychology, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign
M.A., Communication, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign
Courses Taught
CMN101: Public Speaking
CMN102: Introduction to Communication
CMN230: Introduction to Interpersonal Communication
Recent Publications
Liao, D., Yan, J., & Wilson, S. R. (2023). How does physician (non)accommodation affect patient behavioral intention? Using a web-based experiment to examine indirect effects of language type on behavioral intention through goal inferences and source appraisals. Journal of Health Communication, Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1080/10810730.2023.2237435