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Dr. Lauren Frank, PhD

  Assistant Professor
  Office phone: 503.725.3575
  Office hours: Tuesday and Thursday, 12-1pm (spring 2012)
  Email: lfrank@pdx.edu
  Webpage: www.laurenbfrank.com
  University Center Building 440
  Office: 440D

 

 

 

Degrees

PhD | University of Southern California
MHS | John Hopkins University
BA | Princeton University

Focus Areas

Health communication
Mass communication

Research Interests

Public health communication
Medis effects
Theories of influence
Organizational and small group communication

Courses Taught

Comm 313: Communication in Groups
Comm 410/510: Health Communication Campaigns
Comm 423/523: Organizational Communication 

Bio

Dr. Lauren Frank specializes in public health communication, organizational communication, and mass media research.  She is particularly interested in how people's work, media, and social environments may influence their health decisions.  Her recent research projects have included a social network analysis of the influence of work groups on individual's social norms and attitudes.  She has also worked with the BBC World Service Trust and the InterMedia Research Collaborative to examine the influence of media campaigns on behaviors.  Lauren is currently conducting research for NIH grants examining the multi-level influences on cervical cancer prevention.

Publications

Murphy, S. T., Frank, L. B., Moran, M., & Woodley, P. (2011). Involved, transported or emotional? Exploring the determinants of change in knowledge, attitudes, and behavior, in entertainment education. Journal of Communication, 61(3), 407-431. doi: 10.1111/j.1460-2466.2011.01554.x

Murphy, S. T., Cody, M., Frank, L. B., Glik, D., & Ang, A. (2009). Predictors of emergency preparedness and compliance. Disaster Medicine and Public Health Preparedness, 3(2), 1-10. doi:10.1097/DMP.0b013e3181a9c6c5.

Chatterjee, J. S., Bhanot, A., Frank, L. B., Murphy, S. T., & Power, G. (2009). The importance of interpersonal discussion and self-efficacy in knowledge, attitude, and practice models. International Journal of Communication, 3, 607-634.

Recent Work

Curriculum vitae