Erina MacGeorge

Professor of Communication Arts and Science

221 Sparks
University Park, PA
elm26@psu.edu
814-865-1948

Research Summary

Antibiotic stewardship, doctor-patient communication

Huck Affiliations

Center for Infectious Disease Dynamics

Publication Tags

Communication Interaction Recipient Evaluation Health Anti Bacterial Agents Social Support Antimicrobial Stewardship Linguistics Infection Antibiotics Planning Respiratory Tract Infections Decision Making Testing Pediatrics Experience Students Rating Student Politeness Pregnancy Time Motivation Therapeutics

Most Recent Publications

Campaign preparation for complex initiatives: A person-centered approach to audience segmentation of parents’ antibiotic stewardship

Rachel Smith, E MacGeorge, Nicole Hackman, Nkuchia M'ikantha, Health Communication

Antibiotic stewardship with upper respiratory tract infection patients at student health centers: Providers’ communication experiences and strategies

George Sun, Kaeli Manzanares, Kasey A. Foley, Yanmengqian Zhou, Erina L. MacGeorge, 2022, American Journal of Infection Control

What Does Patient-Centered Communication Look Like?

Yanmengqian Zhou, Michelle L. Acevedo Callejas, Yuwei Li, Erina L. MacGeorge, 2021, Health Communication

Supportive communication

Erina MacGeorge, Yanmengqian Zhou, 2021,

Dual Process and Advice Response Theories: Explaining Outcomes of Supportive Communication

Graham D. Bodie, Erina L. MacGeorge, 2021, on p. 89-101

SOCIAL SUPPORT, SUPPORTIVE COMMUNICATION, AND HEALTH

Erina L. Macgeorge, Yanmengqian Zhou, 2021, on p. 136-148

“Watchful Waiting” Advice for Pediatric Ear Infections

Erina L. MacGeorge, Kasey A. Foley, Emily P.C. Firgens, Rachel R. Vanderbilt, Amber K. Worthington, Nicole M. Hackman, 2020, Journal of Language and Social Psychology on p. 414-424

"Watchful waiting" advice for pediatric ear infections: A descriptive analysis of clinician-patient interactions

Erina MacGeorge, 2020, Journal of Language and Social Psychology on p. 414-424

Health Providers’ Advising on Symptom Management for Upper Respiratory Tract Infections: Does Elaboration of Reasoning Influence Outcomes Relevant to Antibiotic Stewardship?

Kasey A. Foley, Erina L. MacGeorge, David L. Brinker, Yuwei Li, Yanmengqian Zhou, 2020, Journal of Language and Social Psychology on p. 349-374

Communicating Advice: Introduction to the Special Issue

Erina L. MacGeorge, 2020, Journal of Language and Social Psychology on p. 287-291

Most-Cited Papers

Testing Advice Response Theory in Interactions With Friends

Erina L. MacGeorge, Lisa M. Guntzviller, Lisa K. Hanasono, Bo Feng, 2016, Communication Research on p. 211-231

Modeling Interactional Influence in Advice Exchanges

Lisa Mary Guntzviller, Erina Lynne MacGeorge, 2013, Communication Monographs on p. 83-100

Perceptions of supportive behavior by young adults with bipolar disorder

Eileen F. Doherty, Erina L. MacGeorge, 2013, Qualitative Health Research on p. 361-374

Motivations for contralateral prophylactic mastectomy as a function of socioeconomic status

Dadrie F. Baptiste, Erina L. MacGeorge, Maria K. Venetis, Ashton Mouton, L. Brooke Friley, Rebekah Pastor, Kristen Hatten, Janaka Lagoo, Susan E. Clare, Monet W. Bowling, 2017, BMC Women's Health

Advise with Permission?: The Effects of Advice Solicitation on Advice Outcomes

Lyn M. Van Swol, Erina L. MacGeorge, Andrew Prahl, 2017, Communication Studies on p. 476-492

Advice in Interaction: Quantity and placement of problem-solving behaviors

Erina L. MacGeorge, Lisa M. Guntzviller, Sara E. Branch, Liliya Yakova, 2019, Communication Research on p. 811-837

Paths of Resistance: An Interpretive Analysis of Trajectories in Less Satisfying Advice Interactions

Erina L. MacGeorge, Lisa M. Guntzviller, Sara E. Branch, Liliya Yakova, 2016, Journal of Language and Social Psychology on p. 548-568

Decreasing the peril of antimicrobial resistance through enhanced health literacy in outpatient settings: An underrecognized approach to advance antimicrobial stewardship

Elizabeth D. Hermsen, Erina L. MacGeorge, May Lynn Andresen, Laurie M. Myers, Christian J. Lillis, Bernard M. Rosof, 2020, Advances in Therapy on p. 918-932

Predicting Comforting Quality in the Context of Miscarriage

Erina L. MacGeorge, Kristi Wilkum, 2012, Communication Reports on p. 62-74

The Influence of Emotional Support Quality on Advice Evaluation and Outcomes

Erina L. MacGeorge, Lisa M. Guntzviller, Kellie S. Brisini, Loren C. Bailey, Sara K. Salmon, Kaytiann Severen, Sara E. Branch, Helen M. Lillie, Cynthia K. Lindley, Rebekah G. Pastor, Ryan D. Cummings, 2017, Communication Quarterly on p. 80-96

News Articles Featuring Erina MacGeorge

Jul 14, 2020

How do you deal with people who refuse to wear a mask? Experts weigh in with advice

Perhaps you’re perusing the produce aisle at your favorite grocery store wearing a mask when suddenly you bump into a maskless shopper. Or maybe while visiting Target, another shopper approaches you with a mask slung below their nose. The coronavirus pandemic has created enough upheaval. Now, we’re all dealing with the social etiquette associated with wearing masks and social distancing.

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