Rachel Smith
Professor of Communication Arts and Sciences

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216 Sparks Building
University Park, PA 16802 - She/Her
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- 814-865-4201
Research Summary
Quantitative social scientist whose interests lie broadly in social influence and social systems, specializing on power, networks, and stigma. Design and evaluation of effective health campaigns. Infectious diseases and genomics.
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Communication Health Antibiotics Game Theory Stigma Public Health Stigmatization Infectious Diseases Group Infection Communication Theory Social Network Genes Contagious Disease Anti Bacterial Agents Instruction Pediatrics Metaphor Microbial Drug Resistance Linguistics Community Human Being Experiments Experiment CampaignMost Recent Papers
How Americans Make Sense of Two Novel Pandemics
Edward L. Fink, Rachel A. Smith, Deborah A. Cai, Heeyoung Jung, Joseph Woelfel, 2021, Health Communication
A stress buffering perspective on the progression of alpha-1 antitrypsin deficiency
Xi Tian, Denise Haunani Solomon, Rachel A. Smith, 2020, Health Communication on p. 747-755
Communal Innovations
Rachel A. Smith, Youllee Kim, Stephen A. Matthews, Eleanore D. Sternberg, Dimi Théodore Doudou, Matthew B. Thomas, 2020, Journal of Health Communication on p. 1-10
Standing out while fitting in
Xun Zhu, Rachel A. Smith, 2020, Communication Monographs
Precise Persuasion
Rachel A. Smith, Edward L. Fink, Adriana Romano, Nkuchia M. M’ikanatha, 2020, Journal of Health Communication on p. 1-14
Exploring patterns of social relationships among food bloggers on twitter using a social network analysis approach
Allison D. Hepworth, Jess Kropczynski, Justin Walden, Rachel A. Smith, 2019, Journal of Social Structure
Dynamic and game theory of infectious disease stigmas
Timothy Reluga, Rachel Annette Smith, David Peter Hughes, 2019, Journal of Theoretical Biology on p. 95-107
Insights into stigma management communication theory
Rachel A. Smith, Rachael E. Bishop, 2019, Journal of Applied Communication Research on p. 571-590
Understanding the Effects of Stigma Messages
Rachel A. Smith, Xun Zhu, Edward L. Fink, 2019, Health Communication on p. 424-436
Consumer use of provider quality report cards: the role of dissemination and media coverage
Neeraj Bhandari, Dennis P. Scanlon, Yunfeng Shi, Rachel A. Smith, 2019, Medical Care
Most-Cited Papers
Antibiotic resistance: a primer and call to action
Rachel A. Smith, Nkuchia M. M’ikanatha, Andrew F. Read, 2015, Health Communication on p. 309-314
Defining genes using “blueprint” versus “instruction” metaphors: Effects for genetic determinism, response efficacy, and perceived control
Roxanne Parrott, Rachel Annette Smith, 2014, Health Communication on p. 137-146
An Experimental Test of Stigma Communication Content with a Hypothetical Infectious Disease Alert
Rachel Annette Smith, 2012, Communication Monographs on p. 522-538
Infectious Disease Stigmas: Maladaptive in Modern Society
Rachel A. Smith, David Hughes, 2014, Communication Studies on p. 132-138
Preparing for Antibiotic Resistance Campaigns
Rachel A. Smith, Madisen Quesnell, Lydia Glick, Nicole Hackman, Nkuchia M. M'Ikanatha, 2015, Journal of Health Communication on p. 1433-1440
Testing the Model of Stigma Communication with a Factorial Experiment in an Interpersonal Context
Rachel A. Smith, 2014, Communication Studies on p. 154-173
Living with a rare health condition
Xun Zhu, Rachel Annette Smith, Roxanne L. Parrott, 2017, Journal of Applied Communication Research on p. 179-198
Segmenting an Audience into the Own, the Wise, and Normals
Rachel A. Smith, 2012, Communication Research Reports on p. 257-265
Mental representations of HPV in Appalachia
Rachel A. Smith, Roxanne L. Parrott, 2012, Journal of Health Psychology on p. 917-928
Reducing unwarranted antibiotic use for pediatric acute otitis media: the influence of physicians' explanation and instruction on parent compliance with ‘watchful waiting’
Erina L. MacGeorge, Emily P. Caldes, Rachel A. Smith, Nicole M. Hackman, Alyssa San Jose, 2017, Journal of Applied Communication Research on p. 333-345