Education
- Ph.D., Michigan State University, 2003
- M.S., University of Arizona, 1999
- B.S., Boston University, 1994
- B.A., Boston University, 1994
Most Recent Papers
Evaluating the impact of screening plus eave tubes on malaria transmission compared to current best practice in central Côte d'Ivoire
Eleanore D. Sternberg, Jackie Cook, Ludovic P. Ahoua Alou, Carine J. Aoura, Serge Brice Assi, Dimi Théodore Doudou, A. Alphonsine Koffi, Raphael N'Guessan, Welbeck A. Oumbouke, Rachel A. Smith, Eve Worrall, Immo Kleinschmidt, Matthew B. Thomas, 2018, BMC Public Health
Identifying and Predicting Profiles of Medical Noncompliance
Rachel A. Smith, Youllee Kim, Nkuchia M. M’Ikanatha, 2018, Journal of Health Communication on p. 1-10
Why Do So Few Consumers Use Health Care Quality Report Cards? A Framework for Understanding the Limited Consumer Impact of Comparative Quality Information
Neeraj Bhandari, Dennis P. Scanlon, Yunfeng Shi, Rachel A. Smith, 2018, Medical Care Research and Review
Who Persuades Who? An Analysis of Persuasion Choices Related to Antibiotic-Free Food
Rachel A. Smith, Christopher J. Carpenter, 2018, Health Communication on p. 478-488
Understanding information sharing about rare diseases
Xun Zhu, Rachel A. Smith, Roxanne L. Parrott, Amber K. Worthington, 2018, Journal of Communication in Healthcare on p. 128-139
Investigating married adults’ communal coping with genetic health risk and perceived discrimination
Rachel A. Smith, Alan Sillars, Ryan P. Chesnut, Xun Zhu, 2018, Communication Monographs on p. 181-202
Spirituality, Illness Unpredictability, and Math Anxiety Effects on Negative Affect and Affect-Management Coping for Individuals Diagnosed with Alpha-1 Antitrypsin Deficiency
Amber K. Worthington, Roxanne L. Parrott, Rachel A. Smith, 2018, Health Communication on p. 363-371
Integrating Models of Diffusion and Behavior to Predict Innovation Adoption, Maintenance, and Social Diffusion
Rachel A. Smith, Youllee Kim, Xun Zhu, Dimi Théodore Doudou, Eleanore D. Sternberg, Matthew B. Thomas, 2018, Journal of Health Communication on p. 264-271
Understanding the Effects of Stigma Messages
Rachel A. Smith, Xun Zhu, Edward L. Fink, 2017, Health Communication on p. 1-13
Toward Reduction in Antibiotic Use for Pediatric Otitis Media
Erina L. MacGeorge, Rachel A. Smith, Emily P. Caldes, Nicole M. Hackman, 2017, Journal of Health Communication on p. 867-875
Recent High-Impact Papers
Antibiotic Resistance
Rachel A. Smith, Nkuchia M. M’ikanatha, Andrew F. Read, 2015, Health Communication on p. 309-314
Defining Genes Using "Blueprint" Versus "Instruction" Metaphors
Roxanne Parrott, Rachel A. Smith, 2014, Health Communication on p. 137-146
Label management
Rachel A. Smith, Thomas J. Hipper, 2010, Health Communication on p. 410-422
The impact of social capital on HIV-related actions as mediated by personal and proxy efficacies in Namibia
Rachel A. Smith, Rajiv Rimal, 2009, AIDS and Behavior on p. 133-144
Mental representations of HPV in Appalachia
Rachel A. Smith, Roxanne L. Parrott, 2012, Journal of Health Psychology on p. 917-928
Compliance dynamics within a simulated friendship network I
Rachel A. Smith, Edward L. Fink, 2010, Human Communication Research on p. 232-260
Keepers of the secret
Rachel A. Smith, Angela J. Niedermyer, 2009, Health Communication on p. 459-472
Testing the Model of Stigma Communication with a Factorial Experiment in an Interpersonal Context
Rachel A. Smith, 2014, Communication Studies on p. 154-173
Segmenting an Audience into the Own, the Wise, and Normals
Rachel A. Smith, 2012, Communication Research Reports on p. 257-265
Members, isolates, and liaisons
Hye Jeong Choi, Rachel A. Smith, 2013, Substance Use and Misuse on p. 612-622