Education
- Ph.D., Michigan State University, 2003
- M.S., University of Arizona, 1999
- B.S., Boston University, 1994
- B.A., Boston University, 1994
Publication Tags
Communication Health Antibiotics Anti Bacterial Agents Compliance Genes Namibia Human Being Pediatrics Coping Management Discrimination Public Health Anxiety Hiv Food Autosomal Recessive Alpha 1 Antitrypsin Deficiency Parents Spirituality Metaphor Alpha 1 Antitrypsin Deficiency Health Care Testing Experiment Stigmatization
Most Recent Papers
Understanding the Effects of Stigma Messages
Rachel Annette Smith, Xun Zhu, Edward L. Fink, 2019, Health Communication on p. 424-436
A Stress Buffering Perspective on the Progression of Alpha-1 Antitrypsin Deficiency
Xi Tian, Denise Haunani Solomon, Rachel Annette Smith, 2019, Health Communication
Communicating Antibiotic Stewardship
Youllee Kim, James Dillard, Rachel Annette Smith, 2019, Health Communication
Campaign Preparation for Complex Initiatives
Rachel Annette Smith, Erina Lynne Macgeorge, Nicole Hackman, Nkuchia M. M’ikanatha, 2018, Health Communication on p. 1539-1548
Evaluating the impact of screening plus eave tubes on malaria transmission compared to current best practice in central Côte d'Ivoire
Eleanore Delaveleye 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 Annette Smith, Eve Worrall, Immo Kleinschmidt, Matthew Brian Thomas, 2018, BMC Public Health
Identifying and Predicting Profiles of Medical Noncompliance
Rachel Annette Smith, Youllee Kim, Nkuchia M. M’Ikanatha, 2018, Journal of Health Communication on p. 485-494
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 Patrick Scanlon, Yunfeng Shi, Rachel Annette Smith, 2018, Medical Care Research and Review
Who Persuades Who? An Analysis of Persuasion Choices Related to Antibiotic-Free Food
Rachel Annette Smith, Christopher J. Carpenter, 2018, Health Communication on p. 478-488
Investigating married adults’ communal coping with genetic health risk and perceived discrimination
Rachel Annette Smith, Alan Sillars, Ryan Patrick 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 Annette Smith, 2018, Health Communication on p. 363-371
Recent High-Impact Papers
Antibiotic Resistance
Rachel Annette Smith, Nkuchia M. M’ikanatha, Andrew Fraser Read, 2015, Health Communication on p. 309-314
Defining Genes Using "Blueprint" Versus "Instruction" Metaphors
Roxanne Parrott, Rachel Annette Smith, 2014, Health Communication on p. 137-146
Label management
Rachel Annette Smith, Thomas J. Hipper, 2010, Health Communication on p. 410-422
An Experimental Test of Stigma Communication Content with a Hypothetical Infectious Disease Alert
Rachel Annette Smith, 2012, Communication Monographs on p. 522-538
The impact of social capital on HIV-related actions as mediated by personal and proxy efficacies in Namibia
Rachel Annette Smith, Rajiv Rimal, 2009, AIDS and Behavior on p. 133-144
Testing the Model of Stigma Communication with a Factorial Experiment in an Interpersonal Context
Rachel Annette Smith, 2014, Communication Studies on p. 154-173
Mental representations of HPV in Appalachia
Rachel Annette Smith, Roxanne L. Parrott, 2012, Journal of Health Psychology on p. 917-928
Segmenting an Audience into the Own, the Wise, and Normals
Rachel Annette Smith, 2012, Communication Research Reports on p. 257-265
Compliance dynamics within a simulated friendship network I
Rachel Annette Smith, Edward L. Fink, 2010, Human Communication Research on p. 232-260
Keepers of the secret
Rachel Annette Smith, Angela J. Niedermyer, 2009, Health Communication on p. 459-472