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 Game Theory Stigmatization Stigma Anti Bacterial Agents Antibiotics Public Health Infectious Diseases Human Being Group Stereotyping Infection Social Network Campaign Communication Theory Microbial Drug Resistance Network Analysis Genes Tactics Parents Segmentation Management Compliance Metaphor
Most Recent Papers
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
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, 2019, Medical Care Research and Review on p. 515-537
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 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
Do people who identify as popular become popular in a new network? A 9-month longitudinal network analysis
Christopher J. Carpenter, Xun Zhu, Rachel A. Smith, 2019, Journal of Social Structure on p. 1-23
Campaign Preparation for Complex Initiatives
Rachel A. Smith, Erina L. MacGeorge, Nicole M. 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
Recent Most-Cited Papers
Antibiotic Resistance
Rachel A. Smith, Nkuchia M. M’ikanatha, Andrew F. Read, 2015, Health Communication on p. 309-314
Label management
Rachel Annette Smith, Thomas J. Hipper, 2010, Health Communication on p. 410-422
Defining Genes Using "Blueprint" Versus "Instruction" Metaphors
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
Testing the Model of Stigma Communication with a Factorial Experiment in an Interpersonal Context
Rachel A. Smith, 2014, Communication Studies on p. 154-173
Compliance dynamics within a simulated friendship network I
Rachel A. Smith, Edward L. Fink, 2010, Human Communication Research on p. 232-260
Segmenting an Audience into the Own, the Wise, and Normals
Rachel A. Smith, 2012, Communication Research Reports on p. 257-265
Living with a rare health condition
Xun Zhu, Rachel Annette Smith, Roxanne L. Parrott, 2017, Journal of Applied Communication Research on p. 179-198
Mental representations of HPV in Appalachia
Rachel A. Smith, Roxanne L. Parrott, 2012, Journal of Health Psychology on p. 917-928
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