Faculty Profiles

Jensen, J. D., Barbour, J. B., Lillie, H., Chelsea, R. L., Pokharel, M., & King, A. (n.d.). Public perceptions of COVID-19 communication across 36 weeks: A repeated cross-section design with U.S. adults. Science Communication.

Pokharel, M., Lillie, H., Jensen, J. D., King, A., Chelsea, R. L., & Barbour, J. B. (2024). Political party collective norms, perceived norms, and mask wearing behavior: A test of the theory of normative social behavior. Health Communication, 39(13), 3170–3179.

Adams, D. R., Ratcliff, C. L., Pokharel, M., Jensen, J. D., & Liao, Y. (2024). Communicating Scientific Uncertainty in the Early Stages of the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Message Experiment. Risk Analysis, 44, 1700–1715. https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.1111/risa.14256

Lillie, H., & Pokharel, M. (2024). Exploring appropriateness as a topic avoidance motivation: The influence of familial and social norms. Journal of Family Communication, 24(1–2), 39–48. https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.1080/15267431.2024.2315465

Barbour, J. B., Pokharel, M., King, A., Lillie, H., Chelsea, R. L., & Jensen, J. D. (2024). Pandemic communication environments: A longitudinal investigation of the differing effects of overload, repetitiveness, exaggeration, and fatigue in the COVID-19 pandemic.

Pokharel, M., John, K. K., Liao, Y., Wu, Y., & Jensen, J. D. (2024). The effectiveness of skin cancer visuals targeting minority populations: Educating Hispanic and African American participants about acral lentiginous melanoma.

Liao, Y., Lillie, H. M., Adams, D., Pokharel, M., & Jensen, J. D. (2024). How does the U.S. public react to healthcare resource scarcity?: A message experiment.

Lillie, H. M., Pokharel, M., & Jensen, J. D. (n.d.). How people who habitually replot stories react differently (or not so differently) to melanoma narratives. Journal of Health Communication. https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.1080/10810730.2024.2427395

Lillie, H., Chelsea, R. L., King, A., Pokharel, M., & Jensen, J. D. (2024). Using narratives to correct politically charged health misinformation and address affective belief echoes. Journal of Public Health, 46(3), 430–436. https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.1093/pubmed/fdae050

Lillie, H. M., Pokharel, M., Ratcliff, C., King, A. J., & Jensen, J. D. (2024). Depicting, mentioning, or connoting death: Connecting the terror management health model with narrative persuasion theorizing.

Carlson, E. J., Hamilton, H., Pokharel, M., Chelsea, R. L., & Barbour, J. B. (2024). Do 360‐character wireless emergency alert messages work better than 90‐character messages? Testing the risk communication consensus. Journal of Contingencies and Crisis Management, 32(2), e12587. https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.1111/1468-5973.12587

Pokharel, M., Jensen, J., Christy, K., & John, K. (2023). Visual tailoring and skin cancer prevention: Comparing personalized, stock, and non-Ultraviolet images using physiological measures. Health Communication, 38(12), 2582–2591. https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.1080/10410236.2022.2091917

Pokharel, M., Jensen, J. D., Taylor-Burton, S. L., King, A. J., John, K. K., & Upshaw, S. (2023). Temporal frames, temporal focus, and behavioral expectations: The persuasive impact of near and distant threats. Social Science & Medicine, 328, 115967. https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.1016/j.socscimed.2023.115967

Pokharel, M., Lillie, H., Nagatsuka, K., Barbour, J. B., Ratcliff, C. L., & Jensen, J. (2023). Social media narratives can influence vaccine intentions: The impact of depicting regret and character death. Computers in Human Behavior, 141, 107612. https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chb.2022.107612

Jensen, J., Parsons, B., Nagelhout, E., Pokharel, M., Christy, K., & Ratcliff, C. (2023). Tailored visuals, implementation intentions, and sun safe behavior: A longitudinal message experiment. Health Psychology, 42(1), 5–14. https://doi.org/https://psycnet.apa.org/doi/10.1037/hea0001195

Jensen, J. D., Liao, Y., Gorissen, S., Owens, C. M., Adams, D. R., Pokharel, M., & Ratcliff, C. (2023). Communicating emerging energy research to the public: A message experiment examining uncertainty, source, and bandwagon cues.

Carlson, E., Bean, H., Barbour, J., Ratcliff, C., & Pokharel, M. (2023). Do More complete wireless emergency alert (WEA) messages work better than less complete messages? Testing a risk communication consensus.

Jensen, J., Krakow, M., Christy, K., Ratcliff, C., Pokharel, M., & Lillie, H. (2023). Validating cross-modal measures for comparative research: Message quality, veracity, novelty, and memorability. Psychology & Marketing, 40, 2686–2710. https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.1002/mar.21910

Upshaw, S., Jensen, J. D., Giorgi, E. A., Pokharel, M., Lillie, H., Adams, D. R., & John, K. K. (2023). Developing skin cancer education materials for darker skin populations: Crowdsourced design, message targeting, and acral lentiginous melanoma. Journal of Behavioral Medicine, 46, 377–390. https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.1007/s10865-022-00362-x

Lillie, H., & Pokharel, M. (2023). Exploring appropriateness as a topic avoidance motivation: The influence of familial and social norms.

Pokharel, M., Lillie, H., Nagatsuka, K., Barbour, J. B., & Jensen, J. (2022). Depicted regret, character death, and vaccination intentions: A social media experiment.

Lillie, H., Ratcliff, C., Pokharel, M., & Jensen, J. (2022). Encouraging replotting to promote persuasion: How imagining alternative plotlines influences message processing and intentions. Communication Research, 50(3), 338–360. https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.1177/00936502221114308

Pokharel, M., Lillie, H., Jensen, J. D., King, A., Chelsea, R. L., & Barbour, J. B. (2022). Actual norms, perceived norms, and mask wearing intentions: A test of the theory of normative social behavior.

Adams, D. R., Ratcliff, C. L., Pokharel, M., Jensen, J. D., & Liao, Y. (2022). Communicating Scientific Uncertainty in the Early Stages of the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Message Experiment.

Jensen, J. D., Barbour, J. B., Lillie, H., Chelsea, R. L., Pokharel, M., & King, A. (2022). Public perceptions of COVID-19 communication across 36 weeks: A repeated cross-section design with U.S. adults.

Ranjit, Y. S., Silwal, A., Pokharel, M., Basnyat, I., Baniya, S., Pant, I., & Bhandari, M. (2022). COVID-19 second wave information behavior and mental health outcomes among the Nepali diaspora in the United States.

Lillie, H., Pokharel, M., John, K. K., Christy, K. R., Uphaw, S., Giorgi, E. A., & Jensen, J. (2022). "Does it Matter if a Story Character Lives or Dies?: A message experiment comparing death and survivor narratives. Psychology and Health, 37(4), 419–439. https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.1080/08870446.2021.1873337

Lillie, H., Pokharel, M., Bergstrom, M., & Jensen, J. (2021). Perspective change in a time of crisis: The emotion and critical reflection model. In D. O’Hair & M. J. O’Hair (Eds.), Communicating science in times of crisis: Coronavirus. Wiley.

Pokharel, M., Taylor-Burton, S., & John, K. K. (2021). Strengthening communication research with biometrics: A scoping review of the application of physiological measures in communication studies.

Lillie, H., Pokharel, M., Bergstrom, M., & Jensen, J. D. (2021). Perspective change in a time of crisis: The emotion and critical reflection model.

Ratcliff, C., Jensen, J. D., King, A. J., Pokharel, M., Lillie, H., & Adams, D. R. (2021). Reactance to COVID-19 mask guidelines: An experiment comparing different textual and visual approaches.

Upshaw, S., Jensen, J. D., Giorgi, E. A., Pokharel, M., Lillie, H., Adams, D. R., & John, K. K. (2021). Developing skin cancer education materials for darker skin populations: Crowdsourced design, message targeting, and acral lentiginous melanoma.

Lilie, H., Jensen, J. D., Pokharel, M., & Upshaw, S. (2021). Death narratives, negative emotion, and counterarguing: Testing fear, anger, and sadness as mechanisms of effect. Journal of Health Communication, 26(8), 419–439. https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.1080/08870446.2021.1873337

Pokharel, M., Jensen, J. D., John, K. K., Christy, K. R., Taylor-Burton, S., & Upshaw, S. (2021). Visual communication & skin cancer prevention: Comparing personalized, stock, and non-ultraviolet images.

Jensen, J. D., Pokharel, M., Carcioppolo, N., Upshaw, S., John, K. K., & Katz, R. A. (2020). Cancer information overload: Discriminant validity and relationship to sun safe behaviors. Patient Education and Counseling, 103, 309–314. https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pec.2019.08.039

Pokharel, M., Elrick, A., Canary, H. E., Clayton, M. F., Sukovic, M., Champine, M., … Kaphingst, K. A. (2020). Health communication roles in Latino, Pacific Islander, and Caucasian Families: A qualitative investigation. Journal of Genetic Counseling, 29(3), 399–409. https://doi.org/10.1002/jgc4.1177

Jensen, J. D., Pokharel, M., King, A. J., John, K. K., Wu, Y. P., & Grossman, D. (2020). Obstacles to skin self-examination: Are frontier adults inclined abstainers? Psychology, Health & Medicine, 25(4), 470–479. https://doi.org/10.1080/13548506.2019.1704035

Coe, K., Kuttner, P. J., Pokharel, M., Park-Ozee, D., & McKasy, M. (2020). The “discourse of derision” in news coverage of education: A mixed methods analysis of an emerging construct. American Journal of Education, 126(3), 423–445. https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.1086/708251

Jensen, R. E., & Pokharel, M. (2020). Public perception of the female fertility timeline: A survey of U.S. adults 40 - 60.

Jensen, J., Katz, R. A., Lillie, H., Pokharel, M., Adam, D., & Upshaw, S. (2020). Information overload and message fatigue: A test of five theoretical models. Salt lake city, United States.

Lillie, H., Ratcliff, C., Pokharel, M., & Jensen, J. D. (2020). Fear, anger, and message processing: Testing the fear and replotting anger model (FRAM).

Pokharel, M., Jensen, J. D., Taylor-Burton, S. L., King, A. J., John, K. K., & Upshaw, S. (2020). Temporal frames, temporal focus, and sun safe behaviors: A message experiment.

Lillie, H., Jensen, J. D., Pokharel, M., & Upshaw, S. (2020). Comparing melanoma death and survivor narratives: A message experiment.

Coe, K., Kuttner, P. J., Pokharel, M., Pak-Ozee, D., & Mckasy, M. (2020). The ‘discourse of derision’ in U.S. education news. salt Lake City, United States.

Pokharel, M., Christy, K. R., Jensen, J. D., Giorgi, E. A., John, K. K., & Wu, Y. P. (2019). Do ultraviolet photos increase sun safe behavior expectations via fear? A randomized controlled trial in a sample of US adults. Journal of Behavioral Medicine, 42(3), 401--422.

Jensen, J. D., John, K. K., Freeman, J., Carcioppolo, N., & Pokharel, M. (2019). Drink monitoring for self and others: Precollege drinkers and the Bad-Habit-Formation Hypothesis. Addiction Research & Theory, 27(3), 198--203.

Canary, H. E., Elrick, A., Pokharel, M., Clayton, M., Champine, M., Sukovic, M., … Kaphingst, K. A. (2019). Family health history tools as communication resources: Perspectives from Caucasian, Hispanic, and Pacific Islander families. Journal of Family Communication, 19(2), 126--143.

Jensen, J. D., Pokharel, M., John, K. K., Christy, K. R., Upshaw, S., & Giorgi, E. (2019). Foreshadowed death and narrative transportation: Comparing the relative persuasive impact of survivor and death narratives.

Kaphingst, K. A., Peterson, E., Zhao, J., Gaysynsky, A., Elrick, A., Hong, S. J., … others. (2019). Cancer communication research in the era of genomics and precision medicine: A scoping review. Genetics in Medicine, 21(8), 1691--1698.

Christy, K. R., Jensen, J. D., & Pokharel, M. (2019). The use of UV photography in skin cancer prevention materials: The relative efficacy of single time versus simulated over time imagery.

Pokharel, M., Jensen, J. D., John, K. K., & Christy, K. R. (2019). Visual communication & skin cancer prevention: A message experiment comparing personalized, stock, & non-ultraviolet images.

John, K. K., Jensen, J. D., King, A. J., Pokharel, M., & Grossman, D. (2018). Emerging applications of eye-tracking technology in dermatology. Journal of Dermatological Science, 91(2), 117--123.

Pokharel, M., Christy, K. R., Jensen, J. D., Giorgi, E. A., John, K. K., & Wu, Y. P. (2018). Do ultraviolet photos increase sun safe behavior via fear? A test of the extended parallel process model (EPPM).

Jensen, J. D., Pokharel, M., King, A. J., John, K. K., Wu, Y. P., & Grossman, D. (2018). Identifying obstacles to skin self-examination in U.S. frontier counties. https://doi.org/10.1080/13548506.2019.1704035

Lee, T., Pokharel, M., Ratcliff, C. L., & Jensen, J. D. (2018). Selective attention and policy Communication: Using eye-tracking to examine visual attention to messages about obesity.

Jensen, J., Parsons, B. G., Nagelhout, E. E., Pokharel, M., Christy, K. R., Grossman, D., & Wu, Y. (2018). Does a personalized ultraviolet photo increase sun safe behavior?: A message experiment in Utah high schools.

Christy, K. R., Pokharel, M., Jensen, J. D., & Badal, H. (2018). Health-related stigma and attributions of responsibility: A test of the parasocial contact hypothesis.

Canary, H. E., Elrick, A., Pokharel, M., Clayton, M., Champine, M., Sukovic, M., … Kaphingst, K. A. (2018). Family health history tools as communication resources: Perspectives from Caucasian, Hispanic, and Pacific Islander families.

Jensen, J. D., Pokharel, M., Scherr, C. L., King, A. J., Brown, N., & Jones, C. (2017). Communicating uncertain science to the public: How amount and source of uncertainty impact fatalism, backlash, and overload. Risk Analysis, 37(1), 40--51.

Christy, K. R., Jensen, J. D., Sarapin, S. H., Yale, R. N., Weaver, J., & Pokharel, M. (2017). Theorizing the impact of targeted narratives: Model admiration and narrative memorability. Journal of Health Communication, 22(5), 433--441.

Pokharel, M. (2017). Comprehending the impacts of visuals in cancer risk communication: A meta-analysis of visual communication experiments.

Pokharel, M., Elrick, A., Canary, H. E., Clayton, M., Sukovic, M., Champine, M., … Kaphingst, K. A. (2017). Individual roles in family communication about health across cultures: A qualitative investigation.

Jensen, J. D., Krakow, M., Christy, K., Ratcliff, C., Pokharel, M., & Yale, R. N. (2017). Testing a process-oriented framework for communication evaluation and research.

Kaphingst, K. A., Blanchard, M., Milam, L., Pokharel, M., Elrick, A., & Goodman, M. S. (2016). Relationships between health literacy and genomics-related knowledge, self-efficacy, perceived importance, and communication in a medically underserved population. Journal of Health Communication, 21(sup1), 58--68.

Pokharel, M., Jensen, J. D., & yale, R. N. (2016). Evaluating the narrative impact of the CDC’s “Let’s Stop HIV Together” campaign.

Jensen, J. D., Sarapin, S. H., Yale, R. N., Weaver, J., Pokharel, M., & Loewen, S. (2016). Theorizing the impact of targeted narratives: Model admiration and narrative memorability.

Pokharel, M., Carciopolo, N., & Jensen, J. (2016). The theory of normative social behavior: A review.