Diane B Francis
Datos Biográficos
| ID | 939937 |
|---|---|
| NOMBRE | Diane B Francis |
| NOMBRES | Diane B |
| APELLIDO | Francis |
| FIRMA | FRANCIS D B |
| AFILIACIONES | University of Kentucky |
| ORCID | 0000-0001-8603-3046 |
| VERIFICADO | Sí |
| TOTAL DE OBRAS | 18 |
| TOTAL DE CITAS | 0 |
| TOTAL COMO AUTOR | 18 |
| TOTAL COMO EDITOR | 0 |
| PRIMER AÑO DE PUBLICACIÓN | 2016 |
| AÑO MÁS RECIENTE DE PUBLICACIÓN | 2026 |
| ÍNDICE H | 0 |
Speaking in Metaphors
Guided by the communicated sense-making model, we describe the results of an analysis of interviews with 15 Black women about their experiences with postpartum depression (PPD). The findings indicate that the women made sense of their experience using three categories of metaphors: (1) mobility, (2) cultural expectations, and (3) social support. These categories of metaphors provide evidence that the discourse of motherhood as distressing is expr…
Media exposure to maternal health trauma
Black women experience disproportionately higher rates of death, illness, and mental health issues during and after pregnancy. The recent surge in avoidable maternal deaths in the U.S. has alarmed national and local media. Despite the media’s responsibility to inform, its coverage of traumatic events may negatively affect people’s mental health. This research examined if and how exposure to media narratives regarding maternal healthcare experienc…
Barriers and facilitating factors for Covid-19 vaccination in rural appalachia
The challenges to and opportunities for improving COVID-19 vaccination uptake identified here can inform vaccination education, distribution, and policy efforts in both Appalachian Kentucky and other communities with similar characteristics
DEI in Crisis
In this conceptual piece, we argue that diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) workplace programming should be viewed not just as a workplace-management issue but as a health issue that requires the attention of communication scholars. Abundant research has shown that unequal environments lead to substantial negative health impacts, and that these inequities can widen during times of crisis. While this awareness has permeated health-related resea…
The Impact of Celebrity and Influencer Illness Disclosures
When celebrities, political figures, influencers, or anyone with a large following publicly disclose an illness or die, the news becomes a de facto public health campaign. Until health communicators began studying such disclosures and the effects of the following waves of media coverage, however, it was not known to what extent these events impacted the public. A growing body of research has empirically documented these events and examined the fa…
Reframing the experience of childbirth
Improving African Americans’ Intentions to Enroll in a Health Registry
African Americans' enrollment in health registries is low, negatively affecting their representation in clinical research. Young African Americans are particularly underrepresented. Because medical discoveries are typically based on findings from research that lacks minority representation, new treatments may not be equally effective with members of the African American community. This may further exacerbate health disparities. In this two-phase …
Correlates of Psychological Distress Among African American Young Adults During the Covid-19 Pandemic
The COVID-19 pandemic disproportionately affects African Americans in the United States, including disparate rates of mortality and higher mental health consequences compared to Whites. However, African American young adults are underrepresented in the literature examining psychological distress (i.e., anxiety and depression) during the COVID-19 pandemic. Factors associated with psychological distress are important to examine among African Americ…
Trust, Motivation, and Barriers in a “Hurry Up and Vaccinate” Environment
Health Information Seeking as a Coping Strategy to Reduce Alzheimer’s Caregivers’ Stress
Individuals with Alzheimer's disease and other forms of dementia (referred to as AD) deteriorate over time, and there will likely be a corresponding increase in levels of burden and stress for caregivers. Despite the significant contributions made by informal caregivers, there are no widely available mechanisms that meet the information needs of informal caregivers. Using a qualitative approach, the current study focuses on AD caregiver informati…
A Theoretically Based Analysis of Twitter Conversations about Trauma and Mental Health
Entertainment programming in the United States has long addressed major public health issues. In the present study, we used a culture-centric approach to systematically investigate the role of television storylines in facilitating health-related conversations on social media. In particular, we examined Twitter conversations about sexual and police-involved trauma prompted by portrayals on the fictional television drama Queen Sugar. Guided by the …
When race and agency collide
Black women are disproportionately affected by racial disparities in maternal healthcare. Using critical race theory and the agency-identity model, this study examined how pregnant Black women communicated agency and perceived the impact of race in interactions with medical practitioners. Thirty Black women were interviewed about how they communicated with U.S. medical practitioners during pregnancy. Their responses revealed they used preemptive …
Predicting interpersonal cancer talk among Black women in the United States following Aretha Franklin’s death
Celebrity announcements of diagnoses or deaths often generate talk. In turn, talk can spur health-related behaviors. Yet, very few studies have examined interpersonal talk about cancer as an outcome of celebrity announcements about health. Furthermore, questions remain about the theoretical predictors of such interpersonal communication. The present study investigated individual and network-level factors associated with interpersonal talk about c…
The Public’s Perceptions of Government Officials’ Communication in the Wake of the Covid-19 Pandemic
Early news coverage in the US about the COVID-19 pandemic focused on information released from local, state and federal government officials. With an emphasis on US government at these levels, this study examined whether the public’s credibility perceptions and trust in government, along with message exposure, influenced their adherence to information from the government about (a) stay-at-home orders, (b) social distancing and (c) COVID-19 testin…
Young African Americans’ Communication with Family Members About Covid-19
Values of cancer survivors and the supportive role of recreational video games
Value-affirming activities have been linked to positive health outcomes and improved ability to cope. For cancer survivors who regularly play video games, might the games have potential to affirm values? We surveyed gameplaying survivors and included an open-ended question asking about values and the extent to which they perceived gameplaying as supporting values. A content analysis of responses ( N = 533) using Schwartz's value typology revealed…
Pictorial cigarette pack warnings
The impact of strengthening cigarette pack warnings
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Pictorial cigarette pack warnings
The impact of strengthening cigarette pack warnings
The Public’s Perceptions of Government Officials’ Communication in the Wake of the Covid-19 Pandemic
Early news coverage in the US about the COVID-19 pandemic focused on information released from local, state and federal government officials. With an emphasis on US government at these levels, this study examined whether the public’s credibility perceptions and trust in government, along with message exposure, influenced their adherence to information from the government about (a) stay-at-home orders, (b) social distancing and (c) COVID-19 testin…
Young African Americans’ Communication with Family Members About Covid-19
Values of cancer survivors and the supportive role of recreational video games
Value-affirming activities have been linked to positive health outcomes and improved ability to cope. For cancer survivors who regularly play video games, might the games have potential to affirm values? We surveyed gameplaying survivors and included an open-ended question asking about values and the extent to which they perceived gameplaying as supporting values. A content analysis of responses ( N = 533) using Schwartz's value typology revealed…
Health Information Seeking as a Coping Strategy to Reduce Alzheimer’s Caregivers’ Stress
Individuals with Alzheimer's disease and other forms of dementia (referred to as AD) deteriorate over time, and there will likely be a corresponding increase in levels of burden and stress for caregivers. Despite the significant contributions made by informal caregivers, there are no widely available mechanisms that meet the information needs of informal caregivers. Using a qualitative approach, the current study focuses on AD caregiver informati…
A Theoretically Based Analysis of Twitter Conversations about Trauma and Mental Health
Entertainment programming in the United States has long addressed major public health issues. In the present study, we used a culture-centric approach to systematically investigate the role of television storylines in facilitating health-related conversations on social media. In particular, we examined Twitter conversations about sexual and police-involved trauma prompted by portrayals on the fictional television drama Queen Sugar. Guided by the …
When race and agency collide
Black women are disproportionately affected by racial disparities in maternal healthcare. Using critical race theory and the agency-identity model, this study examined how pregnant Black women communicated agency and perceived the impact of race in interactions with medical practitioners. Thirty Black women were interviewed about how they communicated with U.S. medical practitioners during pregnancy. Their responses revealed they used preemptive …
Predicting interpersonal cancer talk among Black women in the United States following Aretha Franklin’s death
Celebrity announcements of diagnoses or deaths often generate talk. In turn, talk can spur health-related behaviors. Yet, very few studies have examined interpersonal talk about cancer as an outcome of celebrity announcements about health. Furthermore, questions remain about the theoretical predictors of such interpersonal communication. The present study investigated individual and network-level factors associated with interpersonal talk about c…
Improving African Americans’ Intentions to Enroll in a Health Registry
African Americans' enrollment in health registries is low, negatively affecting their representation in clinical research. Young African Americans are particularly underrepresented. Because medical discoveries are typically based on findings from research that lacks minority representation, new treatments may not be equally effective with members of the African American community. This may further exacerbate health disparities. In this two-phase …
Correlates of Psychological Distress Among African American Young Adults During the Covid-19 Pandemic
The COVID-19 pandemic disproportionately affects African Americans in the United States, including disparate rates of mortality and higher mental health consequences compared to Whites. However, African American young adults are underrepresented in the literature examining psychological distress (i.e., anxiety and depression) during the COVID-19 pandemic. Factors associated with psychological distress are important to examine among African Americ…
Trust, Motivation, and Barriers in a “Hurry Up and Vaccinate” Environment
DEI in Crisis
In this conceptual piece, we argue that diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) workplace programming should be viewed not just as a workplace-management issue but as a health issue that requires the attention of communication scholars. Abundant research has shown that unequal environments lead to substantial negative health impacts, and that these inequities can widen during times of crisis. While this awareness has permeated health-related resea…
The Impact of Celebrity and Influencer Illness Disclosures
When celebrities, political figures, influencers, or anyone with a large following publicly disclose an illness or die, the news becomes a de facto public health campaign. Until health communicators began studying such disclosures and the effects of the following waves of media coverage, however, it was not known to what extent these events impacted the public. A growing body of research has empirically documented these events and examined the fa…
Reframing the experience of childbirth
Media exposure to maternal health trauma
Black women experience disproportionately higher rates of death, illness, and mental health issues during and after pregnancy. The recent surge in avoidable maternal deaths in the U.S. has alarmed national and local media. Despite the media’s responsibility to inform, its coverage of traumatic events may negatively affect people’s mental health. This research examined if and how exposure to media narratives regarding maternal healthcare experienc…
Barriers and facilitating factors for Covid-19 vaccination in rural appalachia
The challenges to and opportunities for improving COVID-19 vaccination uptake identified here can inform vaccination education, distribution, and policy efforts in both Appalachian Kentucky and other communities with similar characteristics
Speaking in Metaphors
Guided by the communicated sense-making model, we describe the results of an analysis of interviews with 15 Black women about their experiences with postpartum depression (PPD). The findings indicate that the women made sense of their experience using three categories of metaphors: (1) mobility, (2) cultural expectations, and (3) social support. These categories of metaphors provide evidence that the discourse of motherhood as distressing is expr…
Psychology (15 obras) · Medicine (11 obras) · Social Psychology (9 obras) · Sociology (7 obras) · Media Influence and Health (6 obras) · Nursing (6 obras) · Political science (6 obras) · Clinical Psychology (4 obras) · Media Studies and Communication (4 obras) · Public health (4 obras)