Alicia Papanek

Biographic Data

ID4470599
NAMEAlicia Papanek
GIVEN NAMESAlicia
FAMILY NAMEPapanek
SIGNATUREPAPANEK A
AFFILIATIONSUniversity of Florida
ORCID0000-0003-1001-4628
VERIFIEDYes
TOTAL WORKS2
TOTAL CITATIONS0
WORKS AS AUTHOR2
WORKS AS EDITOR0
FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR2025
LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR2026
H-INDEX0

  • Queering the Social Media Narrative

    Open AccessKimberly Wiley, Alicia Papanek et al.ARTICLESocial Policy and Administration2026References: 42

    Heteronormative public administration assumes that LGBTQIA+ communities will reflect their heterosexual counterparts. The resulting deficient outreach to vulnerable communities has worsened health disparities, as seen in the 2022 Mpox epidemic, in which gay and bisexual men experienced the highest infection rates. This research applied queer theory to examine social media efforts to eliminate Mpox spread. This study critically assessed 591 social…

  • Lost Prevention? Assessing Secondary and Tertiary Prevention Potential in Sexual Assault Awareness Month Events

    Open AccessAlicia Papanek, Katelyn Sowell et al.ARTICLEViolence Against Women2025References: 6

    During Sexual Assault Awareness Month (SAAM), nonprofits place heavy value on delivering events, often with little evidence of their value to tertiary, secondary, and primary prevention. This multiple case design employed ethnographic methods to assess five SAAM events and the logic by which they contribute to prevention. Articulated through a pairing of communication and planned behavior theories, the findings indicated that events were mainly d…