Melinda Weathers

Dados Biográficos

ID6532355
NOMEMelinda Weathers
PRENOMESMelinda
SOBRENOMEWeathers
ASSINATURAWEATHERS M
AFILIAÇÕESClemson University
ORCID0009-0005-6158-9810
VERIFICADOSim
TOTAL DE OBRAS6
TOTAL DE CITAÇÕES25
TOTAL COMO AUTOR6
TOTAL COMO EDITOR0
PRIMEIRO ANO DE PUBLICAÇÃO2010
ANO MAIS RECENTE DE PUBLICAÇÃO2025
ÍNDICE H2

  • The evolution of news coverage about climate change as a health issue

    Open AccessMelinda Weathers, Deepti Ganapathy et al.ARTICLEThe Lancet Planetary Health2025Referências: 10

  • Digital Media as a Context for Dating Abuse

    Open AccessMelinda Weathers, Melinda R Weathers et al.ARTICLEAffilia2019Citada por: 1Referências: 4

    As the nature of interpersonal communication has shifted with the widespread use of technology, so have the possibilities for abuse. Like face-to-face abuse, digital abuse can be stressful. Digital dating abuse is an emerging form of dating violence in the United States and is thought to have serious health effects on young people. The types of coping strategies used by victims have important implications for their overall health and well-being. …

  • Developments in the Framing of Climate Change as a Public Health Issue in US Newspapers

    Melinda Weathers, Melinda R Weathers et al.ARTICLEEnvironmental Communication2016

    News media are major channels for the transmission of information to the public and deliver news about the latest developments regarding health issues such as climate change. How the media frame such information may enhance public understanding and enable appropriate responses by individuals and communities. This study follows up on previous research examining media portrayals of climate change in US newspapers from 1 January 2007 to 31 December …

  • I Was Able to Still Do My Job on the Field and Keep Playing”

    Open AccessJimmy Sanderson, Melinda Weathers et al.ARTICLECommunication & Sport2016Citada por: 9Referências: 12

    This research applied muted group theory to investigate female and male athletes’ experiences with not reporting concussions sustained during athletic competition. Using snowball-sampling techniques, a total of 365 women and 247 men completed an online open-ended questionnaire about their reasons for not reporting a concussion. Results indicated that male athletes were more likely to continue to play through and not report a concussion than femal…

  • A Hero or Sissy? Exploring Media Framing of NFL Quarterbacks Injury Decisions

    Open AccessJimmy Sanderson, Melinda Weathers et al.ARTICLECommunication & Sport2014Citada por: 15Referências: 10

    There has been growing attention on health and safety issues in sport, most notably football. Consequently, it is important that communication scholars attend to this topic. This research explored print media framing in response to two injury situations involving National Football League quarterbacks—Jay Cutler and Robert Griffin III. An analysis of 177 newspaper articles revealed 11 frames that were used to discuss these injuries. The most promi…

  • Public Perceptions of Climate Change as a Human Health Risk

    Open AccessKaren Akerlof, R DeBono et al.ARTICLEInternational Journal of…2010

    We used data from nationally representative surveys conducted in the United States, Canada and Malta between 2008 and 2009 to answer three questions: Does the public believe that climate change poses human health risks, and if so, are they seen as current or future risks? Whose health does the public think will be harmed? In what specific ways does the public believe climate change will harm human health? When asked directly about the potential i…