Journal Articles
Health Communication
Addiction is Not a Choice.” #narcansaveslives: Collective Voice in Harm Reduction on TikTok
Kelli Boling, Ciera Kirkpatrick and Valerie Jones
Journal of Communication in Healthcare
Neutrality and impartiality in Midwestern U.S. newspapers: community-oriented newspaper journalists reporting of environmental water problems in agricultural and ranching states
Jessica Walsh
Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
The Impact of Interaction Time and Verbal Engagement with Personal Voice Assistants on Alleviating Loneliness among Older Adults: An Exploratory Study
Changmin Yan and Valerie Jones
Communication & Sport
Perjurers, rapists, and zealots are ending abortion”: Sports journalists’ symbolic annihilation of women athletes on social media during the national loss of abortion rights
Kelli Boling, Jessica Walsh, Brian Petrotta and Jason Stamm
Frontiers of Digital Health
Understanding older people's voice interactions with smart voice assistants: A new modified rule-based natural language processing model with human input
Changmin Yan and Valerie Jones
Journal of Health Communication
Exploring the Strategic Use of TikTok for Clinical Trial Recruitment: How Audiences' Prior Short-Form Video Usage Influences Persuasive Effects
Ciera Kirkpatrick
Howard Journal of Communications
From critical pedagogy to communication activism pedagogy in a large lecture classroom: Increasing awareness, knowledge, and a desire for change
Kelli Boling
International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
Mitigating Identity-Related Anxiety through Humor and Immersive Storytelling with 360-Degree Video in Virtual Reality: A Study on Microaggressions’ Mental Health Effects
Changmin Yan, Adam Wagler and Alan Eno
Contemporary Drug Problems
Algorithmic Doors to Community and the Trap of Visibility: TikTok for Harm Reduction Activism in the U.S. Overdose Crisis
Ciera Kirkpatrick, Kelli Boling and Valerie Jones
Journal of Broadcasting and Electronic Media
Idealized Motherhood on Social Media: Effects of Mothers’ Social Comparison Orientation and Self-Esteem on Motherhood Social Comparisons
Ciera Kirkpatrick
Journal of Communication Technology
My good friend’: Why “older old” adults continued to use voice assistants during COVID-19
Valerie Jones and Jessica Walsh
JMIR Infodemiology
TikTok as a Source of Health Information and Misinformation for Young Women in the United States: Survey Study
Ciera Kirkpatrick
Health Communication
Trust Me, I'm a Doctor: How TikTok Videos from Different Sources Influence Clinical Trial Participation
Ciera Kirkpatrick
Healthy Aging
Reducing Loneliness and Improving Social Support among Older Adults through Different Modalities of Personal Voice Assistant
Valerie Jones and Changmin Yan
Book Chapters
The Routledge Companion to Business Journalism
The Sound of Business Journalism
Jill Martin and Kaci Richter
Creative Works
Grants
University of Nebraska-Lincoln Research Council
Nebraska News Map: Examining how and where Nebraska communities get local news
Jessica Walsh
Media Mentions
- Kirkpatrick, Ciera. "UNL study reveals social media can increase cervical cancer screenings in young women." KETV. 5 January 2024.
- Boling, Kelli. "Can true crime help victims of crime?" RTE. 5 February 2024.
- Fernando, Alex. "Hands-on journalism lessons fuel Fernando’s recruitment work." Nebraska Today. 9 February 2024.
- Petrotta, Brian. "'This year is going to set records': Expert warns people about sports betting apps." KETV. 10 February 2024.
- Wang, Bryan. "UNL students aim to expand education on active shooter situations, compete in national competition." 10/11 Now. 16 February 2024.
- Waite, Matt. "Lawmakers look to curb AI’s impact on elections, but bills stall in packed session." 10//1 Now. 6 March 2024.
- McCoy, Barney. "If schools won’t ban kids’ cellphones, some lawmakers say, they will." Alabama Reflector. 13 March 2024.
- Park, Michael. "Let the sunshine in: What to know about your right to public information in 4 Midwest states." Iowa Public Radio. 15 March 2024.
- Kirkpatrick, Ciera. "Nebraska study illuminates social media trap for new moms." Nebraska Today. 20 March 2024.
- Graves, Chris. "Reverse engineering and story construction." Nieman Storyboard. 2 April 2024.
- Kirckpatrick, Ciera. "Social media comparisons lead some moms to have lower self-esteem, Nebraska study finds." Nebraska Public Media. 17 April 2024.
- Boling, Kelli. "How do true crime podcasts impact public interest in criminal cases?" Fox News. 29 April 2024.
- Armstrong, Cory. "Armstrong helping strengthen impact of severe weather alerts." Nebraska Today. 9 May 2024.
- Fernando, Alex and Green, Ahman. "Big Red Summer Camps include opportunities in virtual reality, education, esports." 10/11 Now. 10 May 2024.
- Kirkpatrick, Ciera. "UNL professor publishes study highlighting social media impacts on new mothers." 10/1 Now. 12 May 2024.
- Armstrong, Cory. "Do you know what a 'tornado warning' means? Study funds many do not." Omaha World-Herald. 16 May 2024.
- Armstrong, Cory. "'It's very concerning': UNL study shows misunderstanding of tornado weather alerts." KETV. 17 May 2024.
- McCoy, Barney. "'Running Towards the Fire': UNL film tells story of Omaha-born war reporter's D-Day jump into Normandy." Omaha World-Herald. 28 May 2024.
- McCoy, Barney. "America’s first parachuting World War II correspondent: Weapons and Warfare." Straight Arrow News. 5 June 2024.