Ohio State University
3058 Derby Hall
154 North Oval Mall
Columbus, OH 43210-1339
Qualifications:
B.A., Indiana Wesleyan University
M.A., The Pennsylvania State University
Ph.D., The Pennsylvania State University
Courses Taught:
GRADUATEHealth Communication in Interpersonal Contexts
Communication and Health Decision-Making
UNDERGRADUATE
Interpersonal Communication
Health Communication in Interpersonal Contexts
Health Communication in Mass Mediated Contexts
Contemporary Persuasion Theory
Recent Publications:
Krieger, J. L., Covaleski, S., Hecht, M., Miller-Day, M., Graham, J. W., Pettigrew, J., & Kootsikas, A. (in press). From kids, through kids, to kids: Examining the social influence strategies used by adolescents to promote prevention among peers. Health Communication.
Krieger, J. L., Katz, M. L., Eisenberg, D., Heaner, S., Sarge, M, & Jain, P. (in press). Media coverage of cervical cancer and the HPV vaccine: Implications for geographic health inequities. Health Expectations.
Krieger, J. L., & Sarge, M. A. (in press). A serial multiple mediation model of message framing on intentions to receive the human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine: Revisiting the role of threat and efficacy. Health Communication.
Choi, H. J., Krieger, J. L., & Hecht, M. (in press). Reconceptualizing efficacy in substance use prevention research: Refusal response efficacy and drug resistant self-efficacy in adolescent substance use. Health Communication.
Colby, M., Hecht, M. L., Miller-Day, M., Krieger, J. L., Syvertsen, A. K., Graham, J. W., & Pettigrew, J. (in press). Adapting school-based substance use prevention curriculum through cultural grounding: A review and exemplar of adaptation processes for rural schools. American Journal of Community Psychology.
Miller-Day, Pettigrew, J., Hecht, M. L., M., Shin, Y., Graham, J., & Krieger, J. L. (in press). How prevention curricula are taught under real-world conditions: Types of and reasons for teacher curriculum adaptations in 7th grade drug prevention curriculum. Health Education.
Moreland, J. J., Krieger, J. L., Miller-Day, M., & Hecht, M. L. (in press). The conceptualization and communication of risk among rural Appalachian adolescents. Journal of Health Communication.
Katz, M. L., Kam, J. A., Krieger, J. L., & Roberto, A. J. (2012). Predicting HPV vaccine intentions of college-age males: An examination of parents and son’s perceptions. Journal of American College Health, 60, 449-459.
Krieger, J. L., Katz, M., Kam, J., & Roberto, A. (2012). Appalachian and non-Appalachian pediatricians’ encouragement of the human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine: Implications for health disparities. Women’s Health Issues, 22, e19-e26.
Pettigrew, J., Miller-Day, M., Krieger, J. L., & Hecht, M.L. (2012). The rural context of illicit substance offers: A study of Appalachian rural adolescents. Journal of Adolescent Research, 27, 523-550.
Pettigrew, J., Miller-Day, M., Shin, Y., Hecht, M. L., Krieger, J. L., & Graham, J. W. (2012). Describing teacher-student interactions: A qualitative assessment of teacher implementation of the 7th grade keepin’ it REAL substance use intervention. American Journal of Community Psychology.
Story, H., Love, R. R., Salim, R., Roberto, A. J., Krieger, J. L., & Ginsburg, O. M. (2012). Improving outcomes from breast cancer in a low income country: Lessons from Bangladesh. International Journal of Breast Cancer, 2012, 1-9.
Jain, P., & Krieger, J. L. (2011). Moving beyond the language barrier: The communication strategies used by international medical graduates in intercultural medical encounters. Patient Education & Counseling, 84, 98-104.
Katz, M. L., Krieger, J. L., & Roberto, A. J. (2011). Human papillomavirus (HPV): College male's knowledge, perceived risk, sources of information, and vaccine barriers and communication. Journal of Men’s Health, 8, 175-184.
Krieger, J. L., Kam, J., Katz, M., & Roberto, A. J. (2011). Does mother know best? An actor-partner model of college-age females’ HPV vaccination behavior. Human Communication Research, 37, 107-124.
Krieger, J. L., Parrott, R. L., & Nussbaum, J. F. (2011). Metaphor use and health literacy: A pilot study of strategies to explain randomization in cancer clinical trials. Journal of Health Communication, 16, 3-16.
Pettigrew, J., Miller-Day, M., Krieger, J. L., & Hecht, M. L. (2011). Alcohol and other drug resistance strategies employed by rural adolescents. Journal of Applied Communication Research, 39, 103-122.
Roberto, A. J., Krieger, J. L., Katz, M., Goei, R., & Jain, P. (2011). Predicting pediatricians’ communication with parents about the human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine: An application of the theory of reasoned action. Health Communication, 26, 303-312.
Quick Introduction:
Health and interpersonal communication.
Research:
FUNDED RESEARCH
The DECIDE (Determinants of Clinical Treatment Decisions) Project is an NIH-funded study to develop and pilot test a culturally grounded intervention regarding cancer clinical treatment trials for cancer patients living in rural Appalachia and their families.
The Drug Resistance Strategies Project: keepin' it REAL Rural This is a collaborate project with faculty, staff, and students at Penn State examining how teachers adapt substance use prevention messages in the classroom. The ultimate goal is to understand how to implement programs beyond their original target audience, as well as how to guide teachers when they adapt curriculum to their classes. This project is funded by NIH/National Institute on Substance Abuse. http://www.kir.psu.edu/research/
Community-based participatory research strategies to increase colorectal cancer screening in Ohio Appalachia This is a collaborative project affiliated with the Appalachia Community Cancer Network as well as The Ohio State University Center for Population Health and Health Disparities (CPHHD). The research includes working with community based coalitions to develop and evaluate colorectal cancer screening campaigns in Appalachia Ohio. This project is funded by NIH/National Cancer Institute.
Development of a community-based intervention to improve clinical communication about the human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine in Ohio Appalachia Due to the elevated cervical cancer incidence and mortality rates in Ohio Appalachia as compared to other areas of the state, the Ohio State University Coordinating Committee for the Population and Health Targeted Investments in Excellence Initiative funded this project to examine communication about the HPV vaccine among pediatricians, mothers, and daughters.