Advancing visual health communication research to improve infodemic response

AJ King, AJ Lazard - Health Communication, 2020 - Taylor & Francis
During public health crises like the ongoing novel coronavirus pandemic, there is a need to
amplify and improve critical health communication messages. This need is due to …

The influence of visual complexity on initial user impressions: Testing the persuasive model of web design

AJ King, AJ Lazard, SR White - Behaviour & Information …, 2020 - Taylor & Francis
Shortly after fixating on webpages, users form initial impressions. These initial impressions
influence how much users will use and return to websites. Researchers have understudied …

[PDF][PDF] Feast for the Eyes: Effects of Food Perceptions and Computer Vision Features on Food Photo Popularity.

Y Peng, JB JEMMOTT III - International Journal of Communication …, 2018 - researchgate.net
The widely circulated food photos online have become an important part of our visual
culture. Combining human ratings of food characteristics and computational analysis of …

A research agenda for communication scholars in the precision medicine era

CL Scherr, M Dean, MF Clayton… - Journal of Health …, 2017 - Taylor & Francis
The 2015 announcement of the Precision Medicine Initiative (PMI) galvanized and
energized efforts to reconsider medical practice through tailoring of prevention and …

[HTML][HTML] Impact of game-inspired infographics on user engagement and information processing in an eHealth program

MLG Comello, X Qian, AM Deal, KM Ribisl… - Journal of medical …, 2016 - jmir.org
Background Online interventions providing individual health behavior assessment should
deliver feedback in a way that is both understandable and engaging. This study focused on …

HPV vaccination campaign fear visuals: An eye-tracking study exploring effects of visual attention and type on message informative value, recall, and behavioral …

EJ Avery, S Park - Public Relations Review, 2018 - Elsevier
HPV is the most common sexually transmitted disease, and there are alarming global
disparities in cervical cancer and HPV vaccination uptake (CDC, 2016a). To inform HPV …

[HTML][HTML] Health persuasion through emoji: How emoji interacted with information source to predict health behaviors in COVID-19 situation

TS Lin, Y Luo - SSM-population health, 2023 - Elsevier
By providing health information through visual communication, public health organizations
can effectively guide and persuade people to adopt healthy behaviors, which is critical in the …

Using visual metaphors in health messages: A strategy to increase effectiveness for mental illness communication

AJ Lazard, BA Bamgbade, JM Sontag… - Journal of health …, 2016 - Taylor & Francis
Depression is highly prevalent among college students. Although treatment is often
available on university campuses, many stigma-based barriers prevent students from …

User evaluations of design complexity: The impact of visual perceptions for effective online health communication

A Lazard, M Mackert - International journal of medical informatics, 2014 - Elsevier
Objective This paper highlights the influential role of design complexity for users' first
impressions of health websites. Method An experimental design was utilized to investigate …

[HTML][HTML] The proof is in the picture: The influence of imagery and experience in perceptions of hurricane messaging

LN Rickard, JP Schuldt, GM Eosco… - Weather, Climate …, 2017 - journals.ametsoc.org
Although evidence suggests that photographs can enhance persuasive messaging by
offering “proof,” less research considers their utility relative to other visual forms that …