Risk Communication Laboratory

Selected Publications

Ward, SH, K Lin, B Meyer, SB Bass, L Parameswaran, TF Gordon and SB Ruzek “Increasing Colorectal Cancer Screening Among African Americans.  Linking Risk Perception to Interventions Targeting Patients, Communities and Clinicians” Journal of the National Medical Associations 100 (6):  748-758, 2008.

Bass, SB, Gordon, TF, Ruzek, SB, Hausman, AJ . “Mapping Perceptions Related To Acceptance Of Smallpox Vaccination By Hospital Emergency Room Personnel” Biosecurity and Bioterrorism: Biodefense Strategy, Practice, and Science , 6 (2): 179-189, 2008. 

Ruzek, SB “"Transforming doctor: patient relationships" Journal of Health Services Research & Policy 12(3):181-182, 2007.

Bass, SB, SB Ruzek, TF Gordon, A Hanlon. “Preparedness for a Smallpox Outbreak: Comparing Metrics for Assessing Levels of Vaccination among Healthcare Workers by State” Epidemiology and Infection, 135(4):622-33, 2007.

Bass, SB, SB Ruzek, L Fleisher, N McKeown-Conn, TF Gordon, and D Moore. “Relationship of Internet Health Information Use with Patient Behavior and Self-Efficacy: Experiences of Newly Diagnosed Cancer Patients who Contact the National Cancer Institute’s Cancer Information Service.”  Journal of Health Communication 11:1-18, 2006.

Kreps, G. & TF Gordon.  “Centers for Excellence in Health Communication:  Health Communication Objective 11-5.”  In Communicating Health: Priorities and Strategies for Progress: Action Plans to Achieve the Health Communication Objectives in Healthy People 2010.  Washington, D.C.: U.S. Department of Health & Human Services, Office of Disease Prevention and Health Promotion.  pp. 93-112, 2003.    

 Bass, SB, SB Ruzek, L Fleisher and N McKeown-Conn, “Relationships among Internet health   information use, patient behavior and self-efficacy in newly diagnosed cancer patients who contact the National Cancer Institute's (NCI) Atlantic Region CIS,” Proceedings of the American Medical Informatics Association (AMIA) Journal 260-264 , 2002.