2021 Presentation Schedule
Presenters for the 2021 conference come from various academic disciplines ranging from health communication and marketing to business and sociology. This diverse group of scholars and graduate students will present research that is unique to their field of study and discuss possible implications their findings might have on improving communication, raising awareness, furthering existing research, and more.
Conference presentations will be given during Eastern Standard Time. A PDF copy of the schedule is available here, as well as digital version below. Please rotate mobile/tablet horizontal for best viewing experience of digital schedule.
Session 1
Covid Research
- Thursday, February 25th
- 10 a.m. - 11 a.m. (EST)
Author (s) and Presenters
Topic
- Sarah N. Keller, Joy C. Honea, Rachel Ollivant
- Montana State University Billings
- Motivating Americans to Prevent COVID Now
- Lea Dunn, Nidhi Agrawad
- University of Washing
- Sean Cory
- Loyola University Chicago
- To Shame or To Praise: Strategies to Increase Covid-19 Prevention Behavior
- Samuel Boerboom
- Montana State University Billings
- Coronavirus, Obesity, and the Messaging of Personal Responsibility
- Melissa Boehm
- Montana State University
- Covid 19 and Poverty: A Textual Analysis of USA Today
Session 2
Mental Health
- 11:05 a.m. - 11:50 am EST
Author(s) and Presenter(s)
Topic
- Greenberry Taylor
- Flagler College
- T. Vasquez, A. Kastrinos, C.L Fisher, C.L Bylund
- University of Florida
- The not-always positive effects of mindfulness: A systematic review of the adverse effects of mindfulness-based interventions
- M. Beth Hogan
- Fayetteville State University
- Hogan Pesaniello
- Drive-up Neurofeedback: A creative adaptation of psychiatric services to the COVID pandemic
- Sue Y. Mcgorry
- DeSales University
- Take a Deep Breath…If You Can: Student Mental Health and Well-Being During Covid
Session 3
Global, Slogans, and Vaccine Acceptance
- 12:00 p.m. - 12:40 p.m. EST
Author(s) and Presenter(s)
Topic
- Van Wood
- Virginia Commonwealth University
- Globalization and Global Healthcare: Eight Considerations for the Future
- Charles M. Wood
- University of Tulsa
- Slogans as “Brand Proverbs” and their Role in Healthcare Marketing Communications: An Exploratory Study
- James M. Leonhardt
- University of Nevada Reno
- Todd Pezzuti
- University of Adolfo Ibañez
- Covid-19 Vaccination Acceptance: A Cultural Perspective across 32 Countries
Session 4
Community and College Student Health Issues
- Friday, February 26th
- 10 a.m. - 10:45 a.m. (EST)
Author (s) and Presenters
Topic
- Aarti S. Ivanic, Julie Mai, Brianna Izaguirre
- A Community-Based Approach to Addressing the Homelessness Crisis
- Stephanie Adair
- Flagler College
- Sun-Kissed: A Study in Skin Cancer Prevention Among Female College Students
- Gwendolyn Nowaczyk, Savannah Concannon, Madison Sybert, Amanda Bentham, Greenberry Taylor
- Flagler College
- Physical Health and mHealth: An Assessment of College Students’ Physical Health During COVID-19 and the Effectiveness of a School-Mandated mHealth App
Session 5
Organizations, and Health Policy
- 11:00 a.m. -11:45 am EST
Author(s) and Presenter(s)
Topic
- Chanhyun Park, Chiu-chi Angela Chang
- Northeastern University
- Boon Peng Ng
- University of Central Florida
- Cost-related Medication Non adherence among Medicare Beneficiaries with Cardiovascular Disease Risk Factors: The Role of Comprehension of the Medicare Program and Its Prescription Drug Benefits
- Elizabeth A. Krause
- Florida Southern College
- Using the Job Demand-Control-Support Model to Mitigate Health Practitioner Disengagement and Burnout
- Michael Weber
- Florida Southern College
- Enculturating an Entrepreneurial Mindset within a Health Care Start-up: A Case Study
Session 6
Going Forward
- 12:00 p.m. – 12:30 p.m. EST
Author(s) and Presenter(s)
Topic
- A.J. Otjen
- Montana State University
- Marketing and Positioning the Future of AMHCR
Session 7
Board Meeting
- 12:45 p.m. - 1:45 pm EST