Gary L Kreps
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Gary L. Kreps is a communication scholar. He is currently a University Distinguished Professor, Chair of the Department of Communication, and Director of the Center for Health and Risk Communication at George Mason University
in Fairfax, Virginia
, United States
. He held the Eileen and Steve Mandell Endowed Chair in Health Communication from 2004 to 2010. He serves on the Governing Board of the Center for Social Science Research, and is a faculty affiliate of the National Center for Biodefense and Infectious Diseases, the Center for Health Care Ethics and Policy, the Center for International Medical Policies and Practices, the Center for Health Information Technology, the Center for Consciousness and Transformation, and the Center for Climate Change Communication at Mason.
Prior to his faculty appointment at Mason, he served for five years (1999–2004) as the founding Chief of the Health Communication and Informatics Research Branch at the National Cancer Institute
(NIH), where he planned, developed, and coordinated major new national research and outreach initiatives concerning risk communication, health promotion, behavior change, technology development, and information dissemination to promote effective cancer prevention, screening, control, care, and survivorship. During his tenure, the NCI planned and introduced the Health Information National Trends Survey
.
He has also served as the Founding Dean of the School of Communication at Hofstra University
in New York, Executive Director of the Greenspun School of Communication at UNLV, and in faculty and administrative roles at Northern Illinois
, Rutgers, Indiana
, and Purdue Universities. He served as a member of the board of directors for the Sun Safety Alliance and PatientInform.
Gary’s areas of expertise include health communication and promotion, information dissemination, organizational communication, information technology, multicultural relations, and applied research methods. He is an active scholar, whose published work includes more than 50 books and edited volumes, and more than 250 scholarly articles and chapters concerning the applications of communication knowledge in society.
He has received research funding from the NIH, NSF
, CDC
, HRSA, the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation
, the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ), the US Department of Education, the US Department of Defense (DOD), the Kaiser Family Foundation, and several universities, major corporations, and health care systems.
He has edited special issues of major research journals, including the Journal of Health Communication, the American Behavioral Scientist, Patient Education and Counseling, the Journal of Health Psychology
, the Journal of Medical Internet Research, the Journal of Cancer Education, Communication Education, the Journal of Compuer-Mediated Communication, Social Marketing Quarterly, and the Electronic Journal of Communication, and edits important scholarly book series in Health Communication and Communication and Social Organization for Hampton Press, and a book series in Health Communication for Peter Lang Publishers.
He has also received numerous honors, including the 2009 Centennial Health Communication Scholar Award from the Eastern Communication Association, the 2005–2006 Pfizer Visiting Professorship of Clear Health Communication Award, the 2004 Robert Lewis Donohew Outstanding Health Communication Scholar Award, the 2002 Future of Health Technology Award, the 2002 Distinguished Achievement Award for Outstanding Contributions in Consumer Health Informatics and Online Health, the 2000 Outstanding Health Communication Scholar Award from both the International Communication Association and the National Communication Association, and the 1998 Gerald M. Phillips Distinguished Applied Communication Scholarship Award from the National Communication Association. He was elected as a Fellow of the American Academy for Health Behavior in 2010.
Finney Rutten, L, Hesse, B., Moser, R., & Kreps, G.L. (Eds.) (2011). Building the Evidence Base in Cancer Communication. Cresskill, NJ: Hampton Press.
Neumann, M., Kreps, G.L., & Visser, A. (Guest Editors). (2011). Methodology in health communication research. Patient Education and Counseling, 82 (3).
Zhao, X., Villagran, M., Kreps, G.L., & McHorney. (2011). Gain vs. loss framing in adherence-promoting communication targeting patients with chronic diseases: The moderating effect of individual time perspective. Health Communication, http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21745039
Neuhauser, L., & Kreps, G.L. (2011). Participatory design and artificial intelligence: Strategies to improve health communication for diverse audiences. In N. Green, S. Rubinelli, & D. Scott. (Eds.). Artificial Intelligence and Health Communication (pp 49-52). Cambridge, MA: American Association of Artificial Intelligence Press. http://www.aaai.org/ocs/index.php/SSS/SSS11/paper/viewFile/2475/2857
Kreps, G.L., Villagran, M.M., Zhao, X., McHorney, C., Ledford, C., Weathers, M., & Keefe. B.P. (2011). Development and validation of motivational messages to improve prescription medication adherence for patients with chronic health problems. Patient Education and Counseling, 83, 365-371.
Oh, K.M., Kreps, G.L., Jun, J. & Ramsey, L. (2011). Cancer information seeking and awareness of cancer information sources among Korean Americans. Journal of Cancer Education, 26, 355-364.
Kreps, G.L. (2011). Translating health communication research into practice: The influence of health communication scholarship on health policy, practice, and outcomes. In T. Thompson, R. Parrott, and J. Nussbaum, (Eds.), The Handbook of Health Communication, 2nd Ed (pp. 595-608). New York: Routledge.
Nicogossian, A., Zimmerman, T., Addo-Ayensu, G., Thomas, K., Kreps, G.L., Ebadirad, N., & Gautam, S.D. (2011). The use of U.S. academic institutions in community medical disaster recovery. World Medical and Health Policy Journal, 3: Iss. 1, Article 3. DOI: 10.2202/1948-4682.1149. Available at: http://www.psocommons.org/wmhp/vol3/iss1/art3
Neumann, M., Kreps, G.L., & Visser, A. (2011). Methodological pluralism in health communication research. Patient Education and Counseling, 82, 281–284.
Kreps, G.L. (2011). Methodological diversity and integration in health communication inquiry. Patient Education and Counseling, 82, 285–291.
Kreps, G.L. (2011). The information revolution and the changing face of health communication in modern society. Journal of Health Psychology, 16, 192-193.
Wen, K.-Y., McTavish, F., Kreps, G.L., Wise, M., & Gustafson, D., (2011). From diagnosis to death: A narrative analysis of coping with breast cancer as seen through online discussion group messages. Journal of Computer-Mediated Communication, 16 (2), 331-361.
Kreps, G.L., Villagran, M.M., Zhao, X., McHorney, C., Ledford, C., Weathers, M., & Keefe, B. (2011). Developing and validating motivational message interventions for improving prescription drug adherence with consumers confronting chronic diseases. In R. Batra, P. Anand Kellar, & V.J. Strecher. (Eds.). Leveraging consumer psychology for effective health communications: The obesity challenge (pp. 233-250). Armonk, NY: M.E. Sharpe.
Kreps, G.L., & Finney Rutten, L. (2011). Building the evidence base in cancer communication: Next steps. In L. Finney Rutten, B. Hesse, R. Moser, & G.L. Kreps, (Eds.), Building the evidence base in cancer communication (pp. 315-322). Cresskill, NJ: Hampton Press.
Miller, J.D., & Kreps, G.L. (2011). Biological literacy: A key to cancer prevention and control in the 21st century. In L. Finney Rutten, B. Hesse, R. Moser, & G.L. Kreps, (Eds.), Building the evidence base in cancer communication (pp. 225-247). Cresskill, NJ: Hampton Press.
Kreps, G.L., & Neuhauser, L. (Guest Editors). (2010). E-Health Communication and Health Promotion, Journal of Computer-Mediated Communication, 15(4), 527-681.
Kreps, G.L., Villagran, M., & Sparks, L. (Guest Editors). (2010). Communication Education and Health Promotion. Communication Education, 59 (3).
Kreps, G.L., & Neuhauser, L. (Guest Editors). (2010). E-Health and the Delivery of Health Care, Journal of Computer-Mediated Communication, 15(3), 364-526.
Kreps, G.L. (Ed.) (2010). Health Communication, Volume 1 (The Sage Benchmarks in Communication Series), Health Communication in the Delivery of Health Care. London: Sage Publications.
Kreps, G.L. (Ed.) (2010). Health Communication, Volume 2 (The Sage Benchmarks in Communication Series), Health Communication and Health Promotion. London: Sage Publications.
Kreps, G.L. (Ed.) (2010). Health Communication, Volume 3 (The Sage Benchmarks in Communication Series), Health Risk Communication. London: Sage Publications.
Kreps, G.L. (Ed.) (2010). Health Communication, Volume 4 (The Sage Benchmarks in Communication Series), Health Communication and New Information Technologies (eHealth). London: Sage Publications.
Kreps, G.L. (Ed.) (2010). Health Communication, Volume 5 (The Sage Benchmarks in Communication Series), Health Communication and Health Care Systems. London: Sage Publications.
Wen, K.-Y., Kreps, G.L., Zhu, F., & Miller, S. (2010). Consumer’s perceptions about and use of the Internet for personal health records and health information exchange: Analysis of the 2007 Health Information National Trends Survey. Journal of Medical Internet Research. 12(4):e73, URL: http://www.jmir.org/2010/4/e73/, doi:10.2196/jmir.1668
Ledford, C.J.W., Villagran, M.M., Kreps, G.L., Zhao, X., McHorney, C., Weathers, M., & Keefe, B. (2010). “Practicing medicine”: Patient perceptions of physician communication and the process of prescription. Patient Education and Counseling,80, 384-392.
Neumann, M., Edelhäuser, F., Kreps, G.L., Scheffer, C., Lutz, G., Tauschel, D., & Visser, A. (2010). Can patient-provider interaction increase the effectiveness of medical treatments or even substitute them? A methodological reflection of the specific effect of the provider. Patient Education and Counseling, 80, 307-314.
Weathers, M., Query, J.L., & Kreps, G.L. (2010). A multivariate test of communication competence, social support, and coping among Hispanic lay caregivers for loved ones with Alzheimer's disease: An extension of the Relational Health Communication Competence Model. Journal of Participative Medicine, 2 e14, http://www.jopm.org/evidence/research/2010/12/05/a-multivariate-test-of-communication-competence-social-support-and-coping-among-hispanic-lay-caregivers-for-loved-ones-with-alzheimers-disease-an-extension-of-the-relational-health-communication/.
Kreps, G.L., & Neuhauser, L. (2010). New directions in ehealth communication: Opportunities and challenges. Patient Education and Counseling, 78, 329-336. (This article was featured along with my exclusive updated author commentary and response in MDLinx.com, http://www.mdlinx.com/internal-medicine/news-article.cfm/3072357/communication-ehealth, an up-to-date index of articles that matter in the daily lives of physicians and other healthcare professionals).
Neuhauser, L., & Kreps, G.L. (2010). Ehealth communication and behavior change: Promise and performance. Social Semiotics, 20(1), 7-24.
Nicogossian, A., Ebadirad, N., Zimmerman, T., Kreps, G.L., & Septimus, E., (2010). Influenza Immunization: Synthesizing and Communicating the Evidence. World Health and Medical Policy Journal, 2(2), Article 4. DOI: 10.2202/1948-4682.1090
Available at: http://www.psocommons.org/wmhp/vol2/iss2/art4.
Kreps, G.L., & Neuhauser, L. (2010). Editors’ Introduction: E-Health and Health Promotion, Journal of Computer-Mediated Communication, 15(4), 527-529.
Kreps, G.L., Sparks, L., & Villagran, M.M. (2010). Editors’ Introduction: Communication education and health promotion. Communication Education, 59(3), 215-219.
Kreps, G.L. (2010). Fear and Loathing in the Internet Age: Debunking Unfounded Fears About the Safety of Internet Use. ICA 2010 Online Conference Virtual Website, (available at: http://icaconference.files.wordpress.com/2010/06/jcmc-commentary_kreps.pdf)
Nicogossian, A., Ebadirad, N., Zimmerman, T., Addo-Ayensu, G., Angotti, C., Balsariya, K., Hanfling, D., Kinlaw, K., Kloc, K., Koizumi, N., Kreps, G.L., Morrison, A., Scibilia, P., Septimus, E., Thomas, K., Williams, R., & Wolpe, P. (2010). Influenza immunization: Communicating evidence in an era of confusion. Policy Studies Commons, Research Paper 1, (this research report can be downloaded at: http://www.psocommons.org/health_research/1). It is also available at the Center for the Study of International Medical Policies and Practices, George Mason University (http://policy-csimpp.gmu.edu/publications/reports/InfluenzaImmunization.pdf).
Kreps, G.L., & Bonaguro, E. (2009). Health communication as applied communication inquiry. In L. Frey & K. Cissna (Eds.) The Handbook of Applied Communication Research (pp. 970–993). Hillsdale, NJ: Lawrence Erlbaum Associates, INC.
Melvin, C.L., Carey, T.S., Oldham, J.M., Williams, J.W., Goodman, F., Linden, T.R., Evans,W.D., Kreps, G.L., & Ranney, L.M. (2009). Marketing off-label uses: Shady practices within a gray market. Psychiatric Times, 26(8), 22-25.
Kreps, G.L. (2009). Commentary: Communication and family health and wellness relationships. In T. Socha & G. Stamp (Eds.). Parents and children communicating with society: Exploring relationships outside of home (pp. 207–212). New York: Routledge.
Kreps, G.L., & Snyder, L.B. (2009). Editors Introduction: New directions in health communication, marketing, and media. Social Marketing Quarterly, 15(S), 1-6.
Kreps, G.L. (2009). Applying Weick's model of organizing to health care and health promotion: Highlighting the central role of health communication. Patient Education and Counseling, 74, 347-355.
Rowan, K. E., Botan, C. H., Kreps, G. L., Samoilenko, S., & Farnsworth, K. (2009). Risk communication education for local emergency managers: Using the CAUSE Model for research, education, and outreach (pp. 168–191). In R. Heath & D. O’Hair (Eds.), Handbook of Risk and Crisis Communication. New York: Routledge. (Note: This edited volume won the PRIDE Award for Best Scholarly Book on Public Relations Research published in 2009. Award given by the Public Relations Division at the annual meeting of the National Communication Association, November, 2009).
Kreps, G.L., & Ledford, C.J. (2009). Surveying the field of health communication: A review of Health Communication in the 21st Century. PsycCRITIQUES, 1554-0138, Vol. 54, Release 7, Article 2, http://psyccritiquesblog.apa.org/.
Kreps, G.L., Barnes, M.D., Neiger, B.L., & Thackeray, R. (2009). Health communication. In R.J. Bensley & J. Brookins-Fishers (Eds.) Community health education methods: A practical guide (3rd ed.). Sudbury, MA: Jones and Bartlett Publishers, (pp. 73–102).
Kreps, G.L. (2009). The value of health communication campaigns for increasing participation in HIV vaccine research. National Minority AIDS Council Newsletter.
Kreps, G.L. (2009). Communicating strategically about cancer risks to vulnerable populations. Sun Safety Alliance Sunsations.
Kreps, G.L., & Goldin, R. (2009). Why you should vaccinate your child against H1N1. STATS. http://stats.org/stories/2009/vaccinate_child_h1n1_nov17_09.html).
Kreps, G.L., & Maibach, E.W. (2008). Transdisciplinary science: The nexus between communication and public health. Journal of Communication, 58(4), 732-748.
Melvin, C.L., Ranney, L.M., Carey, T.S., Evans, W.D., Kreps, G.L., Linden, T., & Oldham, J. (2008). Disseminating findings from a drug class review: Using best practices to inform prescription of antiepileptic drugs for bipolar disorder. Journal of Psychiatric Practice, 14 S1, 44-56.
Kreps, G.L. (2008). Qualitative inquiry and the future of health communication research. Qualitative Research Reports in Communication, 9(1), 2-12.
Kreps, G.L., & Sivaram, R. (2008). The central role of strategic health communication in enhancing breast cancer outcomes across the continuum of care in limited-resource countries. Cancer, 113(S8), 2331-2337.
Yip, C.H., Smith,R.A, Anderson, B.O., Miller, A., Thomas, D.B., Ang, E.S., Cafarella, R.S., Corbex, M., Kreps, G.L., & McTiernan, A. (2008). Guideline implementation for breast health care in low and middle income countries: Early detection and resource allocation. Cancer, 113(S8), 2244-2256.
Sparks, L., O’Hair, D., & Kreps, G.L. (2008). Conceptualizing cancer communication and aging: New directions for research. In L. Sparks, D., O’Hair, & G.L. Kreps., (Eds.) Cancer communication and aging (pp. 1–14). Cresskill, NJ: Hampton Press.
Egbert, N, Sparks, L., Kreps, G.L., & Du Pré, A. (2008). Finding meaning in the journey: Methods of spiritual coping for aging cancer patients. In L. Sparks, D., O’Hair, & G.L. Kreps., (Eds.) Cancer communication and aging (pp. 277–291). Cresskill, NJ: Hampton Press.
Kreps, G.L. (2008). Strategic use of communication to market cancer prevention and control to vulnerable populations. Health Marketing Quarterly, 25(1/2), 204-216.
Kreps, G.L., & Sparks, L. (2008). Meeting the health literacy needs of vulnerable populations. Patient Education and Counseling, 71(3), 328-332.
Neuhauser, L., & Kreps, G.L. (2008). Online cancer communication interventions: Meeting the literacy, linguistic, and cultural needs of diverse audiences. Patient Education and Counseling, 71(3).
Kreps, G.L., Neuhauser, L., Sparks, L., & Villagran, M. (2008). The power of community-based health communication interventions to promote cancer prevention and control for at-risk populations. Patient Education and Counseling, 71(3), 315-318.
Kreps, G.L., & Bonaguro, E. (2008). Communication and cancer prevention, control, and care. In K. B. Wright & S. Moore, Applied Health Communication (pp. 257–269). Cresskill, NJ: Hampton Press.
Rowan, K.E., Kreps, G.L., Botan, C.H., Sparks, L., Samoilenko, S., & Bailey, C.L. (2008). Responding to terrorism: Risk communication, crisis management, and the CAUSE model. In H. D. O’Hair, R. L. Heath, G. Ledlow, & K. Ayotte (Eds.), Terrorism: Communication and rhetorical perspectives (pp. 425–453). Cresskill, NJ: Hampton Press.
O’Hair, H.D., Kreps, G.L., & Sparks, L. (Eds.) (2007). Handbook of communication and cancer care. Cresskill, NJ: Hampton Press.
Rowan, K.E., Kreps, G.L., Botan, C.H., Sparks, L., Samoilenko, S., & Bailey, C.L. (2007). Responding to terrorism: Risk communication, crisis management, and the CAUSE model. In H. D. O’Hair, R. L. Heath, G. Ledlow, & K. Ayotte (Eds.), Terrorism: Communication and rhetorical perspectives (pp. 421–449). Cresskill, NJ: Hampton Press.
Kreps, G.L, Query, J.L., & Bonaguro, E.W. (2007). The interdisciplinary study of health communication and its relationship to communication science. In L. Lederman (Ed). Beyond These Walls: Readings in Health Communication, (pp. 2–13). Los Angeles: Roxbury.
Mayer, D.K., Terrin, N.C., Kreps, G.L., Menon, U., McCance, K., Parsons, S.K., & Mooney, K.H. (2007). Cancer survivors information seeking behaviors: A comparison of survivors who do and don’t seek information. Patient Education and Counseling, 65(3), 342-350.
Kreps,G.L., & Bonaguro, E. (2007). Communication and cancer prevention, control, and care. In K. B. Wright & S. Moore, Applied Health Communication (pp. 257–269. Cresskill, NJ: Hampton Press.
Kreps, G.L. (2006). One size does not fit all: Adapting communication to the needs and literacy levels of individuals. Annals of Family Medicine (online, invited commentary) http://www.annfammed.org/cgi/eletters/4/3/205.
Kreps, G.L. (2006). Communication and racial inequities in health care. American Behavioral Scientist, 49: 6, 1-15.
Marcus, A., Morra, M., Bright, M., Fleisher, L., Kreps, G.L., & Perocchia, R. (2005). The CIS model for collaborative research in health communications: A brief retrospective from the current generation of research. Journal of Health Communication: International Perspectives, 10, S1, 235-245.
Hesse, B. W., Nelson, D. E., Kreps, G. L., Croyle, R. T., Arora, N. K., & Rimer, B. K. (2005). Trust and sources of health information. The impact of the Internet and its implications for health care providers: Findings from the first Health Information National Trends Survey. Archives of Internal Medicine, 165, 1-7.
Sparks, L., Kreps, G.L., Botan, C., & Rowan, K.E. (2005). Responding to terrorism: Translating communication research into practice. Communication Research Reports, 22(1), 1-5.
Whitten, P., Kreps, G.L., & Eastin, M. (2005). Creating a framework for online cancer services research to facilitate timely and interdisciplinary applications. Journal of Medical Internet Research, 7(3):e34
Kreps, G.L. (2005). Disseminating relevant information to underserved audiences: Implications from the Digital Divide Pilot Projects. Journal of the Medical Library Association, 93(4), 65-70.
Parker, R. & Kreps, G.L. (2005). Library outreach: Overcoming health literacy challenges. Journal of the Medical Library Association, 93(4), 78-82.
2010 Elected as a Fellow of the American Academy for Health Behavior,
2009 Centennial Health Communication Scholar Award from the Eastern Communication Association,
2005-2006 Pfizer Visiting Professorship of Clear Health Communication Award,
2004 Robert Lewis Donohew Outstanding Health Communication Scholar Award,
2002 Future of Health Technology Award,
2002 Distinguished Achievement Award for Outstanding Contributions in Consumer Health Informatics and Online Health,
2000 Outstanding Health Communication Scholar Award from both the International Communication Association and the National Communication Association,
1998 Gerald M. Phillips Distinguished Applied Communication Scholarship Award from the National Communication Association.
George Mason University
George Mason University is a public university based in unincorporated Fairfax County, Virginia, United States, south of and adjacent to the city of Fairfax. Additional campuses are located nearby in Arlington County, Prince William County, and Loudoun County...
in Fairfax, Virginia
Fairfax, Virginia
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, United States
United States
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. He held the Eileen and Steve Mandell Endowed Chair in Health Communication from 2004 to 2010. He serves on the Governing Board of the Center for Social Science Research, and is a faculty affiliate of the National Center for Biodefense and Infectious Diseases, the Center for Health Care Ethics and Policy, the Center for International Medical Policies and Practices, the Center for Health Information Technology, the Center for Consciousness and Transformation, and the Center for Climate Change Communication at Mason.
Prior to his faculty appointment at Mason, he served for five years (1999–2004) as the founding Chief of the Health Communication and Informatics Research Branch at the National Cancer Institute
National Cancer Institute
The National Cancer Institute is part of the National Institutes of Health , which is one of 11 agencies that are part of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. The NCI coordinates the U.S...
(NIH), where he planned, developed, and coordinated major new national research and outreach initiatives concerning risk communication, health promotion, behavior change, technology development, and information dissemination to promote effective cancer prevention, screening, control, care, and survivorship. During his tenure, the NCI planned and introduced the Health Information National Trends Survey
Health Information National Trends Survey
The Health Information National Trends Survey is a biennial, cross-sectional, nationally-representative survey of American adults sponsored by the National Cancer Institute...
.
He has also served as the Founding Dean of the School of Communication at Hofstra University
Hofstra University
Hofstra University is a private, nonsectarian institution of higher learning located in the Village of Hempstead, New York, United States, about east of New York City: less than an hour away by train or car...
in New York, Executive Director of the Greenspun School of Communication at UNLV, and in faculty and administrative roles at Northern Illinois
Northern Illinois University
Northern Illinois University is a state university and research institution located in DeKalb, Illinois, with satellite centers in Hoffman Estates, Naperville, Rockford, and Oregon. It was originally founded as Northern Illinois State Normal School on May 22, 1895 by Illinois Governor John P...
, Rutgers, Indiana
Indiana University
Indiana University is a multi-campus public university system in the state of Indiana, United States. Indiana University has a combined student body of more than 100,000 students, including approximately 42,000 students enrolled at the Indiana University Bloomington campus and approximately 37,000...
, and Purdue Universities. He served as a member of the board of directors for the Sun Safety Alliance and PatientInform.
Gary’s areas of expertise include health communication and promotion, information dissemination, organizational communication, information technology, multicultural relations, and applied research methods. He is an active scholar, whose published work includes more than 50 books and edited volumes, and more than 250 scholarly articles and chapters concerning the applications of communication knowledge in society.
He has received research funding from the NIH, NSF
National Science Foundation
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, CDC
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
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, HRSA, the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation
Robert Wood Johnson Foundation
The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation is the United States' largest philanthropy devoted exclusively to health and health care; it is based in Princeton, New Jersey. The foundation's mission is to improve the health and health care of all Americans...
, the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ), the US Department of Education, the US Department of Defense (DOD), the Kaiser Family Foundation, and several universities, major corporations, and health care systems.
He has edited special issues of major research journals, including the Journal of Health Communication, the American Behavioral Scientist, Patient Education and Counseling, the Journal of Health Psychology
Journal of Health Psychology
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, the Journal of Medical Internet Research, the Journal of Cancer Education, Communication Education, the Journal of Compuer-Mediated Communication, Social Marketing Quarterly, and the Electronic Journal of Communication, and edits important scholarly book series in Health Communication and Communication and Social Organization for Hampton Press, and a book series in Health Communication for Peter Lang Publishers.
He has also received numerous honors, including the 2009 Centennial Health Communication Scholar Award from the Eastern Communication Association, the 2005–2006 Pfizer Visiting Professorship of Clear Health Communication Award, the 2004 Robert Lewis Donohew Outstanding Health Communication Scholar Award, the 2002 Future of Health Technology Award, the 2002 Distinguished Achievement Award for Outstanding Contributions in Consumer Health Informatics and Online Health, the 2000 Outstanding Health Communication Scholar Award from both the International Communication Association and the National Communication Association, and the 1998 Gerald M. Phillips Distinguished Applied Communication Scholarship Award from the National Communication Association. He was elected as a Fellow of the American Academy for Health Behavior in 2010.
Education
- BA, University of Colorado, Boulder, 1975, Communication;
- MA, University of Colorado, Boulder, 1976, Communication;
- Ph.D., University of Southern CaliforniaUniversity of Southern CaliforniaThe University of Southern California is a private, not-for-profit, nonsectarian, research university located in Los Angeles, California, United States. USC was founded in 1880, making it California's oldest private research university...
, 1979, Communication
Influence
Gary L. Kreps is a founding scholar of the field of health communication. He has written influential books and articles about the applications of communication knowledge in society.Published works
Gary L. Kreps has published numerous books, articles, and chapters concerning health, risk, and organizational communication, as well as about research methods. He edits two major book series for Hampton Press concerning Health Communication and Communication and Social Organizing and a book series on Health Communication for Peter Lang Publishers. He was editor of the Applied Communication Research book series for the National Communication Association. He has served as a guest editor for a number of scholarly journal special issues, including special issues of the American Behvaioral Scientist, the Journal of Health Psychology, the Electronic Journal of Communication, the Journal of Health Communication, Patient Education and Counseling, the Journal of Medical Internet Research, Communication Research Reports, Communication Education, the Journal of Compuer-Mediated Communication, Social Marketing Quarterly, and the Journal of Cancer Education.Recent publications
Whitten, P., Kreps, G.L., & Eastin, M. (Eds.) (2011). E-Health: The advent of cancer online information services. Cresskill, NJ: Hampton Press.Finney Rutten, L, Hesse, B., Moser, R., & Kreps, G.L. (Eds.) (2011). Building the Evidence Base in Cancer Communication. Cresskill, NJ: Hampton Press.
Neumann, M., Kreps, G.L., & Visser, A. (Guest Editors). (2011). Methodology in health communication research. Patient Education and Counseling, 82 (3).
Zhao, X., Villagran, M., Kreps, G.L., & McHorney. (2011). Gain vs. loss framing in adherence-promoting communication targeting patients with chronic diseases: The moderating effect of individual time perspective. Health Communication, http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21745039
Neuhauser, L., & Kreps, G.L. (2011). Participatory design and artificial intelligence: Strategies to improve health communication for diverse audiences. In N. Green, S. Rubinelli, & D. Scott. (Eds.). Artificial Intelligence and Health Communication (pp 49-52). Cambridge, MA: American Association of Artificial Intelligence Press. http://www.aaai.org/ocs/index.php/SSS/SSS11/paper/viewFile/2475/2857
Kreps, G.L., Villagran, M.M., Zhao, X., McHorney, C., Ledford, C., Weathers, M., & Keefe. B.P. (2011). Development and validation of motivational messages to improve prescription medication adherence for patients with chronic health problems. Patient Education and Counseling, 83, 365-371.
Oh, K.M., Kreps, G.L., Jun, J. & Ramsey, L. (2011). Cancer information seeking and awareness of cancer information sources among Korean Americans. Journal of Cancer Education, 26, 355-364.
Kreps, G.L. (2011). Translating health communication research into practice: The influence of health communication scholarship on health policy, practice, and outcomes. In T. Thompson, R. Parrott, and J. Nussbaum, (Eds.), The Handbook of Health Communication, 2nd Ed (pp. 595-608). New York: Routledge.
Nicogossian, A., Zimmerman, T., Addo-Ayensu, G., Thomas, K., Kreps, G.L., Ebadirad, N., & Gautam, S.D. (2011). The use of U.S. academic institutions in community medical disaster recovery. World Medical and Health Policy Journal, 3: Iss. 1, Article 3. DOI: 10.2202/1948-4682.1149. Available at: http://www.psocommons.org/wmhp/vol3/iss1/art3
Neumann, M., Kreps, G.L., & Visser, A. (2011). Methodological pluralism in health communication research. Patient Education and Counseling, 82, 281–284.
Kreps, G.L. (2011). Methodological diversity and integration in health communication inquiry. Patient Education and Counseling, 82, 285–291.
Kreps, G.L. (2011). The information revolution and the changing face of health communication in modern society. Journal of Health Psychology, 16, 192-193.
Wen, K.-Y., McTavish, F., Kreps, G.L., Wise, M., & Gustafson, D., (2011). From diagnosis to death: A narrative analysis of coping with breast cancer as seen through online discussion group messages. Journal of Computer-Mediated Communication, 16 (2), 331-361.
Kreps, G.L., Villagran, M.M., Zhao, X., McHorney, C., Ledford, C., Weathers, M., & Keefe, B. (2011). Developing and validating motivational message interventions for improving prescription drug adherence with consumers confronting chronic diseases. In R. Batra, P. Anand Kellar, & V.J. Strecher. (Eds.). Leveraging consumer psychology for effective health communications: The obesity challenge (pp. 233-250). Armonk, NY: M.E. Sharpe.
Kreps, G.L., & Finney Rutten, L. (2011). Building the evidence base in cancer communication: Next steps. In L. Finney Rutten, B. Hesse, R. Moser, & G.L. Kreps, (Eds.), Building the evidence base in cancer communication (pp. 315-322). Cresskill, NJ: Hampton Press.
Miller, J.D., & Kreps, G.L. (2011). Biological literacy: A key to cancer prevention and control in the 21st century. In L. Finney Rutten, B. Hesse, R. Moser, & G.L. Kreps, (Eds.), Building the evidence base in cancer communication (pp. 225-247). Cresskill, NJ: Hampton Press.
Kreps, G.L., & Neuhauser, L. (Guest Editors). (2010). E-Health Communication and Health Promotion, Journal of Computer-Mediated Communication, 15(4), 527-681.
Kreps, G.L., Villagran, M., & Sparks, L. (Guest Editors). (2010). Communication Education and Health Promotion. Communication Education, 59 (3).
Kreps, G.L., & Neuhauser, L. (Guest Editors). (2010). E-Health and the Delivery of Health Care, Journal of Computer-Mediated Communication, 15(3), 364-526.
Kreps, G.L. (Ed.) (2010). Health Communication, Volume 1 (The Sage Benchmarks in Communication Series), Health Communication in the Delivery of Health Care. London: Sage Publications.
Kreps, G.L. (Ed.) (2010). Health Communication, Volume 2 (The Sage Benchmarks in Communication Series), Health Communication and Health Promotion. London: Sage Publications.
Kreps, G.L. (Ed.) (2010). Health Communication, Volume 3 (The Sage Benchmarks in Communication Series), Health Risk Communication. London: Sage Publications.
Kreps, G.L. (Ed.) (2010). Health Communication, Volume 4 (The Sage Benchmarks in Communication Series), Health Communication and New Information Technologies (eHealth). London: Sage Publications.
Kreps, G.L. (Ed.) (2010). Health Communication, Volume 5 (The Sage Benchmarks in Communication Series), Health Communication and Health Care Systems. London: Sage Publications.
Wen, K.-Y., Kreps, G.L., Zhu, F., & Miller, S. (2010). Consumer’s perceptions about and use of the Internet for personal health records and health information exchange: Analysis of the 2007 Health Information National Trends Survey. Journal of Medical Internet Research. 12(4):e73, URL: http://www.jmir.org/2010/4/e73/, doi:10.2196/jmir.1668
Ledford, C.J.W., Villagran, M.M., Kreps, G.L., Zhao, X., McHorney, C., Weathers, M., & Keefe, B. (2010). “Practicing medicine”: Patient perceptions of physician communication and the process of prescription. Patient Education and Counseling,80, 384-392.
Neumann, M., Edelhäuser, F., Kreps, G.L., Scheffer, C., Lutz, G., Tauschel, D., & Visser, A. (2010). Can patient-provider interaction increase the effectiveness of medical treatments or even substitute them? A methodological reflection of the specific effect of the provider. Patient Education and Counseling, 80, 307-314.
Weathers, M., Query, J.L., & Kreps, G.L. (2010). A multivariate test of communication competence, social support, and coping among Hispanic lay caregivers for loved ones with Alzheimer's disease: An extension of the Relational Health Communication Competence Model. Journal of Participative Medicine, 2 e14, http://www.jopm.org/evidence/research/2010/12/05/a-multivariate-test-of-communication-competence-social-support-and-coping-among-hispanic-lay-caregivers-for-loved-ones-with-alzheimers-disease-an-extension-of-the-relational-health-communication/.
Kreps, G.L., & Neuhauser, L. (2010). New directions in ehealth communication: Opportunities and challenges. Patient Education and Counseling, 78, 329-336. (This article was featured along with my exclusive updated author commentary and response in MDLinx.com, http://www.mdlinx.com/internal-medicine/news-article.cfm/3072357/communication-ehealth, an up-to-date index of articles that matter in the daily lives of physicians and other healthcare professionals).
Neuhauser, L., & Kreps, G.L. (2010). Ehealth communication and behavior change: Promise and performance. Social Semiotics, 20(1), 7-24.
Nicogossian, A., Ebadirad, N., Zimmerman, T., Kreps, G.L., & Septimus, E., (2010). Influenza Immunization: Synthesizing and Communicating the Evidence. World Health and Medical Policy Journal, 2(2), Article 4. DOI: 10.2202/1948-4682.1090
Available at: http://www.psocommons.org/wmhp/vol2/iss2/art4.
Kreps, G.L., & Neuhauser, L. (2010). Editors’ Introduction: E-Health and Health Promotion, Journal of Computer-Mediated Communication, 15(4), 527-529.
Kreps, G.L., Sparks, L., & Villagran, M.M. (2010). Editors’ Introduction: Communication education and health promotion. Communication Education, 59(3), 215-219.
Kreps, G.L. (2010). Fear and Loathing in the Internet Age: Debunking Unfounded Fears About the Safety of Internet Use. ICA 2010 Online Conference Virtual Website, (available at: http://icaconference.files.wordpress.com/2010/06/jcmc-commentary_kreps.pdf)
Nicogossian, A., Ebadirad, N., Zimmerman, T., Addo-Ayensu, G., Angotti, C., Balsariya, K., Hanfling, D., Kinlaw, K., Kloc, K., Koizumi, N., Kreps, G.L., Morrison, A., Scibilia, P., Septimus, E., Thomas, K., Williams, R., & Wolpe, P. (2010). Influenza immunization: Communicating evidence in an era of confusion. Policy Studies Commons, Research Paper 1, (this research report can be downloaded at: http://www.psocommons.org/health_research/1). It is also available at the Center for the Study of International Medical Policies and Practices, George Mason University (http://policy-csimpp.gmu.edu/publications/reports/InfluenzaImmunization.pdf).
Kreps, G.L., & Bonaguro, E. (2009). Health communication as applied communication inquiry. In L. Frey & K. Cissna (Eds.) The Handbook of Applied Communication Research (pp. 970–993). Hillsdale, NJ: Lawrence Erlbaum Associates, INC.
Melvin, C.L., Carey, T.S., Oldham, J.M., Williams, J.W., Goodman, F., Linden, T.R., Evans,W.D., Kreps, G.L., & Ranney, L.M. (2009). Marketing off-label uses: Shady practices within a gray market. Psychiatric Times, 26(8), 22-25.
Kreps, G.L. (2009). Commentary: Communication and family health and wellness relationships. In T. Socha & G. Stamp (Eds.). Parents and children communicating with society: Exploring relationships outside of home (pp. 207–212). New York: Routledge.
Kreps, G.L., & Snyder, L.B. (2009). Editors Introduction: New directions in health communication, marketing, and media. Social Marketing Quarterly, 15(S), 1-6.
Kreps, G.L. (2009). Applying Weick's model of organizing to health care and health promotion: Highlighting the central role of health communication. Patient Education and Counseling, 74, 347-355.
Rowan, K. E., Botan, C. H., Kreps, G. L., Samoilenko, S., & Farnsworth, K. (2009). Risk communication education for local emergency managers: Using the CAUSE Model for research, education, and outreach (pp. 168–191). In R. Heath & D. O’Hair (Eds.), Handbook of Risk and Crisis Communication. New York: Routledge. (Note: This edited volume won the PRIDE Award for Best Scholarly Book on Public Relations Research published in 2009. Award given by the Public Relations Division at the annual meeting of the National Communication Association, November, 2009).
Kreps, G.L., & Ledford, C.J. (2009). Surveying the field of health communication: A review of Health Communication in the 21st Century. PsycCRITIQUES, 1554-0138, Vol. 54, Release 7, Article 2, http://psyccritiquesblog.apa.org/.
Kreps, G.L., Barnes, M.D., Neiger, B.L., & Thackeray, R. (2009). Health communication. In R.J. Bensley & J. Brookins-Fishers (Eds.) Community health education methods: A practical guide (3rd ed.). Sudbury, MA: Jones and Bartlett Publishers, (pp. 73–102).
Kreps, G.L. (2009). The value of health communication campaigns for increasing participation in HIV vaccine research. National Minority AIDS Council Newsletter.
Kreps, G.L. (2009). Communicating strategically about cancer risks to vulnerable populations. Sun Safety Alliance Sunsations.
Kreps, G.L., & Goldin, R. (2009). Why you should vaccinate your child against H1N1. STATS. http://stats.org/stories/2009/vaccinate_child_h1n1_nov17_09.html).
Kreps, G.L., & Maibach, E.W. (2008). Transdisciplinary science: The nexus between communication and public health. Journal of Communication, 58(4), 732-748.
Melvin, C.L., Ranney, L.M., Carey, T.S., Evans, W.D., Kreps, G.L., Linden, T., & Oldham, J. (2008). Disseminating findings from a drug class review: Using best practices to inform prescription of antiepileptic drugs for bipolar disorder. Journal of Psychiatric Practice, 14 S1, 44-56.
Kreps, G.L. (2008). Qualitative inquiry and the future of health communication research. Qualitative Research Reports in Communication, 9(1), 2-12.
Kreps, G.L., & Sivaram, R. (2008). The central role of strategic health communication in enhancing breast cancer outcomes across the continuum of care in limited-resource countries. Cancer, 113(S8), 2331-2337.
Yip, C.H., Smith,R.A, Anderson, B.O., Miller, A., Thomas, D.B., Ang, E.S., Cafarella, R.S., Corbex, M., Kreps, G.L., & McTiernan, A. (2008). Guideline implementation for breast health care in low and middle income countries: Early detection and resource allocation. Cancer, 113(S8), 2244-2256.
Sparks, L., O’Hair, D., & Kreps, G.L. (2008). Conceptualizing cancer communication and aging: New directions for research. In L. Sparks, D., O’Hair, & G.L. Kreps., (Eds.) Cancer communication and aging (pp. 1–14). Cresskill, NJ: Hampton Press.
Egbert, N, Sparks, L., Kreps, G.L., & Du Pré, A. (2008). Finding meaning in the journey: Methods of spiritual coping for aging cancer patients. In L. Sparks, D., O’Hair, & G.L. Kreps., (Eds.) Cancer communication and aging (pp. 277–291). Cresskill, NJ: Hampton Press.
Kreps, G.L. (2008). Strategic use of communication to market cancer prevention and control to vulnerable populations. Health Marketing Quarterly, 25(1/2), 204-216.
Kreps, G.L., & Sparks, L. (2008). Meeting the health literacy needs of vulnerable populations. Patient Education and Counseling, 71(3), 328-332.
Neuhauser, L., & Kreps, G.L. (2008). Online cancer communication interventions: Meeting the literacy, linguistic, and cultural needs of diverse audiences. Patient Education and Counseling, 71(3).
Kreps, G.L., Neuhauser, L., Sparks, L., & Villagran, M. (2008). The power of community-based health communication interventions to promote cancer prevention and control for at-risk populations. Patient Education and Counseling, 71(3), 315-318.
Kreps, G.L., & Bonaguro, E. (2008). Communication and cancer prevention, control, and care. In K. B. Wright & S. Moore, Applied Health Communication (pp. 257–269). Cresskill, NJ: Hampton Press.
Rowan, K.E., Kreps, G.L., Botan, C.H., Sparks, L., Samoilenko, S., & Bailey, C.L. (2008). Responding to terrorism: Risk communication, crisis management, and the CAUSE model. In H. D. O’Hair, R. L. Heath, G. Ledlow, & K. Ayotte (Eds.), Terrorism: Communication and rhetorical perspectives (pp. 425–453). Cresskill, NJ: Hampton Press.
O’Hair, H.D., Kreps, G.L., & Sparks, L. (Eds.) (2007). Handbook of communication and cancer care. Cresskill, NJ: Hampton Press.
Rowan, K.E., Kreps, G.L., Botan, C.H., Sparks, L., Samoilenko, S., & Bailey, C.L. (2007). Responding to terrorism: Risk communication, crisis management, and the CAUSE model. In H. D. O’Hair, R. L. Heath, G. Ledlow, & K. Ayotte (Eds.), Terrorism: Communication and rhetorical perspectives (pp. 421–449). Cresskill, NJ: Hampton Press.
Kreps, G.L, Query, J.L., & Bonaguro, E.W. (2007). The interdisciplinary study of health communication and its relationship to communication science. In L. Lederman (Ed). Beyond These Walls: Readings in Health Communication, (pp. 2–13). Los Angeles: Roxbury.
Mayer, D.K., Terrin, N.C., Kreps, G.L., Menon, U., McCance, K., Parsons, S.K., & Mooney, K.H. (2007). Cancer survivors information seeking behaviors: A comparison of survivors who do and don’t seek information. Patient Education and Counseling, 65(3), 342-350.
Kreps,G.L., & Bonaguro, E. (2007). Communication and cancer prevention, control, and care. In K. B. Wright & S. Moore, Applied Health Communication (pp. 257–269. Cresskill, NJ: Hampton Press.
Kreps, G.L. (2006). One size does not fit all: Adapting communication to the needs and literacy levels of individuals. Annals of Family Medicine (online, invited commentary) http://www.annfammed.org/cgi/eletters/4/3/205.
Kreps, G.L. (2006). Communication and racial inequities in health care. American Behavioral Scientist, 49: 6, 1-15.
Marcus, A., Morra, M., Bright, M., Fleisher, L., Kreps, G.L., & Perocchia, R. (2005). The CIS model for collaborative research in health communications: A brief retrospective from the current generation of research. Journal of Health Communication: International Perspectives, 10, S1, 235-245.
Hesse, B. W., Nelson, D. E., Kreps, G. L., Croyle, R. T., Arora, N. K., & Rimer, B. K. (2005). Trust and sources of health information. The impact of the Internet and its implications for health care providers: Findings from the first Health Information National Trends Survey. Archives of Internal Medicine, 165, 1-7.
Sparks, L., Kreps, G.L., Botan, C., & Rowan, K.E. (2005). Responding to terrorism: Translating communication research into practice. Communication Research Reports, 22(1), 1-5.
Whitten, P., Kreps, G.L., & Eastin, M. (2005). Creating a framework for online cancer services research to facilitate timely and interdisciplinary applications. Journal of Medical Internet Research, 7(3):e34
Kreps, G.L. (2005). Disseminating relevant information to underserved audiences: Implications from the Digital Divide Pilot Projects. Journal of the Medical Library Association, 93(4), 65-70.
Parker, R. & Kreps, G.L. (2005). Library outreach: Overcoming health literacy challenges. Journal of the Medical Library Association, 93(4), 78-82.
Honors, awards
Gary L. Kreps has received numerous awards for his research and scholarships including:2010 Elected as a Fellow of the American Academy for Health Behavior,
2009 Centennial Health Communication Scholar Award from the Eastern Communication Association,
2005-2006 Pfizer Visiting Professorship of Clear Health Communication Award,
2004 Robert Lewis Donohew Outstanding Health Communication Scholar Award,
2002 Future of Health Technology Award,
2002 Distinguished Achievement Award for Outstanding Contributions in Consumer Health Informatics and Online Health,
2000 Outstanding Health Communication Scholar Award from both the International Communication Association and the National Communication Association,
1998 Gerald M. Phillips Distinguished Applied Communication Scholarship Award from the National Communication Association.
External links
- Faculty biography, George Mason University http://comm.gmu.edu/faculty/bio.php?fname=Gary&lname=Kreps