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CHRC Hosts 2023 Research Group Mini-Conference

Human Papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine with syringe for injection

<img decoding="async" width="260" height="185" src="https://healthriskcenter.umd.edu/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/bigstock-130797944-260x185.jpg" class="wp-image-1957 avia-img-lazy-loading-not-1957 attachment-portfolio_small size-portfolio_small wp-post-image" alt="Human Papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine with syringe for injection" srcset="https://healthriskcenter.umd.edu/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/bigstock-130797944-260x185.jpg 260w, https://healthriskcenter.umd.edu/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/bigstock-130797944-845x600.jpg 845w" sizes="(max-width: 260px) 100vw, 260px" />

Promoting Adolescent HPV Vaccination among African American Parents through Message Framing

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<img decoding="async" width="260" height="185" src="https://healthriskcenter.umd.edu/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/bigstock-222061006-260x185.jpg" class="wp-image-1872 avia-img-lazy-loading-not-1872 attachment-portfolio_small size-portfolio_small wp-post-image" alt="Farm image" srcset="https://healthriskcenter.umd.edu/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/bigstock-222061006-260x185.jpg 260w, https://healthriskcenter.umd.edu/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/bigstock-222061006-845x600.jpg 845w" sizes="(max-width: 260px) 100vw, 260px" />

Preventing Farm Injury and Fatalities to At-Risk Youth in Rural Communities in the Southeast

<img decoding="async" width="260" height="185" src="https://healthriskcenter.umd.edu/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/bigstock-Storm-Hurricane-Tornado-Map-Re-237497386-260x185.jpg" class="wp-image-1887 avia-img-lazy-loading-not-1887 attachment-portfolio_small size-portfolio_small wp-post-image" alt="" />

How Forecasters Decide to Warn: Insights on Tornado Risk Communication from the Southeast U.S.

Diet and healthy life concept background. The choice between fresh healthy food fruit and vegetables or unhealthy fast food and soda. Top view

<img decoding="async" width="260" height="185" src="https://healthriskcenter.umd.edu/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/bigstock-172513415-260x185.jpg" class="wp-image-1868 avia-img-lazy-loading-not-1868 attachment-portfolio_small size-portfolio_small wp-post-image" alt="Diet and healthy life concept background. The choice between fresh healthy food fruit and vegetables or unhealthy fast food and soda. Top view" />

Supporting the Health of Kentucky SNAP-Ed Participants through Engagement in Reshaping Local Policy, Systems and the Environment

Classroom Desk And Drawn Blackboard Of Chemistry Teaching Top Vi

<img decoding="async" width="260" height="185" src="https://healthriskcenter.umd.edu/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/bigstock-Classroom-Desk-And-Drawn-Black-213499945-260x185.jpg" class="wp-image-1875 avia-img-lazy-loading-not-1875 attachment-portfolio_small size-portfolio_small wp-post-image" alt="Classroom Desk And Drawn Blackboard Of Chemistry Teaching Top Vi" srcset="https://healthriskcenter.umd.edu/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/bigstock-Classroom-Desk-And-Drawn-Black-213499945-260x185.jpg 260w, https://healthriskcenter.umd.edu/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/bigstock-Classroom-Desk-And-Drawn-Black-213499945-845x601.jpg 845w" sizes="(max-width: 260px) 100vw, 260px" />

Agricultural Biotechnology Education and Outreach

Faculty-Led Projects

xiaoli nan

<img decoding="async" width="260" height="185" alt="xiaoli nan" data-src="https://healthriskcenter.umd.edu/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/xiaoli_nan-1-260x185.jpg" class="wp-image-705 avia-img-lazy-loading-not-705 attachment-portfolio_small size-portfolio_small wp-post-image lazyload" src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==" /><noscript><img decoding="async" width="260" height="185" src="https://healthriskcenter.umd.edu/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/xiaoli_nan-1-260x185.jpg" class="wp-image-705 avia-img-lazy-loading-not-705 attachment-portfolio_small size-portfolio_small wp-post-image" alt="xiaoli nan" />

CHRC Director and Staff Offer Health Misinformation Definition, Psychological Susceptibility Model, and Framework to Counter It

xiaoli nan

<img decoding="async" width="260" height="185" alt="xiaoli nan" data-src="https://healthriskcenter.umd.edu/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/xiaoli_nan-1-260x185.jpg" class="wp-image-705 avia-img-lazy-loading-not-705 attachment-portfolio_small size-portfolio_small wp-post-image lazyload" src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==" /><noscript><img decoding="async" width="260" height="185" src="https://healthriskcenter.umd.edu/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/xiaoli_nan-1-260x185.jpg" class="wp-image-705 avia-img-lazy-loading-not-705 attachment-portfolio_small size-portfolio_small wp-post-image" alt="xiaoli nan" />

CHRC Director and Staff Co-Author Study with Faculty Across UMD on COVID-19 Vaccine Hesitancy Among Black Americans

xiaoli nan

<img decoding="async" width="260" height="185" alt="xiaoli nan" data-src="https://healthriskcenter.umd.edu/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/xiaoli_nan-1-260x185.jpg" class="wp-image-705 avia-img-lazy-loading-not-705 attachment-portfolio_small size-portfolio_small wp-post-image lazyload" src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==" /><noscript><img decoding="async" width="260" height="185" src="https://healthriskcenter.umd.edu/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/xiaoli_nan-1-260x185.jpg" class="wp-image-705 avia-img-lazy-loading-not-705 attachment-portfolio_small size-portfolio_small wp-post-image" alt="xiaoli nan" />

CHRC Director and Assistants Publish Systematic Review of Individual Differences in Susceptibility to Health Misinformation

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Online Message Processing for Effective Public Communication and Engagement in Issues Related to Controversial Science and Technology

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Young Adults Responses to Sexual Health Messages

Human Papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine with syringe for injection

<img decoding="async" width="260" height="185" src="https://healthriskcenter.umd.edu/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/bigstock-130797944-260x185.jpg" class="wp-image-1957 avia-img-lazy-loading-not-1957 attachment-portfolio_small size-portfolio_small wp-post-image" alt="Human Papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine with syringe for injection" srcset="https://healthriskcenter.umd.edu/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/bigstock-130797944-260x185.jpg 260w, https://healthriskcenter.umd.edu/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/bigstock-130797944-845x600.jpg 845w" sizes="(max-width: 260px) 100vw, 260px" />

Promoting Adolescent HPV Vaccination among African American Parents through Message Framing

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Managing Chaos through Crisis Communication Leadership

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Reducing Defensive Reactions to Graphic Cigarette Warning Labels through Self-Affirmation

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<img decoding="async" width="260" height="185" src="https://healthriskcenter.umd.edu/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/bigstock-222061006-260x185.jpg" class="wp-image-1872 avia-img-lazy-loading-not-1872 attachment-portfolio_small size-portfolio_small wp-post-image" alt="Farm image" srcset="https://healthriskcenter.umd.edu/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/bigstock-222061006-260x185.jpg 260w, https://healthriskcenter.umd.edu/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/bigstock-222061006-845x600.jpg 845w" sizes="(max-width: 260px) 100vw, 260px" />

Preventing Farm Injury and Fatalities to At-Risk Youth in Rural Communities in the Southeast

<img decoding="async" width="260" height="185" src="https://healthriskcenter.umd.edu/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/bigstock-Storm-Hurricane-Tornado-Map-Re-237497386-260x185.jpg" class="wp-image-1887 avia-img-lazy-loading-not-1887 attachment-portfolio_small size-portfolio_small wp-post-image" alt="" />

How Forecasters Decide to Warn: Insights on Tornado Risk Communication from the Southeast U.S.

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The Social-Mediated Crisis Communication Model

Diet and healthy life concept background. The choice between fresh healthy food fruit and vegetables or unhealthy fast food and soda. Top view

<img decoding="async" width="260" height="185" src="https://healthriskcenter.umd.edu/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/bigstock-172513415-260x185.jpg" class="wp-image-1868 avia-img-lazy-loading-not-1868 attachment-portfolio_small size-portfolio_small wp-post-image" alt="Diet and healthy life concept background. The choice between fresh healthy food fruit and vegetables or unhealthy fast food and soda. Top view" />

Supporting the Health of Kentucky SNAP-Ed Participants through Engagement in Reshaping Local Policy, Systems and the Environment

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Risk Communication During Food Recalls

Classroom Desk And Drawn Blackboard Of Chemistry Teaching Top Vi

<img decoding="async" width="260" height="185" src="https://healthriskcenter.umd.edu/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/bigstock-Classroom-Desk-And-Drawn-Black-213499945-260x185.jpg" class="wp-image-1875 avia-img-lazy-loading-not-1875 attachment-portfolio_small size-portfolio_small wp-post-image" alt="Classroom Desk And Drawn Blackboard Of Chemistry Teaching Top Vi" srcset="https://healthriskcenter.umd.edu/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/bigstock-Classroom-Desk-And-Drawn-Black-213499945-260x185.jpg 260w, https://healthriskcenter.umd.edu/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/bigstock-Classroom-Desk-And-Drawn-Black-213499945-845x601.jpg 845w" sizes="(max-width: 260px) 100vw, 260px" />

Agricultural Biotechnology Education and Outreach

Student-Led Projects

Dr. Junhan Chen

CHRC Alumna and Staff Propose a Framework of Moderators of Social norm-based Messages based on a Systematic Review

Yuan Wang

<img decoding="async" width="260" height="185" alt="Yuan Wang" data-src="https://healthriskcenter.umd.edu/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/Yuan_Wang-260x185.jpg" class="wp-image-716 avia-img-lazy-loading-not-716 attachment-portfolio_small size-portfolio_small wp-post-image lazyload" src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==" /><noscript><img decoding="async" width="260" height="185" alt="Yuan Wang" data-src="https://healthriskcenter.umd.edu/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/Yuan_Wang-260x185.jpg" class="wp-image-716 avia-img-lazy-loading-not-716 attachment-portfolio_small size-portfolio_small wp-post-image lazyload" src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==" /><noscript><img decoding="async" width="260" height="185" alt="Yuan Wang" data-src="https://healthriskcenter.umd.edu/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/Yuan_Wang-260x185.jpg" class="wp-image-716 avia-img-lazy-loading-not-716 attachment-portfolio_small size-portfolio_small wp-post-image lazyload" src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==" /><noscript><img decoding="async" width="260" height="185" src="https://healthriskcenter.umd.edu/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/Yuan_Wang-260x185.jpg" class="wp-image-716 avia-img-lazy-loading-not-716 attachment-portfolio_small size-portfolio_small wp-post-image" alt="Yuan Wang" />

CHRC Students and Faculty Publish Study on Americans Support for Mandatory COVID-19 Vaccination

Yuan Wang

<img decoding="async" width="260" height="185" alt="Yuan Wang" data-src="https://healthriskcenter.umd.edu/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/Yuan_Wang-260x185.jpg" class="wp-image-716 avia-img-lazy-loading-not-716 attachment-portfolio_small size-portfolio_small wp-post-image lazyload" src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==" /><noscript><img decoding="async" width="260" height="185" alt="Yuan Wang" data-src="https://healthriskcenter.umd.edu/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/Yuan_Wang-260x185.jpg" class="wp-image-716 avia-img-lazy-loading-not-716 attachment-portfolio_small size-portfolio_small wp-post-image lazyload" src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==" /><noscript><img decoding="async" width="260" height="185" alt="Yuan Wang" data-src="https://healthriskcenter.umd.edu/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/Yuan_Wang-260x185.jpg" class="wp-image-716 avia-img-lazy-loading-not-716 attachment-portfolio_small size-portfolio_small wp-post-image lazyload" src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==" /><noscript><img decoding="async" width="260" height="185" src="https://healthriskcenter.umd.edu/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/Yuan_Wang-260x185.jpg" class="wp-image-716 avia-img-lazy-loading-not-716 attachment-portfolio_small size-portfolio_small wp-post-image" alt="Yuan Wang" />

New CHRC Research About Predictors of COVID-19 Vaccine Misinformation Beliefs Among Unvaccinated Black Americans

Yuan Wang

<img decoding="async" width="260" height="185" alt="Yuan Wang" data-src="https://healthriskcenter.umd.edu/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/Yuan_Wang-260x185.jpg" class="wp-image-716 avia-img-lazy-loading-not-716 attachment-portfolio_small size-portfolio_small wp-post-image lazyload" src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==" /><noscript><img decoding="async" width="260" height="185" alt="Yuan Wang" data-src="https://healthriskcenter.umd.edu/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/Yuan_Wang-260x185.jpg" class="wp-image-716 avia-img-lazy-loading-not-716 attachment-portfolio_small size-portfolio_small wp-post-image lazyload" src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==" /><noscript><img decoding="async" width="260" height="185" alt="Yuan Wang" data-src="https://healthriskcenter.umd.edu/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/Yuan_Wang-260x185.jpg" class="wp-image-716 avia-img-lazy-loading-not-716 attachment-portfolio_small size-portfolio_small wp-post-image lazyload" src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==" /><noscript><img decoding="async" width="260" height="185" src="https://healthriskcenter.umd.edu/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/Yuan_Wang-260x185.jpg" class="wp-image-716 avia-img-lazy-loading-not-716 attachment-portfolio_small size-portfolio_small wp-post-image" alt="Yuan Wang" />

CHRC Researchers Publish Meta-Analysis on Persuasive Effects of Temporal Framing in Health Messaging

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New Student Research on How News Affects Support for Climate Adaptation

<img decoding="async" width="260" height="185" src="https://healthriskcenter.umd.edu/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/Thier-e1677517190859-260x185.png" class="wp-image-2560 avia-img-lazy-loading-not-2560 attachment-portfolio_small size-portfolio_small wp-post-image" alt="" />

CHRC Assistants, Director, and Affiliate Faculty Publish Research on Black Americans’ COVID-19 Vaccine Acceptance

Yuan Wang

<img decoding="async" width="260" height="185" alt="Yuan Wang" data-src="https://healthriskcenter.umd.edu/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/Yuan_Wang-260x185.jpg" class="wp-image-716 avia-img-lazy-loading-not-716 attachment-portfolio_small size-portfolio_small wp-post-image lazyload" src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==" /><noscript><img decoding="async" width="260" height="185" alt="Yuan Wang" data-src="https://healthriskcenter.umd.edu/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/Yuan_Wang-260x185.jpg" class="wp-image-716 avia-img-lazy-loading-not-716 attachment-portfolio_small size-portfolio_small wp-post-image lazyload" src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==" /><noscript><img decoding="async" width="260" height="185" alt="Yuan Wang" data-src="https://healthriskcenter.umd.edu/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/Yuan_Wang-260x185.jpg" class="wp-image-716 avia-img-lazy-loading-not-716 attachment-portfolio_small size-portfolio_small wp-post-image lazyload" src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==" /><noscript><img decoding="async" width="260" height="185" src="https://healthriskcenter.umd.edu/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/Yuan_Wang-260x185.jpg" class="wp-image-716 avia-img-lazy-loading-not-716 attachment-portfolio_small size-portfolio_small wp-post-image" alt="Yuan Wang" />

CHRC Assistants and Director Author Chapter Defining Health Misinformation

Scoping Review of COVID-19 Health Communication Research Authored by CHRC Student and Director

Yuan Wang

<img decoding="async" width="260" height="185" alt="Yuan Wang" data-src="https://healthriskcenter.umd.edu/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/Yuan_Wang-260x185.jpg" class="wp-image-716 avia-img-lazy-loading-not-716 attachment-portfolio_small size-portfolio_small wp-post-image lazyload" src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==" /><noscript><img decoding="async" width="260" height="185" alt="Yuan Wang" data-src="https://healthriskcenter.umd.edu/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/Yuan_Wang-260x185.jpg" class="wp-image-716 avia-img-lazy-loading-not-716 attachment-portfolio_small size-portfolio_small wp-post-image lazyload" src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==" /><noscript><img decoding="async" width="260" height="185" alt="Yuan Wang" data-src="https://healthriskcenter.umd.edu/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/Yuan_Wang-260x185.jpg" class="wp-image-716 avia-img-lazy-loading-not-716 attachment-portfolio_small size-portfolio_small wp-post-image lazyload" src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==" /><noscript><img decoding="async" width="260" height="185" src="https://healthriskcenter.umd.edu/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/Yuan_Wang-260x185.jpg" class="wp-image-716 avia-img-lazy-loading-not-716 attachment-portfolio_small size-portfolio_small wp-post-image" alt="Yuan Wang" />

CHRC Assistant Co-Authors Study About COVID-19 Vaccine Twitter Discourse

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Social Support and Social Media