Summary

University Distinguished Professor, Department of Communication, George Mason University Director, Center for Health and Risk Communication

Gary Kreps’ areas of expertise include health communication and promotion, information dissemination, organizational communication, information technology, multicultural relations, risk/crisis management, health informatics, and applied research methods.

Dr. Kreps is an advisor to numerous health communications-related organizations.

Information

GMU website    CHRC website Curriculum Vitae (docx) Wikipedia page   LinkedIn page

Email: gkreps@gmu.edu Phone: 703.993.1094 Office Hours: Address:  Robinson Hall A 339AB Fairfax, Va. 22030

About

Gary L. Kreps is a University Distinguished Professor of the Department of Communication at George Mason University. He teaches undergraduate and graduate courses in Communication Research, Health Communication, Organizational Communication, Consumer-Provider Health Communication, Health Communication Campaigns, and E-Health Communication.

Education

Dr. Kreps received his BA and his MA in Communication from the University of Colorado, Boulder and his PhD from the University of Southern California.

Areas of expertise

Dr. Kreps’ areas of expertise include health communication and promotion, information dissemination, organizational communication, information technology, multicultural relations, risk/crisis management, health informatics, and applied research methods.

Positions

He is the Director of the Center for Health and Risk Communication, 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 ...

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Assistant Professor and Undergraduate Program Director, Department of Rehabilitation Science in the College of Health and Human Services

Dr. Herrick is an exercise physiologist with extensive experience in analyzing biological mechanisms underlying cardiopulmonary responses in a wide range of clinical populations.

He is presently doing research on Obstructive Sleep Apnea and Muscle Fatigue.

Information

CHHS webpage:  chhs.gmu.edu/faculty-and-staff/herrick

Email:  jherrick@gmu.edu Phone:  703-993-1263 Address: Robinson A451D Department of Rehabilitation Science MS: 2G7, 4400 University Dr Fairfax, VA 22030-4444

Biosketch

Dr. Herrick is an Assistant Professor and the undergraduate program director at the Department of Rehabilitation Science in the College of Health and Human Services. Dr. Herrick is an exercise physiologist with extensive experience in analyzing biological mechanisms underlying cardiopulmonary responses in a wide range of clinical populations.

Dr. Herrick earned a doctorate in Rehabilitation and Movement Science with a concentration in Cardiopulmonary Physiology at Virginia Commonwealth University in 2009. He also earned a Bachelor’s Degree in Psychology from Utica College of Syracuse University in 1994 and a Master’s Degree in Exercise Physiology from James Madison University in 2005. Dr. Herrick is a professional member of American College of Sports Medicine and American Academy of Sleep Medicine.

Education

Virginia Commonwealth University Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.), Rehabilitation and Movement Science 2005 – 2009

James Madison University Master’s Degree, Exercise Physiology 2002 – 2005

Syracuse University Bachelor’s Degree, Biology and ...

Summary

Instructor, Communication Department, George Mason University Faculty Advisor, Public Relations Student Society of America (PRSSA)

Sergei Samoilenko’s research focus is on public relations, crisis communication, reputation management, new media.

Information

Webpage: communication.gmu.edu/people/ssamoyle

Websites: Public Relations Student Society of America (PRSSA);  Academia.edu;  YouTube;   Twitter;  LinkedIn

Email:  ssamoyle@gmu.edu Phone: 703.993.8472 Address: Robinson Hall A 339 Fairfax, Va. 22030

About

In addition to instructing, Sergei A. Samoilenko is the faculty advisor for the Public Relations Student Society of America (PRSSA). He develops and coordinates career-building activities for communication students, including: professional workshops, public outreach projects, job fairs and student mixers in the Washington D.C. area. He also assists the Center for Global Education (CGE) at George Mason with developing CGE summer programs in public relations in Austria and Germany.

Sergei actively contributes to the development of communication education internationally. He is the Immediate Past President of the Eurasian Communication Association of North America (ECANA) established to facilitate former Soviet Union-related communication research, education and its practical social application in Russia and the US, and promote joint projects between scholars from Russia, CIS and Baltic states and their North American counterparts. He is a co-founder and a board member of the Kazakhstan Communication Association. He is also an ...

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Outreach Coordinator, PressForward Project, Center for History and New Media Director of the Science Communication Network Initiative, National Science Communication Institute Science Communications Consultant

Focuses on open access, science literacy, and media literacy advocate. Communication specialist with extensive postgraduate training and experience with science outreach, science communication evaluation, proposal editing, web content development, and relationship building.

Information

PressForward page:   http://rrchnm.org/author/eric-olson/ National Science Communications Institute: nationalscience.org/ LinkedIn page: linkedin.com/in/ericlolson

Email:  eric@pressforward.org Phone number: 703-993-9277 Address:

Biosketch

■ Joined the board of directors of the National Science Communication Institute ■ Completed postgraduate coursework in science communication, science writing, crisis communication, climate change communication, social media, public advocacy campaigns, media literacy, new communication technology, and interviewing. ■ Edited proposals and technical documents for federal and regional science projects. ■ Presented many projects at academic and public conferences and conventions, ranging from social media and content management systems to public conveyances and civil disobedience. ■ Evaluated the communication strategy of a prominent science outreach outfit on the East Coast, including recommendations for future improvement. ■ Completed interviewing, presenting, and archiving training through the Library of Congress. ■ Served as a consultant for regional science and technology communication enterprises. ■ Developed web and social media outreach tools for a science communication organizations. ■ Taught mass media and media literacy courses ...

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Director, Undergraduate Communication Program, George Mason University Director, Science Communication Graduate Program

Dr. Rowan focuses on risk communication, science communication, and public relations. Her research concerns the public relations challenges of earning trust and explaining complexities in risk and crisis communication contexts.

Web Information

Department web page: http://communication.gmu.edu/people/krowan

Contact Information

Email:  krowan@gmu.edu

Phone: 703.993.4063

AddressRobinson Hall A 332

Biosketch

Curriculum Vitae Kathy Rowan is a professor of communication at George Mason University, Fairfax, VA. Her research concerns the public relations challenges of earning trust and explaining complexities in risk and crisis communication contexts. At George Mason, she teaches public relations.  Professor Rowan received her bachelor’s degree from George Mason’s English Department in 1975. After graduation, she worked for the Smithsonian Institution’s Office of Public Affairs. Her master’s degree was earned in communication and journalism from the University of Illinois, and her doctorate in the teaching of rhetoric and composition from Purdue’s English Department. She joined Purdue’s Communication Department in 1985, earning tenure in 1991 and full professor status in 1996. As a GMU alumna, she returned home in 2000 to join one of the best communication faculties on the East Coast. Professor Rowan became interested in risk, crisis, and science communication through studies of science communication in the mass media. Professor Rowan ...

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Chair and Professor, Department of Communications, College of Humanities and Social Sciences, George Mason University

Dr. Nicotera focuses on health communication, nursing communication, communicative/interactive constitution of organization, race and gender, diversity, and culture and organizations.

Information

Webpage:  communication.gmu.edu/people/anicoter Twitter:  twitter.com/annemnicotera

Email: anicoter@gmu.edu Phone: 703.993.8296 Address: Robinson Hall A 307B Fairfax, Va. 22030

Biosketch

Anne Maydan Nicotera (PhD, Ohio University) is a Professor and Chair in the Department of Communication at George Mason University, where she teaches courses in organizational and interpersonal communication. Her research is grounded in a constitutive perspective and focuses on culture and conflict, diversity, race and gender, and aggressive communication, with a particular interest in healthcare organizations. She has published her research in numerous national journals. She has also published five books and several chapters.  She has developed a theory and associated measurement tool for a construct called structurational divergence, which describes the intractable organizational conflicts that can result from the simultaneous application of multiple meanings in intra- and inter-professional interactions. She is also interested in the application of structurational divergence models to cultural competence training for healthcare practitioners who serve traditionally marginalized populations.

Current Research

The examination of communication among nurses and other healthcare professionals, especially in hospital settings, and the unique organizational design and form of ...