Research

Select Publications and Proceedings

Price, S. F., & Britt, R. K. (2023; in press). “Look for positive people”: Constructions of counter narratives within r/transgender_surgeries. Manuscript in press at Women & Language. 

Britt, R. K., Chou, S., Omah, O., & Chakraborty, A. (2023). The state of eHealth studies across information technology and communication: An analysis of published studies to guide future scholarship. Proceedings of the Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences 2023. Track: Information Technology in Healthcare, IT Adoption, Diffusion, and Evaluation in Healthcare.

Britt, R. K., Doss, E. F., & Hayes, M. (2023). Infrastructural and network support in the illness experience: The role of community crowdsourcing in self-care. Proceedings of the Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences 2023. Track: Information Technology in Healthcare, Social Media and Healthcare Technology.

Britt, R. K., Britt, B. C., Panek, E., & Lee, J. (2022). Communication expressed on the COVID-19 subreddit in the midst of a global pandemic. Health Communication.     https://doi.org/10.1080/10410236.2021.1994190

Chou, S., & Britt, R. K. (2022). Examining the Extended Parallel Process Model and young adults’ media attention on COVID-19 and risk perception and preventative behaviors. Proceedings of the IEEE-SSIM: Technology, Media and Communication.

VanDyke, M. S., Britt, B. C., Britt, R. K., & Franco, C. (2022). How environment-focused communities discuss COVID-19 online: An analysis of (risk) information amplification on Reddit. Environmental Communication. https://doi.org/10.1080/17524032.2022.2056222

Lee, J., Choi, J., & Britt, R. K. (2022). Social media as risk-attenuation and misinformation-amplification station: How social media interaction affects misperceptions about COVID-19. Health Communication. https://doi.org/10.1080/10410236.2021.1996920

Britt, R. K. (2022). Evaluation of a rural organ donation campaign designed to improve health promotion among young adults. Studies in Media and Communication.

Chou, S., Ma, W., & Britt, R. K. (2022). Development and validation of a podcast uses and gratifications scale with cultural factors, Journal of Radio and Audio Media. https://doi.org/10.1080/19376529.2022.2044818. 

Britt, R. K., & Berge, P. S. (2022, in press). Megathreads and ‘waifu wars’: A structural content analysis of r/persona5 as a community of practice. Participations: Journal of Audience Research.

Britt, B. C., Britt, R. K., Anderson, J., Fahrenwald, N., & Harming, S. (2021). Finding the invisible leader: When a priori opinion leader identification is impossible. Communication Reports, 35(1), 38-52. https://doi.org/10.1080/08934215.2021.2015795

Britt, R. K., Britt, B. C., Anderson, J., Fahrenwald, N., & Harming, S. (2021). ‘Sharing Hope and Healing’: A culturally tailored social media campaign to promote living kidney donation and transplantation among Native Americans. Health Promotion Practice, 22(6), 786-795. https://doi.org/10.1177/1524839920974580.

Britt, B. C., & Britt, R. K. (2021). The roles of medium and narrative believability in guided mobile tour navigation. Technical Communication, 68(3), 76-96. https://www.ingentaconnect.com/content/stc/tc/2021/00000068/00000003/art00005

Berge, P. S., & Britt, R. K. (2021). Dance with me, Claude: Shippers, queer baiting, and meaning making in the Fire Emblem: Three Houses Twitter Fandom. Game Studies, 21(4), https://gamestudies.org/2104/articles/berge_britt

Britt, B. C., Britt, R. K., Hayes, J. L., & Oh, J. (2020). Continuing a community of practice beyond the death of its domain: Examining the Tales of Link subreddit. Behaviour & Information Technology 41(1), 159-180.https://doi.org/10.1080/0144929X.2020.1797173

Britt, R. K., Hayes, J., Britt, B. C., & Park, H. (2020). Too big to sell? A computational analysis of network and content characteristics among mega and micro beauty and fashion social media influencers. Journal of Interactive Advertising, 20(2), 111-118.*Most Influential Articles in 2020-21, Ongoing Collection, American Academy of Advertising Journals. doi.org/10.1080/15252019.2020.1763873

Britt, B. C., Britt, R. K., Hayes, J. L., Panek, E. T., Maddox, J., & Musaev, A. (2020). Oral healthcare implications of dedicated online communities: A computational content analysis of the r/dentistry subreddit. Health Communication, 36(5), 572-584. doi: 10.1080/10410236.2020.1731937

Britt, B. C., & Britt, R. K. (2020). From waifus to whales: The evolution of discourse in a mobile game-based competitive community of practice. Mobile Media & Communication, 9(2), 3-29.doi: 10.1177/2050157920934509

Anderson, J., Britt, R. K., Britt, B. C., Fahrenwald, N., & Harming, S. (2020). Memorable conversations after exposure to culturally-targeted campaign to increase living kidney donation and transplant among Native Americans. Qualitative Health Research, 30(5), 679-692. doi: 10.1177/1049732319882672

Britt, R. K., Maddox, J., Kanthawala, S., & Hayes, J. L. (2020). The impact of mHealth interventions: Improving health outcomes through narratives, mixed methods and data mining. In J. Kim & H. Song, Eds., New Technologies for Health-related Cognitive and Behavioral Changes. Elsevier. Text available here.

Britt, R. K., & Englebert, A. M. (2019). Experiences of patients living with inflammatory bowel disease in rural communities. Qualitative Research in Medicine and Healthcare, 3, 40-46. doi: 10.4081/qrmh.2019.7962

Musaev, A., Britt, R. K., Hayes, J., Britt, B. C., Maddox, J., & Sheinidashtegol, P. (2019). Study of Twitter communications on cardiovascular disease by state health departments. IEEE International Conference on Web Services, 1-8. Article available here from Springer Link. 

Britt, B. C., & Britt, R. K. (2019). An examination of factors underlying HPV vaccine adoption: The roles of gender and terminology. North American Journal of Psychology, 21(3), 475-502.

Britt, R. K. (2019). Teaching news design and data visualization. Syllabus, 8(1), 1-11. ISSN: 2163-3177.

Britt, R. K., & Englebert, A. M. (2018). Behavioral determinants for vaccine acceptability among rurally located college students. Health Psychology & Behavioral Medicine, 6, 262-276. doi: 10.1080/21642850.2018.1505519

Britt, R. K. (2018). An evaluation of an interpretive, guided mobile tour. Journal of Interpretation Research, 22(2), 65-69. https://doi.org/10.1177/10925872102200206

Collison, B., Browne, B. L., McCutcheon, L. E., Britt, R. K., & Browne, A. M. (2018). The interpersonal beginnings of fandom: The relation between attachment style, trust, and the admiration of celebrities. International Journal of Personal Relationships, 12, 23-33. don: 10.5964/ijpr.v12il.282

Britt, R. K. Britt, B. C., & Anderson, J. (2017). Theoretical implications addressing rural college students’ organ donation behaviors. Journal of Health Psychology, 22(5), 650-660. doi: 10.1177/1359105315611953.

Britt, R. K., Collins, W. B., Linnemeier, G., Wilson, K., & Englebert, A. M. (2017). The role of the eHEALS scale and its relation to college students’ maintenance of health issues today: A study guided by the theory of planned behavior. Journal of Medical Internet Research, 19(12), e392. Article available here.

Britt, R. K. (2017). Online social support processes for patients of Crohn’s disease and Ulcerative Colitis. Health Communication, 32(12), 1529-1538. doi: 10.1080/10410236.2016.1234539

Britt, R. K., & Hatten, K. N. (2016). The development and validation of the eHealth competency scale: A measurement of self-efficacy, knowledge, usage, and motivation.Technical Communication Quarterly, 25 (2), 137-150. https://doi.org/10.1080/10572252.2016.1149621

McCutcheon, L., Browne, B. L., Rich, G. J.,Britt, R. K., Jain, A., & Srivastava, S. (2016). Cultural differences between Indian and U.S. colleges students on attitudes towards celebrities and the love attitudes scale.Journal of Studies in Social Sciences, 16(1), 24-44.

McCutcheon, L., Browne, B. L., Rich, G. J., & Britt, R. K. (2016). The relationship between attitudes towards celebrities and the five-factor personality inventory at an elite Indian university. North American Journal of Psychology, 18(3), 525-532.

Britt, R. K., & Britt, B. C. (2016). The need to develop health campaigns for obtaining the HPV vaccine in rural and medically-underserved college campuses. Education & Health, 34(3), 74-78.

Britt, R. K. (2015). Engaging students in multimedia production: Linking theory and practice. Syllabus: Journal of Teaching, 4, 1-9. ISSN: 2163-3177.

Britt, R. K., Collins, W. B., Linnemeier, G., Wilson, K., & Englebert, A. M. (2015). The role of eHealth literacy and the HPV vaccination among young adults: Implications from a planned behavior approach.Communication Research Reports, 32(3), 208-215. https://doi.org/10.1080/08824096.2015.1052963.

Britt, R. K.(2015). Effects of self-presentation and social media use in the attainment of beauty ideals.Studies in Media and Communication,3(1), 79-88. https://doi.org/10.11114/smc.v3il.705

Britt, R. K. (2015). Participation on celebrity gossip blogs: A study of celebrity attitudes and gratifications.North American Journal of Psychology, 17(2), 383-396.

Britt, R. K., Hatten, K. N., & Chappuis, S. O. (2014). Perceived behavioral control, intention to get vaccinated, and usage of online information about the HPV vaccine. Health Psychology and Behavioral Medicine, 2(1), 52-65. https://doi.org/10.1080/21642850.2013.869175

Britt, R. K.,& Hatten, K. N.(2013). Need for cognition, electronic health literacy and subsequent information seeking behaviors among university undergraduate students. Sage Open,3, 1-10.https://doi.org/10.1177/2158244013508957

Ivic, R. K., & Green, R. J. (2012). Developing charismatic delivery in a speaking activity: Modeling the persona of Steve Jobs.Communication Teacher, 26(2), 65-68. https://doi.org/10.1080/17404622.2011.643808.

Jensen, J. D., Imboden, K., & Ivic, R. (2011).  Sensation seeking and narrative transportation: High sensation seeking children’s interest in reading and writing outside of school. Scientific Studies of Reading, 15 (6), 541-558. https://doi.org/10.1080/10888438.2010.528819.

Jensen, J. D., Weaver, A. J., Ivic, R., & Imboden, K. (2011). Developing a brief sensation seeking scale for children: Establishing concurrent validity with video game use and rule-breaking behavior. Media Psychology, 14, 1-25. https://doi.org/10.1080/15213269.2010.547831.

Jensen, R. E., Doss, E. F., & Ivic, R. K.(2011). Metaphorical invention in early photojournalism: New York Times coverage of the 1873 Brooklyn Theater fire and the 1911 Shirtwaist Factory fire.Critical Studies in Media Communication, 28, 334-352. https://doi.org/10.1080/15295036.2010.515233.

Morgan, S. E., King, A. J., Smith, J. R., & Ivic, R. K.(2010). A kernel of truth?: The impact of television storylines exploiting myths about organ donation on the public’s willingness to donate. Journal of Communication, 60(4), 778-796. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1460-2466.2010.01523.x.

Harrison, T. R., Morgan, S. E., King, A. J., Di Corcia, M. J., Williams, E. A., Ivic, R. K., & Hopeck, P. (2010). Promoting the Michigan Organ Donor Registry: Evaluating the Impact of a Multifaceted Intervention Utilizing Media Priming and Communication Design.Health Communication, 25(8), 700-708. https://doi.org/10.1080/10410236.2010.521912

Select Proceedings and Conferences

Here is a selection of a few recent presentations from the past few years. I’ve presented over 100 competitive, peer-reviewed conference manuscripts, typically at international and national conferences. I have also delivered professional reports at local events, including collaborative research centers, health conferences, hospitals, classes, and other events.

Britt, R. K., Britt, B. C., Panek, E., & Lee, J. (2020). Communication expressed on the COVID-19 subreddit in the midst of a global health pandemic. Manuscript presented at the National Communication Association, Indianapolis, IN [Converted for COVID-19], Health Communication Division.

Lee, J., Britt, R. K., & Lee, S. (2020). The COVID-19 infodemic: An exploratory computational analysis in Twitter. Manuscript presented at the National Communication Association, Indianapolis, IN, Health Communication Division.

Berge, P., & Britt, R. K. (2020). Dance with me, Claude: Shippers, queerbaiting, and meaning making in the Fire Emblem: Three Houses Twitter Fandom. Manuscript presented at the National Communication Association, Indianapolis, IN [Converted for COVID-19], Game Studies Division. *Top Paper Awarded from Game Studies Division.

Britt, R. K., & Berge, P. (2020). r/persona5 as a community of practice: A computational content analysis of expressed communication based on a Japanese role-playing game. Manuscript presented at the National Communication Association, Indianapolis, IN [Converted for COVID-19], Japan-US Communication Association.

Barkley, K., & Britt, R. K. (2020). COVID-19 pandemic and Japan: The Tokyo Summer Games and the COVID-19 pandemic: Assessing Japan’s Olympiad as a crossroads of culture, health, communication, and sport. Presentation as part of a panel comprised of Omori, K. (Chair), Moscato, D., Anderson, J. S., & Nelson-Ichido, J. Presentation presented at the National Communication Association, Indianapolis, IN [Converted for COVID-19], Japan-US Communication Association.

Price, S. F., & Britt, R. K. (2020). “Look for positive people: Construction of counternarratives within r/transgender_surgeries.” Manuscript presented at the National Communication Association, Indianapolis, IN [Converted for COVID-19], GLBTQ Studies Division.

Britt, B. C., Britt, R. K., Hayes, J., Panek, E., Maddox, J., & Musaev, A. (2020). Oral healthcare implications of dedicated online communities. Manuscript presented at the annual conference of the International Communication Association, converted from Australia to virtual due to COVID-19.

Britt, B. C., & Britt, R. K. (2020). From waifus to whales: The evolution of discourse in the r/grandorder competitive community of practice. Manuscript presented at the annual conference of the International Communication Association, converted from Australia to virtual due to COVID-19.

Britt, R. K., & Doss, E. F. (2019). Conceptualizing endometriosis in the r/endo subreddit: A text mining and unsupervised analysis of communication. Manuscript presented at the annual conference of the National Communication Association, Baltimore, MD.

Britt, R. K., Musaev, A., Britt, B.C., Hayes, J. L., & Maddox, J. (2019). Assessing patient needs and the characteristics of cardiovascular disease self-management apps through user reviews: The functional digital divide. Manuscript presented at the annual conference of the National Communication Association, Baltimore, MD.

Britt, R. K., & Englebert, A. M. (2018). Building and testing an mHealth application from a pilot study in a campus-community initiative. Manuscript to be presented at the 104^th annual conference of the National Communication Association, Salt Lake City, UT. *Top Paper Awarded from Communication and the Future Division.

Britt, R. K. (2018). Cancer prevention and communication among dispersed Native Americans: Results from a qualitative investigation to reduce the digital divide. Manuscript presented at the 104^th annual conference of the National Communication Association, Salt Lake City, UT.

Britt, R. K., Britt, B. C., Hayes, J. L., & Oh, J. (2018). Mobile gacha games from Japan to the U.S.: The Tales of Link subreddit as a community of practice. Manuscript presented at the 104^th annual conference of the National Communication Association, Salt Lake City, UT.

Britt, R. K. (2018). Engaging diversity through technology: Using digital technologies in campus-community partnerships. Manuscript presented at the 104^th annual conference of the National Communication Association, Salt Lake City, UT. 

Britt, R. K., B. C., Anderson, J., Fahrenwald, N., & Harming, S. (2018). ‘Sharing Hope and Healing’: A culturally tailored social media campaign to promote living kidney donation and transplantation among Native Americans. Manuscript presented at the annual conference Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication, Washington, DC.

Britt, R. K., & Britt, B. C. (2017). Assessing the role of narrative believability and need for cognition in guided mobile tours. Manuscript presented at the 103^rd annual conference of the National Communication Association, Dallas, TX.

Anderson, J., Britt, R. K., Britt, B. C., Fahrenwald, N., & Harming, S. (2017). Memorable conversations after exposure to culturally-targeted campaign to increase living kidney donation and transplant among Native Americans. Manuscript presented at the 103^rd annual conference of the National Communication Association, Dallas, TX.

Britt, B. C., Britt, R. K., Anderson, J., Fahrenwald, N., & Harming, S. (2017). Finding the invisible leader: When a priori opinion leader identification is impossible. Manuscript presented at the 103^rd annual conference of the National Communication Association, Dallas, TX.

Britt, B. C., & Britt, R. K. (2017). Factors underlying HPV vaccine adoption: The roles of gender and terminology. Manuscript presented at the annual conference of the International Communication Association, San Diego, CA.