Recent Publications

Egbert, N., Mickley, J., & Coeling, H. (in press, Health Communication). A review and application of social scientific measures of religiosity and spirituality: Assessing a missing component in health communication research.

Egbert, N. (in press, Communication Quarterly). Support provider mood and familiar versus unfamiliar events: An investigation of social support quality.

Egbert, N., & Parrott, R.  (2003).  Empathy and social support for the terminally ill:  Implications for recruiting and retaining hospice and hospital volunteers.  Communication Studies, 54,18-34.

Parrott, R., Egbert, N., Anderton, J, & Sefcovic, E.  (2002). Environment  as a social influence construct in health campaigns.  In J. P. Dillard & Michael Pfau (Eds.), The Persuasion Handbook: Theory and Practice.  Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage.

Egbert, N., & Parrott, R.  (2001).  Self-efficacy and rural women’s performance of breast and cervical cancer detection practices.  Journal of Health Communication, 6, 219-233

Sutherland, J., Egbert, N., Gjerde, C., Pint-Burke, T., Franklin, C., & Walker, D., (1998).  Dictation in the presence of the patient.  Archives of Family Medicine, 7, 281-284.

Egbert, N.  (1998).  A surprising health resource for non-native speakers of English: Advocating social support networks in medical encounters.  TESOL in Action, 12(10), 11-12.

Convention Papers:

Egbert, N., & Haridakis, P. (2003, April). Motivation, channel selectivity, and health communication.  Paper to be presented at the annual meeting of the Central States Communication Association, Omaha, NE.  

Egbert, N., Coeling, H., & Mickley, J. (2002, November). Assessing a missing component in health communication research: A review and application of social scientific measures of religiosity and spirituality.  Paper presented at the annual meeting of the National Communication Association, New Orleans, LA. 

Egbert, N.  (2002, April).  How to win friends and influence organizational gatekeepers:  Instilling interest and gaining cooperation from professional organizations.  Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Central States Communication Association, Milwaukee WI.

Egbert, N., & Parrott, R.  (2001, November).  Volunteering to provide social support to hospice patients:  A test of problematic integration theory.  Paper presented at the annual meeting of the National Communication Association, Atlanta, GA.           

Egbert, N., & Parrott, R.  (2001, April).  Empathy and social support for the terminally ill:  Comparisons between hospice and hospital volunteers.  Paper to be presented at the annual meeting of the Central States Communication Association, Cincinnati, OH.

Parrott, R., Egbert, N., Anderton, J., & Sefcovic, E.  (2000).  Enlarging the role of environment as a social influence construct in health campaigns.  Paper presented at the annual meeting of the National Communication Association, Seattle, WA.

Egbert, N.  (1999, November).  Support provider mood and familiar versus unfamiliar events: An investigation of social support quality.  Paper presented at the annual meeting of the National Communication Association, Chicago, IL.

Egbert, N., & Parrott, R. (1999, November). Perceived self-efficacy and women’s use of cancer screening tests.  Paper presented at the annual meeting of the National Communication Association, Chicago, IL.

Egbert, N., & Parrott, R.  (1999, September).  Using perceived self-efficacy to promote women’s use of cancer screening tests.  Poster session presented at the 1999 Cancer Conference, Atlanta, GA. 

Egbert, N.  (1999, April).  Determining the success of supportive interactions: A proposed modification of social exchange theory.  Paper  presented at the joint meeting of the Central States Communication Association and the Southern States Communication Association, St. Louis, MO.

Egbert, N. & Parrott, R.  (1998, November).  Communication channels and the use of cancer screening tests among rural women.  Paper presented at the annual meeting of the National Communication Association, New York, NY.

Egbert, N., Laliker, M., & Hale, J.  (1998, November).  Serial argument goals, outcome satisfaction, and relational satisfaction.  Paper presented at the annual meeting of the National Communication Association, New York, NY.

Turk, D., Laliker, M., Egbert, N., Lannutti, P., Winn, L., & Hale, J.  (1998, April).  An analysis of hatred attributions and related issues.  Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Southern States Communication Association, San Antonio, TX.