Silvia is the first two-time winner of the Mattox Award for research this year, at the OSU School of Communication. The Sarah Evans Mattox Faculty Research endowment provides support on a competitive basis for a faculty member’s research.  Specifically this award is to be given to a highly productive, innovative faculty member who conducts research on “the impact of media on public opinion and/or society,”  and is based on articles that have been published during 2017. Silvia’s nine publications in 2017 appeared in Human Communication Research, Journal of Communication, Journal of Broadcasting & Electronic Media, Health Communication, Journal of Communication in Healthcare, and Communication Monographs.

• Luong, K. T., Knobloch-Westerwick, S., & Niewiesk, S. (2018). Superstars are within reach: The role of perceived attainability & role congruity in media role models on women’s social comparison.
• Sarge, M., & Knobloch-Westerwick, S. (2018). Examining selective exposure to weight management articles as a danger control response.
• Sude, D., Knobloch-Westerwick, S., Westerwick, A., & Robinson, M. (2018). Prey to peers’ postings: Mass media versus blended communication impacts on confirmation bias, attitude change.
• Tao, C.-C., Shen, Y., Knobloch-Westerwick, S., & Potter, R. (2018). The selective exposure paradox: Prior attitude, eye movements, and attitude polarization.

Pearson, G., & Knobloch-Westerwick, S., (in press). Perusing pages and skimming screens: Exploring differing patterns of selective exposure to hard news and high credibility sources in online and print news. New Media & Society.

Wilson, B., Knobloch-Westerwick, S., & Robinson, M. (in press). Picture yourself healthy–How users select mediated images to shape health intentions and behaviors. Health Communication.

A bibliometric study ranks Dr. Silvia Knobloch-Westerwick as the #1 most productive scholar in central communication journals, and tied for #6 in a wider sample of journals (2012-2016). Article

Bri Wilson presenting our paper “Picture Yourself Healthy–How Social Media Users Select Images to Shape Health Intentions and Behaviors” — this year’s Top Theory paper in the CT&M division.

At D4 Irish Pub – From left to right: George Pearson, Missy Robinson, Silvia Knobloch-Westerwick, Bri Wilson, Daniel Sude

New Article with Benjamin K. Johnson

“Steer Clear or Get Ready: How Coping Styles Moderate
the Effect of Informational Utility”

Available here: link