Jennifer B. Gray, Ph.D.

Department Rank:
Assistant Professor

Area:
Communication Studies

Office: Walker Hall 131
Fax: 828-262-2543
Email: grayjb@appstate.edu

Education

Ph.D., Communication, University of Kentucky
M.A., English, University of New Orleans
B.A., English, University of New Orleans



Dissertation: Framing the Evidence: A Test of an Integrated Message Strategy in the
Exercise Context

Teaching Specialties

Health Communication
Research Methods
Interpersonal Communication
Theory

Current Courses Being Taught

Health Communication
Communication Research Methods

Professional Affiliations / Organizations

National Communication Association
International Communication Association
Southern States Communication Association
Carolinas Communication Association
Omicron Delta Kappa
Phi Kappa Phi

Research Interests

Health Communication
Persuasive Health Message Design and Health Behavior Change
Patient-Provider Communication
Health Presentations in the Media
Health Education and Communication
Communication and Medical Education

Selected Publications

Gray, J.B. (in press). P-value club: Teaching research methods on the dance floor. Communication Teacher

Gray, J.B. (in press). The power of storytelling: Narrative in the healthcare context. Journal of Communication in Healthcare

Gray, J.B. (2009). An invited review of : Baglia, J. (2005). The Viagra Ad Venture: Masculinity, media, and the performance of sexual health. Journal of Health Communication, 14, 96-98.

Gray, J.B. (2008). Entertaining health: The present and future state of edutainment in U.S. health campaigns. Florida Communication Journal, 36(2), 16-30.

Gray, J.B. (2008). Framing: A communication strategy for the medical encounter. Journal of Communication in Healthcare, 1(4), 422-430.

Gray, J.B. (2007). Interpersonal communication and the illness experience in the Sex and the City breast cancer narrative. Communication Quarterly, 55(4), 397-414.

Gray, J.B., & Gray, N.D. (2006). The web of internet dependency: Search results for the mental health professional. International Journal of Mental Health and Addiction, 4(4), 307-318.

Gray, J.B. (2005). Sugar and spice and science: Encouraging girls through media mentoring. Current Issues in Education (online), 8(18). Retrieved 8/10/05 from CIE website, http://cie.asu.edu/volume8/number18/

Gray, J.B. (2005). Althusser, ideology, and theoretical foundations: Theory and communication. The Journal of New Media and Culture, 3(1). Retrieved 2/23/05 from NMEDIAC website, http://www.ibiblio.org/nmediac/winter2004/gray.html.

Bonck (Gray), J.M., & Gray, N.D. (2005). Healing through ink on a page: Journal writing as a support intervention. Psychology and Education: An Interdisciplinary Journal, 42(3/4), 1-9.

Gray, J.B. (2004). Ideology and The Awakening. The Southern Literary Journal, 37(1), 53-73.