Three University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications STEM Translational Communication Center (STCC) faculty members have received UF Health Cancer Center’s Cancer Population Science (CPS) awards to support two pilot projects. Jordan Alpert, Advertising assistant professor, will serve as principal investigator and Public Relations Associate Professor Carma Bylund, will…
Read moreUniversity of Florida College of Journalism and Communications Advertising Assistant Professors Jordan Alpert and Huan Chen have received funding from the Dean’s Seed Money Initiative to investigate e-cigarette messaging on social media. Alpert and Chen will examine how e-cig brands use social media to market their products and entice young…
Read moreBy Janice Krieger In 2016, the National Cancer Institute launched the Cancer Moonshot with the goal of ending cancer. Increasing the financial resources available for cancer research is a crucial step for improving scientific understanding of the disease, as well as advancing the clinical availability of new tools for treating…
Read moreJordan Alpert, University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications Advertising assistant professor, was the lead author for the research paper, “Patient-Centered Communication in Digital Medical Encounters,” published in the Oct. 2017 issue of Patient Education and Counseling. The collaborative research paper, co-authored with Karen E. Dyer and Jennifer Elston…
Read moreUniversity of Florida alumnus Jordan Alpert will join the University’s College of Journalism and Communications Advertising Department this summer as an assistant professor specializing in media planning. Alpert’s research focuses on how technology, such as electronic health records and patient portals, can facilitate communication between patients and providers. He also…
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