2023 Outstanding Health Communication Scholar
Kathryn Greene, Rutgers
The Outstanding Health Communication Scholar Award recognizes a significant and original contribution, in the form of a monograph, book, and/or program of research, to the study and application of the field of Health Communication.
Nomination Criteria: There are five nomination criteria. The scholar’s work must have: (a) a significant and long-lasting effect on the field of Health Communication; (b) strong heuristic value; (c) influence over others’ work; (d) originality regarding theory, research, and/or practice; and (e) contributed to the development of Health Communication as a distinct field of study.
Although nominations are open to anyone who has made a significant contribution to the Health Communication field, preference is given to members of ICA’s and NCA’s Health Communication Divisions. Nomination packets include: (a) A single, detailed letter of nomination addressing the aforementioned criteria; (b) the scholar’s vita; and (c) the single most influential or representative piece of work from the scholar. Self-nominations are welcome.
2023: Kathryn Greene, Rutgers University
2022: Xiaoli Nan, University of Maryland
2021: Elaine Wittenberg, California State University Los Angeles
2020: Daniel O’Keefe, Northwestern University
2019: Michelle Miller-Day, Chapman University
2018: James P. Dillard, Pennsylvania State University
2017: Mohan Dutta, National University of Singapore
2016: Seth Noar, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
2015: Susan E. Morgan, University of Miami
2014: Linda Godbold Kean, East Carolina University
2013: Michael Slater, Ohio State University
2012: Charles Salmon, Nanyang Technological University
2011: Sandi Smith, Michigan State University
2010: K. “Vish” Vishwanath, Harvard University
2009: Teresa Thompson, University of Dayton
2008: Charles K. Atkin, Michigan State University
2007: Jon F. Nussbaum, Pennsylvania State University
2006: Donald J. Cegala, Ohio State University
2005: Barbara F. Sharf, Texas A&M University
2004: Roxanne Parrott, Pennsylvania State University
2003: Richard Street, Texas A&M University
2002: Lewis Donohew, University of Kentucky
2001: No award given
2000: Gary Kreps, George Mason University
1999: Everett Rogers, University of New Mexico
1998: Vicki S. Freimuth, University of Georgia (first recipient)