Jeanine P.D. Guidry, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
Director, Media+Health Lab
Public Relations
Education
- Ph.D., Social and Behavioral Sciences, VCU School of Medicine
- M.Sc., Health Sciences, Maastricht University, The Netherlands
- M.P.S., Strategic Public Relations, George Washington University
Research Interests
- Vaccines and vaccine hesitancy, message design and evaluation
- Misinformation on social media, particularly focused on vaccines and infectious diseases
- Eye-tracking methodology
- Health decision aids and decisional conflict
- Sexual violence and social media
- Mental health and social media
Select Publications
- Guidry, J.P.D., Carlyle, K.E., Miller, C.A., Ksinan, A., Winn, R., Sheppard, V. & Fuemmeler, B.F. (2022). The spread of COVID-19 related misinformation among cancer survivors. Patient Education and Counseling, 105(2), 265-268.
- Guidry, J.P.D., Laestadius, L.I., Vraga, E.K., Miller, C.A., Perrin, P.B., Burton, C.W., Ryan, M., Fuemmeler, B.F., Carlyle, K.E. (2020). Willingness to get the COVID-19 Vaccine with and without emergency use authorization. American Journal of Infection Control, 49(2), 137-142.
- Guidry, J.P.D., Vraga, E., Miller, C.A., Laestadius, L.I., Occa, A., Nan, X., Ming, H., Qin, Y., Fuemmeler, B.F. & Carlyle, K.E. (2020). HPV Vaccine on Pinterest: Before and After Pinterest’s Actions to Moderate Content. American Journal of Public Health, 110 (S3), S305-S311
- Guidry, J. P. D., Carlyle, K. E., Perrin, P. B., LaRose, J. G., Ryan, M., & Messner, M. (2019). A path model of psychosocial constructs predicting Zika vaccine uptake intent. Vaccine, 37, 5233-5241.
- Guidry, J.P.D., Messner, M., Carlyle, K., & Jin, Y. (2015). On pins and needles: How vaccines are portrayed on Pinterest. Vaccine 33, 5051-505
- Complete list of publications
Affiliations
- American Public Health Association (APHA)
- Association of Education in Journalism and Mass Communication (AEJMC)
- International Communication Association (ICA)
Courses
- MASC 336: Social media and PR
- MASC 425: Research methods for PR
- MASC 654: Persuasion
Awards
- VCU Top Early Career Award (2021)
- Ward White Top Two Papers of Practical Significance Award at the International Public Relations Research Conference (2021)
- International ABERJE Award at the International Public Relations Research Conference (2016, 2017, 2020, 2021)
- Top Four Faculty Paper Award, Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication – ComSHER Division (2019)
- Building Interdisciplinary Bridges in Women’s Health Research Award by the Virginia Commonwealth University Institute for Women’s Health (2018)
Links
- The Purple Principle podcast: Vaccines prevent viruses, what combats COVID vax skepticism? Fluent Knowledge, 5/18/2021
- Vogue: One overlooked cause for vaccine hesitancy? A fear of needles, Vogue, 4/25/2021
- How to talk to a loved one with vaccine hesitancy: VCU assistant professor says ‘use empathy and humanity’, WRIC/ABC, 4/23/2021
- The New York Times: Enter the age of the Vaccine Selfie, The New York Times, 4/1/2021
- Radio MD Podcast: COVID-19 Misinformation and Vaccine Hesitancy among African-Americans, RadioMD, 3/17/2021