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