Teresa L. Thompson, Ph.D., formerly taught at the University of
Delaware and is currently professor of communication at the
University of Dayton. She earned her bachelor’s degree at the
University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee; her master’s at Purdue
University; and her doctorate at Temple University, all in
communication.
She has edited the journal Health Communication for over 25 years
and has authored or edited seven books and over 75 articles on
various aspects of health communication. Her research focuses on
concerns related to provider–patient interaction, organ donation,
disability and communication, death and dying, and gender issues.
Her co-edited volume, Handbook of Health Communication, won the
2004 Distinguished Book Award jointly sponsored by the Health
Communication Divisions of the National Communication Association
and the International Communication Association; the second edition
of this book is now available. Her work has been published in such
publications as Human Communication Research, Social Science and
Medicine, Sex Roles, Journal of Applied Communication Research,
Public Opinion Quarterly, and Progress in Transplantation.
Thompson was the 2009 National Communication Association Health
Communication Scholar of the Year. She has also won both the Alumni
Award in Teaching and the College of Arts and Sciences Scholar of
the Year Award at the University of Dayton.
Health communication is a highly interdisciplinary field that
involves communication and education about public, global, and
personal health issues. This three-volume set is the most
comprehensive reference work in this growing field. ... The
interdisciplinary nature of this encyclopedia will make it an
excellent resource for students majoring in related subjects
including communications, history, health science, nursing,
psychology, and sociology. Summing Up: Essential. Lower-division
undergraduates and above.
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