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I am an associate professor in the Hubbard School of Journalism and Mass Communication at the University of Minnesota. My research examines the effects of routine exposure to health information in the media, with a particular focus on conflicting and often controversial information about cancer prevention and screening. Additional research interests include communication inequalities, health disparities (along racial/ethnic minority, socioeconomic status, and sex/gender lines), and tobacco control. My work has been funded by agencies and organizations including the National Cancer Institute, American Cancer Society, and ClearWay Minnesota. From January 2014-July 2017, I was supported by a career development award through the University of Minnesota's NIH-funded Building Interdisciplinary Research Careers in Women's Health (BIRCWH) program. I received my PhD in Communication and my BA in the History and Sociology of Science, both from the University of Pennsylvania.
Research Interest Keywords
- community-engaged research
- health communication
- women's health
- cancer communication
- communication inequalities and health disparities
- tobacco control
- mass media effects
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
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SDG 1 No Poverty -
SDG 3 Good Health and Well-being -
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SDG 8 Decent Work and Economic Growth -
SDG 9 Industry, Innovation, and Infrastructure -
SDG 10 Reduced Inequalities -
SDG 16 Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions -
SDG 17 Partnerships for the Goals
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Projects
- 8 Finished
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Supporting the Collaborative on Media and Messaging for Health and Social Policy
Gollust, S. E. (PI), Karbeah, J. (CoI) & Nagler, R. H. (CoI)
Cornell University, ROBERT WOOD JOHNSON FOUNDATION
8/1/22 → 12/31/25
Project: Research project
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Messaging strategies to reduce breast cancer over-screening in older women
Gollust, S. E. (PI) & Nagler, R. H. (CoI)
JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY, NIH NATIONAL INSTITUTE ON AGING
4/15/21 → 3/31/25
Project: Research project
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National Resource Center for COVID-19 Contact Tracing, Prevention, and Mitigation Programs for At-Risk Refugee, Immigrants, and Migrants in the United States
Bender, J. B. (PI), Hoffman, S. J. (PI), Kircher, A. (PI), Kirsch, J. D. (PI), LaVelle, J. M. (PI), Mann, E. M. (PI), Nagler, R. H. (PI), Searle, K. (PI), Prasad, S. (Co-Principal Investigator) & Stauffer III, W. M. (Prior Principal Investigator)
INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATION FOR MIGRATION, CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL & PREVENTION
9/30/20 → 9/30/25
Project: Research project
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Perceptions of conflict, controversy, and politicization surrounding COVID-19: A population-based survey of U.S. adults
Nagler, R. H. (PI)
3/19/20 → 5/31/20
Project: Internal Grant
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Wearable Device Intervention to Improve Sun Behaviors in Melanoma Survivors
Lazovich, D. (PI), Luo, X. (PI), Nagler, R. H. (PI), Vogel, R. (PI) & Ahmed-Saucedo, R. L. (CoI)
7/1/19 → 12/31/23
Project: Research project
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Does Messaging for Reducing Breast Cancer Overscreening in Older Women Have Differential Responses among Medical Minimizers and Maximizers?
Schoenborn, N. L., Gollust, S. E., Nagler, R. H., Schonberg, M. A., Boyd, C. M., Xue, Q. L., Nader, Y. M. & Pollack, C. E., Jan 2026, In: Medical Decision Making. 46, 1, p. 26-34 9 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Local Media and Stigmatizing Narratives: An Analysis of News Coverage and Perceptions of Narratives about Black Youth and Mental Health in Minneapolis
Medero, K., Karbeah, J., Brown, D. K., Gansen, C., Ford, C. R. O., Al, E., Nagler, R. H. & Gollust, S. E., 2026, (Accepted/In press) In: Journal of Racial and Ethnic Health Disparities.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Beyond fear of backlash: Effects of messages about structural drivers of COVID-19 disparities among large samples of Asian, Black, Hispanic, and White Americans
Lewis, N. A., Porticella, N., Liu, J., Taylor, T., Michener, J., Barry, C. L., Nagler, R. H., Gollust, S., Moore, S. T., Fowler, E. F. & Niederdeppe, J., Jul 2025, In: Social Science and Medicine. 377, 118096.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Centering historically minoritized populations to design effective messages about an evidence-based policy to advance social equity
Niederdeppe, J., Porticella, N., Liu, J., Michener, J., Franklin Fowler, E., Nagler, R. H., Taylor, T., Barry, C. L. & Lewis, N. A., Jan 1 2025, In: PNAS Nexus. 4, 1, pgae588.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Effects of Exposure to Conflicting Health Information on Topic-Specific Information Sharing and Seeking Intentions
Wang, L., Gollust, S. E., Rothman, A. J., Vogel, R. I., Yzer, M. C. & Nagler, R. H., 2025, In: Health communication. 40, 3, p. 522-530 9 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Activities
- 3 Types of Award - Prize (including medals and awards)
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Grant-in-Aid of Research, Artistry and Scholarship, 2014 - 2016
Nagler, R. H. (Recipient)
2014 → 2016Activity: Other activity types › Types of Award - Prize (including medals and awards)
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University of Minnesota BIRCWH K12 Scholar, 2014 - 2017
Nagler, R. H. (Recipient)
2014 → 2017Activity: Other activity types › Types of Award - Prize (including medals and awards)
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Harvard Education Program in Cancer Prevention Fellowship, 2010 - 2013
Nagler, R. H. (Recipient)
2010 → 2013Activity: Other activity types › Types of Award - Prize (including medals and awards)