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Personal profile
Personal profile
Dr. Elisabeth Bigsby is Associate Professor in the Department of Communication and Center for Social & Behavioral Science Affiliate. Dr. Bigsby studies persuasive health and environmental messages, such as anti-smoking campaigns, with a particular interest in how message features influence how people perceive and process those messages. Dr. Bigsby's overall goal is to understand why messages succeed or fail, and thus contribute to best practices in designing persuasive messages.
Research Interests
- Persuasion & Social Influence
- Message Effects
- Health Communication
- Information Acquisition
Teaching
CMN 345: Visual Media Effects
CMN 421: Persuasion Theory & Research
CMN 529: Message Design & Effects
CMN 529: Meta-Analysis in Communication
CMN 595: eHealth (HCOM)
Education
Ph.D., Communication, University of Georgia
M.A., Health Communication, Michigan State University
B.A., Communication, Michigan State University
Office Address
3001 Lincoln Hall, 702 South Wright Street Urbana, IL 61801
Office Phone
Honors & Awards
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign LAS Impact Award, Spring 2021
Illinois Foundations Fellow, Fall 2020
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Explicating college students’ COVID-19 prevention behaviors: Integrating information seeking and response efficacy into the reasoned action approach
Yan, J. & Bigsby, E., 2025, In: Journal of American College Health. 73, 4, p. 1825-1836 12 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Exploring direct and indirect predictors of heart disease information seeking
Hovick, S. R., Rhodes, N., Bigsby, E., Thomas, S. & Freiberger, N., 2023, In: Journal of Communication in Healthcare. 16, 1, p. 21-29 9 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Health Messaging During a Pandemic: How Information Type and Individual Factors Influence Responses to COVID-19 Messages
Bigsby, E. & Morrow, E., Nov 1 2022, (E-pub ahead of print) In: American Behavioral Scientist.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Information Seeking and Risk Reduction Intentions in Response to Environmental Threat Messages: The Role of Message Processing
Bigsby, E., Hovick, S. R., Tan, N. Q. P., Thomas, S. N. & Wilson, S. R., Oct 2022, In: Risk Analysis. 42, 10, p. 2160-2175 16 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Self- and Response Efficacy Information in Fear Appeals: A Meta-Analysis
Bigsby, E. & Albarracín, D., Apr 1 2022, In: Journal of Communication. 72, 2, p. 241-263 23 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review