My research interests focus on health communication and public health in digital media environments, with particular emphasis on online health information-seeking behavior (OHISB), health literacy, and digital health literacy.

I also study health misinformation, conspiracy beliefs, and information overload in mediated health contexts, as well as emotional, cognitive, and gender-based differences in responses to health information. In addition, I examine media effects on health behavior and risk perception, with a focus on socioeconomic health disparities among vulnerable and marginalized populations.