Projects

Current Research Projects

2026 - 2027 

Media Campaign for Prevention of Littering

Funded by the Rothschild Foundation, Ramat Hanadiv 

PI - Campaign design  

Research team: Shiri Eshet

2025 - 2027 (PI: Prof. Abigail Gerwitz, Hebrew University of Jerusalem)

Promoting mental health and resilience in the face of population-level trauma 

Funded by the Lynne and Andrew Redleaf Foundation

PI for work package on formative campaign design

Research team: Hadar Eliash-Fizik, Anastasia Weiner

Publication: 

Gerwitz, A. H., Keleymikov, M., Gale, J., Eliash-Fizik, H., Hoffnung-Assouline, A., Lewis, N., Itzchaky-Wruble, S., &. Viner, A. (2026). A population-level public health approach to support families living under continuous traumatic stress. Frontiers in Psychiatry, 17, 1929102.  Online at: https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/psychiatry/articles/10.3389/fpsyt.2026.1929102/abstract 

Completed Research Projects

2020-2023 (with co-PI Prof. Sharon Sznitman). 

Design and evaluation of Media Campaign Messages aimed at Preventing Driving under the Influence of Cannabis 

Funded by Israel’s Insurance Companies Research Fund

Research team: Ayelet Har-Even, Hadar Eliash-Fizik

Publications: 

Eliash-Fizik, H., Lewis, N., & Sznitman, S. (2026). The devil is in the details: Exploring the impact of Risk Behavior Detail (RBD) in messages targeting cannabis-impaired driving. Health Communication, Online ahead of print -  https://doi.org/10.1080/10410236.2025.2610730 

Har-Even, A., Lewis, N.,  Eliash-Fizik, H., & Sznitman, S. (2025). Haven't I waited long enough? The role of wait times and subjective impairment in cannabis-related driving behavior. International Journal of Drug Policy, 135, 104654. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.drugpo.2024.104654 

Lewis, N., Eliash-Fizik, H. Har-Even, A., & Sznitman, S. (2024). Media framing of causes, risks, and policy solutions for cannabis-impaired driving: Does medical vs. non-medical cannabis context matter? Health Communication, 39(4), 828-837. https://doi.org/10.1080/10410236.2023.2187956 

Sznitman, S., & Lewis, N. (2022). Israeli news media coverage of COVID-19 and use of cannabis and tobacco: A case study of inconsistent risk communication. International Journal of Drug Policy, 103, 1036-1048. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.drugpo.2022.103648 

2021-2023, Beneficiary in a consortium of 19 beneficiaries 

EQUALS-EU: Promoting Gender Equity in Social Innovation in Europe (Coordinated by OsloMet)

Funded through European Union's Horizon 2020 -SwafS-2020-26 Coordination and Support Action (CSA)

2018-2020 (with co-PI Prof. Adi Akavia) 

Testing a New Model of Data Protection: Enhancing Data Security of Patient Medical Records through Advanced Cryptographic Techniques 

Funded through the University of Haifa's Center for Cyber Law and Policy 

Publication:

Lewis, N., Connelly, Y., Henkin, G., Leibovich, M., & Akavia, A. (2022). Factors influencing the adoption of advanced cryptographic techniques for data protection of patient medical records. Healthcare Informatics Research, 28(2), 132-142. https://doi.org/10.4258/hir.2022.28.2.132 

2013-2017 (with consultant Prof. Lourdes Martinez)

Drug-Related Information Seeking and Scanning from Media and Interpersonal Sources as an Indicator of Drug Use Risk: An Innovative Approach to Drug Use Prevention (SSBD) 

Funder: Marie Curie Career Reintegration Grant, FP7 (333605), European Union

Publications:

Lewis, N., & Martinez, L. (2023). Information scanning impacts nonmedical drug use among college students: A longitudinal study of scanning effects. Health Communication, 38(10), 2035-2046. https://doi.org/10.1080/10410236.2022.2051269 

Lewis, N., Rossman, C., de Bruijn, G-J, & Martinez, L. S. (2022). Dual Process Models and Information Engagement: Testing Effects of Seeking, Scanning and Trust in Sources on Attitudes toward Marijuana. Journal of Communication, 72(1), 59-82. https://doi-org /10.1093/joc/jqab024 

Lewis, N., & Martinez, L. S. (2020). Information seeking as a predictor of risk behavior: Testing a behavior and risk information engagement Model (BRIE). Journal of Health Communication, 25(6), 474-483. https://doi.org/10.1080/10810730.2020.1797247

Lewis, N., Martinez, L. S., & Carmel, O. (2017). Measures of information seeking: A validation study in the context of drug-use behaviors. Communication Methods and Measures, 11(4), 266-268. https://doi.org/10.1080/19312458.2017.1326021 

Cheng, Y., Ahn, J., Lewis, N., & Martinez, L. (2017). A cross-comparative survey of information seeking and scanning about drug-related sources and topics among U.S. and Israeli college students. Journal of Health Communication, 22(8), 692-701. https://doi.org/10.1080/10810730.2017.1341567 

Martinez, L, & Lewis, N. (2016). A mediation model to explain the effects of information seeking from media and interpersonal sources on young adults' intention to use marijuana. International Journal of Communication, 10, 1-24. https://ijoc.org/index.php/ijoc/article/view/4402 

Lewis, N., Martinez, L., Agbarya, A., & Piatok-Vaisman, T. (2016). Examining patterns and motivations for drug-related information seeking and scanning behavior: A cross-national comparison of American and Israeli college students. Communication Quarterly, 64(2), 145-172. https://doi.org/10.1080/01463373.2015.1103282