Research

Worley, T., Scheinfeld, E., & Farris, K. (in press). A Test of Relational Turbulence in Sibling Relationships: Relationship Characteristics, Emotions, Appraisals, Communication, and Relational Outcomes. Journal of Family Communication.

Voorhees, H., & Scheinfeld, E. (2024). A healthy influence? Exploring the relationships between unsponsored social media posts, loneliness, isolation, and health-related behavioral intentions. Kentucky Journal of Communication., 42(2), 51-80.

Scheinfeld, E. (2024). When everyday health conversations impact targeted health communication within families: Developing & validating the everyday family health communication measure. Atlantic Journal of Communication. https://doi.org/10.1080/15456870.2024.2397960

Scheinfeld, E., Tenzek, K., & Cherry, J.* (2024). Embracing endings: Unveiling the connection between final conversations, the opportunity model for presence, and coping with the death of our parents. OMEGA- Journal of Death & Dying. https://doi.org/10.1177/00302228241278770

Scheinfeld, E., Elue, C., & Wilcox, G. (2024). When grief continues to be taboo, what does it look like when people go online to make sense of it all? Journal of Social Media in Society, 13(1), 75-96. https://thejsms.org/index.php/JSMS/article/view/1401

Worley, T., Scheinfeld, E, & Farris, K. L. (2024). Relational Turbulence Theory during family transitions: A lifespan perspective and roadmap for future research. Annals of International Communication Association, 1-21. https://doi.org/10.1080/23808985.2024.2380298

Barney, K.*, Scheinfeld, E., Gangi, K., Nelson, E., & Sinardi, C. (2024). Moving forward in compounded grief: Communicated resilience in the face of COVID-19 related losses. Western Journal of Communication, 88(3), 543-566. https://doi.org/10.1080/10570314.2023.2179375

Scheinfeld, E., Tenzek, K., & Cherry, J. (2023). Survivors' perspectives on saying goodbye: Implications for end of life engagement across the lifespan and grieving process. Death Studies, 48(6), 571-583. https://doi.org/10.1080/07481187.2023.2250999 

Scheinfeld, E. (2023). The role of shame, stigma, & family communication patterns in the decision to disclose STIs to parents in order to seek support. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 20(6), 4742. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph20064742

Barney, K., Scheinfeld, E., Gangi, K., Nelson, E., & Sinardi, C. (2023). Moving forward in compounded grief: Communicated resilience in the face of COVID-19 related losses. Western Journal of Communication. https://doi.org/10.1080/10570314.2023.2179375

Scheinfeld, E., Crook, B., Yang, J. (2022). Substance abuse: Prescription drugs. In E. Ho, C. Bylund, & J. Van Weert (Eds.), Wiley International Encyclopedia of Health Communication. https://doi.org/10.1002/9781119678816.iehc0982

Scheinfeld, E., & Voorhees, H. (2022). How social media, FoMO, and isolation influence our perceptions of others who “break the rules.” Social Media + Society.  https://doi.org/10.1177/20563051221103841 

Scheinfeld, E., Barney, K., Gangi, K., Nelson, E., & Sinardi, C. (2021). Filling the void: Grieving and healing during a socially isolating global pandemic. Journal of Social and Personal Relationships, 38(10), 2817-2837. https://doi.org/10.1177/02654075211034914

Scheinfeld, E. (2021). Shame and STIs: An exploration of emerging adult students’ felt shame and stigma towards getting tested for and disclosing sexually transmitted infections. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 18(13), 7179. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph18137179

Scheinfeld, E., Gangi, K., Nelson, E., & Sinardi, C. (2021). Please scream inside your heart: Communicating and coping with compounded grief during a pandemic. Health Communication. https://doi.org/10.1080/10410236.2021.1886413

Scheinfeld, E., & Lake, P. (2019). Why is it just so hard? Making sense of end-of-life communication between adult children and their terminally ill parental figures. Journal of Death and Dying, 83(3), 611-629. https://doi.org/10.1177/0030222819859163

Scheinfeld, E., Crook, B., & Perry, C. (2019). Understanding young adults’ e-cigarette use through the theory of planned behavior. Health Behavior and Policy Review, 6(2), 115-127. https://doi.org/10.14485/HBPR.6.2.1

Scheinfeld, E., Nelson, E., & Crook, B. (2019). From the drawing board to the kitchen table: An analysis of parental messages concerning nutrition, physical activity, and weight. In J. A. Theiss & K. Greene (Eds.), Contemporary Studies of Relationships, Health, and Wellness. Cambridge University Press. 

Scheinfeld, E., & Worley, T. (2018). Understanding the parent-child relationship during the transition into college and young adulthood. Communication Quarterly, 66(4), 444-462. https://doi.org/10.1080/01463373.2018.1443954

Kidd, M. A., & Scheinfeld, E. (2017). Form and Substance: A Speech Communication Workbook. Fountainhead Press. 

Scheinfeld, E & Shim, M. (2017). Healthy eating behaviors of college students in early adulthood: Understanding through perceived childhood parental influences and the Integrative Model of Behavior. American Journal of Health Behavior, 41(3), 228-239. https://doi.org/10.5993/AJHB.41.3.2

Donovan, E., Nelson, E., & Scheinfeld, E. (2016). Cyberframing Cancer: An Exploratory Investigation of Valenced Cybercoping on Cancer Blogs. Health Communication, 32(1), 1-10. https://doi.org/10.1080/10410236.2015.1089467

Ford, J., & Scheinfeld, E. (2016). Exploring the effects of workplace health promotions: A critical examination of a familiar organizational practice.In E. L. Cohen (Ed.), Communication Yearbook 40 (277-306). Routledge. https://doi.org/10.1080/23808985.2015.11735263

Lazard, A., Scheinfeld, E., Bernhardt, J., Wilcox, G., & Suran, M. (2015). Themes of public concern: A text mining analysis of the CDC's Ebola live Twitter chat. American Journal of Infection Control, 43(10), 1109-1111. https://doi.org/10/1016/j.ajic.2015.05.025

Tenzek, K., Cherry, J., Lattimer, T., & Scheinfeld, E. (May 2025). Making sense of time: Exploring temporal narratives in end-of-life communication. DC Health Communication Conference, Washington, DC.

James, A., Hilley, C. D., Pasco, M. C., Scheinfeld, E., Talvan, N., & Little, K. (May 2025).Young adult neighborhood place attachment [Poster]. Biennial meeting of the Society for Research in Child Development, Minneapolis, MN.

Beckham, J., Anthony, K., Bagley, B., Miller, L., & Scheinfeld, E. (April 2025). Navigating the TikTok Algorithm by Anchoring and Teaching Accurate Health Communication Principles.  Southern States Communication Association, Norfolk, Virginia.

Basinger, E., Scheinfeld, E., LeFebvre, L. (April 2025). Who is anchored in COMM? 4th Annual Scholarly Quiz Bowl. Southern States Communication Association, Norfolk, Virginia.

Worley, T., Scheinfeld, E., & Farris, K. (November 2024). A Test of Relational Turbulence Theory in Sibling Relationships: Relationship Characteristics, Emotions, Appraisals, Communication, and Relational Outcomes. National Communication Association, New Orleans, Louisiana.

Scheinfeld, E., Cherry, J., & Tenzek, K. (July 2024). Final conversations and coping: Survivors’ ability to cope and grieve following the death of a parent. International Association for Relationship Research, Boston, Massachusetts.

Tenzek, K., Scheinfeld, E., & Cherry, J., (April 2024). “I regret having the ‘last talk,’ honestly”: Final conversations and making sense of the loss of a parent. Kentucky Conference on Health Communication, Lexington, Kentucky.

Hilley, C. D., Pasco, M. C., & Scheinfeld, E. (April 2024). Threads of connection: Young adults' parental relationships and neighborhood settings as predictors of mastery and social connectedness. Annual meeting of the Society for Research on Adolescence, Chicago, IL.

Scheinfeld, E. Elue, C., & Wilcox, G. B. (April 2024). Grieving online: A text mining analysis of narratives on grief on Reddit. Southern States Communication Association Health Communication Division, Frisco, Texas.

Scheinfeld, E., Pederson, J., & LeFebvre, L. E. (April 2024). To Belonging & Beyond: Communication, theory, scholarship – 3rd Annual Scholarly Quiz Bowl. Southern States Communication Association Interpersonal & Communication Theory Divisions, Frisco, Texas.

Levine, T. R., Bernhold, Q., Crowley, J., Frampton, J., Kotowski, M., McCornack, S., Scheinfeld, E., & Smith, R. (April 2024). A discussion of the current state of communication methodologies. Southern States Communication Association, Communication Theory & Methodology Division, Frisco, Texas.

Levine, T. R., Bernhold, Q., Crowley, J., Frampton, J., Kotowski, M., McCornack, S., Scheinfeld, E., & Smith, R. (April 2024). A discussion of the current state of communication theories. Southern States Communication Association, Communication Theory & Methodology Division, Frisco, Texas.

Beckham, J., Anthony, K., Miller, L., & Scheinfeld, E. (April 2024). Communicating belonging by Advancing Health Communication in General Courses. Southern States Communication Association, Health Communication Division, Frisco, Texas.

Worley, T., Scheinfeld, E, & Farris, K. L. (November 2023). Relational Turbulence Theory outside of romantic relationships. National Communication Association, Family Communication Division, National Harbor, Maryland.

Scheinfeld, E., Tenzek, K., & Cherry, J., (November 2023). Survivors’ perspectives on saying goodbye: Implications for a good death and grieving process. National Communication Association, Critical and Cultural Studies Division, National Harbor, Maryland.

Burns, L., Alvarez, M., Campbell, C. G., Whitestone, S. B., Zaremba, C. E., Smith, H. A., Cherry, J., Seiter, C., Rodriguez-Mori, H., Scheinfeld, E. (November 2023). Death beyond aging: The Death and dying division. National Communication Association, Communication & Aging Division, National Harbor, Maryland.

Smith, E. (April 2023). How do Parent-child End-of-Life Conversations Impact Good Death Experiences for and Relational Satisfaction Between Survivors. National Conference on Undergraduate Research, University of Wisconsin – Eau Claire. PI/Mentor: Emily Scheinfeld.

Kopfman, J., Miller, L., Richards, A., Scheinfeld, E., & Yang, F. (April 2023). Great ideas for teaching health communication. Southern States Communication Association Health Communication Division, St. Petersburg, Florida.

Edwards, J. T., Goldsmith, J. V., Miller, L., Richards, A., Riggs, R. E., Scheinfeld, E., & Yang, F. (Mentors; April 2023). Sharing health communication scholarship: Work in progress workshop. Southern States Communication Association Health Communication Division, St. Petersburg, Florida.

Aloia, L., Miller, L., Pederson, J., & Scheinfeld, E. (April 2023). Impactful Scholarship: How to publish, make an impact with research, and get tenure. Southern States Communication Association Interpersonal Communication Division, St. Petersburg, Florida.

Pederson, J., Scheinfeld, E., LeFebvre, L. E. (April 2023). Back to the Future of Interpersonal Communication – Scholarly Quiz Bowl. Southern States Communication Association Interpersonal & Communication Theory Divisions, St. Petersburg, Florida.

Worley, T., Scheinfeld, E, Farris, K. L., Aloia, L. S. (April 2023). The Future of Family Turbulence: Exploring Relational Turbulence in Family Contexts. Southern States Communication Association Interpersonal Division, St. Petersburg, Florida.

Nelson, E., Scheinfeld, E., & Sinardi, C. (November 2022). Fight Hard, Love Harder: Investigating How Families Cope with a Global Pandemic and the Impact on Household Conflict and Cohesion. National Communication Association Family Communication Division, New Orleans, Louisiana.

Bruns, L., Brown, J. D., Scheinfeld, E., Campbell, C., Cherry, J., Smith, H., Alvarez, M., Keeley, M., Davis, C., Tenzek, K., & Tullis, J. (November 2022). Finding a place and future for end of life/death communication at NCA. National Communication Association Forum Division, New Orleans, Louisiana.

Riforgiate, S. E., Castle, K. M., Gillespie, S., LeBlanc, S. S., Ruggerio, A., & Scheinfeld, E. (November 2022). Nurturing PLACE: Assessment experimentation to enhance learning while honoring work and life. National Communication Association Communication Assessment Division, New Orleans, Louisiana.

Voorhees, H., & Scheinfeld, E. (April 2022). A healthy influence? Exploring relationships between friends’ social media posts, loneliness, isolation, and behavioral intentions. Kentucky Conference on Health Communication, Lexington, Kentucky. Top Six Honorable Mention.

LeFebvre, L. E., Pederson, J., & Scheinfeld, E. (April 2022). Scholarly Quiz Bowl. Southern States Communication Association Interpersonal & Communication Theory Divisions, Greenville, South Carolina.

Mathis, R. S., Allison, A. W., Aust, P. Scheinfeld, E., Morgan, S. (April 2022). Dr. Shawn Long's Resilient Legacy of Organizational Scholarship, Leadership, and Service in Applied Research and Teaching: A Kennesaw State University Tribute. Southern States Communication Association, Greenville, South Carolina.

Scheinfeld, E., Worley, T., Aloia, L., Farris, K., & Pederson, J. (April 2022). Building college students’ resilience through family communication. Southern States Communication Association Interpersonal Division, Greenville, South Carolina.

Pederson, J., Scheinfeld, E., Miller, L., & LeFebvre, L. (April 2022). Resilient scholars: Hopes to publish, make an impact with research, and get tenure. Southern States Communication Association Interpersonal Division, Greenville, South Carolina.

Scheinfeld, E., Weathers, M., & McCarty, D. (April 2022). Curriculum Vitae Workshop. Southern States Communication Association Interpersonal Division, Greenville, South Carolina.

Scheinfeld, E., & Vorhees, H. (April 2022). Social media is meant to bring us together, not rip us apart: The real impact of social media on interpersonal relationships. Southern States Communication Association Interpersonal Division, Greenville, South Carolina.

Scheinfeld, E., & Vorhees, H. (November 2021). Fear of missing out, perception of friends’ behavior, and intention to stay healthy: Does social media create FoMO even when everything’s [supposed to be] canceled. National Communication Association Human Communication & Technology Division, Seattle, Washington.

Barney, K., Scheinfeld, E., Gangi, K., Nelson, E., & Sinardi, C. (November 2021). Moving forward in compounded grief: Communicated resilience in the face of COVID-19 related losses. National Communication Association Interpersonal Communication Division, Seattle, Washington. 

Scheinfeld, E., Gangi, K., Nelson, E., & Sinardi, C. (May 2021). Please scream inside your heart: Communicating and coping with compounded grief during a pandemic. International Communication Association Health Communication Division, Virtual Conference.

Kopfman, J., Miller, L., Morrison, K., Scheinfeld, E., Yang, F. (April 2021). Disruptive Communication: Is it time to create a health communication division? Southern States Communication Association Interpersonal Communication Division, Virtual Conference.

Mathis, R. S., Raley, J., Scheinfeld, E., Zamilpa, R., & Hillhouse, S. (November 2020). SPOTLIGHT on the crossroad of stem-cell donors and loved ones: A phenomenology of paradoxes and justifications. National Communication Association Interpersonal Communication Division, Indianapolis, IN.

Scheinfeld, E. (November, 2020). #Coronavirus: Looking at the message effects of health news provided to the public about a health crisis. National Communication Association Great Ideas for Teaching Students, Indianapolis, IN.

Scheinfeld, E., Crook, B., & Perry, C. (November 2019). Applying the theory of motivated information management to young adults’ information exchange about e-cigarettes and their use. National Communication Association Health Communication Division, Baltimore, MD.

Scheinfeld, E., & Lake, P. (June 2019). Why is it just so hard? Discovering the caring and coping processes of family members at the end of life. International Association of Human Caring. Greenville, SC.

Scheinfeld, E. (November, 2018). Forget heated conversations: Everyday health communication impacts behavior, too. National Communication Association Health Communication Division, Salt Lake City, UT.

Scheinfeld, E., & Lake, P. (July 2018). Why is it just so hard? Making sense of end of life communication between family members: A preliminary look. International Association for Relationship Research. Fort Collins, CO.

Scheinfeld, E., Crook, B., & Perry, C. (April 2018). Understanding young adults e-cigarette use through the Theory of Planned Behavior. Southern States Communication Association Applied Communication Division. Nashville, TN.

Scheinfeld, E. (November 2017). There’s something about health: Exploring how families communicate about health. National Communication Association Health Communication Division. Dallas, TX.

Crook, B., Scheinfeld, E., Navarro, A., & Perry, C. L. (November 2017). Memorable messages about e-cigarettes. National Communication Association Health Communication Division. Dallas, TX. Top Paper in Health Communication.

Glowacki, E. M., Scheinfeld, E., Kreitzberg, D., & McGlone, M. S. (April, 2017). An evaluation of linguistic agency assignment in text messages about health. Biannual D.C. Conference on Health Communication. Fairfax, VA.

Scheinfeld, E. (November, 2016). There's something about health: Understanding everyday talk about health within families. National Communication Association Research Roundtable. Philadelphia, PA.

Crook, B., & Scheinfeld, E. (June 2016). Building a culture of family health: Examining parental support and young adult nutrition and exercise behaviors. International Association of Relationship Research. Toronto, Ontario.

Scheinfeld, E., & Thompson, C. M. (June 2016). Exploring emerging adults’ decision to disclose a sexually transmitted infection to parental figures for the purpose of social support: The role of shame, stigma, and family communication patterns. International Association of Relationship Research. Toronto, Ontario.

Scheinfeld, E. (April 2016). Exploring Emerging Adults' shame and stigma of sexually transmitted infections in the process of disclosing and seeking support from parents and sexual partners. Innovation in Healthcare Delivery Systems Symposium – McCombs Healthcare Initiative Annual Symposium. Austin, Texas.

Donovan, E. E., Nelson, E., Prenger, E., Alekajbaf, N., Anderson, A., Carroll, R., Kim, J., Murphy, M., & Scheinfeld, E. (2016). Multiple goals for cybercoping: A comprehensive content analysis of reasons for creating personal cancer blogs. Kentucky Conference on Health Communication. Lexington, Kentucky.

Scheinfeld, E. (April 2016). Let’s talk about sex!: An examination of parent-emerging adult communication about safe sex practices and the influence it has on risky behavior enactment. Southern States Communication Association Annual Conference Interpersonal Communication Division. Austin, Texas.

Sophomore Scholars, Kennesaw State University, 2023: Primary Investigator on “Compounded grief beyond the pandemic: What does it look like and how do we cope?” ($1000 grant). PI: Scheinfeld

First Year Scholars Program, Kennesaw State University, 2022: Primary Investigator on "Final conversations with dying parents: The Impacts on a good death and coping." ($2000 grant). PI: Scheinfeld

College of Liberal & Applied Arts, Stephen F. Austin University, 2020: Co-Investigator on “Adolescent gender identity and eating stereotypes.” ($3852.75 grant). PI: Sarah Savoy

First Year Scholars Program, Kennesaw State University, 2020: Primary Investigator on “The impacts of social media use on mental health, interpersonal relationships, and behavior enactment during times of upheaval and social isolation.” ($2000 grant). PI: Scheinfeld

Fowler Innovation Grant, Kennesaw State University, 2020: Primary Investigator on “Communication, coping, and grieving with compounded losses during the COVID-19 pandemic.” ($2000 grant). PI: Scheinfeld

Health Communication Scholars Program, UT Austin, 2016: Co-Investigator on “Text message interventions as sexual health promotion and proactive efforts on college campuses.” ($2000 grant). PI: Glowacki

Doug Kirby Adolescent Sexual Health Research Grant, Rural Center for AIDS/STD Prevention, Indiana University 2015: Prime Investigator on “An exploration of emerging adults’ felt shame and stigma towards sexually transmitted infections, getting tested, and seeking out social support by disclosing.” ($750 grant). PI: Scheinfeld

Health Communication Scholars Program, UT Austin, 2014:  Primary Investigator on “From the drawing board to the kitchen table: An analysis of perceptions, attitudes, and the process between health messages about child health and parents; Part I. ($750 grant). PI: Scheinfeld