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Faculty and Staff Profile
Ashley McKenzieAssistant ProfessorHealth Communication Office: 417 Strode Tower Phone: 864-656-1567 Email: ashmcke@clemson.edu | |
Educational Background 2021, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Ph.D., Media and Communication | Courses TaughtCOMM 3660: Media Psychology
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ProfileDr. Ashley Hedrick McKenzie is an assistant professor of health communication at Clemson University. She completed a Postdoctoral Fellowship at the University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, and she graduated from UNC-Chapel Hill with a Ph.D. in media and communication and a M.A. in mass communication. Dr. McKenzie's research explores the relationship between attitudes and beliefs—such as stigma, gender role ideologies, victim blaming, and rape myths—and a variety of sexual health issues, including cervical and breast cancer prevention, sexual violence prevention, HIV prevention, and human trafficking education. She is particularly interested in using online spaces and digital health interventions to change attitudes, beliefs, and health outcomes. | |
Research PublicationsMcKenzie, A.H., Avshman, E., Shegog, R., Savas, L.S., Shay, L.A. (2024). Facebook’s shared articles on HPV vacciniation: Analysis of persuasive strategies. BMC Public Health. 24(1), 1679. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12889-024-19099-0
Honors and AwardsOutstanding Journal Publication (2023). College of Behavioral, Social, and Health Sciences, Clemson University |