Jennifer Manganello

Professor · University at Albany School of Public Health · company speakers →

Jennifer Manganello, PhD, MPH, is a professor at the University at Albany School of Public Health. She is a health communication scholar who uses theories, concepts, and methods from the fields of public health and communication. Her research focuses on health literacy as well as the effects of media on attitudes, behaviors, and policies that put people at risk for negative health outcomes. Much of her work focuses on children, adolescents, young adults and parents, and she often seeks to include groups impacted by health disparities. More recently, she has emphasized how health literacy and health communication can help support youth with disabilities and their families. Manganello’s main area of expertise is health communication. Her work in this area has primarily focused on the effects of media and/or technology use on health attitudes, knowledge, and behavior, health information seeking among youth and parents, and identifying best practices for the dissemination of health information to the general public, including through news and social media. It has also involved a focus on health literacy. She also examines the use of digital technology for health information and health interventions, also known as eHealth.

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