Jennifer Lueck, Ph.D.

Associate Professor in health communication with publications in public health, communication, psychology and media science

Research Expertise

Health Communication

Health Campaigns

Media Effects

About

Jennifer Lueck is an accomplished communication scholar with a Ph.D. in Mass Communication and Media Science from the University of Minnesota System, which she obtained in 2016. Prior to this, she earned her Master's degree in Mass Communication from the University of Southern Mississippi in 2012 and her Bachelor's degree in Mass Communication from Rheinische Friedrich-Wilhelms-Universität Bonn in 2009. Dr. Lueck's research focuses on media effects, media psychology, and media literacy. She is particularly interested in understanding the impact of media on individuals' cognitive, emotional, and behavioral responses. Her work has been published in journals such as Social Science and Medicine, Journal of Health Communication, and Patient Education & Counseling. In addition to her academic background, Dr. Lueck also has extensive teaching experience. She is currently an Associate Professor at Texas A&M University, where she teaches courses on media effects, media psychology, and research methods.

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Publications

Correlates and disparities of intention to vaccinate against COVID-19

Social Science & Medicine

2021

Rural and Urban Differences in COVID‐19 Prevention Behaviors

The Journal of Rural Health

2021

Friend-zone with benefits: The parasocial advertising of Kim Kardashian

Journal of Marketing Communications

2012

Which Beliefs Predict Intention to Get Vaccinated against COVID-19? A Mixed-Methods Reasoned Action Approach Applied to Health Communication

Vaccine Communication in a Pandemic

2023

Matching Message Design and Depressed Cognition: An Exploration of Attention Patterns for Gain- and Loss-Framed Depression Help-Seeking Messages

Journal of Health Communication

2017

Presentation Matters: Comparison of Cognitive Effects of DTC Prescription Drug Advergames, Websites, and Print Ads

Journal of Advertising

2015

Respecting the ‘stages’ of depression: Considering depression severity and readiness to seek help

Patient Education and Counseling

2018

Help-seeking intentions in the U.S. population during the COVID-19 pandemic: Examining the role of COVID-19 financial hardship, suicide risk, and stigma

Psychiatry Research

2021

Examining determinants of seeking help for depression: implications for effective health promotion messages

Journal of Communication in Healthcare

2017

Explaining Intentions to Seek Help for Depressive Symptoms in the Context of Responsibility Message Framing

Health Communication

2017

Inside the ‘black box’ of COVID-19 vaccination beliefs: Revealing the relative importance of public confidence and news consumption habits

Social Science & Medicine

2022

Awareness of and reactions to mammography controversy among immigrant women

Health Expectations

2016

What’s the Risk in Seeking Help for Depression? Assessing the Nature and Pleasantness of Outcome Perceptions Among Individuals With Depressive Symptomatology

Health Education & Behavior

2018

Racial and ethnic differences in major depressive episode, severe role impairment, and mental health service utilization in U.S. adolescents

Journal of Affective Disorders

2022

Should We Activate Risk Perceptions in the Context of Suicide Prevention? Examining Fear Appeals, Help-Seeking Determinants, and Help-Seeking Sources Among University Employees Who Suffer from Depression

Prevention Science

2019

Bypassing the waitlist: examining barriers and facilitators of help-line utilization among college students with depression symptoms

Journal of Mental Health

2020

The Making of an Addiction: Examining Psychological Determinants of Prescription Stimulant Abuse among College Students

Health Communication

2019

Correlates and Disparities of COVID-19 Vaccine Hesitancy

SSRN Electronic Journal

2020

Depression’s response to fear tactics: An integration of health promotion principles, eye-tracking technology and clinical tools

Patient Education and Counseling

2019

Suicidal Ideation During the COVID-19 Pandemic: Investigating Mental Health, COVID-19 Health Beliefs, and News Media Consumption in the United States Population in the Year 2020

OMEGA - Journal of Death and Dying

2021

Werther or Papageno? Examining the effects of news reports of celebrity suicide versus non‐celebrity peer suicide on intentions to seek help among vulnerable young adults

Suicide and Life-Threatening Behavior

2023

Education

University of Minnesota System

Ph.D., Mass Communication/Media Science / May, 2016

Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States of America

University of Southern Mississippi

M.A., Mass Communication/Media Science / May, 2012

Hattiesburg, Mississippi, United States of America

Rheinische Friedrich-Wilhelms-Universität Bonn

B.A., Mass Communication/Media Science / August, 2009

Bonn

Experience

Texas A&M University

Associate Professor / July, 2016 — Present

Focus areas: Media Science, Health Communication, Behavioral Science

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