Faculty, Staff, and Students : Community Development and Applied Economics (CDAE) : University of Vermont

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Community Development and Applied Economics

Sarah Heiss Elek

Sarah Heiss Elek, PhD Assistant Professor

PhD 2011 Ohio University, School of Communication Studies
MA 2008 Ohio University, School of Communication Studies
BA 2006 Hiram College, Department of Communication

Areas of Expertise:

public communication, health communication, strategic
communication, food media, food politics

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Contact Information

Office: 208F Morrill Hall
Phone: 802.656.0036
Email: Sarah.Heiss@uvm.edu

Sarah’s research program stems from the belief that the areas of health and communication are interconnected and can be better understood using an interdisciplinary approach. Specifically, she is dedicated to contributing to theoretical and empirical understandings of the social practices that shape how we define, make sense of, and manage the relationships among health and food.

Courses Taught

CDAE 024: Foundations of Public Communication
CDAE 195: Food and the Media
CDAE 224: Public Communication Capstone
CDAE 295: Diffusion amd Public Communication

Recent Publications

Academic Journal Articles

Heiss, S. N. (2011). 'Healthy' discussions about risk: The Corn Refiners Association's strategic negotiation of authority in the debate over high fructose corn syrup. Public Understanding of Science. doi: 10.1177/0963662511402281
Heiss, S. N. (2011). Locating the bodies of women and disability in definitions of beauty: An analysis of Dove’s Campaign for Real Beauty. Journal of Disabilities Studies, 31(1), http://www.dsq-sds.org/article/view/1367/1497
Ledbetter, A., Heiss, S. N., Sibal, K., Lev, E., Battle-Fisher, M., & Shubert, N. (2010). Invasions of privacy: An analysis of college students’ reported invasions of privacy in face to face and mediated contexts. Communication Studies, 61(2), 184-204. doi: 10.1080/10510971003603960
Quick, B. L. & Heiss, S. N. (2009). An empirical investigation of value-, impression-, and outcome relevant involvement on attitudes and purchase intentions of foods high in fiber. Communication Studies, 60(3), 253-267. doi: 10.1080/10510970902956008