Technology-Mediated Health Communication
How generative and conversational AI, social media, search engines, and digital health platforms shape health-information seeking, interpretation, trust, and behavior.
Health Communication Scholar · Educator · Community Partner
Communication,
technology, and health—
in service of people.
I study how emerging technologies shape health information, trust, and behavior. My scholarship connects rigorous research with student learning and community action.
01Research
02Teaching
03Community-Engaged Scholarship
Profile
Scholarship that moves between evidence, education, and action.
I am a communication scholar with a Ph.D. in Communication, Culture, and Media Studies from Howard University and interdisciplinary training in public health. My work sits at the intersection of health communication, emerging technology, culture, and equity.
Across research, teaching, and community partnerships, I translate communication theory into practical strategies that help people understand health information, make informed decisions, and improve health outcomes.
01 — Research
Technology-mediated health communication
My research examines how emerging communication technologies shape the ways people seek, interpret, and trust health information—and how those processes influence health decisions, behaviors, and equity.
Health Communication Processes
How health literacy, knowledge, risk perception, uncertainty, self-efficacy, and credibility influence preventive behavior, treatment decisions, and patient engagement.
Culture, Equity, and Patient-Centered Communication
Culturally responsive communication across diverse and global contexts, with attention to health disparities, digital access, and equitable communication strategies.
Methods
Surveys · Content Analysis · Quantitative · Computational Research
Selected scholarship
Research across AI, media, culture, and health.
Current Project
My current project examines how AI-mediated communication shapes cancer-related information seeking, risk perception, and patient-centered communication. It explores how AI may support doctor-patient communication and inform effective communication strategies for improving health decision-making and public health outcomes.
Large Language Models and Health Communication
Examining the emerging role of LLMs in health-information environments.
Health Communication among Bangladeshi Immigrants
A culture-centered examination of immigrant health experiences.
Stigma and Health Communication among Asian Americans
Investigating cultural and communicative dimensions of health stigma.
YouTube Communication During COVID-19
Analyzing threat and efficacy messages through the Extended Parallel Process Model.
Theory → Practice02 — Teaching
Students as active partners in learning.
My teaching is student-centered, application-based, and grounded in the belief that students learn most deeply when they use communication to address real problems.
In courses ranging from Media Communication and Public Speaking to Planning Communication Campaigns and Population Health Communication, students connect theory with research, ethical decision-making, message design, and professional practice.
150+students in a large media lecture
3universities
5.0/5selected seminar ratings
8 yearsof university teaching
“Professor Uddin was incredibly engaging and knowledgeable. He was very understanding and cared a lot about his students.”— Cornell student
03 — Community-Engaged Scholarship
Learning with communities, not only about them.
Community partnerships are central to how I teach and conduct research. They create reciprocal opportunities for students, practitioners, and residents to build useful knowledge together.
Featured project · 2024
TickAlert: From classroom research to countywide prevention
In partnership with Tompkins County Whole Health, students conducted formative research, analyzed community needs, and developed a theory-informed tick-borne disease prevention campaign. The work continued beyond the semester through implementation, evaluation, and collaborative scholarship.
34K+people reached
130K+social impressions
10 weekscampaign delivery
Safe Delivery Rights
A maternal-health initiative that connects public education, advocacy, and culturally grounded health communication in Bangladesh.
Refugee and Immigrant Youth
Educational and health-focused programming designed with attention to language, culture, confidence, and practical pathways to opportunity.
Research as Shared Practice
Students contribute to data collection, campaign design, analysis, presentations, and manuscripts—moving from course participants to scholarly collaborators.