Published and Presented Work
Some of my work is published in academic journals, or presented at conferences.
Published Articles
Thompson, C. M., Voorhees, H.L., Taniguchi-Dorios, E., Makos, S., Pool, K., & Babu, S. Development and Initial Assessment of an Emotional Support Provision Training Intervention for Interpersonal Support Providers in the Context of Chronic Illness. Health Communication, 1-14. https://doi.org/10.1080/10410236.2024.2325183
Voorhees, H.L., Koenig Kellas, J., Palmer-Wackerly, A.L., Gunning, J.N., Marsh, J.S., & Baker, J. (2023). Making sense of memorable messages about fertility problems: Examining message valence by theme and sender. Health Communication. doi:10.1080/10410236.2023.2254928
Voorhees, H. L., Makos, S., Babu, S., Taniguchi‐Dorios, E., & Thompson, C. M. (2023). People who help people: A needs assessment of those who provide interpersonal support to individuals with chronic illnesses. Personal Relationships. doi:10.1111/pere.12491
Voorhees, H.L. (2023). Informal and formal networks. In E. Ho, C. Bylund & J. van Weert (Eds.), The International Encyclopedia of Health Communication. Wiley.
Voorhees, H.L. (2022). ‘I literally was just not myself’: How chronic pain changes multiple frames of identity. Health Communication. doi:10.1080/10410236.2022.2025702
Taniguchi-Dorios, Voorhees, H.L. & Donovan, E. (2022) Voorhees, H.L. (2022). Mental illness disclosure from confidants’ perspective within romantic relationships: Validation and extension of the disclosure quality model. Communication Monographs. doi:10.1080/03637751.2022.2125995
Scheinfeld, E., & Voorhees, H.L. (2022). How Social Media, FoMO, and Isolation Influence Our Perceptions of Others Who ‘Break the Rules'‘. Social Media and Society. 1-18. doi:10.1177/20563051221103841
Palmer-Wackerly, A. L., Voorhees, H. L., Koenig Kellas, J., Marsh, J. S., Baker, J. T., Housh, B. C., Luc, M.-L. T., & Hall, R. D. (2022). How individuals use metaphors to negotiate fertility treatment decision-making with their romantic partners. Health Communication. 1-11. doi:10.1080/10410236.2022.2096984
Voorhees, H.L., and Mackert, M. (2020). Helping future providers talk about mental health. The Clinical Teacher, 17(5). doi:10.1111/tct.13294
Palmer-Wackerly, A. L. & Voorhees, H. L. (2020). Illness identity Within the Family – And Beyond. In J. Soliz and C. W. Colaner (Eds). Navigating Relationships in the Modern Family: Communication, Identity, and Difference. New York, NY: Peter Lang.
Palmer-Wackerly, A. L., Voorhees, H., D’Souza, S., & Weeks, E. (2019). Infertility patient-provider communication and (dis)continuity of care: An exploration of illness identity transitions. Patient Education and Counseling, 102(4), 804-809.
Voorhees, H. L., & Howell Smith, M. C. (2019). Qualitative and quantitative method integration in diabetes communication research: Applications and contributions. Qualitative Health Research, 30(2), 228-235.
Competitively-Selected
Conference Presentations
Voorhees, H.L., Koenig Kellas, J., Palmer-Wackerly, A. L., Gunning, J., Marsh, J., & Baker, J. Memorable messages of support during the infertility experience. Paper presented to the Health Communication Division at the International Communication Association conference, May 2021.
Palmer-Wackerly, A. L., Voorhees, H. L., Kellas, J. K., Marsh, J., Baker, J., Housh, B., Luc, M.-L., & Hall, R. D. Navigating the infertility journey: How patients and partners negotiate communication in treatment decision-making. Paper presented to the Health Communication Division at the annual meeting of the National Communication Association, Indianapolis, IN, November 2020.
Voorhees, H.L., & Palmer-Wackerly, A.L. (November 2019) “I don’t want people to be resentful”: How personal and relational identity influence support-seeking communication during chronic illness. Presented to the Health Communication division at the annual meeting of the National Communication Association, Baltimore, MD, November 2019.
Voorhees, H. L. & Howell Smith, M. Interpersonal communication about diabetes: A methodological review of mixed methods literature. Presented to the Interpersonal Communication division at the annual meeting of the Central States Communication Association, Omaha, Neb., April 2019.
Voorhees, H.L. “I was literally just not myself”: How chronic pain changes multiple layers of identity. Poster to be presented at the D.C. Health Communication conference, April 2021. Winner: Top Early Scholar Poster Award.
Voorhees, H.L., & Palmer-Wackerly, A.L. Illness identity and ongoing communication: Testing a new typology. Presented at the Kentucky Conference on Health Communication, April 2020.
Voorhees, H.L. & April, M. Communication about chronic pain to build trust. A two-phase exploratory study. Poster presented at D.C. Health Communication Conference, Fairfax, VA, April 2019.
Palmer-Wackerly, A. L., Voorhees, H. L., D'Souza, S., & Weeks, E. Infertility patient-provider communication challenges and (dis)continuity of care: An exploration of illness identity transitions. Paper presented to the Health Communication division at the annual meeting of the National Communication Association, Salt Lake City, UT, November 2018.
Voorhees, H. L. The doctor won’t see you now: A participatory simulation of collaboration in health care, and the importance of effective communication. Presented to the Great Ideas For Teaching Students (G.I.F.T.S.) Scholar-to-Scholar division at the annual meeting of the National Communication Association, Salt Lake City, UT, November 2018.
Voorhees, H. L. & Palmer-Wackerly, A. L. “I don’t want people to be resentful”: Patients’ ongoing disclosure decisions when seeking continuous social support. Poster presented at the Kentucky Conference on Health Communication, Lexington, KY, April 2018. Honorable Mention: Best Poster