Publications

Health Communication

Abril, E. P., Tyson, K., & Morefield, K. (2022). SnapChat This, Instagram That: The Interplay of Motives and Privacy Affordances in College Students’ Sharing of Food Porn. Telematics and Informatics, 74.

Crane, M. M., Newman, K., Hebert-Beirne, J., Abril, E. P., Powell, L. H., & Appelhans, B. M. (2022). Weight Loss Program Preferences of Men Working in Blue-Collar Occupations: A Qualitative Inquiry. American Journal of Men’s Health, 16(5). doi:10.1177/15579883221117932 

Crane, M. M., Newman, K., Hebert-Beirne, J., Abril, E. P., Powell, L. H., & Appelhans, B. M. (2022). Marketing Behavioral Weight Loss to Men Working in Blue-Collar Occupations: A Qualitative Inquiry. Annals of Behavioral Medicine, 56(supp 1), S393.

​Abril, E. P., & O'Connell (2021). Our Daily Communicative Contexts: More Evidence for the Food Environment Puzzle​Journalism and Media2(3), 499-514.

Abril, E. P., & Dempsey, P. (2019). Outcomes of Healthy Eating Ad Campaigns: A Systematic Review​. Progress in Cardiovascular Diseases, 62(1), 39-43.

Arena, R., Ozemek, C., Laddu-Patel, D., Campbell, T., Rouleau, C. R., Standley, R., Bond, S., Abril, E. P., & Hills, A., Lavie, C. (2018). Applying Precision Medicine to Healthy Living for the Prevention and Treatment of Cardiovascular Disease. Current Problems in Cardiology, 43(12), 448-483.

Abril, E. P., Szczypka, G., & Emery, S. L. (2017). LMFAO! Humor as a Reaction to Fear. Decomposing Fear Control Within the Extended Parallel Process Model. Journal of Broadcasting and Electronic Media, 61(1), 126-143.

Abril, E. P. (2016). Explaining Voluntary Blood Donation from a Communication Perspective. Cuadernos, 38, 53-69.

Abril, E. P. (2016). Tracking Myself: Assessing the Contribution of Mobile Technologies for Self-Trackers of Weight, Diet, or ExerciseJournal of Health Communication, 21(6), 638-646. ​

Hull, S., Abril, E. P., Shah, D. V., Choi, M., Chih, M. Y., Kim, S. C., McTavish, F., & Gustafson, D. H. (2016). Self-Determination Theory and Computer-Mediated Support: Modeling Effects on Breast Cancer Patients’ Quality-of-Life. Health Communication, 31(10), 1205-1214. 

Abril, E. P., Kupczyk, M., Zwicke, G. L., Mastarone, G. L., Irwin, T., & Dykens, A. (2015). Health Communication Practices in Rural Senegal. An Assessment to Support Cervical Cancer ScreeningJournal of Applied Communication Research, 43(2), 242-262.

Abril, E. P., Binder, A., Nan, X., Nevar, P., & Rojas, H. (2014). Persuasion and Affect in the Framing of Poverty: An Experiment on Goal FramingSigno y Pensamiento, 33(65), 51-68.

Emery, S. L., Szczypka, G., Abril, E. P., Kim, Y., & James, L. (2014). Are you Scared Yet? Evaluating Fear Appeal Messages in Tweets about the Tips CampaignJournal of Communication, 64(2), 278-295.

Rojas, H., Suarez, A., Puig-i-Abril, E., Camacho, B., & Rebollo, S. (2010). Experiencias Cuantitativas de Medición en Cultura Ciudadana en Bogotá: De la Donación de Sangre a la Pedagogía Ciudadana [Quantitative Experiences in Measuring Civic Culture in Bogotá: From Blood Donation to Civic Pedagogy]. In A. Caro, B. Moreno, & S. Ramírez, Cultura Ciudadana y Gobierno Urbano [Civic Culture and Local Government] (pp. 203-216). Bogotá, Colombia: Universidad Nacional de Colombia Press.

Rojas, H., & Puig-i-Abril, E. (2006). Comunicación y Donación Voluntaria de Sangre [Communication and Voluntary Blood Donation]. Journal of the Iberian-American Group of Transfusion Medicine, 22, 8-20.

Political Communication

Abril, E. P. (2018). Subduing Attitude Polarization? How Partisan News May not Affect Attitude Polarization for Online Publics. Politics and the Life Sciences, 37(1), 68-77. 

Abril, E. P.
 (2016). Unmasking Trolls: Political Discussion on Twitter During the Parliamentary Elections in CataloniaTrípodos39, 53-69.

Yan, W., Abril, E. P., Kyoung, K., & Jing, G. (2016). Entrapped in One’s Blind Spot: Perceptions of Bias in Others and Preparation for DeliberationCommunication and the Public, 1(1), 72-90.

Rojas, H., Barnidge, M., & Abril, E. P. (2016). Egocentric Publics and Corrective ActionCommunication and the Public, 1(1), 27-38.

Abril, E. P., & Rojas, H. (2015). Silencing Political Opinions: An Assessment of the Influence of Geopolitical Contexts in Colombia. Communication Research. Advance online publication. doi:10.1177/0093650215616455

Abril, E. P. (2015). Can Partisan News Be Valuable for Discussion? An Analysis of the Effects of Internal Balance on Online Discussion Intention. International Journal of Communication, 9, 1029-1051.

Gil de Zúñiga, H., Puig-i-Abril, E., & Rojas, H. (2012). Weblogs, Traditional Sources Online and Political Participation: An Assessment of How the Internet Is Changing the Political Environment. In Hughes, J. (Eds.) the Sage Internet Research Methods. Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage Publications. (Re-print)

Puig-i-Abril, E. (2010). Hablando de Política en Colombia [Talking about Politics in Colombia]. In H. Rojas, I. B. Pérez, & H. Gil de Zúñiga (Eds.), Comunicación y Comunidad [Communication and Community] (pp. 107-125). Bogotá, Colombia: Externado de Colombia University Press.

Rojas, H., & Puig-i-Abril, E. (2009). Comunicación y Participación Política en Colombia [Communication and Political Participation in Colombia]. In H. Rojas, & I. B. Pérez (Eds.), Comunicación y Participación Política [Communication and Political Participation] (pp. 105-187). Bogotá, Colombia: Externado de Colombia University Press.

Rojas, H., & Puig-i-Abril, E. (2009). Mobilizers Mobilized: Information, Expression, Mobilization and Participation in the Digital Age. Journal of Computer-Mediated Communication, 14(4), 902-927.

Gil de Zúñiga, H., Puig-i-Abril, E., & Rojas, H. (2009). Weblogs, Traditional Sources Online and Political Participation: An Assessment of How the Internet Is Changing the Political Environment. New Media & Society, 11(4), 553-574.

Puig-i-Abril, E., & Rojas, H. (2008). Espiral de Silencio y Autocensura Política en Colombia [Spiral of Silence and Political Self-Censorship in Colombia]. Comunicación y Ciudadanía, 1, 28-37.

Puig-i-Abril, E. & Rojas, H. (2007). Being Early on the Curve: Online Practices and Expressive Political Participation. International Journal of Internet Science, 2(1), 28-44.