Key honor for UNM Communication & Journalism Professor
November 4, 2022 - Savannah Peat
UNM Communication & Journalism Professor and health scholar Tamar Ginossar recently received a prestigious career award for her extensive public health communication work.
The American Public Health Association (APHA) will present Ginossar with the Everett M. Rogers award Monday, Nov. 7.
This award was created to honor people who advance the study and practice of public health communication.
Its namesake, Rogers, a UNM Professor Emeritus who made significant contributions to this area of communication, through innovative practices. He is hailed as the author of the diffusion of innovations theory, which became the second most-cited social sciences book. Rogers also helped the UNM launch its doctoral program in communication with a special emphasis on cross-cultural and intercultural contexts.
Ginossar lives up to the tall list of accomplishments in her extensive experience and variety of works.
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