Paul Wright, PhD

Biography

Paul Wright (PhD, University of Arizona) is Professor and Director of Communication Science in The Media School at Indiana University Bloomington and Editor-in-Chief Elect of Annals of the International Communication Association. Dr. Wright studies health communication and media effects. The research program of Dr. Wright and his colleagues, inclusive of domestic and international collaborations, has received multi-million dollar support. Funders have been both federal (e.g., National Institute of Child Health and Development) and private (e.g., The Tides Foundation). Dr. Wright was previously Senior Editor at Journal of Health Communication and has served on the editorial boards of Journal of Communication, Human Communication Research, Annals of the International Communication Association, and Communication Monographs in addition to the editorial boards of multiple health and psychological journals.

Awards and recognition include:

• Fellow of the International Communication Association for distinguished contributions to the broad field of communication (link)
• Fellow of the Association for Psychological Science for sustained and outstanding distinguished contributions to psychological science (link)
• Distinguished Scientific Contributions to Media Psychology and Technology Award (American Psychological Association) (link)
• Outstanding Health Communication Scholar Award (National Communication Association) (link)
• Innovation in Mass Communication Theory Award (International Communication Association) (link)
• Prolific Scholar – Discipline of Communication (link)
• Prolific Scholar – Central (Flagship) Communication Journals (link)
• Influential Communication Scholar, 1960-2022 (Stanford School of Medicine) (link)
• Influential Media Effects Scholar (Fundamentals of Media Effects) (link)

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