Staff: Nicole Senft Everson, PhD
Nicole Senft Everson, PhD
- Health Communication and Informatics Research Branch (HCIRB)
- Basic Biobehavioral and Psychological Sciences Branch (BBPSB)
- Behavioral Research Program (BRP)
nicole.everson@nih.gov
240-234-0773
Nicole Senft Everson, PhD, is a Program Director in the Health Communication and Informatics Research Branch (HCIRB) of the Behavioral Research Program (BRP). Her scientific interests include promoting person-centered communication in a complex and evolving information environment. She is also interested in how interpersonal health communication impacts, and is impacted by, online information and digital health technologies. Her research has examined patient-provider communication across the cancer control continuum. Complementary research efforts identified multilevel barriers and facilitators to engagement in eHealth technologies among members of health disparity populations and assessed associations between eHealth engagement and interpersonal communication quality among underserved patient populations.
Prior to joining NCI, Dr. Senft Everson was a research fellow in health communication and disparities research at Wayne State University/Karmanos Cancer Institute's Population Studies and Disparities Research Program (2016-2018). She also completed an AHRQ-funded T32 postdoctoral fellowship in implementation science as it relates to tobacco treatment disparities at Vanderbilt University Medical Center (2018-2020). Dr. Senft Everson received her PhD from Georgetown University's Department of Psychology, with a concentration in human development and public policy. She has a BA from Marquette University in Psychology and Spanish Language and Literature.
Secondary Branch/Office Appointment:
Basic Biobehavioral and Psychological Sciences Branch (BBPSB)
Current and/or past BRP mentors include Robin Vanderpool and Rebecca Ferrer.
Current and/or past BRP mentees include Romy RW.
Scientific Interests
- Interpersonal health communication
- Patient-centered care
- Digital health
- Technology-mediated communication
- Affective experience and behavior
Selected Publications and Presentations
- Senft Everson N, Jensen RE, Vanderpool RC. Disparities in Telehealth Offer and Use among U.S. Adults: 2022 Health Information National Trends Survey. Telemed J E Health 2024 Nov; 30(11):2752-2758.
- Heley K, D'Angelo H, Oh A, Vanderpool RC, McQueen A, Kreuter MW, Everson NS. Understanding Associations of Personal Values With Support for Tobacco and Alcohol Control Policies. Am J Prev Med 2023 Sep; 65(3):448-457.
- Senft Everson N, Klein WMP, Lee SS, Selove R, Sanderson M, Blot WJ, Tyndale RF, King S, Gilliam K, Kundu S, Steinwandel M, Sternlieb SJ, Warren Andersen S, Friedman DL, Connors E, Fadden MK, Freiberg MS, Wells QS, Canedo J, Young RP, Scott RJ, Umeukeje EM, Griffith DM, Tindle HA. Dispositional optimism and optimistic bias: Associations with cessation motivation, confidence, and attitudes. Health Psychol 2022 Sep; 41(9):621-629.
- Senft N, Hamel LM, Manning MA, Kim S, Penner LA, Moore TF, Carducci MA, Heath EI, Lansey DG, Albrecht TL, Wojda M, Jordan A, Eggly S. Willingness to Discuss Clinical Trials Among Black vs White Men With Prostate Cancer. JAMA Oncol 2020 Sep 17; 6(1):1-5.
- Senft N, Everson J. eHealth Engagement as a Response to Negative Healthcare Experiences: Cross-Sectional Survey Analysis. J Med Internet Res 2018 Dec 5; 20(12):e1103.
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