His research examines the mechanisms and effects of mass media campaigns, strategic health messages, and news coverage in shaping health behavior, health disparities, and social policy. He has published over 85 peer-reviewed articles in communication, public health, health policy, and medicine journals, and his work has been funded in recent years by the National Institutes of Health, National Science Foundation, United States Department of Agriculture, and Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, among others. He received the Lewis Donohew Outstanding Scholar in Health Communication Award in 2014 and serves on the editorial boards for five communication journals. He is a 2006 graduate of the Annenberg School for Communication.