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Susana Peinado
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Susana Peinado

Health Communication Research Scientist

Education

PhD, Communication, University of California, Santa Barbara
MA, Communication, Johns Hopkins University
BA, Philosophy, Grinnell College

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Susana Peinado is a health communication research scientist at RTI. She is an expert in experimental message testing, including testing the effects of messages on perceptions and behavior and understanding how people process and respond to health information. She focuses on the intersection of communication and health behavior theory. 

Currently, Dr. Peinado supports projects that focus on risk and benefit communication in the context of prescription drugs, vaping prevention messaging, HIV prevention messaging, and environmental risk communication. 

Expertise
  • Health communication
  • Risk communication
  • Message development and testing
  • Health behavior change
  • Emotion and decision making

Related Capabilities

Focus Area

Behavioral Health Research

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