Conference Presentations (peer-reviewed)

Sarah Smith-Frigerio. (2020). #ImMentallyIllAndIDontKill: A case study of grassroots health advocacy messages on Twitter following the Dayton and El Paso shootings. To be presented at the annual meeting of the Southern States Communication Association. 

Sarah Smith-Frigerio. (2019). Panelist on “Communicating mental health – History, concepts, and perspectives: A roundtable discussion on studying mental health in the communication discipline.” Presented at the annual meeting of the National Communication Association.

Sarah Smith-Frigerio. (2019). “You are not alone”: Linking peer support to information and resources for mental health concerns in advocacy groups’ social media messaging. 

Presented at the annual meeting of the National Communication Association.

Sarah Smith-Frigerio. (2019). Grassroots mental health advocacy groups’ use of advocacy strategies in social media messaging. Presented at the annual meeting of the National Communication Association.

Lauren J. Johnsen & Sarah Smith-Frigerio. (2019). Sad dads: Examination of framing and stigma of Paternal Postpartum Depression in U.S. news and magazines. Presented at the annual meeting of the International Communication Association. 

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Sarah Smith-Frigerio. (2018). “From deranged madmen to red flags: Discursive shifts in news coverage concerning mental health concerns in mass shooters.” To be presented to the National Communication Association. 

Kristin Fitzsimmons & Sarah Smith-Frigerio. (2018). “Still there for you? Why Millennials still love Generation X’s Friends.” To be presented to the National Communication Association. 

Sarah Smith-Frigerio. (2018). “‘You can’t drink oil’: How the Water is Life Movement employed risk communication techniques to garner popular support for their cause.” To be presented at the Association for Educators in Journalism and Mass Communication. Awarded the Eason Top Student Paper by the ComSHER division of AEJMC. 

Sarah Smith-Frigerio. (2017). “Coping, community and fighting stereotypes: An exploration of multidimensional social capital in personal blogs discussing mental illness.” Presented at the National Communication Association. 

Sarah Smith-Frigerio. (2017). “’Sickos,’ ‘wackos,’ ‘crazy,’ and ‘insane’: The stigmatizing discourse of Donald Trump’s presidential campaign.” Presented at the National Communication Association.

Sarah Smith-Frigerio & Benjamin Warner. (2017). “Familiarity breeds less contempt: The effects of familiarity in reducing stigma attributed to news stories.” Presented at the International Communication Association.

Sarah Smith-Frigerio & Melissa Click. (2017). “’It just kinda hits home’: Towards a critical consciousness among fans of Empire concerning mental illness.” Presented at the International Communication Association.

Sarah Smith-Frigerio. (2016). “A white people problem”: The complex representation of bipolar disorder on Empire.” Presented at the National Communication Association. 

Sarah Smith-Frigerio. (2016). “Warrior Moms”: Audience engagement and advocacy in spreading information about maternal mental illness online.” Presented to the Association for Educators in Journalism and Mass Communication. Awarded Top Honors by the ComSHER division of AEJMC. 

Josh Hawthorne, Sarah Smith-Frigerio, Heesook Choi, Calvin Coker, & Freddie Jennings. (2016). “’When politics fail, violence is sometimes necessary’: The potential consequences of in-group bias and political trust.” Presented to the Central States Communication Association. Top Paper Panel.

Sarah Smith-Frigerio. (2015). “’Irrelevant?’: The use of agonism in understanding incivility on YouTube.” Presented to the National Communication Association.

Sarah Smith-Frigerio, Cynthia Frisby, Joseph Moore, Abigail Gray, & Miranda Craig. (2015). “Seeking treatment, helping others: Thematic differences in mental illness media narratives between traditional and new media content.” Presented to the Association for Educators in Journalism and Mass Communication.

Shelly Rodgers, Erin Schauster, Margaret Duffy, Sarah Smith-Frigerio, & Erin Willis. (2012). “Students’ perspectives on online pedagogy: Findings from depth interviews with graduate online MA students.” Presented to the American Academy of Advertising.