Kimberly Parker

kimberly.a.parker@uky.edu

859-218-3746

310 Blazer Dining

School of Journalism and Telecommunications

Director, Innovation Network for Entrepreneurial Thinking

Associate Professor

Full Membership

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Bio

Kimberly A. Parker, (Ph.D., 2004, University of Oklahoma) is an Associate Professor in the College of Communication and Information and the iNET (Innovation Network for Entrepreneurial Thinking) Director. Dr. Parker has over 15 years’ experience working with non-profits in the area of social change campaigns and social entrepreneurship. Recently, she completed a year-long certificate in Social Entrepreneurship from the United States Association for Small Business and Entrepreneurship. Kimberly's research has appeared in communication journals, including Journal of Communication, Human Communication Research, Journal of Public Relations Research, Communication Quarterly, Communication Research Reports, and Health Communication.

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Recent Publications

Parker, K. A., Rains, S. A., & Ivanov, B. (in press). Examining the “Blanket of Protection” conferred by inoculation: The effects of inoculation messages on the cross-protection of related attitudes. Communication Monographs.

Ivanov, B., Rains, S. A, Geegan, S. A., Vos, S. C., Haarstad, N. D., & Parker, K. A. (In press). Beyond simple inoculation: Persuading negative and neutral audiences. Western Journal of Communication.

Ivanov, B., Sims, J. D., Compton, J., Miller, C. H., Parker, K. A., Parker, J. L., Harrison, K. J., & Averbeck, J. M. (2015). The general content of post-inoculation talk: Recalled issue-specific conversations following inoculation treatments. Western Journal of Communication, 79, 218-238. doi: 10.1080/10570314.2014.943423

Parker, K. A., Ivanov, B., & Cohen, E. L. (in press). When politeness is risky: Positive politeness and sexual debut. Iowa Journal of Communication.

Fallin-Bennett, A., Parker, K. A., Miller, A., Ashford, K., & Hahn, E. (in press). Smoking and tobacco-free policies in women’s residential substance use disorder treatment facilities: A community engaged approach. Nicotine and Tobacco Research.

Parker, K. A., Ivanov, B., Thieneman, A., Wombacher, K., Watterson, T., Burchett, M., & Adams, E. (in press). “I used to be an addict. I’m still an addict. I’m always going to be a recovering addict:” Understanding the Challenges of individuals Seeking Recovery. Journal of Substance Use.  

Ivanov, B., Dillingham, L. L., Parker, K. A., Rains, S. A., Burchett, M., & Geegan, S. (2018). Sustainable attitudes: Protecting tourism with inoculation messages. Advanced online publication. Annals of Tourism Research, 73, 26-34. doi: doi.org/10.1016/j.annals.2018.08.006

Ivanov, B., Parker, K. A., & Dillingham, L. L. (2018). Testing the limits of inoculation-generated resistance. Western Journal of Communication. Advanced online publication. doi: doi.org/10.1080/10570314.2018.1454600