Dr. Emily Cramer

Dr. Emily CramerMarquette University

Johnston Hall, 432

MilwaukeeWI53201United States of America(414) 288-7937e.cramer@marquette.edu

e-Publications

Associate Professor

Education

Ph.D., University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee
M.A., DePaul University
B.A., Marquette University

Courses Taught

COMM 2500 Communication Research
CMST 4500/5500 Health Communication
CMST 4520/5520 Health Communication Campaigns
COMM 6593 Proseminar in Health, Science and Environment

Research Interests

• Digital Media
• Strategic Health Communication
• Maternal Health
• Disparities in Maternal Health

Professional Experience

Principal Investigator, A Telehealth Launch Point: Capacity Building for Postpartum Preeclampsia Management Using CBPR-Derived Frames for Social Media Engagement, Marquette University, $20,000.

Co-Principal Investigator, An Innovative, Community-based mHealth Approach to Reduce Health Disparities in Hypertensive Disorders of Pregnancy Among Black Women, National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities, $264,034 (Y1)

Selected Publications

Visit emilymcramer.net for an updated list of recent presentations.

Chung, J.E., Cramer, E.M., Uche, S., & Hughley, A.M. (2025, in press). Engaging minoritized communities in clinical trial participation through social media gratifications: Recommendations from community-based participatory research. Health Communication.

Cramer, E.M., Ahn, S. & Chung (2024). Women's communication needs about preeclampsia: Applying the theory of motivated information management. International Journal of Health, Wellness and Society, 14(20, 99-126.

Cramer, E.M., Babalola, B., Agosto-Maldonado, L. E., & Chung, J. E. (2024). Health-related needs of survivors of hypertensive disorders of pregnancy: Opportunities for health communication intervention. Journal of Communication in Healthcare, 17(1), 101-110. E-pub ahead of print.

Cramer, E.M., Chung, J. E., & Li, J. (2023). #Preeclampsiasurvivor on Instagram: The hero’s journey. Women’s Reproductive Health. E-pub ahead of print.

Priddis, D. & Cramer, E.M. (2023). “It’s An Ugly Shameful Kind of Grief:” Disenfranchised grief as a communicative practice among family members of individuals with substance use disorders. Journal of Family Communication.

Cramer, E.M., Sang, Y., & Jenkins, B.M. (2023). What’s behind that screen(shot)? Digital windows and capturing data on screen. Convergence, 29(2), 249-551.