Social Media as a Tool for Increasing the Reach of Behavioral Medicine Research

Nicole Elizabeth L'hommedieu
It is unclear whether social media attention increases the reach of research in behavioral medicine. This study examined 630 articles published in the Annals of Behavioral Medicine and Translational Behavioral Medicine from 2012-2017. The association between social media exposure and citation counts was low (r = 0.102, p < .05). Future work should explore whether specific social media forums are more effective than others for increasing the reach of scientific findings in behavioral medicine.
Major: 
Kinesiology
Exhibition Category: 
Health and Life Sciences
Exhibition Format: 
Poster Presentation
Campus: 
University Park
Faculty Sponsor: 
David Conroy, Professor
Poster Number: 
434