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Dan Totzkay
@dannytotz.bsky.social
assistant professor @ u of delaware/ health communication, translating research to action, and having fun along the way // funnier on my google scholar
A nice way to round out the end of my WVU era & the start of University of Delaware adventures! :)

Check out the latest paper that, on top of outcomes of remembering comm that encourages immunization, looks at "truisms" around politics & vaccination beliefs.

www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
Building on West Virginia's innovative COVID-19 public health communication: associations between vaccination beliefs and vaccination messaging, partisanship, and social vulnerability
Building on our previous theory-guided research findings, this study investigated differences in COVID-19 vaccination-related beliefs across a number …
www.sciencedirect.com
August 5, 2025 at 3:35 PM
conference submission reviews be like
The purest form of posting is replying to a post you haven’t read
January 23, 2025 at 5:28 PM
putting on the show for syllabus day to make sure some students don’t drop the class
Welcome, teens coming here from tiktok. I think you’ll find that through the magic of the written word I am able to craft sentences that are as vivid and compelling as any short-form video!
January 20, 2025 at 9:28 PM
instituted our first “first-year doc student showcase” (name in progress), having students cap off their seminar with poster presentations on ideas they are studying/exploring. They did such a great job! I also had an annoying jacket and a Polaroid so it was a win all around.
December 13, 2024 at 8:44 PM
is this health communication
December 9, 2024 at 6:10 AM
wrapping up that tenure file
im an important figure in the field of talking out of my ass about stuff i don't really know
December 7, 2024 at 4:35 PM
response to reviewers be like
Please don't reply to my posts with facts I am trying to be an idiot
December 7, 2024 at 4:33 PM
sick for turkey day so maybe I’ll start rating hallmark holiday movies
November 29, 2024 at 12:48 AM
much like Prometheus brought fire to humanity, WVU #commskh has provided The People™ with sustenance via pepperoni rolls. Remember the siren song of bread and cured meat and know that when you need it most, we will provide. #NCA24 (PhD apps due Jan 15)
November 24, 2024 at 8:20 AM
missed out on getting your pepperoni roll fill?? Worry not for there are more for all your carb and cured meat needs #NCA2024 #commsky
At #NCA24 this week? Don’t forget to stop by WVU’s booth at the grad open house to get your annual pepperoni roll and meet our special guest…. #commsky
November 21, 2024 at 10:23 PM
At #NCA24 this week? Don’t forget to stop by WVU’s booth at the grad open house to get your annual pepperoni roll and meet our special guest…. #commsky
November 19, 2024 at 6:51 PM
So so so so incredibly proud to see my students' thesis published & out in the wild! Emilee rules & we found some interesting stuff - when I talk her into applying to PhD programs, make sure you accept her and give her lots of money etc.

www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
Quantitatively Identifying Messaging Topics to Encourage West Virginia nurses’ COVID-19 Vaccinatio...
Nurses are particularly influential to others as it relates to COVID-19 vaccination decision-making and are at higher risk of COVID-19 themselves. Yet, nurses’ COVID-19 vaccination remains suboptim....
www.tandfonline.com
December 2, 2023 at 6:45 PM
How do you do fellow nerds! I’m talking to grad students about CVs today - any hot tips or thoughts you have/wish you had been given???
October 19, 2023 at 2:51 PM
Reposted by Dan Totzkay
Hey commsky folks! Some ideas/arguments about persuasive messaging theory/research that I've wanted to make for a while:
doi.org/10.1093/hcr/...
Hope you'll check it out!
#commsky
October 16, 2023 at 6:21 PM
Okay, well this place is nice
September 23, 2023 at 5:12 PM