Dr. Lindsay Morris-Neuberger

Education:  BA, Wake Forest University; MA, Wake Forest University; PhD, Michigan State University

Dr. Lindsay Morris-Neuberger is Woodburn Professor and Chair of the Department of Communication Studies at West Virginia University where she also serves as a Provost Fellow. She is an experienced administrator, instructor, and scholar focused on employing evidence-based practices to facilitate success for students, colleagues, and communities.

Dr. Morris-Neuberger primarily conducts research in the areas of health campaigns, translational research, and risk communication and has worked on projects funded by groups including the National Science Foundation, Department of Health and Human Services, and the World Health Organization. Her work uses persuasion, formative research, information seeking, and program evaluation concepts, and has covered varied topics from the opioid crisis and breast cancer to risk assessment and environmental concerns. Though diverse in context, her research focuses on making effective messages that encourage people to make decisions that are good for themselves, their families, and society.