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Get to Know Kate

Dr. Kate Magsamen-Conrad is a Professor in the Department of Communication Studies at The University of Iowa.  Her scholarship is at the intersection of health and interpersonal communication, and it prioritizes partnerships with community groups to improve lives.  

Her program of research draws on traditions in interpersonal and health/risk communication, relationships, and psychology, and relies on mixed methods to answer questions.  Among her community-engaged projects are a project funded by the Cancer Research UK to work with low-income urban mothers to improve physical activity, and an intergroup communication intervention that partners emerging, middle-aged, and older adults to improve the well-being of aging communities. Her research also examines how technology can be both a facilitator and barrier to health management, and many projects utilize technology in the intervention process.

Awards

• Outstanding Outreach and Public Engagement Award, awarded by the University of Iowa, 2021
• Federation Prize, awarded by the Central States Communication Association, 2020
• Jack Kay Award for Community Engagement and Applied Communication Scholarship, awarded by Central States Communication Association, 2020
• Distinguished Achievement in Publicly Engaged Research Award, awarded by University of Iowa, 2020
• Community and Civic Engagement Faculty Excellence Award for Community-Based Research, awarded by Bowling Green State University, 2018
• Early Career Award, Health Communication Division, awarded by National Communication Association, 2018
• Top Four Paper, Health Communication Division, awarded by International Communication Association, 2017
• President’s Award for Faculty-Undergraduate Student Innovative Research, awarded by Bowling Green State University, 2017
• Faculty Excellence Award for Community-Based Research and Teaching, awarded by Bowling Green State University, 2016
• Top Paper, Communication in Aging Division, awarded by National Communication Association, 2016
• Top Three Paper, Women’s Caucus, awarded by Central States Communication Association, 2016
• President’s Award for Collaborative Research and Creative Work, awarded by Bowling Green State University, 2016
• Top Four Paper, Applied Communication Division, awarded by National Communication Association, 2015
• Top Paper, Communication and Technology Interest Group, awarded by Eastern Communication Association, 2015
• College of Arts and Science Diversity Award, Recipient, awarded by Bowling Green State University, 2014
• Best Research Paper Award, awarded by International Conference on Journalism and Mass Communications, 2013
• Top Four Paper, Interpersonal Communication Division, awarded by National Communication Association, 2009
• Top Four Paper, Interpersonal Communication Division, awarded by National Communication Association, 2005
• Top Four Paper, Interpersonal Communication Division, awarded by Central States Communication Association, 2005
• Top Three Paper, Interpersonal Communication, Student Section, awarded by National Communication Association, 2005
• Top Three Paper, Instructional Development Division, awarded by National Communication Association, 2005