CURRICULUM VITAE NICOLA DIVIANI, PHD Last updated: January 2018

PERSONAL DATA Swiss citizen, born February, 11th 1981 in Locarno, Switzerland Permanent address: Via Nosetto 4, 6500 Bellinzona, Switzerland Temporary address: Ruopigenstrasse 11, 6015 Luzern, Switzerland Contacts: +41 79 284 67 72 (mobile), nicola.diviani@gmail.com (private), nicola.diviani@paraplegie.ch (work), nicola.diviani@unilu.ch (work) CURRENT POSITION (Since 05/2016) SNSF Ambizione Postdoctoral Research Fellow and Lecturer Department of Health Science and Health Policy, Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences – University of Lucerne, Lucerne (Switzerland) Human Functioning Unit, Person Centered Health Care & Health Communication Group – Swiss Paraplegic Research (SPF), Nottwil (Switzerland). RESEARCH INTERESTS Health communication • Health literacy • (Online) Health information seeking • eHealth and mHealth • Consumer health informatics • Quantitative and qualitative research methods • Communication theory ACQUIRED TITLES

• PhD Communication Sciences (11 / 2011) • MSc Communication, major Public Communication, focus Health Communication (03 / 2008) • BA Communication (12 / 2004)

EDUCATION 08/2008 – 11/2011

PhD in Communication Sciences, Institute of Communication and Health, Faculty of Communication Sciences, Università della Svizzera italiana, Lugano (Switzerland) Date of graduation: November 2011 Thesis Title: Cancer and Health Literacy: Establishing a Concept of Cancer Literacy. Supervisor: Prof. Peter J. Schulz. Board: Prof. K. Viswanath (HSPH) and Prof. H. Bonfadelli (UZH)

09/2010 – 08/2011

Visiting scholar Department of Society, Human Development and Health, Harvard School of Public Health, Boston (USA)

09/2005 – 03/2008

Master degree in Public Communication, focus on Health Communication Faculty of Communication Sciences, Università della Svizzera italiana, Lugano (Switzerland) Date of graduation: March 2008 Thesis Title: The Threat of the Waves: A Content Analysis of an Online Forum about Non-Ionizing Radiation. Supervisor: Prof. Peter J. Schulz. External reviewer: Prof. Umberto Gelatti (Università degli Studi di Brescia)

09/2006 – 02/2007

Exchange Program «CH - Unimobil» IPMZ - Institut für Publizistikwissenschaft und Medienforschung - Universität Zürich - Zürich (Switzerland)

09/2001 – 12/2004

Bachelor degree in Communication, Faculty of Letters and Philosophy Università degli Studi di Bologna – Bologna (Italy) Date of graduation: December 2004 Thesis title: STOP AIDS: a social marketing campaign Supervisor: Prof. Pina Lalli

PROFESSIONAL AND RESEARCH EXPERIENCE Since 05/2016

Department of Health Science and Health Policy – University of Lucerne, Lucerne (Switzerland) and Human Functioning Unit, Person Centered Health Care & Health Communication Group – Swiss Paraplegic Research (SPF), Nottwil (Switzerland). SNSF Ambizione Postdoctoral Research Fellow and Lecturer • “HIAS - New insights into the concept of critical health literacy: Development and validation of a measure of

Health Information Appraisal Skills”. Funded by Swiss National Science Foundation (Principal Investigator) • “WHO Safe Listening Initiative”. In collaboration with World Health Organization (WHO), Geneva, Switzerland

(External Advisor) • “The discourse around the role and services of specialized palliative care in oncology and hemato-

oncology. An evaluation of health care professionals' and public views in the Italian-speaking part of Switzerland”. Funded by Swiss Cancer League (Co-Investigator)

11/2013 – 04/2016

Amsterdam School of Communication Research (ASCoR) – University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam (The Netherlands). Postdoctoral researcher (SNSF Early & Advanced Postdoc.Mobility) • "Judging the credibility of online health information: the interaction between user health literacy and

website quality" (Principal Investigator) • “Internet and Health”. In collaboration with School of Medicine, University of Wollongong, Australia and Bergen

University College, Norway (Principal Investigator for the University of Amsterdam) 11/2011 – 10/2013

Institute of Communication and Health (ICH) – Università della Svizzera Italiana, Lugano (Switzerland). Postdoctoral researcher and lecturer • CALIS – “Cancer literacy and information seeking”. In collaboration with ASL Milano1, Regione Lombardia and

Scuola di specializzazione in igiene e medicina preventiva, Università degli Studi di Milano. • VATI-M – “Vaccinazione contro il morbillo tra gli adolescenti in Ticino”. In collaboration with Ufficio del Medico

Cantonale, Dipartimento della Sanità e Socialità Cantone Ticino, Bellinzona. • USD 2 – “Estensione monitoraggio fase sperimentale Unità Scolastiche Differenziate”. Funded by Fondazione Von

Mentlen, Bellinzona; Fondazione Vanoni, Lugano; Dipartimento dell’educazione e della cultura, Divisione della scuola, Bellinzona; Dipartimento della sanità e della socialità, Divisione dell’azione sociale e delle famiglie, Bellinzona.

03/2008 – 10/2011

Institute of Communication and Health (ICH) – Università della Svizzera Italiana, Lugano (Switzerland). PhD student and scientific collaborator • CHELLY – “Cancer and Health Literacy: Establishing a Concept of Cancer Literacy”. Funded by ONCOSUISSE.

This project was the basis for the PhD dissertation. • PSYCHIMAGE – “L’immagine pubblica di psicologi e psicoterapeuti in Ticino”. Funded by Associazione Ticinese

Psicologi e Piscoterapeuti (ATPP). • USD – “Monitoraggio fase sperimentale Unità Scolastiche Differenziate”. Funded by Fondazione Von Mentlen,

Bellinzona; Fondazione Vanoni, Lugano; Dipartimento dell’educazione e della cultura, Divisione della scuola, Bellinzona; Dipartimento della sanità e della socialità, Divisione dell’azione sociale e delle famiglie, Bellinzona.

• SCIRA - “Structure and Effects of Societal Communication on non-Ionizing Radiations”. Funded by the Swiss National Science Foundation (SNSF).

09/2010 – 08/2011

Viswanath Lab, Center for Community-Based Research (CCBR), Department of Medical Oncology, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Boston (USA) Visiting researcher (SNSF Fellowship for prospective researchers)

07-10/2008 M.I.S Trend – Institut de recherches sociales et economiques – Lausanne (Switzerland) Validation of SILC1, SILC2, ERC questionnaires of the Swiss Federal Office of Statistics Scientific collaborator (cognitive interviews)

05/2008 – 02/2009

Verein Outcome, Zürich (Switzerland) Validation of the questionnaires (cognitive interviews) “Gestione della dimissione” and “Complicanze anestesiologiche e disturbi perioperatori”. Scientific collaborator (cognitive interviews)

06/2007 Osservatorio della Vita Politica - Ufficio di Statistica del Canton Ticino, Bellinzona (Switzerland) Project “Elezioni cantonali ticinesi 2007”. Survey on 2007 Ticino poll. Scientific collaborator

02/2006 Health Care Communication Laboratory (HCCLAB) – Università della Svizzera Italiana, Lugano (Switzerland) Project DIFU – “Analysis of mass response to the introduction of a smoking ban in Canton Ticino”. Scientific collaborator (phone interviews)

01/06/2003 Bandiera Gialla- La rete solid@le (http://www.bandieragialla.it), Bologna (Italy) Editing of short articles for the online newspaper

01-12/2000 Istituto Gfs.Bern, Forschung für Kommunikation, Politik und Wissenschaft, Bern (Switzerland). Scientific collaborator (face-to-face interviews)

TEACHING 10/2017 - present

Scuola Universitaria Professionale della Svizzera Italiana (SUPSI), CAS in Umanesimo e Etica Clinica Co-Lecturer course “Comunicazione e salute”.

09/2017 EACH Summer Event, Regent’s University London Co-Lecturer course “Knowledge translation in health communication: linking research, policy and practice”.

2017 Scuola Superiore Specializzata in Cure Infermierstiche (SSSCI) Co-Lecturer course “Formarsi e Formare all’Health Literacy”. May 22-23 and October 23-24.

09/2016 – present

University of Lucerne, Master in Health Sciences and Health Policy Co-Lecturer courses “Health Communication II”, “Scientific Communication”, and “Master colloquium I”

05/2016 – present

Swiss Paraplegic Research / University of Lucerne, Department of Health Sciences and Health Policy Supervision of Master’s theses - Jaks R. (expected 2018) “Information patterns of caregivers of individuals living with a spinal cord injury in

Switzerland” (co-supervisor) - Lisson J. (expected 2018) “Use of social networking sites and health: A systematic review” (co-supervisor) - Obrenovic J. (expected 2018) “Supporting claims in online health communities. A content analysis” (co-supervisor) - Ellman S. (expected 2018) “The potential of online communities as a tool to transfer health literacy skills from patients

to patients” (co-supervisor) - Soldati C. (2017) “The internet as a resource in palliative cancer care. An empirical study” (co-supervisor) - Dragulovic P. (2017) “Herbalife. A content-analysis of tweets” (co-supervisor)

02/2016 Università della Svizzera italiana, Faculty of Communication Sciences. Invited lecturer (in collaboration with Dr. Alex Dima, ASCoR, University of Amsterdam) course “Item Response Theory” (Workshop for doctoral students of the Pro*Doc program Adapitivity in Health Communication)

11/2014 – 04/2016

University of Amsterdam, Graduate School of Communication. Scientific advisor “ASCoR Participation, Research Master in Communication Science” (6 ECTS)

11/2011 – 10/2013

Università della Svizzera italiana, Faculty of Communication Sciences. Supervision of Bachelor’s and Master’s theses: - Ferrandino R. (2013) “La ‘socialpolitik’ in Italia. Social media e nuove modalità di fare politica: il caso di Beppe Grillo”

(BA, co-supervisor) - Scannapieco G. (2013) “’Like’ generation: tipologia dei contenuti nelle comunicazioni via Facebook” (BA; co-

examiner) - Quinto S. (2013) “L’uso dei media da pate dei giovani e il rendimento scolastico: risultati di un pilot study” (BA, co-

examiner) - Sak G. (2013) “Assessing the quality of vaccination online information retrieved with a popular search engine and two

experimental conditions: a content analysis” (MSc, co-supervisor)

- Palazzo S. (2013) “Validation of an Italian version of the eHealth Literacy scale (eHEALS) among the Swiss-Italian population” (MSc, co-supervisor)

- Zini L. (2013) “Exploring the role of health literacy, empowerment and health information search in the field of mumps vaccination among a sample of Bosnian parents” (MSc, co-supervisor)

- Buser M. (2013) “Challenges in the interaction between physicians and obstinate pain patients” (MSc, co-supervisor) - Shpagina A. (2013) “Translation and validation of the Russian version of the Short Test of Functional Health Literacy”

(MSc, co-examiner) - Brunetti E. (2013) “The evolution of pharmacies” (MSc, co-examiner) - Vogel T. (2013) “Using an online tool or mobile app to support dieting. A panel study” (MSc, co-examiner) - Silfverberg M. (2013) “The effects of thematic categorization on the eating experience- an empirical investigation”

(MSc, co-examiner) - Amati R. (2012) “Health professionals’ role with respect to end-of-life patients” (MSc, co-examiner) - Madussi E. (2012) “Assessing communication skills in medical consultation: A regional case” (MSc, co-examiner) - Mantegazzi A. (2012) “La percezione dei cognitive enhancing drugs: uno studio su un campione di studenti

universitari” (BA, co-examiner) - Popova O. (2012) “How the media break news of active and passive euthanasia” (MSc, co-examiner)

2013 Convegno “Strategie di vaccinazione per l’adolescente e l’adulto” organized by ASL Milano, April, 22 – May, 20 – June, 3, 2013. Milan (Italy). Invited lecturer “Communication in the field of adolescents’ vaccination”.

09/2012 – 06/2013

Università della Svizzera italiana, Faculty of Communication Sciences. Lecturer course “Content Analysis” (1.5 ECTS Bachelor level).

02/2012 – 09/2013

Università della Svizzera italiana, Faculty of Communication Sciences. Scientific advisor “Field project, Master in Communication, Management and Health” (6 ECTS)

09/2009 – 06/2013

Università della Svizzera italiana, Faculty of Communication Sciences. Teaching assistant and seminar lecturer “Theories and semiotics models of communication” (6 ECTS Bachelor level) and “Research methods for the Communication Sciences” (6 ECTS Bachelor level).

05/2003 Camignolo Middle School, Camignolo (Switzerland). Substitute French Teacher

FURTHER EDUCATION & PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT 04/2015 Workshop Item Analysis. University of Amsterdam. Dr. Alex Dima. 09/2014 Collaborative workshop CPC/WUN Health Literacy Network. Amsterdam Medical Center. 12/2011 Doctoral seminar Structural Equation Modeling II. Pro*Doc Communication and Health. University of Lugano. Prof.

James Jaccard. 03/2011 Workshop Health Literacy for Public Health Professionals. Center for Disease Control and Prevention, web-based

(1.25 AMA PRA Category 1 CreditsTM) 05/2010 Doctoral seminar Theories of Health Behaviour. Pro*Doc Communication and Health. University of Lugano. Prof.

Karen Glanz (1.5 ECTS) 04/2010 Career Workshop. Pro*Doc Communication and Health. University of Neuchatel. Prof. Marianne Schmidt-Mast (0.5

ECTS) 01/2010 Doctoral seminar Structural Equation Modeling, University of Lugano. Prof. James Jaccard. 11/2009 Doctoral seminar Social Network Analysis. Pro*Doc Communication and Health. University of Lugano. Prof.

Alessandro Lomi (1.5 ECTS) 10/2009 Doctoral seminar Current Trends in Health Communication. Pro*Doc Communication and Health. University of

Lugano. Prof. Teresa L. Thompson (1.5 ECTS) 08/2009 Applied Analysis of Variance and Linear Modeling. 13th Summer School on Advanced Methods in the Social

Sciences 2009. University of Lugano. Prof. Edgar Erdfelder & Dr. Martin Brandt. 05/2009 Doctoral seminar Research Methods III: Writing, Publishing, and Obtaining Funding. Pro*Doc Communication and

Health. University of Neuchatel. Prof. Petra Klumb, Prof. Marianne Schmid Mast, Prof. Arnstein Finset (1.5 ECTS) 05/2009 Doctoral seminar Interpersonal Communication. Pro*Doc Communication and Health. University of Neuchatel. Prof.

Adrian Bangerter (1.5 ECTS) 03/2009 Doctoral seminar Research Methods II: Analyses. Pro*Doc Communication and Health. University of Neuchatel. Prof.

Judith Hall (1.5 ECTS) 02/2009 Doctoral seminar La società, il linguaggio, i contesti professionali visti dall’interazione: metodi a confronto.

University of Lugano. Prof. Lorenza Mondada. 02/2009 Doctoral seminar Quantitative Aspects of Empirical Research. University of Lugano. Prof. Bert Meuffels (5 ECTS)

12/2008 Doctoral seminar Academic Presentation: Communicating Research Results at Conferences. Pro*Doc Communication and Health. University of Lugano. Prof. Martin Eppler (0.75 ECTS)

12/2008 Doctoral seminar Milestones in Communication Research. Pro*Doc Communication and Health. University of Lugano. Prof. Wolfgang Donsbach (1.5 ECTS)

09/2008 Doctoral seminar Theory III: Health Campaigns. Pro*Doc Communication and Health. University of Zurich. Prof. Charles Atkin (1.5 ECTS)

06/2008 Doctoral seminar Theory II: Risk Communication. Pro*Doc Communication and Health. University of Lugano. Prof. Hans Mathias Kepplinger (1.5 ECTS)

05/2008 Doctoral seminar Theory I: Two-Step Flow Communication. Pro*Doc Communication and Health. University of Lugano. Prof. Elihu Katz (0.75 ECTS)

05/2008 Doctoral seminar Research Methods I: Writing a Literature Research. Pro*Doc Communication and Health. University of Lugano. Prof. Martin Eppler (0.75 ECTS)

GRANTS & AWARDS 07/2017 Swiss Cancer League – Research grant “The discourse around the role and services of specialized palliative care in

oncology and hemato-oncology. An evaluation of health care professionals' and public views in the Italian-speaking part of Switzerland” (Co-applicant) CHF 192’468

08/2016 Swiss National Science Foundation Ambizione - 36-month grant at University of Lucerne, Lucerne (Switzerland). (Main applicant) CHF 483'681

08/2016 Swiss Academy of Humanities and Social Sciences (SAGW) – Travel grant for participation to the Conference of the European Association for Communication in Healthcare (EACH), Heidelberg (Germany). CHF 500

12/2014 Swiss National Science Foundation Advanced Postdoc.Mobility - 12-month grant at Amsterdam School for Communication Research (ASCoR), University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam (The Netherlands). CHF 53’000

07/2014 Connect2Sea (http://www.connect2sea.eu) - Funding for workshop "The role of partner support in mobile-phone based (mHealth) interventions for chronic disease management" in Munich, Germany in fall 2014. EUR 4’500

06/2014 Swiss Academy of Humanities and Social Sciences (SAGW) – Travel grant for participation to the Conference of the International Communication Association (ICH), Seattle (USA). CHF 1’200

06/2013 Swiss National Science Foundation Early Postdoc.Mobility - 18-month grant at Amsterdam School for Communication Research (ASCoR), University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam (The Netherlands). CHF 66’000

01/2013 Swiss Academy of Humanities and Social Sciences (SAGW) – Travel grant for participation to 34th Annual Meeting & Scientific Sessions of the Society of Behavioral Medicine, San Francisco, CA (USA). CHF 1’100

02/2012 Swiss Academy of Humanities and Social Sciences (SAGW) – Travel grant for participation to Kentucky Conference on Health Communication, Kentucky (USA). CHF 1’200

06/2010 Swiss National Science Foundation – Fellowship for prospective researchers to spend 1 year at Harvard School of Public Health/Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Boston (USA). USD 40’000

09/2009 Associazione Ticinese Psicologi e Piscoterapeuti (ATPP) - Research grant “Project PSYCHIMAGE – L’immagine pubblica di psicologi e psicoterapeuti in Ticino” (co-applicant). CHF 21’000

08/2009 Swiss National Science Foundation – PhD Summer School Grant. CHF 700 12/2004 Fondazione per la cultura italiana del Cantone Ticino. Grant for Italian-speaking Swiss students studying in

Italy. CHF 2’000 12/2003 Fondazione per la cultura italiana del Cantone Ticino. Grant for Italian-speaking Swiss students studying in

Italy. CHF 4’000 OTHER ACADEMIC ACTIVITIES / SERVICE 07/2016 - present

European Association for Communication in Healthcare (EACH) National Representative for Switzerland

2011 – present

Ad Hoc reviewer for Patient Education and Counseling, Health Promotion International, Public Understanding of Science, Journal of Medical Internet Research, BMC Public Health, Journal of Health Communication, Journal of Communication, Health Education and Behavior, Mobile Media and Communication, Western Journal of Nursing Research, BioMed Research International, Health Expectations, Plos ONE, Mobile Media and Communication, Informatics for Health and Social Care, Journal of Health Communication.

ADDITIONAL SKILLS Languages Italian (Mother tongue), English (C2), French (understanding C2, oral and written production B2), German

(understanding C1, oral and written production B1) IT skills Operating systems: Apple OS X and Microsoft Windows (expert)

Microsoft Office: Word, Excel, PowerPoint (expert) Statistical software: SPSS (expert), AMOS (good knowledge), R (basic knowledge) Qualitative software: MAXQDA, NVivo (expert) Web design: basic knowledge

PUBLICATION LIST

JOURNAL ARTICLES (PEER REVIEWED) Diviani N, Dima A, Schulz PJ. (2017). A Psychometric Analysis of the Italian Version of the eHealth Literacy Scale (I-eHEALS) using

Item Response and Classical Test Theory Methods. Journal of Medical Internet Research, 19(4), e114, doi:10.2196/jmir.6749

Diviani N, Meppelink C. (2017). The Impact of recommendations and warnings on the quality evaluation of health websites: An online experiment. Computers in Human Behavior, 71, 122–9, doi:10.1016/j.chb.2017.01.057

Allam A, Sak G, Diviani N, Schulz PJ. (2017). Do quality markers for health websites affect the perception of vaccination webpages? Computers in Human Behavior, 67, 273–81, doi:10.1016/j.chb.2016.11.003

Meppelink C, Smit E, Diviani N, van Weert JCM. (2016). Health literacy and online health information processing; the underlying mechanism. Journal of Health Communication, 21(Sup 2), 109-20. doi: 10.1080/10810730.2016.1193920

Diviani N, van den Putte B, Meppelink C, van Weert JCM. (2016). Exploring the link between health literacy and evaluation of online health information: insights from a mixed-methods study. Patient Education and Counseling, 99(6), 1017-25, doi:10.1016/j.pec.2016.01.007

Sak G, Diviani N, Allam A, Schulz PJ. (2016). Comparing the Quality of Pro- and Anti-Vaccination Online Information: A Content Analysis of Vaccination-Related Webpages. BMC Public Health, 16, 38. doi:10.1186/s12889-016-2722-9

Diviani N, van den Putte B, Giani S, van Weert JCM. (2015). Health literacy and evaluation of online health information: a systematic review of the literature. Journal of Medical Internet Research, 17(5), e112, doi:10.2196/jmir.4018

Nobile M, Cereda D, Bastiampillai AJ, Gabrielli E, Germeni E, Diviani N, Beghi G et al. (2015). CALIS-CAncer Literacy and Information Seeking: a study in the setting of colorectal screening. European Journal of Public Health, 25(suppl 3): 172-034.

Diviani N, Schulz PJ. (2014). Association between cancer literacy and cancer-related behavior: evidence from Ticino, Switzerland. Journal of Public Health Research, 3(2). doi:10.4081/jphr.2014.295

Fiordelli M, Diviani N, Schulz PJ. (2013). Mapping mHealth research: a decade of evolution. Journal of Medical Internet Research, 15(5), e95, doi:10.2196/jmir.2430

Diviani N, Schulz PJ. (2012). First insights on the validity of the concept of Cancer Literacy: A test in a sample of Ticino (Switzerland) residents. Patient Education and Counseling, 87:152-159. doi:10.1016/j.pec.2011.08.016

Camerini L, Diviani N. (2012). Activism, health and the Net: Are new media shaping our perception of uncertainty? Interactions: Studies in Communication & Culture, 3(3): 335-343.

Diviani N, Camerini A-L, Reinholz D, Galfetti A, Schulz PJ. (2012). Health literacy, health empowerment and health information search in the field of MMR vaccination. A cross-sectional study protocol. BMJ Open, 2:e002162. doi:10.1136/bmjopen-2012-002162

Schulz PJ, Hartung U, Diviani N, Keller S. (2012). Dangerous Towers, Harmless Phones? Swiss Newspaper Coverage of the Risk Associated with Non-Ionizing Radiation. Atlantic Journal of Communication, 20(1):53-70. doi:10.1080/15456870.2012.637030

Frisch, A.-L., Camerini L, Diviani N, Schulz PJ. (2012). Defining and Measuring Health Literacy: How can we profit from other literacy concepts? Health Promotion International. doi:10.1093/heapro/dar043

Diviani N. (2011). Expanding Research on Health Literacy: Lessons from traditional literacy studies. Studies in Communication Sciences,11(2):85-98.

Diviani N, Viswanath K. (2011). Health disparities and communication inequalities: the case of Switzerland. Studies in Communication Sciences, 11(1):67-81.

Diviani N, Schulz PJ. (2011). What should laypersons know about cancer? Towards an operational definition of Cancer Literacy. Patient Education and Counseling, 85:487–492. doi:10.1016/j.pec.2010.08.017

Camerini L, Diviani N, Tardini S. (2010). Health virtual communities: is the Self lost in the Net? Social Semiotics, 20(1):83-98.

Diviani N, Schulz PJ. (2009). Establishing a concept of cancer literacy. A Delphi study among Swiss oncology experts. European Journal of Cancer Supplements, 7(2):211. Joint ECCO 15 – 34th ESMO Multidisciplinary Congress BERLIN, 20–24 SEPTEMBER 2009 Abstract Book

JOURNAL ARTICLES UNDER REVIEW Diviani N, Meppelink C, Mullan J, Haukeland Fredriksen E, Warren R, Therkildsen Sudmann T (under review). “Where else would I look

for it? An international qualitative study on purposes, strategies, and consequences of online health information seeking. Patient Education and Counseling.

Linn AJ, Gebeyehu BG, Sanders R, Diviani N, Smit EG, van Dijk L, van Weert JCM. (under review). Online Information Seeking Behavior Throughout Patients' Treatment: An Analysis of the Impact on Medication Beliefs and Medication adherence. Health Communication.

Camerini, A.-L., Diviani N, Schulz PJ. (under review). Parents’ attitudes towards childhood vaccination in Switzerland: The case of MMR. International Journal of Public Health.

OTHER PUBLICATIONS (NON-PEER REVIEWED) Keller S, Diviani N, Schulz PJ. (2012). Sull’onda dei telefonini. Comportamenti e conoscenze in Ticino. Dati – Statistiche e Società,

7(1):15-21.

BOOKS Schulz PJ, Diviani N, Fiordelli M. (2013). La ricerca empirica nelle scienze della comunicazione. Fondamenti, metodi e strumenti.

[Empirical research in communication sciences: foundations, methods, tools] Carocci: Roma.

BOOK CHAPTERS Rubinelli S, Diviani N, Fiordelli M. (forthcoming). The Cognitive and Behavioral Sciences. In: Bahri P. (ed.), Communicating about Risks

and Safe Use of Medicines: Real Life and Applied Research. Springer: Heidelberg.

Mantwill S, Diviani N. (forthcoming). Health Literacy and Health Disparities – A Global Perspective. In: Bauer U, Pinheiro P, Okan O, Sørensen K, Levin-Zamir D. (eds.), Health Literacy across the Life-Span: Research, Practice, and Policy. A Handbook. Policy Press: Bristol.

Diviani N, Camerini A-L. (2014). Gesundheitskompetenz [Health Literacy]. In: Hurrelman, K. & Baumann, E. (eds.), Handbuch Gesundheitskommunikation [Health Communication Handbook]. Verlag Hans Huber: Bern.

Diviani N. (2013). Cancer and Health Literacy: Establishing a Concept of Cancer Literacy. In: Moore R & Perry D (eds.), Health Literacy: Developments, Issues and Outcomes. Nova Science Publishers: Hauppauge NY.

Camerini L, Diviani N, Galli N, Schulz PJ. (2010). Quando il benessere va in onda: effetti, distorsioni, implicazioni. In: Antonelli L, Gelatti U (eds.), Pagine di benessere. Spunti di riflessione. Azienda Sanitaria Locale di Brescia (Italy). 171-183.

CONFERENCE PAPERS (COMPETITEVELY SELECTED) Diviani N. (2017). What does appraising health information actually mean? Towards a conceptualization and operational definition of

health information appraisal skills. International Conference on Communication in Healthcare ICCH & Health Literacy Annual Research Conference HARC, 8-11 October 2017, Baltimore, USA.

Diviani N, Meppelink CM. (2017). How dangerous are inadequate evaluation skills? The consequences of using contextual cues in online health information evaluation. International Conference on Communication in Healthcare ICCH & Health Literacy Annual Research Conference HARC, 8-11 October 2017, Baltimore, USA.

Diviani N, Amann J, Chui K-W, Zanini C, Rubinelli S. (2017). Is healthy the new sexy? A content analysis of the “Healthy Self” Campaign on Twitter. International Conference on Communication in Healthcare ICCH & Health Literacy Annual Research Conference HARC, 8-11 October 2017, Baltimore, USA.

Zanini C, Diviani N, Amann J, Chadha S, Rubinelli S. (2017). Information and pleasure. Developing a health communication strategy for safe listening. International Conference on Communication in Healthcare ICCH & Health Literacy Annual Research Conference HARC, 8-11 October 2017, Baltimore, USA.

Diviani N, Meppelink C, van Weert, Mullan J, Haukeland Fredriksen E, Warren R, Therkildsen Sudmann T. (2016). Online health information quality and strategies to assess it: A cross-cultural qualitative study. 14th International Conference on Communication in Healthcare, 7-10 September 2016. Heidelberg, Germany.

Diviani N, Dima A, Schulz PJ. (2016). Validation of an Italian Version of the eHealth Literacy Scale Using Item Response Theory. 66th Annual Conference of the International Communication Association (ICA), 9-13 June 2016. Fukuoka, Japan.

Meppelink C, Smit E, Diviani N, van Weert JCM. (2016). How Health Literacy Influences Online Health Information Processing: Revealing the Underlying Mechanisms. 66th Annual Conference of the International Communication Association (ICA), 9-13 June 2016. Fukuoka, Japan.

Meppelink C, Smit E, Diviani N, van Weert JCM. (2016). How Health Literacy Influences Online Health Information Processing: Results from Two Studies. Etmaal van de Communicatiewetenschap, 4-5 February 2016. Amsterdam, The Netherlands.

Linn A, Gebeyehu B, Sanders R, Diviani N, Smit E, van Weert JCM. (2016). Online medication related information seeking behavior: A longitudinal study exploring differences in chronic patients’ credibility, beliefs and adherence. Etmaal van de Communicatiewetenschap, 4-5 February 2016. Amsterdam, The Netherlands.

Diviani N, van den Putte B, Meppelink C, van Weert JCM. (2015). Exploring the role of health literacy in the evaluation of the quality of online health information: Insights from a qualitative study. International Conference on Communication in Healthcare ICCH 2015, 25-28 October, New Orleans, USA.

Karnowski V, Chib A, Ling R, Wilkin HA, Rossmann C, Pechan P, Diviani N, Fiordelli M. (2015). BlueSky Workshop: The Future of mHealth Interventions. 65th Annual Conference of the International Communication Association (ICA), 21-25 May 2015. Puerto Rico.

Diviani N, van den Putte B, van Weert JCM. (2015). Health literacy and evaluation of online health information: A qualitative study. Etmaal van de Communicatiewetenschap 2015, 2-3 February 2015, Antwerp, Belgium.

Diviani N, Giani S, van den Putte B, van Weert JCM. (2014). Assessing the Credibility of Health Information on the Web: Does Health Literacy Play a Role? Medicine 2.0: Social Media, Mobile Apps, and Internet/Web 2.0 in Health, Medicine and Biomedical Research, 14-15 November 2014. Maui (HI), USA.

Fiordelli M, Diviani N, Schulz PJ. (2014). Are We Fully Exploiting the Potential of Mobile Devices? Addressing social isolation through mHealth. Medicine 2.0: Social Media, Mobile Apps, and Internet/Web 2.0 in Health, Medicine and Biomedical Research, 14-15 November 2014. Maui (HI), USA.

Diviani N, Palazzo S, Schulz PJ. (2014). Validation of an Italian Version of the eHealth Literacy Scale (I-eHEALS). Medicine 2.0: Social Media, Mobile Apps, and Internet/Web 2.0 in Health, Medicine and Biomedical Research, 14-15 November 2014. Maui (HI), USA.

Diviani N, Giani S, van den Putte B, van Weert JCM. (2014). The role of health literacy in the judgment of online health information: a systematic review. 12th International Conference on Communication in Healthcare (ICCH), September 28-October 1st, 2014. Amsterdam, the Netherlands.

Linn AJ, Sanders R, Diviani N, van Dijk L, Smit, EG, van Weert JCM. (2014). Patients’ medication related information seeking behavior, perceived credibility and preferences. 12th International Conference on Communication in Healthcare (ICCH), September 28-October 1st, 2014. Amsterdam, the Netherlands.

Diviani N, Buser M, Schulz PJ. (2014). Health literacy and desire for autonomy in the interaction between physicians and obstinate pain patients. 12th International Conference on Communication in Healthcare (ICCH), September 28-October 1st, 2014. Amsterdam, the Netherlands.

Fiordelli M, Diviani N, Schulz PJ. (2014). Health disparities and social isolation: the potential of mHealth in connecting people. 64th Annual Conference of the International Communication Association (ICA), 22-26 May 2014. Seattle (WA), USA.

Buser M, Diviani N, Schulz PJ. (2013). Sfide nell’interazione tra medico e paziente problematico con dolori subacuti o cronici. ABCD…Ecografia: Evento scientifico in occasione del 25esimo di attività di SUMSI, 12 October, 2013. Lugano, Switzerland.

Diviani N, Camerini A-L, Schulz PJ. (2013). Parents’ beliefs and attitudes towards MMR vaccination: the role of interpersonal discussions. Interpersonal Communication and Social Interaction Conference, 3-4 October 2013. Lugano, Switzerland.

Nobile M, Diviani N, Schulz PJ. (2013). Doctor-patient communication and adherence to colorectal cancer screening: a review of the literature. Interpersonal Communication and Social Interaction Conference, 3-4 October 2013. Lugano, Switzerland.

Diviani N, Camerini A-L, Schulz PJ. (2013). Factors influencing acceptance of MMR vaccination: a survey among parents of adolescents in Italian-speaking Switzerland. ICCH - International Conference on Communication in Healthcare, September 29 – October 2, 2013. Montréal, Canada.

Fiordelli M, Diviani N, Schulz PJ. (2013). mHealth: a systematic review of the first 10 years of research. 63rd Annual Conference of the International Communication Association (ICA), 17-21 June 2013. London, UK.

Diviani N, Schulz PJ. (2013). Micro-cultural differences in the relationship between social isolation and smoking behavior in Switzerland. 34th Annual Meeting & Scientific Sessions of the Society of Behavioral Medicine, March 20-23 2013. San Francisco (CA), USA.

Diviani N, Schulz PJ. (2012). Choice of health information sources: the role of interpersonal and mediated communication in developing knowledge about cancer risk and prevention. ECREA 2012 4th European Communication Conference, October 24-27 2012. Istanbul, Turkey.

Fiordelli M, Diviani N, Lips T, Schulz PJ. (2012). Mapping M-Health: A Decade of Evolution. Medicine 2.0, September 15-16 2012. Boston (MA), USA.

Diviani N, Schulz PJ. (2012). Explaining tobacco disparities in Switzerland: the role of social support. 12th International Congress of Behavioral Medicine “Behavioral Medicine: From Basic Science to Clinical Investigation and Public Health”, August 29-September 3 2012. Budapest, Hungary.

Diviani N. (2012). What should we know about cancer? Establishing a concept of Cancer Literacy. Society for Risk Analysis (SRA) Europe Annual Meeting 2012, 18-20 June 2012. Zurich, Switzerland.

Diviani N, Schulz PJ. (2012). Going beyond functional literacy skills: A context-specific approach to health literacy and health outcomes. Kentucky Conference on Health Communication “Health Literacy Research and Practice”, April 19-21 2012. Lexington (KY), USA.

Camerini L, Frisch A-L, Diviani N, Schulz PJ. (2011). Advancing Research on Health Literacy: An Exploration of Different Literacy Domains. 61st Annual Conference of the International Communication Association (ICA), 26th-30th May 2011. Boston, MA (USA).

Diviani N, Schulz PJ. (2011). Cancer and Health Literacy: Establishing a Concept of Cancer Literacy. IHA’s Tenth Annual Health Literacy Conference, “Health Literacy = Effective Communication: Translating Ideas Into Practice.”, 6th-8th May 2011. Irvine, CA (USA).

Diviani N. (2010). From literacy to health literacies: adapting the concept to the increasing complexity. Adaptivity in Health Communication. PhD Conference organized by the Pro*Doc Communication and Health, September 2010. Monte Verità, Ascona, Switzerland.

Diviani N, Keller S, Schulz PJ. (2010). Misrepresentation of Non Ionizing Radiation: How Swiss Newspapers Depict Politics and Measures. ECREA - 3rd European Communication Conference, 12th-15th October 2010. Hamburg, Germany.

Camerini L, Diviani N. (2010). Activism and the Net: are new media shaping our perception of uncertainty? ECREA - 3rd European Communication Conference, 12th-15th October 2010. Hamburg, Germany.

Diviani N, Schulz PJ. (2010) Cancer Literacy from laypeople’s perspective: a qualitative study. Conference "Making Sense Of: Health, Illness and Disease" 2010. Oxford, UK.

Frisch A-L, Camerini L, Diviani N, Schneider M., Schulz PJ. (2010). Defining and Measuring Health Literacy: How Can We Profit from Other Literacy Concepts?. 8th Interdisciplinary Conference on Communication, Medicine, and Ethics organized by COMET Society, 28th-30th June 2010. Boston (MA), USA.

Schulz PJ, Hartung U, Keller S, Diviani N. (2010). Dangerous Towers, Harmless Phones? Swiss Newspaper Coverage of the Risk Associated with Non-Ionizing Radiation (NIR). Science and the Public 2010. London, UK.

Keller S, Schulz PJ, Hartung U, Diviani N. (2009). Dangerous Towers, Harmless Phones? Swiss Newspaper Coverage of the Risk Associated with Non-Ionizing Radiation. COMET 2009. Cardiff, UK.

Diviani N, Schulz PJ, Hartung U. (2009). What should we know about cancer? A Delphi study among experts in the oncology field. COMET 2009. Cardiff, UK.

Diviani N., Schulz PJ, Hartung U. (2009). What should we include in a concept of cancer literacy? A Delphi study among experts in the oncology field. Swiss Public Health Conference 2009. Zürich, Switzerland.

Keller S, Schulz PJ, Diviani N. (2009). Risky Towers, Innocuous Phones: A Paradox in the Swiss Newspaper Coverage. Conference of the International Association for Media and Communication Research (IAMCR) 2009. Mexico City, Mexico.

Diviani N, Schulz PJ. (2009) Establishing a concept of cancer literacy. A Delphi study among Swiss oncology experts. Poster Joint ECCO 15 – 34th ESMO Multidisciplinary Congress 2009. Berlin, Germany.

Schulz PJ, Keller S, Diviani N. (2009). Dangerous Towers, Harmless Phones? Swiss Newspaper Coverage of the Risk Associated with Non-Ionizing Radiation. SATELLITE SYMPOSIUM NRP 57 “Non-Ionising Radiation – Health and Environment”. Davos, Switzerland.

Diviani N. (2009). What should we know about cancer? Results from a Delphi study among experts in the oncology field. EpiDay – First USI-Com Young Scholars Research Day. Lugano, Switzerland.

INVITED PRESENTATIONS Diviani N. (2016). “New insights into the concept of critical health literacy: Development and validation of a measure of Health

Information Appraisal Skills”. SPF Research Colloquium, 14 June 2016. Nottwil, Switzerland.

Diviani N. (2014). Challenges in interaction between physician and difficult patient: the role of health literacy and self-determination. Workshop “Right patient, right place, right time When and how to use the emergency department: health literacy, decision-making and communication”, 11-12 April 2014. Milan, Italy.

Diviani N. (2013). Judging the credibility of online health information: the interaction between user health literacy and website quality. PersCom Research Meeting, Amsterdam School of Communication Research, University of Amsterdam, 28 November 2014. Amsterdam, the Netherlands.

Diviani N. (2010). Gesundheitskompetenz im Bereich Krebsprävention: Ergebnisse einer Delphi Studie. 5. IfKW Mediengespräch: „Neue Erkenntnisse aus der Gesundheitskommunikationsforschung”, Institut für Kommunikationswissenschaft und Medienforschung, Ludvig-Maximilians-Universität. München, Germany.

Diviani N. (2010). PsychImage: L’immagine pubblica di psicologi e psicoterapeuti in Ticino. Presentazione dello studio e primi risultati. 2009 Annual General Meeting of the Associazione Ticinese Psicologi e Psicoterapeuti. Sementina, Switzerland.

Diviani N. (2009). Cancer and Health Literacy. Establishing a Concept of Cancer Literacy. Presentation of the study and first results. Research Colloquium of the Institute of Communication and Health, Università della Svizzera italiana. Lugano, Switzerland.

RESEARCH REPORTS Diviani N, Betté L, Schulz PJ. (2013). Estensione monitoraggio progetto Unità Scolastiche Differenziate (USD). Rapporto finale. Funded

by Fondazione Von Mentlen, Bellinzona, Fondazione Vanoni, Lugano, Dipartimento dell’educazione e della cultura, Divisione della scuola, Bellinzona, Dipartimento della sanità e della socialità, Divisione dell’azione sociale e delle famiglie, Bellinzona.

Diviani N, Betté L, Fabbretti S, Schulz PJ. (2012). Monitoraggio fase sperimentale Unità Scolastiche Differenziate. Rapporto finale. Funded by Fondazione Von Mentlen, Bellinzona, Fondazione Vanoni, Lugano, Dipartimento dell’educazione e della cultura, Divisione della scuola, Bellinzona, Dipartimento della sanità e della socialità, Divisione dell’azione sociale e delle famiglie, Bellinzona.

Brnic S, Corbino S, Diviani N, Schulz PJ. (2011) Monitoraggio fase sperimentale Unità Scolastiche Differenziate. Rapporto intermedio. Funded by Fondazione Von Mentlen, Bellinzona, Fondazione Vanoni, Lugano, Dipartimento dell’educazione e della cultura, Divisione della scuola, Bellinzona, Dipartimento della sanità e della socialità, Divisione dell’azione sociale e delle famiglie, Bellinzona (Switzerland).

Diviani N, Schulz PJ. (2010) PsychImage: L’immagine pubblica di psicologi e psicoterapeuti in Ticino. Rapporto finale. Funded by Associazione Ticinese Psicologi e Psicoterapeuti (ATPP), Mendrisio (Switzerland).

Diviani N, Schulz PJ. (2009) Schlussbericht: Übersetzungsprozess PEQ Italienisch. Funded by Verein Outcome, Zürich (Switzerland).

Diviani N, Schulz PJ. (2009) Schlussbericht: Übersetzungsprozess PEQ Geburt Italienisch. Funded by Verein Outcome, Zürich (Switzerland)

ACADEMIC REFERENCES Prof. Sara Rubinelli Department of Health Sciences & Health Policy, University of Lucerne, Lucerne, Switzerland Swiss Paraplegic Research (SPF), Human Functioning Unit, Person Centered Health Care & Health Communication Group, Nottwil, Switzerland sara.rubinelli@paraplegie.ch Prof. Peter J. Schulz Institute of Communication and Health, Università della Svizzera italiana, Lugano, Switzerland schulzp@usi.ch Prof. Julia C.M. van Weert Amsterdam School of Communication Research / ASCoR, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands J.C.M.vanWeert@uva.nl Prof. Kasisomayajula “Vish” Viswanath Department of social and behavioral sciences, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, Boston, USA Vish_Viswanath@dfci.harvard.edu