Nicole Senft Everson, PhD

Nicole Senft Everson, PhD, is a Program Director in the Health Communication and Informatics Research Branch (HCIRB) of the Behavioral Research Program (BRP). Her scientific interests include promoting person-centered communication in a complex and evolving information environment. She is also interested in how interpersonal health communication impacts, and is impacted by, online information and digital health technologies. Her research has examined patient-provider communication across the cancer control continuum. Complementary research efforts identified multilevel barriers and facilitators to engagement in eHealth technologies and assessed associations between eHealth engagement and interpersonal communication quality.

Prior to joining NCI, Dr. Senft Everson was a research fellow in health communication at Wayne State University/Karmanos Cancer Institute(2016-2018). She also completed an AHRQ-funded T32 postdoctoral fellowship in implementation science as it relates to tobacco treatment at Vanderbilt University Medical Center (2018-2020). Dr. Senft Everson received her PhD from Georgetown University's Department of Psychology. She has a BA from Marquette University in Psychology and Spanish Language and Literature.

Secondary Branch/Office Appointment:  Tobacco Control Research Branch (TCRB)