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: Basic Biobehavioral and Psychological Sciences Branch (BBPSB)
Scientific Interests
- Interpersonal health communication
- Patient-centered care
- Digital health
- Technology-mediated communication
- Affective experience and behavior
Selected Publications and Presentations
- Wissler Gerdes EO, Nash SH, Vanderpool RC, Van Blarigan EL, Meisner ALW, Senft Everson N. Clinical trial knowledge, discussion, and participation among cancer survivors: A HINTS-SEER study. Patient Educ Couns 2025 Mar; 132:108605.
- Senft Everson N, Klein WMP, Lee SS, Selove R, Sanderson M, Blot WJ, Tyndale RF, King S, Gilliam K, Kundu S, Steinwandel M, Sternlieb SJ, Warren Andersen S, Friedman DL, Connors E, Fadden MK, Freiberg MS, Wells QS, Canedo J, Young RP, Scott RJ, Umeukeje EM, Griffith DM, Tindle HA. Dispositional optimism and optimistic bias: Associations with cessation motivation, confidence, and attitudes. Health Psychol 2022 Sep; 41(9):621-629.
- Schnitzer K, Senft N, Tindle HA, Kelley JHK, Notier AE, Davis EM, Rigotti NA, Douaihy A, Levy DE, Singer DE, Kruse G. Understanding engagement behaviors and rapport building in tobacco cessation telephone counseling: An analysis of audio-recorded counseling calls. J Subst Abuse Treat 2022 Apr; 135:108643.
- Williams CP, Senft Everson N, Shelburne N, Norton WE. Demographic and Health Behavior Factors Associated With Clinical Trial Invitation and Participation in the United States. JAMA Netw Open 2021 Sep 1; 4(9):e2127792.
- Senft N, Everson J. eHealth Engagement as a Response to Negative Healthcare Experiences: Cross-Sectional Survey Analysis. J Med Internet Res 2018 Dec 5; 20(12):e11034.
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