Marco C Yzer Editor

Marco C. Yzer is Professor of Health Communication, Hubbard School for Journalism and Mass Communication, University of Minnesota. He advises, teaches, and conducts research on the interplay between audience, message, and context factors in shaping mental health behavior. His research focuses on how cognitive characteristics of mental illnesses explain how people process messages that promote mental health. He has served on the editorial boards of Psychology, Health and Medicine, Stigma and Health, and Health Communication.

Jason T. Siegel is Professor of Social Psychology at Claremont Graduate University, where he serves as Director of the Depression and Persuasion Research Lab. His scholarship applies theories of persuasion, motivation, and emotion to develop and test messages for increasing help-seeking among people with depression and strengthening the social support received by this population. He has published more than 100 peer-reviewed articles and has served on editorial boards of journals including Health Psychology, Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin, Stigma and Health, and Health Communication.