INTIMATE COMMUNICATION LAB
Making intimate communication research accessible and applicable.
The Intimate Communication Lab is a virtual, applied research lab of Drs. Angela Cooke-Jackson and Valerie Rubinsky—collaborating and showcasing former, current, and future research in the areas of intimacy and communication.
The Intimate Communication Lab covers a breadth of topics regarding sexual health and behavior, intimacy, and communication.
Learn more about the Intimate Communication Lab, the directors, and our research collaborators.
One of our lab's primary goals is to propose and refine a Theory of Memorable Messages in a meaningful and accessible way.
Recently Published Work
“Extending the Roots of Memorable Messages: A Comprehensive Review and Forecast of Memorable Message Literature and Theory”
Published in Health Communication
“It Strengthened My Core Relationships, and Filtered Out the Rest:” Intimacy Communication During COVID-19
Published in Sexuality & Culture
Communicating Intimate Health
Communicating Intimate Health presents an edited collection of original, empirical research, personal essays, autoethnography, critical reviews, and theoretical work showcasing advances in intimate health research from the field of communication studies. Intimate health includes sexual and reproductive health, sexual activity, sexuality, gender, and reproductive justice. The contributors vulnerably engage subjects including: parent-child, partner, patient-provider, and larger societal discourse and communication about sexuality education, HIV, family planning, purity pledges, (in)fertility, breastfeeding, and Black maternal health, sexting, boundary setting, consent, border justice, trauma, contraception, and menstruation, among others. Featuring both new research and vulnerable reflections on the research process, Communicating Intimate Health showcases the potential of communication scholarship to engage intimately with intimate topics.