Memorable messages are those ‘sticky’ messages from significant others that you think back on which influenced your individual belief system and behaviors. Some are positive, some are negative, and some are absent messages, or ones we wish we had received. Our research seeks to explores how these messages are reinforced or challenged throughout the lifespan, the consequence of internalizing these messages, and how those internalized messages might be disrupted at pivotal life moments.

Recently Published Work: Extending the Roots of Memorable Messages: A Comprehensive Review and Forecast of Memorable Message Literature and Theory

Cooke-Jackson & Rubinsky (2021). Theory of Memorable Messages: Theorizing message disruption. In A. Cooke-Jackson & V. Rubinsky (Eds.), Communicating Intimate Health. Rowland & Littlefield.

Cooke-Jackson, A. & Rubinsky, V. (2017). Deeply rooted in memories: Toward a comprehensive overview of 30 years of Memorable Messages Literature. Health Communication.

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