Tamar Ginossar

As a health communication expert, Dr. Ginossar’s research focuses on the role of communication in reducing health disparities and supporting multilevel behavior change at the individual, organizational, and community levels. Her research utilizes community-based, mixed- methods approach to examine use of communication technologies such as eHealth and mHealth in advocacy and digital inequities, cancer communication disparities, and HIV prevention and management. She is leading the New Mexico state-wide HIV Prevention and Services Needs Assessment to examine federally-funded prevention and service provision, needs, and gaps.  As part of her research, she partners with interdisciplinary research teams, community organizations, and diverse stakeholders on health communication research projects. She is happy to involve motivated, engaged undergraduate and graduate students her work.

• Ginossar (2016). The (Un) Changing Landscape in the Digital Divide: Predictors of Online Cancer Prevention Information Seeking Among Patients and Caregivers. Journal of Medical Internet Research Cancer (in press).
• Koczwara, B., Birken, S.A., Perry,  C., Cragun, D., Zullig, L.L., Ginossar, T., Nodora, J.,  Chawla, N. Ramanadhan, S., Kerner, J., & Brownson.R. C. (2015). How context matters- a dissemination and implementation primer for global oncologists. Global Oncology (In Press).
• Wilcox, B., Oetzel, J., Avila, M., Archiopoli, A., Hill, R., & Ginossar, T. Patient-Provider Interaction, Patient Satisfaction, and Health Outcomes: An Explanatory Model for People Living with HIV/AIDS. Aids Care, published online ahead of print March, 2015.
• Ginossar, T., Larkey, L., How, N., & Goel, N.  (2015). Coping with women’s cancer and perceived providers’ support: Does type of cancer make a difference? Online Journal of Communication and Media Technologies, 1 (1).
• Ginossar, T., Oetzel, J., Hill, R., Avila M., Archiopoli, A., & Wilcox, B. (2014). HIV healthcare providers’ burnout: Can organizational culture make a difference? Aids Care, 26 (12) 1605-1608.
• Ginossar, T. (2014). Disparities and antecedents to cancer prevention information seeking among cancer patients and caregivers attending a minority-serving cancer center. Journal of Communication in Healthcare, 7(2) 93-105.
• Ginossar, T. & Nelson, S., (2010). La Comunidad Habla: Using Internet Community-Based Information Interventions to Increase Empowerment and Access to Health Care of Low-Income Latino/a Immigrants. Communication Education,59,3, 328 - 343.
• Ginossar, T. & Nelson, S., (2010). Reducing the Health and Digital Divides: A Model for Using Community-Based Participatory Research Approach to E-Health Interventions in Low-Income Hispanic Communities, Journal of Computer Mediated Communication, 530-551 (lead article).
• Ginossar, T., Larkey, L. K., Howe, N. & Goel, N. Coping with Women's Cancer: Type of Cancer, Coping Styles, and Perceived Importance of Information and Emotional Support from Physicians and from Nurses. Under revision, Health Communication.
• Ginossar, T., De-Vargas, F., Sanchez, C., & Oetzel, J.G. (2010) "That Word, Cancer:" Breast Care Behavior of Hispanic Women in New Mexico. Health Care for Women International 31(1):68-87.
• Ginossar, T. (2008). Online Participation: A Content Analysis of Differences in Utilization of Two Online Cancer Communities by Men and Women, Patients and Family Members. Health Communication, 23:1, 1 - 12 (lead article).
• Oetzel, J.G, De-Vargas, F., Ginossar, T., & Sanchez, C. (2007). Hispanic Women's Preferences for Breast Health Information, Health Communication, 21:3, 223-233. *The second authors are in alphabetical order.

• Ginossar, T. & Oetzel, J. (2015). Stress and burnout in a small non-governmental organization. In J. Mize Smith & M. W. Kramer (Eds.). Case studies in volunteering and NGOs. New York: Peter Lang Publishing.
• Ginossar, T. (2014). “In a Group of Our Own.” The role of stigma, smoking, and the tobacco industry in communication in lung Internet cancer support group. In K. L. Walker, S. L. Esrock, & J. L. Hart (Eds.) Talking tobacco: Interpersonal, organizational, and mediated messages (pp. 62-80.). New York: Peter Lang Publishing. 
• Ginossar, T. (2013).  Promoting women leadership as a strategy for reducing health and digital disparities in Latino/a immigrant communities. In G. L. Kreps & M. Dutta (Eds.). Reducing health disparities: Working with communities (pp.95-112). New York: Peter Lang Publishing.
• Ginossar, T. (2011). Bridging the health and digital divide in a low income Hispanic community: Using community-based participatory research to advance communities’ well-being. In M. Brann (Ed.). Contemporary case studies in health communication: Theoretical and applied approaches. Dubuque, IA: Kendall Hunt. 
• Ginossar, T. Media Globalization and "The Secondary Flow": Consumption of Telenovelas in Israel. In: D. I. Rios & M. Castaneda (Eds.). Soap Operas and Telenovelas in the Digital Age: Global Industries, Hybrid Content, and New Audiences (in press).
• Ginossar, T. Content, Participants, and Dynamics in Online Discussion in a Lung Internet Cancer Support Group: A Case Study (2010). In: L. Shedletsky & J. E. Aitken (Eds). Cases on Online Discussion and Interaction: Experiences and Outcomes. IGI Global.
• Ginossar, T. The Role of Stigma, Smoking, and the Tobacco Industry in Communication in Lung Internet Cancer Support Group. Accepted for publication in K. L. Walker, S. L. Esrock, & J. L. Hart (Eds.) Talking Tobacco: Interpersonal, Organizational, and Mediated Messages. Peter Lang Publishing.
• Ginossar, T. & Nelson, S. Promoting women leadership as a strategy for reducing health and digital disparities in Latino/a immigrant communities. In: G. L. Kreps & M. Dutta (Eds). Reducing Health Disparities: Working with Communities. Peter Lang (invited chapter, under review).

Ginossar (PI)                                                                                                                                  7/01/2014-6/30/2016                 
Assessment of HIV Prevention and Care Services in New Mexico.
Funded by the New Mexico Department of Health ($100,000)
The goal of the study is to carry out a multi-level assessment of the quality of prevention and care services and service gaps in federally-funded, Ryan-White Clinics in New Mexico.

Ginossar (PI)                                                                                                                                   2/01/2015-2/30/2016
Applicability of Mobile Health Applications for Cancer Prevention Communication and Behavior Change among Ethnically Diverse Breast Cancer Survivors and Their Families
Funded by the American Cancer Society Institutional Research Grant (ACS-IRG)
The goal of this research is to examine the current state of the arts in breast cancer related mobile applications and to develop strategies for culturally-appropriate messages and interventions targeting diverse breast cancer survivors and their families.

Completed Research Support

Ginossar (PI)                                                                                                                                     7/01/2012-6/30/2014
Assessment of HIV Case Management Services in New Mexico.
Funded by the New Mexico Department of Health ($100,000)

Ginossar (PI)                                                                                                                                      04/01/2011-03/31/2012
A Web-Based Intervention to Reduce Disparities in Childhood Development and Behavioral Health
Funded by the “Community Engagement Award” of the University of New Mexico Clinical and Translational Sciences Center” ($21,000)

Ginossar (PI).                                                                                                                                     04/01/2011-03/31/2011
Entertainment Education Approach to Reducing Disparities in early Childhood Development and Behavioral Health. The goal of the study is to create a pilot intervention to increase parental and care takers' knowledge of early childhood development and behavior
Funded by the "Community Engagement Award" of the University of New Mexico Clinical and Translational Sciences Center." ($20,000)

Ginossar (PI).                                                                                                                                     10/01/2010-09/30/2011
Investigating Cancer Prevention Information Behavior of Family Members of Hispanics Diagnosed with Cancer. The goal of the study is to explore cancer prevention information behavior of Hispanics with a family member diagnosed with cancer.
Funded by the American Cancer Society Institutional Research Grant (ACS-IRG) ($30,000).

Ginossar (PI).                                                                                                                                     10/01/2010-09/30/2011
Promoting Childhood Development Knowledge in Hispanic Community.
Funded by La Tierra Sagrada Association ($19,812),
The Role of Physicians in recruitment of Minority Patients to Cancer Clinical Trials.

Ginossar, (PI).                                                                                                                                  12/23/2009-09/30/2012
Research Supplement to Promote Re-Entry into Biomedical and Behavioral Research Careers: Increasing minority participation in Cancer Clinical Trials. I received this supplemental grant to New Mexico Minority-Based Community Clinical Oncology Program at the University of New Mexico Cancer Center.
Funded by NCI ($317,000).

Ginossar (PI).                                                                                                                                     10/01/2010-03/31/2011
Reducing Disparities in Childhood Development and Behavioral Health. The goal of the study is to explore parental and care takers' information needs regarding childhood development and behavioral health in low income urban community.
Funded by the "Community Engagement Award" of the University of New Mexico Clinical and Translational Sciences Center." ($23,100)

I utilize an interactive approach that challenges students. I encourage creativity and provide students with the opportunity to apply concepts and theories in their own work. As in my personal life, I believe that growth happens when we are challenged and have to step out of our comfort zones.

I love the diversity and the culture. New Mexico is home for me and my family, and I'm excited every day about being here.

Traveling, hiking, and keeping up with my family.

• Adjunct Professor, the Prevention Research Center at the University of New Mexico School of Medicine
• Associate Member, the University of New Mexico Cancer Center
• Senior Fellow at the Center for Reducing Health Disparities (NM CARES)