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Michael Mackert is a Professor and Director of the Center for Health Communication at the University of Texas at Austin. His work primarily focuses on the strategies used in traditional and new digital media to provide effective health communication, particularly for audiences with low health literacy. He leads various projects addressing public health issues, including tobacco cessation, opioid overdose prevention, and the role of men in prenatal health. His research aims to generate evidence-based health communication strategies that contribute to the scholarship of health communication. Mackert holds a Ph.D. and has expertise in telemedicine, health communication, communication of complex health issues, audience targeting, tailored messaging, media campaigns, and translating research into practice.
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