Communication Sciences & Disorders Faculty

Dr. Timothy Edgar’s professional career has been devoted to conducting quantitative and qualitative health communication research on topics as diverse as HIV/AIDS, physical activity for adolescents, childhood and adult immunization, diabetes, epilepsy, and peptic ulcers. Prior to working at Emerson, Dr. Edgar was a Senior Study Director with Westat, a social science research firm in Rockville, Maryland. Dr. Edgar has also taught health communication and research methods at the University of Maryland, the University of Wisconsin, and The George Washington University. Dr. Edgar has published widely in professional journals such as The Journal of Health Communication, Health Education Research, and Health Communication, and he has contributed to edited volumes such as The Handbook of Health Communication. He also co-edited the book, AIDS: A Communication Perspective, and he currently is working on a second book about HIV issues called AIDS and Communication in the 21st century.  Dr. Edgar currently serves on the editorial boards of Health Communication and the Journal of Health Communication.