Camille J. Saucier

Doctoral Candidate


Curriculum vitae


Department of Communication

Northwestern University



Publications


Peer-Reviewed Articles

  1. Saucier, C. J., Suresh, S., Brooks, J. J., Walter, N., Plant, A., & Montoya, J. A. (2022). The effect of an entertainment-education intervention on reproductive health of young women of color. Health Communication, 37(9), 1093-1103. https://doi.org/10.1080/10410236.2021.1903741
  2. Walter, N., Cohen, J., Nabi, R. L., & Saucier, C. J. (2022). Making it real: The role of parasocial relationships in enhancing perceived susceptibility and COVID-19 protective behavior. Media Psychology, 1(1), 1-18. https://doi.org/10.1080/15213269.2021.2025110
  3. Saucier, C. J., & Walter, N. (2021). Dissecting a frog: A meta-analytic evaluation of humor intensity in persuasion research. Annals of the International Communication Association, 45(4), 258-283. https://doi.org/10.1080/23808985.2022.2033634
  4. Walter, N., Brooks, J., Saucier, C. J., & Suresh, S. (2021). Evaluating the impact of attempts to correct health misinformation on social media: A meta-analysis. Health Communication, 36(13), 1776-1784. https://doi.org/10.1080/10410236.2020.1794553
  5. Walter, N., Edgerly, S., & Saucier, C. J. (2021). Trust, then verify: When and why people fact-check partisan information. International Journal of Communication, 1(1), 1-15. https://ijoc.org/index.php/ijoc/article/view/17325/3590
  6. Escobedo, P., Rosenthal, E. L., Saucier, C. J., Unger, J. B., Cruz, T. B., Kirkpatrick, M., & Allem, J. P. (2021). Electronic cigarette product placement and imagery in popular music videos. Nicotine & Tobacco Research, 23(8), 1367-1372. https://doi.org/10.1093/ntr/ntaa273
  7. Tukachinsky, R., Walter, N., & Saucier, C. J. (2020). Antecedents and effects of parasocial relationships: A meta-analysis. Journal of Communication, 70(6), 868-894. https://doi.org/10.1093/joc/jqaa034
  8. Walter, N., Saucier, C. J., & Murphy, S. T. (2019). Increasing receptivity to messages about e-cigarette risk using vicarious-affirmation. Journal of Health Communication, 24(3), 226-235. https://doi.org/10.1080/10810730.2019.1597951

Manuscripts Under Review

  1. Saucier, C. J., Demetriades, S. Z., & Walter, N. (Under Review). Thirty years since Kunda: Addressing critiques to reimagine a model of motivated reasoning. Annals of the International Communication Association
  2. Saucier, C. & Walter, N. (Under Review). You give affirmation a bad name: Can self-affirmation explain adoption of conspiracy theories? Media Psychology.
  3. Walter, N., Saucier, C. J., Brooks, J., Suresh, S., Fiers, F., & Holbert, L. (Under Review). The Chaffee Principle: The most likely effect of communication… is further communication.  Communication Theory
  4. Walter, N., Holbert, L., Brooks, J., Saucier, C. J., Suresh, S., & Fiers, F. (Under Review). Getting out of Debt: The Communication-Begets-Communication (CBC) Typology as an Approach to Theoretical Advancement in the Field. Annals of the International Communication Association.

Book Chapters 

  1. Saucier, C. J. & Walter, N. (2022). Fact-Checking. In A. Ceron (Ed.). Encyclopedia of Technology and Politics. (pp. 151-155.). Elgar.

Conference Presentations

  1. ICA 2023 - Saucier, C., Kalny, C., & Walter, N. You Give Affirmation a Bad Name: Can Self-Affirmation Explain Adoption of Conspiracy Theories? (Presenter)
  2. ICA 2023 - Kalny, C., Walter, N., & Saucier, C. The Evidence is Impossible to Deny…Or Is It? Re-Exploring Psychological Reactance, Imperative Language, and the Role of Epistemic Uncertainty.
  3. DCHC 2023 - Suresh, S., Saucier, C., Robbins, C., Montoya, J., & Plant, A. Information Repertoires and Infection: The Role of Knowledge Consumption Patterns in Rural Populations’ Health Behavior (Poster)
  4. NCA 2022 - Walter, N., Suresh, S., Brooks, J., Saucier, C. J., Fiers, F., & Holbert, L. The Chaffee Principle: The most likely effect of communication… is further communication.
  5. *Winner of the NCA 2022 Mass Communication Interest Group Top Paper Award
  6. NCA 2022 - Saucier, C. J., Nisbet, E., Lokmangolu, A., Garrett, R. K., Dixon, G., Wegener, D., Bond, R., Hovick, S., & Na, K. Of two minds? How consistency and belonging bias the need for evidence about COVID-19. (Presenter)
  7. NCA 2021 - Saucier, C., & Walter, N. Thirty years since Kunda: What we know about motivated reasoning in communication and where do we go from here? (Presenter)
  8. ICA 2021 - Walter, N., Cohen, J., Nabi, R., & Saucier, C. Making it Real: The Role of Parasocial Relationships in Enhancing COVID-19 Risk and Protective Behavior.
  9. NCA 2020 - Saucier, C., & Walter, N. Trying to be Funny: A Meta-Analysis of Humor Induction. (Presenter)
  10. NCA 2020 - Saucier, C., Walter, N., & Edgerly, S. When and Why do People Fact-Check Partisan Information. (Presenter)
  11. *Winner of the NCA 2020 Political Communication Interest Group Top Paper Award
  12. NCA 2020 - Tukachinsky, R. Walter, N., & Saucier, C. Antecedents and Effects of Parasocial Relationships: A Meta-Analysis.
  13. ICA 2020 - Saucier, C., Suresh, S., Brooks, J., Walter, N., Plant, A., & Snow, E. Plan A: Remedying Racial Disparities in Long-Acting Reversible Contraception. (Presenter)
  14. ICA 2020 - Brooks, J., Walter, N., Suresh, S., & Saucier, C. Evaluating the Impact of Health Misinformation and Its Correction on Social Media: A Meta-Analysis.
  15. ICA 2019 - Walter, N., Saucier, C., & Murphy, S. Feel Good Stories: Increasing Receptivity to Health Messages with Vicarious-Affirmation Effects of Frames and Exemplars on Health Information Processing. (Presenter)

Other Reports and Publications

  1. Blakely, J., Watson-Currie, E., Shin, H. S. Valenti, L T., Saucier, C. S., & Boisvert, H. (2019). Are you what you watch: Tracking the Political Divide through TV Preferences. USC Annenberg School of Communication, Norman Lear Center
  2. Blakley, J., Rogers, A., Saucier, C., Kim, G., & Watson-Currie, E. (2019). Depictions of the criminal justice system in entertainment. USC Annenberg School of Communication: Media Impact Project.
  3. Rosenthal, E. & Saucier, C. (January 2019). Impact study of a nuclear threat-related storyline on Madam Secretary. USC Annenberg School of Communication: Hollywood, Health & Society.
  4. Majmundar, A., Sparks, P., Saucier, C., & Rosenthal, E. (January 2019). Key Findings from Research in India: Evaluation Highlights. USC Annenberg School of Communication: Hollywood, Health & Society. 
  5. Rosenthal, E. & Saucier, C. (December 2018). Measuring prosocial content in Disney programming: 2017 - 2018 network results. USC Annenberg School of Communication: Hollywood, Health & Society. 
  6. Saucier, C., Kim, E., & Watson-Currie, E. (November 2018). Social media strategies for effective nonprofit advocacy. USC Annenberg School of Communication, Media Impact Project. 
  7. Blakley, J., Rogers, A., Saucier, C., Kim, G., & Watson-Currie, E. (October 2018). Immigration nation: Exploring immigrant portrayals on television. USC Annenberg School of Communication: Media Impact Project.
  8. Saucier, C., Rosenthal, E. & Cruger, R. (September 2018). Setting the stage for the new native narrative: Portrayals of Native Americans in popular media. USC Annenberg School of Communication: Hollywood, Health & Society. 
  9. Chapman, D., Saucier, C., & Karlin, B. (August 2018). Through the looking glass: An experimental study of 360º video experienced through different lenses. USC Annenberg School of Communication: Media Impact Project.
  10. Chapman, D., Saucier, C., & Karlin, B. (July 2018). Pressing for change: The role of action buttons in online news engagement. USC Annenberg School of Communication: Media Impact Project. 
  11. Trotta Valenti, L., Saucier, C., Watson-Currie, E., Karlin, B., & Blakley, J. (March 2018). Vulnerable voices: The KCRW & Conrad N. Hilton Foundation partnership to report on Los Angeles' vulnerable populations. USC Annenberg School of Communication: Media Impact Project.
  12. Curiel, A., Miller, K., Olmstead, R., Gottuso, A., Saucier, C., Miller, J., Dye, R., & Small, G. (September 2013). Anxiety, ApoE-4, and Executive Functioning in Older Adults. 33rd annual conference of the national academy of neuropsychology, Archives of clinical neuropsychology. 28(6), 616. 



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