Relational progression as a dialectic: Examining turning points in communication among friends AJ Johnson, E Wittenberg, MM Villagran, M Mazur, P Villagran Communication Monographs 70 (3), 230-249, 2003 | 130 | 2003 |
Creating COMFORT: A communication-based model for breaking bad news M Villagran, J Goldsmith, E Wittenberg-Lyles, P Baldwin Communication Education 59 (3), 220-234, 2010 | 114 | 2010 |
A patient-centered approach to breaking bad news: Communication guidelines for health care providers L Sparks, MM Villagran, J Parker-Raley, CB Cunningham Journal of Applied Communication Research 35 (2), 177-196, 2007 | 104 | 2007 |
Cancer survivorship and agency model: implications for patient choice, decision making, and influence D O'Hair, MM Villagran, E Wittenberg, K Brown, M Ferguson, HT Hall, ... Health Communication 15 (2), 193-202, 2003 | 103 | 2003 |
The milspouse battle rhythm: Communicating resilience throughout the deployment cycle M Villagran, MR Canzona, CJW Ledford Health Communication 28 (8), 778-788, 2013 | 77 | 2013 |
Development and validation of motivational messages to improve prescription medication adherence for patients with chronic health problems GL Kreps, MM Villagran, X Zhao, CA McHorney, C Ledford, M Weathers, ... Patient education and counseling 83 (3), 375-381, 2011 | 73 | 2011 |
“Practicing medicine”: patient perceptions of physician communication and the process of prescription CJW Ledford, MM Villagran, GL Kreps, X Zhao, C McHorney, M Weathers, ... Patient education and counseling 80 (3), 384-392, 2010 | 71 | 2010 |
Resident scholarship expectations and experiences: sources of uncertainty as barriers to success CJW Ledford, DA Seehusen, MM Villagran, LA Cafferty, MA Childress Journal of graduate medical education 5 (4), 564-569, 2013 | 64 | 2013 |
Gain versus loss framing in adherence-promoting communication targeting patients with chronic diseases: The moderating effect of individual time perspective X Zhao, MM Villagran, GL Kreps, C McHorney Health Communication 27 (1), 75-85, 2012 | 50 | 2012 |
Communication and culture: Predictors of treatment adherence among Mexican immigrant patients M Villagran, C Hajek, X Zhao, E Peterson, E Wittenberg-Lyles Journal of health psychology 17 (3), 443-452, 2012 | 45 | 2012 |
Patient provider interaction L Sparks, M Villagran Polity, 2010 | 45 | 2010 |
Crossing borders, crossing cultures: barriers to communication about cancer prevention and treatment along the US/Mexico border D Collins, MM Villagran, L Sparks Patient Education and Counseling 71 (3), 333-339, 2008 | 45 | 2008 |
Methodological diversity to reach patients along the margins, in the shadows, and on the cutting edge M Villagran Patient education and counseling 82 (3), 292-297, 2011 | 39 | 2011 |
The relationships among perceived physician accommodation, perceived outgroup typicality, and patient inclinations toward compliance C Hajek, M Villagran, E Wittenberg-Lyles Communication Research Reports 24 (4), 293-302, 2007 | 39 | 2007 |
The CAUSE model: a research-supported aid for physicians communicating with patients about cancer risk KE Rowan, L Sparks, L Pecchioni, MM Villagran Health communication 15 (2), 235-248, 2003 | 37 | 2003 |
Women's health identities in the transition from military member to service veteran M Villagran, CJW Ledford, MR Canzona Journal of Health Communication 20 (10), 1125-1132, 2015 | 34 | 2015 |
Using a pilot curriculum in geriatric palliative care to improve communication skills among medical students SE Sanchez-Reilly, EM Wittenberg-Lyles, MM Villagran American Journal of Hospice and Palliative Medicine® 24 (2), 131-136, 2007 | 34 | 2007 |
Translating communication measures for use in non-English-speaking populations MM Villagran, JF Lucke* Communication Research Reports 22 (3), 247-251, 2005 | 34 | 2005 |
The power of community-based health communication interventions to promote cancer prevention and control for at-risk populations G Kreps, L Neuhauser, L Sparks, MM Villagran Patient Education and Counseling 3 (71), 315-318, 2008 | 24 | 2008 |
The impact of communication, attitudes, and acculturation on advance directives decision-making E Wittenberg-Lyles, MM Villagran, C Hajek Journal of Ethnic & Cultural Diversity in Social Work 17 (4), 349-364, 2008 | 22 | 2008 |