Research Program

My program of research investigates stigma, identity, and inequity as they impact health and organizational communication. I am particularly interested in how stigma, when understood as an inherently power-laden communication process, impacts health and health inequities in a variety of contexts, including mental health and sexual and reproductive health. Through this work, I hope to improve health outcomes for underserved communities.

Below you can find publications, infographics, and conference presentation slides and graphics.

PUBLICATIONS

PEER-REVIEWED ARTICLES

Roscoe, R. A. & Meisenbach, R. J. (online first). Beyond abortion: Employee experiences of organizational core stigma transfer, synecdochical stigma, and occupational taint at Planned Parenthood. Management Communication Quarterly. https://doi.org/10.1177/089331892513446

Roscoe, R. A. (2025). Narrating the sociocultural experience and management of stigma related to military caregiving. Health Communication, 40(4), 642-653. https://doi.org/10.1080/10410236.2024.2360177

Roscoe, R. A., Riles, J., & Schroeder, M. (2024). News media portrayals of military-related posttraumatic stress: Influences of stigma and halo communication on support for government health intervention. Journal of Health Communication, 29(5), 319-326. https://doi.org/10.1080/10810730.2024.2339239

Roscoe, R. A. (2024). The elephant in my head: A layered account autoethnography on managing courtesy stigma. Journal of Autoethnography.

Ranjit, Y. S., Meisenbach, R. M., Roscoe, R. A., Joshi, O. (2024). Understanding mobile use behavior, stigma, and associated needs among female sex workers in Nepal: A qualitative study. Frontiers in Communication, 9. https://doi.org/10.3389/fcomm.2024.1259463

Roscoe, R. A. (2023). Stigma communication about invisible illness: Military and public stigma about veterans experiencing posttraumatic stress. Communication Studies. https://doi.org/10.1080/10510974.2023.2221702

Ranjit, Y. S., Davis, W. M., Fentem, A., Riorden, R., Roscoe, R. A., & Cavazos-Rehg. (2023). Text message exchanged between individuals with opioid use disorder and their mHealth e-Coaches: A content analysis study. JMIR Human Factors. https://humanfactors.jmir.org/2023/1/e37351

Meisenbach, R., & Roscoe, R. A. (2022). Stigma management. International Encyclopedia of Health Communication. https://doi.org/10.1002/9781119678816.iehc0840

Roscoe, R. A. (2021). The battle against mental health stigma: Examining how veterans with PTSD communicatively manage stigma. Health Communication, 36(11), 1378-1387. https://doi.org/10.1080/10410236.2020.1754587

Roscoe, R. A., & Anderson, J. (2019). Civilian and veteran perceptions of communicated stigma about veterans with PTSD. Discourse: The Journal of the Speech Communication Association of South Dakota, 5. https://openprairie.sdstate.edu/discoursejournal/vol5/iss1/1/

BOOK CHAPTERS

Roscoe, R. A. (in press). An Examination of the Multifaceted Mental Health Stigma Surrounding United States Military Veterans. Mental Health Communication for Underserved Populations.

Watson, O., & Roscoe, R. A. (2023). Intergenerational Communication about Sexual and Reproductive Health. Casing the Family, 2nd Edition.