Jennifer Manganello, PhD, MPH, is a health communication scholar who uses theories, concepts, and methods from public health and communication. Her work has primarily focused on the effects of media and technology use on health attitudes, knowledge and behavior, health information seeking among youth and parents, and identifying best practices for disseminating health information to the public, including through news and social media. It has also focused on health literacy. Much of Magnalleo’s work centers on children, adolescents, young adults, and parents. She often seeks to include groups impacted by health disparities. Magnalleo examines the use of digital technology for health information and health interventions, also known as eHealth.

She serves as associate dean for public health practice at the School of Public Health at the State University of New York’s University at Albany. Additionally, Magnalleo is participating this year in the University of Connecticut Leadership Education in Neurodevelopmental and Related Disabilities (CT LEND) program as a parent trainee and as a Richard P. Nathan Fellow at the Rockefeller Institute of Government. In both programs; she focuses on ways to make disability services easier and more accessible to navigate for people with disabilities and their families.