Melinda M. Villagran

A Patient-centered Approach to Breaking Bad News: Communication Guidelines for Health Care Providers

Lisa Sparks, Melinda M. Villagran, Jessica Parker-Raley et al. · Journal of Applied Communication Research · 2007 · 78 citations

Communication, Bad News, Primary Care +19

Creating COMFORT: A Communication-based model for Breaking Bad News

Melinda M. Villagran, Joy Goldsmith, Elaine Wittenberg‐Lyles et al. · Communication Education · 2010 · 77 citations

Crisis Management, Communication, Media Studies +19

The effects of anger, sadness and happiness on persuasive message processing: a test of the negative state relief Model

Monique Mitchell, Kenneth R. Brown, Melinda M. Villagran et al. · Communication Monographs · 2001 · 75 citations

Behavioral Decision Making, Affective Variable, Social Psychology +27

Relational progression as a dialectic: Examining turning points in communication among friends

Amy Janan Johnson, Elaine Wittenberg, Melinda M. Villagran et al. · Communication Monographs · 2003 · 75 citations

Relationship Development, Turn-taking, Social Psychology +23

Cancer Survivorship and Agency Model: Implications for Patient Choice, Decision Making, and Influence

Dan O’Hair, Melinda M. Villagran, Elaine Wittenberg et al. · Health Communication · 2003 · 66 citations

Quality Of Life, Cancer Survivorship, Health Communication Philosophy +25