Rebecca Blase
Rebecca Blase M.Sc. Psychology
Venusberg-Campus 1 | Institut für Hausarztmedizin | Gebäude 05 | Universitätsklinikum Bonn
D-53127 Bonn
About Rebecca
Rebecca Blase is a doctoral student at the Health and Risk Communication Lab at the Institute of Family Medicine since June 2023. She received her B. Sc. and M. Sc. in Psychology from the University of Cologne, where she worked as a research assistant in social and health psychology. Her research interests include health risk communication and decision-making in a medical context.
Research Interests
- Health and Risk Communication
- Medical Decision-Making
Publications
2026
Blase, R., & Dohle, S. (2026). The role of the information source in debunking health myths using the truth sandwich format. Health Communication, 1–13. https://doi.org/10.1080/10410236.2026.2623508
Blase, R., & Dohle, S. (2026). When screening becomes the default: How population-based programs influence cancer screening intentions. Medical Decision Making, Article 0272989X261473635. https://doi.org/10.1177/0272989X261473635
Seffen, A. E., Blase, R., & Albers, L. (2026). EHPS UN grant report: Conducting a science communication project on health psychology topics on Instagram. The European Health Psychologist, 25(3), 1-4. https://doi.org/10.62696/h14pgy58
Seffen, A. E., Blase, R., & Dohle, S. (2026). Easy at home, difficult at the restaurant: Perceived effectiveness and feasibility of self-control strategies for reducing meat consumption. Food Quality and Preference, 135, Article 105703. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.foodqual.2025.105703
2024
Blase, R., Meis-Harris, J., Weltermann, B., & Dohle, S. (2024). Icon arrays for medical risk communication: Do icon type and color influence cardiovascular risk perception and recall? Medical Decision Making, 44(6), 661-673. https://doi.org/10.1177/0272989X241263040
Conference presentations
2026
Blase, R., & Dohle, S. (2026, September 30 - October 2). Informierte Entscheidung oder Wahl des Standards? Teilnahmeintentionen in der Krebsfrüherkennung [Conference Talk]. Gemeinsamer Jahreskongress der Fachgesellschaften DEGAM, DGSMP, DGMS und des EbM-Netzwerks, Göttingen, Germany.
Blase, R., & Dohle, S. (2026, June 28 - July 1). When Screening Becomes the Default: The Impact of Population-Based Programs on Cancer Screening Intentions [Poster Presentation]. Society for Medical Decision Making (SMDM)’s Annual Meeting 2026, Oslo, Norway
2025
Blase, R., & Dohle, S. (2025, September 15-19). Korrektur von Gesundheitsmythen mit Hilfe des Faktensandwiches – Welchen Einfluss hat die Quelle?
[The Role of the Information Source in Debunking Health Myths Using the Truth Sandwich Format; Conference Talk]. Fachgruppenkongress Gesundheitspsychologie 2025 der Deutschen Gesellschaft für Psychologie (DGPs), Salzburg, Austria.
Blase, R., & Dohle, S. (2025, August 26-29). The Role of the Information Source in Debunking Health Myths Using the “Truth Sandwich” Format [Conference Talk]. European Health Psychology Society (EHPS) 2025, Groningen, Netherlands.
2024
Blase, R., Meis-Harris, J., & Dohle, S. (2024, September 3-6). Can colonoscopy screening serve as a teachable moment for smoking cessation? A work in progress [Poster Presentation]. European Health Psychology Society (EHPS) 2024, Cascais, Portugal.
2023
Blase, R., Meis-Harris, J., Weltermann, B., & Dohle, S. (2023, September 4-8). Icon arrays for communicating medical information: The role of color and icon type [Conference Talk]. European Health Psychology Society (EHPS) 2023, Bremen, Germany.