Susan Mello Associate Professor, Communication Studies s.mello@neu.edu 617-373-2051 Expertise COVID-19, Pediatric & environmental health, Public health communication, Tobacco control/e-cigarettes Susan Mello for Northeastern Global News34-year-old former ‘Bachelorette’ star Katie Thurston speaking out about breast cancer diagnosis may help others, say Northeastern experts by Erin Kayata April 3, 2025 You’re more likely to die in a car crash than you are from a shark attack. So why are we more afraid of sharks? by Erin Kayata August 26, 2024 Prostate cancer is the second-leading cancer among men. Here’s what to know about it by Erin Kayata March 28, 2024 More children died from gun violence than car crashes. Are school shootings to blame? by Jessica Taylor Price - Contributor June 3, 2022 Social justice claim is Big Tobacco’s smoke screen in menthol regulation battle by Jessica Taylor Price - Contributor May 3, 2022 Why is the U.S. behind on its COVID-19 vaccination goals? by Eva Botkin-Kowacki July 4, 2021 Should kids get a COVID-19 vaccination? Ask them. by Eva Botkin-Kowacki May 21, 2021 With the Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine pause, getting the message right is critical by Molly Callahan April 16, 2021 With new May 1 vaccine push, communication key to pushing past resistance by Eva Botkin-Kowacki March 17, 2021 The Trump administration ban on flavored e-cigarettes wouldn’t just affect teens who vape; it would help their peers inhaling secondhand aerosol as well by Molly Callahan September 12, 2019
