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Evan K. Perrault

Health Professions · Purdue University West Lafayette

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Mid career · publishing since 2011
Patient-Provider Communication in HealthcarePatient Satisfaction in HealthcareHealth Literacy and Information AccessibilityCommunication in Education and HealthcareEmpathy and Medical Education

Publications

89

Citations

1,028

Est. group size

—

Recurring co-author estimate

Active years

16

Publishing since 2011

Research summary
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Evan K. Perrault studies communication between patients and healthcare providers, including how things like online physician biographies, nonverbal cues, facial expressions, and written disclosures affect patient trust, understanding, and decision-making. His work also extends to related topics like health literacy, informed consent, workplace health benefits communication, and classroom/teaching communication. This research is generally aimed at improving how health and educational information is conveyed and understood by patients, students, and consumers.

Patient-provider communicationHealth literacy and informed consentOnline provider biographies and patient decision-makingNonverbal and interpersonal communication in healthcareCommunication in educational settings

Publication output was higher in the late 2010s (with a peak of 14 in 2017) and has since settled into a slower, more variable pace of about 2-6 papers per year in recent years.

Generated by claude-sonnet-5 from public bibliographic data · Jul 20, 2026

Publication cadence
Publications per year over the last 10 years — averaging 4.2/year recently
2017: 14 publications14172018: 5 publications182019: 12 publications192020: 8 publications202021: 7 publications212022: 5 publications222023: 5 publications232024: 2 publications242025: 6 publications252026: 3 publications26
Recent publications
Publishes in
  • Health Communication×7
  • Journal of Health Communication×6
  • Journal of American College Health×4
  • Compensation & Benefits Review×4
  • Journal of Empirical Research on Human Research Ethics×3
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Last updated Jul 20, 2026.

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