Danni Liao

Danni Liao is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Communication at the University of Kentucky, located in 352D Pence Hall. Their research focuses on health communication, particularly examining patient-provider interactions, medical jargon comprehension, and social support systems in healthcare contexts.

• Academic affiliation: Department of Communication, University of Kentucky
• Contact: dli310@uky.edu

Liao’s scholarly work investigates communication dynamics in medical settings, including:

• Physician analogies and jargon interpretation
• International medical graduates’ communication strategies
• Social support mechanisms for migrant care workers
• Illness uncertainty management
• Identity transformations in chronic illness

Through experimental and theoretical approaches, their research spans digital health platforms, cross-cultural medical interactions, and rhetorical frameworks in clinical communication. Key methodological approaches include web-based experiments and normative rhetorical analysis.