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Evan Wilhelms is an Assistant Professor of Psychology at Hiram College, specializing in cognitive development, health communication, and judgment and decision making (JDM). His research focuses on how effective education and health communication can drive behavior changes for improved well-being, with a particular emphasis on comparing intuition versus deliberate analysis in contexts like health misinformation, delay of gratification, and educational systems. He holds an M.A. from Baldwin-Wallace College (2004) and a Ph.D. from Cornell University (2015).
His research interests include cognitive development, health communication strategies, subjective well-being, and the application of Fuzzy-Trace Theory to understand decision-making processes in healthcare and education. Key areas of exploration involve how visual aids and risk communication formats influence patient decisions, the role of gist-based reasoning in obesity prevention, and the predictive power of delay of gratification on problem behaviors.
Wilhelms has contributed to peer-reviewed journals such as Applied Cognitive Psychology, Patient Education and Counseling, and Behavior Research Methods, focusing on topics like medication risk perception, health literacy, and decision-making frameworks. His work bridges theoretical models (e.g., Fuzzy-Trace Theory) with practical applications in healthcare communication and public health interventions.
He has advised no recorded students and has not been noted for specific scientific awards, though his contributions to neuroeconomics and JDM are widely cited. His current projects emphasize improving health communication efficacy and exploring developmental aspects of decision-making across populations.
