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Gayle Prybutok is an Associate Professor in the Department of Rehabilitation and Health Services at the University of North Texas. She holds a BSN, MBA, and Ph.D. Her research focuses on health communication, healthcare quality improvement, and addressing health disparities through digital technologies. She has advised doctoral students Rifat Afrin and Renata Komalasari on numerous publications.
Key research areas include the impact of social media on health behaviors, the role of technology in reducing social isolation among older adults, and chronic disease management strategies. Her work frequently examines healthcare access challenges faced by marginalized populations, particularly in Texas and border regions.
Dr. Prybutok's recent publications explore AI applications in dementia care, social media's influence on dietary habits, and the portrayal of health issues in media. She emphasizes teaching doctoral students publishing skills through collaborative research.
Her work demonstrates strong methodological rigor, combining quantitative analyses (e.g., GIS mapping for health disparities) with qualitative approaches (e.g., framing analysis of newspaper coverage). Ongoing projects include investigating COPD patient communities and post-pandemic telehealth adoption patterns.
