Sherri Jean Katz

Sherri Jean Katz is an Associate Professor at the University of Minnesota's Hubbard School of Journalism & Mass Communication. She holds a PhD in Communication from Cornell University. Her research examines health communication strategies targeting youth tobacco/nicotine/THC prevention, regulatory science, and cognitive processing theories.

Katz investigates how product packaging, flavor representations, and modified risk statements influence youth perceptions. Her NIH-funded projects test vaping product features among middle/high school students. Publications explore harm reduction messaging, health halo effects, flavor marketing impacts, and psychological reactance theory. Recent work (2020-2023) focuses on vaping risk communication and nicotine product regulation.