Lauren Hamel: The Role of Nonverbal Synchrony in Race-Related Oncology Treatment Interactions
Aug 30, 2025, 14:18

Lauren Hamel: The Role of Nonverbal Synchrony in Race-Related Oncology Treatment Interactions

Lauren Hamel, Vice Chair, Academic and Community Affairs at Wayne State University School of Medicine, shared a post on LinkedIn:

“I’m thrilled to share new research that my colleagues, including Felicity Harper, Milisa Manojlovich, Louis Penner, Terrance Albrecht, Ph.D., Diliara Bagautdinova, and Susan Eggly, and I have just published in Cancer Control, shedding light on a critical yet often overlooked aspect of patient-physician interactions: nonverbal synchrony and its relationship to race-related attitudes and perceptions in oncology treatment.

In “The Influence of Patient and Physician Race-Related Attitudes and Perceptions on Nonverbal Synchrony in Oncology Treatment Interactions Between Black Patients and Non-Black Physicians,” we examined how race-based attitudes and perceptions affect the subtle, nonverbal cues that influence communication, and ultimately, care outcomes.”

Title: The Influence of Patient and Physician Race-Related Attitudes and Perceptions on Nonverbal Synchrony in Oncology Treatment Interactions Between Black Patients and Non-Black Physicians

Authors: Lauren M. Hamel, Robert Moulder, Felicity W. K. Harper, Milisa Manojlovich, Fabian T. Ramseyer, Louis A. Penner, Terrance L. Albrecht, Steven Boker, Diliara Bagautdinova, Susan Eggly

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