Publications

A sampling of some of my peer-reviewed papers and invited articles

Peer-reviewed publications:

Palmer, A, Gorman, S. Misinformation, trust, and health: The case for information environment as a major independent social determinant of health. Social Science and Medicine 381 (118272), 2025.

Piltch-Loeb, R, White, TM, Wyka, K, Gibbs, SG, Gorman, S, Lazarus, JV, Lowe, JJ, Ratzan, S, & El-Mohandes, A. Urban and rural perceptions of potential H5N1 vaccination and dietary changes in the United States. Journal of Heealth Communication, 1-10 (2025); https://doi.org/10.1080/10810730.2025.2526849

Piltch-Loeb, R, Gibbs, S, Lowe, J, Gorman, S, Wyka, K, White, T, & El-Mohandes, A. U.S. trust in physicians as key public health messengers during the H5N1 avian influenza outbreak. Sci Rep 15, 31011 (2025); https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-025-12304-z

Scales, D, Windham, S, DiCaprio, P, Gorman, JM, Gorman, SE, Hurth, L, Radhakrishnan, M, Akunne, A, Leininger, L, & Starks, TJ. Community-oriented motivational interviewing to address anti-COVID-19 vaccine sentiment in virtual communities: Manifestations of change talk and sustain talk and practitioner approaches. Group Dynamics: Theory, Research, and Practice 2025; https://doi.org/10.1037/gdn0000233

John, JN, Gorman, S, Scales, D, Gorman, J. Online Misleading Information About Women’s Reproductive Health: A Narrative Review. Journal of General Internal Medicine 2024; https://doi.org/10.1007/s11606-024-09118-6

Scales, D, Hurth, L, Xi, W, Gorman, S, et al. Addressing Antivaccine Sentiment on Public Social Media Forums Through Web-Based Conversations Based on Motivational Interviewing Techniques: Observational Study. JMIR Infodemiology 2023; 3: e50138. doi: 10.2196/50138

Titanji, B, Mekone, I, Scales, D…Gorman, S, et al. Pre-emptively Tackling Vaccine Misinformation for a Successful Large-Scale Roll-Out of Malaria Vaccines in Africa. The Lancet Infectious Diseases 2023; doi: 10.1016/S1473-3099(23)00453-X

Gorman, J, Gorman, S, Sandy, W, Gregorian, N, Scales, D. Implications of COVID-19 Vaccine Hesitancy: Results of Online Bulletin Board Interviews. Frontiers in Public Health 2022; https://doi.org/10.3389/fpubh.2021.757283

MacPhee, J, Modi, K, Gorman, S, et al. Strengthening Safety Nets: A Comprehensive Approach to Mental Health Promotion and Suicide Prevention for Colleges and Universities. National Academy of Medicine 2021; https://doi.org/ 10.31478/202106b

Gorman, J, Scales, D, Gorman, S. Expert Opinion in Mental Disorder: Why Is Acceptance of the COVID-19 Vaccines So Problematic? Personalized Medicine in Psychiatry 2021; doi: 10.1016/j.pmip.2021.100072

Scales, D, Gorman, S, Gorman, J. Resist Pseudoscience with Respect, Not Ridicule. Nature 2020; doi: 10.1038/d41586-020-01626-9

Gorman, S, Gorman, J. The Social Psychology and Neurobiology of Intergroup Conflict. Islamophobia and Psychiatry: Recognition, Prevention, and Treatment, ed. H Steven Moffic, John Peteet, Ahmed Zakaria Hankir, Rania Awaad. Springer International, 2019.

Gorman, S, Currier, J, Beckerman, KP, Hall, E. Women’s issues. Comprehensive Textbook of AIDS Psychiatry: A Paradigm for Integrated Care, ed. JM Gorman, M Cohen, JM Jacobson, P Volberding, S Letendre, Oxford University Press, 2017.

Gorman, SE, Martinez, JMM, Olson, J. An assessment of HIV treatment outcomes among utilizers of semi-mobile clinics in rural Kenya. AIDS Care 2014; 27(5): 665-668; doi: 10.1080/09540121.2014.986053

Chen, X, Gelaye, B, Velez, JC…Gorman, S, et al. Attitudes, Beliefs, and Perceptions of Caregivers and Rehabilitation Providers about Disabled Children’s Sleep Health: A Qualitative Study. BMC Pediatrics 2014; doi: 10.1186/1471-2431-14-245

Gorman, S. A New Approach to Maternal Mortality: The Role of HIV in Pregnancy. International Journal of Women’s Health 2013; https://doi.org/10.2147/IJWH.S46872

Articles:

Gorman, Sara and Heather Lanthorn. “What the Tylenol-Autism Discussion Says About Communicating Evolving Science.” MedPage Today (Setember 11, 2025), https://www.medpagetoday.com/opinion/second-opinions/117416

Gorman, Sara, Heather Lanthorn, Kenneth H. Rabin, and Scott C. Ratzan. “‘Safe and Effective’ Is FDA-Speak. It’s Time to Put It to Bed.” MedPage Today (January 28, 2025), https://www.medpagetoday.com/opinion/second-opinions/113983

Gorman, Sara, Kenneth H. Rabin, and Scott C. Ratzan. “‘Uncertainty’ Isn’t a Bad Word: U.S. Agencies Must Tighten Up H5N1 Communications.” MedPage Today (June 3, 2024), https://www.medpagetoday.com/opinion/second-opinions/110449 

Gorman, Sara, Scott C. Ratzan, and Kenneth H. Rabin. “H5N1 Communications Has Been Strictly for the Birds. Didn’t the Federal Government Learn Anything from Covid?” STAT (May 9, 2024), https://www.statnews.com/2024/05/09/h5n1-communication-didnt-federal-government-learn-anything-from-covid/ 

Gorman, Sara, David Scales, and Katherine Cartwright. “A Framework to Communicate with Pregnant Patients about the RSV Vaccines.” MedPage Today (October 3, 2023), https://www.medpagetoday.com/opinion/second-opinions/106612 

Scales, David, Sara Gorman, and Kathleen Hall Jamieson. “How Headlines about the RSV Antibody Injection Could Cloud Parents’ Decision-Making.” STAT (October 3, 2023), https://www.statnews.com/2023/10/03/nirsevimab-beyfortus-rsv-monoclonal-antibody-injection-children/ 

Gorman, Sara E. and Jack M. Gorman. “Denying to the Grave” blog on Psychology Today, 2016-present, https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/denying-the-grave 

Gorman, Sara E. “Fake News about Health You Need to Stop Believing.” Men’s Health (March 26, 2018), https://www.menshealth.com/health/a19596621/fake-news-about-health-you-need-to-stop-believing/ 

Gorman, Sara. “Governments Would Get More Done If They Bullied People Less.” Quartz (February 5, 2018), https://qz.com/1196859/governments-would-get-more-done-if-they-bullied-people-less/

Gorman, Sara. “The Right Way to Google Your Symptoms.” Quartz (December 10, 2017), https://qz.com/ 1151961/the-right-way-to-google-your-symptoms/

Gorman, Sara. “The US’s Latest Gun Bill Will Be Devastating for Victims of Domestic Violence.” Quartz (December 1, 2017), https://qz.com/1144247/the-concealed-carry-reciprocity-act-of-2017-will-be-devastating-for-victims-of-domestic-violence/

Gorman SE and Jack M. Gorman. “Why We Shouldn’t Dismiss People Who Deny Facts.” TIME Magazine (September 6, 2016), http://time.com/4466692/denying-to-the-grave/.