37.1866, Calls: Health Communication and Behaviour Change in the Evolving Digital Landscape: Language, Discourse and Interaction (United Kingdom)

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Subject: 37.1866, Calls: Health Communication and Behaviour Change in the Evolving Digital Landscape: Language, Discourse and Interaction (United Kingdom)

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Date: 20-May-2026
From: Dr Yanyan Li [Hii at warwick.ac.uk]
Subject: Health Communication and Behaviour Change in the Evolving Digital Landscape: Language, Discourse and Interaction


Full Title: Health Communication and Behaviour Change in the Evolving
Digital Landscape: Language, Discourse and Interaction

Date: 16-Jul-2026 - 16-Jul-2026
Location: Coventry, United Kingdom
Contact Person: Hii Team
Meeting Email: Hii at warwick.ac.uk
Web Site:
https://warwick.ac.uk/research/spotlights/health/news-events/healthcomm/

Linguistic Field(s): Applied Linguistics; Clinical Linguistics;
Discourse Analysis; Pragmatics; Sociolinguistics
Subject Language(s): English (eng)

Call Deadline: 31-May-2026

Call for Papers:
We are pleased to invite you to participate in the interdisciplinary
conference Health Communication and Behaviour Change in the Evolving
Digital Landscape: Language, Discourse and Interaction
(https://warwick.ac.uk/research/spotlights/health/news-events/healthcomm/),
which will take place at the University of Warwick during 9am-5:30pm
on Thursday 16 July 2026 (BST). The event is funded by Warwick's
Interdisciplinary Research Spotlight (Health).
With a strong focus on language, discourse, and interaction, the
conference examines how AI, algorithmic systems, and digital platforms
are transforming health communication, care experiences, access,
trust, and decision-making across diverse socially situated linguistic
and cultural contexts.
Call for Contributions (15-minute talks):
We welcome abstracts addressing (but not limited to): 
-Interactional dynamics in telehealth and AI-assisted healthcare
encounters
-AI-mediated and digitally mediated health communication and its
impact on health behaviour change, health perceptions, health
education, and care experiences
-Communication of care and health in digital and AI-enabled health
environments across diverse linguistic and cultural contexts
-Misinformation, trust, and ethical challenges in digital and
AI-driven health communication across diverse linguistic and cultural
contexts
-Inequalities in access, participation, and outcomes in multilingual
and multicultural digital health communication
-Interdisciplinary approaches to digital health communication and
behaviour change research 
Abstract guidelines (full
CfA: https://warwick.ac.uk/research/spotlights/health/news-events/healthcomm/call-for-contributions-papers-ihc.pdf)
-Max. 300 words (including references, aim, methods, previous
research/theory, and (expected) results of the study clearly stated)
-Work at any stage of development is welcome
-Particularly encourages postgraduate and early-career researchers
Submission deadline: 31 May 2026
Notification of acceptance: 8 June 2026
Submit your abstract here:
https://forms.cloud.microsoft/e/LcsJBSTzGL?origin=lprLink
Registration (free):
Please register by 6 July 2026:
https://forms.cloud.microsoft/e/81f97ZDEJ1?origin=lprLink
Conference Features:
-Keynote speaker: 
Professor Alison Pilnick (Professor of Language, Health and Society,
Manchester Metropolitan University)
-Interactive workshop speaker:
Dr Aikaterini Grimani (Assistant Professor, Behavioural Sciences
Group, Warwick Business School)
-Panel with guest speakers:
Dr Tom Ritchie (Associate Professor, Department of Chemistry,
University of Warwick; Chair, AI Equity and Sustainability in HE
Working and Discovery Group, QS Responsible AI Consortium)
Dr Kim Bul (Assistant Professor, Health and Care (Clinical
Psychology), Coventry University & University Hospitals Coventry and
Warwickshire NHS Trust)
Dr Shawnea Sum Pok Ting (Research Fellow, 999 RESPOND Project, Centre
for Applied Linguistics, University of Warwick)
Vineetha Wilson Vavanal (MA in Cultural and Media Policy Studies)
-Networking and collaboration opportunities
-Hybrid access to support global participation
Enquiries: Hii at warwick.ac.uk



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