Francis Dalisay
Associate Professor
- Gainesville FL UNITED STATES
- College of Journalism and Communication
Francis Dalisay's research focuses on developing tailored communication interventions aimed at preventing cancer among the underserved.
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For more than 20 years, Francis Dalisay has conducted social scientific research in communication and media effects in the areas of community engagement, health and cancer prevention. His studies have focused on remote, rural and under-resourced communities, such as those in the U.S.-Affiliated Pacific Islands. He has been devoted to developing communication solutions (e.g., culturally tailored video-based, school-based prevention curricula; digital interventions to enhance community engagement) aimed at improving the lives of the underserved. He currently uses community-based, participatory approaches.
Areas of Expertise
Media Appearances
Guam's rate of vaping among young people five times higher than mainland US
ABC online
2023-04-10
Palau has imposed a total ban on e-cigarettes last week while Guam has proposed to outlaw the sale of flavoured vape juice. Francis Dalisay of the University of Guam co-led a project last year to alert students to the dangers of e-cigarettes.
Social
Articles
Factors associated with smoking and e-cigarette use statuses among individuals with chronic diseases after hurricanes Helene and Milton
National Library of MedicineDalisay, et al.
2025-04-30
The present study examined post-disaster intentions to use and past 30-day use of cigarettes and e-cigarettes and associated factors among individuals with chronic diseases who experienced hurricanes Helene and Milton.
News Literacy and Critical Thinking in the Pacific: Evidence from Guam and the Northern Mariana Islands
Taylor & FrancisDalisay & Yamamoto
2024-08-07
This study analyzes data from surveys conducted in two Pacific Island communities—Guam and the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands—to assess relationships among news literacy, news literacy efficacy, critical thinking about content, and news credibility.
Guam Adolescents' Use of Strategies to Resist Cigarette, e-Cigarette, and Betel Nut Offers: Findings from a Focus Group Study
National Library of MedicineDalisay, et al.
2023-07-24
This study examined resistance strategies used by predominantly Pacific Islander young adolescents in response to offers of tobacco, e-cigarettes, and betel [areca] nuts.
