Vinita Agarwal is an Assistant Professor of Communication at the Department of Communication Arts in Salisbury University. She earned her Ph.D. in Communication (Media, Technology, and Society, 2009) from Purdue University and joined the faculty of Salisbury University in Fall, 2010.

Professor Agarwal's teaching interests focus on public relations, strategic communication, and research methods. To read about her teaching experiences, syllabi and courses taught, click here.

 Her research seeks to understand individual and organizational motivational drivers for message design facilitating preventive health behaviors and  organizational outcomes. In particular, her recent research has focused on understanding the nature of trust and how it plays into individual decision making processes in health risk based decisions and organizational outcomes. To learn more about her research, publications, and conference presentations, click here.

She lives in Salisbury, Maryland with her husband, Sangeet, son, Arjun, and their really naughty always playful and full of endless energy chocolate lab. Download a copy of Dr. Agarwal's curriculum vita here.

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