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Department of Communication Studies
College of Liberal Arts and Sciences
University of Kansas
1440 Jayhawk Blvd., Room 102
Lawrence, Kansas 66045-7574
Telephone: 785-864-9884
E-Mail: adkunkel@ku.edu
Adrianne Kunkel's Website

EDUCATION

Ph.D.

2000

Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN, Department of Communication.Dissertation: “Coping with Emotional Distress: Effects of DisclosureMode on Cognitive, Affective, and Health Outcomes.” Dissertation Director: Brant R. Burleson

M.A.

1994

Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN, Department of Communication.Thesis: “Assessing the Adequacy of Explanations for GenderDifferences in Emotional Support: An Experimental Test of the DifferentCultures and Skill Deficit Accounts.” Thesis Director: Brant R. Burleson

B.A.

1990

Cum Laude, University of Colorado, Boulder, CO, Department ofCommunication.

ACADEMIC APPOINTMENTS

2014 - present Professor: Department of Communication Studies, University of Kansas, Lawrence, KS.

2019 - present Senior Scientist: Cofrin Logan Center for Addiction Research and Treatment, University ofKansas, Lawrence, KS.

2009 - present Affiliate Faculty: Women, Gender and Sexuality Studies Department, University of Kansas, Lawrence, KS.

2005 - present Associate Faculty: Gerontology Center/Life Span Institute, University of Kansas, Lawrence, KS.

2005 - 2014 Associate Professor: Department of Communication Studies, University of Kansas, Lawrence, KS.

1999 - 2005 Assistant Professor: Department of Communication Studies, University of Kansas, Lawrence, KS.

1992 - 1999 Graduate Teaching Assistant: Department of Communication, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN.

HONORS, AWARDS, AND RECOGNITIONS

Recipient, Dean’s Award for Exceptional Student Mentoring (ESM), University of Kansas, 2018.

Recipient, B. Aubrey Fisher Award, Outstanding Article Published in 2016 in the Western Journal of Communication, Western States Communication Association (WSCA), 2017.

Nomination, Anita Taylor Outstanding Published Article Award, Organization for the Study of Communication, Language, and Gender (OSCLG), 2017.

Nomination, Anita Taylor Outstanding Published Article Award, Organization for the Study of Communication, Language, and Gender (OSCLG), 2016.

Nomination, Bill Eadie Distinguished Award for a Scholarly Article, Applied CommunicationDivision, National Communication Association, 2017.

Nomination, Bill Eadie Distinguished Award for a Scholarly Article, Applied CommunicationDivision, National Communication Association, 2016.

Recipient, Francine Merritt Award for Outstanding Contributions to the Lives of Women inCommunication, National Communication Association, 2015.

Recipient, Faculty Member of the Month, Panhellenic Association, University of Kansas, 2015.

Recipient, Feminist Teacher-Mentor Award, Organization for the Study of Communication,Language, and Gender (OSCLG), 2014.

Recipient, Mentoring Award, International Association for Relationship Research (IARR), 2014.

Recipient, Bill Eadie Distinguished Award for a Scholarly Article, Applied CommunicationDivision, National Communication Association, 2014.

Nomination, Distinguished Article Award, Communication & Social Cognition (CSC) Division, National Communication Association, 2014.

Nomination, Jayhawk Choice Award, Club Advisor of the Year, University of Kansas, 2013-2014.

Nomination, Women’s Hall of Fame, Emily Taylor Center for Women & Gender Equity, University of Kansas, 2014, 2015, 2017, 2018.

Nomination, Gerald R. Miller Book Award for the Interpersonal Communication Division, National Communication Association, 2014.

Nomination, Qualitative Book Award, International Congress of Qualitative Inquiry, 2014.

Nomination, Feminist Teacher-Mentor Award, Organization for the Study of Communication,Language, and Gender (OSCLG), 2013.

Nomination, Organizational Communication Outstanding Article Award, National CommunicationAssociation, 2013.

Recipient, Top Four Paper Award given by the Organizational and Professional Communication Interest Group of the Central States Communication Association, 2013.

Recipient, Top Panel Award given by the Interpersonal and Small Group Interest Group of theCentral States Communication Association, 2013.

Recipient, Kansas Statewide Transgender Project Educator Award, K-Step, Kansas, 2012.

Nomination, Health Communication Division Distinguished Article Award, National CommunicationAssociation, 2011.

Recipient, Department of Communication Studies, Donn W. Parson Graduate Faculty Mentorship Award,University of Kansas, 2003-2004, 2009-2010, 2010-2011.

Recipient, John C. Wright Mentor Award, University of Kansas, 2011. Nomination, Byron A.Alexander/John C. Wright Mentor Award, University of Kansas, 2010.

Recipient, Department of Communication Studies, Students in Communication Studies, OutstandingInstructor, University of Kansas, 2007-2008, 2011-2012.

Recipient, Sabbatical Leave, University of Kansas, Fall 2006-Spring 2007, Spring 2014.

Recipient, Top Three Paper Award given by the Human Communication and Technology Divisionof the National Communication Association, 2005.

Faculty Member Recipient, Department of Communication Studies, Center for TeachingExcellence Award, University of Kansas, 2005.

Recipient, Silver Anniversary Award for Excellence in Teaching, University of Kansas, 2004.

Recipient, Central States Communication Association Outstanding New Teacher Award, 2004.

Recipient, The Commission on the Status of Women and Emily Taylor Women’s Resource Center (ETWRC), University of Kansas Outstanding Woman Educator Award, University of Kansas, 2003.

Recipient, Center for Teaching Excellence Undergraduate Teaching Appreciation Award, University of Kansas, 2002.

Competitively selected participant, “Center for Teaching Excellence Institute 2000,” University of Kansas, 2000.

Recipient, 90% Club Teaching Certificate for Communication 114 for Outstanding Teaching, PurdueUniversity, 1997, 1998, 1999.

Competitively selected participant, National Communication Association Doctoral Honors’ Seminar, Northwestern University, 1998.

Recipient, Alan H. Monroe Graduate Scholar Award, Purdue University, 1996. This Award is given to recognize outstanding scholarly productivity by a graduate student. Honorable Mention, Thesis Award given by the Organization for the Study of Communication, Language, and Gender, 1995.

Recipient, Top Student Paper Award given by the Interpersonal and Small Group Interaction Divisionof the Speech Communication Association, 1995.

Recipient, Outstanding Thesis/Dissertation Award given by the Interpersonal CommunicationDivision, International Communication Association, 1995.

MEMBERSHIPS IN PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATIONS

National Communication Association (1993 - present)

International Association for Relationship Research (1994 - present)

Organization for the Study of Communication, Language, and Gender (2013 - present) InternationalCommunication Association (1993 - present)

Central States Communication Association (1995 - present)

RESEARCH

SCHOLARLY BOOK

Manning, J., & Kunkel, A. (2014). Researching interpersonal relationships: Qualitative methods, studies, and analysis. Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage.

EDITED SCHOLARLY BOOK

Gillath, O., Adams, G., & Kunkel, A. (Eds.). (2012). Relationship science: Integrating evolutionary, neuroscience, and sociocultural approaches. Washington D.C.: American Psychological Association.

EDITED TEXTBOOK

Kunkel, A. (Ed.). (2003). Communication and gender handbook. Dubuque, Iowa: Kendall/HuntPublishing Company.

JOURNAL PUBLICATIONS

Hoskins, N., & Kunkel, A. (in press). “I didn’t really have anybody to turn to”: Barriers to social support and the experiences of male perpetrators of intimate partner violence. Journal of InterpersonalViolence.

Gist-Mackey, A., Kunkel, A., & Guthrie, J. (in press). Surviving communicative labor: Theoretical exploration of the (in)visibility of gendered faculty work/life struggle. Academic Labor: Research and Artistry.

Hoskins, N., & Kunkel, A. (2020). “I don’t even deserve a chance”: An ethnographic study of adverse childhood experiences among male perpetrators of intimate partner violence. The QualitativeReport, 25, 1009-1037.

McDaniel, C., Guthrie, J., & Kunkel, A. (2018). “You look fine”: A closer look at white lies in female best friendships. Iowa Journal of Communication, 50, 52-71.

Wagner, P. E., Kunkel, A., Asbury, M. B., & Soto, F. (2016). Civilized (trans)gressions: Gender, health, and the diverging valence of trans* stigma. Women & Language, 39, 49-74.

Hoskins, N. S., Woszidlo, A., & Kunkel, A. (2016). Words can hurt the ones you love: Interpersonal trust as it relates to listening anxiety and verbal aggression. Iowa Journal of Communication, 48, 96-112.

Guthrie, J., & Kunkel, A. (2016). “No more trapping me!”: Communication scholarship in the service ofwomen experiencing domestic violence and substance abuse. Communication Quarterly, 64, 434-453.

Wagner, P. E., Ellingson, L., & Kunkel, A. (2016). Pictures, patience, and practicalities: Lessons learnedfrom using photovoice in applied communication contexts. Journal of Applied Communication Research, 44, 336-342.

Wagner, P. E., Kunkel, A., & Compton, B. (2016). (Trans)lating identity: Exploring discursive strategies for navigating the tensions of identity gaps. Communication Quarterly, 64, 251-272.

Kunkel, A., & Guthrie, J. (2016). Survivor: Women’s stories of navigation and tensions in a domestic violence shelter. Western Journal of Communication, 80, 100-120. *

* Recipient, B. Aubrey Fisher Award, Outstanding Article Published in 2016 in the Western Journal of Communication, Western States Communication Association (WSCA), 2017.

Manning, J., & Kunkel, A. (2015). Qualitative approaches to dyadic data analyses in family communication: An invited essay. Journal of Family Communication, 15, 185-192.

Guthrie, J., & Kunkel, A. (2015). Problematizing the uniform application of the formula story:Advocacy for survivors in a domestic violence support group. Women & Language, 38, 43-62.

Messersmith, A., Kunkel, A., & Guthrie, J. (2015). Newlywed reports of social support during engagement: What worked and what failed. Communication Studies, 66, 257-276.

Rosenberg, J., & Kunkel, A. (2014). Interpersonal communication’s past, present, and bright future. Communication Studies, 65, 426-428.

Manning, J., & Kunkel, A. (2014). Making meaning of meaning-making research: Using qualitative research for studies of social and personal relationships. Journal of Social and Personal Relationships, 31, 433-441.

Kunkel, A., Dennis, M. R., & Garner, B. (2014). Illustrating an integrated typology of meaning reconstruction in discourse: Grief-related disclosures. Death Studies, 38, 623-636.

D’Enbeau, S., & Kunkel, A. (2013). (Mis)managed empowerment: Exploring paradoxes of practice in domestic violence prevention. Journal of Applied Communication Research, 41, 141-159. *

* Recipient, Bill Eadie Distinguished Award for a Scholarly Article, Applied CommunicationDivision, National Communication Association (NCA), 2014.

Guthrie, J., & Kunkel, A. (2013). Tell me sweet (and not-so-sweet) little lies: Deception in romanticrelationships. Communication Studies, 64, 141-157.

Anderson, M., Kunkel, A., & Dennis, M. R. (2011). “Let’s (not) talk about that”: Bridging the past sexual experiences taboo to build healthy romantic relationships. Journal of Sex Research, 48, 381-391.

Kunkel, A., Dennis, M. R., & Keyton, J. (2010). Pink ribbons, blue moons, and silver linings:Communicating, coping, and caring. Health Communication, 25,583-584.

Wilson, S. R., Kunkel, A. D., Robson, S., Olufowote, J. O., & Soliz, J. (2009).

Identity implications of relationship (re)definition goals: An analysis of face threats and facework as young adults initiate, intensify, and disengage from romantic relationships. Journal of Languageand Social Psychology, 28, 32-61.

Dennis, M. R., Kunkel, A., & Keyton, J. (2008). Problematic integration, appraisal theory, and the Bosom Buddies breast cancer support group. Journal of Applied Communication Research, 36, 415-436.

Baym, N., Zhang, Y. B., Kunkel, A., Lin, M-C, & Ledbetter, A. (2007). Relational quality and media use in interpersonal relationships. New Media & Society, 9, 735-752.

Dennis, M. R., Kunkel, A. D., Woods, G., & Schrodt, P. (2006). Making sense of New Orleans flood trauma recovery: Ethics, research design, and policy considerations for future disasters. Analyses of Social Issues and Public Policy, 6, 191-213.

Dennis, M. R., Ridder, K., & Kunkel, A. D. (2006). Grief, glory, and political capital in the capitol:Presidents eulogizing presidents. Death Studies, 30, 325-349.

Burleson, B. R., Samter, W., Jones, S. M., Kunkel, A., Holmstrom, A. J., Mortenson,

S. T., & MacGeorge, E. L. (2005). Which comforting messages really work best? A different perspective on Lemieux and Tighe’s “receiver perspective.” Communication Research Reports, 22, 87-100.

Dennis, M. R., & Kunkel, A. D. (2004a). Fallen heroes, lifted hearts: Consolation in contemporarypresidential eulogia. Death Studies, 28, 1-29.

Dennis, M. R., & Kunkel, A. D. (2004b). Perceptions of men, women, and CEOs: The effects of gender identity. Social Behavior and Personality: An International Journal, 32, 155-172.

Kunkel, A., Dennis, M. R., & Waters, E. (2003). Contemporary university students’ ratings of the characteristics of men, women, and CEOs. Psychological Reports, 93, 1197-1213.

Kunkel, A. D., Wilson, S. R., Olufowote, J., & Robson, S. (2003). Identity implications of influence goals: Initiating, intensifying, and ending romantic relationships. Western Journal ofCommunication, 67, 382-412.

Kunkel, A., & Burleson, B. (2003). Relational implications of communication skill evaluations andlove styles. Southern Communication Journal, 68, 181-197.

Kunkel, A. D., & Dennis, M. R. (2003). Grief consolation in eulogy rhetoric: An integrativeframework. Death Studies, 27, 1-38.

Burleson, B. R., & Kunkel, A. (2002). Parental and peer contributions to the emotional support skills of thechild: From whom do children learn to express support? Journal of Family Communication, 2, 79-97.

Kunkel, A. (2002). Explaining sex differences in the evaluation of comforting messages: The mediating roleof interaction goals. Communication Reports, 15, 29-42.

Wilson, S. R., & Kunkel, A. W. (2000). Identity implications of influence goals: Similarities in perceived face threats and facework across sex and close relationships. Journal of Languageand Social Psychology, 19, 195-221.

Kunkel, A. W., & Burleson, B. R. (1999). Assessing explanations for sex differences in emotional support: A test of the different cultures and skill specialization accounts. Human Communication Research,25, 307-340.

Clair, R. P., & Kunkel, A. W. (1998). “Unrealistic realities”: Child abuse and the aesthetic resolution. Communication Monographs, 65, 24-46.

Burleson, B. R., Kunkel, A. W., & Szolwinski, J. B. (1997). Similarity in cognitive complexity and attraction to friends and lovers: Experimental and correlational studies. Journal of ConstructivistPsychology, 10, 221-248.

Clair, R. P., Chapman, P. A., & Kunkel, A. W. (1996). Narrative approaches to raising consciousness about sexual harassment: From research to pedagogy and back again. Journal of Applied Communication Research, 24, 241-259.

Burleson, B. R., Kunkel, A. W., Samter, W., & Werking, K. (1996). Men’s and women’s evaluations of communication skills in personal relationships: When sex differences make a difference—and when they don’t. Journal of Social and Personal Relationships, 13, 201-224.

Burleson, B. R., Kunkel, A. W., & Birch, J. D. (1994). Thoughts about talk in romantic relationships:Similarity makes for attraction (and happiness, too). Communication Quarterly, 42, 259-273.

BOOK CHAPTERS

Kunkel, A., Hoskins, N., Wiley, M., & Dennis, M. R. (in press). Family communication as…support. In J. Manning, J. Allen, & K. J. Denker (Eds.), Family communication as… Exploring metaphors for family communication. New York, NY: Wiley.

Dennis, M. R., & Kunkel, A. (2018). Evolving roles in research exploring communication about grief: Meaning making and continuing bonds. In D. Klass, & E. Steffen (Eds.), Continuing bonds in bereavement: New directions for research and practice (pp. 246-261). New York, NY: Routledge.

Woszidlo, A., & Kunkel, A. (2018). Social learning theory: An emphasis on modeling in parent-child relationships. In D. O. Braithwaite, E. Suter, & K. Floyd (Eds.), Engaging theories in familycommunication: Multiple perspectives (2nd ed., pp. 290-299). New York, NY: Routledge.

Dennis, M. R., & Kunkel, A. (2015). There should be an “I” in Mad Men: Individualism, isolation, indifference, and inadequacy. In D. M. Stern, J. Manning, & J. C. Dunn (Eds.), Lucky Strikes and a three-martini lunch: Thinking about television’s Mad Men (2nd ed., pp. 60-82). UK: CambridgeScholars Publishing.

D’Enbeau, S., & Kunkel, A. (2015). “I don’t know where my job ends”: Workplace stress and socialsupport in domestic violence prevention. In J. M. Smith & M.

W. Kramer (Eds.), Case studies in volunteering and NGOs (pp. 41-46). New York, NY: Peter Lang Publishing.

Guthrie, J., Kunkel, A., & Hladky, K. Nicole. (2013). The complex relationship between (and within) the oppressed and the empowered: Contradiction and LGBT portrayals on The L Word. In J. Campbell & T. Carilli (Eds.), Queer media images: LGBT perspectives (pp. 19-29). UK: Lexington Books.

Dennis, M. R., & Kunkel, A. (2012a). No one knows what it’s like to be the Mad Men: Inadequate comforting and coping with 1960s life. In D. M. Stern, J. Manning, & J. C. Dunn (Eds.), Lucky Strikes and a three-martini lunch: Thinking about television’s Mad Men (pp. 117-132). UK:Cambridge Scholars Publishing.

Dennis, M. R., & Kunkel, A. (2012b). Relationship after loss: Communication in the new grief paradigm. In O. Gillath, G. Adams, & A. Kunkel (Eds.), Relationship science: Integrating evolutionary, neuroscience, and sociocultural approaches (pp. 199-218). Washington D.C.: AmericanPsychological Association.

Gillath, O., Adams, G., & Kunkel, A. (2012a). Introduction: Theoretical integration and interdisciplinarity in relationship science. In O. Gillath, G. Adams, & A. Kunkel (Eds.), Relationship science: Integrating evolutionary, neuroscience, and sociocultural approaches (pp. 3-10). Washington D.C.: American Psychological Association.

Gillath, O., Adams, G., & Kunkel, A. (2012b). Preface. In O. Gillath, G. Adams, & A. Kunkel (Eds.), Relationship science: Integrating evolutionary, neuroscience, and sociocultural approaches (pp. xv-xvi). Washington D.C.: American Psychological Association.

Burleson, B. R., & Kunkel, A. (2006). Revisiting the different cultures thesis: An assessment of sex differences and similarities in supportive communication. In K. Dindia & D. Canary (Eds.), Sex differences and similarities in communication (2nd ed., pp. 137-159). Mahwah, NJ: Erlbaum.

Kunkel, A., Hummert, M. L., & Dennis, M. R. (2005). Social learning: Modeling and communication in the family context. In D. O. Braithwaite & L. A. Baxter (Eds.), Engaging theories in family communication: Multiple perspectives (pp. 260-275). Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage.

Mattson, M., Clair, R. P., Sanger, P. A. C., & Kunkel, A. D. (2000). A feminist reframing of stress: Rose’s story. In P. M. Buzzanell (Ed.), Rethinking organizational and managerial communication from feminist perspectives (pp. 157-174). Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage.

Kunkel, A. W., & Burleson, B. R. (1998). Social support and the emotional lives of men and women: Anassessment of the different cultures perspective. In D. Canary &

K. Dindia (Eds.), Sex differences and similarities in communication (pp. 101- 125). Mahwah, NJ: Erlbaum.

Burleson, B. R., & Kunkel, A. W. (1996). The socialization of emotional support skills in childhood. In G. R. Pierce, B. S. Sarason, & I. G. Sarason (Eds.), Handbook of social support and the family (pp. 105-140). New York, NY: Plenum.

MINOR PUBLICATIONS

Guthrie, J., & Kunkel, A. (2016). Communication in support groups. The International Encyclopedia of Interpersonal Communication (pp. 1-5). New York, NY: John Wiley & Sons.

Guthrie, J., & Kunkel, A. (2014). Lying as norm in social interactions. Encyclopedia of Lying andDeception (pp. 627-631). Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage.

D’Enbeau, S., & Kunkel, A. (2013). Domestic violence prevention and (mis)managed empowerment. Communication Currents

Gillath, O., Adams, G. E., & Kunkel, A. D. (2009). Making interdisciplinarity work in relationshipresearch. Relationship Research News (RRN).

Dennis, M. R., Kunkel, A., & Keyton, J. (2008). Women talking about cancer: Supportive elements. Communication Currents

Kunkel, A. (2005). Contribution to special issue on Communication Research and InstitutionalReview Boards. Relationship Research News (RRN).

Kunkel, A. (2005). Contribution to special issue on Communication Research and Institutional Review Boards. Journal of Applied Communication Research, 33.

BOOK REVIEWS

Kunkel, A. D. (2019). Introduction to communication theory and liberal education. [Review of Dr.Austin Babrow’s book 2019 proposal]. Unpublished.

Kunkel, A. D. (2018). Qualitative data matters: Issues, ethics, and practices. [Review of Dr. Laura L.Ellingson’s and Dr. Patty Sotirin’s book 2018 proposal]. Unpublished.

Kunkel, A. D. (2008). Gendered lives: Communication, gender, and culture. [Review of Dr. Julia Wood’s2009 Gendered Lives text]. Unpublished.

Kunkel, A. D. (2005). Interpersonal communication text. [Review of Dr. Kory Floyd’s 2009 InterpersonalCommunication textbook proposal]. Unpublished.

Kunkel, A. D. (2004). Gendering talk. [Review of Dr. Robert Hopper’s 2003 Gendering Talk]. Journal ofLanguage and Social Psychology, 23, 231-234.

EDITED SCHOLARLY JOURNALS

Kunkel, A., & Rosenberg, J. (2014). (Eds.). Interpersonal communication’s past, present, and bright future. Special edited issue of Communication Studies (co- edited by A. Kunkel & J. Rosenberg with CS Editor, Dr. Robert Littlefield).

Manning, J., & Kunkel, A. (2014). (Eds.). Qualitative studies of relationships: Prevailing norms and exciting innovations. Special edited issue of the Journal of Social and Personal Relationships (co-edited by J. Manning & A. Kunkel with JSPR Editor, Dr. Mario Mikulincer).

RESEARCH IN PROGRESS

Kunkel, A., McDaniel, C., & Mansour, R. (2020). Engaging voices in action research: Stories from domesticviolence survivors. Data collection currently in progress.

Yi, R., Kunkel, A., Pleskac, T. J., & Sebelius, J. (2020). Development and testing of arts-basedprogramming to promote future prospection amongst individuals in substance use recovery. Grantplanning and preparation currently in progress.

Wiley, M., Kunkel, A., & Kearney, M. (2020). #metoo: An analysis of political engagement through tweets of sexual harassment, assault, and violence on Twitter. Manuscript currently inpreparation for Violence Against Women.

Kunkel, A. (2020). An autoethnography of textbook cases: Teaching about, and advocating against, domestic violence. Manuscript currently in preparation for Departures in Critical QualitativeResearch.

COMPETITIVELY SELECTED PAPERS PRESENTED AT PROFESSIONAL MEETINGS

Gist-Mackey, A., Kunkel, A., & Guthrie, J. (2019, November). Surviving communicative labor: Theoretical exploration of the (in)visibility of gendered faculty work/life struggle. Paper presented at the National Communication Association convention, Baltimore.

Wiley, M., & Kunkel, A. (2019, November). Violence, voice, and victimhood: Activism and social justice in the face of survivorship. Panel discussion presented at the National Communication Association convention, Baltimore.

Hoskins, N., & Kunkel, A. (2019, October). “I don’t even deserve a chance”: An ethnographic study of adverse childhood experiences among male perpetrators of intimate partner violence. Paperpresented at the Organization for the Study of Communication, Language, and Gender convention, Cincinnati.

Kunkel, A. (2019, October). I love pop culture: Scholars dish on what’s hot in TV, film, gaming, & music. Panel discussion presented at the Organization for the Study of Communication, Language, andGender convention, Cincinnati.

Wiley, M., Kunkel, A., Kearney, M., McDaniel, C. L., & Mansour, R. (2018, October). #metoo: Engaging in online social justice movements to rally against sexual harassment, assault, and violence. Paper presented at the Organization for the Study of Communication, Language, and Gender convention,Lake Tahoe, CA.

Kunkel, A. (2018, October). Teaching gender and sexuality studies: Processes and practices of persistence in the classroom. Panel discussion presented at the Organization for the Study of Communication, Language, and Gender convention, Lake Tahoe, CA.

Kunkel, A. (2017, November). “Microlevel activism”: Opportunities, obstacles, and outcomes of ethnographic facilitation. Panel discussion presented at the National Communication Association convention, Dallas.

Kunkel, A. (2017, October). Helping those who hurt: Expanding on our past to (re)imagine feminist approaches to gender-based violence. Panel discussion presented at the Organization for theStudy of Communication, Language, and Gender convention, Omaha.

Kunkel, A. (2017, October). Past feminist teacher-mentor awardees. Panel discussion presented at the Organization for the Study of Communication, Language, and Gender convention, Omaha.

Wagner, P. E., Kunkel, A., & Asbury, M. B. (2017, October). “I’m sorry…What does That have to do with my respiratory tract?”: An identity-informed approach to trans patient and healthcareprovider communication. Paper presented at the Organization for the Study of Communication, Language, and Gender convention, Omaha.

Kunkel, A. (2016, November). Imagining alternatives to gender violence: Working collaboratively asadvocates, scholars, and teachers with community anti-violence practitioners. Double-panel discussion presented at the National CommunicationAssociation convention, Philadelphia.

Vellinga, H, & Kunkel, A. (2016, November). Adoptees and the management of privacy: “To tell or not to tell?” Paper presented at the National Communication Association convention, Philadelphia.

Vellinga, H, & Kunkel, A. (2016, October). Male and female adoptees’ identity disclosure: Transgressing and navigating dialectical tensions. Paper presented at the Organization for the Study of Communication, Language, and Gender convention, Chicago.

Wagner, P. E., Kunkel, A., Asbury, M. B., & Soto, F. (2016, October). Health (trans)gressions: Identity and stigma management in trans* healthcare support seeking. Paper presented at the Organization for the Study of Communication, Language, and Gender convention, Chicago.

Kunkel, A., & Guthrie, J. (2016, October). Transgressors: Narratives of inquiry, resistance, and risk.Panel discussion presented at the Organization for the Study of Communication, Language, and Gender convention, Chicago.

Guthrie, J., & Kunkel, A. (2015, November). “No more trapping me!”: Communication scholarship in the service of women experiencing domestic violence and substance abuse. Paper presented at theNational Communication Association convention, Las Vegas.

Kunkel, A., & Guthrie, J. (2015, November). Female/insider/outsider: The politics of conducting research with female participants. Panel discussion presented at the National Communication Association convention, Las Vegas.

Kunkel, A. (2015, November). Embracing opportunities to explore nonprofit contexts in and out of the classroom. Panel discussion presented at the National Communication Association convention, Las Vegas.

Wagner, P. E, Kunkel, A., Asbury, M. B., & Soto, F. (2015, October). Trans*care: Past experiences, future directions, and the potential of communication research. Paper presented at the Organization for the Study of Communication, Language, and Gender convention, Bowling Green.

McDaniel, C., Kunkel, A., & Guthrie, J. (2015, October). “You look fine”: A closer look at white lies in female best friendships. Paper presented at the Organization for the Study of Communication, Language, and Gender convention, Bowling Green.

Vellinga, H., Schon, J., & Kunkel, A. (2015, June). Interacting with adoptive parents: The influence of person-centered messages on disclosure and affect. Paper presented at the International Association for Relationship Research convention, New Jersey.

Wagner, P. E., Kunkel, A., & Compton, B. (2015, April). (Trans)lating identity: Gender identity formation and expression. Paper presented at the Eastern Communication Association convention, Philadelphia.

Asbury, M. B., Wagner, P. E., & Kunkel, A. (2015, April). [Fat]homing funny: Humor as a stigma-management tool. Paper presented at the Southern States Communication Association convention, Tampa.

Attig, H., & Kunkel, A. (2014, November). Seeking social support via new communication technologies during a life stressor. Paper presented at the National CommunicationAssociation convention, Chicago.

Messersmith, A., Kunkel, A., & Guthrie, J. (2014, November). Newlywed reports of social support during engagement: What worked and what failed. Paper presented at the NationalCommunication Association convention, Chicago.

Kunkel, A., & Dennis, M. R. (2014, October). Evolving masculinity and femininity: Revisiting Mad Men. Panel discussion presented at the Organization for the Study of Communication,Language, and Gender convention, Santa Clara.

Guthrie, J., & Kunkel, A. (2014, October). “You’re not the only one”: Examining a women’s domesticviolence support group within a substance abuse treatment center. Paper presented at the Organization for the Study of Communication, Language, and Gender convention, Santa Clara.

Kunkel, A., & Manning, J. (2014, July). Interpretive theorizing through qualitative data: Relationship research as a meaning-making endeavor. Paper presented at the International Association for Relationship Research convention, Melbourne, Australia.

Asbury, M. B., Wagner, P. E., & Kunkel, A. D. (2014, April). An examination of body image in those who sexually identify as bi-sexual and transgender. Panel discussion presented at the Southern States Communication Association convention, New Orleans.

Hoskins, N. S., Woszidlo, A., & Kunkel, A. (2014, April). A recipe for disaster: Higher levels of listening anxiety and lower levels of trust push verbal aggression to the boiling point. Paper presented at the Central States Communication Association convention, Minneapolis.

Kunkel, A., & Manning, J. (2013, November). A celebration of continued growth in researching interpersonal relationships: Connections across diverse qualitative methods, studies, and analysis. Panel discussion presented at the National Communication Association convention, Washington, D.C. Lueders, A., Cook, K., Webb, N., Kunkel, A., & Mattson, M. (2013, November).

Community service learning in small groups: A new pedagogical perspective. Paper presented at the National Communication Association convention, Washington, D.C.

Manning, J., & Kunkel, A. (2013, August). The future (of good reading) is now! KCA presents outstanding books released the past year. Paper presented at the Kentucky CommunicationAssociation convention, Burkesville, Kentucky.

Kunkel, A., Garner, B., & Dennis, M. R. (2013, April). Disclosure about grief: Discourses of meaning reconstruction for healing and transformation. Paper presented at the Central States Communication Association convention, Kansas City.

D’Enbeau, S., & Kunkel, A. (2013, April). (Mis)managed empowerment: Exploring paradoxes of practice in domestic violence prevention. Paper presented at the Central States CommunicationAssociation convention, Kansas City.

Note: The Organizational and Professional Communication Interest Group of the Central States Communication Association designated this as a “Top Four Paper.”

Lueders, A., Cook, K., Webb, N., Kunkel, A., & Mattson, M. (2013, April). Service learning in small group communication: Comparing pedagogical approaches. Paper presented at the Central States Communication Association convention, Kansas City. Note: The Interpersonal and Small Group Interest Group of the Central States Communication Association designated this paper to appear on the “Top Panel.”

Manning, J., & Kunkel, A. (2013a, April). Integrating qualitative research into the Advanced interpersonal course. Short course presented at the Central States Communication Associationconvention, Kansas City.

Manning, J., & Kunkel, A. (2013b, April). Interpretivist theory and the study of relationships: An argument and five paradoxes. Paper presented at the Southern States CommunicationAssociation convention, Louisville.

Asbury, M. B., & Kunkel, A. (2013a, April). Exploring weight identity: An examination of the cognitive, affective, and behavioral components of weight. Paper presented at the Southern States Communication Association convention, Louisville.

Asbury, M. B., & Kunkel, A. (2013b, April). “You’d be so pretty if you just lost a little weight”:Communication, weight, and women. Paper presented at the Southern States Communication Association convention, Louisville.

Larson, K., Kunkel, A., Guthrie, J., & Lueders, A. (2012, July). First comes texting, then comes hookingup: College students’ courtship scripts. Paper presented at the International Association forRelationship Research convention, Chicago.

Guthrie, J., & Kunkel, A. (2012, July). Sweet little lies: Deception in romantic relationships. Paper presented at the International Association for Relationship Research convention, Chicago.

Guthrie, J., Kunkel, A., & Hladky, K. (2012, July). The complex relationship between (and within) the suppressed and the empowered: Contradiction and GLBT portrayals on The L Word. Paper presented at the International Association for Relationship Research convention, Chicago.

Manning, J., & Kunkel, A. (2012, July). Qualitative studies of relationships: A dialogic roundtable. Paper presented at the International Association for Relationship Research convention, Chicago.

Jones, J., & Kunkel, A. (2011, April). Stop suffering toxic masculinity: Breaking silence, ending violence. Paper presented at the American Men’s Studies Association convention, Kansas City.

Guthrie, J., Hladky, K., & Kunkel, A. (2011, April). Masculine women: Portrayals in The L Word. Paper presented at the American Men’s Studies Association convention, Kansas City.

Anderson, M., & Kunkel, A. (2009, November). “It hurts me to imagine”: An analysis of the reasons romantic partners avoid discussing past sexual experiences. Paper presented at the National Communication Association convention, Chicago.

Kunkel, A. (2009, November). “Then again, everyone’s different”: A new perspective informing the social support of breast cancer survivors. Paper presented at the International Association forRelationship Research convention, Lawrence.

Anderson, M. & Kunkel, A. (2009, November). “Let’s not talk about that”: Why individuals avoid discussingpast sexual experiences. Paper presented at the International Association for Relationship Researchconvention, Lawrence.

Keyton, J., Beck, S., Dennis, M. R., & Kunkel, A. (2006, July). Double duty in breast cancer support groups: Enacting social support and managing group process. Paper presented at the INGRoup: Interdisciplinary Network for Group Research conference, Pittsburg. Baym, N., Zhang, Y. B., Kunkel, A., Lin, M-C, & Ledbetter, A. (2005, November).

Relational quality and media use in interpersonal relationships. Paper presented at the National Communication Association convention, Boston. Note: The Human Communication and Technology Division of the National Communication Association designated this as a “Top Three Paper.”

Kunkel, A. (2005, April). Understanding the efficacy of a breast cancer support group from an appraisaland coping perspective. Paper presented at the Central States Communication Associationconvention, Kansas City.

Spaulding, A., Kunkel, A., & Doolittle, G. (2004, November). Parents’ communication satisfaction with physicians: Comparing face-to-face and telemedicine pediatric consults. Paper presented at theTeleMed and eHealth convention, London.

Kunkel, A. D. (2004, November). Interpersonal dynamics of death, grief, and loss. Paper presented at the National Communication Association convention, Chicago.

Kunkel, A. D., Wilson, S. R., Robson, S., Olufowote, J., & Soliz, J. (2004, July). Negotiating romance: The effects of relationship (re)definition goals and attachment orientations on face threats and facework. Paper presented at the International Association for Relationship Research convention,Madison.

Spaulding, A., & Kunkel, A. (2004, May). Parents’ communication satisfaction with physicians: Comparing face-to-face and telemedicine consults. Paper presented at the American TelemedicineAssociation convention, Tampa.

Spaulding, A., Kunkel, A. D., & Doolittle, G. C. (2004, April). Parents’ communication satisfaction with physicians: A comparison of pediatric consults conducted face- to-face versus pediatric consults conducted via interactive video. Paper presented at the Kentucky Conference on HealthCommunication, Lexington.

Spaulding, A., Kunkel, A., & Doolittle, G. (2004, March). Parents’ communication satisfaction with physicians: Comparing face-to-face and telemedicine pediatric consults. Paper presented at the Innovation and Evaluation International Telehealth convention, Anchorage, Alaska.

Kunkel, A., Waters, E., & Dennis, M. R. (2003, November). Stepping up or still the same? Contemporary perceptions of males, females, and successful CEOs. Paper presented at the National CommunicationAssociation convention, Miami.

Soliz, J., & Kunkel, A. (2003, November). Worldview assumptions and support-seeking behavior. Paper presented at the National Communication Association convention, Miami.

Kunkel, A. D., Wilson, S. R., Olufowote, J., Robson, S., & Soliz, J. (2003, June). Changes of heart from start to part: Romantic relationships and facework. Paper presented at the CompassionateLove Conference, Normal, Illinois.

Soliz, J., & Kunkel, A. (2003, April). A cross-cultural analysis of support seeking. Paper presented at theCentral States Communication Association convention, Omaha.

Kunkel, A. D., & Dennis, M. R. (2002a, November). Tensions and consolation strategies in eulogia: Public, interpersonal, and intrapersonal comforting. Paper presented at the National CommunicationAssociation convention, New Orleans.

Kunkel, A. D., & Dennis, M. R. (2002b, November). The healing dimensions of communication. Paperpresented at the National Communication Association convention, New Orleans.

Kunkel, A. (2002a, November). Pedagogical obstacles to teaching gender in the classroom. Paper presented at the National Communication Association convention, New Orleans.

Kunkel, A. (2002b, November). The energizing force of responsibility to the community: “Tired” students strike against drunk driving. Paper presented at the National Communication Association convention, New Orleans.

Kunkel, A. D., Wilson, S. R., Olufowote, J., & Robson, S. (2002, July). Identity implications of influence goals: Initiating, intensifying, and ending romantic relationships. Paper presented at the International Association for Relationship Research convention, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada.

Kunkel, A. W. (2001, May). Explaining sex differences in the evaluation of comforting messages: The mediating role of interaction goals. Paper presented at the International CommunicationAssociation convention, Washington, D.C.

Kunkel, A. W. (2000, November). Coping with emotional distress: Effects of disclosure mode on cognitive, affective, and health outcomes. Paper presented at the National Communication Association convention, Seattle.

Kunkel, A. W., & Dennis, M. R. (1998, November). The role of emotional (re)appraisal in rhetoric: Strategic public comforting in grief-intensive exigences. Paper presented at the NationalCommunication Association convention, New York.

Kunkel, A. W. (1998, November). A conversation-centered approach to the study of emotional support: Rationale and a demonstration of method. Paper presented at the National Communication Association convention, New York.

Kunkel, A. W. (1997, November). The development of women in academia: Communicating centrality through mentor-mentee relationships. Paper presented at the National Communication Associationconvention, Chicago.

Wilson, S. R., & Kunkel, A. W. (1997, November). Reason giving as facework: Comparing episodes defined by influence goals of “giving advice” versus “asking favors.” Paper presented at the National Communication Association convention, Chicago. Clair, R. P., Mattson, M., Chapman, P. A., & Kunkel, A. W. (1996, November).

Reframing stress and deadlines. Paper presented at the Speech Communication Associationconvention, San Diego.

Wilson, S. R., & Kunkel, A. W. (1996, November). Identity implications of influence goals: Similarities in face threats and reason giving across gender and close relationships. Paper presented at the Speech Communication Association convention, San Diego.

Kunkel, A. W., Burleson, B. R., & Mills, C. B. (1996, August). “What’s love got to do with it,” verse two: Associations between love styles and communication values. Paper presented at the International Society for the Study of Personal Relationships convention, Banff, Canada.

Burleson, B. R., & Kunkel, A. W. (1996, May). Social support and the emotional lives of men and women: One world or two? Paper presented at the International Communication Association convention, Chicago.

Clair, R. P., Chapman, P. A., & Kunkel, A. W. (1995, November). An applied perspective of sexual harassment: From theory to pedagogy and back again. Paper presented at the Speech CommunicationAssociation convention, San Antonio.

Kunkel, A. W. (1995, November). Assessing the adequacy of explanations for gender differences in emotional support: An experimental test of the different cultures and skill deficit accounts. Paper presented at the Speech Communication Association convention, San Antonio. Note: The Interpersonal and Small Group Interaction Division of the Speech Communication Associationdesignated this as the “Top Student Paper.”

Burleson, B. R., & Kunkel, A. W. (1995, June). Learning how to care: Parental influences on the child’s acquisition of emotional support skills. Paper presented at the International Network on Personal Relationships convention, Williamsburg, VA.

Clair, R. P., & Kunkel, A. W. (1995, May). An organizational communication analysis of ‘unrealistic realities’: Child abuse and the aesthetic resolution. Paper presented at the InternationalCommunication Association convention, Albuquerque.

Burleson, B. R., & Kunkel, A. W. (1995, May). Parental and peer contributions to the emotional support skills of the child: From whom do children learn to express support? Paper presented at the International Communication Associationconvention, Albuquerque.

Kunkel, A. W. (1995, April). Gender differences in emotional support: A case of different cultures or different skills? Paper presented at the Central States Communication Association convention, Indianapolis.

Burleson, B. R., & Kunkel, A. W. (1995, March). Socialization of emotional support skills in childhood: The influence of parents and peers. Paper presented at the Society for Research in ChildDevelopment convention, Indianapolis.

Kunkel, A. W. (1994, November). A feminist ethnography of graduate school community. Paper presented at the Speech Communication Association convention, New Orleans.

Kunkel, A. W., & Burleson, B. R. (1994, November). What’s love got to do with it? How love styles and gender influence judgments about the importance of different communication skills. Paper presented at the Speech Communication Association convention, New Orleans.

Samter, W., Burleson, B. R., Kunkel, A. W., & Werking, K. J., (1994, July). Gender and beliefs about communication in intimate relationships: When gender differences make a difference—and when they don’t. Paper presented at the International Communication Association convention, Sydney,Australia.

Burleson, B. R., Kunkel, A. W., & Birch, J. D. (1994, July). Similarities in cognitive complexity and attraction to friends and lovers: Experimental and survey studies. Paper presented at the International Conference on Personal Relationships, Groningen, The Netherlands.

Burleson, B. R., Kunkel, A. W., & Birch, J. D. (1993, November). Thoughts about talk in romanticrelationships: Similarity makes for attraction (and happiness, too). Paper presented at the Speech Communication Association convention, Miami.

Kunkel, A. W. (1993, October). Metalogue: Where does creativity come from? Paper presented at theSemiotic Society of America convention, St. Louis.

Kunkel, A. W. (1993, March). Where does creativity come from? Paper presented at the Central StatesAnthropological Society convention, Beloit, WI.

RESEARCH GRANTS — IN REVISION

National Institutes of Health (NIH) Grant, “Development and Testing of Arts-Based Programming to Promote Future Prospection Amongst Individuals in Substance Use Recovery” ($665,225).[Principal Investigator = Richard Yi (KU), Co-Investigators = Adrianne Kunkel (KU) and Tim Pleskac (KU), Contributor = John Sebelius(KU)] [Submitted SU19; Rejected SP19; Currently in Revision]

RESEARCH GRANTS — FUNDED

National Institutes on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism Grant, “A Cluster-Randomized Trial Testing the Efficacy of a Behavioral Activation Intervention Administered in a College Orientation Course for Freshmen” (5-Year, R01 Grant, FY 2019- 2024). [Principal Investigator = Tera Fazzino (KU), Co-Investigators = Richard Yi (KU), Carl Lejuez (KU), Bruce Liese (KU), Rebecca Swinburne Romine (KU), and Adrianne Kunkel (KU)]

General Research Fund (GRF) Grant, University of Kansas, “Mourning and Meaning in Young Adult Fiction Grief Accounts.” ($1,000). Summer, 2017 (FY 2018). [Principal Investigator = AdrianneKunkel (KU)]

General Research Fund (GRF) Grant, University of Kansas, “Processes of Meaning Reconstruction in Grief Expression.” ($7,000). Summer, 2016 (FY 2017). [Principal Investigator = AdrianneKunkel (KU)]

General Research Fund (GRF) Grant, University of Kansas, “Formation and Expression of Gender Identity by Transgender Individuals.” ($8,040). Summer, 2014 (FY 2015). [Principal Investigator = Adrianne Kunkel (KU)]

General Research Fund (GRF) Grant, University of Kansas, “Work and Life Through the Lens of Violence, Survival, and Support: Engaging Women’s Voices in Action Research” ($8,048).Summer, 2011 (FY 2012). [Principal Investigator = Adrianne Kunkel (KU)]

American Psychological Association (APA) Grant, Washington D.C. Funding for the International Association for Relationship Research (IARR) Conference held at KU November 5-7, 2009 ($12,000). [Principal Investigator = Omri Gillath (KU), Other Funded Researchers = Adrianne Kunkel (KU) and Glenn Adams (KU)]

Outreach Partnership Grant via Continuing Education, University of Kansas. Funding for the International Association for Relationship Research (IARR) Conference held at KU November 5-7, 2009($3,500). [Principal Investigator = Omri Gillath (KU), Other Funded Researchers = Adrianne Kunkel (KU) and Glenn Adams (KU)]

General Research Fund (GRF) Grant, University of Kansas, “Comparison of Social Support Group Contexts for Breast Cancer Survivors” ($5,000). Summer, 2003 (FY 2004). [Principal Investigator = Joann Keyton (KU), Other Funded Researchers = Adrianne Kunkel (KU) and Michael Dennis(KU)]

Research Grant funded by the federal Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) as part of the Telehealth for Kansans project; “Doctor-patient communication in the telemedicine context: Effects of patient-centeredness on satisfaction and perceived feelings of social support.” Funding for Kunkel’s portion of this grant was $9367.68 for both Summer 2002 and Summer 2003 (KUMC GrantAccount Number G1100901). Funding for Kunkel’s portion of this grant was $10,403.75 for Summer 2004 (KUMC Grant Account Number G1100902). [Principal Investigator = Gary Doolittle (KUMC), Other Funded Researchers = David Cook (KUMC), Art Williams (UMKC), and Adrianne Kunkel (KU)] [Proposal was externally reviewed as part of a competitive process.]

New Faculty General Research Fund (NFGRF) Grant, University of Kansas, “Distress Re-Vision: Coping Via Sense-Making and Reappraisal in Narratives” ($10,000). Summer, 2001 (FY 2002). [PrincipalInvestigator = Adrianne Kunkel (KU)]

RESEARCH GRANTS — UNFUNDED

National Institutes of Health (NIH) Supplemental Grant, “Remediation of Elevated Delay Discounting in Mid-Life Individuals: A Stage-II Trial” ($68,933). [Principal Investigator = Richard Yi (KU) and Co-Investigator = Adrianne Kunkel (KU)] [Submitted SP19; Rejected SU20]

KU Grant Opportunity (KU Research GO), University of Kansas, “Pilot Project Using Art to Facilitate Future Self Projection Amongst Women in Substance Use Recovery.” ($15,000). Spring, 2019 (FY2020). [Principal Investigator = Richard Yi (KU), Other Researchers = Adrianne Kunkel (KU) and John Sebelius (KU)] [Submitted SP2019; Rejected SP2019]

Organization for Research on Women and Communication (ORWAC) Grant, “Work and Life Through the Lens of Violence, Survival, and Support: Engaging Women’s Voices in Action Research.” [Principal Investigator = Suzy D’Enbeau (KU), Other Researcher = Adrianne Kunkel (KU)] [Submitted SU10; Rejected FA10]

National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) Grant, “Healing New Orleans Evacuees: Pursuing the Mechanisms and Benefits of Disclosure” ($50,000). Submitted to the Rapid Assessment Post-Traumatic of Disaster grant via NIMH. [Principal Investigator = Adrianne Kunkel (KU), Other Investigators = Michael Dennis (KU), Gillian Woods (KU), andPaul Schrodt (KU)] [Submitted FA05; Rejected FA05]

TEACHING

COURSES TAUGHT

Department of Communication Studies, University of Kansas, 1999 - present

Undergraduate and bridge-level courses taught:

COMS 104, Introduction to Communication Studies

COMS 244, Introduction to Interpersonal Communication Theory COMS 342, Problem Solving in Teams and Groups

COMS 440, Communication and Gender [cross-listed with WGSS 440] COMS 498, Honors Thesis [6 completed theses as of Fall 2020]

COMS 499, Directed Study in Communication Studies [74 as of Fall 2020] COMS 530,Internship in Communication Studies [approximately 150 from

6/2008-12/2010]

COMS 544/844, Advanced Interpersonal Communication: Theories and Research COMS 440,Communication and Gender [cross-listed with WGSS 440] [online]

COMS 544, Advanced Interpersonal Communication: Theories and Research [online]

Undergraduate courses supervised:

COMS 244, Introduction to Interpersonal Communication Theory (2000 - 2013) COMS 342, Problem Solving in Teams and Groups (2000 - present)

Graduate courses taught:

COMS 741, Special Topics in Communication Studies [5 as of Fall 2020]

COMS 544/844, Advanced Interpersonal Communication: Theories and Research COMS 850, Introduction to Research Methods

COMS 898, Investigation and Conference (M.A.) [26 as of Fall 2020] COMS 899, Master’s Thesis (M.A.)

COMS 930, Gender, Pedagogy, and Research COMS 945, Seminar in Social Support

COMS 997, Research in (special graduate topic) (Ph.D.) [24 as of Fall 2020] COMS 998, Investigation and Conference (Ph.D.) [44 as of Fall 2020] COMS 999, Doctoral Dissertation (Ph.D.)

Department of Communication, Purdue University, 1992 - 1999 (GTA)

COM 114, Fundamentals of Speech Communication COM 212, Interpersonal Communication

COM 300, Introduction to Communication Research Methods

Department of Fine and Performing Arts, Bixby School, 1990 - 1992 (Grades 1-6)

All art and creativity-centered classes

Department of Communication, University of Colorado, 1989 - 1990 (TA)

COM 102, Introduction to Communication

GRADUATE ADVISING/CHAIRPERSON ON EXAMINATIONS

M.A. advisees: completed (16):

  1. Lynette Lewis (2001) [Program, Thesis]
  2. Season Titus (2003) [Program, Comprehensives]
  3. Erica Lam (2004) [Program, Comprehensives]
  4. Ashley Spaulding (2004) [Program, Thesis]
  5. Amber Messersmith (2005) [Program, Thesis]
  6. Mary Denning (2005) [Program, Thesis] (Co-Chair with Dr. Keyton)
  7. Mike Anderson (2006) [Program, Thesis]
  8. Jenny Guthrie (2010) [Program, Thesis]
  9. Kristel Hladky (2012) [Program, Comprehensives]
  10. Natalie Hoskins (2013) [Program, Thesis*] (Co-Chair with Dr. Woszidlo) [*Thesis nominated for the 2014 Outstanding Thesis Award for the Interpersonal Communication Division at the National Communication Association]
  11. Jen Schon (2013) [Program, Thesis*][*Winner of the 2014 Outstanding Thesis Award for the Interpersonal CommunicationDivision at the National Communication Association]
  12. Michelle MacBain (2014) [Program, Comprehensives]
  13. Josh Morgan (2014) [Program, Thesis]
  14. Megan Dunmire (2015) [Program, Comprehensives]
  15. Adam Raimond (2017) [Program, Thesis] (Co-Chair with Dr. Zhang)
  16. Fran Soto (2019) [Program, Comprehensives]

Ph.D. advisees: completed (19):

  1. Mary Pilgram (2004) [Program, Comprehensives]
  2. Scott Robson (2006) [Program, Comprehensives, Dissertation]
  3. Jimmie Manning (2006) [Co-Chair Comprehensives with Dr. Parson; Chair Dissertation]
  4. Gillian Woods (2007) [Program, Comprehensives, Dissertation (GerontologyProgram)]
  5. Mary Beth Asbury (2011) [Dissertation]
  6. Mike Anderson (2011) [Program, Comprehensives, Dissertation]
  7. Nathan Webb (2012) [Program, Comprehensives, Dissertation]
  8. Jennifer Guthrie (2013) [Program, Comprehensives, Dissertation*,**] [*Dissertation nominated for the 2015 Outstanding Dissertation Award for the Interpersonal Communication Division at the National Communication Association] [**Dissertation nominated for the 2015 Gerald R. Miller Outstanding Doctoral Dissertation Award sponsored by the National Communication Association]
  9. Allyn Lueders (2013) [Comprehensives, Dissertation]
  10. Heather Attig (2013) [Dissertation]
  11. Benjamin Garner (2014) [Program, Comprehensives, Dissertation]
  12. Alison Berry (2014) [Program, Comprehensives, Dissertation] (Co-Chair with Dr. Ford)
  13. Phillip E. Wagner (2015) [Program, Comprehensives, Dissertation*] [*Dissertation nominated for the 2016 and 2017 Cheris Kramarae Outstanding Dissertation Award for the Organization for the Study of Communication, Language, and Gender(OSCLG)]
  14. Natalie Hoskins (2017) [Program, Comprehensives, Dissertation*,**] [*Dissertation nominated for the 2018 Cheris Kramarae Outstanding Dissertation Award for the Organization for the Study of Communication, Language, and Gender (OSCLG)] [**Dissertation nominated for the 2019 Interpersonal Communication Division’sOutstanding Doctoral Dissertation Award sponsored by the National Communication Association]
  15. Alexandra Wages/Kirksey (2017) [Program, Comprehensives, Dissertation] (Co-Chair with Dr. Ford)
  16. Christine Crouse-Dick (2019) [Comprehensives, Dissertation] [*Dissertation nominated forthe 2020 Cheris Kramarae Outstanding Dissertation Award for the Organization for the Study of Communication, Language, and Gender (OSCLG)]
  17. Marissa Wiley (2019) [Program, Comprehensives, Dissertation]
  18. Haley Vellinga (2019) [Program, Comprehensives, Dissertation] (Co-Chair with Dr. Angela Gist-Mackey)
  19. Josh Morgan (2020) [Program, Comprehensives, Dissertation]

M.A. advisees: in progress (1):

1. Razan Mansour [Program, Thesis]

Ph.D. advisees: in progress (3):

  1. Courtney McDaniel [Program, Comprehensives, Dissertation]
  2. Alex Spadaro [Program, Comprehensives, Dissertation]
  3. Corey Petersen [Program, Comprehensives, Dissertation]

M.A. committees: completed (28):

  1. Melissa Citarelli (2000)
  2. Autumn Edwards (2001)
  3. Naomi Johnson (2003)
  4. Alisa Page (2003)
  5. Dave Calovich (2003)
  6. Patricia Magerkurth (2004)
  7. Andrew Ledbetter (2004)
  8. Jimmie Manning (2004)
  9. Kara Meusch (2004)
  10. Ashleigh Resetarits (2005)
  11. Joel Hood (2005)
  12. Jason Grebe (2009)
  13. Kelly Chrisman (2010)
  14. J. D. Warnock (2010)
  15. Lacey Hall (2010)
  16. Rachel Hatfield (2010)
  17. Rosie Kern (2011)
  18. Katy Cook (2012)
  19. Niveen Samman (2013)
  20. Seo Jeong Paik (2014)
  21. Breanne Wasinger (Museum Studies) (2014)
  22. Jessica Pauly (2014)
  23. Diana Koslowsky (2015)
  24. Gretchen Montgomery (2015)
  25. Benjamin Compton (2016)
  26. Gaby Byrd (2017)
  27. Paige Rainforth (2018)
  28. Chelsea Cullen (2018)

Ph.D. committees: completed (34):

  1. Lori Joseph (2001)
  2. Mei-Chen Lin (2003)
  3. Karen Anderson (2003)
  4. Wendy Geiger (2003)
  5. Jordan Soliz (2004)
  6. Arthur Rennels (2006)
  7. Elizabeth Collins (Psychology) (2006)
  8. Ray Ozley (2009)
  9. Iva Iantcheva Katzarska (Psychology) (2009)
  10. Kiley Larson (2011)
  11. Milton Wendland (American Studies) (2011)
  12. Brett Craig (2011)
  13. Stephanie Anderson (Psychology) (2013)
  14. Cooper Wakefield (2014)
  15. Laura Obrycki Barrett (2014)
  16. Basak Efe (Psychology) (2014)
  17. Tami Radohl (Social Welfare) (2014)
  18. Kris Knutson (2014)
  19. Lucas Keefer (Psychology) (2014)
  20. Rebecca Hunter (Clinical Health Psychology) (2015)
  21. Natalie Pennington (2015)
  22. Liam Lair (American Studies) (2016)
  23. Lynette Jachowicz (2016)
  24. Katy Cook (2017)
  25. Ren-Wei Harn (Interdisciplinary Studies) (2017)
  26. Hailey Drescher (2017)
  27. Jen Schon (2017)
  28. Erika Junhui Yi (2018)
  29. Igor Ristić (2018)
  30. Weston Wiebe (2018)
  31. Rosie Pluretti (Journalism) (2018)
  32. Elaina Ross (2019)
  33. Ning Lui (2019)
  34. Ahmed Muyidi (2020)

M.A. committees: in progress (1):

1. Hannah Clark (Clinical Psychology)

Ph.D. committees: in progress (7):

  1. Vera Jia
  2. William Hoffman
  3. Julien Sperling
  4. Shelley Hepler
  5. Teri Terigele
  6. Shelby Bowman
  7. Eddie Wright (Clinical Psychology)

General Graduate Advising (1999 - 2020): I provide answers to questions about professionaldevelopment, conference presentations, journal submissions,

and job interviewing strategies on an informal basis to many graduate students per semester.

UNDERGRADUATE ADVISING

Honors advisees: completed (7):

  1. Kera Gomez (co-chaired with Greg Shepherd, 2000)
  2. Becky Twedt (2002)
  3. Elisha Waters (2002)
  4. Jen Gray (2003)
  5. Bailey Kopp (2009)
  6. Ryan Campbell (2010)
  7. Courtney McDaniel (2015)

Honors committees: completed (6):

  1. Emily Agan (2000)
  2. Andrew Zidel (2001)
  3. Casey Meyer (2002)
  4. Laura Rhodes (2002)
  5. Chelsea Papish (2011)
  6. Alison McCourt (2011)

General Undergraduate Advising (1999 - 2020): Each semester, I signed up

for three two-hour undergraduate advising sessions during pre-enrollment periods (as do all faculty). As of 2018, we no longer provide scheduled sign-up slots. However, I also see many students on an informal basis to answer advising questions.

SERVICE

DEPARTMENTAL SERVICE: COMMUNICATION STUDIES, UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS

Member, Advisory Committee, Department of Communication Studies, University of Kansas, 2016 - 2019.

Chair, Search Committee, Relationships and Digital Media, Department of Communication Studies, University of Kansas, 2017 - 2018. [Resulting in Hiring of Dr. Cameron Piercy]

Member, Graduate Affairs Committee, Department of Communication Studies, University of Kansas, 2014 - 2019.

Faculty Mentor, Department of Communication Studies, University of Kansas, 2018 - present. [Dr. Cameron Piercy]

Co-Facilitator, Departmental External Review, Department of Communication Studies, University of Kansas, 2017 - 2018.

Faculty Sponsor of Communication Studies Graduate Student Group, (Pro)Social Department of Communication Studies, University of Kansas, 2013-2020.* [*Recipient, Jayhawk Choice Award, New Organization of the Year, University of Kansas, 2013 - 2014.]

Qualitative Data Analysis Specialist, Graduate Student Issues, Department of CommunicationStudies, University of Kansas, 2017.

Chair, Curricular Review Committee, Department of Communication Studies, University of Kansas, 2015-2017.

Member, Curricular Review Committee, Department of Communication Studies, University of Kansas, 2012 - 2015.

Member, Planning Committee, Department of Communication Studies, University of Kansas, 2016 - 2017.

Member, Performance Review Committee, Department of Communication Studies, Undergraduate andGraduate Committees, University of Kansas, 2015.

Leadership Coach (Jessy Bauer), Department of Communication Studies, Leadership Minor, CommunicationStudies 532, University of Kansas, 2015 - 2016.

Member, Library Resources Committee, Department of Communication Studies, University of Kansas, 2012 - 2017.

Colloquium Presentation, Department of Communication Studies, “(Mis)managed empowerment: Exploring discursive (dis)connects between program philosophy and everyday practice,” University of Kansas, 2011.

Chair for Crockett Research Award, Department of Communication Studies, University of Kansas, 2011, 2015.

Reviewer for Crockett Research Award, Department of Communication Studies, University of Kansas, 2009 - 2011, 2015.

Peer Teaching Evaluations, John Monberg, Yan Bing Zhang, Nancy Baym, Suzy D’Enbeau, Alesia Woszidlo, Department of Communication Studies, University of Kansas, 2005 - ongoing.

Informal Reviewer, Colleague’s Publication Submissions, Department of Communication Studies,University of Kansas, 2009, 2010, 2016, 2017, 2018.

Internship Coordinator, Department of Communication Studies, University of Kansas, June 2008 - December 2010 [supervised approximately 20 students in fall, spring, and summer semesters; approximately 150 as of Fall 2010].

Member, Grievance Committee, Department of Communication Studies, University of Kansas, 2010-2017, 2020.

Study Abroad Coordinator, Department of Communication Studies, University of Kansas, 2008 - 2016.

Member, Undergraduate Committee for Department of Communication Studies, University of Kansas, 2000 - 2011.

Member, Ad Hoc Committee to Renovate Research Space in Bailey 2, Department of CommunicationStudies, University of Kansas, 2005 - 2008.

Chair, Search Committee, Interpersonal Communication, Department of Communication Studies, University of Kansas, 2004 - 2005. [Resulting in Hiring of Dr. Paul Schrodt]

Recruiter for Department of Communication Studies Graduate Students, University of Kansas Recruiting Weekends, 2012, 2013, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019.

Contributing Member to College Instructional Technology Proposal for Department of CommunicationStudies, University of Kansas, 2000.

Member, Awards Committee for Department of Communication Studies, University of Kansas, 1999 - 2000, 2011 - 2017.

Member, First-Year Teaching Award Subcommittee for Department of Communication Studies, University of Kansas, 2018.

Chair, Awards Committee for Department of Communication Studies, University of Kansas, 2002, 2003, 2020 - present.

Faculty Advisor, Students in Communication Studies (SCS) club, Department of CommunicationStudies, University of Kansas, 2000 - 2004.

Primary Contact Person for Italy Study Abroad Program for Department of CommunicationStudies, University of Kansas, 2000 - 2005.

Member, Leadership Minor Committee, Department of Communication Studies, University of Kansas, 2001 - 2002.

Member, Search Committee, Organizational Communication, Department of CommunicationStudies, University of Kansas, 2001 - 2002. [Resulting in Hiring of Dr. Joann Keyton]

Member, Search Committee, East Asian Studies, Department of Communication Studies, University of Kansas, 2002. [Resulting in Hiring of Dr. Yan Bing Zhang]

Recruiter for Department of Communication Studies Graduate Students, National CommunicationAssociation, 2000, 2002, 2005.

Contributing Member to College Instructional Technology Proposal for Department of Communication Studies, University of Kansas, 2000.

Informal Presentation on preparing Curriculum Vitae to Graduate Students, Department ofCommunication Studies, University of Kansas, April 2000.

Informal Presentation on preparing for Job Interviews to Graduate Students, Department of Communication Studies, University of Kansas, November 1999, 2000.

Informal Presentation on preparing for Job Search to Graduate Students, Department of Communication Studies, University of Kansas, September 1999, 2000, 2009, 2013.

Informal Presentation on preparing for Central States Communication Association to Graduate Students, Department of Communication Studies, University of Kansas, August 1999.

Formal Presentation of Current Research to Communication 859 class, Proseminar in Communication Studies, Department of Communication Studies, University of Kansas, November 1999 - 2004, 2011, 2012, 2015.

UNIVERSITY AND COLLEGE SERVICE: UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS

Scholarly Research Presentation (with Dr. Jennifer Guthrie), KU Cofrin Logan Center for Addition Research and Treatment Spring Seminar Series, “Now, That Bridge Needs Crossing”: Navigating the Co-Occurring Issues of Substance Abuse and Domestic Violence, University of Kansas, 2019.

Member, Sexual Assault Prevention Collective, University of Kansas, 2016 - present.

Mentor, University Scholars Mentor Program, University of Kansas, 2013 - 2014. Member, Committee on Sabbatical Leaves (CSL), University of Kansas, 2013 - 2016. Member, Search Committee, EmilyTaylor Center for Women & Gender Equity, University of Kansas, 2016.

Member, Interdisciplinary Qualitative Work Group via The Institute for Policy & Social Research (ISPR),University of Kansas, 2013 - present.

Member, Gender-Based Violence Work Group via The Institute for Policy & Social Research (ISPR), University of Kansas, 2015 - present.

Member, Selection Committee, Institute for Qualitative and Multi-Method Research (IQRM) via The Institute for Policy & Social Research (ISPR), University of Kansas, 2015.

Subcommittee Member, Committee on Appointments, Promotion & Tenure (CCAPT), University of Kansas, 2013.

Member, Committee on Appointments, Promotion & Tenure (CCAPT), University of Kansas, 2012 - 2013.

Personnel Evaluation for Internal Tenure/Promotion Case, University of Kansas, 2013, 2016.

Member, Men and Masculinity Symposium Committee, University of Kansas, 2013.

Judge, Graduate Research Competition, University of Kansas, 2011.

Jana Mackey Distinguished Lecture Series Committee, University of Kansas, 2010 - present.

Men of Merit Selection Committee, University of Kansas, 2010, 2011.

Co-Sponsor, Close Relationships Interest Group (CRIG), Departments of Communication Studies andPsychology, University of Kansas, 2008 - 2013.

Regular Member for Human Subjects Committee – Lawrence Campus, The University of Kansas Center for Research, 2004 - 2013.

Chair, Social Sciences General Research Fund (GRF) Review Committee, College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, University of Kansas, 2005, 2010.

Reviewer, Social Sciences General Research Fund (GRF) Review Committee, College Of Liberal Arts and Sciences, University of Kansas, 2001, 2002, 2005 - 2006, 2009 - 2010, 2018.

Member, Chancellor’s Distinguished Teaching Award Committee, University of Kansas, 2004-2005, 2011.

W.O.W. (Women Offering Wisdom) Mentoring Program, Emily Taylor Women’s Resource Center (ETWRC), University of Kansas, 2002 - 2013.

Member, Search Committee, Social Psychology, Department of Psychology, University of Kansas, 2005-2006. [Resulting in Hiring of Dr. Omri Gillath]

Member of Global Awareness Program Advisory Board, University of Kansas, 2004 - 2005.

Statistics Work Group College Committee, University of Kansas, 2002 - 2004.

Alternate Member for Human Subjects Committee – Lawrence Campus, The University of Kansas Center for Research, 2002 - 2004.

Department of Communication Studies Representative for Graduate School Alumni Days, Visit from Dr. Milton Diamond from the University of Hawaii at Manoa, University of Kansas, 2003.

Formal Presentation for the Center for Teaching Excellence, “He Read, She Said: How to Render Gender A Less Sensitive Classroom Issue,” University of Kansas, March 2001.

STATE/LOCAL/COMMUNITY/REGIONAL SERVICE*

Article for The Bulletin, Pflaum Lecturer Presents Studies on Domestic Violence, Emporia StateUniversity, Emporia, Kansas, 2017.

Article for The Emporia Gazette, Pflaum Lecture Focuses on Domestic Violence, Emporia, Kansas, 2017.

Article for The Emporia Gazette, Pflaum Lecture Focuses on Survivors, Emporia, Kansas, 2017.

Book Editor, Works of Fiction (16), Lawrence, Kansas, 2013 - present.

Professors Recommend Improvements for Domestic, Substance Abuse Survivors Based on Experiences Volunteering in Shelters, Press Release, University of Kansas, 2016.

Abuse Narratives Inform Recovery in Domestic Violence Shelters, Special Guest Appearance,“Central Standard,” Kansas City Public Radio (KCUR, 89.3 FM), 2014.

Shifting Narratives May Slow Healing Process for Domestic Violence Survivors, Press Release, University of Kansas, 2014.

Take Back the Night, Domestic Violence Volunteer/Advocate, Lawrence, Kansas, 2011 -  present.

Willow Domestic Violence Center, Research/Training Facilitator, Lawrence, Kansas, 2011.

Willow Domestic Violence Center, Volunteer/Advocate, Lawrence, Kansas, 2009-present.

Facilitating Working Relationships, the University of Kansas and the Willow Domestic Violence Center, 2018 - present.

Article for The University Daily Kansan, Cohabitation, Lawrence, Kansas, 2013. Article for The University Daily Kansan, Dating and Texting, Lawrence, Kansas, 2013. Article for The University DailyKansan, Valentine’s Day, Lawrence, Kansas, 2010.

Article for the Lawrence Journal-World, Valentine’s Day, Lawrence, Kansas, 2010.

Article for the Lawrence Journal-World, Eulogies, Lawrence, Kansas, 2004.

Speak-Off Judge, Department of Communication, Washburn University, 1999, 2000.

*[All volunteer work and article writing activities are directly related to my professional expertise and research interests.]

NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL SERVIC

Selection Committee, Organization for the Study of Communication, Language, and Gender (OSCLG)Feminist Teacher-Mentor Award, 2020.

Scholarly Research Presentation, Pflaum Speaker, Department of Communication and Theatre, “Paradoxes and Tensions: Action Research to Empower Domestic Violence Survivors and their Advocates,” Emporia State University, Emporia, Kansas, 2017.

Scholarly Research Presentation, Department of Communication Studies, “Relationships, Support, and Advocacy,” University of Las Vegas, Las Vegas, Nevada, 2016.

Gerald R. Miller Outstanding Dissertation Award Reviewer, National Communication Association, 2017.

Doctoral Education Committee, National Communication Association, 2014 - 2016.

Editorial Board, Media, Culture, and the Arts, Book Series, Lexington Books, 2013 - 2015.

Editorial Board, Communication Studies, 2013 - 2015, 2016 - 2018, 2019 - 2021.

Editorial Board, Southern Communication Journal, 2003 - 2005; 2015 - 2017; 2018 - 2020; 2020 - 2022.

Editorial Board, Western Journal of Communication, 2015 - 2017; 2018 - 2020; 2021 - 2023.

Editorial Board, Health Communication, 2015 - 2017.

Editorial Board, Communication Research Reports, 2004 - 2007.

Member, Rose B. Johnson Award Committee, Southern Journal of Communication, 2016 - 2020.

Member-at-Large, International Association for Relationship Research (IARR), 2013 - 2015 term.

Member-at-Large, Legislative Assembly, National Communication Association, 2006 - 2009 term.

Member, Golden Anniversary Monograph Award Committee, National Communication Association, 2013 - 2014.

Personnel Evaluations for Tenure/Promotion Cases for External University Institutions, 2009,2010, 2012, 2014 (2), 2015 (2), 2016 (2), 2017 (1), 2019, 2020.

Co-Sponsor and Co-Organizer, International Association for Relationship Research (IARR), Departments of Communication Studies and Psychology, University of Kansas, 2008-2009 [official conferencedates = November 5-7, 2009].

Chair, Interpersonal Communication Interest Group, Central States Communication Association, 2006 - 2007.

Chair, Central States Communication Association, Interpersonal Communication Interest Group panel, 2006, 2011.

Respondent, National Communication Association, Interpersonal Communication Division, 2005.

Vice-Chair, Interpersonal Communication Interest Group, Central States CommunicationAssociation, 2005.

Chair of Nominating Committee, National Communication Association, Interpersonal CommunicationDivision, 2004-2005.

Ad Hoc Journal Reviewing (on average, I review 15-20 journal manuscripts a year): Communication Monographs, Communication Studies, Health Communication, Human Communication Research, Personal Relationships, Journal of Social and Personal Relationships, Western Journal of Communication, Death Studies, Journal of Applied Communication Research, Communication Reports, Journal of Family Communication, Communication Quarterly, 2000-present.

Judge for 2004 Miller Book Award, National Communication Association, InterpersonalCommunication Division, 2004.

Secretary, Interpersonal Communication Division, National Communication Association, 2003.

Reviewer, Special Issue of EJC/REC: Electronic Journal of Communication/La Revue Electronique deCommunication, 2002.

Reviewer, International Society for the Study of Personal Relationships convention, 1996.

Program Chair, National Communication Association convention, 1997, 2002, 2003. Elected Student Board Member, International Communication Association, 1996 - 1998. Program Chair, Central StatesAnthropological Society convention, 1993.

Editorial Assistant/Reviewer, Communication Yearbook, 1994 - 1996.