MARY LEE HUMMERT

Business Address:

Communication Studies Department The University of Kansas

1440 Jayhawk Blvd., Room 117

Lawrence, KS 66045

Tel. (785) 864-4918     Fax (785) 864-5203

E-mail: mlhummert@ku.edu

EDUCATION

The University of Kansas, Lawrence, KS, Ph.D. in Communication Studies, Emphases inInterpersonal and Organizational Communication, May, 1987.

Dissertation: Processing Mechanisms Underlying the Use of the Balance SchemaDissertation Director:  Walter H. Crockett

University of Nebraska-Kearney, Kearney, NE, M.A.ed. in Speech Communication, May, 1978. Thesis:Sex Role Stereotypes in High School Forensics: Effects on Participation and Ratings Thesis Director:  Maurine C. Eckloff

Fontbonne College, St. Louis, MO, B.A., Magna Cum Laude, May, 1968. Major: Speech and Theatre.Minors: Psychology, Education

ACADEMIC APPOINTMENTS

Professor, Communication Studies Department, The University of Kansas, 2001-Present; AssociateProfessor, 1995-2001; Assistant Professor, 1990-1995; Instructor,1987-1988; Basic Course Director,1988-1997.

Research Associate, Gerontology Center, The University of Kansas, January, 1990 to present; GraduateAdvisor, Gerontology, August, 1996 to 2004.

Assistant Professor (non-tenure track), School of Business, Washburn University, Spring Semester, 1987.

Instructor, Speech Department, Northwest Missouri State University, Maryville, MO, September, 1979 to May, 1983.

ADMINISTRATIVE APPOINTMENTS

Vice Provost for Faculty Development, The University of Kansas, Sept. 2006-May 2014; April 2015- July,2017.

Interim Vice Chancellor for Research, The University of Kansas, May 2014-April 2015.

Associate Vice Provost for Research/Vice President of the University of Kansas Center for Research, Office of the Vice Provost for Research/KUCR, Nov. 2004-Aug. 2006.

Interim Vice Provost, Office of Student Support, The University of Kansas, August, 2002-July 2003.

HONORS

Visiting Scholar, Office of Vice President for Research & Economic Development, University of NorthTexas, Denton, TX, March 26-29, 2008

Byron A. Alexander Graduate Mentor Award, College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, University of Kansas,2003

Kansas Women’s Hall of Fame, Commission on the Status of Women, University of Kansas, 2003

Fellow, Gerontological Society of America, 2001

Spotlight on Scholarship Panel, Implicit age stereotypes and communication, NationalCommunication Association annual meeting, Atlanta, GA, 2001

W. T. Kemper Fellowship for Teaching Excellence, 2000, University of Kansas

Giles-Nussbaum Distinguished Scholar Award, Commission on Communication and Aging, NationalCommunication Association, 1997

Outstanding Professor, Students in Communication Studies (University of Kansas), May, 2000.

Vice Chancellor Fellow, 1996-1997, University of Kansas, Lawrence, KS.

Top Paper Panels, Commission on Communication and Aging, National CommunicationAssociation, 1996, 2000, 2003, 2006.

Visiting Scholar, Psychology Institute, University of Heidelberg, Germany, Oct. 21-28, 1996

Senior Fellow, Oklahoma Center on Aging, University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center,Oklahoma City, OK.

Summer Doctoral Fellowship, Graduate School of the University of Kansas, 1986.

PUBLICATIONS

Edited Books/Special Issues

Hummert, M.L., & Nussbaum, J. F. (Eds.) (2001). Aging, communication and health: Linking researchand practice for successful aging. Hillsdale, NJ: Lawrence Erlbaum.

Hummert, M.L., Wiemann, J.M., & Nussbaum, J.F. (Eds.) (1994). Interpersonalcommunication in older adulthood: Interdisciplinary research. Newbury Park, CA: Sage.

Hummert, M.L., & Jensen, K.K. (Eds.). (1994) Handbook of speaker-audiencecommunication (2nd ed.) (1st ed., 1992). New York: McGraw-Hill.

Hummert, M.L., & Emel, S. (Eds.) (1993). Handbook of personal communication. New York: McGraw-Hill.

Hummert, M.L., Wiemann, J.M., & Nussbaum, J.F. (Eds.) (1992).    Communication and the elderly:Cognition, language and relationships. Special issue of Communication Research, 19, No. 4. Hummert, M.L.,Benoit, C.A., & Helmick, T.A. (Eds.) (1991). Public speaking competence:

Theory and practice. New York: McGraw-Hill Book Co.

Gold, E.R. (Ed.), Schaefer, S. & Hummert, M.L. (Asst. Eds.) (1985). ImprovingCommunication: Theoretical and Practical Issues. Dubuque: Kendall/Hunt.

Journal Articles

Hummert, M. L. (2015). Experimental research on age stereotypes: Insights for subjective aging. In M.Diehl & H-W Wahl (Eds.), The Annual Review of Gerontology and Geriatrics (Vol. 35) (pp. 79-97). New York: Springer.

Williams, K. N., Boyle, D. K., Herman, R. E., Coleman, C. K., & Hummert, M. L. (2012).

Psychometric analysis of the emotional tone rating scale: A measure of person-centeredcommunication. Clinical Gerontologist, 35, 376-389.

Lien, S., Zhang, Y. B., & Hummert, M. L. (2009). Older adults in prime-time television dramas inTaiwan: Prevalence, portrayal, and communication interaction. Journal of Cross-Cultural Gerontology, 24. 355-372.

Hummert, M. L. (2009). Not just preaching to the choir: Communication scholarship does

make a difference. Journal of Applied Communication Research, 37, 215-224.

Lin, M. C., Harwood, J., & Hummert, M. L. (2008). Young adults’ intergenerational communicationschemas in Taiwan and U.S.A. Journal of Language and Social Psychology, 27, 28- 50.

Hummert, M. L. (2007). As family members age: A research agenda for familycommunication. Journal of Family Communication, 7, 3-21.

Geiger, W., Harwood, J., & Hummert, M. L. (2006). College students' multiple stereotypes of lesbians.Journal of Homosexuality, 51, 165-182.

O’Brien, L., & Hummert, M.L. (2006). Age self-stereotyping, stereotype threat, and memoryperformance in late middle-aged adults. Social Cognition, 24, 338-358.

Garstka, T.A., Hummert, M.L., & Branscombe, N.R. (2005). Perceiving age discrimination in responseto intergenerational inequity. Journal of Social Issues, 61, 321-342.

Williams, K., Kemper, S., & Hummert, M. L. (2005). Enhancing communication with older adults:Overcoming elderspeak. Journal of Psychosocial Nursing, 53 (5), 12-16.

Savundranayagam, M. Y., Hummert, M. L., & Montgomery, R. J. V. (2005). Investigating the effects of communication problems on caregiver burden. Journal of Gerontology: Social Sciences, 60B, S48-S55.

Zhang, Y. B., Harwood, J., & Hummert, M. L. (2005). Perceptions of conflict management styles inChinese intergenerational dyads. Communication Monographs, 72, 71-91.

Anderson, K., Harwood, J., & Hummert, M. L. (2005) The grandparent-grandchild relationship:Implications for models of intergenerational communication. Human Communication Research, 31, 268-294.

Williams, K., Kemper, S., & Hummert, M. L. (2004). Enhancing communication with older adults:Overcoming elderspeak. Journal of Gerontological Nursing, 30 (10), 17-25.

Lin, M-C., Hummert, M. L., & Harwood, J. (2004). Representation of age identities in on-linediscourse. Journal of Aging Studies, 18, 261-274.

Garstka, T.A., Schmitt, M., Branscombe, N.R., & Hummert, M.L. (2004). How young and older adultsdiffer in their responses to perceived age discrimination. Psychology and Aging, 19, 326- 335.

Hummert, M. L. (2003). When is an age stereotype an aging self-stereotype? A commentary

on Levy (2003). Journal of Gerontology: Psychological Sciences, 58, P212-P216.

Williams, K., Kemper, S., & Hummert, M. L. (2003). Improving nursing homecommunication: An intervention to reduce elderspeak. The Gerontologist, 43, 242-247.

Hummert, M. L., Garstka, T. A., O’Brien, L.T., Greenwald, A. G., & Mellott, D. S. (2002).

Using the Implicit Association Test to measure age differences in implicit social cognitions.

Psychology and Aging, 17, 482-495.

Zhang, Y. B., Hummert, M. L., & Garstka, T. A. (2002). Stereotype traits of older adults generatedby young, middle-aged, and older Chinese participants. Hallym International Journal of Aging, 4, 119-140.

Bonnesen, J. L., & Hummert, M. L. (2002). Painful self-disclosures of older adults in relation to agingstereotypes and perceived motivations. Journal of Language and Social Psychology, 21, 275-301.

Koesten, J., Miller, K.I., & Hummert, M.L. (2002). Family communication, self-efficacy and

white adolescent females' risk behavior. Journal of Family Communication, 2, 7-28.

Zhang, Y. B., & Hummert, M. L. (2001). Harmonies and tensions in Chinese intergenerationalrelationships: Young and older adults’ accounts. Journal of Asian and Pacific Communication, 11, 199-226.

Hummert, M. L., & Mazloff, D. (2001). Older adults’ responses to patronizing advice: Balancingpoliteness and identity in context. Journal of Language and Social Psychology, 20, 168- 196.

Morgan, M., & Hummert, M. L. (2000). Perceptions of communicative control strategies in mother-daughter dyads across the lifespan. Journal of Communication, 50, 48-64.

Hummert, M.L., Mazloff, D., & Henry, C. (1999). Vocal characteristics of older adults andstereotyping. Journal of Nonverbal Behavior, 23, 111-132.

Vandeputte, D.D., Kemper, S., Hummert, M.L., Kemtes, K.A., Shaner, J.L., & Segrin, C. (1999). Social skills of older people: Conversations in same and mixed age dyads. Discourse Processes, 27, 55-76.

Hummert, M.L., Shaner, J.L., Garstka, T.A., & Henry, C. (1998). Communication with older adults: The influence of age stereotypes, context, and communicator age. Human Communication Research, 25, 125-152.

Ryan, E.B., Anas, A., Hummert, M.L., & Ingram, A.L. (1998). Young and old adults' views of telephone talk: Conversation problems and social cues. Journal of Applied Communication Research, 26, 83-98.

Hummert, M.L., Garstka, T.A., & Shaner, J.L. (1997). Stereotyping of older adults: The role of targetfacial cues and perceiver characteristics. Psychology and Aging, 12, 107-114.

Hummert, M.L., & Ryan, E.B. (1996). Toward understanding variations in patronizing talk addressed to older adults: Psycholinguistic features of care and control. International Journal of Psycholinguistics, 12, 149-169.

von Hecker, U., Crockett, W.H., Hummert, M.L., & Kemper, S. (1996). Social cliques as mentalmodels. European Journal of Social Psychology, 26, 741-749.

Hummert, M.L., Garstka, T.A., & Shaner, J.L. (1995). Beliefs about language performance: Adults' perceptions about self and elderly targets. Journal of Language and Social Psychology, 14, 235-259.

Hummert, M.L., Garstka, T.A., Shaner, J.L., & Strahm, S. (1995). Judgments about stereotypes of theelderly: Attitudes, age associations, and typicality ratings. Research on Aging, 17, 168-189.

Ryan, E.B., Hummert, M.L., & Boich, L. H. (1995). Communication predicaments of aging:Patronizing behavior toward older adults. Journal of Language and Social Psychology, 14, 235-259.

Hummert, M.L., Garstka, T.A., Shaner, J.L., & Strahm, S. (1994). Stereotypes of the elderly held byyoung, middle-aged and elderly adults. Journal of Gerontology: Psychological Sciences, 49, P240-P249.

Hummert, M.L., & Shaner, J.L. (1994). Patronizing speech to the elderly as a function ofstereotyping. Communication Studies, 45, 145-158.

Hummert, M.L. (1994). Physiognomic cues and the activation of stereotypes of the elderly ininteraction. International Journal of Aging and Human Development, 39, 5-20.

Hummert, M.L., Jensen, K., & McQueeney, P. (1993). Integrating writing skills. In L.W.

Hugenberg (Ed.), Teaching and directing the basic communication course (pp. 73-81). Dubuque, IA:Kendall/Hunt.

Hummert, M.L. (1993). Age and typicality judgments of stereotypes of the elderly: Perceptions ofelderly vs. young adults. International Journal of Aging and Human Development, 37, 217-226.

Hummert, M.L., Nussbaum, J.F., & Wiemann, J.M. (1992). Communication and the elderly:Cognition, language and relationships. Communication Research, 19, 413-422.

Hummert, M.L. (1990). Multiple stereotypes of elderly and young adults: A comparison of structureand evaluations. Psychology and Aging, 5, 182-193.

Hummert, M.L., Crockett, W.H., & Kemper, S. (1990). Processing mechanisms underlying the use of the balance schema. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 58, 5-21.

Williams, S.L., & Hummert, M.L. (1990). Evaluating performance appraisal instrumentdimensions using construct analysis. Journal of Business Communication, 27, 117-135.

Crockett, W.H., & Hummert, M.L. (1987). Perceptions of aging and the elderly. In K.W. Schaie(Ed.), The Annual Review of Gerontology and Geriatrics (Vol. 7). New York: Springer.

Book Chapters and Encyclopedia Articles

Hummert, M. L. (in press). Stereotypes. In Y. Y. Kim (Ed.), International Encyclopedia ofIntercultural Communication. Hoboken, NJ: Wiley-Blackwell. ISBN: 978-1-118-78394-8 (Invited)

Hummert, M. L. (2017). Communication with Older Adults. In N. A. Pachana, Encyclopedia of Geropsychology (pp. 569-575). Singapore: Springer Science+Business Media. doi:10.1007/978- 981-287-082-7_267 ISBN: 978-981-287-080-3 (online); 978-981-287-081-0 (print) (Invited)

Hummert, M. L. (2016). Stereotyping and Family Communication. In J. F. Nussbaum (Ed.),International Communication Association Theme Series Volume 3. Communication Across the Life Span(Vol. 3, pp. 51-62). New York, NY: Peter Lang. ISBN: 978-1-4331-3181-3 ISSN: 2330-4529 (Invited)

Pitts, M., & Hummert, M. L. (2014). Lifespan communication methodology. In J. F. Nussbaum(Ed.), Handbook of lifespan communication: Vol 2 (pp. 29-49). New York: Peter Lang.

Hummert, M. L. (2014). Age changes in facial morphology, emotional communication, and age stereotyping. In P. Verhaeghen & C. Hertzog (Eds.), The Oxford handbook of emotion, social cognition, and everyday problem solving during adulthood (pp. 47-60). New York: Oxford University Press.

Hummert, M. L., & Nussbaum, J. F. (2013). Developmental Methods. In J. F. Nussbaum (Ed.),Readings in communication research methods: From theory to practice (pp. 75-82). Cognella AcademicPublishing: San Diego, CA.

Hummert, M. L. (2012). Challenges and opportunities for communication between age groups. In H. Giles (Ed.), Handbook of intergroup communication (pp. 223-249). New York: Routledge.

Hummert, M. L. (2011). Age stereotypes and aging. In K.W. Schaie & S. L. Willis (Eds.).Handbook of the psychology of aging (7th Ed.) (pp. 249-262). Academic Press: San Diego, CA.

Hummert, M. L. (2010). Age group identity, age stereotypes, and communication. In H. Giles,

S. Reid, & J. Harwood (Eds.), Dynamics of intergroup communication (pp. 41-52). Peter LangPublishers: New York.

Hummert, M. L. (2008). Intergenerational communication. In W. Donsbach (Ed.),

International encyclopedia of communication, Vol. VI (pp. 2362-2368). Oxford, UK and Malden,

MA: Wiley-Blackwell Publishing.

Hummert, M. L. (2008, Updated 2010). Social stereotyping and communication. In W. Donsbach(Ed.), International encyclopedia of communication, Vol. X (pp. 4719-4725). Oxford, UK and Malden, MA: Wiley-Blackwell Publishing.

Savundranayagam, M. Y., Ryan, E. B., & Hummert, M. L. (2007). Communication, health, and aging: Promoting empowerment. In A. Weatherall, B. Watson, & C. Gallois, Language, discourse, and social psychology (pp. 81-107).. Hants, UK: Palgrave Macmillan.

Giles, H., Hajek, C., Barker, V., Lin, M-C, Zhang, Y. B., Hummert, M. L., & Anderson, M. C. (2007). Accommodation and institutional talk: Police-civilian interactions. In A. Weatherall, B. Watson, & C. Gallois, Language, discourse, and social psychology (pp. 131-159). Hants, UK: Palgrave Macmillan.

Kunkel, A., Hummert, M. L., & Dennis, M. R. (2005). Social learning: Modeling and communicationin 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.

Sachweh, S., & Hummert, M. L. (2004). Language and communication. In S-H. Filipp, & U.

M. Staudinger (Eds.), Enzyklopädie de psychologie Vol. 6: Entwicklungpsychologie des mittleren und höherenerwachsenenalters (pp. 419-456). Göttingen, Germany: Hogrefe-Verlag.

Hummert, M. L., Garstka, T. A., Ryan, E. B., & Bonnesen, J. L. (2004). The role of age stereotypes ininterpersonal communication. In J.F. Nussbaum and J. Coupland (Eds.), Handbook of communication andaging research (2nd ed.) (pp. 91-115). Hillsdale, NJ: Lawrence Erlbaum.

Savundranayagam, M. Y., & Hummert, M. L. (2004). Creating caregiver identity: The role ofcommunication problems associated with dementia. In S. H. Ng, Candlin, C., & Chiu, C.Y. (Eds.), Languagematters: Communication, identity, and culture (pp. 325-353). Hong Kong: City University of Hong Kong Press.

Hummert, M.L., & Ryan, E.B. (2001). Patronizing communication. In W. P. Robinson & H. Giles (Eds.), The new handbook of language and social psychology (pp. 253-269). Chichester, UK: John Wiley &Sons.

Hummert, M. L., & Morgan, M. (2001). Negotiating health decisions in the family. In M. L. Hummert& J. F. Nussbaum (Eds.), Aging, communication and health: Linking research and practice for successful aging (pp. 177-201). Hillsdale, NJ: Lawrence Erlbaum.

Hummert, M.L. (2000). Maintaining competence in the face of resource limitations: The role of schema complexity in aging and communication. In U. V. Hecker, S. Dutke, & G. Sedek (Eds.), Generative thought and psychological adaptation: New perspectives on cognitive resources and control functions (pp.157-174). Dordrecht, Netherlands: Kluwer Academic Publishers.

Hummert, M.L. (1999). Age stereotyping: Social cognitive and developmental issues. In T. M. Hess & F. Blanchard-Fields (Eds.), Social cognition and aging (pp. 175-196). New York: Academic Press.

Kemper, S., & Hummert, M.L. (1997). New directions in research on aging and message

production. In J.O. Greene (Ed.), Message production: Advances in communication theory (pp. 127- 150).Hillsdale, NJ: Lawrence Erlbaum Associates.

Nussbaum, J.F., Hummert, M.L., Williams, A., & Harwood, J. (1996). Communication and older adults. In B.R. Burleson (Ed.), Communication yearbook 19, (pp. 1-48). Newbury Park, CA: Sage.

Hummert, M.L., Shaner, J.L., & Garstka, T.A. (1995). Cognitive processes affectingcommunication with older adults: The case for stereotypes, attitudes and beliefs about communication. In J.F. Nussbaum & J. Coupland (Eds.), Handbook of communication and aging research(pp. 105-131). Hillsdale, NJ: Lawrence Erlbaum Associates.

Hummert, M.L. (1994). Stereotypes of the elderly and patronizing speech style. In M.L. Hummert, J.M.Wiemann, & J.F. Nussbaum (Eds.), Interpersonal communication in older adulthood: Interdisciplinary theoryand research (pp. 162-185). Newbury Park, CA: Sage.

Hummert, M.L., Nussbaum, J.F., & Wiemann, J.M. (1994). Interpersonal communication and older adulthood: An introduction. In M.L. Hummert, J.M. Wiemann, & J.F. Nussbaum (Eds.), Interpersonalcommunication in older adulthood: Interdisciplinary theory and research (pp. 1-14).

Newbury Park, CA: Sage.

Sypher, H.E., Hummert, M.L., & Williams, S. (1994). Psychology of interviewing. In E. McMahan &K. Lacy Rogers (Eds.), Oral history interviewing (pp. 47-61). Hillsdale, NJ: Lawrence Erlbaum Associates.

Annotated Bibliography

Hummert, M.L. (2011). Stereotypes. In Oxford Bibliographies Online: Communication.

Oxford University Press: New York. DOI: 10.1093/OBO/9780199756841-0040

Book Reviews (Non-Refereed)

Hummert, M.L. (1997). Review of the book Discourse and Lifespan Identity by N. Coupland & J.F. Nussbaum. Journal of Language and Social Psychology, 16, 347-351.

Hummert, M.L. (1992). Review of the book Introduction to Speech Communication (2nd Ed.) By W. J. Seiler. ACA Bulletin, Issue 81 (August), 73-75.

INVITED LECTURES

Age Stereotyping, Communication, and Adult Development: Promoting Well-Being. Plenary Address at the 125th Annual Convention of the American Psychological Association, Washington, DC, August 5, 2017

Adult development, age stereotyping, and interpersonal communication. Colloquium presentationto Department of Psychology, University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland, October 8, 2013.

Experimental research on age stereotypes: Recent developments and their impact on subjective agingresearch. Presented at the Closing Workshop on Subjective Aging and Awareness of Age-Related Change: NewDevelopments and Future Directions. Organizers: M. Diehl & H-W Wahl, Sponsored by the Alexander von Humboldt Foundation and Colorado State University, Heidelberg, Germany, June 7, 2013.

Stereotypes of aging and subjective aging: Where are the connections? Where are the gaps? Workshop 3 on Subjective Aging and Awareness of Age-Related Change: Toward a New Research Agenda in Subjective Aging Research. Organizers: M. Diehl & H-W Wahl, Sponsored by the Alexander von Humboldt Foundationand Colorado State University, San Diego, CA, November 14, 2012.

Potential, limitations, and challenges of experimental approaches to research on aging

stereotypes and the experience of aging. Workshop 2 on Subjective Aging and Awareness of Age- RelatedChange: Methodological Issues. Organizers: M. Diehl & H-W Wahl, Sponsored by the Alexander von Humboldt Foundation and Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO, May 17-18, 2012.

Social cognition, development, and interpersonal interaction. Memorial Conference for FreddaBlanchard-Fields. Georgia Tech University, Atlanta, March 11-12, 2011.

Communicating age: Stereotypes as psychological and interpersonal phenomena. Featured Address at Purdue University’s Center on Aging and the Life Course Fall Symposium Interdisciplinary intersections: Interpersonal relations over the life course. West Lafayette, IN. September 21, 2007

Implicit age stereotyping in interpersonal communication. Plenary Address. Eighth InternationalConference on Language and Social Psychology. Hong Kong, PRC. July 10-14, 2002.

Implicit age stereotypes, communication, and health. Plenary Address. Fifth InternationalConference on Communication, Aging, and Health. Vancouver, BC, June 29-July 2, 2001.

Age differences in social cognitions about older adults: Can schema complexity offset processing limitations? University of Potsdam/Free University of Conference on Processes of Generative MentalRepresentation and Psychological Adaptation: The Role of Limited Cognitive Resources, Berlin, Germany, Sept. 2-5, 1997.

Stereotypes of Older Adults and Social Cognition. Second National Institute on AgingWorkshop on Social Cognition and Aging, Stanford University, July 1-2, 1997.

Communication with Older Adults: The Influence of Age Stereotypes, Context, andCommunicator Age. Communication Department, University of Utah, April 17, 1997.

A Research Program investigating the Relationship between Stereotypes of the Elderly andCommunication. Center on Aging, University of Oklahoma Medical School, Norman, OK, April 8, 1994.

Teaching Effectively to a Culturally Diverse Student Population. Workshop presented to

Teaching Assistants, Communication and English Departments, Co-Presenter: Karla K. Jensen, South DakotaState University, Brookings, SD, September 11, 1992.

Stereotypes of the Elderly and Communication. Communication Department Colloquium,University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK, February 21, 1992.

PROFESSIONAL PAPERS (All Competitively Selected; Only those from 2000 to present listed.)

Notthoff, N., Montepare, J. M., Hummert, M. L., & Lachman, M. E. (2014, November). I hear you!Extracting information about age and characteristics of others from voice recordings. Presented atthe annual meeting of the Gerontological Society of America, Washington, D. C.

Williams, K. N., Hummert, M. L., Herman, R., & Boyle, D. (2012, May). Measuring person- centered communication in intergroup interactions between residents and staff: A psychometric analysis. Presented at the annual conference of the International Communication Association, Phoenix, AZ.

Hummert, M. L. (2011, November). Images of aging across contexts, domains and targets: Research advances. Presented at the annual meeting of the Gerontological Society of America, Boston, MA.

Kennedy, P., & Hummert, M. L. (2010, November). Characteristics of satisfying and dissatisfying intergenerational and peer communication in the workplace: Perceptions of young, middle-aged, andolder workers. Presented at the annual meeting of the National Communication Association, San Francisco, CA.

Kennedy, P., & Hummert, M. L. (2009, November). Intergenerational communication in the workplace.Presented at the annual meeting of the National Communication Association, Chicago, IL.

Hummert, M. L. (2009, November). Not just preaching to the choir: Communication research doesmake a difference. Presented at the annual meeting of the National Communication Association, Chicago, IL.

Mohankumar, D., & Hummert, M. L. (2009, November). Prospective end-of-life decision- making in younger and older Asian Indian Hindu adults. Presented at the annual meeting of the GerontologicalSociety of America, Atlanta, GA.

Hummert, M. L. (2009, May). The intersection of language, identity, communication, andstereotypes: The challenges of aging. Presented at the annual conference of the InternationalCommunication Association, Chicago, IL.

Hummert, M. L. (2009, January). Making culture a competitive advantage in the faculty labor market: Research university perspective. Presented at the Annual Meeting of the Association of American Colleges and Universities, Seattle, WA.

Hummert, M. L. (2008, July). Developing a research agenda for family communication on issues of aging. Presented at the Eleventh International Conference on Language and Social Psychology, Tuscon, AZ.

Hummert, M. L., & Koesten, J. (2007, November). Intergenerational communication of autonomy and paternalism. Presented at the annual meeting of the National Communication Association, Chicago, IL.

Hummert, M. L. (2007, April). Collaborating for a great workplace: University of Kansas and theCOACHE survey. Presented at the Keeping Our Faculties Conference, Minneapolis, MN.

Waters, S., & Hummert, M. L. (2006, November). Age and gender stereotyping in televisioncommercials. [Top Four Paper in Communication and Aging] Presented at the annual meeting of theNational Communication Association, San Antonio, TX.

Hummert, M. L., & Garstka, T. A. (2006, November). An experiment on changing stereotypes throughcommunication.                                                Presented at the annual meeting of the National CommunicationAssociation, San Antonio, TX.

Koesten, J., Garstka, T. A., & Hummert, M. L. (2006). Family communication patterns and life tasknegotiation across three generations: Managing intergenerational ambivalence. Presented at the annual meeting of the National Communication Association, San Antonio, TX.

Mohankumar, D., & Hummert, M. L. (2006, November). Caregiving discourse in Asian Indian women.Presented at the annual meeting of the Gerontological Society of America, Dallas, TX.

Hummert, M. L., & Garstka, T. A. (2006, November). Effects of participant age, initial stereotypevalence, and target conversation style on evaluations of older speakers. Presented at the annual meeting ofthe Gerontological Society of America, Dallas, TX.

Hajek, C., Barker, V., Giles, H., Hummert, M. L., Lim, T-S, Lin, M-C, Noels K., Ota, H., & Somera, L. B. (August, 2006). Applied communication dimensions of police-civilian interaction: Comparative data from Eastern and Western cultures. Presented at the annual meeting of the International Association ofIntercultural Communication Studies, San Antonio, TX.

Hummert, M. L., & Garstka, T. A. (2006, June). Breaking stereotypes throughcommunication: Evidence from middle-aged perceivers. Presented at the Tenth InternationalConference on Language and Social Psychology, Bonn, Germany.

Hummert, M. L., Garstka, T. A., & Slegers, D. (2005, November). Older adults’ perceptions of facialfeatures and emotions: Age stereotyping ingroup members. Presented at the annual meeting of the Gerontological Society of America, Orlando, FL.

Hummert, M. L. (2005, November). Age stereotyping in communication. Presented at the annualmeeting of the National Communication Association, Boston, MA.

Lien, S-C, Zhang, Y. B., & Hummert, M. L. (2005, November). Older adults on prime-teime television in Taiwan: Prevalence, portrayals, and communication interactions. Presented at the annual meeting of theNational Communication Association, Boston, MA.

Hummert, M.L., Zhang, Y.B., & Garstka, T.A. (2004, November). Facial cues to age, perceived negative emotions, and age stereotyping. Presented at the annual meeting of the GerontologicalSociety of America, Washington, D.C.

Savundranayagam, M. Y., Montgomery, R. J. V., & Hummert, M. L. (2004, November).

Identity maintenance processes of spouse caregivers: Implications for caregiver burden. Presented at theannual meeting of the Gerontological Society of America, Washington, D.C.

Zhang, Y. B., Hummert, M. L., & Savundranayagam, M. Y. (2004, November). Perceptions of aging inthe Chinese culture: Exploring the age group and cultural values effects. Presented at the annual meeting ofthe Gerontological Society of America, Washington, D.C.

Hummert, M. L., & Soliz, J. (2004, July). Intergenerational advice messages: Strategies andcharacteristics. Presented at the Ninth International Conference on Language and Social Psychology, StateCollege, PA.

Sergeant, J. F., Ekerdt, D. J., & Hummert, M. L. (2004, July). Intergenerational discourse on a significant transition: Household disbandment and late life moves. Presented at the Ninth InternationalConference on Language and Social Psychology, State College, PA.

Hummert, M. L., O’Brien, L. T., Savundranayagam, M., Garstka, T., Zhang, Y. B., & Lin, M-

C. (2003, November). Implicit and explict age stereotyping in social interactions. Presented at the annualmeeting of the Gerontological Society of America, San Diego, CA.

Zhang, Y. B., Hummert, M. L., & Garstka, T. A. (2003, November). Age stereotypes in Chineseculture. Presented at the annual meeting of the Gerontological Society of America, San Diego, CA.

Zhang, Y. B., Harwood, J., & Hummert, M. L. (2003, November). Perceptions of conflict managementstyles in Chinese intergenerational dyads. [Top Paper in Communication and Aging] Presented at the annual meeting of the National Communication Association, Miami, FL.

Hummert, M. L., & O’Brien, L. T. (2002, November). Age self-stereotyping, stereotype threat, and memory performance in middle-aged adults. Presented at the annual meeting of the GerontologicalSociety of America, Boston, MA.

Savundranayagam, M. Y., Montgomery, R. J. V., & Hummert, M. L. (2002, November).

Pragmatic and semantic communication deficits associated with dementia: Relationship to caregiver burden.Presented at the annual meeting of the Gerontological Society of America, Boston, MA.

Garstka, T. A., Branscombe, N., Schmitt, M., & Hummert, M. L. (2002, November). Coping with age discrimination: Preserving well-being in old age. Presented at the annual meeting of the GerontologicalSociety of America, Boston, MA.

Zhang, Y. B., Hummert, M. L., & Zhang, R. (2002, July). Analyzing Chinese young adults’ perceptions of intergenerational conflict: Types of initiating factors, attribution of causes, and management styles.Presented at the 8th International Conference on Language and Social Psychology, Hong Kong, PRC.

Lin, M. C., Harwood, J., & Hummert, M. L. (2002, July). Young adults’ intergenerationalcommunication schemas: Stereotypical traits, communication accommodation, and communication

outcomes. Presented at the 8th International Conference on Language and Social Psychology, Hong Kong,PRC.

Hummert, M. L., Garstka, T. A., O’Brien, L., Savundranayagam, M., & Zhang, Y.B. (2001,November). Stereotype content versus valence in implicit stereotypes of old and young. Presented at theannual meeting of the Gerontological Society of America, Chicago, IL.

Savundranayagam, M. Y., Montgomery, R. J. V., & Hummert, M. L. (2001, November).

Examining the relationship between communication problems associated with dementia and caregiverburden. Presented at the annual meeting of the Gerontological Society of America, Chicago, IL.

Hummert, M. L., & Ryan, E. B. (2001, July). Impact of family communication during decision-making about age-related predicaments. Presented at the 17th Congress of the Internaitonal Association of Gerontology. Vancouver, B. C., Canada.

Williams, K., Hummert, M. L., & Kemper, S. (2001, May). Minimizing elderspeak in the nursing home: An intervention to educate nurses’ aides. Presented at Exploring Older Patient Encounters withHealth Care Providers: Innovations in Research, Practice, and Medical Education. St. Louis, MO.

Hummert, M. L., Garstka, T. A., O’Brien, L., & Geiger, W. (2000, November). Implicit positive and negative stereotypes of old and young. Presented at the annual meeting of the Gerontological Society of America. Washington, D. C.

Zhang, Y. B., Hummert, M. L., & Garstka, T. A. (November, 2000). Age stereotype traits of Chineseyoung, middle-aged, and older adults. Presented at the annual meeting of the Gerontological Society of America. Washington, D. C.

Zhang, Y. B., & Hummert, M. L. (November, 2000). Harmonies and tensions in Chineseintergenerational communication: Accounts of young and older interviewees. [Top Three Paper inCommunication and Aging] Presented at the annual meeting of the National Communication Association.Seattle, WA.

Citarelli, M., & Hummert, M. L. (November, 2000). Hormone replacement therapy and identity: Discourse and decision-making. Presented at the annual meeting of the National CommunicationAssociation. Seattle, WA.

Koesten, J., Miller, K. I., & Hummert, M. L. (November, 2000). Family communication andadolescent risk behavior. Presented at the annual meeting of the National Communication Association.Seattle, WA.

Hummert, M. L. (2000, July). Implicit age stereotyping and interpersonal communication.

Presented at the Seventh International Conference on Language and Social Psychology. Cardiff, Wales,United Kingdom.

Zhang, Y. B., & Hummert, M. L. (2000, July). Chinese intergenerational communication: Positiveand negative themes. Presented at the Seventh International Conference on Language and SocialPsychology. Cardiff, Wales, United Kingdom.

Lin, M-C, & Hummert, M. L. (2000, July). Representation of age stereotypes in online discourse.Presented at the Seventh International Conference on Language and Social Psychology. Cardiff, Wales, United Kingdom.

Hummert, M. L., Garstka, T. A., Greenwald, A. G., Mellott, D., O’Brien, L., Lewis, L., Geiger,W., Lin, M-C, & Zhang, Y. B. (2000, April). Implicit associations, age stereotypes and identity. Presented at the Cognitive Aging Conference 2000. Atlanta, GA.

EXTERNAL GRANTS

Hummert, M.L. Social Cognition, Communication and Age Stereotyping. R01 AG16352, NationalInstitute on Aging/ National Institutes of Health, $1,444,286. 1/01/99-12/31/2005.

Hummert, M.L. Stereotypes of the Elderly and Communication. First Independent Research AwardProgram. Grant #1 R29 AG09433, National Institute on Aging/National Institutes of Health,

$504,250. 8/1/91-7/31/97.

Kemper, S. (PI), Hummert, M.L., Montgomery, R., Wilcox, K. (Training Committee). Researchand Training Grant on Communication and Aging. Grant #1 T32 AG00226, National Institute onAging/National Institutes of Health, $1,740,000. 9/30/93-4/30/03

INTERNAL GRANTS

Hummert, M.L. Community-dwelling older persons' and care facility residents' perceptions ofpatronizing speech: Relationship to stereotyping. General Research Fund Grant, University of Kansas, 1996-1997, $6952.

Hummert, M.L. Elderly responses to patronizing speech and stereotyping. General Research FundGrant #96-3824, University of Kansas, 1995-1996, $7,000.

Kemper, S., Hummert, M.L., Simpson, G., Segrin, C., Osterkamp, L., Wilcox, K., & Jackson,

S. Pilot projects on Communication and Aging. University Research Development Fund Grant, 93-2014,1993-1994, $30,000.

Hummert, M. L. Older adult vocal characteristics and stereotyping. New Faculty General ResearchFund Grant #92-3014, University of Kansas, 1993-1994, $4899.

Hummert, M. L. Relationship among concepts underlying perceptions of the elderly. General ResearchFund Grant #90-389, University of Kansas, 1989-1990, $6363.

Hummert, M. L. Relationship among concepts underlying perceptions of the elderly. General ResearchFund Grant #89-380, University of Kansas, 1988-1989, $3181.

COURSES TAUGHT

Graduate Courses:

COMS 850 – Introduction to Communication Research Methods: Fall, 2000; Fall 2001.

COMS 756/856 - Communication Research: Experimentation and Quantitative Analysis: Fall 1988; Fall 1990; Spring 1995; Spring 1998; Spring 2000; Spring 2002; Spring 2007; Spring 2009,

2010, 2011, 2013.

COMS 787 (PSYC 787; HDFL 787; AM S 767) Gerontology Proseminar: Spring 1997, 1998; Fall,

1998; Fall, 2000.

COMS 859 - Proseminar in Communication Studies: Fall 1997, 1998.

COMS 844 - Seminar in Interpersonal Communication Theory (New Course) Spring 2001 COMS835 - Impression Formation: Fall 1997

COMS 846 - Seminar in Communication and Aging: Fall 2004

COMS 930 - Seminar in Teaching the Basic Course: Fall 1989; Spring 1990; Fall 1990; Spring 1991; Fall 1991;Spring 1992; Fall 1992; Spring 1993; Fall 1993; Fall 1995; Spring 1996; Fall 1996;

Spring 1997.

COMS 936 - Seminar in Language and Discourse: Fall 1991; Fall 1994; Fall 1996; Fall 1999; Fall 2003;Fall 2005; Spring 2008.

COMS 958 – Comparative Theories of Communication: Spring 2002; Spring 2004Undergraduate Courses:

COMS 456/356 - Behavioral and Social Science Research Methods: Spring 1988; Fall 1988; Spring 1989; Fall1989; Spring 1990; Summer 1990; Spring 1991; Spring 1994; Fall 1998; Fall 1999;

Spring 2000; Fall 2000; Spring 2001; Fall 2001; Fall 2002 ; Fall 2003; Fall 2004.

COMS 544 - Interpersonal Communication: Theory and Research: Spring 1988; Spring 1989; Summer 1989.

COMS 330 - Personal Communication in Business: Fall 1987 (2 Sections); Spring 1988; Fall 1988;

Spring 1989.

COMS 331 - Persuasive Speaking for Business and Professions: Fall 1987; Summer 1988 COMS150 - Personal Communication: Summer 1991

GRADUATE COMMITTEE WORK

Doctoral Student Committees Chaired

Karla K.Jensen, 1994, Dissertation

Tracy Russo, 1995, Program & Comprehensives

Jaye Shaner, 1996, Program, Comprehensives, Dissertation JoanIrminger, 1997, Program, Comprehensives, Dissertation

Teri Garstka (Psychology -- Co-Chair of Dissertation with Nyla Branscombe), 1997 MelanieMorgan, 1998, Program, Comprehensives, Dissertation

Carolyn Joy Koesten, 2002 (Dissertation Co-Chair with Robert Rowland) Yan BingZhang, 2002 (Dissertation)

Mei-Chen Lin, 2003 (Dissertation Co-Chair with Jake Harwood) KarenAnderson, 2003 (Dissertation Co-Chair with Jake Harwood) Wendy Geiger,2003 (Program, Comprehensives, Dissertation)

Marie Savundranayagam, 2004 (Gerontology, Ph.D., Program, Comprehensives, Dissertation) JordanSoliz, 2004 (Dissertation Co-Chair with Jake Harwood)

Shu-Chin Lien, 2005 (Program, Comprehensives, Dissertation) SusanWaters. 2006 (Program, Comprehensives, Dissertation)

Natabohma Mabachi, December, 2008 (Program, Comprehensives, Dissertation) DeepthiMohankumar, 2009 (Program, Comprehensives, Dissertation)

Pamela Kennedy, 2010 (Program, Comprehensives, Dissertation) KileyLarson (Dissertation Co-Chair), 2011

Masters Student Committees Chaired

Debra Stufflebean, 1991; Jaye Shaner, 1993; Aki Nonaka, 1999; Melissa Citarelli, 2001; Marie

Savundranayagam (Gerontology), 2002; Gabriella Johnson, 2003: Natabohma Mabachi, 2005.

Undergraduate Honors Student Committees Chaired

Casey Meyer, 2002; Carol Cressey, 1990; Cynthia Baker, 1989; Edith Ann Howard, 1989; Stacy

Wiegman, 1989 (Co-Chair with E.R. Gold); Gayla Harbison 1988; Hope Hartshorn, 1988

Additional Graduate Student Committee Service

Doctoral Committees

Completed: Carol Nalbandian, 1989; Jeff Stafford, 1991; Dan Wann (Psychology); Teresa Helmick, 1992; James Jackson (Psychology), 1992; Hintat Cheung (Psychology); Sheryl Williams, 1992; Ben Bierman, 1993; Cheryl Anagnopoulos (Psychology), 1993; Kelley Lyons (Psychology), 1993; Susan Emel, 1994; Debra Mazloff, 1995; Tracy Russo, 1995; Michelle Nario Redmond (Psychology), 1996; Pam Whitten, 1996; Dixie Vandeputte (Psychology), 1997; Sheri Shuler, 1997; Jeanne Flora, 1998; Karen Kemtes, 1998; Caryn Medved, 1998; Heather Entrekin, 1999; Sharon Page Howard (Psychology), 1999; Ruth Herman(Psychology), 1999; Jeff Schiffmann (Health, Sports & Exercise Science), 1999; Kristi Williams(Gerontology), 2001; Laurie O’Brien (Psychology), 2002; Sarah Ubel, 2003; Scott Eidelman (Psychology), 2004; Taleyna Morris, 2006; Scott Robson, 2006; Jenifer Lewis, 2006; Mary Pilgram, 2006;C. J. Liu (Gerontology), 2006; Susan Klaus (Gerontology), 2006; Erin Ellsworth, 2008; Yi Song, 2009;Makiko Imamura, 2011; Racheal Ruble, 2011; Michelle McCudden, 2011.

In Progress: Chong Xing; Maria Maer; Ellen Rozek (Gerontology); Melissa McMasters (Health, Sports, &Exercise Science); Alison Berry.

Masters Committees

Completed: Phyllis Siefker, 1988; Ana Jensen, 1990; Laura Fino (Counseling Psychology), 1990; Kim Griggs (Counseling Psychology), 1990; Christopher Doyle, 1991; Nancy Gregory (Counseling Psychology); Sally Buttermore, 1992; Clark Henry, 1994; Julie Apker, 1994; Stacy McVicker, 1994; Julie Quirin, 1995; Karen Kemtes (Psychology) 1996; Tracy Mitzner (Psychology) 1999; Maria Skeels, 2000; Heather Humphrey (Psychology), 2001; Lynette Lewis, 2001; Lori Stites, 2001; Kara Meusch, 2004; KileyLarson, 2007; Makiko Imamura, 2007.

DEPARTMENTAL SERVICE

Advisory Committee - 1990 to 1993, Spring 1996, 2002-2006. Chair,Communication Theory Search Committee, 2001-2002.

Chair, Organizational Communication Search Committee, 1999-2000. GraduateCommittee, 1990-1991; 1997- 1999;2017-2020.

Assessment Committee (Chair), 1994-2004; Member, 2004-2009. Member,Organizational Communication Search Committee, 1994-1995.

Member, Director of Applied Masters Program Search Committee, 1994-1995.

Chair, Search Committee for Assistant Professor in Communication and Aging, 1993-1994. LibraryCommittee - 1993-1994; 1994-1995; 1998-1999.

Member, Interpersonal Communication Search Committee, 1991-1992. PeerObservation Committee - 1992.

Honors and Awards Committee - 1989-1990, 1990-1991, 1994-1995, 1995-1996, 1996-1997.

Undergraduate Committee - 1988-1989, 1989-1990.

Honors Director - 1987-1988, 1988-1989

COLLEGE AND UNIVERSITY SERVICE

Open Access Task Force, 2009-2010. ResearchEngagement Task Force, 2009-2010.

Search Committee, Dean of Music, 2009-2010. ReviewCommittee, Dean of Business, 2010.

Review Committee, Dean of Journalism, 2009.

Review Committee, Dean of Architecture & Urban Planning, 2009.University Committee on Promotion and Tenure, 2003-2004.

Graduate School Strategic Planning Committee on Research, 2005-2006. GraduateSchool Committee on New Degree Programs, 2003-2004.

Athletic Corporation Advisory Board, 2003-2005.

Executive Committee, KUCR Board of Directors, 2003-2004.

Graduate School Executive Committee, 1998-2003; Convener of Program Review Sub-committee, Fall,1999; Graduate Council, 2003-2004

University Sabbatical Leave Committee, 2000-2002. HumanSubjects Committee-Lawrence, 1998-2004. Campus Historic Preservation Committee, 1997-Present. Chair, Gerontology DirectorSearch Committee, 2003-2004.

Training Committee, Communication and Aging Training Grant, National Institute on Aging, 1993- 2003.

Graduate Advisor, Gerontology, 1996-2004.

Public Administration Chair Selection Committee, Spring, 2000.

Faculty Mentor, University Scholars Program, Melissa Cline (scholar), 1999-2000.

Promotion and Tenure Review Committee, Schiefelbusch Institute for Life Span Studies, Fall 1999. FinancialAid Academic Appeals Committee, 1997-1999.

Research Foundation (CRINC) Transition Team, Spring, 1997. SabbaticalCommittee, College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, 1995-1997. University Senate Research Committee, 1996-1997.

Search Committee for Assistant Professor in Public Administration, Spring, 1996.

Faculty Member, Administrative Disciplinary Hearing, Department of Student Life, Fall, 1996. FacultyMentor, Athletic Department, 1989 to Present.

Faculty Mentor, Dean's Scholars Program, 1994-1996.

Search Committee for Associate Dean for the Social Sciences, College of Liberal Arts and Science, 1994.

University Research Policies Committee, 1993-1996; Chair, 1994-1995.

General Education Requirement Assessment Interviews, Spring, 1991; Spring, 1995; Spring, 1998; Spring,2003.

General Research Fund, First Level Review Committee, Spring, 1992. Speaker,New Student Orientation, Summer, 1992, 1993, 1995.

Faculty Panel for Parents, New Student Orientation, Summer, 1993, 1994, 1997. AdvisoryBoard for New Teaching Assistant Orientation, 1993-1996.

Speaker, University New Teaching Assistant Orientation, 1984, 1985, 1989, 1992.Nominations Committee for College Committees, Spring 1996, 1997.

PROFESSIONAL SERVICE

Editorial Boards:

Journal of Communication, Associate Editor, 1999-2001; Editorial Board, 2001-2005.

Journal of Gerontology: Psychological Sciences, Editorial Board, 2000-2011.

Journal of Applied Communication Research, Editorial Board, 2003-2006. HumanCommunication Research, Editorial Board, 1996-1997; 2000-2008. CommunicationStudies, Editorial Board, 2002-2006.

Psychology and Aging, Editorial Board, 2003-Present.

Research on Aging, Editorial Board, 1994-1997. GrantReview Panels

Research Grants Council of Hong Kong, 2008, 2010, 2012

NIH/NIA Loan Repayment Program Review Panel, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007. 2008, 2009 SocialPsychology and Interpersonal Processes (SPIP), NIH Study Section, Ad Hoc Member, June

2004, June 2009, October 2009, June 2010, October 2010

Sociology and Aging Grant Review Panel, National Institute on Aging/National Institutes of Health (R03 Awards, Training Grants, K Awards). Ad Hoc Member, 1996-2000; Member, 2000- 2004.

NIDCD/NIH Small Grants Review Panel, Ad Hoc Member, June 2005.

Special Grant Review Panel, National Institutes of Health, R01 Applications in Response to Request for Proposals on Social Science Interventions to Improve Medication Adherence, Summer 2000.

Grant Reviewer (Ad Hoc), Social Science and Humanities Research Council of Canada, 2011 GrantReviewer (Ad Hoc), Fonds FCAR, Ministry of Education, Quebec, Canada

Grant Reviewer (Ad Hoc), Alzheimer’s Association, Conferences

International Advisory Committee, Fourth International Conference on Communication, Ageing,and Health, July 13-15, 1999, Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia.

Organizing Committee, International Conference on Processes of Generative Mental Representationand Psychological Adaptation: The Role of Limited Cognitive Resources, University of Potsdam/FreeUniversity of Berlin, September 2-5, 1997, Berlin, Germany.

Chair, Third International Conference on Communication, Aging, and Health, May 16-18, 1996,Kansas City, MO.

Professional Organizations

National Communication Association (formerly Speech Communication Association)Rhetorical and Communication Theory Division, Paper Reader, 1991, 1992

Commission on Communication and Aging, Vice-Chair Elect, 1995-1996;Vice-Chair and ConferenceProgram Planner, 1996-1997; Chair, 1997-1998; Paper Reader, 1992, 2000, 2003.

International Communication Association

Interpersonal Communication Division, Paper Reader,1991; Nominating Committee, 2000- 2001;Division Chair, Conference Theme Submissions, 2004-2005.

Central States Communication Association

Chair of Nominations Committee, 1991-1992.

Communication Theory Interest Group, Secretary, 1988-1989; Vice-Chair, 1989-1990, Chair, 1990-1991.

Gerontological Society of America

Abstract Reviewer, 1990, 1991, 1993, 1994, 1995, Behavioral and Social Sciences Division

Sigma Xi, Scientific Research Society, University of Kansas Chapter Acceptedfor Full Membership, 1991, Chapter Treasurer, 1993-1995.

International Association on Language and Social Psychology

Executive Board, 2008-2011.

Other Professional Service:

Consultant, National Institute on Aging Academic Enhancement Award to Cheryl Anagnopolous, Ph.D., Black Hills State University, “The Effects of Filial Piety on Ageism in Lakota Culture,” 8/1/00-6/30/03.

Academic Commentator, Educational Centre for Aging and Health's Seventh Annual Conference,McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada, May 12, 1994.

Sabbatical Host, Prof. Ulrich von Hecker, Free University of Berlin, Germany, Fall, 1994. Sabbatical Host,Prof. Ellen Bouchard Ryan, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada, Fall,

1995.