Current research in the CI-LAB involves the following projects developed by faculty and graduate students. For more information about these projects, please contact Dr. Jordan Soliz.
COMMUNICATION AND ETHNIC-RACIAL IDENTITY
A series of interview and survey studies examining (a) identity development, communication processes with friends-family-community, and general well-being of individuals with mixed ethnic-racial backgrounds; and (b) socialization process related to identity and well-being for individuals from minoritized ethnic-racial group.
Clicke HERE for a summary of the "Expanding our Understanding of Family Communication: Ethnic-Racial and Global Diversity in Scholarship and Teaching" Pre-Conference at the 2019 National Communication Association annual meeting
Click HERE for an open access resource to assist in addressing ethnic-racial and global diversity in scholarship and teaching related to communication in family and personal relationships.
SOCIALIZATION OF IDENTITY-BASED WORLDVIEWS
Studies examining the manner in which socialization processes are associated with intergroup attitudes, inclusive worldviews, global citizenship, and/or prosocial orientations toward others.
COMMUNICATION AND SOCIAL IDENTITY
Studies examining the manner in which communication both influences and reflects social identity with a current focus on (a) identifying factors that contribute to positive and negative outcomes when individuals experience social identity shifts or tensions, (b) understanding the interplay of communication and social identity complexity, and (c) identity-based stigma and communication.
INTERGROUP CONTACT AND INTERGROUP DIALOGUE
Guided by intergroup contact theory, work on intergroup dialogue, and critical-dialogic frameworks, projects focus on the role of communication in facilitating attitude change stemming from group-based differences and marginalization. These projects also includes how dialogue in personal contexts (e.g., families, friendships) can form and/or change intergroup bias.
Learn about the Intergroup Dialogue Project here.