Chase Aunspachchase.aunspach@huskers.unl.edu Education
Research Interests Critical Theory, Digital Culture, Field Methods, Masculinity, Materiality, Networked Media, Posthumanism, Queer Studies, Rhetorical Theory, Visual Culture. Publications and Select Presentations Aunspach, C. (In Press). "'Discrete' and 'Looking' (to Profit): Homoconnectivity on Grindr." Critical Studies in Media Communication. Aunspach, C. (2020, May). "Queering the Map and Mapping Queerness: Toward a Hyperobject/ionable Criticism." Paper to be presented at the biannual meeting of the Rhetoric Society of America. Portland, OR. Aunspach, C., & C. R. Kelly. (2020, May). "Smirk: An Affective Form of White Masculine Supremacy." Paper to be presented at the biannual meeting of the Rhetoric Society of America. Portland, OR. Aunspach, C. (2019, April). "Taking the Bull(sh*t) by the Horns: r/RedPillWomen and the Entrepreneurship of the Relational Marketplace." Paper presented to the Rhetorical Theory and Criticism Interest Group at the annual meeting of the Central States Communication Association. Omaha, NE. Top Panel. |
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Jessie CoffeyEducation
Research Interests My research interests include; health and interpersonal communication, narratives and storytelling, and the intersection of health communication across the K-12 education system, addressing health disparities and rural inequities. Publications Rida, Z., Hall, E., Hasnin, S., Coffey, J., & Dev, D. (2019). The perception of school food-service professionals on the implementation of the Healthy, Hunger-Free Kids Act of 2010: A mixed-methods study. Public Health Nutrition, 22(11), 1960-1970. doi:10.1017/S1368980019001174 Under Review: Rida, Z., Hall, E., Coffey, J., Kasabian, A., Dale, A., Smith, J. Teachers as Role Models for Nutrition Promotion (In Review- Public Health Nutr.). Rida, Z., Srivastava, D., Abbey, B., Coffey, J., Dev, D., Smith, J. The Perception of School Food Service Professionals about Serving Healthy School Meals (In Review- J. Sch Health). Selected Presentations Coffey, J. (2020, January). Supporting the whole child through social emotional engagement. Presentation made at the Educational Service Unit Coordinating Council State Partnership Conference, Kearney, NE. Coffey, J. (2019, October). Working to support they whole child; An education and public health collaboration. Presentation made at the Nebraska Public Health Association Conference, Lincoln NE. Coffey, J., Rida, Z., Hulse, E., Hasnin, S. (2018, April). Farm to Preschool Implementation: An Assessment of Nebraska Childcare Programs. Presented at the Nebraska Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics Conference, Lincoln NE. Rida, Z., & Coffey, J. (2017, April). Farm to pre-school: Successful implementation of a classroom-based education program. Presentation made at the Nebraska School Wellness, Education and Training Conference, Kearney, NE. Coffey, J., & Muellers, J. (2017, April). Innovations in nutrition education utilizing the cafeteria as a learning laboratory. Presentation made at the National Urban Extension Conference, Minneapolis, MN. Coffey, J. & Moreland, B. (2016, July). Food allergy management at school. Presentation made at the National School Nutrition Association Annual Conference, San Antonio, TX. Coffey, J. (2014, May). Success utilizing the Body Works program: A family based childhood obesity intervention. Presentation made at the National E-Extension Conference, Sacramento CA. |
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Haley Deckerhdecker3@huskers.unl.edu Education
Research Interests Communication about and across social identity differences (LGBTQ+, political identity, religious identity, etc.), interpersonal and family communication, intergroup communication, psychosocial and relational well-being Publications Decker, H., & Schrodt, P. (2022). A communication and identity process that mediates parents’ nonaccommodation and sexual minorities’ mental well-being. Journal of Social and Personal Relationships, 39(12), 3535–3557. https://doi.org/10.1177/02654075221101902. Decker, H., & Soliz, J. (2023). “I love ‘em, but we just see the world in completely different ways”: Communication (non)accommodation in interfaith family relationships. In S. Symonds LeBlanc & S. O’Shay (Eds.), Casing the Family: Theoretical and Applied Approaches to Understanding Family Communication (2nd ed.). Kendall Hunt. Schrodt, P., & Decker, H. (2023). Does feeling caught between parents magnify or reduce the association between parents’ nonaccommodation and sexual minorities’ personal-enacted identity gap with family? Communication Research Reports, 40(4), 181–192. https://doi.org/10.1080/08824096.2023.2227840 Schrodt, P., & Decker, H. (2023). Parents’ nonaccommodation and sexual minorities’ topic avoidance and surface acting as mediators of family communication patterns and shared family identity. Communication Quarterly, 1–25. https://doi.org/10.1080/01463373.2023.2237085 Conference Presentations Schrodt, P., and Decker, H. (2023, November 16-19). Parents’ nonaccommodation and sexual minorities’ topic avoidance and surface acting as mediators of family communication patterns and shared family identity [Paper presentation]. National Communication Association Convention, National Harbor, MD, United States. (Top Paper Award in Family Communication.) Decker, H., Soliz, J., and Koenig-Kellas, J. (2023, May 25-29). Addressing the elephant/donkey in the room: The role of political difference and communication in predicting family harmony [Paper presentation]. International Communication Association Convention, Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Decker, H., & Schrodt, P. (2022, March 30-April 3). A communication and identity process that mediates parents’ nonaccommodation and sexual minorities’ mental well-being [Paper presentation]. Central States Communication Association Convention, Madison, WI, United States. (Top Paper Award.) Decker, H, (2020). At the crossroads of gay and straight: A qualitative study of communicated bisexual identity [Paper presentation]. National Communication Association Convention, Indianapolis, IN, United States. |
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Courtney Dreyercdreyer7@huskers.unl.edu Education
Research Interests Rhetoric of film and media studies; rhetoric of white supremacy and Christian nationalism; queer and feminist rhetorical criticism; affect theory; monstrosity and the abject Select Publications and Conference Presentations Dreyer, C. J. (2023). “The Right to Believe: Constructions of White Christian Victimhood in the God’s Not Dead Series.” Critical Studies in Media Communication Dreyer, C. J. (2023). “(Eco)horror of Masculinity: Confronting Abject Nature in the Films of Robert Eggers” Southern Communication Journal. Dreyer, C. J. and Sandras, D. J. (In Press). “Godly Girlbossing.” Celebrity Studies: Special Issue. Dreyer, C. J. and Kelly, C. R. (Revise and Resubmit) “Manufactured Emnity: Christian Nationalism and Cinematic Controversy.” Quarterly Journal of Speech. “Manufactured Emnity: Christian Nationalism and Cinematic Controversy.” National Communication Association 2023 Convention, National Harbor, Maryland, 16 November 2023. “Love, Sex, & Cyborgs: Embracing the Queer Abject in Titane.” Society of Cinema and Media Studies 2023 Conference, Denver, CO, 14 April 2023. “With Us or Against Us: Christian Persecution and White Feelings in God’s Not Dead.” Rhetoric Society of America 2022 Conference, Baltimore, MD, 27 May 2022. |
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Renca Dunnrdunn12@huskers.unl.edu Education
Research Interests Identity, Deaf identity, Intersectionality, Cultures, Relationships, Intergroup and Interpersonal Relationships & Communication, Narratives & Storytelling Publications and Conference Presentations Dunn, R. (2018) Relationships: You Know My Name but Not My Story. Presented at the Deaf Missions Leadership Conference. October 2018. Dunn, R. (2019) What's In Your Cup? Navigating to what feeds into who you are. Presented at the Deaf Women United Conference. July 2019. Dunn, R. (2018). Deaf People and the Role of Music in Churches. Journal of American Sign Languages and Literatures. |
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Kristen Everhartke.learning2communicate@gmail.com Education B.A. in Communication with a minor in Political Science from San Diego State University M.A. in Communication from San Diego State University Ph.D. in Communication Studies with primary emphasis in health, interpersonal, and family communication. Research Interests I am interested in how people’s communication in family and relational contexts shape or reflect their decision making or stress-coping processes, particularly in situations of identity or health crises. My most recent research examines how couples communicate about chronic illness in ways that facilitate individual, relational, and physiological health. Conference Presentations Everhart, K. L., & Pauley, P. M. (2015). Communicating childbirth: A memorable messages and control theory approach. Paper presented at the 101st annual meeting of the National Communication Association. Las Vegas, NV. Moran, M.B., Lucas, M., Everhart, K., Morgan, A., & Prickett, E. (2015). Why are anti-vaccine messages so persuasive? A content analysis of anti-vaccine websites to inform the development of vaccine promotion strategies. Paper presented at the 143rd annual meeting of the American Public Health Association. Chicago, IL. Everhart, K. L., Moran, M.B., & Pauley, P. M. (2015). Effect of Family Communication on College Binge Drinking: Strategies to Improve Parent-Child Anti-Substance Use Talks. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Central States Communication Association. Madison, WI. |
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Samantha Gillespie-Hoffmansgillespie3@huskers.unl.edu
Research Interest Rhetorical Theory, Feminist Theory, Critical Theory, Embodiment and Food culture in online spaces. Selected Publications and Conferences Hanchey, J. N., Gillespie, S., Ortiz, A. (2020). In B. W. Bach, D. O. Braithwaite, & S. Ganesh, S. (Eds.). By degrees: Resilience, relationships and success in communication graduate studies. Cognella. Gillespie, S. (2020) Emilia Fart Gets Us: An Analysis of What Embodied Community Looks Like in A Digital Age. Presented at the No Limits Conference at the University of Nebraska in Kearney. Gillespie, S. (2020) Transforming the Self-Made (Wo)Man: Neoliberal feminist rhetoric and the transformative myth of multi-level marking. To be presented at National Communication Association Conference. Gillespie, S. (August 2019). Watching Women Eat: A Critique of Magical Eating and Mukbang Videos. Master's thesis, University of Nevada, Reno. Work in-Progress Gillespie, S. "She Eats So I Don't Have To: A Critical Analysis of Agency, Eating Culture and Feminism in Mukbang Videos." [Writing and Editing in-progress] |
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Brooke Hornbergerbhornberger2@huskers.unl.edu Education
Research Interests Asian Adoptees, Transracially Adoptive Families, Racial Discourse, and Asian-American Narratives Selected Conference Presentations and Publications Anzur, C., & Hornberger, B. (Under review). “If I am going to have to force you to talk about it with me, then I’m not going to”: Relational dialectics in Asian adoptees’ conversations about race with White family member. Hornberger, B., & Anzur, C. (2023). “If I am going to have to force you to talk about it with me, then I’m not going to”: Relational dialectics in transracial Asian adoptees’ conversations about race. Paper to be presented at the National Communication Association Conference, National Harbor, MD. |
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John Jensenjjensen63@huskers.unl.edu Education
Research Interests Social movement rhetoric, environmental rhetoric, visual rhetoric, rhetoric and artificial intelligence, apocalyptic discourse Presentations and publications Jensen, J. (2022, April). Functional Altruism and Environmentalism: A Rhetorical Analysis of the film ‘Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind.’ Presentation made at the Departments of World Languages and Cultures and Communication Studies and Philosophy Student Research Symposium, Logan, Utah. Jensen, J. (2022, April). Representation and Creating Technological Unease: A Visual Analysis of thispersondoesnotexist.com. Presentation made at the Departments of World Languages and Cultures and Communication Studies and Philosophy Student Research Symposium, Logan, Utah. |
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Katie Kasslerkkassler2@huskers.unl.edu Education
Research Interests Katie's award winning research interrogates the intersections of interpersonal communication, social identity, and well-being. Specifically, she focuses on interpersonal and relational communication processes central to the development, enactment, legitimization, and acceptance of liminal identities (e.g., bisexuality, multiethnic-racial, chronic/invisible illness, gender non-conforming and trans, etc.) and their connections to well-being. Her dissertation titled, "Thriving in the Corridor: Communication, Liminal Identity, and Well-Being" uses quantitative methodology to test pathways between liminal identity, social identity complexity, bisexual micro-aggressions and micro-affirmations, and well-being among bisexual adults living in the United States and Canada. Selected Publications Kassler, K. & Hinderaker, A. (2023). Problematic integrations of Baptist mothers’ nested identities during sex talks with children. Western Journal of Communication. https://doi.org/10.1080/10570314.2023.2230950 April, M., Soliz, J., Kassler, K., & Strassberger, E. (2022). Identity tensions in the family: Pathways to (positive) relational and individual-level outcomes. Qualitative Research Reports in Communication, 1-9. https://doi.org/10.1080/17459435.2022.2051595 Kassler, K. (2022). “To God, I was visible, and I was beautiful”: Parody and religious organizational resisting within (UN)CHANGED online narratives. Communication Quarterly, 70(3), 250-269. https://doi.org/10.1080/01463373.2022.2046622 Selected Conference Presentations Kassler, K. (2023). Bisexual conceptualizations of well-being. Presented at the GLBTQ Caucus of the International Communication Association Convention. Toronto, Canada. Kassler, K. (2023). Thriving in the corridor: Communication, liminal identity, and well-being. Presented at the UNL Spring Research Colloquium, Lincoln, NE. Kassler, K. (2022). Ambivalent binormativity in “Killing Eve”. Presented at the Critical Cultural Studies Division of the National Communication Association Convention. New Orleans, LA. Kassler, K. (2022). Managing identity, relationship, and privacy: Communication strategies central to LGBTQIA+ identity concealment from family members in the United States. Paper presented at the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender & Queer Division of the International Communication Association Convention. Paris, France. |
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Jessie Marinho
My research interests focus on Feminist Media, Queer Studies, Motherhood Studies, Cultural Studies. I specifically focus on the rhetorical persuasion of television and movies as forms of entertainment that influence audiences' perceptions of interpersonal relationships and cultural ideologies, which in turn, influences how media portrays cultural ideologies to mirror societal expectations of gender, race, sexual orientation, and interpersonal relationships. Master Thesis: All Good Women Are Mothers: Exploring Gender Binaries in How I Met Your Mother Select Presentations Marinho,J. (2023) Reclaiming Oppressive Objects of Power Through Visual Art. Presented at CHaSS Symposium at Utah State University. April 2023 Marinho, J. (2022) Ecofeminism and the Domination of Women in Moana. Presented at Northwest Communication Association Conference. April 2022 |
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Marie NeumannEducation
Research Interests Quality of life for children with critical chronic illness and their families; narratives as shaping identity and meaning-making for those living with rare diseases, chronic illness, or disability; clinician-patient/parent communication surrounding critical care decisions; pediatric palliative care; social media support groups as a space where those affected by rare disease seek a sense of community; post-traumatic growth for parents of children with critical illness; community driven participatory research, mixed-methods research. Select Publications Neumann, M.L., Allen, J.Y., Kakani, S., Ladner, A., Hall Rauen, M., Weaver, M.S., Mercer, D.F. (Under Review) A beautiful struggle: Parent-perceived impact of short bowel syndrome on child and family wellbeing. Neumann, M. L.*, Weaver, M. S.*, Lord, B., Wiener, L., & Hinds, P. S. (2021). Care Provider Behaviors That Shape Parent Identity as a "Good Parent" to Their Seriously Ill Child. Palliative medicine reports, 2(1), 113-121. (*shared first co-authorship) Weaver, M. S., Neumann, M. L., Lord, B., Wiener, L., Lee, J., & Hinds, P. S. (2020). Honoring the good parent intentions of courageous parents: A thematic summary from a US-Based National Survey. Children, 7(12), 265. (*shared first co-authorship) Weaver, M. S., Lukowski, J., Wichman, B., Navaneethan, H., Fisher, A. L., & Neumann, M. L. (2020). Human connection and technology connectivity: a systematic review of available telehealth survey instruments. Journal of pain and symptom management. Weaver, M. S., Jurgens, A., Neumann, M. L., Schalley, S. M., Kellas, J. K., Navaneethan, H., & Tullis, J. (2021). Actual solidarity through virtual support: A pilot descriptive study of an online support group for bereaved parents. Journal of Palliative Medicine. |
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Sabrina O'Gwynnsogwynn2@huskers.unl.edu Education
Research Interests Alt-Right and Subversive Online Extremist Rhetoric, Rhetoric of Media and Popular Culture, Religious Rhetoric, Internal Rhetoric, Rhetoric of Toxic-Masculinity, Organizational Rhetoric Presentations O’Gwynn, S. (2023) The Big Bang Theory: Narrative of the Incel. To be presented at National Communication Association Conference. Under Review Bloomfield, E. F., Tillery, D., O’Gwynn, S., Cloud, D. Digital Rhetoric and the Corrupted Scientist Archetype. (In Review - Environmental Communication) |
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Sophie Richardssrichards14@huskers.unl.edu Education
Research Interests Adoptee and adoptive families narratives, children's communication, family storytelling |
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Dakota Sandrasdsandras2@huskers.unl.edu Education
Research Interests Dakota's research primarily examines discursive processes of hegemonic negotiation occurring along lines of race and gender throughout popular cultural discourses. Her dissertation, for example, examines the rhetorical functions of televised constructions of white allyship following the mass proliferation of demands for progressive anti-racist action in contemporary sociopolitical U.S. contexts. She is also interested in the mainstream propagation of social movements, critical pedagogy and dialogue, and First Nations epistemologies and ontologies. Her research agenda, pedagogical praxis, and community investments are rooted in critical/cultural orientations, decolonial feminist frameworks, and co-conspiracy toward social change. Select Publications Sandras, Dakota J. (2022). Review of Jorie Nagerwey and Taylor Nygaard, Horrible White People: Gender, Genre, and Television's Precarious Whiteness. NYU Press, 2020. Popular Culture Studies Journal, 9(2), 354-357. Sandras, Dakota J. (2021). The Voice of Honor: Centering an Indigenous Ethic of Protocol in Ongoing Perilous Times. Rhetoric, Politics & Culture 1, no. 1 (2021): 67-74. Sandras, Dakota J. (2021). Surviving R. Kelly: Presenting testimony as evidence. In D. Hample (Ed.), Local Theories of Argument (pp. 186-191). Routledge. Sandras, Dakota J. (Revision Under Review). Woke Country. Communication and Critical/Cultural Studies. Sandras, Dakota J. and Kristen Hoerl (Revision in Progress). The Next White Thing: Neocolonial White Feminism in Disney's Frozen II. Critical Studies in Media Communication. Select Conference Presentations Sandras, Dakota J. (2023). "Existing and Resisting in the Times of Anti-Woke: Graduate Student Perspectives." Discussion panel presenter at the National Communication Association's annual convention to be held in National Harbor, Maryland. Activism and Social Justice Division. Sandras, Dakota J. (2022) "Divided We Stand, United We Sing: Race-Conscious Postracialism in Contemporary Country Music." Competitive paper presented at the International Communication Association's annual convention in Paris, France. Ethnicity and Race in Communication. Sandras, Dakota J. (2021). "Ice Queen, Woke Princess: How Disney's Popular Feminist Trajectory is Advancing White Heroism." Competitive paper selected for presentation at the National Communication Association's annual convention held in Seattle, Washington. Feminist and Gender Studies Division. Sandras, Dakota J. (2020). "Braiding, Knotting, Stitching, Beading: Weaving Indigenous Research Methodologies at the Crossroads of Critical/Cultural Communication." Discussion panel presenter at the National Communication Association's annual convention held virtually in 2020. Critical and Cultural Studies Division. Sandras, Dakota J. (2019). "Surviving R. Kelly: Presenting Testimony as Evidence." Competitive panel presentation for the biennial Alta Argumentation Conference held in Alta, Utah. Select Service Roles and Awards
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Hannah SmithLouise Pound Hall (LPH) 354 Education Info: M. A., Communication, University of Georgia Research Interests: Intergroup communication, identity socialization, and cultural socialization. Publications and Conference Presentations: Minniear, M. & Smith, H. (November 2021) Research Roundtable: Ethnic-Racial Socialization Mapping. Presented at the National Communication Association annual meeting in Seattle, WA. Minniear, M., Soliz, J., & Smith, H. (November 2022) Examining Family Typologies in Ethnic-Racial Socialization Mapping. To be presented at the National Communication Association annual meeting in New Orleans, LA. Wicke, R., Smith, H., & Speece, M. (December 2021) Lightning Presentation: The Relationships Between Uncertainty Tolerance, Health Literacy, Information Seeking, and Information Verification During the Covid-19 Pandemic. Presented virtually at the Society for Risk Analysis annual meeting. Worsdale, A., Smith, H., & Macfarlane, S. (April 2022) LGBT Medical Mistrust and Perceptions of Patient-Provider Communication in the Southern United States. Presented at the Kentucky Conference for Health Communication |
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Hayley StahlEducation
Research Interests Interpersonal and Health Communication; specifically, I am interested in study the psychophysiological connection and how it is impacted by the way individuals communicate their mental and physical health. Additionally, I am interested in health and family narratives as well as translational storytelling. Selected Publication and Conference Presentations Publications: Occa A., Francis D. B., Grumbein A., & Stahl H. M. (in press). Improving African Americans' Intentions to Enroll in a Health Registry: Message Development and Evaluation. Health Communication. Occa, A., Stahl, H. M., & Julien-Bell, S. (2022). Helping Children to Participate in Human Papillomavirus–Related Discussions: Mixed Methods Study of Multimedia Messages. JMIR Formative Research, 6(4), e28676. Hogg-Graham, R., Gordon, AS., Stahl, H., Riley, E., Clear, E., and Waters, TM. (in press). COVID-19 Associated with Changing Community Partnerships to Address Medicaid Enrollee Unmet Social Needs, American Journal of Managed Care. Manuscripts Under Review: Occa A., Stahl H., Francis D., & Grumbein A. (2021). (Second revise and resubmit) Improving African Americans’ intentions to enroll in a health registry: Message development and evaluation. Conference Presentations: Stahl H. (2022). A Content Analysis of Reddit Posts About Fibroadenoma Appraisal, Decision Making, and Other Factor Influence. Presented at the 2022 Kentucky Conference on Health Communication: Communication Strategies to Promote Comprehensive Well-being, Lexington, KY. Occa A., Stahl H., Francis D., & Grumbein A. (2021). Improving African Americans’ intentions to enroll in a health registry: Message development and evaluation. Presented at the 71st International Communication Association, Virtual. Occa A., Stahl H., & Bell S. (2020). Having fun while getting louder: A feasibility study of theory-based multimedia messages to help children participate in HPV-related discussions. Presented at the 106th annual conference of the National Communication Association, Indianapolis, IN. Zelaya C. M., Santiago J. E., & Stahl H. (2020). The Intersectionality Between Social Media Influencer’s Fitness YouTube Videos and Young Women’s Efficacy: A Content Analysis. Presented at the Kentucky Conference on Health Communication 2020. |
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Andre Swaiaswai2@unl.edu Education
Research interests Film Studies, Rhetoric of Class Struggle, Afropessimist criticism, Feminist Rhetoric, Rhetoric of Violence, Queer Selected Presentations Master of Ceremonies—Western Kentucky University Lavender Recognition Ceremony (2023) Black Excellence Showcase—Lincoln Douglas Speech Performance (2023) African American Vernacular English, 21 Savage and Immigration Debate— NFA-LD National Championship Immigration and Domestic Violence Visas Debate—Missouri Policy Debate State Championship (2019) |
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Cassidy Taladay-Carterctaladay2@unl.edu Education
Research Interests Family narratives, storytelling, and communicated sense-making; end-of-life (palliative and hospice) care; health equity in end-of-life care; family communication in difficult contexts, lifespan and intergenerational communication. Select Publications and Conferences Publications Gunning, J. N., & Taladay-Carter, C. (in press). Grieving “the death of possibility”: Memorable messages of (dis)enfranchised loss in invisible, physical illness. Health Communication. Torbert, N., Taladay, C., Kauer, T., Hackenburg, L., Weaver, M., & Koenig Kellas, J. (2022). Providing “compassionate care” in the NICU through patient and family needs-based care. American Journal of Perinatology. https://doi.org/10.1055/s-0042-1758725 Koenig Kellas, J., Morgan, T., Taladay, C., Minton, M., Forte, J., & Husmann, E. (2020). Narrative connection: Applying CNSM theory’s translational storytelling heuristic. Journal of Family Communication, 20(4), 360-376. https://doi.org/10.1080/15267431.2020.1826485 Publications Under Review Taladay-Carter, C., & Koenig Kellas, J. (Under 1st review). “It’s my story now, too”: Communicated narrative sense-making of death following terminal illness in U.S. families. Empirical article submitted to Journal of Family Communication. Taladay-Carter, C. (Under 2nd review). Supporting students’ “search for meaning” in empirical journal articles. Empirical article submitted to Communication Teacher. Conference Presentations Taladay-Carter, C., & Gunning, J. N. (2023). “It comes in waves”: A relational dialectics approach to exploring living grief in invisible, physical illness. Paper to be presented at the One-Hundred-Ninth National Communication Association Conference, National Harbor, MD. Taladay-Carter, C. (2023). "We’re all under this parachute together”: A narrative case study of facilitator communication in a midwestern grief center. Paper to be presented at the One-Hundred-Ninth National Communication Association Conference, National Harbor, MD. Stahl, H. M., & Taladay-Carter, C. (2023). “Probably benign?!”: A narrative thematic analysis of illness narratives from patients with benign breast disease. Poster presented at the D.C. Health Communication Conference, Washington, D.C. Koenig Kellas, J., Taladay, C., Kauer, T., Hollist, C., Morgan, T., Neu, C., & Rogers, R. (2022). Narrative Connection during COVID-19: Testing the effects of the Narrative Parenting intervention on parent connection, meaning-making, and well-being. Paper presented to the Family Communication Division at the One-Hundred-Eighth National Communication Association Conference, New Orleans, LA. |
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Zach Thornhillzthornhill2@huskers.unl.edu Education
Research interests Critical Theory, Rhetoric of Power, Rhetoric of Violence, Alt-Right Rhetoric, Trumpism, Demagoguery, Speech and Debate Pedagogy Selected presentations "Competitive Debate in a Pandemic World: Analyzing the Effects of COVID-19 on Collegiate Debate" "Make America Kill Again: A Critical Discourse Analysis of Donald Trump's Necropolitical Representations Through Conjunctural Use of Twitter During his Presidency" "'They're Not Sending Their Best': A Conjunctural Analysis of Necropolitical Power Established Through Donald Trump's Presidential Campaign Announcement Speech" "Flipping the Script: Intersectional Representations of the Religious Other in Hacksaw Ridge" "Re-connecting to the Classroom: Experiences of Basic Course Directors and GTAs Transitioning From Online to Teaching Face-to-Face for the First Time" Publications Thornhill, Zach and Joseph Zompetti. (2023). "The 'Twitter President': Trump's Necropolitical Representations of Immigrants" Competitive paper accepted at the National Communication Association's annual convention held in National Harbor, Maryland in 2023. Political Communication Division. Thornhill, Zach. (2023). "Restorative Rhetoric of Destruction: Ron DeSantis' Commitments to Law and Order following Hurricane Ian" Competitive paper accepted at the National Communication Association's annual convention held in National Harbor, Maryland in 2023. Public Address Division. |
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Carol Tschampl-DiesingCTSCHAMPL-DIESING@HUSKERS.unl.edu Education
Military Families, Military Servicemembers, Female Veterans, Mothers in the Military, Voluntary/Fictive Kin. Conference Presentations Braithwaite, D.O., Waldron, V.R., Allen, J., Berquist, G., Brockhage, K., Marsh, J., Oliver, B., Swords, N., Tschampl-Diesing, C. (2016, November). (Top Paper). “Feeling warmth and close to her”: Turning points of adult stepchildren in a positive relationship with a stepparent. Paper to be presented at the annual conference of the National Communication Association, Philadelphia, PA. Braithwaite, D.O., Marsh, J., Tschampl-Diesing, C., Leach, M. (2016, November). A diary study of the interaction and enactment of the family kinkeeper role. Paper to be presented at the annual conference of the National Communication Association, Philadelphia, PA. Tschampl-Diesing, C. (2015, April). Effects of deployment on family communication: A narrative inquiry of a mother in the military. Paper presented at the annual Gender Matters Conference, University Park, IL. Conference Paper Tschampl-Diesing, C. L. (2018, Spring). Exploring difference in family: Communication and privacy management for female veterans between their military voluntary kin and their biolegal families. Paper presented at the annual conference of the Central States Communication Association, Milwaukee, WI. *Top Four Paper, Top Student Debut Paper, and Nancy Burrell Top Student Award in Interpersonal and Small Group Division; Past Officers Top Graduate Debut Paper Publications Braithwaite, D. O., Waldron, V. R., Allen, J., Oliver, B., Bergquist, G., Storck, K., Marsh, J., Swords, N., Tschampl-Diesing, C. (2018). “Feeling warmth and close to her”: Communication and resilience reflected in turning points in positive adult Stepchild–Stepparent relationships. Journal of Family Communication. Advance online publication. doi: 10.1080/15267431.2017.1415902 Braithwaite, D. O., Marsh, J. S., Tschampl-Diesing, C. L., Leach, M. S. (2017). “Love needs to be exchanged”: A diary study of interaction and enactment of the family kinkeeper role. Western Journal of Communication, 81(5), 601-618. doi: 10.1080/10570314.2017.1299881 Tschampl-Diesing, C. L. (2016, Fall). A communication perspective on the military: Interactions, messages, and discourses. [Review of the book A communication perspective on the military: Interactions, messages, and discourses, edited by E. Sahlstein Parcell & L. M. Webb]. Iowa Journal of Communication, 48(2), 175-178. |
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Kazi Haneeya Wahedkwahed2@huskers.unl.edu Education
Research Interests Cultural influence on mental health, mental health disparities of minorities/communities, mental health and cultural stigma, qualitative research methods. |
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Braedon WormanEducation
Research Interests Interpersonal communication, family communication, identity, religious belief, privacy management Conference Presentations Oliver, B. M., Braithwaite, D. O., Waldron, V. R., Hall, R., Hackenburg, L., & Worman, B. (November, 2020). Protector and Friend: Turning Points and the Discursive Construction of the Stepparent Role. Paper accepted for presentation at the annual conference of the National Communication Association, Indianapolis, IN. Worman, B. G. (November, 2020). Communicative Privacy Management of Conservative Christian Parents Whose Children Have Differing Religious Beliefs. Paper accepted for presentation at the annual conference of the National Communication Association, Indianapolis, IN. Worman, B. G. (November, 2020). When to Reveal: The Development and Utilization of Privacy Rules by Individuals in Exclusivist Christian Families that have Adopted Significantly Different Religious Beliefs. Paper accepted for presentation at the annual conference of the Religious Communication Association, Indianapolis, IN. Worman, B. G. (November, 2018). Who Knows What I Believe?: The Development and Utilization of Privacy Rules by Individuals in Exclusivist Christian Families that have Adopted Significantly Different Religious Beliefs. Paper presented at the annual conference of the National Communication Association, Salt Lake City, UT. Worman, B. G. (November, 2018). What and How to Reveal: The Development and Utilization of Privacy Rules by Individuals in Exclusivist Christian Families that have Adopted Significantly Different Religious Beliefs. Paper presented at the annual conference of the National Communication Association, Salt Lake City, UT. Worman, B. G. (April, 2017). You Gotta Have Faith: Communication Privacy Management in Exclusivist Christian Families Regarding a Significant Change in Religious Belief. Thesis presented at the annual Central California Research Symposium, Fresno, CA. Worman, B. G. (November, 2016). ‘Leave It This Year Also’: A Narrative Criticism of Jesus’s and Luke’s Use of the Parable of the Barren Fig Tree. Paper presented at the annual conference of the National Communication Association, Philadelphia, PA. |
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