Research Interests

My interests focus on identity and difference, in general, to understand how our interactions both shape and improve our attitudes toward others, or how our attitudes influence our communication and interactions with others. In doing so, I hope to understand the connection between group-based attitudes, communication, social relations and solidarity, and individual self-concept and well-being. My research is primarily guided by a social identity and intergroup communication perspective.

Representative Publications

McManus, T. G., & Scott, J. W. (2025). The effects of support providers’ sex on the association between friendship standards and support provision. Communication Reports, 1-19.  

Tatum, N. T., Sidelinger, R. J., Bell McManus, L. M., Kuresman, K., Scott, J. W., & Robertson, M. (2025). Mitigating faculty burnout through rapport and out-of-class communication with students. Communication Reports, 1-13.  

Scott, J. W., Robertson, M., & Tatum, N. T. (2024). Audience analysis in public speaking: A comprehensive exploration. In S. M. Munz, A. M. Wright, & T. McKenna-Buchanan (Eds.), The Routledge Handbook of Public Speaking Research and Theory, 91-99. Routledge.

Representative Conference Presentations

Scott. J. W. & Soliz, J. (2026, June 5). Metastereotypes and lived experiences of gay men: Intergroup Communication as an arena for inequality [Conference presentation]. ICA 2026 Conference, Cape Town, South Africa. 

Scott, J. W., Robertson, M., McManus, T. G. (2025). Elevating parent support amid gun violence and college campus tragedies [Conference presentation]. NCA 2025 Conference, Denver, CO, United States.

Scott, J. W. (2024, November 22). Location “sharenting”: Privacy and self-disclosure within child-parent relationships [Conference presentation]. NCA 2024 Conference, New Orleans, LA, United States.