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Hazleton, PA 18202-8025
Biography
B.A., University of North Carolina-Wilmington (2002)
M.S., Radford University (2004)
Ph.D. West Virginia University (2011)
Research Interests
Affectionate Communication Grandparent-Grandchild Relationships Mentoring Relationships Student Involvement Expressed academic performance concerns
Publications
The Ideal Grandparent Scale: Validation in a French Young Adults Population, Aging International - July 18, 2021
Collaborators: Caroline Giraudeau , Co-Author; Daniel mansson, Co-Author; Nathalie Bailly, Co-Author
Development and testing of the Grandchildren's Relational Maintenance Scale, Journal of Family Communication
Received Affection and Caregiving in the Grandparent-Grandchild Relationship, Journal of Family Issues - March 4, 2021
Mastering Public Speaking 10th edition - February 1, 2021
Collaborators: George Grtice; John Akinner
Validity and reliability of the French version of the Grandchildren’s Received Affection Scale: A Brief Report, Journal of Family Communication - January 7, 2021
Collaborators: Caroline Giraudeau , Co-Author; Nathalie Bailly, Co-Author; C. Ferrand , Editor; D Mansson, Co-Author
Relational Maintenance and Caregiving in the Grandparent-Grandchild Relationships, Communication Research Reports - April 27, 2020
Student Workbook and Activities for Mastering Public Speaking - July 30, 2019
Grandchildren’s Perceptions of Grandparents’ Use of Relational Maintenance Behaviors, International Journal of Aging and Human Development - May 15, 2019
A Multinational Comparison of Grandchildren’s Received Affection From Their Grandparents, Journal of Intergenerational Relationship - May 2, 2019
Collaborator: Aldis Sigurðardóttir
Perceived Instructor Misbehaviors and Students’ Willingness to Express Academic Performance Concern to Their Instructors, The Pennsylvania Communication Annual - November 1, 2018
Collaborators: Brandi Frisby, Co-Author; Robert Sidelinger
Mastering Public Speaking - February 5, 2018
Collaborators: George Grice, Co-Author; John Skinner, Co-Author
merican and Finnish College Students’ Traits and Interactions with Their Instructors, Journal of Intercultural Communication - November 15, 2017
Collaborator: Stephen Croucher
American and Finnish college students’ traits and interaction with their instructors, Journal of Intercultural Communication - November 1, 2017
Collaborator: Stephen Croucher, Co-Author
Trait affection given and received: A test of Hofstede’s theoretical framework, Journal of Intercultural Communication Research - March 15, 2017
Collaborator: Aldfis Sigurðardóttir
Affectionate communication is associated with emotional and relational resources in the grandparent-grandchild relationshi, Journal of Intergenerational Relationship - February 28, 2017
Collaborator: Kory Floyd, Co-Author
Instructors’ use of effective rhetorical and relational teaching behaviors and college students’ expressed academic performance concerns to their instructor, Florida Communication Journal - December 18, 2016
American grandchildren’s use of relational maintenance behaviors with their grandparents, Journal of Intergenerational Relationship - December 1, 2016
Relational maintenance, relational characteristics, and relational uncertainty in the faculty advisor-doctoral advisee relationship, Communication Research Reports - July, 2016
Collaborator: Scott Myers, Co-Author
Young adults’ trait affection given and received as functions of Hofstede’s dimensions of cultures and national origin, Journal of Intercultural Communication Research - July 29, 2016
Collaborators: Frank Marko; Katrina Bachratá; Zuzana Danišková; Jaroslava Gajdošíková Zeleiová; Anatolii Sharov
The Joy of Grandparenting: A Qualitative Analysis of Grandparents, Journal of Intergenerational Relationships - June 20, 2016
Student traits and out-of-class communication with instructors: A reexamination of the relationships from an interpersonal perspectiv, The Texas Speech Communication Journal - March 15, 2016
Exploring college students’ expressed concern about their academic performance, College Student Journal - February 25, 2016
Developing the Ideal Grandparent Scale: Initial validity and reliability tests, Journal of Intergenerational Relationships - August 25, 2015
Mastering Public Speaking - February 6, 2015
Collaborators: George Grice, Co-Author; John Skinner, Co-Author
Grandparents’ expressed affection for their grandchildren: Examining grandparents’ own psychological health - October 15, 2014
The cognitive learning measure: A three-study examination of validity, Communication Methods and Measures - August 1, 2014
Collaborators: Brandi Frisby, Primary Author; Renee Kaufman, Co-Author
Trust as mediator between affection and relational maintenance in the grandparent-grandchild relationship, Southern Communication Journal - July, 2014
Students’ expressed academic concern, learning outcomes, and communication motives, Western Journal of Communication - April 8, 2014
American and South Korean engineering students’ communication motives and their student-instructor communication satisfaction., Journal of Intercultural Communication Research. - January 28, 2014
Collaborator: Han Bin Lee
Affectionate communication and relational characteristics in the grandparent-grandchild relationship, Communication Reports - September 1, 2013
Further validity tests of the grandchildren’s received affection scale. , Communication Research Reports - July 15, 2013
Assessing college students’ learning in an intercultural communication course. Implementation of three classroom assessment techniques, College Student Journal - June 1, 2013
Testing the grandchildren received affection scale using affection exchange theory, Psychological Reports - May 15, 2013
College students’ mental health and their received affection from their grandparents., Communication Research Reports - April 25, 2013
Received mentoring support and relational uncertainty in the advisor-advisee mentoring relationship, NACADA Journal - March 1, 2013
Collaborator: Scott Myers, Co-Author
The grandchildren’s received affection scale: Examining affectual solidarity factors, Southern Communication JOurnal - January 20, 2013
Students’ academic competitiveness and their involvement in the learning process, Communication Research Reports - December 10, 2012
Collaborators: Stephanie Shimotsu, Co-Author; Scott Myers, Co-Author
The advisor-advisee mentoring relationship, Communication Currents - December 7, 2012
Using mentoring enactment theory to explore the advisor-advisee mentoring relationship , Communication Education - October 10, 2012
Collaborator: S. Myers, Co-Author
Students’ Communicative Attributes and Their Out-of-class Communication With Their Instructors, Atlantic Journal of Communication - August 30, 2012
Collaborators: Scott Myers, Author; Matthew Martin, Author
A qualitative analysis of grandparents’ expressions of affection for their young adult grandchildren, Northamerican Journal of Psychology - March 15, 2012
Does religious faith improve test performance? North American Journal of Psychology, North American Journal of Psychology - March 1, 2012
Collaborators: Mara Arguete, Co-Editor; Alan Goodboy, Co-Author; Willian Jenkins, Co-Author; Lynn McCutcheon, Editor
Swedish College Students’ Academic Involvement:, Texas Speech Communication Journal - December 20, 2011
Collaborator: Scott Myers, Author
Adult Siblings’ Use of Affectionate Communication as a Strategic and Routine Relational Maintenance Behavior , Communication Research Reports - December 15, 2011
Collaborators: Scott Myers, Author; Brandi Frisby, Author; Kerry Byrnes, Author; Daniel Mansson, Author
Grandparents’ expressions of affection for their grandchildren: Examining grandchildren’s relational attitudes and behaviors. , Southern Communication Journal - December 1, 2011
Collaborator: Melanie Booth-Butterfield, Co-Author
Topic Avoidance, Everyday Talk, and Stress in Romantic Military and Non-military Couples, Communication Studies - May 15, 2011
Collaborators: Brandi Frisby, Author; Kerry Byrnes, Author; Melanie Booth-Butterfield, Author; Megan Birmingham, Author
An initial examination of college students' expressions of affection through Facebook, Southern Communication Journal - May 1, 2011
Collaborator: Scott Myers, Author
Students' Aggressive Communication Traits and Their Motives for Communicating with Their Instructors, College Student Journal - March 25, 2011
Collaborators: Scott Myers, Editor; Matthew Martin, Editor
Relational maintenance behaviors in the grabdprent-grandchild relationship, Communication Research Reports - January 20, 2010
Collaborators: Scott Myers, Co-Author; Lynn Turner, Co-Author
The relationship between college students’ self-reports of class participation and perceived instructor impressions, Communication Research Reports - May 20, 2009
Collaborators: Scott Myers, Co-Author; Sean Horan, Co-Author; Carrie Kennedy-Lightsey, Co-Author; Pau Madlock, Co-Author; Robert Sidelinger, Co-Author; Kerry Byrnes, Co-Author; Brandi Frisby, Co-Author
A reexamination of Swedish and American college students’ communicative attributes, Journal of Intercultural Communication Research - March 15, 2009
Collaborator: Scott Myers, Co-Author
Improving student and instructor success in study abroad programs: A brief report of student suggestions, HUman Communication - March 1, 2008
Education
Ph D, Instructional Communication, West Virginia University
MS, Corporate and Professional Communication, Radford University
BA, Communication Studies, University of North Carolina-Wilmington
Papers and Presentations
October 27, 2022
Oral Presentations
Psychological and Relational Benefits of Grandparent's Expressed Affection for their Grandchildren
Monthly meeting
November 18, 2021
Papers and Oral Presentations
Grandchildren’s motives for maintaining their grandparent- grandchild relationships
National Communication Association
Virtual
This was a novel research study as a first step to explore why grandchildren maintain relationships with their grandparents during young adulthood. Qualitative study.
April 1, 2021
Papers and Oral Presentations
Changes in Family Communication during the COVID 19 Pandemic Quarantine
Eastern Communication Association Annual Meeting
Virtual
Paper to be presented during 2021 annual ECA meeting.
November 19, 2020
Papers and Oral Presentations
Relationship-Specific Scale-Development in Communication: Reasons, Methods, Appraisals, and Implementations
National Communication Association
Virtual
May 12, 2020
Papers and Oral Presentations
Effects of affectionate communication from grandparents on young adults’ depression.
Athens Institute for Education and Research
Athens, Greece
This study tested Affection Exchange Theory in a French sample of grandchildren. Specifically, we examined the relationship between received grand-parental affection and grandchildren's depression levels.
April 4, 2020
Papers and Oral Presentations
Caregiving and relational maintenance behaviors in the grandparent- grandchild relationshi
Annual Metting of the Eastern Communication Association
Baltimore, MD
An applied test of Affection Exchange Theory in the content of grandparent-grandchild relationships.
November 16, 2019
Presentations
Honoring Dr. Scott A. Myers as a teacher, mentor, and friend
National Communication Association
Baltimore, MD
November 15, 2019
Papers and Oral Presentations
Grandchildren’s perceptions of grandparents’ use of relational maintenance behaviors.
National Communication Association
Baltimore, MD
March 20, 2019
Keynotes/Plenary Addresses
Grandparents’ expressed affection for their grandchildren: Relational and practical outcomes.
Tours University Conference
Tours, France
November 18, 2018
Papers and Oral Presentations
Received Affection and Caregiving in the Grandparent-Grandchild Relationship
National Communication Association
Salt Lake City, UT
Grounded in Affection Exchange Theory’s assumptions that affectionate communication fosters relational benefits and increases people’s likelihood of survival, this study sought to examine young adult grandchildren’s willingness to serve as their grandparents’ caregivers as a function of received affection from their grandparents. Young adult grandchildren (N = 209) independently completed a questionnaire in reference to a specific, biological grandparent. The results of a hierarchical multiple regression analysis revealed partial support for the hypothesized positive relationships between grandchildren’s received affection from their grandparents and the grandchildren’s willingness to care for their grandparents. These findings are indicative of both practical and theoretical implications.
May 26, 2018
Papers and Oral Presentations
Instructor Credibility Mediates the Relationship Between Instructor Misbehaviors and Students’ Willingness to Express Academic Performance Concern to Their Instructors
International Communication Association
Prague, Czech Republic
This study sought to advance our understanding of the centrality of instructor credibility in the student-instructor relationship. Specifically, we tested nine different mediation models in which the three dimensions of instructor credibility (i.e., competence, caring, and trustworthiness) served as mediators, the three dimensions of instructor misbehaviors (i.e., antagonism, lectures, and articulation) served as the antecedents, and students’ willingness to express academic performance concern to their instructors served as the consequent. The results of correlational analyses and mediation analyses using PROCESS 2.16 largely supported the hypothesized relationships among the variables examined in this study, and our predictions that instructor credibility would mediate the relationship between instructor misbehaviors and students’ willingness to express academic performance concern to their instructors.
April 12, 2018
Papers and Oral Presentations
Direct and Indirect Effects of Perceived Instructor Credibility on Students’ Willingness to Express Academic Performance Concern to their Instructors
Eastern Communication Association
Pittsburgh, PA
November 16, 2017
Papers and Oral Presentations
Revisiting our Roots from a Novel Perspective: Testing the Motivation Model Using Instructor Misbehaviors and Students’ Expressed Academic Performance Concern
National Communication Association
Dallas, TX
April 1, 2017
Papers and Oral Presentations
A multinational comparison of grandchildren’s received affection from their grandparents
Eastern Communication Association
Boston, MA
November 18, 2016
Papers and Oral Presentations
Young adults' trait affection given and received as functions of Hofstede's dimensions of cultures and national origin
National Communication Association
Philadelphia, PA
June 11, 2016
Papers and Oral Presentations
Affectionate communication and relational characteristics on Faceboo
International Communication Association
Fukuoka, Japan
June 10, 2016
Papers and Oral Presentations
Cross-cultural validity tests and comparisons of the grandchildren’s received affection scale
International Communication Association
Fukuoka, Japan
April 1, 2016
Papers and Oral Presentations
Instructor affect moderates the association between effective teaching behaviors and students’ expressed academic performance concerns to their instructor
Eastern Communication Association
Baltimore, MD
November 16, 2015
Papers and Oral Presentations
The joy of grandparenting: A qualitative analysis
National Communication Association
Las Vegas, NV
November 15, 2015
Presentations
Stuttering in the basic public speaking course: A case study.
National Communication Association
Las Vegas, NV
November 14, 2015
Papers and Oral Presentations
Instructors’ use of effective rhetorical and relational teaching behaviors and college students’ expressed academic performance concerns to their instructors.
National Communication Association
Las Vegas, NV
October 15, 2015
Oral Presentations
Innovative instructional and family communication research
Penn State Hazleton Scholar Award Presentation
Hazleton, PA
April 24, 2015
Papers and Oral Presentations
Eastern Communication Association
Philadelphia, PA
April 24, 2015
Papers and Oral Presentations
College students’ aggressive communication traits and out-of-class communication with instructors in the U.S. and Finlan
Eastern Communication Association
Philadelphia, PA
February 24, 2015
Oral Presentations
College students’ expressed academic performance concerns: Scale development and validation
Communication Week
Springfield, MO
I was invited as the keynote speaker at Missouri State University's annual Communication Week. I gave this presentations to undergraduate and graduate students as well as faculty members.
February 23, 2015
Oral Presentations
The road to success in graduate school: How can M + M + M = M?
Communication Week
Springfield, MO
I was invited as the keynote speaker at Missouri State University's annual Communication Week. I gave this presentations to undergraduate and graduate students as well as faculty members.
November 20, 2014
Papers and Oral Presentations
Affectionate communication is associated with emotional and relational resources in the grandparent-grandchild relationshi
Annual Meeting of the National Communication Association
Chicago, IL
Examining new outcome variables associated with grandchildren's received affection from their grandparents.
November 20, 2014
Papers and Oral Presentations
College students’ aggressive communication traits in the Czech Republic, Russia, and the United States
Annual Meeting of the National Communication Association
Chicago, IL
This study was conduced as a part of my 2013 RDG.
November 20, 2014
Papers and Oral Presentations
Developing the Ideal Grandparent Scale: Initial validity and reliability test
Annual Meeting of the National Communication Association
Chicago, IL
I developed a new measure to assess grandchildren's perceptions of ideal grandparents.
November 20, 2014
Papers and Oral Presentations
Grandparents’ expressions of affection for their grandchildren: Examining the grandparents’ own psychological healt
Annual Meeting of the National Communication Association
Chicago, IL
I tested Affection Exchange Theory using my Grandchildren's Received Affection Scale.
November 20, 2014
Papers and Oral Presentations
Relational maintenance in the advisor-advisee relationship: A paired data analysi
Annual Meeting of the National Communication Association
Chicago, IL
A continuation of my previous advisor-advisee mentoring studies.
April 20, 2014
Papers and Oral Presentations
American and South Korean engineering students’ communication motives and their student-instructor communication satisfactio
Annual Meeting of the Eastern Communication Association
Providence, RI
Student-initiated research project.
April 20, 2014
Papers and Oral Presentations
Student traits and out-of-class communication with instructors: A reexamination of the relationships from an interpersonal perspectiv
Annual Meeting of the Eastern Communication Association
Providence, RI
Examining the effects of student traits on their out-of-class communication with instructors
November 22, 2013
Papers and Oral Presentations
The cognitive learning measure: A three-study examination of validi
National Communication Association Annual Meeting
Washington, DC
November 21, 2013
Papers and Oral Presentations
An initial examination of college students’ expressed academic performance concerns to their instructor
National Communication Association Annual Meeting
Washington, DC
November 21, 2013
Papers and Oral Presentations
Further validity tests of the grandchildren’s received affection scale
National Communication Association Annual Meeting
Washington, DC
June 19, 2013
Papers and Oral Presentations
The grandchildren’s received affection scale: Examining affectual solidarity factor
International Communication Association Annual Meeting
London, UK
See corresponding Mansson (2013) publication for abstract and manuscript.
June 19, 2013
Papers and Oral Presentations
Trust as a mediator between affection and relational maintenance in the grandparent-grandchild relationshi
International Communication Association Annual Meeting
London, UK
April 25, 2013
Papers and Oral Presentations
Affectionate communication as predictors of relational characteristics in the grandparent-grandchild relationshi
Eastern Communication Association Annual Meeting
Pittsbugh, PA
April 24, 2013
Papers and Oral Presentations
Equal opportunities in the college classroom: Treatment and evaluation of a gay student’s performanc
Eastern Communication Association Annual Meeting
Pittsbugh, PA
This case study examines the treatment and evaluation of a gay male student in a basic Public Speaking course. As a part of the course requirements, students were asked to deliver a speech about a culture other than their own. The student’s request to speak about transgenderism was denied by the instructor, who openly claimed to be homophobic, even though the student was not a part of the transgenderism culture. Faculty training and departmental implications are discussed.
November 16, 2012
Papers and Oral Presentations
Relational Maintenance Behaviors and Relational Characteristics in The Advisor-Advisee Mentoring Relationship
National Communication Association Annual Meeting
Orlando, FL
To extend extant mentoring and relational maintenance research, the purpose of this study was to examine the role of relational characteristics (i.e., liking, communication satisfaction, relational satisfaction, trust, work commitment, and control mutuality) in the context of advisor-advisee mentoring relationships. Doctoral students (N = 378) and faculty advisors (N = 141) completed a series of questionnaires. The results of Pearson correlational analyses largely supported the hypotheses. In both the advisee and advisor samples, advisors’ provision of mentoring support generally was related positively to relational characteristics, which in turn was related positively to advisees’ use of relational maintenance behaviors with their advisors. These findings not only emphasize the importance of advisors’ provision of mentoring support, but also advisees’ communicative attempts to sustain their advisor-advisee mentoring relationships.
November 15, 2012
Papers and Oral Presentations
Examining relationships between instructors’ emotional expression and student learning outcome
National Communication Association Annual Meeting
Orlando, FL
This study examines the relationships between instructors’ emotional expression in the classroom and student learning outcomes. Students (N = 154) rated both the frequency and intensity of their instructors’ emotional expression of 10 fundamental emotions, as well as self-reports of cognitive learning, affective learning, motivation, and satisfaction. Results of Pearson correlations revealed that interest and happiness were positively related to student learning outcomes. Student motivation was related negatively to instructor disgust, shame, and anger. Student satisfaction and affective learning were related negatively to instructor disgust, anger, shame, contempt, sadness, guilt, and fear. Student cognitive learning was negatively related to instructor disgust, shame, anger, and fear. Post-hoc regressions revealed significant models for instructors’ emotional expression for all learning outcomes; disgust was a significant predictor of both motivation and affect for the instructor; anger was a significant predictor of satisfaction; and interest was a significant predictor of both affect for behaviors recommended in the course and affect for the course.
May 28, 2012
Papers and Oral Presentations
Relational uncertainty in the advisor-advisee mentoring relationship: Examining received mentoring support and relational maintenance behaviors
International Communication Association Annual Meeting
Phoenix, AZ
The purpose of this study was to examine the extent to which doctoral students’ advisor-advisee relational uncertainty is related to their reports of received mentoring support from their advisors and their own use of relational maintenance behaviors.
April 27, 2012
Papers and Oral Presentations
Relational maintenance through expressed affection on Faceboo
Eastern Communication Association Annual Meeting
Boston, MA
This study extended extant Facebook affection research (Mansson & Myers, 2011) by examining college students' use of affection through Facebook as a type of relational maintenance behavior. Data were collected from two public universities in the northeastern U.S. and the results indicated that expressions of affection is related positively to several relational characteristics that are fundamental factors that motivate relational partners to sustain their relationships.
April 27, 2012
Papers and Oral Presentations
Using Mentoring Enactment Theory to Explore the Doctoral Student-Faculty Member Mentoring Relationship
Eastern Communication Association Annual Meeting
Boston, MA
The purpose of this study was to examine both advisees’ (n = 636) and advisors’ (n = 141) perceptions of the advisor-advisee mentoring relationship using Mentoring Enactment Theory (MET; Kalbfleisch, 2002).
April 27, 2012
Papers and Oral Presentations
Validity test of the grandchildren received affection scale: A brief report
Eastern Communication Association Annual Meeting
Boston, MA
The purpose of this study was to establish construct validity for the newly develop Grandparent Expression of Affection Scale (GEAS).
September 8, 2011
Oral Presentations
The development of a measure to assess grandparents’ expressions of affection for their young adult grandchildren.
European Communication Research and Education Association - Division of Interpersonal Communication and Social Interactions
Belfast, Northern Ireland
The purpose of this paper was to develop a measure to assess grandparents' expressions of affection for their grandchildren
March 20, 2011
Papers and Oral Presentations
An experimental simulation to enhance students’ understanding of educational cultures
Central States Communication Association's Annual Meeting
Milwaukee, WI
This was a teaching activity which was organized as an experimental simulation to enhance students’ understanding of educational cultures
February 10, 2011
Papers and Oral Presentations
A qualitative analysis of grandparents’ expressions of affection for their young adult grandchildren
NJ Communication Association's Annual Meeting
Paramus, NJ
The purpose of this study was to examine how grandparents express affection for their young adult grandchildren.
February 10, 2011
Papers and Oral Presentations
A qualitative reexamination of students’ motives for communicating with their instructors
NJ Communication Association's Annual Meeting
Paramus, NJ
The purpose of this study was qualitatively reexamine students' motives for communicating with their instructors.
November 15, 2010
Oral Presentations
College Students’ In-class Participation: Traits, Cultural Differences, and Research Methodologies
National Communication Association Annual Meeting
San Francisco
This presentation was developed based on primary and secondary research in an effort to bridge students’ traits, cultural differences, and their in-class participation.
November 15, 2010
Papers
Information management: A comparison of information providers in non-military and military couples
National Communication Association Annual Meeting
San Francisco
A copy of this article is available under submitted journal articles.
November 15, 2010
Papers
Students’ academic competitiveness and their involvement in the learning process
National Communication Association Annual Meeting
San Francisco
A copy of this article is available under submitted journal articles.
November 15, 2010
Papers
Swedish college students’ academic involvement: Bridging culture, traits, and communicative behaviors
National Communication Association Annual Meeting
San Francisco
A copy of this article is available under submitted journal articles.
October 28, 2010
Oral Presentations
Mentoring Matters
Hazleton, PA
I discussed mentoring relationships in higher education. Specifically, I discussed types of mentoring support, sex differences, and the development of a new measure I developed to assess doctoral students’ use of relational maintenance behaviors with their advisors.