Last revised May 23, 2023
Curriculum Vitae
Kory Floyd, Ph.D.
Department of Communication
University of Arizona
PO Box 210025
Tucson AZ 85721-0025
520.621.8236 (office)
623.505.9656 (fax)
[email protected]
www.koryfloyd.com
1. RESEARCH INTERESTS
Affectionate communication, psychophysiology/behavioral medicine, emotion,
nonverbal behavior, family communication, mental health
2. EDUCATION
2.1 Degrees
Master of Education (in progress), College of William & Mary, School of Education.
Major in clinical mental health counseling. Major advisor: Jessica L. Martin.
§ Clinical Practicum, University of Arizona, Counseling and Psychological
Services, 2022. Clinical supervisor: Jennifer E. Jepson.
§ Clinical Internship, University of Arizona, Counseling and Psychological
Services, 2023. Clinical supervisors: Jennifer E. Jepson, Melissa F. Keller.
Doctor of Philosophy, University of Arizona, Department of Communication, 1998.
Major in interpersonal communication. Minor in family studies. Major advisor:
Judee K. Burgoon.
Master of Arts, University of Washington, Department of Speech Communication,
1994. Major in interpersonal communication. Major advisor: Malcolm R. Parks.
Bachelor of Arts, Western Washington University, Department of English, 1991.
Minor in vocal music performance.
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2.2 Additional Training
Doctor of Psychology coursework, Fielding Graduate University, School of
Psychology. Coursework in clinical neuropsychology.
HMX Fundamentals Program, Harvard University Medical School online learning
platform, immunology.
2.3 Training in Specific Therapeutic Models/Modalities
Primary Practicum in Rational Emotive Behavior Therapy, Albert Ellis Institute, New
York, NY.
Level A Certificate in Interpersonal Psychotherapy, Interpersonal Psychotherapy
Institute, Los Angeles, CA.
Certificate in Telebehavioral Health, School of Education, College of William &
Mary, Williamsburg, VA.
Foundational Certificate in Emotion-Focused Therapy, Psychwire, Byron Bay, New
South Wales, Australia.
QPR Gatekeeper Training for Suicide Prevention, QPR Institute, Spokane, WA.
Culturally Relevant and Affirming LGBTQ+ Behavioral Health Care Training (Level 1
and Level 2), Envision:You, Denver, CO.
Level 1 Certificate in Solution-Focused Brief Therapy, Centre for Solution-Focused
Practice, London, England.
HeartMath Certified Practitioner, HeartMath Institute, Boulder Creek, CA.
Foundational Certificate in Motivational Interviewing, Psychwire, Byron Bay, New
South Wales, Australia.
3. FACULTY APPOINTMENTS
2015- Professor of Communication and Professor of Psychology
University of Arizona, Tucson AZ. Research associate at Banner/University of
Arizona Cancer Center.
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2008- Professor of Human Communication
2015 Arizona State University, Tempe AZ. Doctoral faculty appointments in
nursing, clinical psychology, social psychology, human development, family
studies, and global health.
2002- Associate Professor of Human Communication
2008 Arizona State University, Tempe AZ. Doctoral faculty appointments in
nursing, clinical psychology, social psychology, human development, family
studies, and global health.
2000- Assistant Professor of Human Communication
2002 Arizona State University, Tempe AZ.
1998- Assistant Professor of Communication
2000 Cleveland State University, Cleveland OH.
4. ADMINISTRATIVE POSITIONS
2017- Acting Vice Provost for Faculty Affairs, Office of the Provost and Senior
2018 Vice President, University of Arizona, Tucson AZ
• Supported the Vice Provost for Faculty Affairs in faculty evaluation,
tenure and promotion, and faculty retention activities.
• Assisted in the promotion of UAVitae, a university-wide online system
for faculty evaluation and tenure and promotion processes.
• Conducted faculty investigations for the Office of the Provost.
2014- Director of Research, Hugh Downs School of Human Communication,
2015 Arizona State University, Tempe AZ
• Created and maintain sponsored projects resources for faculty and
graduate students.
• Supported the grant and contract application process by ensuring that
faculty and graduate students have access to all relevant college and
university resources.
• Alerted research personnel to existing and upcoming opportunities for
sponsored projects and research collaborations.
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2002- Director of Communication Sciences Laboratory, Hugh Downs School of
2015 Human Communication, Arizona State University, Tempe AZ
• Directed data collection and analysis in a behavioral and
psychophysiological laboratory.
• Supervised PhD students who work as research associates in the
laboratory.
• Designed experiments, trained research associates in procedures,
oversaw participant recruitment and prescreening efforts, and ensured
participant and research associate safety.
2009- Associate Director, Hugh Downs School of Human Communication,
2014 Arizona State University, Tempe AZ
• Assisted director in administration of school of human communication
comprising 42 faculty and instructors, 11 staff members, and 85 graduate
students.
• Oversaw faculty evaluation, tenure and promotion, and personnel
processes.
• Recruited graduate students to enhance the excellence and diversity of
the school.
2010- Faculty Fellow, Office of the Provost and Executive Vice President,
2011 Arizona State University, Tempe AZ
• Assisted university senior administrative team—including Provost, Vice
President for Academic Personnel, Vice Provost for Academic
Personnel, Associate Vice Provost of Graduate College—with assigned
projects related to curricular assessment, distributed and online
education, university accreditation, and personnel.
• Participated in monthly meetings of the Provost and senior
administrative personnel.
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2002- Director of Graduate Studies, Hugh Downs School of Human
2008 Communication, Arizona State University, Tempe AZ
• Supervised a graduate program of approximately 30 master of arts (MA)
students in residence completing a thesis-only degree program.
• Oversaw a graduate admissions process involving nearly 100 applicants
annually.
• Counseled graduate students regarding personal and professional issues.
• Managed proposed curricular changes to MA program in conjunction
with MA program committee.
2000- Director of Internships, Hugh Downs School of Human Communication,
2004 Arizona State University, Tempe AZ
• Directed a program involving nearly 150 undergraduate interns per year.
• Worked with businesses and community organizations to establish and
maintain internship opportunities for our students.
• Taught multiple sections of Communication Internship course and
facilitated conversion of the course to an online environment.
• Mediated conflicts between student interns and sponsoring
organizations.
5. RESEARCH
5.1 Books: 21
5.1.1
Scholarly Texts and Monographs
Floyd, K., & Weber, R. (Eds.). (2020). The handbook of communication science and
biology. Routledge.
Floyd, K. (2019). Affectionate communication in close relationships. Cambridge
University Press. https://doi.org/10.1017/9781108653510
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Braithwaite, D. O., Suter, E. A., & Floyd, K. (Eds.). (2017). Engaging theories in
family communication: Multiple perspectives (2nd ed.). Routledge.
https://doi.org/10.4324/9781315204321
Floyd, K., & Morman, M. T. (Eds.). (2014). Widening the family circle: New
research on family communication (2nd ed.). Sage.
https://doi.org/10.4135/9781483387956
Beatty, M. J., McCroskey, J. C., & Floyd, K. (Eds.). (2009). Biological dimensions
of communication: Perspectives, methods, and research. Hampton Press.
Floyd, K. (2006). Communicating affection: Interpersonal behavior and social
context. Cambridge University Press. https://doi.org/10.1017/CBO9780511606649
Floyd, K. (Ed.). (2006). Special issue of Journal of Social and Personal
Relationships (Vol. 23, no. 2) on biological/physiological relationship research.
Guerrero, L. K., & Floyd, K. (2006). Nonverbal communication in close
relationships. Lawrence Erlbaum Associates.
https://doi.org/10.4324/9781410617064
5.1.2 Textbooks
Floyd, K. (2025). Interpersonal communication (5th ed.). McGraw Hill. Translated
into Chinese (2011) and Romanian (2013).
Floyd, K., & Cardon, P. A. (2024). Business and professional communication:
Putting people first (2nd ed.). McGraw Hill.
Floyd, K., Schrodt, P., Erbert, L. A., & Scharp, K. M. (2023). Exploring
communication theory: Making sense of us (2nd ed.). Routledge.
https://doi.org/10.4324/9781003179634
Floyd, K. (2023). Public speaking matters (3rd ed.). McGraw Hill.
Floyd, K. (2022). Communication matters (4th ed.). McGraw Hill.
Burgoon, J. K., Guerrero, L. K., & Floyd, K. (2010). Nonverbal communication.
Allyn & Bacon. https://doi.org/10.4324/9781315663425
Floyd, K., Mikkelson, A. C., & Hesse, C. (2007). The biology of human
communication (2nd ed.). Cengage.
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Floyd, K., Hammers, M., & Scott, C. (2005). The communication internship:
Principles and practices (3rd ed.). Kendall/Hunt.
5.1.3 Instructional Materials
Floyd, K. (2022). Instructors’ manual for Communication Matters (4th ed.). McGraw
Hill.
Floyd, K. (2021). Annotated instructors’ edition of Interpersonal Communication (4th
ed.). McGraw Hill.
Floyd, K. (2021). Instructors’ manual for Interpersonal Communication (4th ed.).
McGraw Hill.
Floyd, K. (2018). Instructors’ manual for Public Speaking Matters (2nd ed.).
McGraw Hill.
5.1.4 Trade Books
Floyd, K. (2015). The loneliness cure: Six strategies for finding real connections in
your life. Simon & Schuster.
5.2 Book Chapters: 44 (students at time of publication noted in bold type)
Floyd, K., & Woo, N. T. (2023). Psychophysiological measurement. In E. Ho, C.
Bylund, & J. van Weert (Eds.), The international encyclopedia of health communication.
Wiley.
Floyd, K., Hesse, C., & Generous, M. A. (2022). Affection exchange theory: A bio-
evolutionary look at affectionate communication. In D. O. Braithwaite & P.
Schrodt (Eds.), Engaging theories in interpersonal communication: Multiple perspectives
(3rd ed., pp. 27–38). Routledge.
Floyd, K., Hesse, C., & Pauley, P. M. (2022). Physiology and physical health. In A.
Vangelisti (Ed.), Handbook of family communication (3rd ed., pp. 464–478). Routledge.
Floyd, K., Pavlich, C. A., Dinsmore, D. R., & Ray, C. D. (2020). The physiology of
affectionate communication. In L. S. Aloia, A. Denes, & J. C. Crowley (Eds.), The
Oxford handbook of the physiology of interpersonal communication (pp. 31–47). Oxford
University Press.
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Floyd, K., & Custer, B. E. (2020). Affection exchange theory. In J. Nussbaum (Ed.),
Oxford research encyclopedia of communication. Oxford University Press.
https://doi.org/10.1093/acrefore/9780190228613.013.937
Floyd, K., Woo, N. T., & Custer, B. E. (2020). The biology of affectionate
communication. In K. Floyd & R. Weber (Eds.), The handbook of communication
science and biology (pp. 308–318). Routledge.
Floyd, K., & Hesse, C. (2020). The state-of-the-art and future of “wet
psychophysiology” in communication research. In K. Floyd & R. Weber (Eds.), The
handbook of communication science and biology (pp. 382–396). Routledge.
Floyd, K., & Weber, R. (2020). Introduction. In K. Floyd & R. Weber (Eds.), The
handbook of communication science and biology (pp. 1–2). Routledge.
Floyd, K., & Brandley, B. (2019). Affection. In J. J. Ponzetti, M. Blankemeyer, S.
Horan, H. Lyons, & A. Shigeto (Eds.), Macmillan encyclopedia of intimate and family
relationships: An interdisciplinary approach (pp. 17–20). Macmillan.
Floyd, K., Afifi, T. D., & Shahnazi, A. F. (2018). Biological and physiological
approaches in the instructional context. In A. M. Hosek & M. L. Houser (Eds.),
Handbook of instructional communication (2nd ed., pp. 236–247). Routledge.
https://doi.org/10.4324/9781315189864
Floyd, K., Hesse, C., & Generous, M. A. (2018). Affection exchange theory: A bio-
evolutionary look at affectionate communication. In D. O. Braithwaite, E. A. Suter,
& K. Floyd (Eds.), Engaging theories in family communication: Multiple perspectives
(2nd ed., pp. 17–26). Routledge. https://doi.org/10.4324/9781315204321
Floyd, K., Dinsmore, D. R., & Pavlich, C. A. (2018). The theory of natural
selection: An evolutionary approach to family communication. In D. O.
Braithwaite, E. A. Suter, & K. Floyd (Eds.), Engaging theories in family
communication: Multiple perspectives (2nd ed., pp. 312–323). Routledge.
https://doi.org/10.4324/9781315204321
Braithwaite, D. O., Suter, E. A., & Floyd, K. (2018). Introduction: The landscape of
meta-theory and theory in family communication research. In D. O. Braithwaite, E.
A. Suter, & K. Floyd (Eds.), Engaging theories in family communication: Multiple
perspectives (2nd ed., pp. 1–16). Routledge. https://doi.org/10.4324/9781315204321
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Floyd, K., & van Raalte, L. J. (2017). Affectionate communication index. In D. L.
Worthington & G. D. Bodie (Eds.), The sourcebook of listening methodology and
measurement (pp. 186–190). Wiley-Blackwell.
Floyd, K., & Generous, M. A. (2017). Trait affection scale. In D. L. Worthington &
G. D. Bodie (Eds.), The sourcebook of listening methodology and measurement (pp. 180–
185). Wiley-Blackwell.
Floyd, K., Pavlich, C. A., & Dinsmore, D. R. (2017). Physiological measures of
wellness and message processing. In R. L. Parrott (Ed.), Oxford encyclopedia of
health and risk message design and processing (pp. 1–27). Oxford University Press.
https://doi.org/10.1093/acrefore/9780190228613.013.362
Floyd, K., & Manusov, V. L. (2017). Biological and social processing of social
signals. In J. K. Burgoon, M. Pantic, N. Magnenat-Thalmann, & A. Vinciarelli
(Eds.), Social signal processing (pp. 11–22). Cambridge University Press.
https://doi.org/10.1017/9781316676202
Floyd, K., & Ray, C. D. (2016). The biology of affection. In J. Nussbaum (Ed.),
Oxford research encyclopedia of communication (pp. 1–26). Oxford University Press.
https://doi.org/10.1093/acrefore/9780190228613.013.157
Witt, P. L., Seidel, T., Orbe, M. P., & Floyd, K. (2016). The future of instructional
communication research: Challenges, opportunities, and predictions. In P. L. Witt
(Ed.), Handbooks of communication: Vol 16. Communication and learning (pp. 727–744).
DeGruyter Mouton.
Floyd, K., Hesse, C., & Generous, M. A. (2015). Affection exchange theory: A bio-
evolutionary look at affectionate communication. In D. O. Braithwaite & P.
Schrodt (Eds.), Engaging theories in interpersonal communication: Multiple perspectives
(2nd ed., pp. 303–314). Sage. https://doi.org/10.4135/9781473329529
Floyd, K. (2015). Affection exchange theory. In C. R. Berger & M. E. Roloff (Eds.),
International encyclopedia of interpersonal communication (pp. 1–8). Wiley.
https://doi.org/10.1002/9781118540190
Floyd, K. (2015). Evolutionary perspectives on affectionate communication. In C. R.
Berger & M. E. Roloff (Eds.), International encyclopedia of interpersonal
communication (pp. 1–5). Wiley. https://doi.org/10.1002/9781118540190
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Floyd, K., & Generous, M. A. (2014). Affection exchange theory. In T. L.
Thompson & J. G. Golson (Eds.), Encyclopedia of health communication (pp. 47–49).
Sage. https://doi.org/10.4135/9781483346427
Floyd, K., Pauley, P. M., Hesse, C., Veksler, A. E., Eden, J., & Mikkelson, A. C.
(2014). Affectionate communication is associated with markers of immune and
cardiovascular system competence. In J. M. Honeycutt, C. Sawyer, & S. Keaton
(Eds.), The influence of communication on physiology and health status (pp. 115–130).
Peter Lang Publishing.
Floyd, K., Hesse, C., & Pauley, P. M. (2013). Psychophysiological methods in family
communication research. In A. L. Vangelisti (Ed.), The handbook of family
communication (2nd ed., pp. 496–511). Routledge/Taylor & Francis.
https://doi.org/10.4324/9780203848166
Floyd, K., & Deiss, D. M. (2012). Better health, better lives: The bright side of
affection. In T. J. Socha & M. Pitts (Eds.), The positive side of interpersonal
communication (pp. 127–142). Peter Lang Publishing.
Floyd, K., & Afifi, T. D. (2012). Biological and physiological perspectives on
interpersonal communication. In M. L. Knapp & J. A. Daly (Eds.), The handbook of
interpersonal communication (4th ed., pp. 87–127). Sage.
Floyd, K., & Pauley, P. M. (2011). Affectionate communication is good, except when
it isn’t: On the dark side of expressing affection. In B. Spitzberg & W. R. Cupach
(Eds.), The dark side of close relationships (2nd ed., pp. 145–174). Routledge/Taylor &
Francis. https://doi.org/10.4324/9780203874370
Burgoon, J. K., Floyd, K., & Guerrero, L. K. (2010). Nonverbal communication
theories of interpersonal adaptation. In C. Berger, M. E. Roloff, & D. Roskos-
Ewoldsen (Eds.), The handbook of communication science (pp. 93–110). Sage.
https://doi.org/10.4135/9781412982818
Koerner, A., & Floyd, K. (2010). Evolutionary approaches to interpersonal
communication. In S. W. Smith & S. R. Wilson (Eds.), New directions in
interpersonal communication (pp. 27–47). Sage. https://doi.org/10.4135/9781483349619
Floyd, K., & Roberts, J. B. (2009). Principles of endocrine system measurement in
communication research. In M. J. Beatty, J. C. McCroskey, & K. Floyd (Eds.),
Biological dimensions of communication: Perspectives, methods, and research (pp. 249–
264). Hampton Press.
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Floyd, K., & Cole, T. (2009). Communication and biology: The view from
evolutionary psychology and psychophysiology. In M. J. Beatty, J. C. McCroskey, &
K. Floyd (Eds.), Biological dimensions of communication: Perspectives, methods, and
research (pp. 15–30). Hampton Press.
Floyd, K., Hesse, C., & Pauley, P. M. (2009). Hug me, heal me: Affectionate
communication and health. In M. J. Beatty, J. C. McCroskey, & K. Floyd (Eds.),
Biological dimensions of communication: Perspectives, methods, and research (pp. 93–113).
Hampton Press.
Mikkelson, A. C., & Floyd, K. (2009). Affection and affectionate
communication. In H. T. Reis & S. Sprecher (Eds.), Encyclopedia of human
relationships (pp. 46–50). Sage. https://doi.org/10.4135/9781412958479
Floyd, K., Judd, J., & Hesse, C. (2008). Affection exchange theory. In D. O.
Braithwaite & L. A. Baxter (Eds.), Engaging theories in interpersonal communication:
Multiple perspectives (pp. 285–294). Sage. https://doi.org/10.4135/9781483329529
Floyd, K., Ramirez, A., & Burgoon, J. K. (2008). Expectancy violations theory. In L.
K. Guerrero, J. A. DeVito, & M. L. Hecht (Eds.), The nonverbal communication
reader: Classic and contemporary readings (3rd ed.), pp. 503–510. Waveland.
Floyd, K., & Morman, M. T. (2007). What does it mean to be a good father? In L. B.
Arnold (Ed.), Family communication (pp. 86–89). Allyn & Bacon.
Floyd, K. (2006). An evolutionary approach to understanding nonverbal
communication. In V. Manusov & M. L. Patterson (Eds.), The Sage handbook of
nonverbal communication (pp. 139–158). Sage. https://doi.org/10.4135/9781412976152
Floyd, K., & Bowman, J. M. (2006). Father-son relationships through the life
course. In V. H. Bedford & B. F. Turner (Eds.), Men in relationships: A new look
from a life course perspective (pp. 147–163). Springer.
Floyd, K., Mikkelson, A. C., & Judd, J. (2006). Defining the family through
relationships. In L. H. Turner & R. West (Eds.), The family communication
sourcebook (pp. 21–39). Sage. https://doi.org/10.4135/9781452233024
Floyd, K., & Morman, M. T. (2006). On the breadth of the family experience. In K.
Floyd & M. T. Morman (Eds.), Widening the family circle: New research on family
communication (pp. xi–xvi). Sage. https://doi.org/10.4135/9781483387956
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Morman, M. T., & Floyd, K. (2006). Sonhood: Defining what it means to be a good
son. In K. Floyd & M. T. Morman (Eds.), Widening the family circle: New research on
family communication (pp. 37–55). Sage. https://doi.org/10.4135/9781483387956
Floyd, K., & Haynes, M. T. (2005). An evolutionary perspective on family
communication. In D. O. Braithwaite & L. A. Baxter (Eds.), Engaging theories in
family communication: Multiple perspectives (pp. 325–340). Sage.
https://doi.org/10.4135/9781452204420
Floyd, K., & Mikkelson, A. C. (2005). The affectionate communication index. In V.
Manusov (Ed.), The sourcebook of nonverbal measures: Going beyond words (pp. 47–56).
Lawrence Erlbaum Associates.
Floyd, K., & Yoshimura, C. G. (2002). The extended self-serving bias in attribution
making about communication behavior. In A. V. Stavros (Ed.), Advances in
communications and media research (Vol 1., pp. 129–138). Nova Science Publishers.
Floyd, K., Melcher, C., & Zhong, M. (2000). Exceptional ways to end conversations.
In C. G. Waugh, W. I. Gorden, & K. M. Golden (Eds.), Let’s talk: A cognitive–skills
approach to interpersonal communication (pp. 327–329). Kendall/Hunt.
5.3 Book Reviews: 2
Floyd, K. (2003). Review of W. B. Miller & J. L. Rodgers, The ontogeny of human
bonding systems: Evolutionary origins, neural bases, and psychological manifestations.
Relationship Research News, 1, 7–8.
Floyd, K. (2002). Review of V. Manusov & J. H. Harvey (Eds.), Attribution,
communication behavior, and close relationships. Journal of Social and Personal
Relationships, 19(5), 723–724.
5.4 Journal Articles: 106 (students at time of publication noted in bold type)
Floyd, K. (2023). Lipidemic effects of affectionate touch are mediated by stress:
Results from a national probability sample. Health Communication. Advance online
publication. https://doi.org/10.1080/10410236.2022.2050007
Floyd, K. (2023). Affectionate communication moderates the effect of adverse
childhood experience on mental well-being. Western Journal of Communication.
Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1080/10570314.2023.2168505
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Floyd, K., Ray, C. D., James, R., & Anderson, A. J. (2023). Correlates of
compassion for suffering social groups. Southern Communication Journal, 84(4), 324–
338. https://doi.org/10.1080/1041794X.2002.2086612
Floyd, K., Debrot, A., Horan, S. M., Hesse, C., & Woo, N. T. (2023). Affectionate
communication, health, and relationships. Personal Relationships, 30(1), 44–75.
https://doi.org/10.1111/pere.12444
Hesse, C., Floyd, K., & Mikkelson, A. C. (2023). Affection deprivation is more
aversive than excessive affection: Testing affection exchange theory. Personal
Relationships, 30(1), 296–313. https://doi.org/10.1111/pere.12458
Floyd, K., Woo, N. T., Custer, B. E., Dinsmore, D. R., Duncan, K. L., & Maré, J.
(2022). Examining the social signaling and person perception functions of
loneliness. OBM Neurobiology, 6(2), Article 119.
https://doi.org/10.21926/obm.neurobiol.2202119
Floyd, K., Morman, M. T., Maré, J., & Holmes, E. (2021). How Americans
communicate affection: Findings from a representative national sample.
Communication Quarterly, 69(4), 383–409.
https://doi.org/10.1080/01463373.2021.1951794
Dahlgren, L. J., & Floyd, K. (2021). Examining the moderating function of
relationship satisfaction on affection and trust, closeness, stress, and depression.
Journal of Family Communication, 22(1), 18–32.
https://doi.org/10.1080/15267431.2021.2000990
Floyd, K., & Morman, M. T. (2021). The lonely states of America: Prevalence and
demographic risk factors for affection deprivation among U.S. adults. Western
Journal of Communication, 86(5), 601–626.
https://doi,org/10.1080/10570314.2022.2087892
Hesse, C., Floyd, K., Rains, S. R., Mikkelson, A. C., Pauley, P. M., Woo, N. T.,
Custer, B. E., & Duncan, K. L. (2021). Affectionate communication and health: A
meta-analysis. Communication Monographs, 88(2), 194–218.
https://doi.org/10.1080/03637751.2020.1805480
van Raalte, L. J., Floyd, K., Kloeber, D., & Veluscek, A. (2021). Exploring the
associations between unwanted affection, stress, and anxiety. Journal of Social and
Personal Relationships, 38(2), 524–543. https://doi.org/10.1177/0265407520966052
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van Raalte, L. J., & Floyd, K. (2021). Daily hugging predicts lower levels of two
proinflammatory cytokines. Western Journal of Communication. Advance online
publication. https://doi.org/10.1080/10570314.2020.1850851
van Raalte, L. J., Floyd, K., & Mongeau, P. A. (2021). The effects of cuddling on
relational quality for cohabiting married couples: A longitudinal investigation.
Western Journal of Communication, 85(1), 61–82.
https://doi.org/10.1080/10570314.2019.1667021
Ray, C. D., Harvey, J., Floyd, K., Bonito, J. A., & Reblin, M. (2021). Mixed
messages: II. Outcomes associated with the proportion and placement of negative
statements in support messages. Health Communication, 36(7), 856–865.
https://doi.org/10.1080/10410236.2020.1719332
Ray, C., Floyd, K., Mongeau, P. A., & Randall, A. K. (2020). Success bias and
inflation bias after planning and communicating emotional support. Journal of
Cancer Education, 35(5), 972–976. https://doi.org/10.1007/s13187-019-01550-1
Floyd, K., York, C., & Ray, C. D. (2020). Heritability of affectionate
communication: A twins study. Communication Monographs, 87(4), 405–424.
https://doi.org/10.1080/03637751.2020.1760327 (Lead article)
Floyd, K., & Woo, N. T. (2020). Loneliness and social monitoring: A conceptual
replication of Knowles et al. Personal Relationships, 27(1), 209–223.
https://doi.org/10.1111/12304.
Ray, C., Floyd, K., Tietsort, C., Veluscek, A. M., Otmar, C. D., Hashi, E. C., &
Fisher, R. (2020). Mixed messages: I. The consequences of communicating negative
statements within emotional support messages to cancer patients. Journal of Patient
Experience, 7(4), 593–599. https://doi.org/10.1177/2374373519873781
Hesse, C., & Floyd, K. (2019). Affection substitution: The effect of pornography
consumption on close relationships. Journal of Social and Personal Relationships,
36(11–12), 3887–3907. https://doi.org/10.1177/0265407519841719
Floyd, K., Matheny, R., Dinsmore, D. R., Custer, B. E., & Woo, N. T. (2019). “If
you disagree, unfriend me now”: Exploring the phenomenon of invited
unfriending. American Journal of Applied Psychology, 7(1), 20–29.
https://doi.org/10.12691/ajap-7-1-3
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Ray, C., Floyd, K., Mongeau, P. A., Mark, L., Shufford, K. N., & Niess, L. C.
(2019). Planning improves vocal fluency and the appearance of concern when
communicating emotional support. Communication Research Reports, 36(1), 57–66.
https://doi.org/10.1080/08824096.2018.1560251
Floyd, K., Generous, M. A., & Clark, L. (2019). Nonverbal affiliation by physician
assistant students during simulated clinical examinations: Genotypic effects.
Western Journal of Communication, 83(3), 296–303.
https://doi.org/10.1080/10570314.2019.1566565
Floyd, K., Pauley, P. M., Hesse, C., Eden, J., Veksler, A. E., & Woo, N. T. (2018).
Supportive communication is associated with markers of immunocompetence.
Southern Communication Journal, 83(4), 229–244.
https://doi.org/10.1080/1041794X.2018.1488270
Floyd, K., Ray, C. D., van Raalte, L. J., Stein, J. B., & Generous, M. A. (2018).
Interpersonal touch buffers pain sensitivity in romantic relationships but
heightens sensitivity between strangers and friends. Research in Psychology and
Behavioral Sciences, 6, 27–34. https://doi.org/10.12691/rpbs-6-1-4
Floyd, K., & Ray, C. D. (2017). Thanks, but no thanks: Negotiating face threats
when rejecting offers of unwanted social support. Journal of Social and Personal
Relationships, 34(8), 1260–1276. https://doi.org/10.1177/0265407516673161
Floyd, K., & Hesse, C. (2017). Affection deprivation is conceptually and empirically
distinct from loneliness. Western Journal of Communication, 81(4), 446–465.
https://doi.org/10.1080/10570314.2016.1263757
Floyd, K., Generous, M. A., Clark, L., McLeod, I., & Simon, A. (2017). Cumulative
risk on the oxytocin receptor gene (OXTR) predicts empathic communication by
physician assistant students. Health Communication, 32(10), 1210–1216.
https://doi.org/10.1080/10410236.2016.1214225
Floyd, K., Veksler, A. E., McEwan, B., Hesse, C., Boren, J. P., Dinsmore, D. R., &
Pavlich, C. A. (2017). Social inclusion predicts lower blood glucose and low-density
lipoproteins in healthy adults. Health Communication, 32(8), 1039–1042.
https://doi.org/10.1080/10410236.2016.1196423
Floyd, K. (2017). Loneliness corresponds with politically conservative thought.
Research in Psychology and Behavioral Sciences, 5, 13–21. https://doi.org/10.12691/rpbs-
5-1-3
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Mansson, D. H., Floyd, K., & Soliz, J. (2017). Affectionate communication is
associated with emotional and relational resources in the grandparent-grandchild
relationship. Journal of Intergenerational Relationships, 15(2), 85–103.
https://doi.org/10.1080/15350770.2017.1294007
Floyd, K. (2016). Affection deprivation is associated with physical pain and poor
sleep quality. Communication Studies, 67(4), 379–398.
https://doi.org/10.1080/10510974.2016.1205641 (Lead article)
Menegatos, L., Lederman, L., & Floyd, K. (2016). When parents talk about college
drinking: An examination of content, frequency, and associations with students’
dangerous drinking. Health Communication, 31(3), 287–298.
https://doi.org/10.1080/10410236.2014.948709
Pauley, P. M., Floyd, K., & Hesse, C. (2015). The stress-buffering effects of a brief
dyadic interaction before an acute stressor. Health Communication, 30(7), 646–659.
https://doi.org/10.1080/10410236.2014.888385
Veksler, A. E., & Floyd, K. (2015). Helping students through expressive writing:
Effects of different types of writing instructions on break-up related distress,
global perceived stress, and self-esteem. Journal of the Communication, Speech, and
Theater Association of North Dakota, 27, 31–44.
Floyd, K., & Denes, A. (2015). Attachment security and oxytocin receptor gene
polymorphism interact to influence affectionate communication. Communication
Quarterly, 63(3), 272–285. https://doi.org/10.1080/01463373.2015.1039718
Floyd, K., Generous, M. A., Clark, L., Simon, A., & McLeod, I. (2015). Empathy by
physician assistant students: Evidence of an inflation bias. Journal of Physician
Assistant Education, 26(2), 94–98. https://doi.org/10.1097/JPA.0000000000000016
Afifi, T. D., & Floyd, K. (2015). Communication, biology, and physiology: An
introduction to the special issue. Communication Monographs, 82(1), 1–3.
https://doi.org/10.1080/03637751.2015.1005964*
Floyd, K. (2014). Interpersonal communication’s peculiar identity crisis.
Communication Studies, 65(4), 429–431. https://doi.org/10.1080/10510974.2014.927291
(Invited article)*
Floyd, K. (2014). Relational and health correlates of affection deprivation. Western
Journal of Communication, 78(4), 383–403. https://doi.org/10.1080/10570314.2014.927071
(Lead article)
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Floyd, K., Hesse, C., Boren, J. P., & Veksler, A. E. (2014). Affectionate
communication can suppress immunity: Trait affection predicts antibodies to
latent Epstein-Barr virus. Southern Communication Journal, 79(1), 2–13.
https://doi.org/10.1080/1041794X.2013.858178 (Lead article)
Floyd, K. (2014). Empathic listening as an expression of interpersonal affection.
International Journal of Listening, 28(1), 1–12.
https://doi.org/10.1080/10904018.2014.861293 (Invited and lead article)*
Floyd, K. (2014). Taking stock of research practices: A call for self-reflection.
Communication Monographs, 81(1), 1–3. https://doi.org/10.1080/03637751.2014.892670*
Floyd, K. (2014). Humans are people, too: Nurturing an appreciation for nature in
communication research. Review of Communication Research, 2(1), 1–29.
https://doi.org/10.12840/issn.2244-3165.201402.01.001 (Invited and lead article)
Hesse, C., Floyd, K., Rauscher, E. A., Frye-Cox, N., Hegarty, J., & Peng, H. (2013).
Alexithymia and impairment of decoding positive affect: An fMRI study. Journal of
Communication, 63(4), 786–806. https://doi.org/10.1111/jcom.12039
Pauley, P. M., Morman, M. T., & Floyd, K. (2011). Expressive writing improves
subjective health among testicular cancer survivors: A pilot study. International
Journal of Men’s Health, 10(3), 199–219. https://doi.org/10.3149/jmh.1003.199 (Lead
article)
Mikkelson, A. C., Floyd, K., & Pauley, P. M. (2011). Differential solicitude of social
support in different types of adult sibling relationships. Journal of Family
Communication, 11(4), 220–236. https://doi.org/10.1080/15267431.2011.554749 (Lead
article)
Floyd, K. (2011). Endocrinology in communication research. Communication
Research Reports, 28(4), 369–372. https://doi.org/10.1080/08824096.2011.616246
(Invited article)*
Hesse, C., & Floyd, K. (2011). Affection mediates the impact of alexithymia on
relationships. Personality and Individual Differences, 50(4), 451–456.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.paid.2010.11.004
Hesse, C., & Floyd, K. (2011). The influence of alexithymia on initial interactions.
Personal Relationships, 18(3), 453–570. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1475-6811.2010.01311.x
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Floyd, K., Pauley, P. M., & Hesse, C. (2010). State and trait affectionate
communication buffer adults’ stress reactions. Communication Monographs, 77(4),
618–636. https://doi.org/10.1080/03537751.2010.498792
Floyd, K., Boren, J. P., Hannawa, A. F., Hesse, C., McEwan, B., & Veksler, A. E.
(2009). Kissing in marital and cohabiting relationships: Effects on blood lipids,
stress, and relationship satisfaction. Western Journal of Communication, 73(2), 113–133.
https://doi.org/10.1080/10570310902856071 (Lead article)
Floyd, K., & Riforgiate, S. (2008). Affectionate communication received from
spouses predicts stress hormone levels in healthy adults. Communication
Monographs, 75(4), 351–368. https://doi.org/10.1080/03637750802512371
Hesse, C., & Floyd, K. (2008). Affectionate experience partially mediates the effects
of alexithymia on mental health and interpersonal relationships. Journal of Social
and Personal Relationships, 25(5), 793–810. https://doi.org/10.1177/0265407508096696
Floyd, K., Mikkelson, A. C., Tafoya, M. A., Farinelli, L., La Valley, A. G., Judd,
J., Haynes, M. T., Davis, K. L., & Wilson, J. (2007). Human affection exchange:
XIII. Affectionate communication accelerates neuroendocrine stress recovery.
Health Communication, 22(2), 123–132. https://doi.org/10.1080/10410230701454015
Floyd, K., Mikkelson, A. C., Hesse, C., & Pauley, P. M. (2007). Affectionate writing
reduces total cholesterol: Two randomized, controlled trials. Human Communication
Research, 33(2), 119–142. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1468-2958.2007.00293.x (Lead article)
Floyd, K., Hesse, C., & Haynes, M. T. (2007). Human affection exchange: XV.
Metabolic and cardiovascular correlates of trait expressed affection. Communication
Quarterly, 55(1), 79–94. https://doi.org/10.1080/01463370600998715
Floyd, K., Mikkelson, A. C., Tafoya, M. A., Farinelli, L., La Valley, A. G., Judd,
J., Davis, K. L., Haynes, M. T., & Wilson, J. (2007). Human affection exchange:
XIV. Relational affection predicts resting heart rate and free cortisol secretion
during acute stress. Behavioral Medicine, 32(4), 151–156.
https://doi.org/10.3200/BMED.32.4.151-156
Floyd, K. (2007). An introduction to the new volume. Journal of Family
Communication, 7(1), 1. https://doi.org/10.1080/15267430709336665*
Morman, M. T., & Floyd, K. (2006). Good fathering: Father and son perceptions of
what it means to be a good father. Fathering, 4(2), 113–136.
https://doi.org/10.3149/fth.0402.113 (Lead article)
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Ray, G. B., & Floyd, K. (2006). Nonverbal expressions of liking and disliking in
initial interaction: Encoding and decoding perspectives. Southern Communication
Journal, 71(1), 45–65. https://doi.org/10.1080/10417940500503506
Floyd, K. (2006). Physiology and human relationships: An introduction to the
special issue. Journal of Social and Personal Relationships, 23(2), 187–188.
https://doi.org/10.1177/0265407506062465*
Floyd, K. (2006). Human affection exchange: XII. Affectionate communication is
associated with diurnal variation in salivary free cortisol. Western Journal of
Communication, 70(1), 47–63. https://doi.org/10.1080/10570310500506649
Floyd, K. (2006). Family communication: Navigating the crossroads. Journal of
Family Communication, 6(1), 1–2. https://doi.org/10.1207/s15327698jfc0601_1*
Floyd, K., Hess, J. A., Miczo, L. A., Halone, K. K., Mikkelson, A. C., & Tusing, K.
J. (2005). Human affection exchange: VIII. Further evidence of the benefits of
expressed affection. Communication Quarterly, 53(3), 285–303.
https://doi.org/10.1080/01463370500101071
Floyd, K., & Haynes, M. T. (2005). Applications of the theory of natural selection
to the study of family communication. Journal of Family Communication, 5(2), 79–101.
https://doi.org/10.1080/01463370500101071 (Lead article)
Floyd, K., & Morman, M. T. (2005). Fathers’ and sons’ reports of fathers’
affectionate communication: Implications of a naïve theory of affection. Journal of
Social and Personal Relationships, 22(1), 99–109.
https://doi.org/10.1177/0265407505049323
Floyd, K. (2004). An introduction to the uses and potential uses of physiological
measurement in the study of family communication. Journal of Family
Communication, 4(3–4), 295–318. https://doi.org/10.1080/15267431.2004.9670137
Erbert, L. A., & Floyd, K. (2004). Affectionate expressions as face-threatening acts:
Receiver assessments. Communication Studies, 55(2), 230–246.
https://doi.org/10.1080/10510970409388618
Floyd, K., Sargent, J. E., & Di Corcia, M. (2004). Human affection exchange: VI.
Further tests of reproductive probability as a predictor of men’s affection with
their fathers and their sons. Journal of Social Psychology, 144(2), 191–206.
https://doi.org/10.3200.SOCP.144.2.191-206
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Floyd, K., & Mikkelson, A. C. (2003). Effects of brain laterality on decoding
accuracy for facial displays of emotion. Communication Quarterly, 51(4), 419–437.
https://doi.org/10.1080/014633703039370165
Floyd, K., & Morr, M. C. (2003). Human affection exchange: VII. Affectionate
communication in the sibling/spouse/sibling-in-law triad. Communication Quarterly,
51(3), 247–261. https://doi.org/10.1080/01463370309370155 (Lead article)
Floyd, K., & Erbert, L. A. (2003). Relational message interpretations of nonverbal
matching behavior: An application of the social meaning model. Journal of Social
Psychology, 143(5), 581–598. https://doi.org/10.1080/00224540309598465
Floyd, K., & Morman, M. T. (2003). Human affection exchange: II. Effects of role
and biological status on affection in father-son relationships. Journal of Social
Psychology, 143, 599–612. https://doi.org/10.1080/00224540309598466
Floyd, K., & Ray, G. B. (2003). Human affection exchange: IV. Vocalic predictors of
perceived affection in initial interactions. Western Journal of Communication, 67(1),
56–73. https://doi.org/10.1080/10570310309374758
Floyd, K. (2002). Human affection exchange: V. Attributes of the highly
affectionate. Communication Quarterly, 50(2), 135–154.
https://doi.org/10.1080/01463370209385653
Morman, M. T., & Floyd, K. (2002). A “changing culture of fatherhood”: Effects on
closeness, affection, and satisfaction in men’s relationships with their fathers and
their sons. Western Journal of Communication, 66(4), 395–411.
https://doi.org/10.1080/10570310209374746 (Lead article)
Floyd, K., & Morman, M. T. (2001). Human affection exchange: III. Discriminative
parental solicitude in men’s affectionate communication with their biological and
nonbiological sons. Communication Quarterly, 49(3), 310–327.
https://doi.org/10.1080/01463370109385631
Burgoon, J. K., Buller, D. B., & Floyd, K. (2001). Does participation affect
deception success? A test of the interactivity principle. Human Communication
Research, 27(4), 503–534. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1468-2958.2001.tb00791.x
Floyd, K. (2001). Human affection exchange: I. Reproductive probability as a
predictor of men’s affection with their sons. Journal of Men’s Studies, 10(1), 39–50.
https://doi.org/10.3149/jms.1001.39
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Floyd, K., & Morman, M. T. (2000). Affection received from fathers as a predictor
of men’s affection with their own sons: Tests of the modeling and compensation
hypotheses. Communication Monographs, 67(4), 347–361.
https://doi.org/10.1080/03637750009376516
Floyd, K. (2000). Attributions for nonverbal expressions of liking and disliking:
The extended self-serving bias. Western Journal of Communication, 64(4), 385–404.
https://doi.org/10.1080/10570310009374683
Burgoon, J. K., & Floyd, K. (2000). Testing the motivation impairment effect
during deceptive and truthful interaction. Western Journal of Communication, 64(3),
243–267. https://doi.org/10.1080/10570310009374675 (Lead article)
Floyd, K. (2000). Affectionate same-sex touch: The influence of homophobia on
observers’ perceptions. Journal of Social Psychology, 140(6), 774–788.
https://doi.org/10.1080/00224540009600516
Floyd, K., & Morman, M. T. (2000). Reacting to the verbal expression of affection
in same-sex interaction. Southern Communication Journal, 65(4), 287–299.
https://doi.org/10.1080/10417940009373177
Floyd, K., & Burgoon, J. K. (1999). Reacting to nonverbal expressions of liking: A
test of interaction adaptation theory. Communication Monographs, 66(3), 219–239.
https://doi.org/10.1080/03637759909376475
Floyd, K., & Voloudakis, M. (1999). Affectionate behavior in adult platonic
friendships: Interpreting and evaluating expectancy violations. Human
Communication Research, 25(3), 341–369. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1468-
2958.1999.tb00449.x
Floyd, K. (1999). All touches are not created equal: Effects of form and duration on
observers’ perceptions of an embrace. Journal of Nonverbal Behavior, 23(4), 283–299.
https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1021602926270
Floyd, K. (1999). To match or not to match: Effects of behavioral congruence on
interpersonal connectedness. Journal of Social Psychology, 139(3), 309–322.
https://doi.org/10.1080/00224549909598387
Morman, M. T., & Floyd, K. (1999). Affectionate communication between fathers
and young adult sons: Individual- and relational-level correlates. Communication
Studies, 50(4), 294–309. https://doi.org/10.1080/10510979909388501
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Floyd, K., & Voloudakis, M. (1999). Attributions for expectancy-violating changes
in affectionate behavior in platonic friendships. Journal of Psychology, 133(1), 32–48.
https://doi.org/10.1080/00223989909599720
Floyd, K., & Morman, M. T. (1998). The measurement of affectionate
communication. Communication Quarterly, 46(2), 144–162.
https://doi.org/10.1080/01463379809370092
Morman, M. T., & Floyd, K. (1998). “I love you, man”: Overt expressions of
affection in male-male interaction. Sex Roles, 38(9–10), 871–881.
https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1018885417249
Floyd, K. (1998). Intimacy as a research construct: A content-analytic review.
Representative Research in Social Psychology, 22, 28–32.
Floyd, K. (1997). Communicating affection in dyadic relationships: An assessment
of behavior and expectancies. Communication Quarterly, 45(1), 68–80.
https://doi.org/10.1080/01463379709370045
Floyd, K., & Morman, M. T. (1997). Affectionate communication in nonromantic
relationships: Influences of communicator, relational, and contextual factors.
Western Journal of Communication, 61(3), 279–298.
https://doi.org/10.1080/10570319709374578
Floyd, K. (1997). Brotherly love II: A developmental perspective on liking, love, and
closeness in the fraternal dyad. Journal of Family Psychology, 11(2), 196–209.
https://doi.org/10.1037/0893-3200.11.2.196
Floyd, K. (1997). Knowing when to say “I love you”: An expectancy approach to
affectionate communication. Communication Research Reports, 14(3), 321–330.
https://doi.org/10.1080/08824099709388675
Manusov, V., Floyd, K., & Kerssen-Griep, J. (1997). Yours, mine, and ours: Mutual
attributions for nonverbal behaviors in couples’ interactions. Communication
Research, 24(3), 234–260. https://doi.org/10.1177/009365097024003002
Parks, M. R., & Floyd, K. (1996). Making friends in cyberspace. Journal of
Communication, 46(1), 80–97. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1083-6101.1006.tb00176.x
Floyd, K. (1996). Brotherly love I: The experience of closeness in the fraternal dyad.
Personal Relationships, 3(4), 369–385. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1475-6811.1996.tb00122.x
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Parks, M. R., & Floyd, K. (1996). Meanings for closeness and intimacy in
friendship. Journal of Social and Personal Relationships, 13(1), 85–107.
https://doi.org/10.1177/0265407596131005
Floyd, K. (1996). Communicating closeness among siblings: An application of the
gendered closeness perspective. Communication Research Reports, 13(1), 27–34.
https://doi.org/10.1080/08824099609362067
Burgoon, J. K., Buller, D. B., Floyd, K., & Grandpre, J. (1996). Deceptive realities:
Sender, receiver, and observer perspectives in deceptive communication.
Communication Research, 23(6), 724–748. https://doi.org/10.1177/009365096023006005
Floyd, K. (1995). Gender and closeness among friends and siblings. Journal of
Psychology, 129(2), 193–202. https://doi.org/10.1080/0023980.1995.9914958
Floyd, K., & Parks, M. R. (1995). Manifesting closeness in the interactions of peers:
A look at siblings and friends. Communication Reports, 8(2), 69–76.
https://doi.org/10.1080/08934219509367612 (Lead article)
Floyd, K. (1994). Perceptions of gender similarities and differences of fifth-grade
students. Psychological Reports, 74(2), 689–690.
https://doi.org/10.2466/pr0.1994.74.2.689
*Not peer-reviewed.
5.5 Competitively Selected Conference Papers: 116
Woo, N. T., & Floyd, K. (2023, May). Testing the effects of an affectionate
communication intervention to bolster mental health during the COVID-19 pandemic
[Paper presentation]. International Communication Association annual
convention, Toronto, Canada.
Floyd, K., & Morman, M. T. (2023, February). Lipidemic effects of affectionate touch
depend on its evaluation: Evidence from a representative national sample [Paper
presentation]. Western States Communication Association annual convention,
Phoenix, AZ, United States.
Floyd, K., Woo, N. T., Maré, J., & Duncan, K. L. (2022, November). Sampling
practices in communication studies: A decade of research in four top journals [Paper
presentation]. National Communication Association annual convention, New
Orleans, LA, United States.
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Hesse, C., Floyd, K., & Mikkelson, A. C. (2022, November). Affection deprivation is
more aversive than excessive affection: A test of affection exchange theory [Paper
presentation]. National Communication Association annual convention, New
Orleans, LA, United States.†
Floyd, K. (2022, May). Lipidemic effects of affectionate touch are mediated by stress:
Results from a national probability sample [Paper presentation]. International
Communication Association annual convention, Paris, France.†
Floyd, K., Ray, C. D., James, R., & Anderson, A. J. (2022, February). Predictors of
compassion for suffering social groups [Paper presentation]. Western States
Communication Association annual convention, Portland, OR, United States.†
Floyd, K., Woo, N. T., Custer, B. E., Dinsmore, D. R., Duncan, K. L., & Maré, J.
(2022, February). Examining the social signaling and person perception functions of
loneliness [Paper presentation]. Western States Communication Association annual
convention, Portland, OR, United States.†
Floyd, K. (2021, November). Affectionate communication moderates the effect of adverse
childhood experience on mental well-being [Paper presentation]. National
Communication Association annual convention, Seattle, WA, United States.†
Floyd, K., Morman, M. T., Maré, J., & Holmes, E. (2021, May). How Americans
communicate affection: Findings from a representative national sample [Paper
presentation]. International Communication Association annual convention,
Denver, CO, United States.†
Hesse, C., Floyd, K., Rains, S. R., Mikkelson, A. C., Pauley, P. M., Woo, N. T.,
Custer, B. E., & Duncan, K. (2020, November). Affectionate communication and
health: A meta-analysis [Paper presentation]. National Communication Association
annual convention, Indianapolis, IN, United States.†
Floyd, K., & Morman, M. T. (2020, November). The lonely states of America:
Prevalence and demographic risk factors for affection deprivation among U.S. adults
[Paper presentation]. National Communication Association annual convention,
Indianapolis, IN, United States.†
Floyd, K., York, C., & Ray, C. D. (2020, May). Heritability of affectionate
communication: A twins study [Paper presentation]. International Communication
Association annual convention, Gold Coast, Australia.†
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van Raalte, L. J., & Floyd, K. (2020, May). Daily hugging predicts lower levels of two
proinflammatory cytokines [Paper presentation]. International Communication
Association annual convention, Gold Coast, Australia.†
Floyd, K., & Woo, N. T. (2020, February). Loneliness and social monitoring: A
conceptual replication of Knowles et al. [Paper presentation]. Western States
Communication Association annual convention, Denver, CO, United States.†
Floyd, K., & Custer, B. E. (2019, June). Romantic love is inversely associated with
number of biological offspring for U.S. American adults [Paper presentation].
International Association for Relationship Research biennial convention, Ottawa,
Ontario, Canada.
Floyd, K., Matheny, R., Dinsmore, D. R., Custer, B. E., & Woo, N. T. (2019,
February). “If you disagree, unfriend me now”: Exploring the phenomenon of invited
unfriending [Paper presentation]. Western States Communication Association
annual convention, Seattle, WA, United States†
Ray, C. D., Floyd, K., Mongeau, P. A., Mark, L., Shufford, K. N., & Niess, L. C.
(2019, February). Planning improves vocal fluency and appearance of concern when
communicating emotional support [Paper presentation]. Western States
Communication Association annual convention, Seattle, WA, United States.†
Ray, C. D., Floyd, K., Tietsort, C. J., Veluscek, A. M., Hashi, E. C., Otmar, C. D., &
Fisher, R. (2019, February). Brief negative statements occurring within longer support
messages result in lower message effectiveness and supporter competence ratings [Paper
presentation]. Western States Communication Association annual convention,
Seattle, WA, United States†
Floyd, K., Generous, M. A., & Clark, L. (2018, November). Nonverbal affiliation by
physician assistant students during simulated clinical examinations: Genotypic effects
[Paper presentation]. National Communication Association annual convention, Salt
Lake City, UT, United States.†
Hesse, C., & Floyd, K. (2018, November). Affection substitution: The effect of
pornography consumption on close relationships [Paper presentation]. National
Communication Association annual convention, Salt Lake City, UT, United
States.†
Kory Floyd page 26
Generous, M. A., Floyd, K., & Mongeau, P. A. (2018, November). The influence of
family communication patterns on sexual communication in romantic relationships: A
dyadic analysis [Paper presentation]. National Communication Association, Salt
Lake City, UT, United States.
Floyd, K., Pauley, P. M., Hesse, C., Eden, J., Veksler, A. E., & Woo, N. T. (2018,
February). Supportive communication is associated with markers of immunocompetence
[Paper presentation]. Western States Communication Association annual
convention, Santa Clara, CA, United States.†
Hesse, C., Floyd, K., Boren, J. P., Lee, J. M., & Holland, C. F. (2018, February).
Affectionate communication and testosterone [Paper presentation]. Western States
Communication Association annual convention, Santa Clara, CA, United States.
Floyd, K., Ray, C. D., van Raalte, L. J., Stein, J. B., & Generous, M. A. (2017,
November). Interpersonal touch buffers pain sensitivity in romantic relationships but
heightens sensitivity between strangers and friends [Paper presentation]. National
Communication Association annual convention, Dallas, TX, United States.†
van Raalte, L. J., Floyd, K., Mongeau, P. A., & Burleson, M. (2017, November). The
influence of cuddling on relational health for cohabiting couples [Paper presentation].
National Communication Association annual convention, Dallas, TX, United
States.
Floyd, K. (2017, October). Hatred and political affiliation: Questioning the dominant
narrative [Paper presentation]. International Conference on Hate Studies,
Spokane, WA, United States.
Floyd, K. (2017, February). Deficient social connection corresponds with politically
conservative thought [Paper presentation]. Western States Communication
Association annual convention, Salt Lake City, UT, United States.†
Generous, M. A., Floyd, K., & Mongeau, P. A. (2017, February). Wait—My family
can affect my sex life? Examining associations between family communication patterns
and young adults’ sexual self-concepts [Paper presentation]. Western States
Communication Association annual convention, Salt Lake City, UT, United States.
Floyd, K., Generous, M. A., Clark, L., McLeod, I., & Simon, A. (2016, November).
Cumulative risk on the oxytocin receptor gene (OXTR) predicts empathic communication
by physician assistant students [Paper presentation]. National Communication
Association annual convention, Philadelphia, PA, United States.†
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van Raalte, L. J., Kloeber, D., Veluscek, A., & Floyd, K. (2016, November).
Exploring the harmful effects of unwanted affection [Paper presentation]. National
Communication Association annual convention, Philadelphia, PA, United States.†
Floyd, K., Veksler, A. E., McEwan, B., Hesse, C., Boren, J. P., Dinsmore, D. R., &
Pavlich, C. A. (2016, August). Social inclusion predicts lower blood glucose and low-
density lipoproteins in healthy adults [Paper presentation]. International Association
for Relationship Research biennial convention, Toronto, Canada.†
Floyd, K. (2016, April). Affection deprivation is conceptually and empirically distinct
from loneliness [Paper presentation]. Central States Communication Association
annual convention, Grand Rapids, MI, United States.†
Floyd, K., & Ray, C. D. (2015, November). Thanks, but no thanks: Negotiating face
threats when rejecting offers of unwanted social support [Paper presentation]. National
Communication Association annual convention, Las Vegas, NV, United States.†
Floyd, K., Generous, M. A., Clark, L., Simon, A., & McLeod, I. (2015, May).
Empathic communication between physician assistant students and patients: Perceptual
differences and genetic antecedents [Paper presentation]. International
Communication Association annual convention, San Juan, PR, United States.†
Floyd, K. (2015, February). Affection deprivation is associated with physical pain and
poor sleep quality [Paper presentation]. Western States Communication Association
annual convention, Spokane, WA, United States.†
Floyd, K., Hesse, C., & Pauley, P. M. (2014, November). Relationship-specific
affectionate communication predicts oxytocinergic response to laboratory stressors in
healthy adults [Paper presentation]. National Communication Association annual
convention, Chicago, IL, United States.
Mansson, D. H., Floyd, K., & Soliz, J. (2014, November). Affectionate communication
is associated with emotional and relational resources in the grandparent-grandchild
relationship [Paper presentation]. National Communication Association annual
convention, Chicago, IL, United States.†
Floyd, K. (2014, February). Skin hunger: Relational and health correlates of affection
deprivation [Paper presentation]. Western States Communication Association
annual convention, Anaheim, CA, United States.†
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Wu, M. S., Zhou, C., Floyd, K., Dong, S., Wang, L., Liu, J., Chang, C., & Han, B.
(2014, February). Self and relational benefits of affectionate communication: Evidence
from a “no-contact” culture [Paper presentation]. Western States Communication
Association annual convention, Anaheim, CA, United States.
Floyd, K., Pauley, P. M., Hesse, C., Veksler, A. E., Eden, J., & Mikkelson, A. C.
(2013, November). Affectionate communication is associated with immunologic and
cardiologic health markers [Paper presentation]. National Communication
Association annual convention, Washington, DC, United States.†
Floyd, K., & Denes, A. (2013, June). Attachment security and oxytocin receptor gene
polymorphism interact to influence affectionate communication [Paper presentation].
International Communication Association annual convention, London, England.†
Hesse, C., Floyd, K., Frye-Cox, N., & Rauscher, E. A. (2012, November). Alexithymia
and impairment of decoding positive affect: An fMRI study [Paper presentation].
National Communication Association annual convention, Orlando, FL, United
States.†
Floyd, K., Hesse, C., Boren, J. P., & Veksler, A. E. (2012, February). Affectionate
communication can suppress immunity: Trait affection predicts antibody titers to latent
Epstein-Barr virus [Paper presentation]. Western States Communication
Association annual convention, Albuquerque, NM, United States.†
Pauley, P. M., Floyd, K., Hesse, C., Eden, J., & Veksler, A. E. (2011, November).
Social support and immunological health: Evidence of the benefits of communicating
support [Paper presentation]. National Communication Association annual
convention, New Orleans, LA, United States.†
Floyd, K., Pauley, P. M., & Hesse, C. (2010, November). State and trait affectionate
communication buffer adults’ stress reactions [Paper presentation]. National
Communication Association annual convention, San Francisco, CA, United
States.†
Floyd, K. (2010, March). Propensity for affection is predicted by second- and fourth-digit
length and ratio discrepancy [Paper presentation]. Western States Communication
Association annual convention, Anchorage, AK, United States.
Floyd, K., Hesse, C., & Pauley, P. M. (2009, November). Writing affectionate letters
reduces stress: Replication and extension [Paper presentation]. National
Communication Association annual convention, Chicago, IL, United States.
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Pauley, P. M., Floyd, K., & Hesse, C. (2009, November). The stress-buffering effects of
a brief dyadic interaction before an acute stressor [Paper presentation]. National
Communication Association annual convention, Chicago, IL, United States.†
Hannawa, A. F., & Floyd, K. (2009, November). When the truth hurts: Toward a
validation of the physician mistake disclosure (PMD) model [Paper presentation].
National Communication Association annual convention, Chicago, IL, United
States.
Pauley, P. M., Morman, M. T., & Floyd, K. (2009, May). Expressive writing improves
subjective health among testicular cancer survivors: A randomized, controlled trial [Paper
presentation]. International Communication Association annual convention,
Chicago, IL, United States.†
Floyd, K., Boren, J. P., Hannawa, A. F., Hesse, C., McEwan, B., & Veksler, A. E.
(2008, November). Kissing in marital and cohabiting relationships: Effects on blood
lipids, stress, and relationship satisfaction [Paper presentation]. National
Communication Association annual convention, San Diego, CA, United States.†
Floyd, K., & Riforgiate, S. (2008, February). Affectionate communication received from
spouses predicts stress hormone levels in healthy adults [Paper presentation]. Western
States Communication Association annual convention, Denver, CO, United
States.†
Floyd, K., Mikkelson, A. C., Hesse, C., & Pauley, P. M. (2007, November).
Affectionate writing reduces total cholesterol: Two randomized, controlled trials [Paper
presentation]. National Communication Association annual convention, Chicago,
IL, United States.†
Mikkelson, A. C., & Floyd, K. (2007, November). Differential solicitude of social
support in different types of sibling relationships [Paper presentation]. National
Communication Association annual convention, Chicago, IL, United States.
Hesse, C., & Floyd, K. (2007, November). Affectionate experience partially mediates
the effects of alexithymia on mental health and interpersonal relationships [Paper
presentation]. National Communication Association annual convention, Chicago,
IL, United States.†
Floyd, K., Hesse, C., & Haynes, M. T. (2006, November). Human affection exchange:
XV. Metabolic and cardiovascular correlates of trait expressed affection [Paper
presentation]. National Communication Association annual convention, San
Antonio, TX, United States.†
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Floyd, K., & Hesse, C. (2006, July). Trait expressed affection is inversely related to
glycosylated hemoglobin [Paper presentation]. International Association for
Relationship Research biennial convention, Crete, Greece.†
Floyd, K., & Mikkelson, A. C. (2006, April). Differential benefits and risks of nonverbal
affection behavior for women and men [Paper presentation]. Southern States
Communication Association annual convention, Dallas, TX, United States.
Floyd, K., Mikkelson, A. C., Tafoya, M. A., Farinelli, L., La Valley, A. G., Judd, J.,
Davis, K. L., Haynes, M. T., & Wilson, J. (2006, February). Human affection
exchange: XIV. Relational affection predicts resting heart rate and free cortisol secretion
during acute stress [Paper presentation]. Western States Communication Association
annual convention, Palm Springs, CA, United States.†
Floyd, K. (2005, November). Human affection exchange: XII. Affectionate
communication is associated with diurnal variation in salivary free cortisol [Paper
presentation]. National Communication Association annual convention, Boston,
MA, United States.†
Floyd, K., Mikkelson, A. C., Tafoya, M. A., Farinelli, L., La Valley, A. G., Judd, J.,
Haynes, M. T., Davis, K. L., & Wilson, J. (2005, November). Human affection
exchange: XIII. Affectionate communication accelerates neuroendocrine stress recovery
[Paper presentation]. National Communication Association annual convention,
Boston, MA, United States.†
Floyd, K., & Morman, M. T. (2005, November). Correlates of relational satisfaction in
father-son relationships [Paper presentation]. National Communication Association
annual convention, Boston, MA, United States.
Mikkelson, A. C., & Floyd, K. (2005, February). Effective preaching: How nonverbal
immediacy influences motivation, affective learning, and perceptions of credibility [Paper
presentation]. Western States Communication Association annual convention, San
Francisco, CA, United States.
Morman, M. T., & Floyd, K. (2005, February). The good son: What does it mean to be a
good father? [Paper presentation]. Western States Communication Association
annual convention, San Francisco, CA, United States.†
Floyd, K. (2004, November). Endocrine measures in communication research [Paper
presentation]. National Communication Association annual convention, Chicago,
IL, United States.†
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Floyd, K. (2004, July). Human affection exchange: XI. Neurological hemispheric
dominance predicts propensity for affectionate behavior differently for women and men
[Paper presentation]. International Association for Relationship Research biennial
convention, Madison, WI, United States.
Floyd, K., & Mikkelson, A. C. (2004, May). Human affection exchange: IX.
Neurological hemispheric dominance as a discriminator of behavioral reactions to
expressed affection [Paper presentation]. International Communication Association
annual convention, New Orleans, LA, United States.
Floyd, K., Hess, J. A., Miczo, L. A., Halone, K. K., Mikkelson, A. C., & Tusing, K.
J. (2004, February). Human affection exchange: VIII. Further evidence of the benefits of
expressed affection, independent of the benefits of received affection [Paper
presentation]. Western States Communication Association annual convention,
Albuquerque, NM, United States.†
Floyd, K, & Morman, M. T. (2003, November). Fathers’ and sons’ reports of fathers’
affectionate communication: Implications of a naïve theory of affection [Paper
presentation]. National Communication Association annual convention, Miami,
FL, United States.†
Floyd, K., & Morr, M. C. (2003, November). Human affection exchange: VII.
Affectionate communication in the sibling/spouse/sibling-in-law triad [Paper
presentation]. National Communication Association annual convention, Miami,
FL, United States.†
Floyd, K., & Mikkelson, A. C. (2003, May). Effects of brain laterality on decoding
accuracy for facial displays of emotion [Paper presentation]. International
Communication Association annual convention, San Diego, CA, United States.†
Floyd, K., & Mikkelson, A. C. (2002, November). Psychometric properties of the
affectionate communication index in research on family relationships [Paper
presentation]. National Communication Association annual convention, New
Orleans, LA, United States.†
Morman, M. T., & Floyd, K. (2002, November). Good fatherhood: What does it mean to
be a good father? [Paper presentation]. National Communication Association annual
convention, New Orleans, LA, United States.†
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Floyd, K., Sargent, J. E., & Di Corcia, M. (2002, November). Human affection
exchange: VI. Further tests of reproductive probability as a predictor of men’s affection
with their fathers and their sons [Paper presentation]. National Communication
Association annual convention, New Orleans, LA, United States.†
Floyd, K., & Tusing, K. J. (2002, July). “At the mention of your name”: Affect shifts
induced by relationship-specific cognitions [Paper presentation]. International
Communication Association annual convention, Seoul, South Korea.
Floyd, K. (2002, March). Affection exchange theory [Paper presentation]. Western
States Communication Association annual convention, Long Beach, CA, United
States.
Floyd, K. (2002, March). Huggy bears and snuggle bunnies: Attributes of the highly
affectionate [Paper presentation]. Western States Communication Association
annual convention, Long Beach, CA, United States.†
Erbert, L. A., & Floyd, K. (2002, March). Affectionate expressions as face-threatening
acts: Receiver assessments [Paper presentation]. Western States Communication
Association annual convention, Long Beach, CA, United States.†
Floyd, K., & Morman, M. T. (2001, November). Discriminative parental solicitude in
men’s affectionate communication with their biological and nonbiological sons [Paper
presentation]. National Communication Association annual convention, Atlanta,
GA, United States.†
Floyd, K., & Morman, M. T. (2001, July). Men’s affectionate communication with their
biological and nonbiological sons: A case of discriminative parental solicitude? [Paper
presentation]. International Network on Personal Relationships biennial
convention, Prescott, AZ, United States.
Morman, M. T., & Floyd, K. (2001, May). A “changing culture of fatherhood”: Effects
on closeness, affection, and satisfaction in men’s relationships with their fathers and their
sons [Paper presentation]. International Communication Association annual
convention, Washington, DC, United States.†
Floyd, K. (2001, February). Elements of an affection exchange theory: Socioevolutionary
paradigm for understanding affectionate communication [Paper presentation]. Western
States Communication Association annual convention, Coeur d’Alene, ID, United
States.†
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Floyd, K., Morman, M. T., & Erbert, L. A. (2000, November). Affection received from
fathers as a predictor of men’s affection with their own sons: Tests of the modeling and
compensation hypotheses [Paper presentation]. National Communication Association
annual convention, Seattle, WA, United States.†
Ray, G. B., & Floyd, K. (2000, November). Nonverbal expressions of liking and
disliking in initial interaction: Encoding and decoding perspectives [Paper presentation].
National Communication Association annual convention, Seattle, WA, United
States.
Floyd, K., & Morman, M. T. (2000, July). Affection received from fathers as a predictor
of men’s affection with their own sons: Further tests of the modeling and compensation
hypotheses [Paper presentation]. 10th International Conference on Personal
Relationships, Brisbane, Australia.†
Ray, G. B., & Floyd, K. (2000, April). Nonverbal expressions of liking in dyadic
interaction [Paper presentation]. Eastern States Communication Association annual
convention, Pittsburgh, PA, United States.
Floyd, K., & Ray, G. B. (2000, February). Patterns of adaptation to nonverbal
expressions of liking and disliking in initial interactions [Paper presentation]. Western
States Communication Association annual convention, Sacramento, CA, United
States.
Floyd, K. (1999, November). Attributions for nonverbal expressions of liking and
disliking: An extension of the self-serving bias [Paper presentation]. National
Communication Association annual convention, Chicago, IL, United States.†
Perger, R. A., & Floyd, K. (1999, November). Perceptions of sexual harassment in
interaction and relational scenarios [Paper presentation]. National Communication
Association annual convention, Chicago, IL, United States.
Floyd, K., & Burgoon, J. K. (1999, May). Reacting to nonverbal expressions of liking: A
test of interaction adaptation theory [Paper presentation]. International
Communication Association annual convention, San Francisco, CA, United
States.†
Floyd, K., & Morman, M. T. (1999, May). Affectionate same-sex touch: Examining
observers’ perceptual reactions [Paper presentation]. International Communication
Association annual convention, San Francisco, CA, United States.
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Floyd, K., & Morman, M. T. (1999, February). Reacting to verbal expressions of
affection in same-sex interaction [Paper presentation]. Western States
Communication Association annual convention, Vancouver, BC, Canada.†
Floyd, K., Armstrong, M., Brokl, D., Chambers, A., Cottle, S., Flynn, C., Hagerty,
C., Kronick, C., Prendergast, K., Stewart, S., Wilson, S., & Zeck, T. (1999,
February). All touches are not created equal: Effects of form and duration on observers’
interpretations of an embrace [Paper presentation]. Western States Communication
Association annual convention, Vancouver, BC, Canada.†
Floyd, K. (1998, November). Affectionate same-sex touch: Understanding the influence
of homophobia on observers’ perceptions [Paper presentation]. National
Communication Association annual convention, New York, NY, United States.†
Morman, M. T., & Floyd K. (1998, November). Affectionate communication between
fathers and adult sons: Forms, antecedents, and relational outcomes [Paper
presentation]. National Communication Association annual convention, New York,
NY, United States.†
Floyd, K. (1998, July). Relational message interpretations of nonverbal matching
behavior: An application of the social meaning model [Paper presentation].
International Communication Association annual convention, Jerusalem, Israel.†
Burgoon, J. K., Buller, D. B., Floyd, K., & Viprakasit, R. (1998, July). A test of the
inter-activity effect in deceptive interactions [Paper presentation]. International
Communication Association annual convention, Jerusalem, Israel.†
Floyd, K. (1997, November). Affectionate communication in the relationships of adult
siblings and platonic friends [Paper presentation]. National Communication
Association annual convention, Chicago, IL, United States.
Floyd, K., & Voloudakis, M. (1997, November). Affectionate behavior in adult platonic
friendships: Interpreting and evaluating expectancy violations [Paper presentation].
National Communication Association annual convention, Chicago, IL, United
States.†
Floyd, K., & Morman, M. T. (1997, November). Formulation of an affectionate
communication index: An empirically grounded measure of the expression of affection
[Paper presentation]. National Communication Association annual convention,
Chicago, IL, United States.†
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Floyd, K., & Manusov, V. (1997, May). Formulation and validation of a sibling closeness
scale: Assessing the closeness of adult sibling relationships [Paper presentation].
International Communication Association annual convention, Montreal, Quebec,
Canada.
Floyd, K., & Morman, M. T. (1997, May). Affectionate communication in dyadic
relationships: Influences of communicator, relational, and contextual factors [Paper
presentation]. International Communication Association annual convention,
Montreal, Quebec, Canada.†
Buller, D. B., Burgoon, J. K., Floyd, K., Chen, X., Viprakasit, R., & Grandpre, J.
(1997, February). Strategic behavior during deceptive conversations [Paper
presentation]. Western States Communication Association annual convention,
Monterey, CA, United States.†
Floyd, K. (1996, November). Communicating affection in dyadic relationships: An
application of expectancy violations theory [Paper presentation]. Speech
Communication Association annual convention, San Diego, CA, United States.†
Morman, M. T., & Floyd, K. (1996, November). Interpersonal attraction in same-sex
friendships [Paper presentation]. Speech Communication Association annual
convention, San Diego, CA, United States.
Manusov, V., Floyd, K., & Kerssen-Griep, J. (1996, November). Yours, mine, and
ours: Mutual attributions for nonverbal behaviors in couples’ interactions [Paper
presentation]. Speech Communication Association annual convention, San Diego,
CA, United States.†
McGuire, J., Eccles, J., Gamble, W., & Floyd, K. (1996, August). Mothers’
constructions of children’s personalities [Paper presentation]. International Society for
the Study of Behavioral Development annual convention, Quebec City, Quebec,
Canada.
Morman, M. T., & Floyd, K. (1996, July). “I love you, man”: Overt expressions of
affection in male-male interaction [Paper presentation]. International Network on
Personal Relationships biennial convention, Seattle, WA, United States.†
Floyd, K. (1996, May). Brotherly love II: A developmental perspective on liking, love, and
closeness in the fraternal dyad [Paper presentation]. International Communication
Association annual convention, Chicago, IL, United States.†
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Floyd, K. (1995, November). Brotherly love I: The experience of closeness in the fraternal
dyad [Paper presentation]. Speech Communication Association annual convention,
San Antonio, TX, United States.†
Floyd, K. (1995, November). Communicating closeness among siblings: An application of
the gendered closeness perspective [Paper presentation]. Speech Communication
Association annual convention, San Antonio, TX, United States.†
Floyd, K. (1995, June). Intimacy as a research construct: A content-analytic review
[Paper presentation]. International Network on Personal Relationships biennial
convention, Williamsburg, VA, United States.†
Parks, M. R., & Floyd, K. (1995, May). Friends in cyberspace: Exploring personal
relationships formed through the Internet [Paper presentation]. Presented to
International Communication Association annual convention, Albuquerque, NM,
United States.†
Floyd, K. (1994, July). Gender and intimacy among same-sex friends and same-sex
siblings [Paper presentation]. 7th International Conference on Personal
Relationships, Groningen, The Netherlands.†
Parks, M. R., & Floyd, K. (1994, May). Intimacy and closeness as alternatives for
specifying the characteristics of friendship [Paper presentation]. International Network
on Personal Relationships biennial convention, Iowa City, IA, United States.†
Floyd, K. (1994, April). Toward an engendered theory of intimacy [Paper presentation].
Northwest Communication Association annual convention, Coeur d’Alene, ID,
United States.†
†Conference paper has since been published as either a journal article or a book chapter.
5.6 Manuscripts Under Publication Review
Floyd, K., Woo, N. T., Maré, J., & Duncan, K. L. Sampling practices in
communication studies: A decade of research in four top journals. Communication
and Linguistics Studies. Under initial review.
Hesse, C., & Floyd, K. Affectionate communication moderates the effects of
minority stress on mental wellness for LGBTQIA+ adults. Communication Studies.
Under revise/resubmit.
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Mansson, D. H., Marko, F., Zeleiová, J. G., & Floyd, K. Testing the cultural scope
of affection exchange theory in Slovakia. Journal of Intercultural Communication
Research. Under initial review.
6. GRANTS
6.1 External Grants Received
Expressive writing and quality of life outcomes for testicular cancer survivors. Baylor
University Faculty Research Incentive Program. $13,000. Co-PI with Dr. Mark
Morman.
Affectionate communication as a mechanism for responding to acute stress. National
Institute of Mental Health (R03 MH075757-01A1). $145,304. PI.
Reproductive probability as a predictor of men’s affection with their sons: Sons’ reports.
American Psychological Foundation. $5,000. PI.
Reproductive probability as a predictor of men’s affection with their sons: Fathers’ reports.
American Psychological Foundation. $4,000. PI.
6.2 Internal Grants Received
Social and Behavioral Sciences Research Institute Research Professorship,
University of Arizona. One-course release. PI.
Hugh Downs School of Human Communication, Arizona State University.
$23,575. PI.
Office of Vice Provost for Research Initiative, Arizona State University. $32,549.
PI.
Dean’s Incentive Grant, Arizona State University College of Public Programs.
$5,000. PI.
Office of Vice Provost for Research Initiative, Arizona State University. $30,959.
PI.
Grant-getting workshop. Arizona State University College of Public Programs.
$5,000. PI/participant.
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New Faculty Research Development Award. Cleveland State University. $3,000.
PI.
Teaching Enhancement Award. Cleveland State University Center for Teaching
and Learning. $2,800. PI.
Final Project Grant. University of Arizona Graduate Council. $1,170. PI.
Dissertation Grant. Social and Behavioral Sciences Research Institute. $500. PI.
6.3 Unfunded Grant Proposals
Affectionate and gratitude as treatments for loneliness. National Institute of Mental
Health. $400,000. PI.
Promoting quality of life for testicular cancer survivors. Lance Armstrong Foundation.
$55,056. Co-PI.
Marital status and health: Can affectionate communication attenuate the discrepancy
between married and never-married adults? Marchionne Foundation. $30,000. PI.
Affection exchange in father-son relationships. National Science Foundation. $99,482.
PI.
Presidential early career award for scientists and engineers (PECASE). National Science
Foundation. $500,000. PI.
7. TEACHING AND INSTRUCTIONAL ACTIVITIES
7.1 Multi-Section Courses Directed
Communication Theory
Communication Internships
Nonverbal Communication
Interpersonal Communication
7.2 Graduate Courses Taught
Communication and Health
Communication and Complementary Medicine
Communication and Behavioral Medicine
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Communication and Emotion/Basic
Communication and Emotion/Advanced
Affectionate Communication and Health
Communication Theory
Biology of Human Communication
Health Communication Theory
Interpersonal Communication Theory
Advanced Topics in Family Communication
Grant Writing
Experimental and Survey Design
Communication in Understudied Family Relationships
Multivariate Research Methods
Univariate Research Methods
Peer Review
Research Methodologies I
Quantitative Research Methods
7.3 Undergraduate Courses Taught
Advanced Interpersonal Communication
Biology of Human Communication
Communication and Health
Communication in Human Relationships
Relational Communication
Communication and Emotion
Experimental Research Methods
Communication Internships
Communication Research Ethics
Family Communication
Communication Theory
Field Research Methods
Small Group Communication
Nonverbal Communication
Interpersonal Communication
Public Speaking
Oral Interpretation of Literature
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7.4 Graduate Students Supervised
Nathan Woo (Ph.D. advisor). “Testing the effects of an affectionate
communication intervention to bolster mental health during the COVID-19
pandemic.” University of Arizona. Dissertation defended March 2022. (Dr.
Woo is now an assistant professor at California State University, Sacramento.)
Anna Lena Düren (Ph.D. committee). “Individual differences in the perception
of common types of affective touch.” Department of Psychology, University of
London. Dissertation defended January 2022. (Dr. Düren is now a medical
student.)
Dana Dinsmore (Ph.D. advisor). “Exploring the relationship between partner
communication and depressive symptoms: A longitudinal study of acceptance
and rejection.” University of Arizona. Dissertation defended December 2021.
(Dr. Dinsmore is now an adjunct instructor at Texas State University.)
Hyeonchang Gim (M.A. committee). “Music: A catalyst for intergroup
harmony?” University of Arizona. Thesis defended May 2021.
Ben Custer (Ph.D. advisor). “Bad boys, bad boys, who’s gotta thing for you?
Examining the sexual appeal of the bad boy archetype.” University of Arizona.
Dissertation defended November 2020. (Dr. Custer is currently a Fulbright
Fellow in Bulgaria.)
Anjali Astaputre (M.A. committee). “Intoxicating messages: A study on
memorable messages and binge drinking.” University of Arizona. Thesis
defended June 2019.
Kaylin Duncan (M.A. committee). “Screening in or out applicants with
disabilities: Interpreting signals during the job application process.” University
of Arizona. Thesis defended December 2018.
Corey Pavlich (Ph.D. committee). “A cold encounter: The effects of aversive
stimulation on verbal and nonverbal leakage cues to deception.” University of
Arizona. Dissertation defended April 2018. (Dr. Pavlich is now a researcher for
the Department of Defense.)
Colter Ray (Ph.D. advisor). “Effects of message planning and support message
effectiveness, nonverbal behaviors, and supporter stress and anxiety.” Arizona
State University. Dissertation defended March 2018. (Dr. Ray is now an
assistant professor at the University of Tampa.)
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Lisa van Raalte (Ph.D. advisor). “The influence of cuddling on relational health
for cohabitating couples.” Arizona State University. Dissertation defended
March 2017. (Dr. van Raalte is now an assistant professor at Sam Houston State
University.)
Mark Generous (Ph.D. advisor). “The influence of family communication
patterns on sexual communication in romantic relationships: A dyadic
analysis.” Arizona State University. Dissertation defended April 2016. (Dr.
Generous is now an assistant professor at Cal Poly Pomona.)
Sharen Waters (Ph.D. committee). “Affectionate expressions in marriage: An
ethnocultural and socioeconomic comparison.” Department of Social Work,
University of Illinois. Dissertation defended April 2014.
Douglas Deiss (Ph.D. advisor). “An experimental replication and refinement of
the undoing hypothesis of positive emotions.” Arizona State University.
Dissertation defended August 2012. (Dr. Deiss is now an assistant professor at
Glendale Community College.)
Lize Andrews (Psy.D. dissertation reader). “A randomized controlled trial of a
cognitive behavioural intervention for difficulties with affection
communication in children with Asperger Syndrome.” Department of Clinical
Psychology, University of Queensland, Brisbane, Australia. Dissertation
defended May 2012.
Erin Bryant (Ph.D. committee). “Multimodal communication, idealization, and
relational quality in college students’ parental relationships.” Arizona State
University. Dissertation defended April 2011. (Dr. Bryant is now an associate
professor at Trinity University.)
Lisa Menegatos (Ph.D. advisor). “An examination of parents’ influence
strategies on college students’ dangerous drinking.” Arizona State University.
Dissertation defended November 2011. (Dr. Menegatos is now an assistant
professor in residence at University of Nevada Las Vegas.)
Alice Veksler (Ph.D. advisor). “Does communication matter? Testing the
effects of expressive writing on stress in a college student sample.” Arizona
State University. Dissertation defended July 2010. (Dr. Veksler is now an
associate professor and department chair at Christopher Newport University.)
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Jennifer Eden (Ph.D. advisor). “‘Nothing takes the taste out of peanut butter
quite like unrequited love’: Examining the effects of unrequited love
relationships.” Arizona State University. Dissertation defended July 2010. (Dr.
Eden is now an associate professor and department chair at Marist College.)
Justin Boren (Ph.D. committee). “The impact of an enacted social support
training intervention on work-life interaction, stress, and burnout in working
adults.” Arizona State University. Dissertation defended July 2010. (Dr. Boren
is now an associate professor at Santa Clara University.)
Johann Eloff (Psy.D. dissertation reader). “A trial of cognitive behavioural
intervention for problems with affectionate communication in children with
Asperger Syndrome.” Department of Clinical Psychology, University of
Queensland, Brisbane, Australia. Dissertation defended February 2010.
Perry Pauley (Ph.D. advisor). “Exploring the role of social relationships in
college students’ alcohol use decisions.” Arizona State University. Dissertation
defended November 2009. (Dr. Pauley was an associate professor at San Diego
State University and is now an Episcopal priest.)
Colin Hesse (Ph.D. advisor). “Emotional competence and interpersonal
interaction: Understanding the relationship between alexithymia and positive
social interaction.” Arizona State University. Dissertation defended July 2009.
(Dr. Hesse is now an associate professor and director of the school of
communication at Oregon State University.)
Jessica Lee (Psy.D. dissertation reader). “The construction and evaluation of
three affection measures for children with Asperger’s Syndrome.” Department
of Clinical Psychology, University of Queensland, Brisbane, Australia.
Dissertation defended May 2009.
Angela La Valley (Ph.D. committee). “The parent-child relationship in
adulthood: Associations among attachment, relational maintenance, conflict
management, and relationship satisfaction.” Arizona State University.
Dissertation defended April 2009. (Dr. La Valley is now an associate professor
at Bloomsberg University of Pennsylvania.)
Annegret Hannawa (Ph.D. advisor). “When the truth hurts: Toward a
validation of the physician mistake disclosure (PMD) model.” Arizona State
University. Dissertation defended February 2009. (Dr. Hannawa is now a
senior assistant professor at the Università della Svizzera Italiana in
Switzerland.)
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Sam Shen (Ph.D. committee). “The effects of facework strategies:
Evolutionary explanations of face management.” Arizona State University.
Dissertation defended September 2008. (Dr. Shen is now an associate
professor at Eastern Michigan University.)
Melissa Tafoya (Ph.D. advisor). “Sibling types: The influence of genetic
relatedness of sibling interactions.” Arizona State University. Dissertation
defended August 2007. (Dr. Tafoya is now a professor at La Sierra University.)
Tiffany Andersen (M.A. advisor). “The stress associated with caregiving:
Strategies for reducing uncertainty when a parent has Alzheimer’s Disease.”
Arizona State University. Thesis defended May 2006.
Alan Mikkelson (Ph.D. advisor). “Differential solicitude of social support in
different types of sibling relationships.” Arizona State University. Dissertation
defended March 2006. (Dr. Mikkelson is now a professor at Whitworth
University.)
Carolyn Donnerstein (M.A. advisor). “Parentally bereaved siblings and coping
strategies as related to health outcomes.” Arizona State University. Thesis
defended June 2005.
Lisa Farinelli (M.A. committee). “Perceptions of resource allocation: An
examination of inequality and the effects on the adult sibling relationship.”
Arizona State University. Thesis defended November 2004.
Christina Yoshimura (Ph.D. advisor). “Communicative responses to the
work/family tension.” Arizona State University. Dissertation defended July
2004. (Dr. Yoshimura is now a professor at University of Montana.)
Alan Mikkelson (M.A. advisor). “The nonverbal immediacy of preachers and
interpretations of relational messages.” Thesis defended May 2003.
Julie Wechsler (M.A. committee). “Toward a framework of competencies for
facilitators of culturally diverse groups.” Arizona State University. Thesis
defended May 2003.
Alexia Georgakopoulos (Ph.D. committee). “Immediacy and its relationship to
teacher effectiveness: An etic and emic approach.” Arizona State University.
Dissertation defended April 2003. (Dr. Georgakopoulos is now an associate
professor at Nova Southeastern University.)
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A. Todd Jones (M.A. committee). “No ordinary friendship: A narrative analysis
of the communication of relational value in male best friendships.” Arizona
State University. Thesis defended December 2001.
Ronald A. Perger (M.A. advisor). “Perceptions of sexual harassment in
interactional and relational scenarios.” Cleveland State University. Thesis
defended May 1998.
7.5 Undergraduate Honors Theses Supervised
Will Toth. “Proinflammatory cytokines and social behavior.” University of
Arizona. Thesis in progress.
Jade Salmon. “Exploring sex, gender, and close interpersonal friendship.”
University of Arizona. Thesis defended May 2021. Jade Salmon is now a PhD
student in communication at the University of California, Santa Barbara.
8. SERVICE
8.1 Tenure/Promotion and Grant Reviews
2023 External reviewer, promotion to full professor, University of Missouri
2022 External reviewer, promotion to full professor, University of Florida
2022 External reviewer, promotion to associate professor with tenure,
University of California, Davis
2022 External reviewer, tenure, University of Tennessee
2020 External reviewer, promotion to associate professor with tenure, College
of Nursing, Arizona State University
2019 Grant reviewer, Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council
Insight Grants (psychology), government of Canada
2019 External reviewer, promotion to full professor, University of Minnesota
2019 External reviewer, promotion to full professor, University of California,
Santa Barbara
2019 External reviewer, promotion to full professor, Fairfield University
2019 External reviewer, promotion to associate professor with tenure, George
Washington University
2018 External reviewer, promotion to associate professor with tenure,
University of Missouri
2018 External reviewer, promotion to associate professor with tenure,
University of Illinois
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2018 External reviewer, promotion to associate professor with tenure,
University of Georgia
2018 External reviewer, tenure, Penn State University
2017 External reviewer, promotion to full professor, Wayne State University
2017 External reviewer, promotion to full professor, Northern Illinois
University
2017 External reviewer, promotion to full professor, Kent State University
2017 External reviewer, promotion to associate professor, Massey University
2017 External reviewer, promotion to associate professor with tenure,
University of Iowa
2017 External reviewer, promotion to associate professor with tenure, Arizona
State University
2017 External reviewer, promotion to associate professor with tenure, Iowa
State University
2016 External reviewer, promotion to full professor, Michigan State University
2016 External reviewer, promotion to associate professor with tenure, Ohio
State University
2016 External reviewer, promotion to associate professor with tenure,
University of Missouri
2016 External reviewer, promotion to associate professor with tenure, Wayne
State University
2015 External reviewer, promotion to full professor, Louisiana State
University
2015 External reviewer, promotion to associate professor with tenure, Texas
State University
2015 External reviewer, promotion to associate professor with tenure, Wake
Forest University
2015 External reviewer, promotion to associate professor with tenure,
University of Hawaii
2014 External reviewer, promotion to associate professor with tenure,
University of Kansas
2013 External reviewer, promotion to full professor, Texas Christian
University
2013 External reviewer, promotion to full professor, Whitworth University
2012 External reviewer, promotion to associate professor with tenure,
University of Kansas
2012 External reviewer, promotion to associate professor with tenure,
Louisiana State University
2011 Committee reviewer, promotion to full professor, Arizona State
University West
2011 External reviewer, promotion to full professor, University of California,
Los Angeles
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2011 External reviewer, promotion to associate professor with tenure,
Mississippi State University
2011 External reviewer, tenure, New Mexico State University
2011 External reviewer, Fulbright U.S. Scholars program
2010 External reviewer, promotion to full professor, University of California,
Santa Barbara
2009 External reviewer, promotion to associate professor with tenure,
University of New Mexico
2009 External reviewer, promotion to associate professor with tenure,
University of Missouri, St. Louis
2009 Grant reviewer, Fetzer Institute grant competition on compassionate love
2009 Grant reviewer, Austrian Science Fund Hertha Fimberg program for
female scientists
2008 External reviewer, promotion to associate professor with tenure,
University of Nebraska
2008 External reviewer, promotion to associate professor with tenure, Texas
Christian University
2008 External reviewer, tenure, University of Oklahoma
2007 External reviewer, promotion to associate professor with tenure, Texas
Tech University
2006 External reviewer, promotion to full professor, University of Denver
8.2 Program Reviews
2019 External program reviewer, Department of Communication, University
of Nevada, Las Vegas
2018 External program reviewer, Frances McClelland Institute for Children,
Youth, and Families, University of Arizona
2006 External program reviewer, Department of Communication, University
of Minnesota at Duluth
8.3 University Service
2023 Judged Arizona Regents’ Cup speech and debate competition, hosted at
University of Arizona
2022 Judged Arizona Regents’ Cup speech and debate competition, hosted at
Northern Arizona University
2018- Faculty Evaluation Committee Chair, Department of Communication,
University of Arizona
2018 Graded written exams for promotion to sergeant, University of Arizona
Police Department
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2017-18 University coordinator, OpEd Project/Tucson Public Voices Fellowship
(in conjunction with Women’s Foundation of Southern Arizona)
2017 Judged nominees for Outstanding Graduate Mentor award, Arizona
State University
2017 Speaker/facilitator at Graduate Writing Institute, University of Arizona
2017 Judged Honors College student research projects at First Year Research
Showcase, University of Arizona
2017-18 Campus Emergency Response Team, University of Arizona
2017-18 Strategic Priorities Faculty Initiative Committee, University of Arizona
2017 Hiring Committee (director of faculty honorifics), University of Arizona
2017 Hiring Committee (professor of practice), Department of Communication,
University of Arizona
2015-17 Director of Honors Program/Lambda Pi Eta Advisor, Department of
Communication, University of Arizona
2016 Speaker/facilitator at Graduate Writing Institute, University of Arizona
2015-17 Undergraduate Committee, Department of Communication, University of
Arizona
2014-15 Director of Research, Hugh Downs School of Human Communication
2014-15 PhD Admissions Committee, Hugh Downs School of Human
Communication
2010-13 Personnel Committee Chair, Hugh Downs School of Human
Communication
2009-14 Associate Director, Hugh Downs School of Human Communication,
Arizona State University
2009-13 Emergency Pandemic Officer, Hugh Downs School of Human
Communication
2011-14 Dean’s Faculty Advisory Committee, College of Liberal Arts and Sciences,
Arizona State University
2002-08 Director of Graduate MA Studies, Hugh Downs School of Human
Communication
2002-08 MA Committee Chair, Hugh Downs School of Human Communication
2002-08 Faculty Advisor, Association of MA Students in Communication, Hugh
Downs School of Human Communication
2001-04 Commencement Committee, Arizona State University
2007-08 Hiring Committee Chair (open-rank professor of health communication),
Hugh Downs School of Human Communication
2005 Graded written exams for promotion to sergeant, University of Arizona
Police Department
2005-06 Hiring Committee Chair (assistant professor of health communication),
Hugh Downs School of Human Communication
2004-05 Septennial Review Committee, Hugh Downs School of Human
Communication
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2004-05 Hiring Committee Chair (associate/full professor of health
communication), Hugh Downs School of Human Communication
2002-04 Personnel Committee Chair, Hugh Downs School of Human
Communication
2003-04 Hiring Committee (director of Hugh Downs School of Human
Communication)
2001-04 Human Subjects Institutional Review Board, Arizona State University
2001-02 Undergraduate Committee, Hugh Downs School of Human
Communication, Arizona State University
2000-04 Director of Internships, Hugh Downs School of Human Communication
2001-02 Hiring Committee (associate/full professor of interpersonal
communication), Hugh Downs School of Human Communication
1999-00 University Judicial Board, Cleveland State University (adjudicates
grievances)
1999-00 University Graduate Council, Cleveland State University
1999-00 Program Review Committee, MEd in Counseling, Cleveland State
University (conducts program review and audit)
1998-99 Ph.D. Development Committee, Department of Communication, Cleveland
State University
1998-99 Hiring Committee (associate/advanced assistant professor of interpersonal
communication), Department of Communication, Cleveland State
University
1998-99 Research Committee, Department of Communication, Cleveland State
University (oversaw allocation of research space and resources)
8.4 Organizational Service
2020-22 Chair, Future Conferences Committee, International Association for
Relationship Research
2020-22 Conference Oversight Committee, International Association for
Relationship Research
2020 Selection Committee, Distinguished Scholar Award, Western States
Communication Association
2019-20 Review Board, International Association for Relationship Research
2018 Selection Committee, Outstanding Contribution to Communication
Science Award, International Communication Association
2017-18 Graduate Mentor, International Association for Relationship Research
2014-16 Research and Career Awards Committee, International Association for
Relationship Research
2015 Abstract Selection Committee, International Association for Relationship
Research
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2013 Book of the Year and Article of the Year Awards Committee, International
Association for Relationship Research
2012 Early Career Award and Dissertation Award Committee, Interpersonal
Communication Division, National Communication
2011 Sandra Petronio Dissertation Excellence Award Committee, Family
Communication Division, National Communication Association
2010 Franklin H. Knower Award Committee, Interpersonal Communication
Division, National Communication Association
2006-08 Bernard J. Brommel Award Committee, National Communication
Association (elected; committee chair in 2008)
2006-07 Immediate Past Chair, Family Communication Division, National
Communication Association (elected)
2005-06 Chair, Family Communication Division, National Communication
Association (elected)
2005-06 Nomination Committee, National Communication Association (elected)
2004-05 Vice Chair and Convention Planner, Family Communication Division,
National Communication Association (elected)
2003-04 Vice Chair Elect, Family Communication Division, National
Communication Association (elected)
2000-05 Archivist, National Communication Association, Interpersonal Division
(elected)
2000-03 Newsletter Editor, International Network on Personal Relationships
1999-02 Legislative Council, National Communication Association (elected)
1997-99 Board of Directors, International Communication Association (elected)
1999-01 Mentorship Committee, International Network on Personal Relationships
8.5 Editorial Service
2013-16 Editor-in-Chief, Communication Monographs
2005-08 Editor-in-Chief, Journal of Family Communication
2007-10 Consulting Editor, Journal of Social Psychology
2004-05 Associate Editor, Journal of Social and Personal Relationships
2001-04 Associate Editor, Communication Reports
2001- Editorial Board, Human Communication Research
2001- Editorial Board, Western Journal of Communication
2002- Editorial Board, Journal of Social and Personal Relationships
2004- Editorial Board, Communication Monographs
2004- Editorial Board, Communication Studies
2007- Editorial Board, Communication Education
2007- Editorial Board, Journal of Computer-Mediated Communication
2023- Editorial Board, Review of Communication
2005-07 Editorial Board, Journal of Marriage and Family
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2000-04 Editorial Board, Women’s Studies in Communication
1996-98 Editorial Board, Representative Research in Social Psychology
1995- Ad hoc Reviewer for Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine,
Journal of Women’s Health and Gender-Based Medicine, Journal of
Behavioral Medicine, Health Communication, Personality and Social
Psychology Bulletin, International Journal of Psychophysiology, International
Journal of Communication, PLoS One, Communication Theory,
Communication Monographs, Journal of Communication, Communication
Yearbook, Human Communication Research, Journal of Marriage and the
Family, Journal of Social Psychology, Southern Communication Journal,
Journal of Nonverbal Behavior, Communication Reports, Atlantic Journal of
Communication, Basic and Applied Social Psychology, Journal of Computer-
Mediated Communication, Journal of Social and Personal Relationships,
Personal Relationships, Journal of Men’s Studies, Psychological Reports,
Journal of Relationships Research, Communication Methods & Measures,
Political Psychology
2000- Book Reviewer for Sage, Roxbury, Wadsworth, Mayfield, Oxford,
Cognella, UC Press
2003-04 Consulting Editor, McGraw Hill
1998, 99 Reviewer, ICA Interpersonal Communication Division (appointed)
1997, 99 Reviewer, NCA Interpersonal Communication Division (elected)
1996 Reviewer, 8th International Conference on Personal Relationships
8.6 Community Service
2023 Judged nominations for Ben’s Bells Founder’s Award, Tucson AZ
2022 Trained crisis counselor, The Trevor Project, 24-hour helpline for
LGBTQ adolescents and young adults
2022 Judged nominations for Ben’s Bells Founder’s Award, Tucson AZ
2021 Conversations on healing podcast, Integrative Touch for Kids
2019 The importance of being prosocial, Institute for Learning in Retirement,
Tucson AZ
2017 Consultant and endorser for Ben’s Bells Kind Campus curriculum
2017 Communicating with empathy, Banner/University Medical Center, Tucson
AZ
2017 The importance of being prosocial, Sacred Space, Tucson AZ
2016- Scientific Advisory Board, Ben’s Bells, a non-profit organization
promoting kindness and compassion in schools and organizations
2016 Workshop on successful interviewing skills, University of Arizona Police
Department
2016 The importance of being prosocial, presentation for Ben’s Bells
community/education conference
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2010-12 Communication consultant, residency program in internal medicine, St.
Joseph’s Hospital, Phoenix
2005-06 Emergency room/operating room volunteer, Banner Baywood Hospital
2004 Workshop on credibility and deception to Maricopa County Bar
Association
2004 Workshop on conversation management to Kappa Alpha fraternity
regional convention at University of Arizona
2002 Workshop on conversation management to Kappa Alpha fraternity at
University of Arizona
2001 Workshop titled “The Truth about Lying” on the nonverbal indicators of
deception through the Adult/Community Education program at
Chandler-Gilbert Community College (summer and fall)
8.7 Media Appearances
2023 Interview in Los Angeles Times on COVID19-related loneliness
2023 Interview in Wondermind on seeking help for loneliness
2022 Interview in New York Times on holiday loneliness
2022 Interview on CNN on stress-buffering effects of affection
2022 Interview in Wall Street Journal on stress-alleviating benefits of hugging
2022 Interview in Women’s World magazine on managing holiday loneliness
2022 Interview on The Feminine Quotient blog on affection
2022 Interview in Trill Magazine on babytalk
2022 Interview on Harvesting Happiness Talk Radio on loneliness
2022 Interview on Unscripted Live blog on loneliness
2022 Interview for American Heart Association on health benefits of affection
2021 Interview on ABC News on COVIC19-related distress
2021 Interview in Business Insider on COVID19-related loneliness
2021 Interview in Vogue India on loneliness
2021 Interview in Health Magazine on families and affection
2021 Interview in The Conversation on affection during COVID
2021 Interview in LA Times on health effects of hugging
2021 Interview with Associated Press on effects of skin hunger
2021 Interview with Arizona Public Media on COVID19-related loneliness
2021 Interview on KGUN-9 (Tucson) news on physical effects of loneliness
2021 Interview for Swell blog on touch deprivation
2020 Interview on Good Morning America (ABC) on holiday loneliness
2020 Interview on Morning Joe (MSNBC) on holiday loneliness
2020 Interview on ABC website on loneliness during holidays
2020 Interview on NPR on touch deprivation during quarantine
2020 Interview on BBC on loneliness
2020 Interview on CBS radio on affectionate behavior
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2020 Interview on ABC15 (Phoenix) on affection deprivation
2020 Interview on KGUN-9 (Tucson) news on COVID19-related loneliness
2020 Interview in OggiScienza (Italian science magazine) on touch deprivation
2020 Interview in Hindustan Times (Indian daily newspaper) on touch
deprivation
2020 Interview in Desert Leaf magazine on affection deprivation
2020 Interview in Daily Mail on COVID19-related loneliness
2020 Interview in Washington Post on COVID19-related loneliness
2020 Interview on NPR on friendships during quarantine
2020 Interview in Business Insider on COVIC19-related touch deprivation
2020 Interview on KJZZ radio (Phoenix) on touch deprivation
2020 Interview in Capital (Bulgaria) on COVID19-related loneliness
2020 Interview in The Guardian on COVID19-related loneliness
2020 Interview on Sharecare.com on COVID19-related loneliness
2020 Interview on Yahoo on COVID19-related loneliness
2020 Interview on BBC on COVID19-related loneliness
2020 Interview in Well+Good on COVID19-related loneliness
2019 Interview on Shondaland (Shonda Rhimes news and lifestyle site) on
holiday loneliness
2019 Interview in Semana Económica on communication in leadership
2019 Interview in Mercado Negro on communication in leadership
2019 Interview in Good Housekeeping on dealing with loneliness
2019 Interview on Cheapism.com on relationship mistakes
2018 Interview on NPR on holiday loneliness
2018 Interview in Washington Post on holiday loneliness
2018 Interview in Allure on holiday loneliness
2018 Interview in Women’s Health on dealing with loneliness
2018 Interview for Shortlist.com on father-son affection
2018 Interview for Elite Daily on loneliness
2018 Interview in MEL magazine on men’s dating strategies
2018 Interview in Saber Viver (Portugal) on touch
2018 Interview on Good Morning Arizona on writing love letters
2018 Interview on AZ Central on writing love letters
2018 Interview with Tucson Local Media on the science of affection
2017 Interview on CBS Sunday Morning on male/male affection
2017 Article on The Conversation about father-son affection (subsequently
reprinted in Scientific American, Quartz, Univision, and 40+ newspapers)
2017 Interview on News Talk 770 CHQR (Alberta, Canada) on father-son
affection
2017 Interview on Academic Minute about father-son affection
2016 Interview on skin hunger on The Moncrieff Show on Newstalk Radio
(national radio broadcast in Ireland)
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2016 Interview on “Voice America” radio show regarding affectionate
communication
2016 Interview on “TherapyHour” radio show regarding benefits of affection
2015 Series of recorded interviews for “Sixty & Me” blog regarding affection
and loneliness
2015 Interview about affection and loneliness on “Talk it out” radio show
2015 Guest on “Author chat show” on Blog Talk Radio
2013 Interview for UP-TV on communication in close relationships
2013 Huffington Post symposium on affection and cell phone use
2013 Interview in World-Herald (Omaha) on hugging between men
2013 Affectionate and competitive touch, BBC news interview
2013 Affection and health, Phoenix AM news interview
2011 “Families and holiday stress,” Dr. Phillip Dembo radio interview
2009 Interview on NPR on male affection
2009 Interview in Conceive magazine on affectionate communication
2008 Interview in My College Guide 2009 on effective communication skills
2008 Interview in Redbook on affectionate communication
2007 Interview on Sirius Satellite Radio on nonverbal affection
2007 Interview in Sacramento Bee on nonverbal affection
2005 Interview on Today (NBC) on nonverbal affection
2005 Interview in Cleveland Plain Dealer on nonverbal affection
2005 Interview on Pittsburgh radio on nonverbal affection
2005 Interview in Denver Post on nonverbal affection
2003 Interview in East Valley Tribune on deception in marital relationships
2001 Interview on Phoenix AM morning talk show about deceptive
communication
2001 Interview on 3-TV news on communication rules in friendship
8.8 Invited Lectures
2023 The importance of being prosocial, Department of Communication,
University of Georgia
2022 When touch is out of reach, South by Southwest conference, Austin
2021 The solitary act of reframing, The Power of Solitude conference, London
2019 Putting people first: The power of prosocial communication, Universidad
Peruana de Ciencias Aplicadas, Lima, Peru
2019 The importance of being prosocial, Department of Psychology, Chandler-
Gilbert Community College
2019 The importance of being prosocial, Department of Communication,
University of Montana
2018 Thomas M. Scheidel Memorial Lecture, School of Communication,
University of Washington
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2018 The importance of being prosocial, School of Communication, San Diego
State University
2017 The importance of being prosocial, University of Missouri Symposium on
the Science of Love
2017 The importance of being prosocial, School of Family and Consumer
Sciences, University of Arizona
2017 Tech disconnect: Is your smartphone making you lonely? Estrella Mountain
Community College
2017 The importance of being prosocial, Department of Communication,
Wittenberg University
2017 Bernard L. Brock Memorial Lecture, Department of Communication,
Wayne State University
2017 The importance of being prosocial, Thompson Lecture, Department of
Communication, Western Illinois University
2016 The importance of being prosocial, Department of Communication,
Northern Illinois University
2016 Thomas P. Johnson Distinguished Visiting Scholar, Rollins College
2016 The importance of being prosocial, Department of Communication,
Missouri State University
2015 The importance of being prosocial, Biennial Samuel L. Becker Memorial
Conference, University of Iowa
2015 Relational and health benefits of affection, invited plenary speech,
International Association for Relationship Research conference, Rutgers
University
2014 The importance of being prosocial, School of Medicine/Department of
Psychology, Stanford University
2014 The importance of being prosocial, Lifto Amundson lecture, University of
South Dakota
2014 The importance of being prosocial, Department of Communication,
University of Minnesota
2014 The importance of being prosocial, Department of Communication, Santa
Clara University
2014 The importance of prosocial communication, Texas Community College
Teachers’ Association convention, San Antonio
2013 Communication and subjective well-being, Department of Communication,
Xiamen University, Xiamen, China
2013 Communication and well-being, Department of Communication, Louisiana
State University
2012 Communication and well-being, Department of Communication, St. Paul
College
2012 Keynote address, National Communication Association annual
convention, Orlando
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2011 Communication and well-being, keynote address for Georgia
Communication Association conference
2011 Communication and well-being, Department of Communication Studies,
San Diego State University
2011 Piersol Lecture, Department of Communication, Texas State University
2010 Communication and well-being, Department of Communication, University
of Missouri
2010 Communication and well-being, Department of Communication, St. Paul
College
2010 Communication and well-being, Department of Communication, Johnson
County Community College
2009 Affectionate communication is good for you, keynote address for Georgia
Communication Association conference
2008 Affectionate communication is good for you, University of Arizona,
Department of Communication
2008 Physiological correlates of affectionate communication, University of
Washington, Department of Communication
2005 Health correlates of affectionate behavior, Baylor University, visiting scholar
lecture in the Department of Communication
2004 Helen Coast Hayes Visiting Scholar Lecture, West Virginia University,
Department of Communication
2004 Cardiovascular and immunological correlates of affectionate communication,
University of Missouri, St. Louis, Department of Communication
2004 Health implications of affectionate communication, Health Psychology
Alliance, Arizona State University, Department of Psychology
8.9 Visiting Professorships
2013 Visiting professor, Department of Journalism and Communication,
Fudan University, Shanghai, China
2011 Green Honors Chair, Department of Communication, Texas Christian
University
2007 Visiting professor, Department of Communication, University of
Nebraska
2007 Visiting professor, Department of Communication, Michigan State
University
8.10 Industry Consulting/Public Scholarship
2013- Write Affectionado blog for Psychology Today (over 1.6 million unique
views)
2020-21 Medical and Wellness Advisory Board, Nordic Cuddle (UK)
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2020 Scientific consultant, GLM Consulting
2019-20 Medical advisor, TakeCare Campaign documentary on loneliness and
social isolation
2019-20 Medical advisor, TakeCare Campaign documentary on depression and
LGBTQ suicide
2019 Scientific consultant, Facebook.com exploratory research on loneliness
2018 Scientific consultant, NBC documentary on public displays of affection
2018 Scientific consultant, The Healthy U.S. Collaborative/Actual Films “Take
Care” campaign
2018 Scientific consultant, Sheryl Sandberg & Dave Goldberg Family
Foundation #OptionBThere Project
2012 Scientific consultant, Nivea “Million Moments of Touch” advertising
campaign
2012 Scientific consultant, “Making Australia Happy” television/radio/Internet
program
9. AWARDS
9.1 Honorary Fellowships
Health Communication Fellow, Hugh Downs School of Human Communication,
Arizona State University, 2015-present
Family Communication Fellow, Family Communication and Relationships Lab, Utah
State University, 2017-2018
9.2 Teaching Awards
2013 Most Inspirational Faculty Award, Arizona State University, Office of Student
Athlete Development (based on student nomination).
2010 Outstanding Doctoral Mentor, Graduate College, Arizona State University (one
of three such awards given at the university in 2010).
1999 Outstanding Teacher, awarded by Cleveland State University (based on student
nomination).
1998 Arizona Foundation Outstanding Graduate Instructor, awarded by the University
of Arizona Foundation.
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9.3 Research/Writing Awards
Elected Fellow, International Communication Association (elected 2019).
2021 Klaus Krippendorff Book Award, International Communication Association,
Information Systems Division, for The handbook of communication science and biology
(with R. Weber).
2020 Mark L. Knapp Award in Interpersonal Communication, National Communication
Association.
2020 Gerald R. Miller Book Award, National Communication Association,
Interpersonal Communication Division, for Affectionate communication in close
relationships.
2019 Distinguished Scholar Award, Western States Communication Association.
2018 Rose B. Johnson Article Award, Southern States Communication Association,
recognizing the top article published in Southern Communication Journal, for
Supportive communication is associated with markers of immunocompetence (with P. M.
Pauley, C. Hesse, J. Eden, A. E. Veksler, and N. T. Woo).
2017 Presidential Spotlight Panel for research, Central States Communication
Association convention, Minneapolis MN.
2016 Gold Medalist, Relationships/Marriage Book of the Year award, 8th Annual Living
Now Book Awards, for The loneliness cure: Six strategies for finding real connections in
your life.
2015 Silver Medalist, Psychology Book of the Year award, Foreword Reviews, for The
loneliness cure: Six strategies for finding real connections in your life.
2015 Silver Medalist, Family & Relationships Book of the Year award, Foreword
Reviews, for The loneliness cure: Six strategies for finding real connections in your life.
2015 B. Aubrey Fisher Award, Western States Communication Association,
recognizing the top article published in Western Journal of Communication, for
Relational and health correlates of affection deprivation.
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2012 Journal of Family Communication Top Article Award, National Communication
Association, Family Communication Division, for Differential solicitude of social
support in different types of adult sibling relationships (with A. C. Mikkelson and P. M.
Pauley).
2011 Charles H. Woolbert Award for influential communication scholarship,
National Communication Association (with M. R. Parks).
2010 Bernard J. Brommel Award for Outstanding Scholarship or Distinguished Service in
Family Communication, National Communication Association.
2010 Journal of Family Communication Top Article Award, National Communication
Association, Family Communication Division, for Applications of the theory of
natural selection to the study of family communication (with M. T. Haynes).
2009 Gerald R. Miller Book Award, National Communication Association,
Interpersonal Communication Division, for Communicating affection: Interpersonal
behavior and social context.
2006 Gerald R. Miller Early Career Achievement Award, International Association for
Relationship Research.
2001 Dean’s Faculty Achievement Award for Research, Arizona State University (based
on faculty nomination and selection).
1997 Steve Duck New Scholar of the Year, International Network on Personal
Relationships.
Top Four Paper, International Communication Association, Interpersonal
Communication Division, given at 2023 convention for Testing the effects of an
affectionate communication intervention to bolster mental health during the COVID-19
pandemic (with N. T. Woo).
Top Paper, Western States Communication Association, Interpersonal
Communication Division, given at 2022 convention for Predictors of compassion for
suffering social groups (with C. D. Ray, R. James, & A. J. Anderson).
Top Four Paper, National Communication Association, Interpersonal
Communication Division, given at 2020 convention for Affectionate communication
and health: A meta-analysis (with C. Hesse, S. R. Rains, A. C. Mikkelson, P. M.
Pauley, N. T. Woo, B. E. Custer, & K. Duncan).
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Top Four Paper, Western States Communication Association, Interpersonal
Communication Division, given at 2020 convention for Loneliness and social
monitoring: A conceptual replication of Knowles et al. (with N. T. Woo).
Top Paper, National Communication Association, Health Communication Division,
given at 2018 convention for Nonverbal affiliation by physician assistant students during
simulated clinical examinations: Genotypic effects (with M. A. Generous and L. Clark).
Top Paper, Western States Communication Association, Interpersonal
Communication Division, given at 2018 convention for Affectionate communication
and testosterone (with C. Hesse, J. P. Boren, J. M. Lee, and C. F. Holland).
Top Four Paper, Western States Communication Association, Interpersonal
Communication Division, given at 2018 convention for Supportive communication is
associated with markers of immunocompetence (with P. M. Pauley, C. Hesse, J. Eden,
A. E. Veksler, and N. T. Woo).
Top Paper, Central States Communication Association, Interpersonal
Communication Division, given at 2016 convention for Affection deprivation is
conceptually and empirically distinct from loneliness.
Top Four Paper, Western States Communication Association, Interpersonal
Communication Division, given at 2015 convention for Affection deprivation is
associated with physical pain and poor sleep quality.
Top Paper, Western States Communication Association, Interpersonal
Communication Division, given at 2014 convention for Skin hunger: Relational and
health correlates of affection deprivation.
Top Three Paper, National Communication Association, Interpersonal
Communication Division, given at 2013 convention for Affectionate communication is
associated with immunologic and cardiologic health markers (with P. M. Pauley, C.
Hesse, A. E. Veksler, J. Eden, and A. C. Mikkelson).
Top Paper, Western States Communication Association, Health Communication
Division, given at 2012 convention for Affectionate communication can suppress
immunity: Trait affection predicts antibody titers to latent Epstein-Barr virus (with C.
Hesse, J. P. Boren, and A. E. Veksler).
Top Paper, National Communication Association, Interpersonal Communication
Division, given at 2009 convention for Writing affectionate letters alleviates stress:
Replication and extension (with C. Hesse and P. M. Pauley).
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Top Four Paper, National Communication Association, Health Communication
Division, given at 2009 convention for When the truth hurts: Toward a validation of
the physician mistake disclosure (PMD) model (with A. F. Hannawa).
Top Four Paper, Western States Communication Association, Interpersonal
Communication Division, given at 2008 convention for Affectionate communication
received from spouses predicts stress hormone levels in healthy adults (with S. Riforgiate).
Top Paper, National Communication Association, Interpersonal Communication
Division, given at 2006 convention for Human affection exchange: XV. Metabolic and
cardiovascular correlates of trait expressed affection (with C. Hesse and M. T. Haynes).
Top Paper, Southern States Communication Association, Interpersonal
Communication Division, given at 2006 convention for Differential risks and benefits
of nonverbal affectionate behavior for women and men (with A. C. Mikkelson).
Top Paper, National Communication Association, Interpersonal Communication
Division, given at 2005 convention for Human affection exchange: XIII. Affectionate
communication accelerates neuroendocrine stress recovery (with A. C. Mikkelson, L.
Farinelli, A. G. La Valley, J. Judd, M. T. Haynes, K. L. Davis, and J. Wilson).
Top Three Paper, International Communication Association, Interpersonal
Communication Division, given at 2004 convention for Human affection exchange:
IX. Neurological hemispheric dominance as a predictor of behavioral reactions to
affectionate expressions (with A. C. Mikkelson).
Top Four Paper, Western States Communication Association, Interpersonal
Communication Division, given at 2004 convention for Human affection exchange:
VIII. Further evidence of the benefits of expressed affection, independent of the benefits of
received affection (with J. A. Hess, J. A. Miczo, K. K. Halone, A. C. Mikkelson, and
K. J. Tusing).
Top Four Paper, Western States Communication Association, Interpersonal
Communication Division, given at 2002 convention for Affectionate expressions as
face-threatening acts: Receiver assessments (with L. A. Erbert).
Top Four Paper, National Communication Association, Family Communication
Division, given at 2000 convention for Affection received from fathers as a predictor of
men’s affection with their own sons (with M. T. Morman).
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Top Three Paper, Eastern States Communication Association, Interpersonal
Communication Division, given at 2000 convention for Nonverbal expressions of
liking in dyadic interaction (with G. B. Ray).
Top Four Paper, National Communication Association, given at 1999 convention for
Perceptions of sexual harassment in interaction and relational scenarios (with R. A.
Perger).
Top Three Paper, International Communication Association, Interpersonal
Communication Division, given at 1999 convention for Reacting to nonverbal
expressions of liking: A test of interaction adaptation theory (with J. K. Burgoon).
Top Student Paper, International Communication Association, Interpersonal
Communication Division, given at the 1998 convention for Relational message
interpretations of nonverbal matching behavior: An application of the social meaning
model.
Top Four Paper, International Communication Association, Interpersonal
Communication Division, given at the 1998 convention for Does participation affect
deception success? A test of the inter-activity effect (with J. K. Burgoon, D. B. Buller,
and R. Viprakasit).
Top Student Paper, National Communication Association, Interpersonal/Small
Group Communication Division, given at the 1997 convention for Affectionate
behavior in adult platonic friendships: Interpreting and evaluating expectancy violations
(with M. Voloudakis).
Top Paper, Western States Communication Association, Interpersonal
Communication Division, given at the 1997 convention for Strategic behavior during
deceptive conversations (with D. Buller, J. Burgoon, X. Chen, R. Viprakasit, and J.
Grandpre).
Top Student Paper, International Communication Association, Interpersonal
Communication Division, given at the 1996 convention for Brotherly love II: A
developmental perspective on liking, love, and closeness in the fraternal dyad.
Top Four Paper, International Communication Association, Communication and
Technology Division, given at the 1995 convention for Friends in cyberspace:
Exploring personal relationships formed through the Internet (with M. R. Parks).
Top Paper, Northwest Communication Association, Graduate Division, given at the
1994 convention for Toward an engendered theory of intimacy.
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10. SAFETY CERTIFICATIONS
Research Laboratory Safety (Arizona State University)
Bloodborne Pathogens (Arizona State University)
Biohazardous Materials Safety (Arizona State University)
Basic Life Support/CPR for Healthcare Providers (American Red Cross)
Adult AED (American Red Cross)
Standard First Aid (American Red Cross)
National Incident Command System Level 100-200 (FEMA)
11. PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATIONS
11.1 Communication/Personal Relationships Associations
National Communication Association (Life Member)
International Communication Association (Life Member)
Western States Communication Association (Life Member)
Central States Communication Association
Southern States Communication Association
International Association for Relationship Research
11.2 Psychology/Counseling Associations
American Psychological Association
American Counseling Association
Association for Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Issues in Counseling
American Mental Health Counselors Association
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International Society of Interpersonal Psychotherapy
International Centre for Excellence in Emotion-Focused Therapy
Arizona Counselors Association
Society for Personality and Social Psychology
11.3 Other Professional Associations
Society of Behavioral Medicine
Society for Psychophysiological Research
12. PROFESSIONAL REFERENCES
Chris Segrin, Ph.D.
Professor and Chair
Department of Communication
University of Arizona
PO Box 210025
Tucson AZ 85721-0025
520.621.1366
[email protected]
Valerie Manusov, Ph.D.
Professor
Department of Communication
University of Washington
PO Box 353740
Seattle WA 98195
206.543.1459
[email protected]
Dawn Braithwaite, Ph.D.
Willa Cather Professor (retired)
Department of Communication
Studies
University of Nebraska
422 Oldfather Hall
Lincoln NE 68588-0329
209.612.4316
[email protected]
Mark Morman, Ph.D.
Professor (retired)
Department of Communication
Studies
Baylor University
One Bear Place #97368
Waco TX 76798
254.710.6914
[email protected]