| Education
Ph.D. University of Nebraska-Lincoln, NE, 1996-99
(advisor, John Caughlin)
M.A. North Dakota State University, Fargo, ND,
1994-96 B.A. Concordia College,
Moorhead, MN, 1990-94
B.A. Concordia College, Moorhead, MN, 1990-94
Academic
Positions
Assistant Professor, University of California-Santa
Barbara, Current (July 2006)
Assistant Professor, Penn State University,
2001-2006
Assistant Professor, Luther College, 1999-2001
Publications
Refereed Publications:
Hutchinson, S., Afifi, T. D., & Krouse, S.
(in press). The family that plays together fares
better: Examining the contribution of shared family
time to family resilience following divorce. Journal
of Divorce and Remarriage.
Krouse, S., & Afifi, T. D. (in press).
Family-to-work spillover stress: Coping
communicatively in the workplace. Journal of
Family Communication.
Afifi, T. D., Hutchinson, S., & Krouse,
S. (2006). Toward a theoretical model of
communal coping in post-divorce families and
other naturally occurring groups. Communication
Theory, 16, 378-409.
Afifi, T. D., Huber, F.., & Ohs, J. (2006).
Parents’ and adolescents’ communication
about divorce related stressors and its impact
on their ability to cope positively with divorce.
Journal of Divorce and Remarriage, 45, 1-30.
(Lead article)
Amato, P. & Afifi, T. D. (2006). Feeling
caught between parents: Adult children’s
relations with parents and subjective well-being.
Journal of Marriage and Family, 68, 222-236.
Afifi, T. D., Olson, L., & Armstrong, C.
(2005). The chilling effect and family secrets:
Examining the role of self protection, other
protection, and communication efficacy. Human
Communication Research, 31, 564-598.
Afifi, T. D., & Olson, L. N. (2005). The
chilling effect in families and the
pressure to conceal secrets. Communication Monographs,
72, 192-216.
Powell, K., & Afifi, T. D. (2005). Uncertainty
management and adoptees’ ambiguous
loss of their birth parents. Journal of Social
and Personal Relationships, 22, 129-
151.
Caughlin, J. & Afifi, T. D. (2004). When
is topic avoidance unsatisfying?: A more
complete investigation into the underlying links
between avoidance and dissatisfaction in parent-child
and dating relationships. Human Communication
Research, 30, 479-514.
Afifi, T. & Keith, S. (2004). A risk and
resiliency model of ambiguous loss in post-
divorce stepfamilies. Journal of Family Communication,
4, 65-98. (Lead article)
Afifi, T. D. (2003). “Feeling caught”
in stepfamilies: Managing boundary turbulence
through appropriate privacy coordination rules.
Journal of Social and Personal Relationships,
20, 729-756.
Afifi, T. D., & Schrodt, P. (2003). Uncertainty
and the avoidance of the state of one’s
family/relationships in stepfamilies, post-divorce
single parent families, and first marriage families.
Human Communication Research, 29, 516-533.
Afifi, T. D., & Schrodt, P. (2003). “Feeling
caught” as a mediator of adolescents’
and young adults’ avoidance and satisfaction
with their parents in divorced and non-divorced
households. Communication Monographs, 70, 142-173.
Golish, T. D. (2003). Stepfamily communication
strengths: Understanding the ties that
bind. Human Communication Research, 29, 41-80.
Golish, T. D., & Powell, K. (2003). “Ambiguous
loss”: Managing the dialectics of
grief associated with premature birth. Journal
of Social and Personal Relationships, 20, 309-335.
Caughlin, J. & Golish, T. (2002). An analysis
of the association between topic
avoidance and dissatisfaction: Comparing perceptual
and interpersonal explanations. Communication
Monographs, 69, 275-296. (Lead article)
Golish, T. D., & Caughlin, J. (2002). “I’d
rather not talk about it”: Adolescents’
and
young adults’ use of topic avoidance in
stepfamilies. Journal of Applied Communication
Research, 30, 78-106.
Baxter, L., Braithwaite, D., Golish, T. D.,
& Olson, L. (2002). Contradictions of
interaction for wives of elderly husbands with
adult dementia. Journal of Applied Communication
Research, 30, 1-26. (Lead article)
Olson, L. N., & Golish, T. D. (2002). Topics
of conflict and patterns of aggression in
romantic relationships. Southern Communication
Journal, 67, 180-201.
Braithwaite, D. O., Olson, L., Golish, T. D.,
Soukup, C., & Turman, P. (2001).
“Becoming a family”: Developmental
processes represented in blended family discourse.
Journal of Applied Communication Research, 29,
221-247.
Golish, T. D., & Olson, L. (2001). Students’
use of power in the classroom: An
investigation of student power, teacher power,
and teacher immediacy. Communication Quarterly,
48, 293-310.
Caughlin, J. P., Golish, T. D., Olson, L. N.,
Sargent, J. E., Cook, J. S., & Petronio
S.
(2000). Family secrets in various family configurations:
A communication boundary management perspective.
Communication Studies, 51, 116-134.
Golish, T. D. (2000). Is openness always the
best policy?: Exploring the role of
avoidance, satisfaction, and the parenting style
of stepparents. Communication Quarterly, 48,
137-158.
Golish, T. D. (2000) Changes in closeness between
adult children and their parents: A
turning point analysis. Communication Reports,
13, 79-97.
Sellnow, D., & Golish, T. D. (2000). Self-disclosure
in the basic course: Considering
gender equity. Basic Communication Course Annual,
12, 28-59.
Golish, T. D. (1999). Students’ use of
compliance-gaining strategies with Graduate
Teaching Assistants: Examining the other end
of the power spectrum. Communication Quarterly,
47, 12-32.
Invited Publications:
Afifi, T. D., Caughlin, J., & Afifi, W.
A. (in press). Exploring the dark side (and
light side) of avoidance and secrets. B. Spitzberg
and B. Cupach (Eds.), The darkside of interpersonal
relationships (3rd Ed.). Mahwah, NJ: Erlbaum.
Afifi, T. D. (in press). Strong families’
use of communicative coping in post-divorce
families. In L. Arnold (Eds.), Family communication.
Allyn & Bacon.
Afifi, T. D., & McManus, T. (2006). Communal
coping dilemmas in post-divorce
families: Introducing meaning back into coping.
In B. LePoire and R. Daily (Eds.), Socially
meaningful research in interpersonal communication
(pp. 67-90). New York: Peter Lang Publishing.
Afifi, T. D. & McManus, T. (2006). Investigating
privacy boundaries: Communication
in post-divorce families. In K. Floyd and M.
Morman (Eds.), Widening the family circle: New
research on family communication (pp. 171-186).
Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage.
Afifi, T. D., & Hamrick, K. (2006). Communication
processes that promote risk
and resilience in post-divorce families. In
M. Fine and J. Harvey (Eds.), The handbook of
divorce and relationship dissolution (pp. 435-456).
Mahwah, NJ: Erlbaum.
Afifi, T. D. & Nussbaum, J. F. (2006).
Stress and adaptation theories: Families across
the lifespan. In D. Braithwaite and L. Baxter
(Eds.), Engaging theories in family communication:
Multiple perspectives (p. 276-293). Thousand
Oaks, CA: Sage.
Sellnow, D., Golish, T. D., & Stuckey, J.
(2002 & 2004—First and Second Editions).
Instructors’ manual to accompany Public
speaking: A process approach. New York: Harcourt
Publishing.
Golish, T. D., & Duncan-Johnson, V. J.
(1998). African American and European American
relationships: An analysis of gender and self-disclosure.
In V. J. Duncan-Johnson (Eds.). Towards achieving
maat: Communication patterns in African American,
European American, and interracial relationships
(pp. 79-96). Dubuque, IO: Kendell Hunt.
Manuscripts Under Review/Revisions:
Afifi, T. D., McManus, T., Hutchinson, S., &
Baker, B. (revise & resubmit). Parental
divorce disclosures, the factors that prompt
them, and their impact on parents’ and
adolescents’ well-being.
Afifi, T. D., Coho, A., & McManus, T. (revise
& resubmit). Custodial parents’ divorce
disclosures and their impact on parent-adolescent
relational quality and adolescents’ physical
and mental health.
Olson, L. N., Fine, M. A., Afifi, T. D., &
Daggs, J. (revise & resubmit). The effects
of self esteem, quality of alternatives, commitment,
and verbal aggression on anti- relationship
behavior in dating relationships.
Schrodt, P., & Afifi, T. (revise &
resubmit). Communication processes that predict
young adults’ feelings of being caught
and their associations with mental health and
family satisfaction.
Chapters under Contract:
Afifi, T. D. Communication in stepfamilies:
Stressors and resilience. In J. Pryor (Ed.),
International handbook of stepfamilies: Policy
and practice in legal, research, and clinical
spheres.
Manuscripts in Progress:
Afifi, T. D., Afifi, W. A., Morse, C., &
Hamrick, K. Adolescents’ and parents’
avoidance tendencies and physiological reactions
to sensitive topics in divorced and non-divorced
families.
Afifi, T. D., Coho, A., Afifi, W. A., Morse,
C. Adolescents’ physiological reactions
to their parents’ negative disclosures
about their parents’ relationship and
marriage/
divorce.
Afifi, W. A., Afifi, T. D., & Morse, C.
Measuring topic avoidance: A multi-perspective
look at a complex construct.
Afifi, W. A., Morse, C., & Afifi, T. D.
Testing the Theory of Motivated Information
Management in the context of parent-child discussions
about sensitive issues.
Afifi, T., Coho, A., McManus, T., & Steuber,
K. Physiological reactions to conflict
avoidance in dating relationships.
Afifi, T., & Steuber, K. Strategies for
revealing secrets to potentially aggressive
family
members: A longitudinal analysis.
Afifi, T. D., Hutchinson, S, & McManus,
T., & Baker, B. Communal ways of
coping, family strengths, and their association
with physical/mental health.
Olson, L., & Afifi, T. D. Intergenerational
attachment styles and aggression in
families.
Olson, L., & Afifi, T. D. Sibling aggression.
Awards
and Honors
Top Paper Awards:
Top two paper for the Interpersonal Communication
Division, NCA, 2006
Top paper for the Interpersonal Communication
Division, NCA, 2004
Top paper for the Family Communication Division,
NCA, 2004
Top paper for the Interpersonal Communication
Division, NCA, 2003
Top paper for the Interpersonal Communication
Division, WSCA, 2003
Top paper for the Family Communication Division,
NCA, 2002
Top two paper for the Interpersonal Communication
Division, NCA, 2002
Top paper for the Interpersonal Communication
Division, WSCA, 2002
Top three paper for the Family Communication
Division, NCA, 2001
Top three paper for the Interpersonal Communication
Division, WSCA, 2001
Top three paper for the Instructional Communication
Division, WSCA, 2001
Top three paper for the Interpersonal Communication
Division, NCA, 2000
Top paper for the Interpersonal Communication
Division, WSCA, 2000
Top paper for the Family Communication Division,
NCA, 1999
Top paper for the Interpersonal/Small Group
Division for the Joint Central States/Southern
Communication Convention, 1999
Top paper for the Basic Course Division, CSCA,
1999
Top student paper for the Instructional Communication
Division, CSCA, 1998
Top three paper for the Graduate Studies Division,
CSCA, 1998
Top two student paper for the Instructional
Communication Division, CSCA, 1998
Publication/Research Awards:
Outstanding Young Scholar Award recipient for
the International Communication Association,
2006.
Nominated for the Gerald Miller Award for Early
Career Achievement, International Association
for Relationship Research, 2006.
Franklin Knower Award recipient for 2004 from
the Interpersonal Communication Division, NCA
(for the article: Afifi, T. D., & Schrodt,
P. (2003). Uncertainty and the avoidance of
the state of one’s family/relationships
in stepfamilies, post-divorce single parent
families, and first marriage families. Human
Communication Research, 29, 516-533).
Nominated for the article of the year award
for 2003 from the Applied Communication Division,
NCA.
Scholar of the Year Award and inductee into
the Hall of Fame for the North Dakota Speech
and Theatre Association, 2003.
Nominated for the article of the year award
for 2002 for the Southern Communication Journal.
Teaching Awards:
Outstanding professor award from the Greek societies,
PSU, 2006
Nominated for the College of Liberal Arts teaching
award for tenure line faculty, CAS Department,
Penn State University, 2005.
Graduate Teaching Assistant Award for the International
Communication
Association, 1999
Graduate Teaching Assistant of the Year Award
for the College of the Arts and Sciences, University
of Nebraska-Lincoln, 1998-99
Nominated for Graduate Teaching Assistant of
the Year for the University of Nebraska-Lincoln,
1998-99
Graduate Teaching Assistant of the Year, NDSU
Communication Studies Department, 1995-96
Grants
Completed:
Solomon, D. (PI), (Afifi, T., Co-PI, et al.),
Level I grant ($3,892) from the Children, Youth,
and Family Consortium for work on personal relationship
tensions, patterns of communication and breast
cancer decision making.
Golish, T. D., & Hutchinson, S. (2002).
Level two grant ($13,950) to support research
on a risk
and resiliency perspective of communication
and positive coping processes of post-divorce
families. Children, Youth, and Families Consortium.
Golish, T. D. (2002). RGSO grant ($6,000) to
support research on positive coping in post-
divorce families.
Olson, L., & Golish, T. D. (2002). College
of Liberal Arts grant ($13,000) from Cleveland
State
University to support research on attachment
styles and family communication patterns.
Miller-Day, M., Golish, T., & Wagstaff,
D. (2001). Level one grant ($1,800) to support
a
collaborative meeting for the Nurses for Newborns
Program. Children, Youth, and Families Consortium.
Powell, K., & Golish, T. (2001). Uncertainty
is in the eye of the beholder: Adoptees’
contradictions over the ambiguous loss of their
biological parents. Grant ($3,000) from the
Doris and Ragnvald Yvilsaker Endowment for Faculty
Growth.
Golish, T., Abadi, H., Agora, J., Barrett,
J., Lamm, E., Hanson, J., & Mann, H. (2000).
Stepfamily strengths from a communication perspective.
Student-Faculty Grant ($900) Luther College.
Golish, T. (2000). Can’t we just talk
about it?: The use of avoidance in stepfamilies.
Faculty
Grant ($900), Luther College.
Powell, K. & Golish, T. (2000). Through
the eyes of a parent: The impact of premature
births on family communication. Faculty Grant
($1,200), Luther College.
In Progress:
Afifi, T. (PI), Fine, M. (Co-I), Hofer, S. (Consultant),
Amato, P. (Mentor). Grant currently being written
for submission to the William T. Grant Foundation
for “The P.A.C.T. Project: Parents and
adolescents communicating together about divorce”
(amount requested: $500,000).
Refereed
Convention Papers/Panels
Afifi, T. D., Huber, F.., & Ohs, J. (Nov,
2006). Parents’ and adolescents’
communication
about divorce related stressors and its impact
on their ability to cope positively with divorce.
Paper to be presented at the Applied Communication
Division of the National Communication Association
Convention, San Antonio, TX.
Afifi, T. D., McManus, T., Hutchinson, S.,
& Baker, B. (Nov, 2006). Parental divorce
disclosures, the factors that prompt them, and
their impact on parents’ and adolescents’
well-being. Paper to be presented at the Family
Communication Division of the National Communication
Association Convention, San Antonio, TX.
Afifi, T. D., Coho, A., & McManus, T. (Nov,
2006). Custodial parents’ divorce
disclosures and their impact on parent-adolescent
relational quality and adolescents’ physical
and mental health. Paper to be presented at
the Interpersonal Communication Division of
the National Communication Association Convention,
San Antonio, TX.
Schrodt, P., & Afifi, T. (Nov, 2006). Communication
processes that predict young adults’
feelings of being caught and their associations
with mental health and family satisfaction.
Paper to be presented at the National Communication
Association Convention, San Antonio, TX. Top
two paper for the Interpersonal Communication
Division.
Afifi, T. D., Olson, L., & Armstrong, C.
(Nov. 2005). The chilling effect and family
secrets: Examining the role of self protection,
other protection, and communication efficacy.
Paper presented at the Interpersonal Communication
Division of the National Communication Association
Convention, Boston.
Olson, L. N., Fine, M. A., Afifi, T. D., &
Daggs, J. (Nov. 2005). The effects of self
esteem, quality of alternatives, commitment,
and verbal aggression on anti-relationship behavior
in dating relationships. Paper presented at
the Interpersonal Communication Division of
the National Communication Association Convention,
Boston.
Olson, L. N., & Afifi, T. (July, 2005).
Sibling aggression: The private side of family
life. Panel
presentation at the International Association
for Relationship Research (IARR). Indianapolis,
Indiana.
Afifi, T. D., & Olson, L. (November, 2004).
The chilling effect in families and the pressure
to
conceal secrets. Paper presented at the National
Communication Association Convention, Chicago.
Top paper for the Interpersonal Communication
Division.
Afifi, T. D., Hutchinson, S., & Krouse,
S. (November, 2004). Communicative ways of
coping: Variations in communal, social, and
individual coping and resilience in post-divorce
families. Paper presented at the National Communication
Association Convention, Chicago. Top paper for
the Family Communication Division.
Afifi, T. D. (November, 2004). Securing difficult
samples for studies of family communication.
Panel presentation at the National Communication
Association Convention, Chicago.
Afifi, T. D., & McManus, T. (November, 2004).
Negotiating relational and communicative
boundaries in post-divorce families. Panel presentation
at the National Communication Association Convention,
Chicago.
Afifi, T. D., & Schrodt, P. (November,
2003). “Feeling caught” as a mediator
of adolescents’
and young adults’ avoidance and satisfaction
with their parents in divorced and non-
divorced households. Paper presented at the
National Communication Association Convention,
Miami. Top paper for the Interpersonal Communication
Division.
Powell, K., & Afifi T. D. (November, 2003).
Uncertainty management and adoptees’
ambiguous loss of their birth parents. Paper
presented at the National
Communication Association Convention, Miami.
Afifi, T. D. (November, 2003). Communal coping
in post-divorce families. Panel
presentation at the National Communication Association
Convention, Miami.
Golish, T. D., & Schrodt, P. (February,
2003). Uncertainty and the avoidance of the
state of
one’s family/relationships in stepfamilies,
post-divorce single parent families, and first
marriage families. Competitive paper presented
at the Western Communication Association Convention,
Salt Lake City. Top paper for the Interpersonal
Communication Division.
Golish, T. D. (February, 2003). Examining the
dialectical tensions of boundary
turbulence in post-divorce families: An application
of CPM theory. Part of a panel presented at
the Western Communication Association Convention,
Salt Lake City.
Golish, T. D., & Olson, L. (February, 2003).
Attachment styles and family communication.
Part
of a panel presented at the Western Communication
Association Convention, Salt Lake City.
Golish, T. D. (February, 2003). The importance
of typologies for research in family
communication. Part of a panel presented at
the Western Communication Association Convention,
Salt Lake City.
Golish, T. D. (February, 2003). The state of
family communication: Theory, methodology, and
directions for future research. Chair and part
of a panel presented at the Western Communication
Association Convention, Salt Lake City.
Caughlin, J. & Golish, T. (November, 2002)
When is topic avoidance unsatisfying?: A more
complete investigation into the underlying links
between avoidance and dissatisfaction in parent-child
and dating relationships. Paper presented at
the National Communication Association Convention,
New Orleans. Top two paper for the Interpersonal
Communication Division.
Golish, T. & Dial, S. (November, 2002).
A risk and resiliency model of ambiguous loss
in post-
divorce families. Paper presented at the National
Communication Association Convention, New Orleans.
Golish, T. D. (November, 2002). Stepfamily
communication strengths: Understanding the ties
that bind. Paper presented at the National Communication
Association Convention, New Orleans. Top paper
for the Family Communication Division.
Golish, T. (2002, February). “Feeling
caught” in stepfamilies: Managing boundary
turbulence
through appropriate communication boundary rules.
Paper presented at the Western Communication
Association Convention, Long Beach. Top paper
for the Interpersonal Communication Division.
Golish, T. (2002, February). Creating strong
stepfamily bonds: Examining circumstances that
contribute to inappropriate boundary integration.
Part of a panel presented at the Interpersonal
Communication Division of the Western Communication
Association Convention, Long Beach.
Golish, T. (2001, November) Students’
Perceptions of Male and Female Instructors’
Immediacy:
A Closer Examination of its Impact on Credibility
and Power. Paper presented at the National Communication
Association Convention, Atlanta.
Olson, L. N., & Golish, T. D. (2001, November).
Interpersonal aggression: An analysis of
multiple trajectories. Paper presented at the
National Communication Association Convention,
Atlanta, GA.
Powell, K. & Golish, T. (2001, November)
Experiencing “ambiguous loss”: The
impact of
premature births on family communication. Paper
presented at the National Communication Association
Convention, Atlanta. Top three paper for the
Family Communication Division.
Golish, T. (2001, November). Engaging students
in research at small(er) universities and
colleges. Panel presented at the National Communication
Convention, Atlanta, GA.
Golish, T. (2001, August). Mothers’ experiences
with a premature birth: What role does
communication play? Panel presented at the International
Network of Social and Personal Relationships
Convention, Arizona.
Baxter, L., Braithwaite, D., Golish, T., &
Olson, L. (2001, February) Contradictions of
Interaction for Wives of Elderly Husbands with
Adult Dementia. Paper presented at the Western
Communication Association Convention, Idaho.
Top three paper for the Interpersonal Communication
Division.
Golish, T., & Olson, L. (2001, February)
Students’ use of power in the classroom:
An investigation of student power, teacher power,
and teacher immediacy. Paper presented at the
Western States Communication Association Convention.
Top three paper for the Instructional Communication
Division.
Golish, T. (2000, November) Is openness always
the best policy?: Exploring the role of
avoidance, satisfaction, and the parenting style
of stepparents. Paper presented at the National
Communication Association Convention, Seattle.
Top three paper for the Interpersonal Communication
Division.
Golish, T., & Caughlin, J. (2000, November).
I’d rather not talk about it: Adolescents’
and
young adults’ use of topic avoidance in
stepfamilies. Paper presented at the National
Communication Association Convention, Seattle.
Caughlin, J. P., Golish, T. D., Olson, L. N.,
Sargent, J. E., Cook, J. S., & Petronio
S. (1999,
February). Family secrets in various family
configurations: A communication boundary management
perspective. Paper presented at the Western
States Communication Association Convention,
Sacramento. Top paper for the Interpersonal
Communication Division.
Golish, T. (1999, February). The way we still
wish we were: The social construction of the
family through the media. Paper presented at
the Western States Communication Association
Convention, Sacramento.
Golish, T. (1999, February). The post-divorce
family: Conceptual and methodological issues
for the 21st century. Panel presentation at
the Western States Communication Association
Convention, Sacramento.
Braithwaite, D., Eickstein, N., Golish, T.,
Turman, P., Olson, L., & Sargent, J. (1999,
November). “Becoming a family”:
Developmental processes represented in blended
family discourse. Paper presented at the National
Communication Association Convention, Chicago.
Top two paper for the Family Communication Division.
Caughlin, J., Golish, T., Olson, L., &
Cook, J. (1999, June). Family secrets: Functions,
forms,
and family type. Paper presented at the International
Network on Personal Relationships Conference,
Louisville.
Braithwaite, D., Eickstein, N., Turman, P.,
Golish, T., Olson, L., & Sargent, J. (1999,
June).
Communication patterns in stepfamilies. Paper
presented at the International Network on Personal
Relationships Conference, Louisville.
Golish, T. (1999, April). Changes in closeness
between adult children and their parents: A
turning point analysis. Paper presented at the
joint Central States/Southern Communication
Convention, St. Louis. Top ranked paper overall
and top student paper for the Interpersonal/Small
Group Division.
Golish, T. (1999, April). Students’ use
of compliance-gaining strategies with Graduate
Teaching Assistants. Paper presented at the
joint Central States/Southern Communication
Convention, St. Louis. Top Graduate Student
Paper for the Instructional Division.
Sellnow, D., & Golish, T. (1999, April).
The relationship between a required self-disclosure
speech and public speaking anxiety: Considering
gender equity. Paper presented at the joint
Central States/Southern Communication Convention,
St. Louis. Top paper for the Basic Course Division.
Braithwaite, D., Cook, J., Eckstein, J., Golish,
T., Olson, L., Sargent, J., Soukup, C., &
Turman,
P. (1999, April). Interpersonal and family reflections:
Insights from scholars who have been teaching
and researching around the block. Group paper
presented at the joint Central States/Southern
Communication Convention, St. Louis.
Golish, T. (1998, November). Becoming part of
the chair: A phenomenological study of
international teaching assistants’ experiences
with teacher training. Paper presented at the
National Communication Association Convention,
New York.
Olson, L., & Golish, T. (1998, November).
Dating violence: A multivariate approach. Paper
presented at the National Communication Association
Convention, New York.
Golish, T. (1998, November). Grave-dressing:
The influence of gender on individual
relationship accounts and attributions. Paper
presented at the National Communication Association
Convention, New York.
Golish, T. (1998, April). Students’ use
of compliance-gaining strategies with Graduate
Teaching Assistants: Examining the other end
of the power spectrum. Paper presented at the
Central States Communication Association, St.
Louis.
Golish, T. (1998, April). Grave-dressing: The
influence of gender on individual relationship
accounts and attributions. Paper presented at
the Central States Communication Association
Convention, St. Louis. Top three graduate student
paper overall.
Golish, T. (1998, April). Teaching teachers
how to teach: How prepared are our future
faculty? Paper presented at the Central States
Communication Association Convention. Top student
paper for the Instructional Communication Division.
Golish, T. (1997, November). Graduate teaching
assistant training: Examining issues of
socialization and emotionally painful incidents
in the classroom. Paper presented at the Speech
Communication Association Convention, Chicago.
Golish, T. (1997, November). African American
and European American Romantic
Relationships: An Analysis of Race, Gender,
and Self-disclosure. Paper presented at the
Speech Communication Association National Convention,
Chicago.
Golish, T. (1996, November). Experiential education
in public speaking: Examining its role in
communication confidence. Paper presented at
the Speech Communication Association National
Convention, San Diego.
Golish, T. (1996, April). Peer mentoring: A
former graduate teaching assistant’s perspective.
Panel discussion at the Central States Communication
Association Convention, Minneapolis.
Golish, T. (1996, April). Grave Dressing: An
examination of individual relationship accounts.
Paper presented at the Central States Communication
Association Convention, Minneapolis.
Sellnow, D., & Golish, T. (1996, April).
Considering gender-related research in interpersonal
communication. Paper presented at the Central
States Communication Association Convention,
Minneapolis.
Golish, T., & Oster, L. (1996, April).
Grave Dressing: An examination of individual
relationship accounts. Paper presented at the
Red River Valley Communication Conference, Fargo.
Golish, T. (1995, November). An exploratory
teaching approach to self-disclosure and anxiety
in public speaking: Considering gender. Paper
presented at the Speech Communication Association
National Convention, San Antonio.
Golish, T. (1995, September). Internships in
speech communications. Panel discussion at the
North Dakota Speech and Theater Association
Convention, Bismark.
Golish, T. (1995, September). The Domino’s
Pizza Crisis: Creating a perceived correction
of
the problem. Paper presented at the North Dakota
Speech and Theater Association Convention, Bismark.
Golish, T. (1995, April). The Domino’s
Pizza crisis: Can the company still deliver?
Paper
presented at the Red River Valley Communication
Conference, Fargo.
Golish, T. (1995, April). Self-disclosure comfort
levels in public speaking: Considering
gender. Paper presented at the Red River Valley
Communication Conference, Fargo.
Golish, T. (1995, March). Self-disclosure comfort
levels in public speaking: Incorporating
gender studies into the classroom. Paper presented
at the Women’s Week Conference: Re-visioning
Teaching and Learning, Fargo.
Golish, T. (1993, April). A critical analysis
of dietary advertisements. Paper presented at
the
Red River Valley Communication Conference, Fargo.
Panel Respondent,
Chair, or Reviewer
Respondent for a family communication panel
for the interpersonal division for the National
Communication Association Convention, November,
2004
Chair for the Top Four paper panel for the Family
Communication Division, National Communication
Association Convention, November, 2003
Chair of a panel of the state of family communication
research at the Western Communication Association
Convention, February, 2003
Reviewer of pre-conference panels for the programming
committee of the National Communication Association
Convention, November, 2002
Reviewer of manuscripts for the Interpersonal
Communication Division for the National Communication
Association Convention, November, 2002
Chair for a panel on new faculty roles and challenges,
Collaboration Conference, February, 2001
Reviewer of manuscripts for the Interpersonal
Communication Division of the Central States
Communication Association Convention, April,
2000
Chair of a panel on communication patterns in
stepfamilies at the International Network on
Personal Relationships National Convention,
June, 1999
Reviewer of manuscripts for the Graduate Student
Division of the Central States Communication
Association Convention, April, 1999
Current research in the basic course. Respondent
for the Central States Communication Association
Convention, April, 1997
Competitive papers in communication education.
Respondent for the Central States Communication
Association Convention, April, 1997.
Teaching
Advising of Graduate Students:
Graduate Advisees at Penn State:
Krouse, Steph (MA, PSU, completed in December,
03’)
Hamrick, Kellie (MA, PSU, completed in July,
05’)
Sherburne, Sue (Ph.D. PSU—2003-2006)
McManus, Tara (Ph.D. PSU—2004-2006)
Coho, Amanda (Ph.D. PSU—2004-2006)
Kellie Steuber (Ph.D., PSU—2005-2006)
Graduate committees at Penn State:
McClaren, Rachel (MA, PSU, completed, 2005)
Kirsten Miller (MA, PSU, completed, 2006)
Chris Morse (Ph.D., PSU, completed, 2006)
Megan Dillow (Ph.D., PSU, completed, 2006)
Cares, Alison (Ph.D., PSU in Sociology and
Criminal Justice, completed, 2005)
Dush, Claire (Ph.D., PSU in Health and Human
Development and Sociology, completed, 2005)
Courses Taught:
Assistant Professor, UCSB, 2006-Current
COMM 124: Family Communication
Assistant Professor, Penn State University,
2001-2006
CAS 558: Seminar in Family Communication
CAS 561: Seminar in Quantitative Research
Methods
CAS 405: Family Communication
CAS 404: Conflict Management
CAS 352: Organizational Communication
CAS 203: Interpersonal Communication
CAS 403: Adv. Interpersonal Communication
CAS 204: Research Methods
Assistant Professor, Luther College,
1999-2001
COM 51: Organizational Communication
COM 50: Intercultural Communication
COM 30: Interpersonal Communication
Graduate Teaching Assistant, University
of Nebraska-Lincoln, 1996-1999
COM 311: Business and Professional Communication
COM 390: Instructional assistant teacher training
COM 283: Interpersonal Communication
COM 210: Small Group Communication
Administrative Experience:
Associate Course Director (1998 -
1999)
Assistant Course Director (1997-1998)
Coordinate all aspects of the Business and
Professional Communication Course, with over
500 students enrolled each semester. Train
and coordinate 13 Graduate Teaching Assistants
and 35 undergraduate Instructional Assistants
a semester.
Graduate Teaching Assistant, North
Dakota State University, 1994-1996
COM 110: Fundamentals of Public Speaking
COM 197: Communication Confidence
COM 222: Voice and Articulation
Invited Presentations/Guest
Speaker
Guest lecturer: Application of dialectical theory
in interpersonal and family relationships. Bryant
College, RI, Spring, 2004.
Theory development in family communication: Where
have we been and where are we going? Plenary panel
presentation at the National Communication Association
Convention, Miami, 2003. Invited presentation
by the first Vice President of NCA.
Presentation at colloquium on children’s
feelings of being caught between their parents
in divorced and non-divorced families, CAS department,
Penn State, Fall, 2002.
Guest speaker about stepfamily research to faculty
and graduate students at Northern Illinois University,
Spring, 2002
Guest lecturer: Stepfamily communication research.
SpCom. 101 course, Penn State, Fall, 2001.
Vision of Luther in five to ten years. Faculty
retreat in Rochester, MN, Luther College, Summer,
2000
Guest lecturer: Understanding learning and teaching
styles in the American classroom. Institute for
International Teaching Assistants, UNL, November,
1998
Guest lecturer (with Titsworth, S.): Understanding
learning and teaching styles. Becoming a teacher:
Workshops for Graduate Teaching Assistants. Teaching
and Learning Center, UNL, August, 1998
Guest speaker: How to get the most out of being
a GTA. Becoming a teacher: Workshops for Graduate
Teaching Assistants. Teaching and Learning Center,
UNL, August, 1998
Guest speaker (with Weitrich, T.): Time management
for GTAs. Becoming a teacher: Workshops for Graduate
Teaching Assistants, Teaching and Learning Center,
UNL, August, 1997
Guest speaker: How to get the most out of being
a GTA. Becoming a teacher: Workshops for Graduate
Teaching Assistants. Teaching and Learning Center,
UNL, August, 1997
Guest speaker: Conflict management and team-building
in the organizational setting: Creating a unified
front. Trollwood Performing Arts School, May,
1996
Guest speaker (with Oster, L.) Relationship dissolution:
What is in a story? Interpersonal communication
classes, NDSU, March, 1996
Guest speaker: Public speaking in the business
world. Fargo South High School Communication Technology
classes, Oct.,1995, April, 1996
Guest speaker (with Sellnow, D.): How to interview
for a job and stay on top in the business world
with public speaking. Textiles course, NDSU, Sept.,1995.
Professional
Developmen
Attended an HLM workshop in Chicago in September,
2005.
Attended a conference on “experience-sampling
using palm pilots to capture day-to-day life in
numbers: a quantitative approach to person-centered
analysis,” Harvard, Feb. 21, 2003.
Audited two structural equation modeling courses
through Dr. John Graham and Dr. Scott Hofer, PSU,
Spring-Summer 2002.
Attended NSF conference at the University of Memphis
for children’s collaboration in family and
educational contexts, 2002.
Collaborative Learning Workshop, Minn., MN, Fall,
1999; Fall, 2000; Spring, 2001
Professional Society Memberships
International Communication Association
National Communication Association
International Association for Relationship Research
Service
Professional Service:
Member of the Legislative Council for the National
Communication Association.
Chair for the Family Communication Division
of the National Communication Association, 2003-2004
Organized pre-conference on epistemology in
relational and family communication for the
National Communication Association convention,
November 2004
Awards committee for the Interpersonal Communication
Division of the National Communication Association,
2005
Secretary for the Interpersonal Communication
Division of the National Communication Association,
2004-2005
Vice-Chair for the Family Communication Division
of the National Communication Association, 2003
Vice-Chair Elect for the Family Communication
Division of the National Communication Association,
2002.
Editorial board for Human Communication Research,
current
Editorial board for the Journal of Applied Communication
Research, current
Editorial board for the Communication Reports,
2004-current
Editorial board for the Journal of Family Communication,
2004-current
Editorial board for the American Communication
Journal, 2000-03
Book editor for the Journal of Family Communication,
2004-current
Ad hoc reviewer for Communication Monographs,
2003-current
Ad hoc reviewer for Human Communication Research,
2003-04
Ad hoc reviewer for Developmental Psychology,
current
Ad hoc reviewer for Personal Relationships,
current
Ad hoc reviewer for Marriage and Family Therapy,
2006
Ad hoc reviewer for the Journal of Intercultural
Communication Research, current
Ad hoc reviewer for Communication Studies, 2001-02
Ad hoc reviewer for Communication Reports, 2002-03
Ad hoc reviewer for the Journal of Social and
Personal Relationships, 2003-current
Campus/Departmental Service:
Graduate committee, PSU, 2006
Technology committee, PSU, 2004-2005
Coordinator of colloquium, PSU., Fall-Spring
03-04
Strategic planning committee, PSU, 2003-2004
Honors and awards committee, PSU, 2002-04
Undergraduate committee, PSU, 2001-02
Speak with SpCom 510 grad students on balancing
research, teaching, and service as a new scholar,
PSU, Fall, 2001
Advisor for the WIMI fraternity, 1999-2001,
Luther
Co-advisor for the Communication Club, 1999-2000,
Luther
Collaboration Conference Planning Committee,
Luther, 2000
Helping undergraduate students present their
projects at state and regional communication
conferences, 1999-2000, Luther
Work with International Graduate Teaching Assistants
on instruction in the American classroom, UNL,
1997-1999
Community Service:
Community Service Project Sponsor—Aase
Haugen Home, Luther, Aug. 27, 2000
Volunteer/fundraiser for the Relay For Life,
Stillwater, MN, 1999-2000
Work with the Institute for the Visually Impaired,
Lincoln, NE, 1997-99
Communication consultant/mediator on team building
and leadership for the non-profit organization:
Trollwood Performing Arts School, Fargo, ND,
1996
Communication audit for the Dakota Heartland
Hospital, Fargo, ND, 1996
Communication consultant for the nonprofit organization:
Healthy Mothers, Healthy Babies, Fargo, ND,
1996.
Volunteer for the Women’s Shelter, Fargo,
ND, 1994
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