Ariana Reneau's research centers on family and interpersonal communication in cultural contexts, with particular attention to how individuals and families navigate stress and conflict, and how these processes affect health and well-being.
Ariana Reneau is an M.A./Ph.D. student in the Department of Communication at the University of California, Santa Barbara. Her research draws on family and interpersonal communication theories to examine how individuals, dyads, and families navigate stress and conflict within the cultural and structural contexts that shape these processes. More specifically, her research considers how culture shapes engagement in conflict and how individuals, dyads, and families cope with stress stemming from structural barriers, with particular attention to the implications of these processes for individual and relational health and well-being.
B.A. (2023), California State University, Channel Islands, Communication (Organizational Communication emphasis)
M.A. (2025), California State University, Northridge, Communication Studies