Graduate Student
Jake Spurlock's research focuses on how family communication patterns, attachment styles, and relational dialectics shape the experiences of sexual and gender minorities, male survivors of sexual violence, and young adults in romantic relationships. He is particularly interested in exploring the intersections of identity, trauma, and communication within intimate and familial contexts.
Bio
Jake Spurlock is a graduate student in the Department of Communication at the University of California, Santa Barbara. His research explores how identity, trauma, and communication intersect, focusing on the influence of family communication patterns, attachment styles, and relational dialectics on the lived experiences of sexual and gender minorities, male survivors of sexual violence, and young adults in romantic relationships. He is particularly interested in how interpersonal and family communication practices both reflect and shape broader systems of inclusion and marginalization.
Education
B.A. (2025), Sul Ross State University, Communication Studies, Interpersonal Communication
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