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Dale E. Brashers
dbrasher
@uiuc.edu
217-333-2683 (office)
217-244-1598 (fax)
Department of Speech Communication
702 S. Wright Street
244 Lincoln Hall
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Urbana IL 61801
EDUCATIONAL HISTORY
ACADEMIC APPOINTMENTS
RESEARCH
TEACHING
SERVICE
Ph. D. University of Arizona
(December, 1994)
Major: Communication
Minor: Educational
Psychology (Statistics)
Advisor: Sally Jackson
M. A. University of Arkansas,
Little Rock (August, 1988)
Major: Interpersonal and
Organizational Communication
B. A. University of Arkansas,
Little Rock (August, 1987)
Major: Speech Communication
2001-present University of Illinois,
Urbana-Champaign
Associate Professor: Department of
Speech Communication
1998-2001 University of Illinois,
Urbana-Champaign
Assistant Professor: Department of
Speech Communication
1993-1998 The Ohio State University
Assistant Professor: School of
Journalism and Communication
Assistant Professor: Department of
Adult Health and Illness
Member: Center for Health
Outcomes, Policy, and Evaluation
1995 University of California,
Santa Barbara
Visiting Assistant Professor:
Department of Communication
1990-1993 University of Arizona
Graduate Associate/Research
Associate: Department of Communication
1988-1990 University of Oklahoma
Graduate Teaching Assistant:
Department of Communication
Awards
Keynote Address, European Communication
Congress, 2003
Dennis Gouran Outstanding Article Award, Group Communication Division, National
Communication Association, 2002
Helen Corley Petit Scholar of Liberal Arts
and Sciences, University of Illinois, 2001-2002.
Golden Anniversary Monograph Award, National
Communication Association, 2001
International Communication Association
Young Scholar Award for Outstanding Early Career Research, 2001
Research Funding (External)
Meta-Study of Social Support and Coping
for People Living with HIV or AIDS.
National Institute of Mental Health of the National Institutes of Health,
R01MH067511, $1,100,000 (principal investigator)
A Normative Model of Social Support for Women Living with HIV, National Institute of Mental Health of the National Institutes of Health, F31MH65863, 2002-2003, $24,000 (sponsor for predoctoral fellow Jennifer L. Peterson).
The Management of Uncertainty for Persons with HIV/AIDS, National Institute of Nursing Research of the National Institutes of Health, lR29NRO4376, 1997-2002, $535,000 (principal investigator).
Relational Maintenance of Couples Coping with HIV/AIDS, National Institute of Mental Health of the National Institutes of Health, 1F31MH11942, 1998-1999, $18,345 (sponsor for predoctoral fellow Stephen M. Haas).
Access to Illness and Treatment Information for Persons with HIV or AIDS: The Role of Technology in Health Care Decision Making, Ameritech Foundation, 1995, $16,500 (principal investigator).
Research Funding (Internal)
A Meta-Analysis of the Effects of Social Support on Health and Psychosocial Outcome for Persons Living with HIV or AIDS, University of Illinois Research Board, 2000, $13,692 (principal investigator, with co-investigators Daena Goldsmith and Daniel O'Keefe).
Uncertainty, Communication, and Coping, University Seed Grant, The Ohio State University, 1994, $12,500 (principal investigator).
Computer-Mediated Group Decision Making, Social and Behavioral Science Research Institute, University of Arizona, 1991, $1500 (co-investigator with principal investigator Cal Morrill and Mark Adkins).
Research Funding (Consulting)
Decision Making Under Uncertainty in Prostate Cancer, National Institute of Nursing Research, National
Institutes of Health, R01 NR08144-01, 9/30/02 – 6/30/06, $2,500,000 (consultant
to Merle Mishel, PI)
Publications
Brashers, D. E., Haas, S. M., & Neidig, J. L. (in press). The patient self-advocacy scale. In A Schorr (Ed.), Gesundheit kommunikation. Göttingen, Germany: Hogrefe-Verlag.
Brashers, D. E. (in press). Communication and uncertainty management. In A. Schorr (Ed.), Gesundheit kommunikation. Göttingen, Germany: Hogrefe-Verlag.
Brashers, D. E. (in press). A theory of
communication and uncertainty management. In B. Whaley (Ed.), Explaining
communication theory. Mahwah, NJ: Lawrence Erlbaum.
Rintamaki, L. S., &
Brashers, D. E. (in press). Social identity and stigma management for people
living with HIV. In E. Berlin-Ray (Ed.), Case studies in health
communication. Mahwah, NJ: Lawrence Erlbaum.
Meyers, R. A., Berdahl, J.
L., Brashers, D. E., Considine, J. R., Kelly, J. R., Moore, C., Peterson, J. L., &
Spoor, J. R. (2005). Understanding groups from a feminist perspective. In M. S.
Poole & A. B. Hollingshead, Theories
of Small Groups: An Interdisciplinary Perspective. Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage Publication Inc.
Brashers, D. E., Neidig, J.
L., & Goldsmith, D. J. (2004). Social support and the management of
uncertainty for people living with HIV. Health
Communication, 16, 305-331.
Brashers, D. E., Neidig, J. L., Russell, J.A., Cardillo, L. W., Haas, S. M., Dobbs, L. K., Garland, M., McCartney, B., & Nemeth, S. (2003). The medical, personal, and social causes of uncertainty in HIV illness. Issues In Mental Health Nursing, 24, 497-522.
Meyers, R. A., & Brashers, D. E. (2003). Influencing others in group interactions: Individual, subgroup, group, and intergroup processes. In R. Y. Hirokawa, R. S. Cathcart, L. A. Samover, & L. D. Henman (Eds.), Small group communication: Theory and practice (pp. 109-124). Los Angeles: Roxbury.
Brashers, D. E., Haas, S. M., & Neidig, J. L. (2002). Satisfying the argumentative requirements of self-advocacy. In F. H. van Eemeren (Ed.), Advances in pragma-dialectics (pp. 291-308). Amsterdam: Sic Sat.
Meyers, R. A., & Brashers, D. E. (2002). Rethinking traditional approaches to argument in groups. In L. Frey (Ed.), New directions in group communication (pp. 141-158).Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage.
Brashers, D. E. (2001). HIV and uncertainty: Managing treatment decision making. Focus: A Guide to AIDS Research, 16(9), 5-6.
Brashers, D. E., Neidig, J. L., Dobbs, L. K., Russell, J. A., Cardillo, L. W., & Haas, S. M.(2001). Transitions and challenges: Revival and uncertainty for persons living with HIV and AIDS. In S. G. Funk, E. M. Tornquist, J. Leeman, M.S. Miles, & J. S. Harrell (Eds.), Key aspects of preventing and managing chronic illness (pp. 141-160). New York: Springer.
Meyers, R. A., Brashers, D. E., & Hanner, J. (2001). Majority/minority influence: Identifying argumentative patterns and predicting argument-outcome links. Journal of Communication, 50(4), 3-30.
Brashers, D. E., &Jackson, S. A. (1999). Changing conceptions of "message effects:" A 24 year review. Human Communication Research, 25, 457-477.
Brashers, D. E., Haas, S. M., & Neidig, J. L. (1999). Argumentative requirements of self-advocacy. In F. H. van Eemeren, R. Grootendorst, J. A. Blair, & C. Willard (Eds.), Proceedings of the 4th International Conference on Argumentation.Amsterdam: Sic Sat.
Reynolds, N. R., Neidig, J. L., & Brashers, D. E. (1999). Patient appraisal of mandarin-orange didanosine: Implications for adherence and well-being. Journal of the Association of Nurses in AIDS Care, 10, 35-41.
Brashers, D. E., Haas, S. M., & Neidig, J. L. (1999). The patient self-advocacy scale (PSAS): Measuring involvement in health care decision making. Health Communication, 11, 97-122.
Meyers, R. A., & Brashers, D. E. (1999). Influence processes in group interaction. In L. R. Frey, D. Gouran, & M. S. Poole (Eds.), Handbook of group communication theory and research (pp. 288-312). Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage. (Winner of the 2000 Earnest Bormann Research Award from the National Communication Association's Group Communication Division.)
Meyers, R. A., Brashers, D. E., Bradford, L., & Wachtel, T. (1999). Competence and consistency in group argument: Exploring communicative characteristics and patterns. In T. Hollihan (Ed.), Argument at century’s end: Reflecting on the past and envisioning the future (pp. 25-39). Annandale, VA: National Communication Association.
Brashers, D. E., Neidig, J. L., Reynolds, N. R., & Haas, S. (1998). Uncertainty in illness across the HIV/AIDS trajectory. Journal of the Association of Nurses in AIDS Care, 9, 66-77.
Meyers, R. A., & Brashers, D. E. (1998). Argument in group decision making: Explicating a process model and investigating the argument-outcome link. Communication Monographs, 65, 261-281.
Meyers, R. A., Brashers, D. E., Winston, L., & Grob, L. (1997). Sex differences and group argument: A theoretical framework and empirical investigation. Communication Studies, 48, 19-41.
Brashers, D. E., & Babrow, A. (1996). Theorizing communication and health. Communication Studies,47, 243-251.
Jacobs, S., Dawson, E., & Brashers, D. E. (1996). Information manipulation theory: A replication and assessment. Communication Monographs, 63, 70-82.
Jacobs, S., Brashers, D. E., & Dawson, E. (1996). The truth about deception. Communication Monographs, 63, 98-103.
Adkins, M., & Brashers, D. E. (1995). The power of language in computer-mediated groups. Management Communication Quarterly, 8, 289-322.
Brashers, D. E., Adkins, M., Meyers, R. A., & Mittleman, D. (1995). The facilitation of argumentation in computer-mediated group decision making. In F. H. van Eemeren, R. Grootendorst, J. A. Blair, & C. A. Willard (Eds.), Special fields and cases: Proceedings of the 3rd International Conference on Argumentation (pp. 606-621).Amsterdam: Sic Sat..
Meyers, R. A., & Brashers, D. E. (1995). Multi-stage versus single-stage coding of small group argument: A preliminary comparative assessment. In S. Jackson (Ed.),Argumentation and values: Proceedings of the Ninth SCA/AFA Conference on Argumentation. (pp. 356-361). Annandale, VA: Speech Communication Association.
Jackson, S., O'Keefe, D. J., & Brashers, D. E. (1995). The messages replication factor: Methods tailored to messages as objects of study. Journalism and Mass Communication Quarterly, 96, 984-996.
Brashers, D. E., Adkins, M., & Meyers, R. A. (1994). Argumentation and computer-mediated group decision making. In L. Frey (Ed.), Communication in context: Studies of naturalistic groups (pp. 263-282). Hillsdale, NJ: Lawrence Erlbaum(Winner of the 1994 Distinguished Book Award from the Applied Communication Division of the Speech Communication Association. Winner of the 1995 Gerald Miller Distinguished Book Award from the Interpersonal and Small Group Division of the Speech Communication Association).
Meyers, R. A., & Brashers, D. E. (1994). Expanding the boundaries of small group communication research: Incorporating a feminine view. Communication Studies, 45, 68-85.
Jackson, S. A., & Brashers, D. E. (1994). Random factors in ANOVA. Sage University paper series on Quantitative Applications in the Social Sciences. Beverly Hills, CA: Sage
Jackson, S. A., & Brashers, D. E. (1994). M > 1: Analysis of treatment X replication designs. Human Communication Research, 20, 356-389.
Jackson, S., Brashers, D. E., & Massey, J. E. (1992). Statistical testing in treatment by replication designs: Three options reconsidered. Communication Quarterly, 40,211-227.
Meyers, R. A., Brashers, D. E., Center, C. M., Beck, C., & Wert-Gray, S. (1992). A citation analysis of organizational communication research, 1979-1989. Southern Communication Journal, 57, 241-246.
Brashers, D. E. (1991). Complaints as argument: Application of the structuration coding scheme. In D. Parson (Ed.), Argument in controversy: Proceedings of the Seventh SCA/AFA Conference on Argumentation (pp. 147-153). Annandale, VA: Speech Communication Association.
Brashers, D. E., &Jackson, S. A. (1991). "Politically savvy sick people": Reclaiming the technical sphere. In D. Parsons (Ed.), Argument in controversy: Proceedings ofthe Seventh SCA/AFA Conference on Argumentation (pp. 284-288). Annandale, VA: Speech Communication Association.
Meyers, R. A., Seibold, D. R., & Brashers, D. E. (1991). Argument in initial group decision-making discussions: Refinement of a coding scheme and a descriptive quantitative analysis. Western Journal of Speech Communication, 55, 47-68.
Wert-Gray, S., Center, C., Brashers, D. E., & Meyers, R. A. (1991). Research topics and methodological orientations in organizational communication: A decade in review. Communication Studies, 42, 141-154.
Brashers, D. E., &Jackson, S. A. (1991). "Politically savvy sick people": Reclaiming the technical sphere. In D. Parson (Ed.), Argument in controversy: Proceedings ofthe Seventh SCA/AFA Conference on Argumentation (pp. 284-288). Annandale, VA: Speech Communication Association.
Jackson, S. A., O’Keefe, D. J., Jacobs, C. S., & Brashers, D. E. (1989). Messages as replications: Toward a message-centered design strategy. Communication Monographs, 56, 364-384.
Brashers, D. E., &Meyers, R. A. (1989). Tag-team argument in group decision making: A preliminary investigation. In B. E. Gronbeck (Ed.), Spheres of argument: Proceedings of the Sixth SCA/AFA Conference on Argumentation (pp. 542-550). Annandale, VA: Speech Communication Association.
Hemphill, M., Brashers, D. E., Hairston, L., Miles, B., Reed B., Schultz, B., Seidenstricker, K., & Wilkins, S. (1988). The current state of communication training in Central Arkansas. Shaping the Future: A Human Resource Development Journal, 1, 25-29.
Book Reviews
Brashers, D. E. (1999). HIV and Social Interaction [Book review]. Journal of Health Communication, 4, 215-253.
Conference Papers
Awards
Top Three Paper, Group Communication
Division, National Communication
Association, November,
1999.
Top Paper, Group Communication Division,
National Communication Association,
November, 1998.
Top Four Paper, Interpersonal and Small Group
Communication Division, National
Communication Association,
November, 1997.
Top Four Paper, Health Communication Division,
Speech Communication
Association, November,
1996.
Top Three Paper, Commission on Health
Communication, Speech
Communication
Association, November, 1989.
Papers
Brashers, D. E. (2001, May). Communication in the new era of HIV and AIDS. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the International Communication Association, Washington DC.
Brashers, D. E., &Goldsmith, D. J. (2001, May). Information seeking and avoiding in the health context. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the International Communication Association, Washington DC.
Brashers, D. E. (2000, November). Communication and uncertainty management. Paper presented at the meeting of the National Communication Association, Seattle.
Brashers, D. E., Goldsmith, D. J., & Lambert, B. L. (2000, November). The social bases of coping with HIV infection. Paper presented at the meeting of the National Communication Association, Seattle.
Brashers, D. E., &Goldsmith, D. J. (2000, November). Social support processes in the management of uncertainty for persons living with HIV or AIDS. Paper presented at the meeting of the Association of Nurses in AIDS Care, San Juan.
Brashers, D. E., Goldsmith, D. J., & Neidig, J. L. (July, 2000). Families, social support, and the management of uncertainty for persons living with HIV. Paper presented at the NIMH Research Conference on the Role of Families in Preventing and Adapting to HIV/AIDS, Chicago, IL.
Brashers, D. E., Neidig, J. L., & Goldsmith, D. J. (2000, June). Social support in the management of uncertainty for persons living with HIV or AIDS. Paper presented at the meeting of the International Communication Association, Acapulco.
Brashers, D. E., Neidig, J. L., Haas, S. M., Dobbs, L. K., Cardillo, L. W., & Russell, J. A.(1999, November). Communication in the management of uncertainty for persons living with HIV or AIDS. Paper presented at the meeting of the National Communication Association, Chicago.
Brashers, D. E., Neidig, J. L., Peterson, J., Ng, D., Rintamaki, L. S., & Goldsmith, D. J. (1999, November). Peer social support in chronic illness. Paper presented at the meeting of the National Communication Association, Chicago.
Wachtel, T., Meyers, R. A., & Brashers, D. E. (1999, November). Exploring argumentative competence in group decision making interactions. Paper presented at the meeting of the National Communication Association, Chicago.
Meyers, R.A., Brashers, D. E., Bradford, L., & Wachtel, T. (1999, August). Comparing the structural integrity of competent and incompetent group member’s arguments. Paper presented at the 12th NCA/AFA Conference on Argumentation, Alta, UT.
Brashers, D. E., &Haas, S. M. (1999, July). Patient self-advocacy in physician-patient communication. Paper presented at the Communication in Medicine Conference, Evanston, IL.
Meyers, R. A., & Brashers, D. E. (1999, May). Rethinking traditional approaches to argumentation in small groups. Paper presented at the meeting of the International Communication Association, San Francisco.
Brashers, D. E., Neidig, J. L., Cardillo, L. W., Dobbs, L. K., Russell, J. A., & Haas, S. M.(1999, April). Transitions and challenges: Uncertainty and revival amongpersons living with HIV or AIDS. Paper presented at the Key Aspects of Caring for Chronic Illness Conference, Chapel Hill, NC.
Brashers, D. E., Haas, S. M., & Neidig, J. L. (1998, November). Information source preferences for persons living with HIV or AIDS. Paper presented at the meetingof the National Communication Association, New York.
Meyers, R. A., & Brashers, D. E. (1998, November). Majority/minority influence: Identifying argumentative patterns and predicting argument-outcome links. Paper presented at the meeting of the National Communication Association, New York.
Brashers, D. E., Haas, S. M., & Neidig, J. L. (1998). Satisfying the argumentative requirements of self-advocacy. Paper presented at the conference of the International Society for the Study of Argumentation, Amsterdam.
Brashers, D. E., Haas, S. M., Neidig, J. L., & McDonald, M. (1998, July). Information sources used by persons living with HIV or AIDS. Paper presented at the 12th International Conference on AIDS, Geneva. (abstract published in proceedings)
Brashers, D. E., Neidig, J. L., Dobbs, L. K., Russell, J. A., Cardillo, L. W., & Haas, S. M.(1998, July). Uncertainty and revival for persons living with AIDS. Paper presented at the 12th International Conference on AIDS, Geneva. (abstract published in proceedings)
Meyers, R. A., & Brashers, D. E. (1997, November). Argument in group decision making: Explicating a process model and investigating the argument-outcome link. Paper presented at the meeting of the National Communication Association, Chicago.
Brashers, D. E., Haas, S. M., Klingle, R. S., & Neidig, J. L. (1997, November). AIDS activism and patient self advocacy: Encouraging participation in health care decision making. Paper presented at the meeting of the Speech Communication Association, Chicago.
Brashers, D. E. (1996, November). The impact of "Generalizing about messages" on communication research. Paper presented at the meeting of the Speech Communication Association, San Diego.
Brashers, D. E., Neidig, J. L., & Haas, S. (1996, November). Managing uncertainty about HIV and AIDS: The role of information seeking. Paper presented at the meeting of the Speech Communication Association, San Diego.
Adkins, M., & Brashers, D. E. (1996, November). Group facilitation: Implementing ideal decision making models through group support systems. Paper presented at themeeting of the Speech Communication Association, San Diego.
Neidig, J. L., Brashers, D. E., & Haas, S. (1996, October). Managing uncertainty about HIV/AIDS: The role of information seeking and patient involvement in health care. Abstract presented at the meeting of the Association of Nurses in AIDS Care, Chicago.
Brashers, D. E., Neidig, J. L, Haas, S., & McDonald, M. (1996, June). The role of HIV/AIDS patient activism in health care decision making. Abstract presented at the XI International Conference on AIDS, Vancouver, BC. (abstract published in proceedings)
Neidig, J., Nickel, J., L., Smith, B., Brashers, D. E., Para, M., & Fass, R. (1996, June). Self reported symptoms in HIV infection. Abstract presented at the XI International Conference on AIDS, Vancouver, BC. (abstract published in proceedings)
Meyers, R. A., Brashers, D. E., Winston, L., & Grob, L. (1996, May). Sex differences and group argument: A theoretical framework and empirical investigation. Paper presented at the meeting of the International Communication Association, Chicago.
Brashers, D. E., &Haas, S. (1996, May). The Patient Activism Scale (PAS): Measuring involvement in health care decision making. Paper presented at the meeting of the International Communication Association, Chicago.
Brashers, D. E., Haas, S., & Neidig, J. L. (1996, May). Managing versus coping: Patient involvement in health care decision making. Paper presented at the meeting of the International Communication Association, Chicago.
Meyers, R. A., & Brashers, D. E. (1996, April). Expanding the boundaries of small group communication research: Incorporating a feminine view. Paper presented at the meeting of the Central States Communication Association, St. Paul, MN.
Haas, S., & Brashers, D. E. (1995, November). AIDS patient activism: Patient involvement in health care decision making. Paper presented at the seminar on "Communication and HIV/AIDS" at the meeting of the Speech Communication Association, San Antonio.
Meyers, R. A., & Brashers, D. E. (1995, August). Multi-stage versus single-stage coding of small group argument: A preliminary comparative assessment. Paper presented at the Alta Conference on Argumentation, Alta, UT.
Brashers, D. E. (1995, May). Communication and the management of uncertainty: The case of HIV-infected patients. Paper presented at the meeting of the International Communication Association, Albuquerque.
Meyers, R. A., & Brashers, D. E. (1994, November). Expanding the boundaries of small group communication research: Incorporating a feminine view. Paper presented at the "Revitalizing The Study Of Small Group Communication" seminar at the meeting of the Speech Communication Association, New Orleans.
Jackson, S. A., & Brashers, D. E. (1994, November). Designing studies with multiple messages or multiple confederates. Short course taught at the meeting of the Speech Communication Association, New Orleans.
Jacobs, S., Dawson, E., & Brashers, D.
E. (1994, November). Information manipulation
theory: A replication and assessment. Paper presented at the meeting of the
Speech Communication Association, New Orleans.
Jacobs, S., Dawson, E., & Brashers, D. E. (1994, July). Information manipulation theory. Paper presented at the Language and Social Interaction Conference, Brisbane, Australia.
Brashers, D. E., Adkins, M., Meyers, R. A., & Mittleman, D. (1994, June). The facilitation of argumentation in computer-mediated group decision making. Paper presented at the third conference of the International Society for the Study of Argumentation, Amsterdam.
Jackson, S. A., & Brashers, D. E. (1993, November). Designing studies with multiple messages or multiple confederates. Short course taught at the meeting of the Speech Communication Association, Miami.
Brashers, D. E., Adkins, M., & Meyers, R. A. (1993, May). Argumentation and computer-mediated group decision making. Paper presented at the meeting of the International Communication Association, Washington, D. C.
Jackson, S., & Brashers, D. E. (1993, May). Assuming independence when dependence isn't evident: A fallacy of misplaced presumption. Paper presented at the meeting ofthe International Communication Association, Washington, D. C.
Adkins, M., Brashers, D. E., & Reichert, T. (1992, November). Participant perceptions of differences in face-to-face and computer-mediated group decision making interactions. Paper presented at the meeting of the Speech Communication Association, Chicago.
Brashers, D. E., &Klingle, R. A. (1992, November). The influence of activism on physician-patient interactions. Paper presented at the meeting of the Speech Communication Association, Chicago.
Jackson, S. A., & Brashers, D. E. (1992, November). Designing studies with multiple messages or multiple confederates. Short course taught at the meeting of the Speech Communication Association, Chicago.
Johnson, M., Brashers, D. E., & Klingle, R. A. (1992, November). Social marketing of health campaigns: A review and alternative perspective. Paper presented at the meeting of the Speech Communication Association, Chicago.
Jackson, S. A., & Brashers, D. E. (1992, May). Testing treatment effects in replicated treatments designs: An empirical comparison of two candidate tests. Paper presented at the meeting of the International Communication Association, Miami.
Rozema, H., & Brashers, D. E. (1992, March). Cultural messages supporting date rape. Paper presented at the meeting of the Popular Culture Association, Louisville.
Brashers, D. E., &Rozema, H. (1992, February). ACT(ing) UP: AIDS activism and the role of the media. Paper presented at the meeting of the Far West American Culture Association, Las Vegas.
Brashers, D. E., &Massey, J. (1991, November). A model of complaining behavior as relational management. Paper presented at the convention of the Speech Communication Association, Atlanta.
Brashers, D. E., &Jackson, S. A. (1991, August). "Politically savvy sick people": Reclaiming the technical sphere. Paper presented at the Seventh SCA/AFA Conference on Argumentation, Alta, UT.
Brashers, D. E. (1991, August). Complaints as argument: Application of the structuration coding scheme. Paper presented at the Seventh SCA/AFA Conference on Argumentation, Alta, UT.
Meyers, R. A., Brashers, D. E., Center, C. M., Beck, C., & Wert-Gray, S. (1991, May). Information sources and intellectual linkages: A citation analysis of organizational communication research, 1979-1989. Paper presented at the convention of the International Communication Association, Chicago.
Rozema, H., & Brashers, D. E. (1991, March). Quilts vs chains: Symbolic strategies in the AIDS crisis. Paper presented at the convention of the Popular Culture Association, San Antonio.
Brashers, D. E. (1991, February). Designing message studies: "Generalizing about messages" revisited. Paper presented at the convention of the Western States Communication Association, Phoenix.
Brashers, D. E., Center, C., Meyers, R. A., Wert-Gray, S. (1991, February). Research topics and methodological orientations in organizational communication: A decade in review. Paper presented at the convention of the Western States Communication Association, Phoenix.
Brashers, D. E. (1990, November). Argumentation and organizational complaints. Paper presented at the convention of the Speech Communication Association, Chicago.
Jackson, S. A., & Brashers, D. E. (1990, May). M=?: Choosing a message sample size in communication experiments. Paper presented at the convention of the International Communication Association, Dublin, Ireland.
Meyers, R. A., Seibold, D. R., & Brashers, D. E. (1990, May). Argument in group decision making discussion: A descriptive analysis. Paper presented at the convention of the International Communication Association, Dublin, Ireland.
Brashers, D. E. (1989, November). Linda L. Putnam: Her impact on the field of communication. Paper presented at the convention of the Speech Communication Association, San Francisco.
Brashers. D. E., &Rozema, H. (1989, November). Communicating for health and social change: The case of adolescents and AIDS. Paper presented at the conventionof the Speech Communication Association, San Francisco.
Brashers, D. E., Ralph, D., & Rozema, H. (1989, October). A cultural analysis of a private club: Rules and rituals of exotic dancers. Paper presented at the convention of the American Culture Association, Lansing, MI.
Brashers, D. E., &Meyers, R. A. (1989, August). Tag-team argument in group decision-making discussion: A preliminary discussion. Paper presented at the Sixth SCA/AFA Conference on Argumentation, Alta, UT.
Pfeiffer, A., Brashers, D. E., Giles, R., Marsh, M., Miles, B., & Ralph, D. (1989, May). The role of cultural paradox in shaping identity: A comparative organizational analysis. Paper presented at the convention of the International Communication Association, San Francisco.
Brashers, D. E., &Rozema, H. (1989, April). Seventh graders and the reality of AIDS. A survey of knowledge, beliefs, and attitudes. Paper presented at the convention of the American Culture Association, Kansas City, MO.
Honors and Awards
Incomplete List of Teachers Rated as
Excellent, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign,
Spring 1999, Fall1999, Spring 2000, Fall 2001
Faculty of the Year Award, Communication Graduate Students Association, Department of Communication, The Ohio State University. 1995-1996.
University of Arizona Foundation's Award for Meritorious Performance in Teaching, Faculty of Social and Behavioral Sciences, University of Arizona. 1992.
Outstanding Graduate Teaching Assistant, Department of Communication, University of Oklahoma. 1988-1989.
Courses Taught
Social Influence and Health
A graduate seminar on
interpersonal influence processes in health care
interactions.
Communication and the Management of Uncertainty
in Chronic Illness
A graduate seminar on communication
processes in managing health stressors.
Communication in Health Care Organizations
A graduate seminar on the
effect of the structure and functions of
health care organizations on
communication processes.
Message Effects Research
A graduate seminar on the
design and analysis of message-centered
communication
research.
Organizational Communication
An undergraduate course on
basic theories and concepts related to
communication as it
occurs in organizational contexts.
Communication in Task Groups
An undergraduate course on
the communication within problem-solving and
decision- making groups.
Advanced Organizational Communication
A bridge level course
focusing in depth on theories of organizational
communication.
Decision Making
A bridge level course
focusing on collaborative communication processes in
decision-making
interactions.
Conflict
An undergraduate course on
the expression and management of conflict in
interpersonal
relationships.
Interpersonal Communication
An undergraduate course on
the functions and processes of dyadic
communication.
Social Influence and Health
An undergraduate course on
interpersonal influence processes
in health care interactions.
Advising
Dissertations Directed
Stephen Haas (Ohio State University), "Relationship Maintenance in Gay Male Couples Coping with HIV or AIDS," 1999. Winner of the National Communication Association's Gerald R. Miller Outstanding Dissertation Award, 2000. Winner of the International Communication Association and National Communication Association Interpersonal Communication Dissertation of the Year Award, 1999-2000. Stephen currently is an assistant professor of communication at the University of Cincinnati.
Linda Dobbs (Ohio State University), "Assessing Relevant Risk: Toward More Effective Health Risk Messages," 1999. Linda currently is an assistant professor of communication at the University of Tulsa.
Doctoral Committees Chaired
Lance Rintamaki (University of Illinois,
current)
Jennifer Peterson(University of Illinois,
current)
I-Ling Hsieh (University of Illinois, current)
Doctoral Committee Membership
Kristen Leslie (University of Illinois,
current)
Virginia McDermott (University of Illinois,
current)
Linda Cardillo (Ohio State University, current)
William McCartney(Ohio State University,
current)
Lorraine Justice (Ohio State University,
completed 1999)
Laura Hahn (Ohio State University, completed
1999)
Ray Anthony Slagle (Ohio State University,
completed 1999)
Judith Neidig (Ohio State University, College
of Nursing, 1998)
Jeanine Turner (Ohio State University,
completed 1998)
Deborah Socha McGee (Ohio State University,
completed 1996)
Master's Advising and Committee Membership
Matthew Peske (University of Illinois,
completed 2000)
Andrew Weaver (University of Illinois,
completed 2000)
Jaime Houlihan (University of Illinois,
completed 2000)
Brett Maddex (University of Illinois, completed
2000)
Heather Downs (University of Illinois,
completed 2000)
Karie Sheils (University of Illinois, completed
2000)
Michael Pierson (Ohio State University,
completed 1997)
Linda Dobbs (Ohio State University, completed
1994)
Affiliations
National Communication Association
International Communication Association
International AIDS Society
International Society for the Study of
Argumentation
Association of Nurses in AIDS Care
Central States Communication Association
Association Level Offices
Research Committee
International Communication
Association, 2001-2002
Awards Committee
(Chair: Young Scholars Award
Subcommitee)
International Communication
Association, 2001-2002
Student Affairs Committee,
International Communication
Association, 2000-2001
Nominating Committee,
National Communication
Association, 1993, 1997-1999, 2001-2002
Legislative Council,
National Communication
Association, 1992-1993, 1997-1998, 2001-2002
Resolutions Committee,
National Communication
Association, 1993, 1997
Task Force on Convention Scheduling,
Speech Communication
Association, 1993.
Interpersonal Communication Division, National Communication Association Dissertation Awards Committee, 2001
Rhetorical and Communication Theory
Division, National Communication Association
Chair, 2000-2001
Vice-Chair,1999-2000
Vice-Chair Elect, 1998-1999
Nominating Committee Chair, 1996-1997
Health Communication Division, National
Communication Association,
Dissertation of the Year Award Committee,
1997, 1998, 1999.
Chair, 1996-1997
Vice-chair,1995-1996
Vice-chair elect, 1994-1995
Secretary, 1991-1993
Student Representative, 1990-1992
Student Section, Speech Communication
Association,
Chair, 1991-1992.
Vice Chair,1990-1991
Vice Chair Elect, 1990
Editorial Service
Editorial Board:
Communication Reports, 2000-2002
Journal of Applied Communication Research,
2000-2002
Argumentation, 2000-2002
Journal of Social and Personal Relationships
(special issue on HIV/AIDS), 2000
Communication Studies (special issue on health
communication), 2001
Communication Studies (special issue on
interpersonal communication), 2001
Ad Hoc Reviewer:
Journal of Social and Personal Relationships,
2000
Communication Theory, 1999-2000
Communication Studies, 1995, 2000
Cancer Prevention and Control, 1999
Journal of Applied Communication Research,
1997-1999
Journal of the Association of Nurses in AIDS
Care, 1997-1999
AIDS Care, 1997-1998
Management Communication Quarterly, 1997-1998
Argumentation, 1996-1997
Communication Research, 1996
Nursing Outlook, 1996
Western Journal of Communication, 1995
Women’s Studies in Communication, 1990
Book Reviewer for:
Wadsworth, 2000
Roxbury, 2000
Sage, 1999, 2000
Lawrence Erlbaum,1995, 1999, 2000, 2001
Mayfield, 1998
Houghton Mifflin,1995
Editorial Assistant:
Communication Research (Special Issue on AIDS),
1990
University Service
College of Liberal Arts and Sciences
Courses and Curriculum Committee,
2000-2001
Departmental Awards Committee, Chair, 2001
Departmental Grade Appeals Committee, Chair,
1999-2000
Faculty Search Committee, 1999, 2000
Graduate Admissions and Financial Aid
Committee, 1998-2000
Colloquium Director, 1997-1998
Graduate Studies Committee, 1997-1998
Colloquium Director, 1995-1996
Reviewer, Student Achievement in Research and
Scholarship (STARS),
1997
Alternate, University Senate/Faculty Council,
1997-1998
Reviewer, Graduate Student Alumni Research
Award (GSARA), 1995,
1996, 1997
Graduate Studies Committee, 1995-1997
Undergraduate Studies Committee, 1994-1995
Community Service
Board of Directors, Greater Community AIDS
Project, Champaign, IL, 1999-2001
Support Group Leader, AIDS Clinical Trials
Unit, Department of Infectious Diseases,
The Ohio State
University Hospital, 1995-1998
Presented Talk, "Self Advocacy and AIDS
Activism," Ohio AIDS Coalition Healing
Weekend, 1997
Presented Talk, "The Management of
Uncertainty in HIV Illness," Ohio AIDS Coalition
Healing Circle, 1996
Presented Talk, "Patient Participation in
Health Care Decision Making," AIDS Clinical
Trials Unit
Educational Forum, College of Medicine, The Ohio State University, 1996
Program Evaluation Consultant, "Not Just
the F.A.C.T.S. (Family Assessment, Counseling,
Training, and Support) Program." Tucson
AIDS Project, Tucson, AZ. 1992
Communication Trainer, "Not Just the
F.A.C.T.S. (Family Assessment, Counseling, Training,
and Support) Program,"
Tucson AIDS Project, Tucson, AZ. 1992
Grant Writer, Tucson AIDS Project, Tucson, AZ.
1992
Facilitator, Metropolitan Education Commission,
Tucson, AZ. 1992