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CURRICULUM VITA
Paul Schrodt
August, 2013
Department of Communication Studies
Texas Christian University
PO Box 298045
Fort Worth, TX 76129
(817) 257-5674 (office)
E-mail: p.schrodt@tcu.edu
EDUCATION
Ph.D.
M.A.
B.A.
Communication Studies, University of Nebraska – Lincoln, 2003
Dissertation: “A Typological Examination of Stepfamily Communication
Schemata,” Advisor: Dawn O. Braithwaite.
Communication Studies, University of North Texas, 2000
Advisor: Lawrence R. Wheeless
Speech Communication, University of Texas at Arlington, 1997
Summa Cum Laude
ACADEMIC APPOINTMENTS
Philip J. and Cheryl C. Burguières Professor of Communication Studies,
Texas Christian University
Associate Professor with Tenure, Department of Communication Studies,
Texas Christian University
Assistant Professor, Department of Communication Studies
Texas Christian University
Assistant Professor, Department of Communication Studies
University of Kansas
Assistant Professor, Department of Communication
University of Texas at Arlington
2009 – present
2009 – present
2006 – 2009
2005 – 2006
2003 – 2005
ADMINISTRATIVE APPOINTMENTS
Director of Graduate Studies, Department of Communication Studies,
Texas Christian University
2009 - present
HONORS, AWARDS, AND RECOGNITIONS
Research and Scholarly Honors
Bernard J. Brommel Award for Outstanding Scholarship in Family Communication
(November, 2012), a career award from the National Communication Association
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Early Career Award (November, 2011), Interpersonal Communication Division, National
Communication Association
Journal of Family Communication Article of the Year Award (November, 2011), for the coauthored work (with Kellas, Trees, LeClair-Underberg, & Willer) entitled “Exploring
Links between Well-being and Interactional Sense-Making in Married Couples’
Jointly-Told Stories of Stress.”
Faculty Mentor, NCA Doctoral Honors Seminar (July, 2011). Communication in Action:
Disciplinary Actions for the 21st Century. Sponsored by the National Communication
Association and hosted by North Dakota State University.
Wye Faculty Seminar Participant (July, 2010). Citizenship in the American and Global Polity.
Sponsored by the Aspen Institute, Queenstown, Maryland.
Named the Philip J. and Cheryl C. Burguières Professor of Communication Studies,
Texas Christian University, 2009
Sandra Petronio Dissertation Excellence Award, Family Communication Division of the
National Communication Association, 2005
Franklin H. Knower Outstanding Article Award, Interpersonal Communication Division of the
National Communication Association, 2004
Folsom Award Finalist, Distinguished Doctoral Dissertation Awarded by the Graduate School
of the University of Nebraska – Lincoln, 2004
Gustav Friedrich Award, Top Student Paper, Communication Education Division, Central
States Communication Association, 2003
Gustav Friedrich Award, Top Student Paper, Communication Education Division, Central
States Communication Association, 2002
NCA Doctoral Honors Participant, Competitively selected to participate in the National
Communication Association’s Doctoral Honors Seminar, Austin, TX, 2001
Top Paper Awards in Interpersonal and Family Communication
Top Paper, Interpersonal Communication Division, National Communication Association
(NCA), 2013
Top Paper, Interpersonal Communication Division, Central States Communication
Association (CSCA), 2013
Top Four Paper, Interpersonal Communication Division, NCA, 2012
Top Four Paper, Family Communication Division, NCA, 2012
Top Four Paper, Interpersonal Communication Division, CSCA, 2012
Top Paper, Interpersonal Communication Division, NCA, 2011
Top Paper, Interpersonal Communication Division, CSCA, 2011
Top Four Paper, Interpersonal Communication Division, CSCA, 2011
Top Four Paper, Family Communication Division, NCA, 2010
Top Four Paper, Interpersonal Communication Division, CSCA, 2010
Top Paper, Family Communication Division, NCA, 2009
Top Paper, Interpersonal Communication Division, NCA, 2008
Top Paper, Family Communication Division, NCA, 2008
Top Paper, Interpersonal Communication Division, CSCA, 2008
Top Paper, Interpersonal Communication Division, Western States Communication
Association (WSCA), 2008
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Top Four Paper, Interpersonal Communication Division, NCA, 2007
Top Paper, Interpersonal Communication Division, CSCA, 2007
Top Four Paper, Interpersonal Communication Division, NCA, 2006
Top Paper, Family Communication Division, NCA, 2005
Top Paper, Interpersonal Communication Division, CSCA, 2005
Top Four Paper, Family Communication Division, NCA, 2004
Top Paper, Interpersonal Communication Division, NCA, 2003
Top Paper, Interpersonal Communication Division, WSCA, 2003
Top Student Paper, Family Communication Division, NCA, 2002
Top Paper Awards in Instructional Communication
Top Four Paper, Instructional Development Division, NCA, 2013
Top Four Paper, Communication Education, CSCA, 2012
Top Paper, Communication Education, CSCA, 2011
Top Four Paper, Communication Education, CSCA, 2010
Top Four Paper, Communication Education, CSCA, 2010
Top Paper, Instructional Development Division, NCA, 2009
Top Paper, Communication Education, CSCA, 2009
Top Four Paper, Instructional Development Division, NCA, 2008
Top Paper, Communication Education Division, CSCA, 2008
Top Four Paper, Instructional Development Division, NCA, 2007
Top Four Paper, Instructional Development Division, NCA, 2006
Top Paper, Communication Education Division, CSCA, 2004
Top Four Paper, Instructional Communication Division, WSCA, 2004
Top Paper, Communication Education Division, CSCA, 2003
Top Paper, Communication Education Division, CSCA, 2002
Teaching Awards and Recognitions
Honored by Senior Legacy Fund Donations, TCU: Lauren Poey (2013), Natalie Fech (2013),
Brittany Pope (2013), Chase Williams (2012), Elyse Menger (2012), Jordan E. Young
(2011), Mary Lyddon (2011), Jillian Marshall (2011), Dustin Cox (2010), Katherine
Fearer (2010), Kaitlin Phillips (2010), George A. Gaines (2010), Skylar Brogdon
(2009), Macy Kremzar (2009), Jocelyn Kendle, (2008), Jared Scobee (2008), Augustin
Ventura (2008), and Amber Dunn (2007)
Exemplary Teacher (2011), sponsored by the Teachers on Teaching series of the National
Communication Association.
Who‟s Who among American Teachers & Educators, 2007 Edition.
Outstanding Instructor of the Year Award, Students in Communication Studies, University of
Kansas, 2006
Outstanding New Teacher Award, Central States Communication Association, 2006
Cooper Award, Outstanding Teaching by a Ph.D. Graduate Teaching Assistant,
Communication Education Division of the Central States Communication Association,
2003
Outstanding GTA Award, International Communication Association, 2002
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Certificate of Recognition for Contributions to Students, Parents’ Association and the
Teaching Council of the University of Nebraska – Lincoln, 2002
PUBLICATIONS
Journal Articles in Interpersonal and Family Communication
Schrodt, P., Witt, P. L., & Shimkowski, J. (in press). A meta-analytical review of the
demand/withdraw pattern of interaction and its associations with individual, relational,
and communicative outcomes. Communication Monographs.
Schrodt, P., & Shimkowski, J. R. (in press). Feeling caught as a mediator of coparental
communication and young adults’ mental health and relational satisfaction with
parents. Journal of Social and Personal Relationships.
Metts, S., Braithwaite, D. O., Schrodt, P., Wang, T. R., Holman, A. J., Nuru, A. K., &
Stephenson-Abetz, J. (2013). The experience and expression of stepchildren’s emotions
at critical events in stepfamily life. Journal of Divorce & Remarriage, 54, 414-437.
Morman, M., Schrodt, P., & Tornes, M. (2013). Self-disclosure mediates the effects of gender
orientation and homophobia on the relationship quality of male same-sex friendships.
Journal of Social and Personal Relationships, 30, 582-605.
Bridge, M. C., & Schrodt, P. (2013). Privacy orientations as a function of family
communication patterns. Communication Reports, 26, 1-12.
McCurry, A., Schrodt, P., & Ledbetter, A. M. (2012). Relational uncertainty and
communication efficacy as predictors of religious conversations in romantic
relationships. Journal of Social and Personal Relationships, 29, 1085-1108.
Carr, K., Schrodt, P., & Ledbetter, A. M. (2012). Rumination, conflict intensity, and perceived
resolvability as predictors of the motivation to sustain and likelihood of continuing
serial arguments. Western Journal of Communication, 76, 480-502.
Hamon, J. D., & Schrodt, P. (2012). Do parenting styles moderate the association between
family conformity orientation and young adults’ mental well-being? Journal of Family
Communication, 12, 151-166.
Schrodt, P., & Ledbetter, A. M. (2012). Parental confirmation as a mitigator of feeling caught
and family satisfaction. Personal Relationships, 19, 146-161.
Shimkowski, J. R., & Schrodt, P. (2012). Coparental communication as a mediator of
interparental conflict and young adults’ mental well-being. Communication
Monographs, 79, 48-71.
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Schrodt, P., & Carr, K. (2012). Trait verbal aggressiveness as a function of family
communication patterns. Communication Research Reports, 29, 54-63.
Schrodt, P. (2011). Stepparents’ and nonresidential parents’ relational satisfaction as a
function of coparental communication in stepfamilies. Journal of Social and Personal
Relationships, 28, 983-1004.
Schrodt, P., & Braithwaite, D. O. (2011). Coparental communication, relational satisfaction,
and mental health in stepfamilies. Personal Relationships, 18, 352-369.
Schrodt, P., Miller, A. E., & Braithwaite, D. O. (2011). Ex-spouses’ relational satisfaction as a
function of coparental communication in stepfamilies. Communication Studies, 62,
272-290.
Schrodt, P. (2010). Coparental communication with nonresidential parents as a predictor of
couples’ relational satisfaction and mental health in stepfamilies. Western Journal of
Communication, 74, 484-503.
Koenig Kellas, J., Trees, A., Schrodt, P., LeClair-Underberg, C., & Willer, E. (2010).
Exploring links between well-being and interactional sense-making in married
couples’ jointly told stories of stress. Journal of Family Communication, 10, 174-193.
Awarded Article of the Year from the Journal of Family Communication.
Schrodt, P., Ledbetter, A. M., Jernberg, K. A., Larson, L., Elledge, N., & Glonek, K. (2009).
Family communication patterns as mediators of communication competence in the
parent-child relationship. Journal of Social and Personal Relationships, 26, 853-874.
Thompson, B., Kellas, J. K., Soliz, J., Thompson, J., Epp, A., & Schrodt, P. (2009). Family
legacies: Constructing individual and familial identity through intergenerational
storytelling. Narrative Inquiry, 19, 106-134.
Schrodt, P. (2009). Family strength and satisfaction as functions of family communication
environments. Communication Quarterly, 57, 171-186.
Koesten, J., Schrodt, P., & Ford, D. J. (2009). Cognitive flexibility as a mediator of family
communication environments and young adults’ well-being. Health Communication,
24, 82-94.
Ledbetter, A. M., & Schrodt, P. (2008). Family communication patterns and cognitive
processing: Conversation and conformity orientations as predictors of informational
reception apprehension. Communication Studies, 59, 388 – 401.
Schrodt, P., Witt, P. L., & Messersmith, A. S. (2008). A meta-analytical review of family
communication patterns and their associations with information processing, behavioral,
and psychosocial outcomes. Communication Monographs, 75, 248-269.
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Schrodt, P., Soliz, J., & Braithwaite, D. O. (2008). A social relations model of everyday talk
and relational satisfaction in stepfamilies. Communication Monographs, 75, 190-217.
Schrodt, P. (2008). Sex differences in stepchildren’s reports of stepfamily functioning.
Communication Reports, 21, 46-58.
Schrodt, P., Braithwaite, D. O., Soliz, J., Tye-Williams, S., Miller, A., Lamb, E., & Marko, M.
(2007). An examination of everyday talk in stepfamily systems. Western Journal of
Communication, 71, 216-234.
Schrodt, P., & Afifi, T. D. (2007). Communication processes that predict young adults’
feelings of being caught and their associations with mental health and family
satisfaction. Communication Monographs, 74, 200-228.
Schrodt, P., & Ledbetter, A. M. (2007). Communication processes that mediate family
communication patterns and mental well-being: A mean and covariance structures
analysis of young adults from divorced and non-divorced families. Human
Communication Research, 33, 330-356.
Schrodt, P., Ledbetter, A. M., & Ohrt, J. K. (2007). Parental confirmation and affection as
mediators of family communication patterns and children’s mental well-being. Journal
of Family Communication, 7, 23-46.
Schrodt, P., Baxter, L. A., McBride, M. C., Braithwaite, D. O., & Fine, M. (2006). The
divorce decree, communication, and the structuration of co-parenting relationships in
stepfamilies. Journal of Social and Personal Relationships, 23, 741-759.
Dennis, M. R., Kunkel, A. D., Woods, G., & Schrodt, P. (2006). Making sense of New
Orleans flood trauma recovery: Ethics, research design, and policy considerations for
future disasters. Analyses of Social Issues and Public Policy, 6, 191-213.
Schrodt, P. (2006). A typological examination of communication competence and mental
health in stepchildren. Communication Monographs, 73, 309-333.
Schrodt, P. (2006). Development and validation of the Stepfamily Life Index. Journal of
Social and Personal Relationships, 23, 427-444.
Schrodt, P. (2006). The stepparent relationship index: Development, validation, and
associations with stepchildren’s perceptions of stepparent communication competence
and closeness. Personal Relationships, 13, 167-182.
Schrodt, P. (2005). Family communication schemata and the circumplex model of family
functioning. Western Journal of Communication, 69, 361-378.
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Wahl, S. T., McBride, M. C., & Schrodt, P. (2005). Becoming “point and click” parents: A
case study of communication and online adoption. Journal of Family Communication,
5, 279-294.
Afifi, T. D., & Schrodt, P. (2003). Uncertainty and the avoidance of the state of one’s family
in stepfamilies, post-divorce single parent families, and first marriage families.
Human Communication Research, 29, 516-532. Awarded Franklin Knower Article
Award from NCA.
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.
Braithwaite, D. O., McBride, M. C., & Schrodt, P. (2003). “Parent teams” and the everyday
interactions of co-parenting in stepfamilies. Communication Reports, 16, 93-111.
Schrodt, P. (2002). The relationship between organizational identification and organizational
culture: Employee perceptions of culture and identification in a retail sales
organization. Communication Studies, 53, 189-202.
Schrodt, P., & Wheeless, L. R. (2001). Aggressive communication and informational
reception apprehension: The influence of listening anxiety and intellectual inflexibility
on trait argumentativeness and verbal aggressiveness. Communication Quarterly, 49,
53-69.
Wheeless, L. R., & Schrodt, P. (2001). An examination of cognitive foundations of
informational reception apprehension: Political identification, religious affiliation, and
family environment. Communication Research Reports, 18, 1-10.
Book Chapters in Interpersonal and Family Communication
Schrodt, P. (in press). Communication in post-divorce and stepfamily relationships. To appear
in L. H. Turner & R. West (Eds.), The Sage handbook of family communication.
Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage.
Schrodt, P. (in press) Discourse-dependence, relational ambivalence, and the social
construction of stepfamily relationships. To appear in L. A. Baxter (Ed.), Remaking
“family” communicatively. New York, NY: Peter Lang.
Schrodt, P., & Braithwaite, D. O. (2014). No longer understudied, but still misunderstood:
Expanding communication research on stepfamily relationships. To appear in K.
Floyd & M. T. Morman (Eds.), Widening the family circle: New research on family
communication (2nd ed.) (pp. 171-189). Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage.
Braithwaite, D. O., & Schrodt, P. (2012). Stepfamily communication. In A. L. Vangelisti’s
(Ed.), Routledge handbook of family communication (2nd ed.) (pp. 161-175). New
York, NY: Routledge.
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Caughlin, J. P., Koerner, A. F., Schrodt, P., & Fitzpatrick, M. A. (2011). Interpersonal
communication in family relationships. In M. L. Knapp & J. A. Daly (Eds.), The Sage
handbook of interpersonal communication (4th ed.) (pp. 679-714). Thousand Oaks,
CA: Sage.
Schrodt, P., & Braithwaite, D. O. (2010). Dark clouds with silver linings: The (dys)functional
ambivalence of stepfamily relationships. In W. R. Cupach & B. H. Spitzberg (Eds.),
The dark side of close relationships – II (pp. 243-268). New York: Routledge.
Braithwaite, D. O., Baxter, L. A., & Schrodt, P. (2010). “Becoming a family”: Turning points
and interaction patterns in the development of a stepfamily. In D. O. Braithwaite & J.
T. Wood (Eds.), Casing interpersonal communication: Case studies in personal and
social relationships (pp. 73-82). Dubuque, IA: Kendall Hunt.
Afifi, T. D., Schrodt, P., & McManus, T. (2009). The divorce disclosure model (DDM): Why
parents disclose negative information about the divorce to their children and its effects.
In T. D. Afifi & W. Afifi (Eds.), Uncertainty, information management and disclosure
decisions: Theories and applications (pp. 403-425). New York: Routledge.
Braithwaite, D. O., Schrodt, P., & Baxter, L. A. (2006). Communication in stepfamily
relationships: Understudied and misunderstood. In K. Floyd & M. T. Morman’s
(Eds.), Widening the family circle: New research on family communication, (pp. 153170). Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage.
Myers, S. A., Schrodt, P., & Rittenour, C. E. (2006). The impact of parents’ use of hurtful
messages on adult children’s self-esteem and educational motivation. In L. Turner &
R. West’s (Eds.), The family communication sourcebook, (pp. 425-445). Thousand
Oaks, CA: Sage.
Krone, K. J., Schrodt, P., & Kirby, E. (2006). Structuration theory: Promising directions for
family communication research. In D. O. Braithwaite & L. A. Baxter’s (Eds.),
Engaging theories in family communication: Multiple perspectives, (pp. 293-308).
Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage.
Braithwaite, D. O., Schrodt, P., & Koenig Kellas, J. (2006). Symbolic convergence theory:
Communication, dramatizing messages, and rhetorical visions in families. In D. O.
Braithwaite & L. A. Baxter’s (Eds.), Engaging theories in family communication:
Multiple perspectives, (pp. 146-161). Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage.
Journal Articles in Instructional Communication
Witt, P. L., Schrodt, P., Wheeless, V., & Bryand, M. (in press). Students’ intent to persist in
college: Moderating the negative effects of receiver apprehension with instructor
credibility and nonverbal immediacy. Communication Studies.
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Schrodt, P. (in press). Content relevance and students’ comfort with disclosure as moderators
of instructor disclosures and credibility in the college classroom. Communication
Education.
Finn, A. N., & Schrodt, P. (2012). Students’ perceived understanding mediates the effects of
teacher clarity and nonverbal immediacy on learner empowerment. Communication
Education, 61, 111-130.
Jones, A. C., & Schrodt, P. (2012). Students’ attributions of instructor credibility as a function
of instructors’ out-of-class support. Basic Communication Course Annual, 24, 1-39.
Wheeless, V., Witt, P. L., Maresh, M., Bryand, M., & Schrodt, P. (2011). Instructor credibility
as a mediator of instructor communication and students’ intent to persist in college.
Communication Education, 60, 314-339.
Schrodt, P., & Finn, A. N. (2011). Students’ perceived understanding: An alternative measure
and its associations with perceived teacher confirmation, verbal aggressiveness, and
credibility. Communication Education, 60, 231-254.
Wang, T. R., & Schrodt, P. (2010). Are emotional intelligence and contagion moderators of
the association between students’ perceptions of instructors’ nonverbal immediacy
cues and students’ affect? Communication Reports, 23, 26-38.
Finn, A. N., Schrodt, P., Witt, P. L., Elledge, N., Jernberg, K. A., & Larson, L. (2009). A
meta-analytical review of teacher credibility and its associations with teacher
behaviors and student outcomes. Communication Education, 58, 516-537.
Schrodt, P., Witt, P. L., Turman, P. D., Myers, S. A., Barton, M. H., & Jernberg, K. A. (2009).
Instructor credibility as a mediator of instructors’ prosocial communication behaviors
and students’ learning outcomes. Communication Education, 58, 350-371.
King, P. E., Schrodt, P., & Weisel, J. (2009). The instructional feedback orientation scale:
Conceptualizing and validating a new measure for assessing perceptions of
instructional feedback. Communication Education, 58, 235-261.
Finn, A. N., Sawyer, C. R., & Schrodt, P. (2009). Examining the effect of exposure therapy on
public speaking state anxiety. Communication Education, 58, 92-109.
Schrodt, P., Witt, P. L., Myers, S. A., Turman, P. D., Barton, M. H., & Jernberg, K. A. (2008).
Learner empowerment and teacher evaluations as functions of teacher power use in the
college classroom. Communication Education, 57, 180-200.
Schrodt, P., Witt, P. L., & Turman, P. D. (2007). Reconsidering the measurement of teacher
power use in the college classroom. Communication Education, 56, 308-332.
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Schrodt, P., & Turman, P. D., & Soliz, J. (2006). Perceived understanding as a mediator of
perceived teacher confirmation and students’ ratings of instruction. Communication
Education, 55, 370-388.
Turman, P. D., & Schrodt, P. (2006). Student perceptions of teacher power as a function of
perceived teacher confirmation. Communication Education, 55, 265-279.
Witt, P., & Schrodt, P. (2006). The influence of instructional technology use and teacher
immediacy on student affect for teacher and course. Communication Reports, 19, 1-15.
Schrodt, P., & Witt, P. (2006). Students’ attributions of instructor credibility as a function of
students’ expectations of instructional technology use and nonverbal immediacy.
Communication Education, 55, 1-20.
Turman, P. D., & Schrodt, P. (2005). The influence of instructional technology use on
students’ affect: Do course designs and biological sex make a difference?
Communication Studies, 56, 109-129.
Schrodt, P., & Turman, P. D. (2005). The impact of instructional technology use, course
design, and sex differences on students’ initial perceptions of instructor credibility.
Communication Quarterly, 53, 177-196.
Turman, P. D., & Schrodt, P. (2004). New avenues for instructional communication research:
Relationships among coaches’ leadership behaviors and athletes’ affective learning.
Communication Research Reports, 21, 130-143.
Schrodt, P. (2003). Student perceptions of instructor verbal aggressiveness: The influence of
student verbal aggressiveness and self-esteem. Communication Research Reports, 20,
240-250.
Schrodt, P. (2003). Students’ appraisals of instructors as a function of students’ perceptions of
instructors’ aggressive communication. Communication Education, 52, 106-121.
Schrodt, P., Cawyer, C. S., & Sanders, R. (2003). An examination of academic mentoring
behaviors and new faculty members’ satisfaction with socialization and tenure and
promotion processes. Communication Education, 52, 17-29.
Schrodt, P., Wheeless, L. R., & Ptacek, K. M. (2000). Informational reception apprehension,
educational motivation, and achievement. Communication Quarterly, 48, 60-73.
Book Chapters in Instructional Communication
Witt, P. L., Schrodt, P., & Turman, P. D. (2010). Teacher immediacy: Creating connections
conducive to classroom learning. In D. L. Fassett & J. T. Warren (Eds.), The SAGE
handbook of communication and instruction (pp. 201-219). Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage.
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Schrodt, P., & Finn, A. N. (2010). Reconsidering the role of aggressive communication in
higher education. In T. A. Avtgis & A. Rancer (Eds.), Arguments, aggression, and
conflict: New directions in theory and research (pp. 159-176). New York: Routledge.
Book Review
Schrodt, P. (2006). [Review of the book Divorce and family mediation: Models, techniques,
and applications]. Journal of Family Communication, 6, 221-224.
Encyclopedia Entry
Braithwaite, D. O., Schrodt, P., & DiVerniero, R. (2009). Stepfamilies. In H. Reis & S.
Sprecher (Eds.), Encyclopedia of Human Relationships (pp. 1594 – 1597). Thousand
Oaks, CA: Sage.
Other Publications
Schrodt, P. (2006, November). Stepfamily communication: Implications for mental health in
stepchildren. Communication Currents, 1(1) (an on-line magazine publication of the
National Communication Association). Retrieved November 8, 2006, from
http://www.communicationcurrents.com
WORK IN PROGRESS
Under Review
None at this time.
Research in Progress
Floyd, K., Tretheway, A., Schrodt, P., & Erbert, L. A. (under contract). Making sense of us:
Exploring communication theory. Boston, MA: Pearson.
Braithwaite, D. O., & Schrodt, P. (Eds.). (under contract). Engaging theories in interpersonal
communication: Multiple perspectives (2nd ed.). Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage.
Finn, A. N., & Schrodt, P. Perceived understanding moderates the associations among
receiver apprehension, classroom anxiety, and student motivation. (Target submission:
Communication Education).
Phillips, K., & Schrodt, P. Confirmation as a moderator of rivalry and relational outcomes in
young adult sibling relationships. (Target submission: Western Journal of
Communication).
Thompson, P., & Schrodt, P. Joint family storytelling as a mediator of family communication
patterns and family strengths. (Target submission: Journal of Family Communication).
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PRESENTATIONS
Invited Presentations
Public Radio
Schrodt, P. (2008, February 20). Stepfamily communication and stepparenting. Invited
presentation on KERA’s radio talk show Think, 90.1 FM, hosted by Krys Boyd and
broadcasted on National Public Radio.
Media Interviews
Quoted by Biancolli, A. (2011, August 16). Give and take: Putting the promise in compromise.
Houston Chronicle, p. D2.
Universities
Guest Lecture, University of North Texas (2012, April). The Centrality of Coparental
Communication to the Individual and Relational Well-Being of Family Members.
Sponsored by the Department of Communication Studies.
Guest Lecture, Texas Christian University (2012, April). R-E-S-P-E-C-T, Find Out What It
Means to Men: Understanding and Applying Conflict Styles, Tactics, and Goals to
Improve Men‟s Personal Relationships. Presented at the 2012 TCU Men’s Summit,
“Beyond the Limit,” sponsored by Student Affairs.
Guest Lecture, Texas Tech University (2011, October). Do What You Love and Love What
You Do: The Challenges and Rewards of Conducting Communication Research.
Sponsored by the Department of Communication Studies.
Guest Lecture, Baylor University (2010, April). Feelings of Being Caught between Parents as
a Function of (Co)parental Communication Patterns in Divorced and Non-Divorced
Families. Sponsored by the Department of Communication Studies.
Piersol Lecture, Texas State University (2009, October). Do What You Love and Love What
You Do: The Challenges and Rewards of Conducting Communication Research.
Sponsored by the Department of Communication Studies.
Guest Lecture, University of Kansas (2006, February). Talking with your class: Verbal and
nonverbal message strategies for facilitating classroom learning. Sponsored by the
Center for Teaching Excellence.
Guest Lecture, Texas Christian University (2005, February). Aggressive communication and
teacher misbehaviors in the college classroom. Sponsored by the Department of
Communication Studies.
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Conferences
Rancer, A., Schrodt, P., Tew, M., & Titsworth, B. S. (2011, November). Teachers on
Teaching – Series II. Spotlight panel presented to the National Communication
Association, New Orleans, LA.
Bodary, D., Bryant, L. E., Duck, S., Eckstein, J. J., Heineman, J., Schrodt, P., et al. (2009,
April). “Where. . . oh where should I teach?”: An exploration of opportunities in the
world of academia. Spotlight panel presented to the Central States Communication
Association, St. Louis, MO.
Barge, K. J., Benoit, W. L., Bryant, L. E., Schrodt, P., Soliz, J. E., Trent, J. S., Turman, P. D.,
et al. (2009, April). Planning and executing communication inquiry: Conversations
with mentoring scholars to conceptualize, crystallize, and craft sound designs.
Workshop presented to the Central States Communication Association, St. Louis, MO.
Bodary, D., Brule, N. J., Bryant, L. E., McNabb, N., Pawlowski, D. R., Schrodt, P., Soliz, J.
E., Terry, A. L., & Worley, D. (2009, April). Are you checking your Facebook in my
class?: Successful teachers talk about proven classroom management techniques.
Panel presented to the Central States Communication Association, St. Louis, MO.
Braithwaite, D. O., Allen, M., Metts, S., Schrodt, P., & Soliz, J. (2008, April). Working
together: Research teams and collaborations. Spotlight panel presented to the Central
States Communication Association, Madison, WI.
Schrodt, P. (2006, April). Outstanding new teachers share classroom strategies. Presented to
the Central States Communication Association, Indianapolis, IN.
Afifi, T. D., & Schrodt, P. (2005, November). The Cream of the Crop in Interpersonal
Communication: Honoring the 2004 Knower Article and Miller Book Award Winners.
Presented to the National Communication Association, Boston, MA.
Schrodt, P. (2004, February). Surviving and thriving in graduate school. Presented to the
Western States Communication Association, Albuquerque, NM.
Competitively Selected Conference Papers (70) [* Denotes Top Paper (Panel) Award]
Schrodt, P. (2013, November). Content relevance and students‟ comfort with disclosure as
moderators of instructor disclosures and credibility in the college classroom. Paper
submitted for possible presentation to the National Communication Association,
Washington, DC. †
Schrodt, P., Witt, P. L., & Shimkowski, J. R. (2013, November). A meta-analytical review of
the demand/withdraw pattern of interaction and its associations with individual,
relational, and communicative outcomes. Paper submitted for possible presentation to
the National Communication Association, Washington, DC. †
Schrodt CV 14
* Metts, S., Braithwaite, D. O., Schrodt, P., Wang, T. R., Holman, A. J., Nuru, A. K., &
Stephenson-Abetz, J. (2013, April). An exploratory study of experience and expression
of emotions of stepchildren at critical events in stepfamily life. Paper to be presented to
the Central States Communication Association, Kansas City, MO. †
Bridge, M. C., & Schrodt, P. (2013, April). Privacy orientations as a function of family
communication patterns. Paper submitted for possible presentation at the Central
States Communication Association, Kansas City, MO. †
* Morman, M., Schrodt, P., & Tornes, M. (2012, November). Self-disclosure mediates the
effects of gender orientation and homophobia on the relationship quality of male
same-sex friendships. Paper presented to the National Communication Association,
Orlando, FL. †
* Schrodt, P., & Shimkowski, J. (2012, November). Feeling caught as a mediator of
coparental communication and young adults‟ mental health and relational satisfaction
with parents. Paper presented to the National Communication Association, Orlando,
FL. †
* Finn, A. N., & Schrodt, P. (2012, March). Students‟ perceived understanding as a mediator
of teacher clarity, nonverbal immediacy, and learner empowerment. Paper presented
to the Central States Communication Association, Cleveland, OH. †
Schrodt, P., & Carr, K. (2012, March). Trait verbal aggressiveness as a function of family
communication patterns. Paper presented to the Central States Communication
Association, Cleveland, OH. †
* McCurry, A., Schrodt, P., & Ledbetter, A. M. (2012, March). Relational uncertainty and
communication efficacy as predictors of religious conversations in romantic
relationships. Paper presented to the Central States Communication Association,
Cleveland, OH. †
Wheeless, V., Witt, P. L., Schrodt, P., & Bryand, M. (2011, November). Students‟ intent to
persist in college: Moderating the negative effects of receiver apprehension with
instructor credibility and nonverbal immediacy. Paper presented to the National
Communication Association, New Orleans, LA.
* Carr, K., Schrodt, P., & Ledbetter, A. M. (2011, November). Rumination, conflict intensity,
and perceived resolvability as predictors of the motivation to sustain and likelihood of
continuing serial arguments. Paper presented to the National Communication
Association, New Orleans, LA. †
Shimkowski, J. R., & Schrodt, P. (2011, November). Coparental communication as a
mediator of interparental conflict and young adults‟ mental well-being. Paper
presented to the National Communication Association, New Orleans, LA. †
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* Schrodt, P., & Finn, A. N. (2011, April). Students‟ perceived understanding: An alternative
measure and its associations with perceived teacher confirmation, verbal
aggressiveness, and credibility. Paper presented to the Central States Communication
Association, Milwaukee, WI. †
* Schrodt, P. (2011, April). Stepparents‟ and nonresidential parents‟ relational satisfaction as
a function of coparental communication in stepfamilies. Paper presented to the Central
States Communication Association, Milwaukee, WI. †
* Hamon, J. D., & Schrodt, P. (2011, April). Do parenting styles moderate the association
between family conformity orientation and young adults‟ mental well-being? Paper
presented to the Central States Communication Association, Milwaukee, WI. †
* Schrodt, P., & Ledbetter, A. M. (2010, November). Parental confirmation as a mediator of
young adults‟ feelings of being caught and family satisfaction. Paper presented to the
National Communication Association, San Francisco, CA. †
Schrodt, P. (2010, November). Coparental communication with nonresidential parents as a
predictor of couples‟ relational satisfaction and mental health in stepfamilies. Paper
presented to the National Communication Association, San Francisco, CA. †
Schrodt, P., Miller, A. E., & Braithwaite, D. O. (2010, November). Ex-spouses‟ relational
satisfaction as a function of coparental communication in stepfamilies. Paper
presented to the National Communication Association, San Francisco, CA. †
* Jones, A. C., & Schrodt, P. (2010, April). Students‟ attributions of instructor credibility as a
function of instructors‟ out-of-class support. Paper presented to the Central States
Communication Association, Cincinnati, OH. †
* Wang, T. R., & Schrodt, P. (2010, April). Are emotional intelligence and contagion
moderators of the association between instructors‟ nonverbal immediacy cues and
students‟ affective learning? Paper presented to the Central States Communication
Association, Cincinnati, OH. †
* Carr, K. R., & Schrodt, P. (2010, April). Emotional intelligence, tolerance for disagreement,
and the motivation to sustain serial arguments: Implications for relational satisfaction
and closeness. Paper presented to the Central States Communication Association,
Cincinnati, OH.
* Schrodt, P., Witt, P. L., Turman, P. D., Myers, S. A., Barton, M., & Jernberg, K. (2009,
November). Instructor credibility as a mediator of instructors‟ prosocial
communication behaviors and students‟ learning outcomes. Paper presented to the
National Communication Association, Chicago, IL. †
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* Schrodt, P., & Braithwaite, D. O. (2009, November). Actor-partner interdependence models
of coparental communication, relational satisfaction, and mental health in
stepfamilies. Paper presented to National Communication Association, Chicago, IL. †
Finn, A. N., Schrodt, P., Witt, P. L., Jernberg, K. A., Elledge, N., & Larson, L. M. (2009,
November). A meta-analytical review of teacher credibility and its associations with
teacher behaviors and student outcomes. Paper presented to the National
Communication Association, Chicago, IL. †
* Jernberg, K. A., & Schrodt, P. (2009, April). Learner empowerment and involvement as
functions of students‟ expectations of instructional technology use and nonverbal
immediacy cues. Paper presented to the Central States Communication Association, St.
Louis, MO.
O’Neil, J., Landreth-Grau, S., & Schrodt, P. (2008, November). An examination of the
linkages among stewardship tactics, relationship outcomes, and donor behavior in a
nonprofit. Paper presented to National Communication Association, San Diego, CA.
* King, P. E., Schrodt, P., & Weisel, J. (2008, November). The instructional feedback
orientation scale: Conceptualizing and validating a new measure for assessing
perceptions of instructional feedback. Paper presented to the National Communication
Association, San Diego, CA. †
Koenig Kellas, J., Trees, A., Schrodt, P., LeClair-Underberg, C., Willer, E. (2008, November).
Stories of marital stress: Predicting individual and relational well-being from joint
storytelling behaviors. Paper presented to the National Communication Association,
San Diego, CA. †
* Schrodt, P., Jernberg, K., Larson, L., Elledge, N., Glonek, K., & Ledbetter, A. (2008,
November). Family communication patterns as mediators of communication
competence in the parent-child relationship. Paper presented to the National
Communication Association, San Diego, CA. †
* Schrodt, P., Witt, P. L., & Messersmith, A. (2008, November). A meta-analytical review of
family communication patterns and their associations with information processing,
behavioral, and psychosocial outcomes. Paper presented to the National
Communication Association, San Diego, CA.†
Schrodt, P., Witt, P. L., Turman, P. D., Myers, S. A., Barton, M., & Jernberg, K. (2008,
November). Testing a general model of instructional communication across four
institutions. Paper presented to National Communication Association, San Diego, CA.
* Schrodt, P., Witt, P. L., Myers, S. A., Turman, P. D., Barton, M. H., & Jernberg, K. (2008,
April). Learner empowerment and students‟ ratings of instruction as functions of
teacher power use in the college classroom. Paper presented to the Central States
Communication Association, Madison, WI. †
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* Schrodt, P. (2008, April). Family strength and satisfaction as functions of family
communication environments. Paper presented to the Central States Communication
Association, Madison, WI. †
* Schrodt, P., Soliz, J., & Braithwaite, D. O. (2008, February). A social relations model of
everyday talk and relational satisfaction in stepfamilies. Paper presented at the annual
meeting of the Western States Communication Association, Denver, CO. †
* Schrodt, P., Witt, P. L., & Turman, P. D. (2007, November). Reconsidering the
measurement of teacher power use in the college classroom. Paper presented to the
National Communication Association, Chicago, IL. †
* Schrodt, P., & Ledbetter, A. M. (2007, November). Communication processes that mediate
family communication patterns and mental well-being: A means and covariance
structures analysis of young adults from divorced and non-divorced families. Paper
presented to the National Communication Association, Chicago, IL. †
* Koesten, J., Schrodt, P., & Ford, D. (2007, March). Cognitive flexibility as a mediator of
family communication environments and young adult children‟s well-being. Paper
presented to the Central States Communication Association, Minneapolis, MN. †
Ledbetter, A. M., & Schrodt, P. (2007, March). Family communication patterns and cognitive
processing: Conversation and conformity orientations as predictors of informational
reception apprehension. Paper presented to the Central States Communication
Association, Minneapolis, MN. †
Turman, P. D., Brown, T., & Schrodt, P. (2007, March). The influence of teacher attraction on
student affective learning, motivation and teacher evaluation. Paper presented to the
Central States Communication Association, Minneapolis, MN.
Schrodt, P., Braithwaite, D. O., Soliz, J., Tye, S., Miller, A., Lamb, E., & Marko, M. (2006,
November). An examination of everyday talk and relational satisfaction in
stepfamilies. Paper presented to the National Communication Association, San
Antonio, TX. †
* Schrodt, P., & Afifi, T. D. (2006, November). Communication processes that predict
children‟s feelings of being caught and their associations with children‟s mental health
and family satisfaction. Paper presented to the National Communication Association,
San Antonio, TX. †
Ledbetter, A., Schrodt, P., & Ohrt, J. K. (2006, November). Parental confirmation and
affection as mediators of family communication patterns and children‟s mental health
and well-being. Paper presented to the National Communication Association, San
Antonio, TX. †
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* Schrodt, P., Turman, P. D., & Soliz, J. (2006, November). Perceived understanding as a
mediator of perceived teacher confirmation and students‟ ratings of instruction. Paper
presented at the annual meeting of the National Communication Association, San
Antonio, TX. †
Thompson, B., Thompson, J., Koenig Kellas, J., Schrodt, P., Soliz, J. & Epp, A. (2006,
November). Family legacies: Constructing individual and familial identity through
intergenerational storytelling. Paper presented to the National Communication
Association, San Antonio, TX. †
Turman, P. D., & Schrodt, P. (2006, April). Student perceptions of teacher power as a function
of perceived teacher confirmation. Paper presented to the Central States
Communication Association, Indianapolis, IN. †
* Schrodt, P. (2005, November). A typological examination of communication competence
and health in stepchildren. Paper presented to the National Communication
Association, Boston, MA. †
Schrodt, P., & Witt, P. (2005, November). The interaction of nonverbal immediacy and
instructional technology use on students‟ initial reports of instructor credibility. Paper
presented to the National Communication Association, Boston, MA. †
Myers, S. A., Schrodt, P., & Rittenour, C. E. (2005, November). The impact of parents‟ use of
hurtful messages on adult children‟s self-esteem and educational motivation. Paper
presented to the National Communication Association, Boston, MA. †
* Schrodt, P. (2005, April). Family communication schemata and the circumplex model of
family functioning. Paper presented to the Central States Communication Association,
Kansas City, MO.†
Schrodt, P. (2005, February). The stepparent relationship index: Development, validation,
and associations with stepchildren‟s perceptions of stepparent communication
competence and closeness. Paper presented to the Western States Communication
Association, San Francisco, CA. †
Witt, P., & Schrodt, P. (2005, February). The influence of instructional technology use and
teacher immediacy on student affect for teacher and course. Paper presented to the
Western States Communication Association, San Francisco, CA.†
* Schrodt, P., Baxter, L. A., McBride, M. C., Braithwaite, D. O., & Fine, M. A. (2004,
November). The divorce decree, communication, and the structuration of co-parenting
relationships in stepfamilies. Paper presented to the National Communication
Association, Chicago, IL. †
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Schrodt, P. (2004, November). The stepfamily life index: Development and validation of a
new measure for stepfamily communication research. Paper presented to the National
Communication Association, Chicago, IL. †
* Turman, P. D., & Schrodt, P. (2004, April). The influence of instructional technology use on
students‟ affective learning: Do course types and sex differences make a difference?
Paper presented to the Central States Communication Association, Cleveland, OH. †
* Schrodt, P., & Turman, P. D. (2004, February). The impact of instructional technology use,
course design, and sex differences on students‟ initial perceptions of instructor
credibility. Paper presented to the Western States Communication Association,
Albuquerque, NM. †
* Golish, T. D., & Schrodt, P. (2003, November). “Feeling caught” as a mediator of
adolescents‟ and young adults‟ avoidance and satisfaction with their parents in
divorced and non-divorced households. Paper presented to the National
Communication Association, Miami, FL. †
* Schrodt, P. (2003, April). Student perceptions of instructor verbal aggressiveness: The
influence of student verbal aggressiveness and self-esteem. Paper presented to the
Central States Communication Association, Omaha, NE. †
Turman, P., & Schrodt, P. (2003, April). Coaching as an instructional communication context:
Relationships among coaches‟ leadership behaviors and athletes‟ affective learning.
Paper presented to the Central States Communication Association, Omaha, NE.†
* Golish, T. D., & Schrodt, P. (2003, February). Uncertainty and avoidance of the state of
one‟s family in stepfamilies, post-divorce single parent families, and first marriage
families. Paper presented to the Western States Communication Association, Salt Lake
City, UT. †
* Schrodt, P. (2002, November). The structuration of blended families: A theoretical
framework for exploring different types of blended families. Paper presented to the
National Communication Association, New Orleans, LA.
Braithwaite, D. O., McBride, M. C., & Schrodt, P. (2002, November). “Parent teams” and
the everyday interactions of co-raising children in blended families. Paper presented
to the National Communication Association, New Orleans, LA. †
* Schrodt, P. (2002, April). Challenging students in the college classroom: Student
perceptions of instructor aggressive communication and its influence on student
perceptions of understanding, instructor credibility, and instructor evaluations. Paper
presented to the Central States Communication Association, Milwaukee, WI. †
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Scholl, J., Schrodt, P., Bryant, L., McBride, C., & Bergen, K. (2001, November). Deception
and the “tact vs. truth” conversational dilemma: The influence of anticipated future
interaction, interpersonal attraction, and machiavellianism. Paper presented to the
National Communication Association, Atlanta, GA.
Schrodt, P., & Wheeless, L. R. (2001, November). Aggressive communication and
informational reception apprehension: The influence of listening anxiety and
intellectual inflexibility on trait argumentativeness and verbal aggressiveness. Paper
presented to the National Communication Association, Atlanta, GA. †
Schrodt, P. (2001, July). Toward a typology of blended families. Paper presented to the 2001
National Communication Association’s doctoral honors seminar, Austin, TX.
* Schrodt, P. (2001, April). The relationship between organizational identification and
organizational culture: Employee perceptions of culture and identification in a retail
sales organization. Paper presented to the Central States Communication Association,
Cincinnati, OH. †
Schrodt, P., Cawyer, C. S., & Sanders, R. (2000, November). An examination of academic
mentoring and new faculty members‟ satisfaction with socialization and tenure and
promotion processes. Paper presented to the National Communication Association,
Seattle, WA. †
Wheeless, L. R., & Schrodt, P. (2000, November). An examination of cognitive foundations of
informational reception apprehension: Political identification, religious affiliation,
and family environment. Paper presented to the National Communication Association,
Seattle, WA. †
Schrodt, P., Tate, T., & Carter, C. C. (1999, November). Parental modeling and the
development of communication apprehension in elementary school children: A Latino
perspective. Paper presented to National Communication Association, Chicago, IL.
* Schrodt, P. (1999, February). Systems theory and the family: An approach to interpersonal
communication. Paper presented to the Texas Tech Communication Research
Conference, Lubbock, TX.
†Conference paper has since been published as either a journal article or a book chapter.
Competitive Panel Presentations (32)
Myers, S. A., Schrodt, P., & Thompson, B. (2013, April). Communicating the possible: A
communication education interest group spotlight panel. Presented to the Central
States Communication Association, Kansas City, MO.
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Soliz, J., Tyma, A. W., Schrodt, P., & Meisenbach, R. (2013, April). Navigating life after
graduate school. Presented to the Central States Communication Association, Kansas
City, MO.
Metts, S., Schrodt, P., Thorson, A., Carr, K., & Wilder, S. (2012, November). Life-span
perspectives on families communicating during times of crises or stress. Panel
presented to the National Communication Association, Orlando, FL.
Braithwaite, D. O., Baxter, L. A., Metts, S., Cupach, W. R., Turner, L. H., West, R., Schrodt,
P., & Ledbetter, A. M. (2012, March). Connecting with a „scholarly soulmate‟:
Scholars share their stories of supportive collaboration. Panel presented to the Central
States Communication Association, Cleveland, OH.
Schrodt, P., Braithwaite, D. O., McKerrow, R., Metts, S., Frey, L. R., & Buzzanell, P. (2012,
March). Making connections: A roundtable discussion between graduate students and
leading scholars in communication. Panel presented to the Central States
Communication Association, Cleveland, OH.
Braithwaite, D. O., Bach, B. W., Galvin, K., Schrodt, P. et al. (2010, November). Building
bridges to discourse dependent families: Unique discourse of “Nontraditional”
families. Panel presented to National Communication Association, San Francisco, CA.
Frymier, A., Mottet, T., Schrodt, P., Witt, P., & Houser, M. (2010, November). Key
conclusions drawn from instructional research: Building a bridge from scholarship to
practice. Panel presented to National Communication Association, San Francisco, CA.
Beck, C. S., Bryant, L. E., Imes, R. S., Schrodt, P., & Willis-Rivera, J. (2010, April). We are
(not) family: Balancing competing demands and discourses of professional and family
engagement in the communication discipline. Panel presented to the Central States
Communication Association, Cincinnati, OH.
Schrodt, P. (2009, November). The missing link: Listening processes as explanatory
mechanisms for the intergenerational transmission of family communication patterns.
Panel presented to the National Communication Association, Chicago, IL.
Witt, P. L., Schrodt, P., & Turman, P. D. (2009, November). The relationship between
immediacy and learning in instructional communication. Panel presented to the
National Communication Association, Chicago, IL.
Petronio, S., Dickson, F. C., Schrodt, P., Morman, M. T., & Hampel, A. (2009, November).
Five years out: The legacy of family communication. Spotlight panel presented to the
National Communication Association, Chicago, IL.
Afifi, T. D., Schrodt, P., & McManus, T. (2009, May). The divorce disclosure model: Why
parents disclose negative information about the divorce to their children and its
effects. Paper presented to the International Communication Association, Chicago, IL.
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Schrodt, P. (2008, November). Accounting for nonindependence in interpersonal and family
communication research. Panel presented to the National Communication Association,
San Diego, CA.
Schrodt, P. (2008, April). Constructing your “pipeline” of research: Building and sustaining a
research program that leads to tenure and promotion. Panel presented to the Central
States Communication Association, Madison, WI.
DiVerniero, R., Nunziata, A., Schrodt, P., Hess, A., Murphy, R., & Brabham, D. C. (2008,
February). Examining the ethics of instructor personal disclosure on online networking
sites. Panel presented to the Western States Communication Association, Denver, CO.
Schrodt, P., Beck, S. J., Larson, K. A., Ledbetter, A. M., Manning, J., Messersmith, A. S., &
Bisel, R. S. (2007, March). Problematizing „darkness‟ in the dark side of interpersonal
communication. Panel presented to the Central States Communication Association,
Minneapolis, MN.
Braithwaite, D. O., & Schrodt, P. (2006, April). Issues of sex and communication among
stepfamily members. Panel presented to the Central States Communication Association,
Indianapolis, IN.
Schrodt, P. (2006, April). Defining the „family‟ in family communication. Panel presented to
the Central States Communication Association, Indianapolis, IN.
Braithwaite, D. O., Schrodt, P., Tye-Williams, S., Miller, A., Marko, M., & Lamb, E. (2005,
November). An examination of everyday talk and relational satisfaction in stepparentstepchild relationships. Panel presented to the National Communication Association,
Boston, MA.
Schrodt, P., Turman, P. D., Eckstein, N. J., & Bryant, L. E. (2005, April). Overcoming
classroom challenges: Techniques for addressing pitfalls associated with teaching
small group, interpersonal, and family communication courses. Panel presented to the
Central States Communication Association, Kansas City, MO.
Schrodt, P. (2005, February). The structuration of family communication: An underused
ontology worth revisiting. Panel presented to the Western States Communication
Association, San Francisco, CA.
Braithwaite, D. O., Baxter, L.A., & Schrodt, P. (2004, November). Stepfamilies: Understudied and misunderstood. Panel presented to the National Communication
Association, Chicago, IL.
Schrodt, P. (2004, November). Bringing family “forward” in work-family/work-life research.
Panel presented to the National Communication Association, Chicago, IL.
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Schrodt, P. (2004, April). Leadership and structural inequality within and among small
groups: An activity for small group communication classes. Panel presented to the
Central States Communication Association, Cleveland, OH.
Schrodt, P. (2003, November). Toward the development and validation of a Stepfamily
Dimensions Inventory. Panel presented to the National Communication Association,
Miami, FL.
Schrodt, P. (2003, April). Methodological approaches and challenges for stepfamily
communication researchers: Typology development. Panel presented to the Central
States Communication Association, Omaha, NE.
Braithwaite, D. O., Fine, M. A., McBride, M. C., Schrodt, P., & Baxter, L. A. (2003, April).
Co-parenting children in stepfamilies. Panel presented to the Society for Research in
Child Development, Tampa, FL.
Braithwaite, D. O., Fine, M. A., Schrodt, P., McBride, M. C., & Baxter, L. A. (2003,
February). Communication and co-parenting children in stepfamilies: Structures of
interactions within parent teams. Panel presented to the Western States
Communication Association, Salt Lake City, UT.
Schrodt, P. (2003, February). Schema theory and stepfamily schemata. Panel presented to the
Western States Communication Association, Salt Lake City, UT.
Schrodt, P., & Durham, W. D. (2002, November). Expanding the boundaries of small group
theory: Symbolic convergence theory and the social construction of a blended family
identity. Panel presented to National Communication Association, New Orleans, LA.
McBride, C., Wahl, S. T., & Schrodt, P. (2001, November). Radicalizing the family: A
theoretical exploration of the ethics of on-line adoption and the creation of „Efamilies.‟ Panel presented to the National Communication Association, Atlanta, GA.
Schrodt, P., Ptacek, K. M., & Lackey, T. L. (1999, November). Informational reception
apprehension, educational motivation, and achievement. Paper presented to the
National Communication Association, Chicago, IL.
TEACHING AND INSTRUCTIONAL ACTIVITIES
Multi-Section Courses Directed
Communication Internships
Fundamentals of Human Communication
Graduate Courses Taught
Interpersonal Communication
Family Communication
Interpersonal Conflict
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The “Dark Side” of Interpersonal Communication
Instructional Communication
Communication Theory
Undergraduate Courses Taught
Family Communication
Interpersonal Communication
Conflict Management
The “Dark Side” of Interpersonal Communication
Communication Theory
Small Group Communication
Organizational Communication
Communication for Educators
Introduction to Research Methods
Introduction to Public Speaking
Fundamentals of Human Communication
Communication Internships
Graduate Students Supervised (Texas Christian University unless otherwise noted)
Ph.D. Committee
Andrew M. Ledbetter, “Measuring online communication attitude: Instrument development
and association with relational maintenance in local and long-distance friendships.”
Dissertation defended May, 2007. (University of Kansas). (Currently an Assistant
Professor at Texas Christian University).
M. S. Advisor, Thesis
Kaitlin Phillips, “Confirmation as a moderator of rivalry and relational outcomes in young
adult sibling relationships,” defended March, 2013 (Doctoral student at the University
of Nebraska – Lincoln).
Patricia Thompson, “Family Storytelling as a Mediator of Family Communication Patterns
and Family Strengths,” defended April, 2013.
Morgan Bridge, “Family communication patterns and privacy orientations as predictors of
students’ perceptions of instructor disclosure in the college classroom,” defended April,
2012. Published in Communication Reports.
Jenna Shimkowski, “Young adults’ perceptions of coparental communication as mediators of
interparental conflict and young adults’ mental well-being,” defended November, 2010
(Currently in the doctoral program at the University of Denver). Published in
Communication Monographs.
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Allyson McCurry, “Relational uncertainty and communication efficacy as predictors of
religious conversations between romantic partners,” defended November, 2010.
Published in the Journal of Social and Personal Relationships.
Jordan D. Hamon, “Parenting styles as moderators of family communication patterns and
young adults’ mental well-being,” defended April, 2010 (Currently an Instructor at
Tarrant County Community College). Published in the Journal of Family
Communication.
Kristen R. Carr, “Emotional intelligence, tolerance for disagreement, and the motivation to
sustain serial arguments: Implications for relational satisfaction and closeness,”
defended April, 2009. (Currently an Assistant Professor at TCU). Published in the
Western Journal of Communication.
Tiffany R. Wang, “Students’ emotional intelligence and contagion as moderators of the
relationship between instructor nonverbal immediacy cues and affective learning,”
defended April, 2009. (Currently an Assistant Professor at the University of
Montevallo). Published in Communication Reports.
Kodiane A. Jernberg, “Students’ perceptions of learner empowerment and involvement as
functions of students’ expectations of instructional technology use and nonverbal
immediacy cues,” defended April, 2008.
M. S. Committee, Thesis
Katherine F. Fearer, “Relational uncertainty and interaction enjoyment as predictors of
relational maintenance,” defended April, 2013.
Natalie Fech, “Relational uncertainty and partner interference in long-distance and
geographically close romantic relationships,” defended April, 2013.
Amy T. Keating, “How do we keep in touch?: Facebook, relational maintenance, and friends’
geographic distance,” defended April, 2012.
Katie L. Glonek, “Narrative as mnemonic: The effect of organizational structure and
communication load on retention,” defended December, 2007.
Daniel Woodward, “It’s a whole new ballgame: A content analysis of media coverage of
fantasy sports,” defended May, 2005. (University of Texas at Arlington).
M. S. Advisor, Comprehensive Exams: Mariel Bongiovanni (2013), Stephen Bailey (2012),
Bridget Bishop (2012), Cathleen O’Shaughnessy (2011), Katherine Whitman (2010),
Stephanie Jones (2008), Megan Buxton (2008), Lara Larson (2008)
M. S. Committee, Comprehensive Exams: Cayce Jones (2013), Madeline Heine (2011),
Cathleen O’Shaughnessy (2011), Samuel Newton (2010), Benjamin St. John (2010), Matthew
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Burns (2009), Nicole Elledge (2008), Emily Nash (2008), Tracy Williams (2008), Jennifer K.
Ohrt (2006, University of Kansas)
Graduate Students in Progress
Jordan Young, Thesis TBD.
Undergraduate Honors Thesis Directed
Luke Jensen, University of Texas at Arlington, 2004
Undergraduate Honors Thesis Committee
Timothy Wang, Texas Christian University, 2011
MEMBERSHIPS IN PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATIONS
National Communication Association (Life Member)
International Communication Association (2007 - 2010)
Central States Communication Association (Life Member)
International Association for Relationship Research (Since 2002)
EDITORIAL SERVICE
Guest Editorship
Journal of Family Communication, Special Issue on Family Communication Patterns theory
(co-edited with Ascan Koerner)
Editorial Board Memberships
Communication Monographs, 2007 – present
Communication Education, 2006 – present
Journal of Family Communication, 2005 – present
Western Journal of Communication, 2008 – 2010
Communication Reports, 2003 – 2008
Communication Studies, 2005 – 2006
Basic Communication Course Annual, 2006 – 2007
Texas Speech Communication Journal, 2006 – 2007
Journal Reviewer
Human Communication Research, 2007 – 2008
Personal Relationships, 2010
Journal of Social and Personal Relationships, 2007 – present
Journal of Language and Social Psychology, 2008
Textbook Reviewer
McGraw-Hill Companies, 2007 – 2008
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PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATION SERVICE
Offices
Member, Publications Board, National Communication Association (NCA), 2011 – 2015
Member, Task Force on Policy Platform Review, NCA, 2011
Chair of the Resolutions Committee, NCA, 2010
Member of the Nominating Committee, Interpersonal Communication Division, NCA, 2010
Member, Strategic Planning Committee, NCA, 2009
Member, Resolutions Committee, NCA, 2009
Member of Legislative Assembly, NCA, 2008 – 2009
Member of the Nominating Committee, NCA, 2008
Chair, Family Communication Division, NCA, 2007 – 2008
Vice Chair and Program Planner, Family Communication Division, NCA, 2006 – 2007
(Planned the 2007 FCD Program)
Vice Chair Elect and Chair of the Sandra Petronio Dissertation Award Committee, Family
Communication Division, NCA, 2005 – 2006
Secretary, Interpersonal Communication Division, NCA, 2007 – 2008
Member, Awards Nomination Committee, Interpersonal Communication Division, NCA, 2006,
2012
Member, Awards Selection Committee, Interpersonal Communication Division, NCA, 2005,
2010
Member, Nominating Committee, Instructional Development Division, NCA, 2004
Member-at-large, Executive Committee, Central States Communication Association (CSCA)
2013 – 2014
Chair, Federation Prize Committee, CSCA, 2012
Member, Federation Prize Committee, CSCA, 2011
Chair of the Nominating Committee, CSCA, 2008 – 2009
Member of the Nominating Committee, CSCA, 2007 – 2008
Chair and Program Planner, Interpersonal and Small Group Division, CSCA, 2004 – 2005
Vice Chair, Interpersonal and Small Group Division, CSCA, 2003 – 2004
Secretary, Interpersonal and Small Group Division, CSCA, 2002 – 2003
Respondent
Communication Education Interest Group, CSCA, 2007
Family Communication Division, NCA, 2006
Interpersonal Communication Division, WSCA, 2005
Communication Theory Interest Group, WSCA, 2004
Paper Reader/Reviewer
B. Aubrey Fisher Award Committee, WSCA, 2009 – 2010
Pre-Conference Proposals, NCA, 2009
Communication Education Interest Group, CSCA, 2006
Family Communication Division, NCA, 2004, 2005, 2010
Instructional Development Division, NCA, 2005
Interpersonal Communication Division, WSCA, 2003
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UNIVERSITY SERVICE
Texas Christian University
Committee Membership
University Advisory Committee (2012 – 2015)
University Academic Appeals Committee (2007 – 2013)
Faculty Senate (2007 – 2013)
Faculty Governance Committee (2007 – present)
Advisory Committee, Department of Communication Studies (2009 – 2012)
University Administrative Council (2009 – 2010)
College of Communication, Dean Search Committee (2007 – 2008)
Graduate Council Representative, College of Communication (2007 – 2010)
Department Curriculum Committee, Communication Studies (2008 – 2009)
Committee Leadership
Department of Communication Studies, Chaired Two Faculty Searches, Dr. Andrew M.
Ledbetter and Dr. Johny Garner, 2009 – 2010
Department of Communication Studies, Chaired Lecture Search Positions, 2009 – 2010
Department of Communication Studies, Chaired Ph.D. Proposal Committee, 2008 – 2009
Department of Communication Studies, Chaired Faculty Search, Dr. Amber Finn, 2006 – 2007
University of Kansas
Committee Membership
General Research Fund Committee, College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, 2006
Departmental Awards Committee, Communication Studies, 2006
University of Texas at Arlington
Committee Leadership
Speech Sequence Coordinator, Department of Communication, 2003 – 2005
Committee Memberships
Grade Appeals Committee, Department of Communication, 2003 – 2005
Academic Standards Committee, Department of Communication, 2003 – 2004
Tenure Earning Research Committee, Department of Communication, 2003 – 2005
Faculty Search Committees (4), Department of Communication, 2003 – 2005
University of Nebraska – Lincoln
Committee Memberships (All in the Department of Communication Studies)
Graduate Student Representative for the Departmental Governing Body, 2001
Departmental Review Committee for the Institutional Review Board, 2001 – 2002
Undergraduate Curriculum Committee, 2001
Planning Committee for the Teaching and Learning Center’s GTA Training Workshop, 2001
Grade Appeals Committee, 2000
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EXTERNAL REVIEWS
External reviewer, promotion to associate professor with tenure, Mississippi State
University, 2011
External reviewer, promotion to associate professor with tenure, Kent State University, 2011
External reviewer, promotion to associate professor with tenure, University of Nebraska at
Omaha, 2011
External reviewer, promotion to associate professor with tenure, University of Montana, 2011