Department News:
Summer 2016
Promotion
Dr. Mary E. King was promoted to Associate Professor. Congrats, Dr. King!
Publications
Brummett, E. A. (2016). “Race doesn’t matter:” A dialogic analysis of interracial romantic partners’ stories about racial differences. Journal of Social and Personal Relationships. doi: 10.1177/0265407516658790
Heineman, D. S. (2016). Porting game studies research to virtual reality. New Media & Society. doi: 10.1177/1461444816661711
Miller, E. C. (2016). The State of the Marital Union: Rhetoric, Identity, and Nineteenth Century Marriage Controversies, by Leslie J. Harris. (Book Review). Rhetoric and Public Affairs, 19, 112-115.
Miller, E. C. (2016). Hunt the Devil: A Demonology of U.S. War Culture, by Robert L. Ivie and Oscar Giner. (Book Review). Communication Review, 19, 156-158.
Shorter, S. R. (2016). Black student-faculty mentorship programs: A means to increase
workforce diversity in the professoriate. In C. L. Scott & J. D. Sims (Eds.), Developing Workforce Diversity Programs, Curriculum, and Degrees in Higher Education (pp. 43-61). Hershey, PA: IGI Global.
Presentations
King, M. E., & Theiss, J. A. (2016, July). Relational uncertainty and partner interference as predictors of stress and turmoil in the empty-nest relationship. A paper presented at the meeting of the International Association for Relationship Research, Toronto, Ontario, CA.
Dr. Shavonne Shorter presented a summer enrichment workshop to ACT101 students at Bloomsburg University titled, “Choosing A Major—Communication Studies” in July.
Scholarly Activity
Dr. Eric C. Miller’s interview with historian Daniel K. Williams appeared at Religion and Politics on May 31, and his interview with historian Alison Collis Greene appeared at Religion Dispatches on July 29.