Contact and Overview
Email Address
Office Hours
Tuesday: 8:45-9:30 a.m. • 12:15-1:45 p.m.
Thursday: 8:45-9:30 a.m. • 12:15-1:45 p.m.
Education
Ph.D., Communication, University of Kentucky
Certificate, Medical Behavioral Science, University of Kentucky
Dissertation: Framing the Evidence: A Test of an Integrated Message Strategy in the Exercise Context
Teaching
Currently Teaching (Fall 2024)
COM 2131 Health Communication
COM 3928 Communication Research Methods
Courses Taught
COM 2131 Health Communication
COM 3131 Health Communication in Interpersonal Settings
COM 3152 Communication in Organizations
COM 3928 Communication Research Methods
COM 4511 Senior Honors Thesis
HON 4010 Senior Honors Thesis/Project
HON 3500 Independent Study
Research Specialties
Health Communications
Research Methods
Interpersonal Communication
Theory
Publications
- Gray, J.B., Winn, W., Cazier, J., Volstad, S. (in press). Stories of breast cancer: Using text analytics to understand better the illness experience. International Journal of Multiple Research Approaches
- Articles in the Journal of Health Communication
- Journal of Communication in Healthcare
- Global Health and Medicine
- Communication Teacher
- College Teaching
- Communication Research Reports
Recent Awards
- Nominee, College Outstanding Advisor
- Most Helpful Faculty
- University Research Council Grants
Title: Professor, Communication Studies
Department: Department of Communication
Email address: Email me
Phone: (828) 262-7201