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Renee Edwards
Professor and Chair. Ph.D., Florida State University. Interpersonal communication, research methods, intrapersonal communication processes.
Office: 136A Coates Hall
Phone: (225)578-6821
E-mail: edwards@lsu.edu
Curriculum Vita
Research Interests
Current research focuses on factors that influence the ways that individuals interpret messages, including message variables (e.g., equivocation, powerlessness) and individual-level variables (e.g., sex and gender, sense of humor).
Notable Activities
Past President of the Southern States Communication Association, Editorial Board for the Southern Communication Journal, Past Book Review Editor for the Southern Communication Journal, Past member of the LSU Program Review Council.
Recent Publications
Edwards, R., Allen, M. W., & Hayhoe, C. R. (in press, 2008). Financial attitudes and family communication about students’ finances: The role of sex differences. Communication Reports.
Rester, C., & Edwards, R. (2007). Effects of sex and setting on students' interpretation of teachers' excessive immediacy messages. Communication Education, 56, 34-53.
Allen, M. W., Edwards, R., Hayhoe, C. R., & Leach, L. (in press). Imagined interactions, family money management patterns and coalitions, and attitudes toward money and credit. Journal of Family and Economic Issues. Published online December 16, 2006, www.springerlink.com/content/y46ww8448364v5m7/?p=8c4a873bf5b447e3a5ad8023cca973cd&pi=3
Hayhoe, C. R., Leach, L., Allen, M. W., & Edwards, R. (2005). Credit cards held by college students. Financial Counseling & Planning, 16, 1-10.
Bello, R., & Edwards, R. (2005). Interpretations of messages: The influence of various forms of equivocation, face concerns, and sex differences. Journal of Language and Social Psychology, 24, 160-181.
Edwards, R., & Hamilton, M. A. (2004). You need to understand my gender role: An empirical test of Tannen's model of gender and communication Sex Roles, 50, 491-504.
Edwards, R., & Bello, R. (2001). Interpretations of messages: The influence of equivocation, face concerns, and ego involvement. Human Communication Research, 27, 597-631.
Edwards, R., Bello, R., Brandau-Brown, F., & Hollems, D. (2001). The effects of loneliness and verbal aggressiveness on message interpretation. Southern Communication Journal, 66, 139-150.
Edwards, R. (2000). Interpreting relational meanings: The influence of sex and gender-role. Communication Research Reports, 17, 13-21.
Michelle Kirtley Johnston, M. K., Pecchioni, L., Edwards, R. (2000). The influence of interpersonal communication variables on group communication satisfaction. Academy of Managerial Communications Journal.
Teaching
CMST 4119, Nonverbal Communication
CMST 7913, Research in Communication Theory
CMST 7910, Seminar in Interpersonal Communication
Grants and Contracts
2000 Rhetoric of Alcohol. Faculty incentive grant for curriculum innovations. Funded by the LSU Campus-Community Coalition for Change program of the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation.
1991 Speech Communication Equipment and Research Center. Purchased major research and computer equipment. Funded by the Louisiana Education Quality Support Fund (LEQSF) Enhancement Program. ($35,000.00) |
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