Department of Communication

Chris Carpenter has been busy!
Carpenter, C. J. (2012). A meta-analysis of gender differences in responses to sexual versus emotional infidelity. Psychology of Women Quarterly, 36, 25-37.
Carpenter, C. J. (2012). A trim and fill examination of the extent of publication bias in communication research. Communication Methods and Measures,6, 41-55.
Boster, F. J., Carpenter, C. J., Andrews, K. [...]

Nathan and Lisa Miczo presented at a summer conference.
Miczo, N., & Miczo, L. A. (2012, July). Family communication patterns, illness attitudes, and the willingness to disclose symptoms to parents. Paper presented at the International Association for Relationship Research Conference, Chicago, IL.

From University Relations:
Western Illinois University Department of Communication Assistant Professor Chris Carpenter was invited to debate at the Oxford Union Society in England in May. Carpenter, who has done extensive research on social media issues, was invited to speak on the motion, “This House Believes Social Media has Successfully Reinvented Social [...]

Nathan Miczo, Communication, has been promoted from associate professor to full professor. Congratulations Nathan!

The Communication Department is preparing for the 4th Annual Career Preparation Day on September 13, 2012. And they are looking for Communication alumni who would like to return to Western Illinois University and share their experiences with current students to help them better understand the challenges of the working world.
In particular, the [...]

Breanna Mcewan attended the annual Faculty Summer Institute at the University of Illinois.
Faculty Summer Institute (FSI) is a 3-day conference for higher education instructors and other professionals. Participants come from Illinois state universities, community colleges, private institutions, and out-of-state universities.
FSI offers presentations, workshops, [...]

Nathan Miczo has been busy researching, writing and publishing this year. COFAC faculty stay busy on top of their teaching duties.  He has presented and published chapters in several books.

Miczo, N. (2012, February). Opposite-sex affinity-seeking, self-criticism, and masculinity-femininity as predictors of dieting attitudes. Paper presented to the Interpersonal Communication Interest Group, Western States Communication Association, [...]

Sarah Noack, senior from Eureka, has received the Fourth Place award from the WIU Phi Kappa Phi Undergraduate Research Paper Committee for her paper entitled, “Silent Music: The Impact of Nonverbal Communication in Live Music Performance.” The recognition includes a $150 monetary award. Sarah received the award at the Phi Kappa Phi Banquet on [...]

From University Relations:
When Darth Vader was introduced as the dark side of the Force in the first installment of the original trilogy, “Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope” (1977), Christopher Carpenter, the 30-year old assistant professor of communication at Western Illinois University, was not yet born.
Now, Carpenter is getting worldwide news coverage [...]

Patrick Stufflebeam, BA communication, minor music 1999, has been elected to partnership in HeplerBroom LLC, Edwardsville, IL office.
Patrick Stufflebeam is a litigation attorney in the areas of products and premises liability with a special emphasis on toxic tort defense, including asbestos, manganese and silica.
Stufflebeam is admitted to practice [...]