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Ascan Felix Koerner

Ascan Koerner

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Communication Studies 244 Ford Hall
Curriculum Vitae

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Narrative

Dr. Koerner's research interests focus on family communication and on the cognitive bases of relationships and their influence on interpersonal communication, including message production and message interpretation. Specifically, he is investigating basic relational schemas and the psychological and social rules of their implementation. He is also researching in the areas of persuasion and interpersonal influence.

His research on interpersonal and family communication has appeared in such journals as Communication Monographs, Communication Theory, Human Communication Research, The Journal of Family Communication, and the Journal of Personal and Social Relationships.

Dr. Koerner teaches graduate courses in interpersonal communication, persuasion, social cognition, and communication theory.


Specialties

  • cognitive processes in interpersonal communication
  • marital and family communication
  • persuasion

Educational Background

  • Ph.D.: Communication Arts, University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI, 1998.

Publications

  • The effect of family communication pattern on adopted adolescent adjustment.: Koerner, Ascan Felix, M. Rueter, Journal of Marriage and Family, in press.
  • Models of relating – not relationship models: Cognitive representations of relating across interpersonal relationship domains: Koerner, Ascan Felix, Journal of Social and Personal Relationships, 23 629-653, 2006.
  • Social cognition and family communication: Family communication patterns theory: Koerner, Ascan Felix, D. Roskos-Ewoldsen & J. Monahan, Lawrence Erlbaum Associates, Communication and social cognition: Theory and methods, 197-216, 2007.
  • Family communication patterns theory: A social cognitive approach: Koerner, Ascan Felix, D. O. Braithwaite & L. A. Baxter, Sage, Engaging theories in family communication: Multiple perspectives, 50-65, 2006.
  • Family type and conflict: The impact of conversation orientation and conformity orientation on conflict in the family.. Koerner, Ascan Felix, M.A. Fitzpatrick, 1997.
  • Nuances in inoculation: The role of inoculation approach, ego-involvement, and message processing disposition in resistance. Koerner, Ascan Felix, M. Pfau, K.J. Tusing, W. Lee, L.C. Godbold, L.J. Penaloza, Y. Hong, & S.V. Yang, 1997.
  • Enriching the inoculation construct: The role of critical components in the process of resistance. Koerner, Ascan Felix, M. Pfau, K.J. Tusing, W. Lee, L.C. Godbold, L.J. Penaloza, Y.S. Yang, & Y. Hong, 1997.
  • Understanding family communication patterns and family functioning: The roles of conversation orientation and conformity orientation. Koerner, Ascan Felix, M. A. Fitzpatrick, 2002.
  • Toward a theory of family communication. Koerner, Ascan Felix, M. A. Fitzpatrick, 2002.
  • The influence of conformity orientation on communication patterns in family conversations. Koerner, Ascan Felix, K. E.. Cvancara, 2002.
  • Nonverbal communication and marital adjustment and satisfaction: The role of decoding relationship relevant and relationship irrelevant affect. Koerner, Ascan Felix, M. A. Fitzpatrick, 2002.
  • Family communication schemata: Effects in children's resiliency. Koerner, Ascan Felix, M. A. Fitzpatrick, The evolution of key mass communication concepts: Honoring Jack M. McLeod, forthcoming.
  • Communication in intact families. Koerner, Ascan Felix, M. A. Fitzpatrick, The handbook of family communication, pp. 177-195, 2004.
  • You never leave your family in a fight: The impact of families of origins on conflict-behavior in romantic relationships. Koerner, Ascan Felix, M. A. Fitzpatrick, 2002.
  • Communication and understanding in parent-adolescent relationships.. Koerner, Ascan Felix, Sillars, A., & Fitzpatrick, M. A., 2005.
  • Family communication schemata: Effects on children's resiliency. Koerner, Ascan Felix, Fitzpatrick, M. A., The evolution of key mass communication concepts: Honoring Jack M. McLeod (pp. 115-139). Cresskill, NJ: Hampton Press., 2005.

Professional Activities

  • Editorial Board: Human Communication Research

Awards

  • International Communication Association, Interpersonal Communication Division, Top Four Paper Award, May 2003

Courses Taught

  • COMM 5431 - The Process of Persuasion
  • COMM 8402 - Seminar: Interpersonal Communication
  • COMM 5402 - Advanced Interpersonal Communication
  • COMM 5401 - Advanced Theories of Communication
  • COMM 3402 - Introduction to Interpersonal Communication
  • COMM 4471 - Communication in Marriage and Family
  • COMM 4407 - Communication and Conflict
  • COMM 8110 - Seminar: Strategic Communication
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