Articles

Koerner, A. F. (2006). Models of relating – not relationship models: Cognitive representations of relating across interpersonal relationship domains. Journal of Social and Personal Relationships , 23, 629-653.

Koerner, A. F. (2005). Communication researchers and the IRB: A qualitative analysis of IRB narratives. Journal of Applied Communication Research, 33 , 231-241.

Sillars, A., Koerner, A. F., & Fitzpatrick, M. A. (2005). Communication and understanding in parent-adolescent relationships. Human Communication Research, 31, 103-128.

Koerner, A. F., & Cvancara, K. E. (2002). The influence of conformity orientation on communication patterns in family conversations. The Journal of Family Communication, 2, 132-152.

Koerner, A. F., & Fitzpatrick, M. A. (2002). Nonverbal communication and marital adjustment and satisfaction: The role of decoding relationship relevant and relationship irrelevant affect. Communication Monographs, 69, 33-51.

Koerner, A. F., & Fitzpatrick, M. A. (2002). Toward a theory of family communication. Communication Theory, 12, 70-91.

Koerner, A. F., & Fitzpatrick, M. A. (2002). Understanding family communication patterns and family functioning: The roles of conversation orientation and conformity orientation. Communication Yearbook, 26, 37-69.

Koerner, A. F., & Fitzpatrick, M. A. (2002). You never leave your family in a fight: The impact of families of origins on conflict-behavior in romantic relationships. Communication Studies, 53, 234-251.

Koerner, A. F., & Fitzpatrick, M. A. (1997). Family type and conflict: The impact of conversation orientation and conformity orientation on conflict in the family. Communication Studies, 48, 59-75.

Pfau, M., Tusing, K. J., Koerner, A. F., Lee, W., Godbold, L. C., Penaloza, L. J., Yang, Y. S., & Hong, Y. (1997). Enriching the inoculation construct: The role of critical components in the process of resistance. Human Communication Research, 24, 187-215.

Pfau, M., Tusing, K. J., Lee, W., Godbold, L. C., Koerner, A. F., Penaloza, L. J., Hong, Y., & Yang, V. S. (1997). Nuances in inoculation: The role of inoculation approach, ego-involvement, and message processing disposition in resistance. Communication Quarterly, 45, 461-481.

Book Chapters

Koerner, A. F (in press). Social Cognition and family communication. In D. R. Roskos-Ewoldson & J. L. Monahan (Eds.) Social Cognition and communication. Mahwah, NJ: Lawrence Erlbaum.

Koerner, A. F., & Fitzpatrick, M. A. (2006). Family communication patterns theory: A socail-cognitive approach. In D. O. Braithwaite & L. A. Baxter (Eds.) Engaging theories in family communication: Multiple perspectives (pp. 50-65). Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage.

Koerner, A. F., & Fitzpatrick, M. A. (2006). Family conflict communication. In J. Oetzel & S. Ting-Toomey (Eds.) The Sage handbook of conflict communication (pp. 159-183). Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage.

Van Lear, A., Koerner, A. F., & Allen, D. (2006). Relationship Typologies. In A.Vangelisti and D. Perlmann, (Eds.) The Cambridge handbook of personal relationships (pp. 91-111). Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.

Fitzpatrick, M. A., & Koerner, A. F. (2005). Family communication schemata: Effects on children's resiliency. In Dunwoody, S., Becker, L. B., McLeod, D., & Kosicki, G. (Eds.) The evolution of key mass communication concepts: Honoring Jack M. McLeod (pp. 115-139). Cresskill, NJ: Hampton Press.

Koerner, A. F., & Fitzpatrick, M. A. (2004). Communication in intact families. In A. Vangelisti (Ed.), The handbook of family communication (pp. 177-195). Mahwah, NJ: Lawrence Erlbaum.

Conference Papers

Kagawa, N., & Koerner, A. F. (2006, November). Empathic Accuracy Depending on Family Communication Patterns. (Paper presented at the Annual meeting of the National Communication Association, San Antonio , TX ).

Koerner, A. F. (2006, July). Validating the Revised Family Communication Patterns Instrument (RFCP). (Paper presented at the Annual meeting of the International Association for Relationship Research, Rethymno, Crete , Greece ).

Lee, E., & Koerner, A. F. (2006, June). Situational Factors and Facework Influence as a Secondary Goal. (Paper presented at the Annual meeting of the International Communication Association, Dresden , Germany ).

Kagawa, N., & Koerner, A. F. (2006, June). Empathic Accuracy and Topic Coherence in Family Communication: Investigating the Effects of Children's Gender on Family Conversations. (Paper presented at the Annual meeting of the International Communication Association, Dresden , Germany ).

VanLear, C. A., Koerner, A. F., & Allen, D. M. (2005, November). Relationship typologies. (Paper presented at the Annual meeting of the National Communication Association, Boston ).

Koerner, A. F. (2005, May). Relational models – not models of relationships: Variations in the cognitive representations of relating in different relationships. (Paper presented at the Annual meeting of the International Communication Association, New York ).

Koerner, A. F., & Maki, L. (2004, November). Family communication patterns and social support in families of origin and adult children's subsequent intimate relationships. (Paper presented at the annual meeting of the National Communication Association, Chicago).

Koerner, A. F., & Maki, L. (2004, July). Family communication patterns and social support in families of origin and adult children's subsequent intimate relationships. (Paper presented at the Annual meeting of the International Association for Relationship Research, Madison, WI).

Koerner, A. F., & Maki, L. (2004, May). Family communication patterns, corporal punishment and social support and their effects on relational violence in adult children's romantic relationships. (Paper presented at the Annual meeting of the International Communication Association, New Orleans, LA).

Koerner, A. F. (2004, May). Mental representations of relationships as evolved psychological mechanisms: An argument for relational models. (Paper presented at the Annual meeting of the International Communication Association, New Orleans, LA).

Koerner, A. F., & Fitzpatrick, M. A. (2003, November). Communication in intact families. (Paper presented at the Annual meeting of the National Communication Association, Miami, FL).

Koerner, A. F. (2003, May). Evolution and communication. (Paper presented at the Annual meeting of the International Communication Association, San Diego, CA).

Koerner, A. F. (2003, May). A cross-cultural comparison of relational model use in interpersonal relationships of American and Singaporean college students. (Paper presented at the Annual meeting of the International Communication Association, San Diego, CA). * Top Four Paper.

Koerner, A. F. (2002, July). Appealing to the Heart of a Social-Relationship: The Role of Relational Models in Pro-Social Message Processing and Persuasion. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the International Communication Association, Seoul, Korea.

Koerner, A. F., & Eis, K. M. (2001, November). The Influence of Conformity Orientation on Communication Patterns in Family Conversations. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the National Communication Association, Atlanta, GA.

Koerner, A. F., & Fitzpatrick, M. A. (2001, May). Toward a Theory of Family Communication. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the International Communication Association, Washington, D.C.

Koerner, A. F. (2001, May).The Importance of Relational Context in Interpersonal Influence: Investigating the Role of Third Parties. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the International Communication Association, Washington, D.C.

Koerner, A. F., Fujiwara, M. (2000, November). Relational models and horizontal and vertical individualism/collectivism: A cross-cultural comparison of Americans and Japanese. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the National Communication Association, Seattle, WA.

Koerner, A. F. (2000, June). Variations in the cognitive models of relationships with mothers, close friends, and acquaintances. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the International Communication Association, Acapulco, Mexico.

Koerner, A. F., & Fitzpatrick, M. A. (1999, May). There is more to emotion than just being positive or negative: The nonverbal communication of affect in marriages. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the International Communication Association, New York.

Koerner, A. F., & Fitzpatrick, M.A. (1998, July). Dimensions of family communication: Theoretical and practical considerations. Paper presented at the annual conference of the International Communication Association, Jerusalem, Israel.

Koerner, A. F., & Fitzpatrick, M. A. (1997, November). Husbands do matter: Decoding nonverbal affect in marital interaction. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the National Communication Association, Chicago, IL.

Sillars, A., Koerner, A. F., Fitzpatrick, M. A., Kampen, A. (1997, August). Multi-method assessment of parent-adolescent understanding. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the International Society for the Study of Interpersonal Relationships, Banff, B. C., Canada.

Koerner, A. F., & Fitzpatrick, M. A. (1997, May). You never leave your family in a fight: The impact of families of origins on conflict-behavior in romantic relationships. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the International Communication Association, Montreal, Canada.

Koerner, A. F. (1996, November). Meaning transfer in pro-social marketing: Arguments for a new theoretical approach. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Speech Communication Association, San Diego, CA.

Pfau, M., Lee, W., Godbold, L. C., Hong, Y., Tusing, K. J., Koerner, A. F., Penaloza, L. J., & Yang, V. S. (1996, November). Nuances in inoculation: The role of inoculation approach and receiver ego-involvement, message processing disposition, and gender in the process of resistance. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Speech Communication Association, San Diego, CA.

Fitzpatrick, M. A., & Koerner, A. F. (1996, July). Family communication schemata and social functions of communication. Paper presented at the International Research Colloquium on Communication Research, Moscow, Russia.

Koerner, A. F., & Fitzpatrick, M. A. (1996, May). Talking it out or avoiding it altogether: The role of conversation orientation and conformity on conflict in the family. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the International Communication Association, Chicago, IL.

Pfau, M., Tusing, K. J., Koerner, A. F., Penaloza, L. J., Godbold, L. C., Lee, W., Yang, Y. S., & Hong, Y. (1996, May). Enriching the inoculation construct: The role of critical components in the process of resistance. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the International Communication Association, Chicago, IL.

Koerner, A. F. (1995, November). Family communication patterns: Differences in collectivistic and individualistic families. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Speech Communication Association, San Antonio, TX.

Ongoing Research

Koerner, A. F., & Fitzpatrick, M. A. (2002). The revised Family Communication Pattern Instrument (RFCP): An overview of ten years of research. (Unpublished Manuscript, University of Minnesota).

Koerner, A. F., & Fujiwara, M. (2002). The effects of interpersonal relationships on compliance in interpersonal influence situations. (Unpublished Manuscript, University of Minnesota).

Koerner, A. F., & Omont, H. S. (2000). Can we use the web to collect self-reports?: Comparing data collected on the web with paper & pencil generated data. (Unpublished Manuscript, University of Minnesota).