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Teaching Interpersonal Communication

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Second  Edition©2015  Alicia Alexander; Elizabeth J. Natalle

ISBN:9781457697500

ISBN:9781457681097

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With new author Alicia Alexander joining Elizabeth J. Natalle, two award-winning educators provide all the tools instructors need to develop, teach, and manage a successful interpersonal communication course. Updated throughout, new and seasoned instructors alike will benefit from the new chapter dedicated to teaching online as well as the practical advice, scholarly insight, and suggestions for integrating research and practice into the classroom found throughout the book.

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Alicia Alexander

Dr. Alicia Alexander is the Associate Professor, TA Coordinator, and Basic Course Director at Southern Illinois University Edwardsville. Dr. Alexander received her doctorate in interpersonal communication from the University of Texas at Austin. She enjoys teaching courses in family communication, interpersonal communication, public speaking, and communication education. In 2009 she was the recipient of the Teaching Distinction Award, a university-wide teaching award at Southern Illinois University Edwardsville.

Dr. Alexanders research interests focus primarily on interpersonal communication among family members and between romantic partners. She is particularly concerned with understanding how people overcome adversity in their relationships through talk and various forms of relationship repair. Her research also focuses on the way people talk about and express their emotions in close relationships. Her latest research centers on communication education and interpersonal communication issues in the classroom. Dr. Alexander has received five "Top Paper" awards at the National Communication and International Communication Association annual conferences for her scholarly work in interpersonal communication. Her research has been published in journals such as Communication Monographs, Journal of Social and Personal Relationships, Communication Research, Communication Research Reports, and Communication Teacher.

Elizabeth J. Natalle

Elizabeth J. Natalle is Associate Professor at University of North Carolina, Greensboro, as well as Director of the International Exchange Program with Vaxjo University in Sweden. She serves on both the Honors Program and Women’s and Gender Studies Program faculty. In 2003 she was a recipient of the UNCG College of Arts and Sciences Teaching Excellence Award. In addition to her vast teaching experience, Natalle also serves as a professional consultant, helping individuals such as state government managers, corporate managers, hospital social workers, city employees, student officers in university organizations, attorneys, university faculty and staff, speech and hearing clinicians, and employees of the Federal Judiciary improve their interpersonal communication skills. With regard to research, Natalle has devoted much of her time to gendered communication processes, including conflict management, workplace relationships, and cultural comparisons. Her publications have appeared in journals such as Western Journal of Communication, Communication Education, Women’s Studies in Communication, and Management Communication Quarterly.