School of Media and Communication

Sandra Faulkner, Ph.D.

Profile:

I incorporate theory and research from a variety of interpersonal communication, sexuality, health, and culture literatures. The broad goal of my work is to improve interpersonal relationships through the examination of sexuality, gender, identity, and concomitant cultural processes. I’m interested in sexuality in the context of close relationships, specifically how cultural and relational processes such as the enactment of values, attitudes, and identities influence and shape effective and satisfying conversations. I focus on the role of culture and relational processes in discussions about sexual issues and disclosure of potentially stigmatizing identities (e.g., LGBQ) in close relationships using interpretive and critical approaches.

Education:

Ph.D. Speech Communication, The Pennsylvania State University

Classes:

Comm 2070 Interpersonal Communication
Comm 3000 Communication Research Methods
Comm 4060 Sexual Communication
Comm 4070 Relational Communication
Comm 4080 Intercultural Communication
MC 7800 Sexual Communication Seminar
MC 7290 Relational Communication Seminar
MC 6530 Interpersonal Communication Seminar
MC 6100 Philosophical Foundations
MC 6400: Humanistic Research Methods

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