Lisa Hanasono, Ph.D.

As a professor, scholar, teacher, and leader, Dr. Lisa Hanasono’s work focuses on supporting the development, career advancement, and success of faculty and students. She is particularly interested in revealing the hidden curriculum of higher education and investigating how mentoring, academic leadership, supportive communication, and institutional change can support the success of faculty members and students. Currently, she is a Co-PI of a $2 million NSF grant that aims to strengthen graduate students’ instructional skills and impact through a peer mentoring and professional development program. She also was a Co-PI of a nearly $1 million NSF grant that focused on inclusive leadership and faculty allyship. Her research has been published in journals like Journal of International and Intercultural Communication, Communication Quarterly, Communication Teacher, and Human Communication Research.

Education:

Ph.D. Communication, Purdue University
M.A. Communication, Miami University
B.A. Communication and Psychology, Miami University

Courses Taught:

Communication Theory
Interpersonal Communication
Interpersonal Communication and Interviewing
Communication Research Methods
Persuasion
Health Communication
Relational Communication
Race and Communication
Communicating Asian American Identities

Select Representative Works:

Trocchio, S., Hanasono, L. K., Dwyer, R., Jorgenson, J. J., & Harvie, J. Y. (Eds.). (2023). Academic mothers building online communities: It takes a village. Springer International Publishing. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-26665-2

Ro, H. K. Campbell-Jacobs, B., Broido, E. M., Hanasono, L. K., O’Neil, D. A., Yacobucci, M. M., & Root, D. V. (2023). Faculty allyship for colleagues: Differences by gender, race, and rank. Gender, Work, & Organization. https://doi.org/10.1111/gwao.12988

Hanasono, L. K., Ro, H. K. O’Neil, D. A., Broido, E. M., Yacobucci, M. M., Peña, S., & Root, K. V. (2022). Communication privilege and faculty allyship. Communication Quarterly. https://doi.org/10.1080/01463373.2022.2099294

Hanasono, L. K., Matuga, J., & Yacobucci, M. M. (2020). Breaking the bamboo and glass ceilings: Challenges and opportunities for Asian and Asian American faculty leaders. In C. Chin-Chao and L. Ha (Eds.), Asian women leadership: A cross-national and cross-sector comparison, (pp. 28-45). Routledge.

Hanasono, L. K., Broido, E. M., Yacobucci, M. M., Root, K. V., Pena, S., & O’Neil, D. A. (2019). Secret service: Revealing gender biases in the visibility and value of faculty service. Journal of Diversity in Higher Education, 12(1), 85-98. http://doi.org/10.1037/dhe0000081

Hanasono, L. K. (2018). A critical examination of communication textbooks. Communication Teacher, 32, 3-7. http://doi.org/10.1080/17404622.2017.1372611

Hanasono, L. K., & Yang, F. (2016). Computer-mediated coping: Exploring the quality of supportive communication in an online discussion forum for individuals who are coping with racial discrimination. Communication Quarterly.64(4), 396-389. http://doi.org/10.1080/01463373.2015.1103292