Erin D.

Basinger

University of North Carolina at Charlotte

Department of Communication Studies
9201 University City Blvd., Colvard 5021, Charlotte, NC 28223
[email protected]

Education
Ph.D. University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Department of Communication, 2016

M.A. University of Georgia, Department of Communication Studies, 2011

B.A. Samford University, Department of Communication Studies, 2008

Academic Appointments
Associate Professor, Department of Communication Studies
University of North Carolina at Charlotte, 2021-present

Graduate Program Director, Department of Communication Studies

University of North Carolina at Charlotte, 2020-present

Affiliate Faculty, Public Health Sciences Ph.D. Program

University of North Carolina at Charlotte, 2019-present

Core Faculty, Health and Medical Humanities Minor

University of North Carolina at Charlotte, 2019-present

Core Faculty, Health Psychology Ph.D. Program

University of North Carolina at Charlotte, 2018-present

Assistant Professor, Department of Communication Studies

University of North Carolina at Charlotte, 2016-2021

Publications
*indicates student author

Peer-Reviewed Journal Articles

Basinger, E. D., & Quinlan, M. M. (in press). “She didn’t think fat women deserved to have children”:
Memorable messages from healthcare providers in the context of fat pregnancy. Women’s Reproductive
Health.

Basinger, E. D., Quinlan, M. M., & Rawlings, M.* (2022). Memorable messages about fat bodies before,

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 during, and after pregnancy. Health Communication. Advance online publication.
https://doi.org/10.1080/10410236.2022.2131982

McAninch, K. G., Basinger, E. D., Delaney, A. L., & Wehrman, E. C. (2022). Integrating relational
turbulence theory and the theory of resilience and relational load to investigate the relationships of
couples with chronic illness. Communication Quarterly. Advance online publication.
https://doi.org/10.1080/01463373.2022.2100267

McAninch, K. G., Delaney, A. L., Basinger E. D., & Wehrman, E. C. (2022). Validating communication in
couples’ experience of chronic illness: Associations with relational and health circumstances and
overarching relational perceptions. Western Journal of Communication. Advance online publication.
https://doi.org/10.1080/10570314.2022.2135385

Marini, C. M., Basinger, E. D., Monk, J. K., McCall, C. E., & MacDermid Wadsworth, S. M. (2022).
Military couples’ experiences in the aftermath of a cancelled deployment. Family Process, 61(4), 1577-
1592. https://doi.org/10.1111/famp.12747

Basinger, E. D., Delaney, A. L., & Williams, C.* (2021). Uncertainty management in online sexual health
forums. Health Communication. Advance online publication.
https://doi.org/10.1080/10410236.2021.1980253

Bowling, J., Basinger, E., & Montanaro, E. A. (2021). “Making peace” with bodies and sexual selves:
Changes during COVID-19 among adults in the United States. International Journal of Environmental
Research and Public Health, 18(21), 11063. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph182111063

Abendschein, B., Basinger, E. D., & Wehrman, E. C. (2021). Struggling together: Examining the narratives
of interdependence and healing within romantic relationships after stroke. Qualitative Health Research,
31(7), 1275-1289. https://doi.org/10.1177/10497323211004101

Basinger, E. D., Wehrman, E. C., Delaney, A. L., & McAninch, K. G. (2021). Couples managing chronic
illness: A test of the extended theoretical model of communal coping. Journal of Social and Personal
Relationships, 38(5), 1611-1632. https://doi.org/10.1177/0265407521999461

Delaney, A. L., & Basinger, E. D. (2021). Uncertainty and support-seeking in online diabetes forums.
Journal of Applied Communication Research, 49(3), 305-324.
https://doi.org/10.1080/00909882.2020.1851039

Knobloch, L. K., & Basinger, E. D. (2021). Communication mediators of the link between depressive
symptoms and relationship satisfaction among Army soldiers. Family Relations, 70(2), 422-436.
https://doi.org/10.1111/fare.12447

Knobloch, L. K., Knobloch-Fedders, L., Yorgason, J., Basinger, E. D., Abendschein, B., & McAninch, K.
G. (2021). Suspicion about a partner’s deception and trust as roots of relational uncertainty during
the post-deployment transition. Journal of Social and Personal Relationships, 38(3), 912-934.
https://doi.org/10.1177/0265407520970645

Basinger, E. D., & Hartsell, H.* (2021). Communal coping and self-care in Black and White individuals
living with type 2 diabetes. Health Communication, 36(14), 1961-1969.
https://doi.org/10.1080/10410236.2020.1808408

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Afifi, T. A., Basinger, E. D., & Kam, J. A. (2020). The extended Theoretical Model of Communal Coping
(TMCC): Understanding the properties and functionality of communal coping. Journal of
Communication, 70(3), 424-446. https://doi.org/10.1093/joc/jqaa006

Basinger, E. D., Farris, M.*, & Delaney, A. L. (2020). Investigating the experience of diabetes stigma in
online forums. Southern Communication Journal, 85(1), 43-57.
https://doi.org/10.1080/1041794X.2019.1655662

Monk, J. K., Basinger, E. D., & Abendschein, B. (2020). Relational turbulence and psychological distress in
romantic relationships in the military. Journal of Social and Personal Relationships, 37(3), 942-964.
https://doi.org/10.1177/0265407519883701

Basinger, E. D. (2020). Testing a dimensional versus a typological approach to the communal coping
model in the context of type 2 diabetes. Health Communication, 35(5), 585-596.
https://doi.org/10.1080/10410236.2019.1573297

Basinger, E. D., Caughlin, J. P., & Wang, N. (2018). Examining discrepancies between actual and desired
communal coping with type 2 diabetes. Personal Relationships, 25(4), 538-564.
https://doi.org/10.1111/pere.12259

Basinger, E. D. (2018). Explicating the appraisal dimension of the communal coping model. Health
Communication, 33(6), 690-699. https://doi.org/10.1080/10410236.2017.1300208

Basinger, E. D., & Knobloch, L. K. (2018). A grounded theory of online coping by parents of military
service members. Journal of Social and Personal Relationships, 35(5), 702-721.
https://doi.org/10.1177/0265407517694769

Knobloch, L. K., Basinger, E. D., & Theiss, J. A. (2018). Relational turbulence and perceptions of partner
support during reintegration after military deployment. Journal of Applied Communication Research, 46(1),
52-73. https://doi.org/10.1080/00909882.2017.1409906

Knobloch, L. K., Basinger, E. D., Abendschein, B., Wehrman, E. C., Monk, J. K., & McAninch, K. G.
(2018). Communication in online forums about the experience and management of relational
uncertainty in military life. Journal of Family Communication, 18(1), 13-31.
https://doi.org/10.1080/15267431.2017.1373355

Brashers, D., Basinger, E. D., Rintamaki, L. S., Caughlin, J. P., & Para, M. F. (2017). Taking control: The
efficacy and durability of a peer-led uncertainty management intervention for people recently
diagnosed with HIV. Health Communication, 32(1), 11-21.
https://doi.org/10.1080/10410236.2015.1089469

Kam, J. A., Basinger, E. D., & Abendschein, B. (2017). Do adolescent perceptions of their parents’
drinking alcohol undermine or enhance what their parents say about alcohol? The interaction
between verbal and nonverbal messages about alcohol use. Communication Research, 44(3), 319-347.
https://doi.org/10.1177/0093650214565922

Kam, J. A., Basinger, E. D., & Guntzviller, L. M. (2017). Communal coping among Spanish-speaking
mother-child dyads engaging in language brokering: A latent class analysis. Communication Research,
44(5), 743-769. https://doi.org/10.1177/0093650216684927

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Knobloch, L. K., Basinger, E. D., Wehrman, E. C., Ebata, A. T., & McGlaughlin, P. (2016).
Communication of military couples during deployment and reunion: Changes, challenges, benefits,
and advice. Journal of Family Communication, 16(2), 160-179.
https://doi.org/10.1080/15267431.2016.1146723

Basinger, E. D., Wehrman, E. C., & McAninch, K. G. (2016). Grief communication and privacy rules:
Examining the communication of individuals bereaved by the death of a family member. Journal of
Family Communication, 16(4), 285-302. https://doi.org/10.1080/15267431.2016.1182534 [Top five
cited paper in Journal of Family Communication in 2017]

Kam, J. A., Figueroa-Caballero, A., & Basinger, E. D. (2016). Measuring alcohol-specific communication
with friends: Conceptualizing and operationalizing communication as multidimensional. Health
Communication, 31(6), 695-706. https://doi.org/10.1080/10410236.2014.992580

Kam, J. A., Krieger, J. L., Basinger, E. D., & Figueroa-Caballero, A. (2016). What do high school students
say when they talk to their friends about substance use? Exploring the content of substance-use-
specific communication with friends. Health Communication, 31(5), 522-535.
https://doi.org/10.1080/10410236.2014.974132

Basinger, E., Wehrman, E., Delaney, A., & McAninch, K. (2015). A grounded theory of students’ long
distance coping with a family member’s cancer diagnosis and treatment. Qualitative Health Research,
25(80), 1085-1098. https://doi.org/10.1177/1049732315576710

Peer Reviewed Book Chapters

Delaney, A. L., & Basinger, E. D. (2019). Depression in romantic relationships: Integrating social
constructionist perspectives. In L. Lippert, R. Hall, A. Miller-Ott, & D. C. Davis (Eds.),
Communicating mental health: History, concepts, & perspectives (pp. 331-350). Lanham, MD: Lexington
Books.

Basinger, E. D., & Wehrman, E. (2016). “They don’t get it, and I don’t want to try to explain it to them”:
Perceptions of support messages for individuals bereaved by the death of a parent or sibling. In T.
Socha (Series Ed.) & E. Gilchrist-Petty and S. D. Long (Vol. Ed.), Lifespan communication: Children,
families and aging: Vol.: Contexts of the dark side of communication (pp. 13-23). New York, NY: Peter Lang.

Invited Book Chapters

Caughlin, J. P., Basinger, E. D., & Sharabi, L. L. (2016). The connections between communication
technologies and relational conflict: A multiple goals and communication interdependence
perspective. In J. A. Samp (Ed.), Communicating interpersonal conflict in close relationships: Contexts,
challenges, and opportunities (pp. 57-72). New York, NY: Routledge.

Caughlin, J. P., & Basinger, E. D. (2014). Measuring social interaction. In P. J. Schultz and P. Cobley
(Series Eds.) & C. Berger (Vol. Ed.), Handbooks of communication science: Vol 6: Interpersonal communication
(pp. 103-126). Berlin, Germany: De Gruyter Mouton.

Other Scholarly Publications

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Basinger, E. D., & Morris, B.* (in press). Chronic diseases: Diabetes. In E. Ho, C. Bylund, & J. Van Weert
(Eds.), International Encyclopedia of Health Communication. Wiley.

Caughlin, J. P., & Basinger, E. D. (2016). Measuring interpersonal communication. In C. R. Berger & M.
E. Roloff (Eds.), International Encyclopedia of Interpersonal Communication (pp. 103-126). Wiley-Blackwell.

Caughlin, J. P., & Basinger, E. D. (Summer 2015). Completely open and honest communication: Is that
really what we want? NCFR Report Magazine. Available from https://www.ncfr.org/ncfr-
report/focus/family-focus-effective-communication

Basinger, E. (2013). Book review: Communication for families in crisis: Theories, research, strategies.
Health Communication, 29, 321-322. https://doi.org/10.1080/10410236.2012.753675

Research Funding and Support

Funded
Pitts, A., Prasad, R., Basinger, E., Rodriguez, M., Juengst, S. (Co-Investigators). Website (re)design to strengthen
recruitment and retention of diverse graduate students. University of North Carolina at Charlotte, Office of
Diversity and Inclusion, Inclusive Excellence Grant (July 2022-June 2023). Awarded $4,100.

Basinger, E. D. (Principal Investigator). Examining the experiences of African-American/Black individuals with type
2 diabetes: A communal coping perspective. University of North Carolina at Charlotte, Research and
Economic Development, Faculty Research Grant (July 2017-December 2018). Awarded $5,818.

Basinger, E. D. (Fellow). Marion Morse Wood Fellowship in Interpersonal Communication, Graduate

College, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (August 2014-May 2015). Awarded $12,000 in
support of dissertation research.

Basinger, E. D. (Scholarship Recipient). Ruth Anne Clark Scholarship, Department of Communication,

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (August 2014-May 2015). Awarded $1,000 to support
dissertation research.

Unfunded
Davis, C. S. (Principal Investigator), & Basinger, E. D. (Co-PI). The effect of mindfulness and poetry on self- and
other-directed body stigma. Mind & Life Institute, PEACE Grant. ($100,000). Unfunded.

Basinger, E. D. (Principal Investigator). Communal coping for romantic couples following a type 2 diabetes diagnosis.
American Diabetes Association, Junior Faculty Development Award. Submitted July 2019 ($510,790).
Unfunded.

Presentations at Professional Meetings

*indicates student author

Basinger, E. D., Quinlan, M. M., & Rawlings, M.* (2022). Memorable messages about fat bodies before, during, and
after pregnancy. Paper presented at the 108th annual meeting of the National Communication
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 Association, Health Communication Division, New Orleans, LA.

Basinger, E. D., Delaney, A. L., & Williams, C.* (2022, April). Uncertainty management in online sexual health
forums. Paper presented at the 62nd annual meeting of the Southern States Communication Association,
Interpersonal Communication Division, Greenville, SC. [Top Four Paper]

McAninch, K. G., Delaney, A. L., Basinger E. D., & Wehrman, E. C. (2021, November). Validating
communication in couples’ experience of chronic illness: Associations with relational and health circumstances and
overarching relational perceptions. Paper presented at the 107th annual meeting of the National
Communication Association, Interpersonal Communication Division, Seattle, WA. [Top Four
Paper]

Marini, C. M., Basinger, E. D., Monk, J. K., McCall, C. E., & MacDermid Wadsworth, S. M. (2021,
November 4). Anticipatory stress within a sample of military couples. In C. M. Marini & C. McCall
(Chairs,. Leveraging findings within military samples to catalyze family research and theory [Symposium]. Annual
meeting of the National Council on Family Relations, Baltimore, MD.

Basinger, E. D., Wehrman, E. C., Delaney, A., & McAninch, K. G. (2020, November). Predictors and
outcomes of communal coping for couples managing health stress: A test of the extended theoretical model of communal
coping. Paper presented at the 106th annual meeting of the National Communication Association,
Health Communication Division, Indianapolis, IN. [Top Five Paper]

Basinger, E. D., & Hartsell, H.* (2020, November). Communal coping and self-care in Black/African American
and White individuals living with type 2 diabetes. Paper presented at the 106th annual meeting of the
National Communication Association, Health Communication Division, Indianapolis, IN.

Delaney, A. L., Basinger, E. D., McAninch, K. G., & Wehrman, E. C. (2020, November). Turbulence and
resilience in romantic relationships affected by health stress. Paper presented at the 106th annual meeting of the
National Communication Association, Interpersonal Communication Division, Indianapolis, IN.

Knobloch, L. K., Knobloch-Fedders, L., Yorgason, J., Basinger, E. D., Abendschein, B., & McAninch, K.
G. (2020, November). Suspicion about a partner’s deception and trust as roots of relational uncertainty during the
post-deployment transition. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the National Council on Family
Relations, Military Family and Children Focus Group, St. Louis, MO. [Top Paper]

Basinger, E. D. (2020, April). Breaking the normative bias: How to approach and study nonnormative relational
trajectories [panel participant]. Discussion panel scheduled presented at the annual meeting of the
Central States Communication Association, Interpersonal and Family Communication Interest
Group, Chicago, IL. [Conference cancelled due to COVID-19].

Delaney, A. L., & Basinger, E. D. (2019, November). Depression in romantic relationships: Integrating social
constructionist perspectives. Paper presented at the 105th annual meeting of the National Communication
Association, Health Communication Division, Baltimore, MD.

Farris, M.*, Basinger, E. D., & Delaney, A. L. (2019, November). Investigating the experience of diabetes stigma in
online forums. Paper presented at the 105th annual meeting of the National Communication
Association, Health Communication Division, Baltimore, MD.

Afifi, T. D., Basinger, E. D., & Kam, J. A. (2019, November). The extended theoretical model of communal coping
(TMCC): Understanding the properties and functionality of communal coping. Paper presented at the 105th

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 annual meeting of the National Communication Association, Interpersonal Communication
Division, Baltimore, MD.

Delaney, A. L., & Basinger, E. D. (2019, November). A grounded theory of uncertainty and support-seeking in
online diabetes forums. Paper presented at the 105th annual meeting of the National Communication
Association, Interpersonal Communication Division, Baltimore, MD.

Basinger, E. D., & Klatt, F.* (2019, September). Communal coping mitigating the impact of stigma on people with
type 2 diabetes. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Carolinas Communication Association,
Hilton Head, SC.

Basinger, E. D. (2019, April). Consequences and conditions of perceived stigma in the context of type 2 diabetes. Paper
presented at the 89th annual meeting of the Southern States Communication Association,
Interpersonal Communication Division, Montgomery, AL.

Basinger, E. D., Caughlin, J. P., & Wang, N. (2018, November). Examining discrepancies between actual and
desired communal coping with type 2 diabetes. Paper presented at the 104th annual meeting of the National
Communication Association, Health Communication Division, Salt Lake City, UT. [Top Paper]

Knobloch, L. K., & Basinger, E. D. (2018, November). Communication mediators of the link between depressive
symptoms and relationship satisfaction among Army soldiers. Paper presented at the 104th annual meeting of
the National Communication Association, Interpersonal Communication Division, Salt Lake City,
UT.

Basinger, E. D. (2018, September). Stress, unit relationships, and mental health among Army soldiers. Paper
presented at the annual meeting of the Carolinas Communication Association, Charlotte, NC.

Basinger, E. D. (2018, July). Coping with type 2 diabetes: Family cohesion, communal coping, and individual diabetes
outcomes. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the International Association for Relationship
Research, Fort Collins, CO.

Monk, J. K., Abendschein, B., & Basinger, E. D. (2018, May). Qualitative analysis in online forums: Analyzing
distress in military relationships as a methodological case example. Paper presented at the 16th annual
Qualitative Methods Conference, Banff, Canada.

Basinger, E. D. (2017, November). Developing and validating a measure of communal coping and testing the communal
coping typology in the context of type 2 diabetes. Paper presented at the 103rd annual meeting of the National
Communication Association, Interpersonal Communication Division, Dallas, TX.

Basinger, E. D. (2017, November). Explicating the appraisal dimension of the communal coping model. Paper
presented at the 103rd annual meeting of the National Communication Association, Health
Communication Division, Dallas, TX.

Knobloch, L. K., Basinger, E. D., Abendschein, B., Wehrman, E. C., Monk, J. K., & McAninch, K. G.
(2017, November). Communication in online forums about the experience and management of relational
uncertainty in military life. Paper presented at the 103rd annual meeting of the National Communication
Association, Interpersonal Communication Division, Dallas, TX. [Top Four Paper]

Knobloch, L. K., Basinger, E. D., & Theiss, J. A. (2017, November). Relational turbulence and perceptions of
partner support during reintegration after military deployment. Paper presented at the 103rd annual meeting of

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 the National Communication Association, Interpersonal Communication Division, Dallas, TX.

Basinger, E. D., & Knobloch, L. K. (2016, November). A grounded theory of online coping by parents of military
service members. Paper presented at the 102nd annual meeting of the National Communication
Association, Interpersonal Communication Division, Philadelphia, PA.

Basinger, E. D., & Wehrman, E. C. (2016, November). Sources of uncertainty for individuals bereaved by the death
of a parent or sibling. Paper presented at the 102nd annual meeting of the National Communication
Association, Interpersonal Communication Division, Philadelphia, PA.

Kam, J. A., Basinger, E., & Guntzviller, L. (2016, November). Communal coping among Spanish-speaking mother-
child dyads engaging in language brokering: A latent class analysis. Paper presented at the 102nd annual
meeting of the National Communication Association, Interpersonal Communication Division,
Philadelphia, PA.

Basinger, E., Wehrman, E. C., & McAninch, K. G. (2015, November). Grief communication and privacy rules:
Examining the communication of individuals bereaved by the death of a family member. Paper presented at the
101st annual meeting of the National Communication Association, Interpersonal Communication
Division, Las Vegas, NV.

Basinger, E., Delaney, A., & Weber, K. (2015, November). Mechanisms of relational turbulence and the provision
of social support. Paper presented at the 101st annual meeting of the National Communication
Association, Interpersonal Communication Division, Las Vegas, NV.

Brashers, D., Rintamaki, L., Basinger, E., Caughlin, J. P., & Neidig, J. (2015, November). Taking control: The
efficacy and durability of a peer-led uncertainty management intervention for people newly infected with HIV. Paper
presented at the 101st annual meeting of the National Communication Association, Health
Communication Division, Las Vegas, NV.

Basinger, E. D., & Wehrman, E. (2015, June). “They don’t get it, and I don’t want to try to explain it to them”:
Perceptions of support messages for individuals bereaved by the death of a parent or sibling. Paper presented at the
International Association for Relationship Research Mini-Conference, New Brunswick, NJ.

Knobloch, L. K., Ebata, A. T., Basinger, E. D., Wehrman, E., & McGlaughlin, P. C. (2015, June).
Communication of military couples reunited following deployment: Changes, challenges, benefits, and advice. Paper
presented at the International Association for Relationship Research Mini-Conference, New
Brunswick, NJ.

Kam, J. A., Figueroa-Caballero, A. A., & Basinger, E. D. (2015, May). Measuring alcohol-specific communication
with friends: Conceptualizing and operationalizing communication as multidimensional. Paper presented at the
65th annual meeting of the International Communication Association, Interpersonal Communication
Division, San Juan, Puerto Rico. [Top Four Paper]

Basinger, E., Wehrman, E. C., Delaney, A., & McAninch, K. (2014, November). A grounded theory of students’
long distance coping with a family member’s cancer. Paper presented at the 100th annual meeting of the
National Communication Association, Family Communication Division, Chicago, IL.

Kam, J. A., Basinger, E. D., & Abendschein, B. (2014, November). Does seeing parents drink alcohol undermine
or enhance what they say about alcohol? The interaction between verbal and nonverbal messages about alcohol use.
Paper presented at the 100th annual meeting of the National Communication Association, Health

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 Communication Division, Chicago, IL.

Caughlin, J., Basinger, E., & Sharabi, L. (2014, July). The connections between communication technologies and
relational conflict. Paper presented at the 2014 meeting of the International Association of Relationship
Research, Melbourne, Australia.

Basinger, E. (2014, April). Coping in online settings: The role of emotion across bereavement experiences. Panel
presentation at the 2014 annual meeting of the Central States Communication Association,
Interpersonal and Small Group Communication Interest Group, Minneapolis, MN.

Basinger, E., & Pusateri, K. B. (2014, March). Teaching research ethics to undergraduate research assistants: A
practical guide for tailoring RCR instruction to the constraints of the audience. Paper presented at the 15th
annual Communication and Social Action Conference, Mount Pleasant, MI. [Top Student Paper]

List, M., Pusateri, K. B., & Basinger, E. (2014, February-March). Compromised autonomy and research misconduct
in graduate students. Paper presented at the 23rd annual meeting of the Association for Practical and
Professional Ethics, Jacksonville, FL.

Basinger, E. (2013, November). Survivor’s guilt: Grief and coping responses of accidental killers. Paper presented at
99th annual meeting of the National Communication Association, Health Communication Division,
Washington D.C.

Basinger, E. (2013, October). Examining suicide bereavement and the grief processes of accidental killers in online
forums. Paper presented at the International Association for Relationship Research Mini-Conference,
Louisville, KY.

Basinger, E., & Snick, A. (2012, November). Effects of family cohesion in adulthood: An exploration of the
relationship between enmeshment/disengagement and joint decision-making. Paper presented at the 98th annual
meeting of the National Communication Association, Family Communication Division, Orlando,
FL.

Basinger, E., & Weber, K. M. (2011, November). Communication and relationship circumstances that encourage the
provision of social support. Paper presented at the 97th annual meeting of the National Communication
Association, Interpersonal Communication Division, New Orleans, LA.

Basinger, E., Coles, V., & Monahan, J. (2011, November). The effects of maternal dysfunction on adult daughters’
conflict management: A relationship mediated by family cohesion. Paper presented at the 97th annual meeting
of the National Communication Association, Family Communication Division, New Orleans, LA.

Honors and Awards

Research Awards
• Top Four Paper Award (McAninch, Delaney, Basinger, & Wehrman), National Communication
Association, Interpersonal Communication Division, 2021
• Top Five Paper Award (Basinger, Wehrman, Delaney, & McAninch), National Communication
Association, Health Communication Division, 2020

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 • Top Paper Award (Knobloch, Knobloch-Fedders, Yorgason, Basinger, Abendschein, &
McAninch), National Council on Family Relations, Military Families and Children Focus Group,
2020
• Top Paper Award (Basinger, Caughlin, & Wang), National Communication Association, Health
Communication Division, 2018
• Jesse Delia Award for Outstanding Article (Basinger, Wehrman, & McAninch, 2016),
Department of Communication, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 2017
• Top Four Paper Award (Knobloch, Basinger, Abendschein, Wehrman, Monk, & McAninch),
National Communication Association, Interpersonal Communication Division, 2017
• Jesse Delia Award for Outstanding Article (Basinger, Wehrman, Delaney, & McAninch, 2015),
Department of Communication, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 2015
• Top Four Paper Award (Kam, Figueroa-Caballero, & Basinger), International Communication
Association, Interpersonal Communication Division, 2015
• Top Student Paper (Basinger & Pusateri), Communication and Social Action Conference, Central
Michigan University, 2014

Teaching Awards
• Bonnie E. Cone Early Career Professorship in Teaching, University of North Carolina at
Charlotte, 2022-2025
• Excellence in Undergraduate Teaching for Graduate Teaching Assistants, College of Liberal
Arts and Sciences, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 2015
• Outstanding Graduate Student Teacher in the Department of Communication,
Communication Leaders (Undergraduate Student Association), University of Illinois, 2015
• Marie Hochmuth Nichols Award for Outstanding Veteran Teaching Assistant, Department
of Communication, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 2014
• List of Teachers Ranked as Excellent by their Students, Center for Teaching Excellence,
University of Illinois, Fall 2011, Spring/Summer/Fall 2012, Spring/Fall 2013, Spring/Fall 2014,
Spring/Fall 2015, Spring/Summer 2016

Other Honors and Awards

• Ruth S. and Charles H. Bowman Award for Outstanding Graduate Student, Department of
Communication, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 2015
• NCA Doctoral Honors Seminar Participant, University of Missouri, 2015
• Stafford L. Thomas Award for Departmental Service, Department of Communication,
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 2013
• Presidential Management Fellows (PMF) Program Finalist, United States Office of Personnel
Management, 2011

Teaching
University of North Carolina at Charlotte, Department of Communication Studies
COMM 2100: Introduction to Communication Theory (undergraduate large lecture)
COMM 4115: Coping and Health Communication (undergraduate seminar)
COMM 6000: Interpersonal Processes in Health Contexts (graduate seminar)
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 COMM 6000: Stress and Coping (graduate seminar)
COMM 6100: Communication Research Methods (graduate seminar)
COMM 6101: Contemporary Viewpoints in Communication Theory (graduate seminar)
COMM 6880: Independent Study (graduate independent study)
LBST 2214: Interpersonal Relationships and Health (online general education course)
HHUM 4800: Health/Medical Humanities Portfolio Capstone (undergraduate capstone)

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Department of Communication

CMN 230: Introduction to Interpersonal Communication
CMN 336: Family Communication
CMN 211: Business Communication
CMN 111: Oral and Written Communication
CMN 102: Introduction to Communication Theory & Research

University of Georgia, Department of Communication

SPCM 1500: Introduction to Interpersonal Communication
SPCM 1010: Communication in Human Society
SPCM 2300: Business and Professional Communication

Advising
In Progress
• Justin Hughes, Communication Studies M.A., in progress
• Caitlin Mauk, Communication Studies M.A., in progress
• April Comstock, Communication Studies M.A., in progress

Completed
• Tenille Dellinger, Communication Studies M.A., directed project: “Processes of university-issued
emergency communication and information sharing across platforms: An analysis of UNC system
schools,” graduated December 2022
• Maria Michalak, Communication Studies M.A., comprehensive exams, graduated May 2021
• Briana Morris, Communication Studies M.A., comprehensive exams, graduated May 2021
• Emma Schambach, Communication Studies M.A., thesis: “‘We’re not ‘Baby Daddies.’ We are
Fathers. Dads.’: Nonresidential Fathers’ Online Stigma Management,” graduated May 2021
• Olivia Riffle, Health Psychology, Ph.D., co-directed dissertation: “’Showing up every day:’ A
grounded theory of military veterans’ resolution of trauma,’” graduated August 2020
• Faith Klatt, Communication Studies, M.A., thesis: “Social support in online forums for service
members and their romantic partners managing mental health challenges,” graduated May 2020
• Hayley Overman, Communication Studies M.A., comprehensive exams, graduated May 2020
• Nana Sledzieski, Liberal Studies, M.A., advised capstone project: “The NeuroPacific Classroom,”
completed December 2019
• Samantha Maine, Communication Studies M.A., directed project: “Communication and
Reintegration Education,” graduated May 2019
• Ashleigh Handchen, Communication Studies M.A., comprehensive exams, graduated May 2019
• Jordan Whitley, Communication Studies M.A., comprehensive exams, graduated May 2019

Last updated December 2022

Service on Student Committees
In progress
• Kirby Magid, Health Psychology Ph.D., dissertation committee, ongoing
• Cassandra Ryder, Communication Ph.D., Arizona State University, dissertation committee, ongoing
• Gracie Allen, Communication Studies M.A., comprehensive exams, ongoing
• Tomiwa Akintode, Communication Studies M.A., comprehensive exams, ongoing
• Jada Flowers, Communication Studies M.A., comprehensive exams, ongoing

Completed
• Andrea Kaniuka, Public Health Sciences Ph.D., dissertation committee, graduated December 2022
• Lindsay Moon, Communication Studies M.A., comprehensive exams, graduated May 2022
• Carter Williams, Communication Studies M.A., comprehensive exams, graduated May 2022
• Margaret Rawlings, Communication Studies M.A., comprehensive exams, graduated May 2022
• Leah Woehr, Communication Studies M.A., comprehensive exams, graduated May 2022
• Alexis Mitchell, Health Psychology Ph.D., thesis committee, defended September 2021
• Meredith Griffin, Health Psychology Ph.D., dissertation committee, graduated August 2021
• Brendi Bluitt, Communication Studies M.A., directed project committee, graduated May 2021
• Nadia Jafari, Health Psychology Ph.D., dissertation committee, graduated August 2020
• Ana Orejuela, Health Psychology Ph.D., dissertation committee, graduated August 2020
• Haley Hartsell, Communication Studies M.A., thesis committee, graduated May 2020
• Azubeze Uzoma, Communication Studies M.A., comprehensive exams, graduated May 2020
• Brittany Cobb, Psychological Sciences B.A., honors thesis committee, graduated May 2019
• Meredith Griffin, Health Psychology Ph.D., comprehensive exams, completed spring 2019
• Madeleine Michalik, Communication Studies M.A., thesis committee, graduated May 2019
• Casey Fait, Communication Studies M.A., comprehensive exams, graduated May 2019
• Jordyn Biffle, Communication Studies M.A., directed project committee, graduated May 2019
• Olivia Riffle, Health Psychology Ph.D., empirical comps committee, completed spring 2018
• Desiree Bataba, Communication Studies M.A., comprehensive exams, graduated May 2018
• Elizabeth Ballard, Communication Studies M.A., comprehensive exams, graduated May 2017

Service
College and Department
• Department Review Committee, Department of Communication Studies, UNCC, 2022-2025
• Curriculum & Assessment Committee, Department of Communication Studies, UNCC, 2021-2023
• COMM Day Planning Committee, Department of Communication Studies, UNCC, 2021-2022
• Admissions Committee, Health and Medical Humanities Minor, UNCC, 2021
• Fall 2020 Planning Committee, Department of Communication Studies, UNCC, 2020
• Justice Plan Committee, Department of Communication Studies, UNCC, 2020-2021

Last updated December 2022

 • Graduate Admissions Committee, Department of Communication Studies, UNCC, 2016-2017,
2018-2019, 2019-2020 (chair)
• Faculty Advisory Board, Department of Communication Studies, UNCC, 2017-2018, 2018-2019,
2019-2020
• Coordinated and implemented Graduate Program orientation, Department of Communication
Studies, UNCC, 2019
• College of Liberal Arts and Sciences Faculty Council, UNCC, 2017-2019
• Title IX ad-hoc subcommittee member, CLAS Faculty Council, UNCC, 2018-2019
• Review Panel for the Focal Point Initiative, Graduate College, University of Illinois, 2015
• Prospective Student Welcome Weekend Panelist, “Teaching,” University of Illinois, 2015
• Panelist, “Avoiding Burnout and Navigating Graduate School,” University of Illinois, 2014
• Ph.D. Career Symposium Panel Chair, University of Illinois, 2013
• Graduate Student Association President, University of Illinois, 2012-2013
• Symposium Committee, “Careers for PhDs in Communication,” University of Illinois, 2012-2013
• Graduate Forum Philanthropy Committee Chair, University of Georgia, 2010-2011

University
• University Strategic Plan Committee, UNCC, 2016
• Outstanding Graduate Teaching Assistant Award Committee, UNCC, 2018, 2019

Discipline
• Awards Committee Chair, International Association for Relationship Research, 2022-2024
• Editorial Board Member, Journal of Social and Personal Relationships, 2020
• Ad-Hoc Reviewer
o Health Communication
o Journal of Social and Personal Relationships
o Qualitative Health Research
o Communication Reports
o Communication Research
o Communication Methods and Measures
o Journal of Family Communication
o Journal of Applied Communication Research
o Communication Quarterly
o Communication Monographs
o Personal Relationships
o Social Networks
• Conference Reviews
o Distinguished Article Award Committee, National Communication Association, Health
Communication Division, 2019
o National Communication Association, Military Communication Division
o National Communication Association, Interpersonal Communication Division
o National Communication Association, Health Communication Division
o National Communication Association, Research in Progress Roundtables
o Carolinas Communication Association
o Southern States Communication Association, Interpersonal Communication Division
• Chair for Panel Presentations at NCA: Applied Communication Division, Health Communication
Division, Interpersonal Communication Division
Last updated December 2022
Professional Memberships
National Communication Association
International Association for Relationship Research
Southern States Communication Association
Carolinas Communication Association

Last updated December 2022