Recent Publications First-Authored by a Current or Recently-Graduated Graduate Student
Barbati, J. L., Rains, S. A., Kenski, K., Shmargad, Y., Bethard, S., & Coe, K. (2025). Examining the dynamics of uncivil discourse between sub-national political officials and the public on Twitter. Mass Communication & Society, 28(1), 154–173. https://doi.org/10.1080/15205436.2024.2313095
Cooper, R. A., & Segrin, C. (2025). Pre-onset relational investments and dementia caregiver wellbeing: Comparing theorizing from the investment model and the theory of resilience and relational load. Communication Monographs, 92(1), 147–168.
Dajches, L., Gahler, H., Saha, K., Zeng, J., & Stevens Aubrey, J. (2025). Harry Potter and the Self-Concept Clarity: Examining Fandom, Queer Readings, and Self-Acceptance Among LGBTQ+ Fans. Journal of Homosexuality, 1–21. https://doi.org/10.1080/00918369.2025.2469576
Carter, S. N., Harwood, J., & Rains, S. A. (2024). When they support us: Expectations for social support from outgroup members. Communication Monographs, 91(1), 175–192. https://doi.org/10.1080/03637751.2023.2274078
Cooper, R. A., & Harwood, J. (2024). Humanizing Dementia: Effects of Counter-Stereotypical Messages on Patronizing Speech toward People with a Stigmatized Health Condition. Health Communication, 39(6), 1175–1184. https://doi.org/10.1080/10410236.2023.2207281
Dajches, L., Gahler, H., Terán, L., Yan, K., Zeng, J., & Stevens Aubrey, J. (2024). “I made you look”… and comment: Exploring the role of TikTok on body image and acceptance of cosmetic surgery. Psychology of Popular Media. https://doi.org/10.1037/ppm0000566
Gim, H., & Harwood, J. (2024). Music and sports as catalysts for intergroup harmony: What is more effective, and why? Journal of Media Psychology: Theories, Methods, and Applications, 36(2), 107–120. https://doi.org/10.1027/1864-1105/a000385
Gim, H., & Harwood, J. (2024). What people do matters during intergroup communication: Immediate and delayed effects of intergroup contact via cognitive, affective, and behavioral mediators. Communication Monographs, 91(3), 482–501. https://doi.org/10.1080/03637751.2024.2304234
Sada Garibay, C., & Lapierre, M. A. (2024). From risk perception to the use of technical restrictions of SVoD services in Mexico, the mediating role of parent involvement and knowledge. Journal of Broadcasting & Electronic Media, 68(1), 21–42. https://doi.org/10.1080/08838151.2023.2278616
Cooper, R. A., & Segrin, C. (2023). When goodbyes matter: The conditional relationship between final conversations and symptoms of depression. Death Studies, 47(5), 585–591.
Dajches, L., & Stevens Aubrey, J. (2023). Queer folklore: Examining the influence of fandom on sexual identity development and fluidity acceptance among Taylor Swift fans. Psychology of Popular Media, 12(3), 255–267. https://doi.org/10.1037/ppm0000408
Fanari, A., Cooper, R. A., Dajches, L., Beck, G., & Pitts, M. J. (2023). Transferable resilience practices: Communication and resilience of US military spouses during the initial stages of the COVID-19 pandemic. Journal of Family Communication, 23(1), 1–21. https://doi.org/10.1080/15267431.2022.2149528
Fanari, A., & Segrin, C. (2023). Reentry Shock and the Role of Communication in Psychological Health: A Study of Abrupt Reentry During the COVID-19 Pandemic. Journal of Intercultural Communication Research, 52(5), 493–512. https://doi.org/10.1080/17475759.2023.2239819
Gahler, H., Dajches, L., Terán, L., Yan, K., & Aubrey, J. S. (2023). Instagram influences: An examination of the tripartite influence model of body image among a racially diverse sample of young-adult women. Computers in Human Behavior, 145, N.PAG-N.PAG.
Gahler, H., Zeng, J., Yan, K., Terán, L., Dajches, L., & Aubrey, J. S. (2023). Birds of a feather flocking together on Instagram: How racially similar followers and followings on Instagram are linked to young women’s body image. Body Image, 47, 101626. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.bodyim.2023.101626
Gim, H., Gahler, H., Harwood, J., & Paolini, S. (2023). Seeking others’ sounds: Predictors of voluntary exposure to outgroup music. Media Psychology, 26(1), 54–71. https://doi.org/10.1080/15213269.2022.2097095
Yan, K., Terán, L., Gahler, H., Salmon, J., Dajches, L., & Stevens Aubrey, J. (2023). The costs of sexualization: Examining viewers’ perceptions of sexualized profile owners in online dating. Psychology of Popular Media, 12(1), 105–116. https://doi.org/10.1037/ppm0000391