Cynthia berryman-fink (abbreviate cv 2005-1990)

CYNTHIA BERRYMAN-FINK

ADDRESS:

Home: 5 Stuart Circle

Asheville, NC 28804

[phone]

EDUCATION:

Ph.D. in Communication Bowling Green State University (OH)

M.A. in Communication Bowling Green State University (OH)

B.A. in History Education Bridgewater State College (MA)

WORK EXPERIENCE:

University of Cincinnati

Professor Emerita 1/09 - present

Interim Head, Department of Communication, 9/07 – 8/08

Interim Dean,

McMicken College of Arts & Sciences 1/07 – 8/07

Interim Head, Department of Judaic Studies 9/03-9/04

Acting Vice Provost of Faculty Affairs 9/94 - 6/96

Professor 9/87 - present

Graduate Faculty Member 3/83 - present

Head, Department of Communication 9/87 - 8/92

Associate Professor 9/83 - 8/87

Assistant Professor 9/78 - 8/83

Provostal Administrative Responsibilities

Served as University Contract Compliance Officer; acted as liaison to chief negotiator for the university in AAUP contract negotiations; provided oversight for faculty performance review process; initiated, coordinated, and conducted faculty development programs; co-chaired Associate Deans Council; coordinated New Faculty Orientation Program; served as liaison between units and Affirmative Action office; coordinated reappointment, promotion, and tenure review; implemented policies for part-time faculty; served as liaison to Emeriti/ae faculty; administered faculty salary adjustment program; assisted Office of Legal Counsel with faculty-related legal issues.

Decanal Administrative Responsibilities

Provided leadership for college of 6000 students and 700 faculty in 21 departments and 8 centers and institutes. Provided oversight for a $60,000,000 budget, program evaluation, faculty reappointment, promotion and tenure applications, development , alumni and community relations programs, faculty and staff hiring, student admissions, advising and retention. Collaborated with other colleges to provide general education curriculum to sixty percent of the undergraduate student body of the university.

Department Head Administrative Responsibilities

Managed department budget of $820,000; supervised 20 tenure-track faculty, 15 part-time faculty, 50 Master's students, 5 Ph.D. students, and 4 clerical personnel; maintained Internship and Co-operative Study programs; scheduled 120 sections of courses per year; conducted faculty development; awarded merit salary increases; established procedures for faculty research release time; created part-time faculty handbook; developed co-ordination procedures for multi-section courses; implemented undergraduate enrollment management plan; conducted curriculum revision; developed graduate recruitment plan; collected course evaluation and grading data; conducted academic and clerical personnel selection, orientation, review, and termination; developed departmental long-range plan; coordinated alumni development; established a $23,000 Communication laboratory; restructured department.

Courses taught

Introduction to Interpersonal Communication; Fundamentals of Effective Speaking; Business and Professional Communication; Male/Female Communication; Communication in Organizations; Organizational Diversity; Theories of Interpersonal Communication; Nonverbal Communication;

Theories of Group Communication; Leadership in Human Groups; Legal Communication; Management Communication; Problem-Solving Group Communication; Communication in Society; Research and Analysis in Interpersonal Communication; Research and Analysis in Group Communication; Graduate Research Methods; Communication Skills for Adult Learners; Applied Communication Research Methods; Gender Roles & Relationships in Literature, Film & the Social Sciences; Honors Seminar.
Communication Consulting:

Corporate: Procter and Gamble, International Paper, Marathon Oil Company, Hasbro, Merrill-Dow Pharmaceuticals, Cincinnati Bell, Service Merchandise Corporation, Cincinnati Milacron, AT&T, Ponderosa Restaurant Systems, Intrieve Company, Hopple Plastics, Drees Company, Weston-Sper

Government: Environmental Protection Agency, Internal Revenue Service, City of Cincinnati

Medical: Shriners Burns Hospital, Children's Hospital Medical Center, University Hospital, St. Francis-St. George Hospital, Good Samaritan Hospital,

Fort Hamilton-Hughes Memorial Hospital, Richard Godfrey, DDS.

Financial: Equitable Life Assurance Society, First Equity Mortgage Company,

Provident Bank, Anthem Blue Cross, Spirit of America National Bank

Associations: Greater Cincinnati Hospital Council, American Planning Association, American Society of Women Accountants, American Chemical Society, Junior League, Greater Cincinnati Nutrition Council, Industrial Relations Research Association, American Society of Public Administrators, National Council of Jewish Women, National Human Resource Association, Comprehensive Community Child Care, Northern Kentucky Council of Partners

In Education, Ohio Association of Chiefs of Police

Legal: Taft, Stettinius and Hollister

Educational: St.Bernard-Elmwood Place School District, Wyoming High School, Ohio State University College of Agriculture; Greater Cincinnati Consortium of Colleges and Universities; College of St. Francis; Wilmington School District
Speaking/Consultation at University of Cincinnati

Facilities Management; University Librarians; Alumni College; McMicken College of Arts & Sciences ; College of Law; College of Education; Clermont College; College of Design, Architecture, Art & Planning; College Conservatory of Music; Department of Economics; Department of Radiology ; Department of Psychiatry; Department of Psychology; Human Resources; Administrative Services & Instructional Technology; Association of Administrators, Managers, and Professionals; Graduate Teaching Effectiveness Workshop; Career Development Center; Division of Student Affairs; Preparing Future Faculty Conference; Women's Leadership Conference; International Graduate Student Orientation Program; Management Development Center; Teacher Talk Program; Academic Affairs, Administrative & Business Services; Raymond

Walters College; College of Allied Health Sciences
University, College & Dept. Service:

Diversity Council, Chair 2007-08

Department of Sociology Headship Search Committee, Chair 2007-08

Preparing Future Faculty Advisory Committee 2007-08

Faculty Fellow, Sigma Phi Epsilon 2004-present

Department of Women’s Studies Headship Review Committee, Chair 2005-06

Just Community|UC 21 Committee, Co-Chair 2005-06

Academic Affairs Committee of Faculty Senate 2005-06

Department of Philosophy Headship Review Committee, Chair 2004-05

Provost's Advisory Committee on Adjunct Faculty 2002-present

Department of Economics Headship Search Committee, Chair 2002-03

Department of Communication Headship Review Committee 2002

Women's Initiatives Network, Co-Chair 2001-2005

Women's Leadership Program Steering Committee, Chair 1999-2001

Member 2001-present

Department of Sociology Headship Search Committee, Chair 2000

Department of Communication Interim Undergraduate Director 2000-2001

Mentor to New Faculty Members 2000-2004

Administrative/AAUP Mediation Team 2002, 1999, 1997

Department of Sociology Headship Search Committee, Chair 2000

Department of Communication Development Team 1999-2000

Department of Communication Honors Program, Director 1999-2001

Department of Communication RPT Revision Committee, Chair 1999-2000

Department of African-American Studies Headship Search

Committee, Chair 1999

North Central Accreditation Writing Team 1998-1999

Just Community Freshman Readings Committee 1998-1999

Mentor to Women's Studies Graduate Student 1998-1999

Arts & Sciences Community Building Team, Chair 1997-1998

Just Community Programming Committee, Co-Chair 1996-1998

UC Women's Leadership Conference Planning Group 1997-1998

Department of Political Science Headship Search

Committee, Chair 1997-1998

Department of Communication Personnel Committee

Chair 2002-2003

1999-2000 1996-1997 1992-1993

1984-1985

Member 2004-2005

1997-1998

1981-1982

Internal Organizational Consultants Project, Chair 1996-1997

Graduate Programs Internal Review Committee 1996-1997

Strategic Enrollment Management, Marketing & Recruitment

Committee, Co-Chair 1996-1997

New Faculty Orientation Planning Committee, Chair 1994-1996

Academic Titles Review Committee 1995-1996

Advisory Committee on Part-Time Faculty Issues, Chair 1994-1996

Labor Relations Sub-Council 1995-1996

Faculty Performance Review Committee 1996

Visiting Faculty Policy Committee, Chair 1995

University Teaching Innovations Project 1992-1993

Women's Studies Undergraduate Curriculum Committee 1992-1993

Department of Classics, Blegen Chair Search Committee 1992-1993

General Education Course Approval Committee, Chair 1991-1993

Oral Communication Across the Curriculum Committee 1990-1994

Arts & Sciences Racial Awareness Task Force 1990-1992

Shirley Chisholm Visiting Lecturer Planning Committee, Chair 1990-1991

Arts & Sciences Governance and By-laws Committee 1990-1991

Department of English, Headship Search Committee 1990

Professional Service:

National Communication Association Legislative Council 2003-06

Conference Planner, Organization for the Study of

Communication, Language & Gender 2003

Editorial Board, Communication Studies 2002-2008

President, Central States Communication Association 2000-2001

President-Elect, Central States Communication Association 1999-2000

Vice-President, Central States Communication Association 1998-1999

Member, Executive Committee of Organization for the

Study of Communication, Language, & Gender 1996-1998

Organizational Change Specialist, University of St. Francis 1998

Chair, Outstanding Article Award Committee of Organization

for the Study of Communication, Language, & Gender 1997

Planner, Speech Communication Association Conference

GIFTS Programs 1995

Member, Speech Communication Association Committee on

Allied Organizations 1993-1995

Member, Executive Committee of Organization for the

Study of Communication, Language, & Gender 1991-1993

Distinguished Lecturer, Baylor University 6/91

External Reviewer, Wayne State University, Department

of Communication 1990

PUBLICATIONS:

Books:

Kathleen S. Verderber, Rudolph F. Verderber & Cynthia Berryman-Fink,

Inter-Act (12^th edition), New York: Oxford University Press, 2010 (456 pgs).

Kathleen S. Verderber, Rudolph F. Verderber & Cynthia Berryman-Fink

Inter-Act (11^th edition), New York, Oxford University Press, 2007 (402 pgs).

Cynthia Berryman-Fink and Charles B. Fink. The Manager's Desk Reference

(2nd edition). New York: AMACOM, 1996. (370 pgs.)

Cynthia Berryman-Fink, Deborah Ballard-Reisch, and Lisa H. Newman. (Eds.) Communication and Sex-Role Socialization. New York: Garland Publishing Company, 1993. (573 pgs.)

Raymond K. Tucker, Richard L. Weaver, and Cynthia Berryman. Research in Speech

Communication. New York: Prentice-Hall, 1980.

Cynthia L. Berryman & Virgina Eman. Communication, Language and Sex. Rowley, MA:

1979.

Articles and Chapters:

Cynthia Berryman-Fink. “Reducing Prejudice on Campus: The Role of Intergroup Contact in Diversity

Education,” College Student Journal, 40, 2006, pp. 511-516.

Cynthia Berryman-Fink, Brenda LeMaster, and Kristi Nelson, "The Women's

Leadership Program at the University of Cincinnati: A Case Study," Liberal Education, 89, 2003, pp. 59-63.

Cynthia Berryman-Fink, "Presidential Reflections," Communication Studies, 53, 2002,

pp. 91-96.

Cynthia Berryman-Fink, "Exploring Personal Prejudices: An Activity to Develop

Interpersonal Communication Competence," In J. S. Trent (Ed.), Included in

Communication: Learning Climates that Cultivate Racial and Ethnic Diversity,

Washington, DC: American Association for Higher Education, 2002, pp. 148-152.

Cynthia Berryman-Fink, "Women's Responses to Sexual Harassment at Work: Organizational Policy Versus Employee Practice," Employment Relations Today,

2001, pp. 57-64.

Cynthia Berryman-Fink, Introduction to "At The Helm in Gender Studies in Communication," In J. S. Trent (Ed.), Communication: Views from the Helm for the 21st Century,

Boston, MA: Allyn & Bacon, 1998, pp. 169-170.

Cynthia Berryman-Fink and Kimberly Vanover Riley, "The Effect of Sex and Feminist Orientation on

Perceptions in Sexually Harassing Communication," Women's Studies in Communication, 20,

Spring 1997, pp. 25-44.

Cynthia Berryman-Fink, "Can We Agree to Disagree: Managing Faculty-Faculty Conflict,

In S. A. Holton (Ed.), Mending the Cracks in the Ivory Tower, Anker Publishing, 1997, pp. 141-

163.

Cynthia Berryman-Fink, "Gender Issues: Management Style, Mobility, and Harassment," In Peggy Yuhas

Byers (Ed.), Organizational Communication: Theory and Behavior. Boston: Allyn & Bacon, 1997,

pp. 259-283.

Cynthia Berryman-Fink. "Corporate Programs for Preventing Sexual Harassment,"

In P. J. Dubeck and K. Borman (Eds.), Women and Work: A Handbook. New York: Garland

Publishing, Inc., 1996, pp. 371-374.

Cynthia Berryman-Fink and Claire C. Brunner. "The Effects of Sex of Source and Target on Interpersonal

Conflict Management Styles," In M. V. Redmond (Ed.), Interpersonal Communication: Readings in Theory and Research. Orlando,FL: Harcourt Brace, 1995.

Cynthia Berryman-Fink. "Communication Competencies of Women Employees:

A Comparison of Self-Ratings with Other-Ratings," In L. H. Turner and

H. M. Sterk. Differences That Make A Difference: Examining the Assumptions

in Gender Research. Westport, CT: Greenwood Publishing Company, 1994,

pp. 5-12.

Cynthia Berryman-Fink. "Preventing Sexual Harassment Through Male-Female

Communication Training," In G. L. Kreps (Ed.), Sexual Harassment: Communication Implications. Cresskill, NJ: Hampton Press, 1993, pp. 267-280.

Cynthia Berryman-Fink, Claire Brunner, and Teresa Chandler. "Issues in the Study of Interpersonal Conflict Management Behavior," Ohio Speech Journal, 26, 1988, pp. 26-36.
Cynthia Berryman-Fink and Claire C. Brunner. "The Effects of Sex of Source and Target on Interpersonal Conflict Management Styles," The Southern Speech Communication Journal, 53 ,1987, pp. 38-48.
Cynthia Berryman-Fink, Mary A. Heintz, Marc Steven Lowy, Monica Louise Seebohm, and Virginia Eman Wheeless. "Perceptions of Women as Managers: Individual and Organizational Implications," In L. B. Nadler, M. K. Nadler, and W. R. Todd-Mancillas (Eds.), Advances in Gender and Communication Research. Lanham, MD: University Press of America, 1987, pp. 3-11.
Cynthia Berryman-Fink and Virginia Eman Wheeless. "Male and Female Perceptions of Women as Managers," In L. Stewart and S. Ting-Toomey (Eds.). Communication, Gender, and Sex-Roles in Diverse Interaction Contexts. Norwood, NJ: Ablex Publishing Corporation, 1987, pp. 85-95.
Cynthia Berryman-Fink. "The Role of Communication in Adult Education," Ohio Speech Journal, 24, 1986, pp. 59-66.
Cynthia Berryman-Fink. "Male and Female Managers' Views of the Communication Skills and Training Needs of Women in Management," Public Personnel Management, 14:3, 1985, pp. 307-313.
Virginia Eman Wheeless and Cynthia Berryman-Fink. "Perceptions of Women Managers and their Communicator Competencies," Communication Quarterly, 33:2, 1985, pp. 137-148.
Cynthia Berryman-Fink and Kathleen S. Verderber. "Attributions of the Term Feminist: A Factor Analytic Development of a Measuring Instrument," Psychology of Women Quarterly, 9:1, 1985, pp. 51-64.
Cynthia Berryman-Fink and Charles B. Fink. "Optimal Training for Opposite-Sex Managers," Training and Development Journal, 39:2, 1985, pp. 27-29.
Cynthia Berryman-Fink. "Sex-Stereotyping and Communications," Personnel Journal, 1983, pp. 502-503.
Cynthia Berryman-Fink and James R. Wilcox. "A Multivariate Investigation of Perceptual Attributions Concerning Gender Appropriateness in Language," Sex Roles: A Journal of Research, 9, 1983, pp. 663-681.
Virginia Eman Wheeless, Cynthia Berryman-Fink, and Denise Serafini. "The Use of Gender-Specific Pronouns in the 1980's," The Encoder, 9, 1982, pp. 35-46.
Cynthia Berryman-Fink and Kathleen S. Verderber. "Attitudes Toward the Term Feminist: The Development of a Scale," In L. E. Larmer and M. K. Badami (Eds.). Proceedings of the Second and Third Annual Conferences on Communication, Language, and Gender. Madison, WS: University of Wisconsin Extension, 1982, pp. 60-69.
Cynthia Berryman-Fink. "Communication Instruction in a Lifelong Learning Program," Communication Education, 31:4 ,1982, pp. 349-355.
Cynthia Berryman-Fink and Lucille M. Pederson. "Testing the Effects of a Competency-Based Interpersonal Communication Course," The Southern Speech Communication Journal, 46, 1981, pp. 251-262.
Cynthia L. Berryman and James R. Wilcox. "Attitudes Toward Male and Female Speech:

Experiments on the Effects of Sex-Typical Language," Western Journal of Speech Communication, 44:1, 1980, pp. 50-59.

Jeffrey Schein and Cynthia L. Berryman. "Gaze Aversion as Affected by Sex of Interviewer, Sex of Subject, and Intimacy of Topic," Ohio Speech Journal, 18, 1980, pp. 13-19.
Cynthia L. Berryman. "Instructional Materials for Teaching a Course in 'Women and Communication'," Communication Education, 28:3, 1979, pp. 217-224.
Cynthia L. Berryman. "Teaching Public Speaking Through Exercises and Games," Ohio Speech Journal, 16, 1977-1978, pp. 59-68.
Carolyn Hoffman, Cynthia L. Berryman, and Richard L. Weaver, II. "Modularization in the Basic Communication Course," Communication Education, 25, 1976, pp. 258-261.
Cynthia L. Berryman. "The Language of Women as a Reflection of the Image of Women in a Mass-Circulation Magazine," In Proceedings of the Speech Communication Association Summer Conference. Falls Church, VA: SCA Press, 1975, pp. 56-62.
Book Reviews:
Women and Men Speaking by C. Kramarae; Gender and Communication by J. C. Pearson; Sex Differences in Human Communication by B. W. Eakins and R. G. Eakins, Communication Education, 34:4, 1985, pp. 392-394.
Communication Research Methods by J. W. Bowers and J. A. Courtright, Communication Education, 34:1, 1985, pp. 83-84.

CONVENTION PAPERS AND PRESENTATIONS:

“Testing the Second Shift: What Factors Affect Domestic Workload and the Division of Household

Chores?” Organization for the Study of Communication, Language and Gender, St. Louis,

October 2006.

Panel Discussant, “Emphasizing Marginalized Voices and Non-Dominant Perspectives in Organizational

Communication Courses,” Central States Communication Association, April 2006.

Panel Discussant, "Narratives of Aunts and Aunting in Feminist Lives," Organization

For the Study of Communication, "Language and Gender, Notre Dame, IN,

October 2004.
"Feminist Mothers and their Sons: A Study of Reflexive Identities," Organization for

the Study of Communication, Language and Gender, Notre Dame, IN,

October 2004 (with T. Sabourin & L. H. Newman).
Panel Discussant, "Where Would We Be Without Title IX?" American Association of

University Women, Cincinnati, OH, May 2004.

Respondent, Graduate Student Debut Program, Central States Communication

Association, Omaha, NE, April 2003.

Panel Discussant, "Included in Communication: Learning Climates that Cultivate

Racial and Ethnic Diversity, " Central States Communication Association,

Milwaukee, WI: April 2002.
Panel Discussant, "Remembering the Legacy: An Oral History of the Central States

Communication Association, Central States Communication Association,

Milwaukee, WI, April 2002.
Panel Discussant, "The Women's Leadership Program at the University of Cincinnati,"

American Council on Education, Office of Women in Higher Education, Ohio

Women Leaders Network, Columbus, OH, November 2002.
Panel Discussant, "Feminist Pedagogy," Organization for the Study of Communication,

Language and Gender, Minneapolis, MN, October 2002.

"Reducing Prejudice Based on Race, Sex, and Sexual Orientation: Testing the Contact

Hypothesis Among College Students," Organization for the Study of

Communication, Language and Gender, San Diego, CA, October 2001 (with A.

Bley & A. Hardig).

Panel Discussant, "An Administrative Perspective on Promotion and Tenure: Issues of

Gender," National Communication Association, Seattle, WA, November 2000.

Panel Discussant, "Growing Your Own Administrators: The Women's Leadership

Project," National Communication Association, Seattle, WA: November 2000.

"Relational Dialectics in Marital Relationships: An Analysis of Gender," Organization for the Study of Communication, Language and Gender, Milwaukee, WI, October 2000 (with G. Moussa).
Chair," Issues Facing Department Chairs in Communication," Central States

Communication Association, Detroit, MI, April 2000.

Panel Discussant, "Coloring Outside the Lines: Organizational Communication

Textbooks Through the Decades," National Communication Association,

Chicago, November 1999.
"Positioning the Other: The Discourse of Power in an Urban Public Hospital,"

Organization for the Study of Communication, Language and Gender,

Portland, ME, October 1998.
Panel Discussant, "Factors Affecting Female Scholars and Gender-Studies

Scholarship," Organization for the Study of Communication, Language and Gender, Portland, ME, October 1998.

"The Role of Faculty as Internal Consultants in their Colleges and Universities,"

National Communication Association, New York, NY, November 1998.

Panel Discussant, "Male Communication Problems in the Business World," National Communication Association, Chicago, IL, November 1997.
Short Course Facilitator, "Teaching the College Course in Organizational Communication: Traditional and Contemporary Issues,"

National Communication Association, Chicago, November 1997.

"Women's Responses to Sexual Harassment: The Effect of Employment Status and Prior Sexual Harassment Experience," Organization for the Study of Communication, Language and Gender, Chicago,, October 1997 (with S. Betz, K. Marlott & L. Rohrig).
Chair, "At the Helm in Gender Studies and Communication," Speech Communication Association, San Diego, CA, November 1996.
Chair, "Great Ideas for Teaching Speech," Speech Communication Association, San Diego, CA, November 1996.
Panel Discussant, "Practicing Feminism: Ethical and Legal Dimensions of Sexual Harassment Research, " Speech Communication Association, San Diego, CA, November 1996.
"The Role of Gender and Feminism in Perceptions of Sexual and Sexually Harassing Communication," Organization for the Study of Communication, Language, and Gender, Minneapolis, MN, October 1995 (with K.Vanover).
"Attributions Toward the Term Feminist: A Replication and Extension," Speech

Communication Association, New Orleans, LA, November 1994 (with K. S. Verderber).

Panel Discussant,"Proactive Strategies to Address the Devaluing of Women and their Work," Speech Communication Association, New Orleans, LA, November 1994.
"A Comparison of Self-Report and Behavioral Measures of Interpersonal Conflict Management Styles," Speech Communication Association, Miami Beach, FL, November 1993.
"Organizational Culture: Male and Female Experiences," Organization for the Study of Communication, Language, and Gender, Tempe, AZ, October 1993 (with J. L. Smith.)
"Instructional Resources for Teaching a Course on Organizational Diversity," Southern States Communication Association and Central States Communication Association, Lexington, KY, April 1993.
"Preventing Sexual Harassment Through Male-Female Communication Training," Speech Communication Association, Chicago, November 1992 and Organization for the Study of Communication, Language, and Gender, New York, NY, October 1992.
Panel Discussant, "The Origins and History of the Organization for the Study of Communication, Language, and Gender," Organization for the Study of Communication, Language, and Gender, New York, NY, October 1992.
Short Course Facilitator, "Organizational Diversity: Incorporating Race and Gender into the Organizational Communication Course," Speech Communication Association, Atlanta, GA, October 1991.
"Communication Competencies of Women Employees: The Role of Gender and Organizational Level of Rater and a Comparison of Self Versus Other's Ratings," Organization for the Study of Communication, Language, and Gender, Milwaukee, WI, October 1991.
Panel Discussant, "Issues for Women Administrators in Higher Education," Organization for the Study of Communication, Language, and Gender, Milwaukee, WI, October 1991.
Panel Discussant, "Developing Multicultural Awareness: The University of Cincinnati Experience," Organization for the Study of Communication, Language, and Gender, Milwaukee, WI, October 1991.
"Issues in the Study of Interpersonal Conflict Management Behavior," Speech Communication Association of Ohio, Columbus, OH, October 1987 (with C. Brunner and T. Chandler).
"Coding Oral Accounts of Naturally-Occuring Conflicts: Effects of Sex of Actor, Sex of Target, and Type of Relationship on Interpersonal Conflict Mananagement Styles," International Communication Association, Montreal, May 1987 (with C. Brunner and T. Chandler).
"The Development and Validation of the Communication Competencies of Women Managers Scale," Central States Speech Association, Denver, CO, 1985 (with V. E. Wheeless).
"The Effects of Sex of Actor and Target on Interpersonal Conflict Management Styles,"

Speech Communication Association, Denver, November 1985 and Speech

Communication Association of Ohio, Columbus, OH, October 1985 (with C. M. Brunner).
"The Role of Communication in Adult Education," Speech Communication Association, Denver, CO, November 1985.
"Perceptions of Women as Managers: Individual and Organizational Implications,"

Organization for the Study of Communication, Language, and Gender, Lincoln, NE, October 1985 (with M. Heintz, M. Lowy, M. Seebohm, and V. E. Wheeless).

"Effects of Attitudes Toward Women and Women in Management on Perceived Communication Competencies of Women Managers," Western Speech Communication Association, Seattle, WA, February 1984 (with V. E. Wheeless).
"Perceptions of Women as Managers: Barriers, Personality Traits, and Communication Competence," Organization for the Study of Communication, Language, and Gender, New Brunswick, NJ, October 1983 (with V. E. Wheeless).
Panel Discussant," Analyzing Interpersonal Communication Applications in the Profesions," Speech Communication Association of Ohio, Columbus, OH, October 1983.
Panel Discussant, "The Blooming, Buzzing World of Interpersonal Communication: States, Traits, Skills, and Theory," Speech Communication Association of Ohio, Columbus, OH, October 1983.
"Perceptions of Women's Communication Skills Related to Managerial Effectiveness," Organization for the Study of Communication, Language, and Gender, Athens, OH, October 1982.
"Communication Training as a Prevention to Sexual Harassment," Organization for the Study of Communication, Language, and Gender, Athens, OH, October 1982.
Short Course Facilitator, "A Teacher's/Consultant's/Trainer's Guide for Developing

Workshops on Male-Female Dynamics in the Organization," Speech Communication Association, Anaheim, CA, November 1981 (with J. R. Wilcox and E. Wilcox).

Program Respondent, "Words as Spoken by Women and Men," Speech Communication Association, Anaheim, CA, November 1981.
"The Meaning of the Term Feminist: A Factor Analytic Development of a Measuring

Instrument," Organization for the Study of Communication, Language, and Gender, Morgantown, WV, October 1981 (with K. S. Verderber).

"The Use of Gender-Specific Pronouns in the 1980's," Organization for the Study of Communication, Language, and Gender, Morgantown, WV, October 1981 (with V. E. Wheeless and D. Serafini).
"Testing the Effects of a Competency-Based Interpersonal Communication Course," Speech Communication Association of Ohio, Columbus, OH, October 1980 (with L. M. Pederson).
Panel Discussant, "The Mentoring Process," Central States Speech Association, Chicago, April 1980.
"A Survey of the Interpersonal Course at U. S. Colleges and Universities," Speech Communication Association, San Antonio, TX, November 1979 (with R. L. Weaver).
"Attitudes Toward the Term Feminist: The Development of a Scale," Organization for the Study of Communication, Language, and Gender, Madison, WS, May 1979 (with K. S. Verderber).
"Instructional Materials for Teaching a Course in Women and Communication," National Women's Studies Association, Lawrence, KS, May 1979.
"A Multivariate Investigation of Perceptual Attributions Concerning Gender- Appropriateness in Language," Central States Speech Association, St. Louis, MO,April 1979 (with J. R. Wilcox).
"The Organizational Society: A Simulation for Teaching Organizational Communication," Central States Speech Association, St. Louis, MO, April 1979

(with D. Hilyard).

Program Respondent, "Expanding Horizons for the Mature Woman Through Communication Training," Central States Speech Association, St. Louis, MO,

April 1979.

"Attitudes Toward Male and Female Sex-Appropriate and Sex-Inappropriate Language," Speech Communication Association of Ohio, Columbus, OH, October 1979 and Organization for the Study of Communication, Language, and Gender, Bowling Green, OH, May 1978.
"Male/Female Comparisons of Career Development Dimensions: Do Females Fit the Stereotype?" Academy of Management, San Diego, CA, August 1978
"Sex and Language: An Overview of Effects and Implications," Central States Speech Association, Chicago, IL, April 1978 (with J. R. Wilcox).
"Multi-Section and Mass-Lecture Basic Course," Eastern Basic Course Directors' Conference, Boston, November 1976.
"A Simulation: Communication with the Physically Handicapped," Speech Communication Association of Ohio, Columbus, OH, October 1976 (with C. Bergen, T. Pistolessi, J. Lewis, and K. Gritzmacher).
"The Language of Women as a Reflection of the Image of Women in a Mass- Circulation Magazine," Speech Communication Association Summer Conference, Austin, TX, July 1975.
GRANTS:
$ 186,000 "The Women's Leadership Program," University of Cincinnati,

Presidential Grant, 1999-2003.

$ 4000 "Print, Video, and Interactive Video Resources for Oral Communication Across the Curriculum," University of Cincinnati Instructional Development Grant, 1993.

$ 250 "Organizational Culture: Male and Female Experiences," University of Cincinnati Friends of Women's Studies, 1991.

$ 2200 "Conflict Management Styles in Enduring Relationships: Exploration of Gender Differences Through Account Analysis," University of Cincinnati Research Council, 1986.

$ 400 "Conflict Management Styles in Same-Sex and Opposite-Sex Dyads," University of Cincinnati Research Council, 1985.

$ 2500 "Perceptions of Women's Communication Skills Related to Managerial Effectiveness," University of Cincinnati Summer Faculty Research Fellowship, 1982.

$ 565 "Attitudes Toward the Term Feminist: Development of a Scale," University of Cincinnati Research Council, 1979.

AWARDS AND HONORS:

UC Order of Omega Professor of the Year, 2005-06

Special Award, Organization for the Study of Communication, Language and

Gender, 2002.

University of Cincinnati Freshman Convocation Keynote Speaker, 2000

Just Community Faculty Award, University of Cincinnati, 1999

Faculty Achievement Award, University of Cincinnati, 1997

Outstanding Young Teacher Award, Central States Speech Association, 1983.

PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS:
National Communication Association

Central States Communication Association

Organization for the Study of Communication, Language, and Gender
RECOMMENDATIONS: Available upon request