Elaine D. Zelley, Ph.D.
La Salle University
Assistant Professor -- Department of Communication


My area of expertise is interpersonal communication -- the study of verbal and nonverbal messages that allow people to interact on professional, personal, and public levels. I am particularly interested in the communication of personal relationships. My research and scholarly work has focused on aspects of (a) relationship maintenance; (b) friendship -- supportiveness, conflict, and competitiveness; (c) the communication patterns of women with eating disorders, and (d) communication theory. Beyond interpersonal communication and theory, I also teach communication ethics, the communication of sex, gender and sexuality, and small group communication.

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CONTACT INFORMATION
Office: Com Center Room 227B
Email: zelley@lasalle.edu
Phone: 215.951.5196
Fax: 215.951.5043
Mail: Box 173, 1900 W. Olney Avenue, Philadelphia, PA 19141
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UNDERGRADUATE COURSE THAT I COMMONLY TEACH
- Interpersonal Communication (Com202)
- Communication & Rhetorical Theory (Com205)
- Group Processes and Communication (Com318)
- Communication Ethics (Com400)
- Gender, Sex, & Sexuality (Com410)

GRADUATE COURSE THAT I COMMONLY TEACH
- Professional Communication Ethics (Com600)
- Communication Theory (Com601)
- Communication Research Methods (Com604)
- Approaches to Interpersonal Communication (Com610)

QUICK ACCESS TO IMPORTANT WEBSITES
La Salle Resources
MyLaSalle Home
WebCT Access
La Salle's Research Library

Communication & Relationship Organizations
National Communication Association (NCA)
International Association for Relationship Research (IARR)

Student Information
Recognizing & Avoiding Plagiarism
Plagiarism in Colleges in USA