Faculty Profile
Katie Dunleavy, Ph.D.
Graduate Director, Associate Professor
215.991.3520
Communication Center 202
In addition to being a productive scholar and professor, Katie Dunleavy is an avid runner. Katie was a 2011 participant in the Philadelphia Marathon and the 2012 Rock ‘n’ roll Half Marathon, and she says that running helps her to do two contradictory things—focus on ideas and make decisions, as well as clear her head and move past nagging issues.
Katie teaches Interpersonal, Group and Team, and Intercultural Communication, and she loves to explore the way these areas provide insight into her desire to understand why people say the things they do.
A suburban Washington, D.C., native, Katie is a diehard fan of West Virginia (and La Salle) sports teams.
Areas of Expertise
- Instructional Communication
- Interpersonal Communication
- Family Communication
Education
- Ph.D., Communication Studies, West Virginia University
- M.A., Communication Theory and Research, West Virginia University
- B.A., Communication Studies, West Virginia Wesleyan College
Teaching
- Applied Communication Theory
- Interpersonal Communication and Leadership
- Group and Team Communication
Research
Publications
- Dunleavy, K. N., Wanzer, M. B., Krezmien, E., Ruppel, K. (2011). Daughters’ perceptions of communication with their fathers: The role of skill similarity and co-orientation in relationship satisfaction. Communication Studies, 62, 581-596. DOI: 10.1080/10510974.2011.599893.
- Dunleavy, K. N., & Martin, M. M. (2010). Instructors’ and students’ perspectives of student nagging: Frequency, appropriateness, and effectiveness.Communication Research Reports, 27, 310-319.
- Dunleavy, K. N., Chory, R. M., & Goodboy, A. K. (2010). Responses to deception in the workplace: Perceptions of credibility, power, and trustworthiness. Communication Studies, 61, 239-255.
Presentations
- Dunleavy , K. N., & Dougherty, K. (April, 2011). “’When is it over?’: Marital partners’ perceptions of effective repair. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Eastern Communication Association, Arlington, VA.
- Dunleavy, K. N., & Freeman, A. (November, 2009). Graduate teaching assistants’ facetime: The how, when, and effects of facetime. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the National Communication Association, Chicago.
- Dunleavy, K. N., Weber, K. D., & Martin, M. M. (April, 2009). Application of the Theory of Planned Behavior to the college classroom. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Eastern Communication Association, Philadelphia.
