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I have published in the Journal of Applied Communication Research, Communication Yearbook, International Journal of Communication, and Basic Communication Course Annual. My research has received international recognition in being awarded the Top Published Journal article of 2010 presented by the Communication Apprehension and Competence Division of the National Communication Association, 2011. I also received the Top Three Papers Award from the Instructional and Developmental Communication Division of the International Communication Association, 2010.
I was awarded a PhD in communication from Southern Illinois University Carbondale, USA. My research interests are particularly class instruction and its effect on communication apprehension, self-perceived communication competence, and willingness to communicate; public relations; persuasive communication; student communication patterns and their relationship with self-regulation mechanisms and motivation to achieve in school.
My research interests are particularly class instruction and its effect on communication apprehension, self-perceived communication competence, and willingness to communicate; cultural identity; public relations; persuasive communication; student communication patterns and their relationship with self-regulation mechanisms and motivation to achieve in school.
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Field of research codes
Applied Linguistics and Educational Linguistics (200401):
Languages, Communication And Culture (200000):
Linguistics (200400)
Research methods
Public relations
Instructional communication
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