INTERCULTURAL AND INTERNATIONAL COMMUNICATION AT MICHIGAN STATE

Faculty:

Mary Breshahan
Bill Donohue
Maria Lapinski
Carmen Lee
Timothy Levine
Khadi Ndiaye
Hee Sun Park
 
Adjunct Faculty:

Carlos Rios
Kim Witte

Rankings:

Ranked #1 Program in CIOS ComVista Rankings (2007)
#4 NCA Intercultural/International Doctoral Program

Courses/Seminars:

Intercultural Communication
International Health Communication
Health Communication for Diverse Populations
Interethnic Communication in the United States
Advanced Seminar in Intercultural Communication

Affiliations:

International Communication Association
International Academy for Intercultural Research
MSU’s Center for Latin American and Caribbean Studies
MSU’s Center for Asian Studies
University of Michigan’s Southeast Asian Studies Center
MSU’s Center for Advanced Studies in International Development

Editorial Boards:
Journal of Intercultural Communication Research
International and Intercultural Communication Annual
Journal of Asian Pacific Communication

Selected Publications:

• Bresnahan, M.I., & Flowers, K.  (in press).  The role of sport involvement in attitude toward Native American sport mascots.  Howard Journal of Communications.

• Bresnahan, M. J., Guan, X. W., Donohue, W.A., Shearman, S. M., Mou, Y., & Tsuchiya, A.  (2008).  Two Measures for Mediators:  A Preliminary Validation.  Submitted to the Conflict Resolution Quarterly.

• Smith, S. W., Bresnahan, M. J., & Smith, S. L.  (in press).  Application of the Altruistic Behavior Coding Scheme to Cross Cultural Contexts. World Cultures Journal.

• Bresnahan et al. (2005) Multi-trait-multi-method self-construal validity assessment In Korea, Japan, and the U. S., Human Communication Research, 31, 33-59

• Bresnahan, M. J., Chiu, H. C., Levine, T. R. (2004) Self-construal as a predictor of communal and exchange orientation in Taiwan and the United States, Asian Journal of Social Psychology, 7, 187-203

• Bresnahan, M. J., Kagawa, N., Inoue, Y., Song, J. A. (2006) Players and whiners: Responses to the depiction of gender in Japanese anime, Asian Journal of Communication, 16 (2), 207-217

• Bresnahan, M. J., Smith, S. W, Shearman, S. M., Lee, S. Y., Yoo, H. (2006) Reservations of the spirit: The development of a spiritual beliefs scales and its relationships to willingness to become an organ donor in Japan, Korea, and the US, Health Communication, In Press

• Donohue, W. A., Bresnahan, M. J. (2004) Communication issues in mediating cultural conflict, Perspektiven interkultureller mediation, kommunikation wissen-schaftlic Grundlagen Triadischer Verstandigung, Frankfurt/Main, Peter Lang (bookchapter)

• Mary Jiang Bresnahan, Kelly Flowers (2007) The role of sport involvement in attitude toward Native American sport mascots, The Howard Journal of Communication, In Press

• Mary Jiang Bresnahan, T. R. Levine, Sachiyo Morinaga Shearmen, Sun Young Lee, Cheong Yi Park, Reiko Nebashi (2005) Multitrait, multimethod seof-construal validity assessment in Korea, Japan, and the U.S., Human Communication Research, 31, 33-59

• Bresnahan, M. J., Smith, S. W., Lee, S. Y., Shearman, S. M., Park, C. Y., Nebashi, R., Yoo, J. (2007) Theory of planned behavior study of intent to commit to organ donation in Japan, Korea, and the US, Health Communication, In Press

• Donohue, W.A. (2006). Managing interpersonal conflict: The mediation promise. In John Oetzel and Stella Ting-Toomey (Ed’s.), The Sage handbook of conflict communication (pp. 211-234). Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage.

• Donohue, W.A., & Taylor, P.J. (2006). A general model of strategic reciprocation. Paper presented to the International Association for Conflict Management, June.

• Donohue, W.A., & Tripscha, C. (2006). Forward/backward contextual frames surrounding the Oslo I accords. Paper presented at the International Association for Conflict Management, June.

• Donohue, W.A., & Tripscha, C. (2006). Forward/backward contextual frames surrounding the Oslo I accords. Paper presented at the National Communication Association Meeting, November.

• Lapinski, M.K. & Nwulu, P. (in press). Can Viewing a short film change HIV-Related Risk and Stigma Perceptions? Results from an Experiment in Abuja, Nigeria. Paper in press in Health Communication.

• Braz, M., Maloney, E., Lapinski, M., Simpson, H., Randall, L. (2007, November). The down low, social stigma, and risky sexual behaviors: Implications for health communication interventions. Paper accepted for presentation in the Health Communication Division at the annual meeting of the National Communication Association.

• Lapinski, M.K. & Orbe, M. (2007). Evidence for the construct validity and reliability of a scale measuring the components of co-cultural theory. Communication Methods and Measures, 1(2), 137-164.

• Lapinski, M.K., Rimal, R., DeVries, R., & Lee, E.L. (2007). The Role of Group Orientation and Descriptive Norms on Water Conservation Attitudes and Behaviors. Health Communication.

• Lapinski, M.K. (2006). StarvingforPerfect.com: A theoretically-based content analysis of pro-eating disorder websites. Health Communication.

• Dailey, R. M., Lee, C. M., & Spitzberg, B. H. (2007). Communicative aggression: Toward a more interactional view of psychological abuse. In B. H. Spitzberg & W. R. Cupach (Eds.), The dark side of interpersonal communication (2nd ed., pp. 297-326). Mahwah, NJ: Erlbaum.

• Lee, C. M., & Gudykunst, W. B. (2006, June). Improving intergroup relations: A diary study of intergroup communication over multiple interactions. Paper presented at the International Communication Association Conference, Dresden, Germany.

• Lee, C. M. (2006, June). Why we hurt? Highlighting the role of identity in psychological abuse. Top paper presented at the International Communication Association Conference, Dresden, Germany.

• Lee, C. M., & Gudykunst, W. B. (2005). It’s nice to make your acquaintance…again. [Review of the book Culture consequences: Comparing values, behaviors, institutions, and organizations across nations]. Journal of Multilingual and Multicultural Development, 26, 265–267.

• Gudykunst, W. B., Lee, C. M., Nishida, T., & Ogawa, N. (2004). Theorizing about intercultural communication: An introduction. In W. B. Gudykunst (Ed.), Theorizing about intercultural communication (pp. 3-32). Newbury Park, CA: Sage.

• Gudykunst, W. B., & Lee, C. M. (2003). Assessing the validity of self-construal scales: A response to Levine et al. Human Communication Research, 29, 253-274.

• Lee, C. M., & Gudykunst, W. B. (2001). Attraction in initial interethnic interactions. International Journal of Intercultural Relations, 25, 373-387.

• Gudykunst, W. B., & Lee, C. M. (2001). An agenda for studying ethnicity and family communication. Journal of Family Communication, 1, 75-85.

• Muthuswamy, N., Levine, T. R., & Gazel, J. (2006). Interaction based diversity initiative outcomes: An evaluation of a social innovation aimed at bridging the racial divide on a college campus. Communication Education, 55, 105-121.

• Shearman, S. M. & Levine, T. R. (2006). Dogmatism Updated: A scale revision and validation. Communication Quarterly, 54, 275-292

• Levine, T. R., Kim, R. K., Park, H.S., & Hughes, M. (2006). Deception detection accuracy is a predictable linear function of message veracity base-rate: A formal test of Park and Levine’s probability model. Communication Monographs, 73, 243-260

• Park, H. S., & Ahn, J. Y. (in press). Cultural differences in estimation of other people’s self-construal: A comparison of Korea and USA. Asian Journal of Social Psychology.

• 41) Park, H. S. (2008). The effect of shared cognition on group satisfaction and performance: Politeness and efficiency in group interaction. Communication Research, 35(1), 88-108.

• Levine, T. R., Park, H. S., & Kim, R. K. (2007). Some conceptual and theoretical challenges for cross-cultural communication research in the 21st century. Journal of Intercultural Communication Research, 36(3), 205-221.

• Park, H. S., & Ahn, J. Y. (2007). Cultural differences in judgment of truthful and deceptive messages. Western Journal of Communication, 71(4), 294-315.

• Kingsley Westerman, C. Y., Park, H. S., & Lee, H. E. (2007). A test of Equity theory in the context of workplace friendship: A comparison of the United States and Korea. Journal of Communication, 57(3), 575-597.

• Kingsley Westerman, C. Y., Park, H. S., & Lee, H. E. (2007). Cultural differences in the effects of inequity on coworker friendship. Human Communication, 10(2), 82-102.

• Park, H. S., & Guan, X. (2007). Cultural differences in self versus others' self-construals: Data from China and the United States. Communication Research Reports, 24(1), 21-28.

• Park, H. S., Levine, T. R., Kingsley Westerman, C. Y., Orfgen, T., & Foregger, S. (2007). The effects of involvement type and argument quality on attitude formation and attitude change. Human Communication Research, 33(1), 81-102.

• Park, H. S., & Smith, S. W. (2007). Distinctiveness and influence of subjective norms, personal descriptive and injunctive norms, and societal descriptive and injunctive norms on behavioral intent: A case of two behaviors critical to organ donation. Human Communication Research, 33(2), 194-218.

• Lee, D. W., Park, H. S., Lee, T. S., Kim, M. K., & Kim, Y. H. (2007). Functions of social gatherings involving alcohol consumption with coworkers in Korea. Asian Journal of Communication,17(3), 266-284.

• Park, H. S., & Guan, X. (2006). The effects of national culture and face concerns on intention to apologize: A comparison of USA and China. Journal of Intercultural Communication Research, 35(3), 183-204.

• Lee, D. W., Park, H. S., Lee, T. S., Kim, M. K., & Kim, Y. H. (2006). Korean working adults' and undergraduate students' attitudes towards, and self-efficacy in, joining drinking parties. Social Behavior and Personality, 34(5), 487-498.

• Levine, T. R., Asada, K. J. K., & Park, H. S. (2006). The lying chicken and the fidgeting egg: Eye contact, deception, and causal order. Southern Communication Journal, 71(4), 401-411.

• Levine, T. R., Aune, K. S., & Park, H. S. (2006). Love styles and communication in relationships: Partner preferences, initiation, and intensification. Communication Quarterly, 54(4), 1-22.