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Jennifer J. Bute

Assistant Professor  Lasher 208   740.593.0596 bute@ohio.edu   Dr. Butes' curriculum vitae is available on-line.

Education: 

Ph.D.                      University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

                             Speech Communication

Concentration: Health Communication, Interpersonal Communication

                             Graduate Minor: Gender and Women’s Studies

M. A.                      Ball State University, Muncie, Indiana

                             Communication Studies

Concentration: Organizational and Professional Communication

B. S.                       Ball State University, Muncie, Indiana

                             Major: English, Preprofessional

                             Minor: Communication Studies

                             Summa Cum Laude

                             Honors College Undergraduate Fellow

Professional Experience: 

Academic Appointments:

Assistant Professor, School of Communication Studies, Ohio University, 2007-present

Graduate Teaching Assistant, Department of Speech Communication, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 2002-2007

Graduate Research Assistant, Department of Speech Communication, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 2004-2006

Adjunct Communication Instructor, Department of Communication Studies, Ball State University, 2002

Graduate Teaching Assistant, Department of Communication Studies, Ball State University, 1997-1998

Related Professional Experience

Training Coordinator, Human Resources, Ontario Systems, 1999-2002

Training and Communications Coordinator, Human Resources, Farm Bureau, Insurance,

Indianapolis, Indiana, 1998-1999

Publications: Publications in peer-reviewed journals, including Health Communication, Qualitative Health Research, and Social Science and Medicine. Also contributed and invited chapters in edited volumes, instructor’s resource manual, and numerous papers presented at communication conventions and conferences

Selected Honors and Awards: Outstanding Veteran Teaching Assistant in Speech Communication, University of Illinois; Incomplete List of Instructors Rated as Excellent, University of Illinois; Outstanding Article Award in Speech Communication, University of Illinois; Feminist Research Scholarship in Gender and Women’s Studies, University of Illinois; Outstanding Graduate Student, Ball State University

Research Interests: Health communication, interpersonal communication, privacy and disclosure, uncertainty management, social support, health information

Teaching Specializations: Health communication, interpersonal communication, gender and communication, family communication