Dr. J
Communication Coach
My name is Jaclyn S. Marsh, Ph.D. and I am a first year (tenure-track) Assistant Professor at the University of Texas at Tyler. I am committed to excellence in teaching and have had the opportunity to teach many different classes while at UNL and now at UT Tyler. These include both upper and lower divisions, stand-alone, online/distance, and multi-section introductory courses, providing me a wealth of preparation. My central objective as an instructor is to be able to connect with each student on their level, embodying my motto: “I am here to meet you where you are; not where I think you should be.” It is important to me that my students know they are heard and respected. I believe my course evaluations, teaching awards, and feedback from students have demonstrated that students have benefited from my approach. Research is very important to my work as an academic and I believe research and teaching go hand in hand. In my line of research, I focus on how individuals, couples, and families are able to communicatively negotiate their roles within their different role groups and I am interested in how that relates to their overall well-being.
Education
WHAT I’VE LEARNED
University of Nebraska-Lincoln,
May 2019
Ph.D.
Primary Area: Interpersonal & Family Communication
Secondary Area: Health Communication
Dissertation Title: “Interaction and Negotiation of Privacy Boundaries between Children-in-laws and Parents-in-law in Positive Relationships”
Dissertation Advisor: Dr. Dawn O. Braithwaite
Experience
WHERE I’VE WORKED
2019–Present
Assistant Professor of Communication
University of Texas, Tyler
Department of Communication Studies
2015–2019
Graduate Teaching Instructor
University of Nebraska---Lincoln
Department of Communication Studies
University of North Carolina-Charlotte, 2015
M.A.
Primary Area: Health and Organizational Communication
Advisor: Dr. Margaret Quinlan
Baldwin-Wallace College, 2009
B.A.
Major: Broadcasting and Mass Communications
Minor: Religion
2013-2015
Graduate Assistant University of North Carolina-Charlotte
Department of Academic Affairs & Career
Teaching
University of Texas, Tyler, Department of Communication Studies
SPCM 1315: Fundamentals of Speech [2 sections; instructor of record]
SPCM 3322: Small Group Communication [2 sections, upper-division course; instructor of record]
SPCM 4320: Communication Theories [1 section, upper-division course; instructor of record]
SPCM 5308: Seminar Communication Theories [1 section, graduate course; instructor of record]
University of Nebraska----Lincoln, Department of Communication Studies
COMM 370: Family Communication [1 section, upper-division course; instructor of record]
COMM 283: Interpersonal Communication [1 section, instructor of record]
COMM 209: Public Speaking [4 sections, instructor of record]
COMM 209H: Honors Public Speaking [1 section, instructor of record]
COMM 286 Online: Business and Professional Communication [2 sections]
COMM 286: Business and Professional Communication [8 sections]
WHAT I BRING TO THE TABLE
Sample Lectures
SEE ME IN ACTION
Awards and Publications
WHERE I SHINE
AWARDS
Teaching Awards
Graduate Teaching Assistant Award, University of Nebraska—Lincoln, 2019
Nominee for Bruce Kendall Award Graduate Teaching Assistant, 2017.
The Parents’ Recognition Award, Certificate of Recognition for Contributions to Students, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, 2015 & 2017.
Research Awards
Top Four Paper. Braithwaite, D. O., Waldron, V. R., Allen, J., Bergquist, G., Marsh, J., Oliver, B., Swords, N., & Tschampl-Diesing, C. (2016, November). “Feeling warmth and close to her”: Turning points of adult stepchildren in a positive relationship with a stepparent. Paper presented to the Family Communication Division, National Communication Association for the 2016 Annual Conference, Philadelphia, PA.
Top Student Paper. Marsh, J. (2014, November). An Analogical Criticism of the social constructs being communicated to infants through Baby Einstein DVDs. Paper presented to the Social Constructionist Division, National Communication Association for the 2014 Annual Conference, Chicago, Illinois.
SCHOLARSHIP
Published Journal Articles
Waldron, V. R., Braithwaite, D. O., Oliver, B. M., Kloeber, D. N., & Marsh, J. S. (In Press). Crafting a hopeful future: Forgiveness and resilience in stepfamilies. Journal of Applied Communication Research.
Braithwaite, D. O., Waldron, V. R., Allen, J., Oliver, B., Bergquist, G., Storck, K., Marsh, J.S, Swords, N., & Tschampl-Diesing, C. (2018). “Feeling warmth and close to her”: Communication and resilience reflected in turning points in positive adult stepchild- stepparent relationships. Journal of Family Communication, 18(2), 92- 109.doi:10.1080/15267431.2017.1415902
Braithwaite, D.O., Marsh, J.S, Tschampl-Diesing, C., & Leach, M. (2017). “Love needs to be exchanged”: A diary study of interaction and enactment of the family kinkeeper role. Western Journal of Communication, 81(5), 1-19. doi: 10.1080/10570314.2017.1299881
Johnson, B., Quinlan, M. M., & Marsh, J. S. (2017). Telenursing and nurse-patient communication within Fertility, Inc. Journal of Holistic Nursing, 36, 38-53. doi:10.1177/0898010116685468
Encyclopedia Entries
Marsh, J. S. (forthcoming). In-laws. Marriage and Divorce in America: Issues, Trends, and Controversies. ABCCLIO, Inc.
Marsh, J. S., Armendariz Dyer, M. J., & Myers, J. (2017). Fiction as method in qualitative research. In J. P. Matthes, C. S. Davis, & R. F. Potter (Eds.), The international encyclopedia of communication research methods. Hoboken, NJ: Wiley-Blackwell.
Marsh, J. S., & Davis, C. S. (2017). Ethnodrama and ethnotheatre. In J. P. Matthes, C. S. Davis, & R. F. Potter (Eds.), The international encyclopedia of communication research methods. Hoboken, NJ: Wiley-Blackwell.
Research in Progress
Marsh, J. S. (in progress). When to Talk about Your Infertility Journey with Your In-laws: A Communication Privacy Management Study.
Marsh, J. S. (in progress). Turning Points in Positive Relational Development Between Adult Children-in-law and a Parent-in-law.3
Marsh, J. S. (in progress). Boundary Coordination and Turbulence in Interactions between Children-in-law and Parents-in-law.
CONFERENCE PAPER PRESENTATIONS
Marsh, J. S. (2020, May). Boundary Coordination and Turbulence in Interactions between Children-in-law and Parents-in-law. Interpersonal Communication Division, International Communication Association for the 2020 Annual Conference, Gold Coast, AUS.
Marsh, J. S. (2019, November). When to Talk about Your Infertility Journey with Your In-laws: A Communication Privacy Management Study. Interpersonal and Romantic Relationships Research in Progress Roundtable, National Communication Association for the 2019 Annual Conference, Baltimore, MD.
Marsh, J. S. (2019, November). Turning Points in Positive Relational Development Between Adult Children-in-law and a Parent-in-law. Family Communication Division, National Communication Association for the 2019 Annual Conference, Baltimore, MD.
Marsh, J. S. (2018, November). “I think I’m officially a part of the family”: Turning points and interactions of adult children in a positive relationship with their in-laws. Interpersonal Communication Division, National Communication Association for the 2018 Annual Conference, Salt Lake City, UT.
Marsh, J. S. (2018, September). “Privacy is a Big Thing”: Interacting and negotiating privacy boundaries communicatively between positive children-in-law and parent-in-law relationships. Paper presented at the Carolinas Communication Association 2018 annual convention, Charlotte, North Carolina.
Waldron, V. R., Braithwaite, D. O., Oliver, B. M., Kloeber, D. N., & Marsh, J.S. (2017, November). Crafting a hopeful future: Forgiveness and resilience in stepfamilies. Family Communication Division, National Communication Association for the 2017 Annual Conference, Dallas, TX.
Braithwaite, D. O., Waldron, V. R., Allen, J., Bergquist, G., Marsh, J. S., Oliver, B., Swords, N., & Tschampl-Diesing, C. (2016, November). “Feeling warmth and close to her”: Turning points of adult stepchildren in a positive relationship with a stepparent. Family Communication Division, National Communication Association for the 2016 Annual Conference, Philadelphia, PA. *Top Paper
Braithwaite, D. O., Marsh, J. S., Tschampl-Diesing, C., & Leach, M. (2016, November). A diary study of the interaction and enactment of the family kinkeeper role. Paper presented to the Family Communication Division, National Communication Association for the 2016 Annual Conference, Philadelphia, PA.
Johnson, B., Quinlan, M.M., & Marsh, J. S. (2016, October) Getting off the conveyor belt: Technology-Supported communication and nursing in reproductive endocrinology and infertility practices. Paper presented at the Organization of Communication, Language, & Gender for the 2016 annual convention, Chicago, Illinois
Marsh, J. S. (2015, April) Dialectical and narrative tensions in family decisions to donate life. Paper shared at the Southern States Communication Association for the 2015 annual convention, Tampa, Florida.
Marsh, J. S. (2015, October) Stories of Hope campaign: Personal stories really do matter! How sharing these narratives help donor families and recipients cope. Paper presented at the Organization of Communication, Language, & Gender for the 2015 annual convention, Bowling Green, Kentucky.
Marsh, J. S. (2014, November) An Analogical Criticism of the social constructs being communicated to infants through Baby Einstein DVDs. Paper presented to the Social Constructionist Division, National Communication Association for the 2014 Annual Conference, Chicago, Illinois. *Top Paper
Marsh, J. S. (2014, October) Emotional labor, narratives and dialectical tensions: How parents manage “burn-outs” via Baby Einstein. Paper presented at the Organization of Communication, Language, & Gender for the 2014 annual convention, San Francisco, California.
Marsh, J. S. (2014, September) How Parents Magazine constructs Family: Body Depiction of Mothers, Construction of Traditional Female Roles, Construction of Motherhood and the Construction of Family Norms. Paper presented at the Carolinas Communication Association 2014 annual convention, Greenville, South Carolina.