Close Relationships Interest Group

Alesia Diane Woszidlo

Social and Behavioral Sciences - Communication Studies
Associate Professor
Primary office:
785.864.9896
Bailey Hall, 115
University of Kansas
1440 Jayhawk Boulevard
Lawrence, KS 66045


Summary

Education

Teaching Interests

  • Interpersonal Communication
  • Family Communication
  • Quantitative Research Methods

Research

My program of research examines the intersection of communication processes, stress, personality, mental health, and relationship quality (e.g., satisfaction, commitment, and divorce proneness) in the context of family relationships (i.e., marital dyads, parent-child dyads and triads).

Research Interests

  • Interpersonal Communication
  • Family Communication
  • Quantitative Research Methods

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