CR: "Implementation Intentions"
For this concept review (CR) I recently came across Duckworth & colleagues' "Self-regulation strategies improve self-discipline in...
New Year '16
Another year, another set of goals! Happy to see 2015 pass with another year of happiness & healthiness. Beyond that, I met my plans...
Post-Summer 2015
Classes, Beaches, Lake time, Family & Friends...All reminders of the "big picture." Good to get a minute away from the academic grind to...
New Book: "Communicating Hope & Resilience..."
Happy to announce that Peter Lang has published my edited volume, co-edited with Dr. Tom Socha, "Communicating Hope & Resilience Across...
Summer Life: Seasons as "Natural Punctuation"
As the spring semester comes to a close, I found this cool picture (@ http://beforethecoffee.com/) thinking a bit about my plans for the...
Preview: "Build Your Dreams," by Alexis Irvin & Chip Hiden
Feeling lost in your profession? Disillusioned by your career-track? Or perhaps (and even better) currently in college and not excited...
Review: "The Bounce Back Book," by Karen Salmensohn
This book is a fast read...it's a compendium of all sorts of practical ideas to respond to adversity. Some of it may feel a bit trite...
Conference Life: Lessons from the Southern States Communication Association Conference (New Orleans,
Lessons: Southern States Communication Conference features some friendly and welcoming people...met some great future colleagues and...
Consider: 6 Sources of Relational Resilience
Don't just build better...build stronger. If we can consider the idea that our relationships are not just for enjoyment and pleasure,...
Review: "Handbook of Adult Resilience," Edited by Reich, Zautra & Stuart Hall
As a recent addition to my graduate course "Hope, Resilience, & Communication Across the Lifespan," this handbook was particularly...
