Faculty Profiles

Dr. Marian Houser

Chair - Professor — Department of Communication Studies

CENT 205A.1

phone: (512) 245-2165

mh53@txstate.edu

Biography and Education

BA - University of Missouri-Columbia: Communication Studies
MA - Miami (Ohio) University: Communication Studies
PhD - University of Tennessee-Knoxville: Communication Studies and Adult Education

Teaching Interests

Communication Research Methods
Communication Theory
Interpersonal Communication
Instructional Communication
Gender and Communication
Small Group Communication
Communication Assessment

Research Interests

Interpersonal Communication in the Instructional Context
Helicopter Teaching
The Student-Teacher Relationship
Conducting Workshops that assist others in living their "Best Self--Best Life"

Selected Scholarly/Creative Work

Houser, M. L. (2023). "The Student Veteran Instructional Communication Training (SVIC): An Analysis of Student Veteran Instructional Needs and Corresponding Instructional Behaviors.”. Journal of Communication Pedagogy, 7.
Farris, K. N. L., Houser, M. L., & Timmerman, C. E. (2023). Pandemic pedagogy and turbulence in the teacher-student relationship. Texas Speech Communication Journal, 47(1), 52–70.
Houser, M. L., Farris, K. N. L., Kauer, T., & Carpenter Kennedy, L. (2022). The road to hel(l)icopter teaching: How do instructors make sense of their helicopter teaching behaviors and student effects? Qualitative Research Reports in Communication, https://doi.org/10.1080/17459435.2020.1853209(23), 17–26. https://doi.org/doi.org/10.1080/17459435.2020.1853209
Houser, M. L., & Hosek, A. (Eds.). (2022). The Handbook of Instructional Communication: Principles and Practices of Teaching Rhetorical and Relational Perspectives. Dubuque, IA, USA: Kendall Hunt. Retrieved from kendallhunt.com
Hildenbrand, G., & Houser, M. L. (2020). An Investigation of Student Learner Orientation Impact on Perceptions of Instructor Behavior Alteration Techniques. Educational Research Quartley, 43(3), 3–23. Retrieved from https://eric.ed.gov/?id=EJ1243864

Selected Awards

Award / Honor Recipient: Top Paper In Instructional Communication, National Communication Association. January 2021 - November 2021
Award / Honor Recipient: College of Fine Arts & Communication Service Award, College of Fine Arts & Communication Texas State University. 2021 - August 2021
Award / Honor Recipient: Top Panel Award, National Communication Association. March 2020 - November 2020
Award / Honor Recipient: Presidential College Award for Service, College of Fine Arts and Communication. January 2020 - August 2020
Award / Honor Recipient: Alfred H. Nolle Chapter of Alpha Chi National Honor Scholarship Society, Alpha Chi National Honor Society. 2019

Selected Grants

Houser, Marian L (Principal), Farris, Kristen Nacole LeBlanc (Co-Principal), Burke, Patricia Jean (Co-Principal). Assessment of the Caregiver Communication Competence Scale, Texas State University, $16000. (Submitted: October 1, 2022, Funded: August 1, 2023 - Present). Grant.
Houser, Marian L. CII Travel Grant. (Funded: March 1996). Grant.
Cauthen, Hillary Ayn, Hopkins, Kaitlin, Houser, Marian L, Park, Hyuna. A Mental Wellness Guide For Athletes & Artist, Texas State University. (Funded: September 11, 2017 - September 25, 2017). Grant.

Selected Service Activities

President-Elect

Phi Kappa Phi Honor Society

October 30, 2022-Present

Member

General Education Council of Texas State University

September 2022-Present

Organizer

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January 2019-2019

Chair

February 2023-Present