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
MA - Miami (Ohio) University: Communication Studies
PhD - University of Tennessee-Knoxville: Communication Studies and Adult Education
Teaching Interests
Research Interests
Featured 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, Texas State University, $16000. (Submitted: October 1, 2022, Funded: January 1, 2023 - May 31, 2024). 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.
Featured scholarly/creative works
- 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. (2023). "The Student Veteran Instructional Communication Training (SVIC): An Analysis of Student Veteran Instructional Needs and Corresponding Instructional Behaviors.”. Journal of Communication Pedagogy, 7, 111–129. https://doi.org/10.31446/JCP.2023.1.08
- 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
Featured awards
- Award / Honor Recipient: Top Downloaded Paper for Communication Education for 2011. 2011 - Present
- Award / Honor Recipient: Alfred H. Nolle Chapter of Alpha Chi National Honor Scholarship Society, Alpha Chi National Honor Society. December 2023 - 2024
- 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
Featured service activities
- Other
Phi Kappa Phi Honor Society
- Member
General Education Council of Texas State University
- Organizer
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- Member
Review Council for College of Health Professions
- Member
College of Fine Arts and Communication T&P Review Group
- Reviewer / Referee
Communication Education