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Dr. Marian Houser

  • Professor - Department of Communication Studies
Portrait of Dr. Marian Houser

Biography and expertise

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

Education

Doctorate Degree

PhD in Communications

University of Tennessee Knoxville, 2002

Master's Degree

MA in Speech Communication

Miami University, 1994

Bachelor's Degree

BA in Speech and Dramatic Art

University of Missouri-Columbia, 1979

Teaching Interests

Research Interests

  • 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.
  • 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
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  • 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
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  1. Other

    Phi Kappa Phi Honor Society

  2. Member

    General Education Council of Texas State University

  3. Organizer

    MWI: Powered by CoSearch

  4. Member

    Review Council for College of Health Professions

  5. Member

    College of Fine Arts and Communication T&P Review Group

  6. Reviewer / Referee

    Communication Education

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