Jessica Graves-Rack , PhD

Assistant Professor, Educator
Basic Course Director - Communication 1071 - Introduction to Public Speaking

Ph.D.: Purdue University West Lafayette, IN, 2011 (Interpersonal Communication Quantitative Research Methods Social Cognition)

M.A. : University of Cincinnati Cincinnati, OH, 2004 (Communication)

B.A.: University of Cincinnati Cincinnati, OH, 2002 (Communication)

08-2018 -To Present Assistant Professor, Educator , University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH

08-2018 -To Present Basic Course Director, 15-COMM-1071 - Introduction to Public Speaking, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH

08-2012 -07-2018 Adjunct Assistant Professor, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH

08-2017 -07-2018 Adjunct Assistant Professor, Mount St. Joseph University, Cincinnati, OH

09-2008 -06-2011 Adjunct Instructor, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH

09-2008 -12-2008 Adjunct Instructor , Northern Kentucky University, Highland Heights, KY

Peer Reviewed Publications

Holmstrom, A. J., Bodie, G. D., Burleson, B. R., McCullough, J. D., Rack, J. J., Hanasono, L. K., & Rosier, J. G. (2015. ) Testing a dual-process theory of supportive communication outcomes: How multiple factors influence outcomes in support situations. Communication Research, , 42 ,526-546

Bodie, G. D., Burleson, B. R., Gill-Rosier, J., McCullough, J. D., Holmstrom, A. J., Rack, J. J., Hanasano, L., & Mincy, J. (2011. ) Explaining the impact of attachment style on evaluations of supportive messages: A dual-process framework. Communication Research, , 38 (2 ) ,228-247

Bodie, G. D., Burleson, B. R., Holmstrom, A. J., McCullough, J. D., Rack, J. J., Hanasono, L. K., & Gill-Rosier, J., (2011. ) Effects of cognitive complexity and emotional upset on processing supportive messages: Two tests of a dual-process theory of supportive communication outcomes. Human Communication Research, , 37 (3 ) ,350-376

Hanasono, L. K., Burleson, B. R., Bodie, G. D., Holmstrom, A. J., Rack, J. J., McCullough, J. D., & Rosier, J. G. (2011. ) Explaining sex difference in the perception of support availability: The mediating effects of construct availability and accessibility. Communication Research Reports, , 28 (3 ) ,254-265

Burleson, B. R., Hanasono, L. K., Bodie, G. D., Holmstrom, A. J., McCullough, J. D., Rack, J. J., & Gill-Rosier, J., (2011. ) Are gender differences in responses to supportive communication a matter of ability, motivation, or both?: Reading patterns of situational responses through the lens of a dual-process theory. Communication Quarterly, , 59 (1 ) ,37-60

Wilson, S. R., Norris, A. M., Shi, X. & Rack, J. J. (2010. ) Comparing physically abused, neglected, and nonmaltreated children during interactions with their parents: A meta-analysis of observational studies. Communication Monographs, , 77 (4 ) ,540-575

Burleson, B. R., Hanasono, L. K., Bodie, G. B., Holmstrom, A. J., Rack, J. J., Rosier, J. G., & McCullough, J. D. (2009. ) Explaining gender differences in responses to supportive messages: Two tests of a dual-process approach. Sex Roles, , 61 ,265-280

Rack, J. J., Burleson, B. R., Bodie, G. D., Holmstrom, A. J., & Servaty-Seib, H. (2008. ) Bereaved adults’ evaluations of grief management messages: Effects of message person centeredness, recipient individual differences, and contextual factors. Death Studies, , 32 ,399-427

Wilson, S. R., Rack, J. J., Shi, X., & Norris, A. M (2008. ) Do physically abusive, neglectful, and comparison parents display different amounts of positive behavior, aversive behavior, or involvement during interactions with their children? A meta-analysis of observational studies. Child Abuse & Neglect, , 32 ,897-911

Wilson, S. R., Roberts, F., Rack, J. J., & Delaney, J. (2008. ) Mothers’ trait verbal aggressiveness as a predictor of maternal and child behaviors during play-time interactions. Human Communication Research, , (34 ) ,392-422

Wilson, S. R., Hayes, J., Bylund, C., Rack, J. J., & Herman, A. (2006. ) Mothers’ trait verbal aggressiveness and child abuse potential. .Journal of Family Communication, , 6 ,279-296

Book Chapter

Sabourin, T., & Rack, J. J. (2015 ) Communication and family violence: A review of recent scholarship. The SAGE Handbook of Family Communication .(pp. 122-137).Thousand Oaks, CA, Sage

Roberts, F., Wilson, S. R., Delaney, J. E., & Rack, J. J. (2009 ) Distinguishing communication behaviors of mothers high and low in trait verbal aggression: A qualitative analysis of mother-child play-time interactions. I Family Violence: Communication Process .(pp. 155-177).Albany, NY, SUNY Press

Burleson, B. R., & Rack, J. J. (2008 ) Constructivism: A theory of individual differences in communication skill. Engaging Theories in Interpersonal Communication .(pp. 51-64).Newbury Park, CA, Sage

Wilson, S. R., Shi, X., Tirmenstein, L, Norris, A., & Rack, J. (2006 ) Parental physical negative touch and child noncompliance in abusive, neglectful, and comparison families: A meta-analysis of observational studies. The Family Communication Sourcebook .(pp. 237-258).Thousand Oaks, CA, Sage

Encyclopedia Article

Burleson, B. R., & Rack, J. J. (2008. ) The international encyclopedia of communication .4, 1506-1512Oxford, United Kingdom, Blackwell