Jennifer Scarduzio

Bio

Jennifer Scarduzio (Ph.D., Arizona State University) is an Associate Professor in the Department of Communication. Her research examines the dark side of interpersonal, health, and organizational communication. She focuses on experiences of emotion, violence, identity, and wellness. Currently, she is working on multiple projects related to online sexual harassment, intimate partner violence, and patient/provider communication. She has published in journals and books such as Communication Monographs, Management Communication Quarterly, Health Communication, Violence Against Women, Violence and Victims, the Journal of Interpersonal Violence, the International Journal of Sport Communication, Archives of Sexual Behavior, and the Handbook of Health Communication, among others. Her must recent projects include an investigation of sexual harassment targets' experiences on Snapchat and Instagram, an exploration of emergency room health care workers and their communication with patients who have experienced intimate partner violence, and a study of nurses and respiratory therapists who work in an intensive care unit (ICU) regarding how they navigate stress, burnout, and wellness in the current phase of the COVID-19 pandemic.