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Recent Research Projects

 

Dr. Melissa Tafoya

 

Tafoya, M. A. (2008, July).  Sibling types: The influence of genetic relatedness on affectionate communication.  Presented to International Association for Relationship Research, Providence, RI. (Competitively selected).

Tafoya, M. A. & Mongeau, P. A. (2008, July).  How a disability influences perceptions of first date goals:  Wheelchairs, activity levels, and sex differences.  Presented to International Association for Relationship Research, Providence, RI. (Competitively selected).

Tafoya, M. A. (2008, July).  Human affectionate exchange theory:  Evidence of the benefits of communicating affection. Presented to International Society for Interpersonal Acceptance and Rejection, Crete, Greece. (Competitively selected).

Tafoya, M. A. (2008, July).  The influential role of genetic relatedness on siblings’ mutuality, criticism, and apathy. Presented to International Society for Interpersonal Acceptance and Rejection, Crete, Greece. (Competitively selected).

Tafoya, M. A. & Mongeau, P. A. (2007, November).  How a wheelchair influences initial interaction.  Presented to National Communication Association, Chicago, IL. 

Tafoya, M. A. (2007, May). Affectionate exchange: The salient nature of affectionate communication. Interpersonal Acceptance.

Floyd, K., Mikkelson, A. C., Tafoya, M. A., Farinelli, L., La Valley, A. G., Judd, J., Davis, K. L., Haynes, M. T., & Wilson, J.  (2007).  Human affection exchange:  XIV.  Relational affection predicts resting heart rate and free cortisol secretion during acute stress.  Behavioral Medicine, 32(4), 151-156.   

Floyd, K., Mikkelson, A. C., Tafoya, M. A., Farinelli, L., La Valley, A. G., Judd, J., Haynes, M. T., Davis, K. L., & Wilson, J.  (2007).  Human affection exchange:  XIII.  Affectionate communication accelerates neuroendocrine stress recovery.  Health Communication, 22(2), 123-132. 

Tafoya, M. A. & Spitzberg, B. H. (2007).  Communicative Infidelity.  In B.H. Spitzberg & W. R. Cupach(Eds.).  The Dark Side of Interpersonal Communication (2nd ed.), pp.199-242.  Lawrence Erlbaum Associates. 

Tafoya, M. A.  (2007, November).  Methods for Studying Emotion in Interpersonal Communication.  Presented to National Communication Association, Chicago, IL. 

Tafoya, M. A. (2007, February).  The dark side of sibling interactions:  Aggression and conflict.  Presented to Western States Communication Association, Interpersonal Division, Seattle, WA. (Competitively selected).