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Mary Lee Hummert
EDUCATION
  • The University of Kansas, Lawrence, KS, Ph.D. in Communication Studies, Emphases in Interpersonal and Organizational Communication, May, 1987.
    Dissertation: Processing Mechanisms Underlying the Use of the Balance Schema
    Dissertation Director: Walter H. Crockett
  • University of Nebraska Kearney, Kearney, NE, M.A.ed. in Speech Communication, May, 1978.
    Thesis: Sex Role Stereotypes in High School Forensics: Effects on Participation and Ratings
    Thesis Director: Maurine C. Eckloff
  • Fontbonne College, St. Louis, MO, B.A., Magna Cum Laude, May, 1968. Major: Speech and Theatre. Minors: Psychology, Education
ACADEMIC APPOINTMENTS
  • Vice Provost for Faculty Support, The University of Kansas, Sept. 2006-Present.
  • Associate Vice Provost for Research/Vice President of the University of Kansas Center for Research, Office of the Vice Provost for Research/KUCR, Nov. 2004-Aug. 2006.
  • Interim Vice Provost, Office of Student Support, The University of Kansas, August, 2002-July 2003.
  • Professor, Communication Studies Department, The University of Kansas, 2001-Present; Associate Professor, 1995-2001; Assistant Professor, 1990-1995; Instructor,1987-1988; Basic Course Director, 1989-1997.
  • Research Associate, Gerontology Center, The University of Kansas, January, 1990 to present; Graduate Advisor, Gerontology, August, 1996 to 2004.
  • Assistant Professor (non tenure track), School of Business, Washburn University, Spring Semester, 1987.
  • Instructor, Speech Department, Northwest Missouri State University, Maryville, MO, September, 1979 to May, 1983.
HONORS
  • Byron A. Alexander Graduate Mentor Award, College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, University of Kansas, 2003
  • Kansas Women’s Hall of Fame, Commission on the Status of Women, University of Kansas, 2003
  • Fellow, Gerontological Society of America, 2001
  • Spotlight on Scholarship Panel, Implicit age stereotypes and communication, National Communication Association annual meeting, Atlanta, GA, 2001
  • W. T. Kemper Fellowship for Teaching Excellence, 2000, University of Kansas
  • Giles-Nussbaum Distinguished Scholar Award, Commission on Communication and Aging, National Communication Association, 1997
  • Outstanding Professor, Students in Communication Studies (University of Kansas), May, 2000.
  • Vice Chancellor Fellow, 1996-1997, University of Kansas, Lawrence, KS.
  • Top Paper, Commission on Communication and Aging, Speech Communication Association, 1996.
  • Visiting Scholar, Psychology Institute, University of Heidelberg, Germany, Oct. 21-28, 1996
  • Senior Fellow, Oklahoma Center on Aging, University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center, Oklahoma City, OK.
  • Summer Doctoral Fellowship, Graduate School of the University of Kansas, 1986.
PUBLICATIONS
  • Edited Books/Special Issues
    • Hummert, M.L., & Nussbaum, J. F. (Eds.) (2001). Aging, communication and health: Linking research and practice for successful aging. Hillsdale, NJ: Lawrence Erlbaum.
    • Hummert, M.L., Wiemann, J.M., & Nussbaum, J.F. (Eds.) (1994). Interpersonal communication in older adulthood: Interdisciplinary research. Newbury Park, CA: Sage.
    • Hummert, M.L., & Jensen, K.K. (Eds.). (1994) Handbook of speaker audience communication (2nd ed.) (1st ed., 1992). New York: McGraw Hill.
    • Hummert, M.L., & Emel, S. (Eds.) (1993). Handbook of personal communication. New York: McGraw Hill.
    • Hummert, M.L., Wiemann, J.M., & Nussbaum, J.F. (Eds.) (1992). Communication and the elderly: Cognition, language and relationships. Special issue of Communication Research, 19, No. 4.
    • Hummert, M.L., Benoit, C.A., & Helmick, T.A. (Eds.) (1991). Public speaking competence: Theory and practice. New York: McGraw Hill Book Co.
    • Gold, E.R. (Ed.), Schaefer, S. & Hummert, M.L. (Asst. Eds.) (1985). Improving Communication: Theoretical and Practical Issues. Dubuque: Kendall/Hunt.
  • Refereed Journal Articles and Book Chapters
    • Geiger, W., Harwood, J., & Hummert, M. L. (2006). College students' multiple stereotypes of lesbians. Journal of Homosexuality, 51, 165-182.
    • O’Brien, L., & Hummert, M.L. (2006). Age self-stereotyping, stereotype threat, and memory performance in late middle-aged adults. Social Cognition, 24, 338-358.
    • Garstka, T.A., Hummert, M.L., & Branscombe, N.R. (2005). Perceiving age discrimination in response to intergenerational inequity. Journal of Social Issues, 61, 321-342.
    • Williams, K., Kemper, S., & Hummert, M. L. (2005). Enhancing communication with older adults: Overcoming elderspeak. Journal of Psychosocial Nursing, 53 (5), 12-16.
    • Savundranayagam, M. Y., Hummert, M. L., & Montgomery, R. J. V. (2005). Investigating the effects of communication problems on caregiver burden. Journal of Gerontology: Social Sciences, 60B, S48-S55.
    • Zhang, Y. B., Harwood, J., & Hummert, M. L. (2005). Perceptions of conflict management styles in Chinese intergenerational dyads. Communication Monographs, 72, 71-91.
    • Anderson, K., Harwood, J., & Hummert, M. L. (2005) The grandparent-grandchild relationship: Implications for models of intergenerational communication. Human Communication Research, 31, 268-294.
    • Williams, K., Kemper, S., & Hummert, M. L. (2004). Enhancing communication with older adults: Overcoming elderspeak. Journal of Gerontological Nursing, 30 (10), 17-25.
    • Lin, M-C., Hummert, M. L., & Harwood, J. (2004). Representation of age identities in on-line discourse. Journal of Aging Studies, 18, 261-274.
    • Garstka, T.A., Schmitt, M., Branscombe, N.R., & Hummert, M.L. (2004). How young and older adults differ in their responses to perceived age discrimination. Psychology and Aging, 19, 326-335.
    • Sachweh, S., & Hummert, M. L. (2004). Language and communication. In S-H. Filipp, & U. M. Staudinger (Eds.), Enzyklopädie de psychologie Vol. 6: Entwicklungpsychologie des mittleren und höheren erwachsenenalters (pp. 419-456). Göttingen, Germany: Hogrefe-Verlag.
    • Hummert, M. L., Garstka, T. A., Ryan, E. B., & Bonnesen, J. L. (2004). The role of age stereotypes in interpersonal communication. In J.F. Nussbaum and J. Coupland (Eds.), Handbook of communication and aging research (2nd ed.) (pp. 91-115). Hillsdale, NJ: Lawrence Erlbaum.
    • Williams, K., Kemper, S., & Hummert, M. L. (2003). Improving nursing home communication: An intervention to reduce elderspeak. The Gerontologist, 43, 242-247.
    • Hummert, M. L., Garstka, T. A., O’Brien, L.T., Greenwald, A. G., & Mellott, D. S. (2002). Using the Implicit Association Test to measure age differences in implicit social cognitions. Psychology and Aging, 17, 482-495.
    • Zhang, Y. B., Hummert, M. L., & Garstka, T. A. (2002). Stereotype traits of older adults generated by young, middle-aged, and older Chinese participants. Hallym International Journal of Aging, 4, 119-140.
    • Bonnesen, J. L., & Hummert, M. L. (2002). Painful self-disclosures of older adults in relation to aging stereotypes and perceived motivations. Journal of Language and Social Psychology, 21, 275-301.
    • Koesten, J., Miller, K.I., & Hummert, M.L. (2002). Family communication, self-efficacy and white adolescent females' risk behavior. Journal of Family Communication, 2, 7-28.
    • Zhang, Y. B., & Hummert, M. L. (2001). Harmonies and tensions in Chinese intergenerational relationships: Young and older adults’ accounts. Journal of Asian and Pacific Communication, 11, 199-226.
    • Hummert, M.L., & Ryan, E.B. (2001). Patronizing communication. In W. P. Robinson & H. Giles (Eds.), The new handbook of language and social psychology (pp. 253-269). Chichester, UK: John Wiley & Sons.
    • Hummert, M. L., & Mazloff, D. (2001). Older adults’ responses to patronizing advice: Balancing politeness and identity in context. Journal of Language and Social Psychology, 20, 168-196.
    • Hummert, M.L. (2000). Maintaining competence in the face of resource limitations: The role of schema complexity in aging and communication. In U. V. Hecker, S. Dutke, & G. Sedek (Eds.), Generative thought and psychological adaptation: New perspectives on cognitive resources and control functions (pp. 157-174). Dordrecht, Netherlands: Kluwer Academic Publishers.
    • Morgan, M., & Hummert, M. L. (2000). Perceptions of communicative control strategies in mother-daughter dyads across the lifespan. Journal of Communication, 50, 48-64.
    • Hummert, M.L., Mazloff, D., & Henry, C. (1999). Vocal characteristics of older adults and stereotyping. Journal of Nonverbal Behavior, 23, 111-132.
    • Vandeputte, D.D., Kemper, S., Hummert, M.L., Kemtes, K.A., Shaner, J.L., & Segrin, C. (1999). Social skills of older people: Conversations in same and mixed age dyads. Discourse Processes, 27, 55-76.
    • Hummert, M.L., Shaner, J.L., Garstka, T.A., & Henry, C. (1998). Communication with older adults: The influence of age stereotypes, context, and communicator age. Human Communication Research, 25, 125-152.
    • Ryan, E.B., Anas, A., Hummert, M.L., & Ingram, A.L. (1998). Young and old adults' views of telephone talk: Conversation problems and social cues. Journal of Applied Communication Research, 26, 83-98.
    • Hummert, M.L., Garstka, T.A., & Shaner, J.L. (1997). Stereotyping of older adults: The role of target facial cues and perceiver characteristics. Psychology and Aging, 12, 107-114.
    • Hummert, M.L., & Ryan, E.B. (1996). Toward understanding variations in patronizing talk addressed to older adults: Psycholinguistic features of care and control. International Journal of Psycholinguistics, 12, 149-169.
    • von Hecker, U., Crockett, W.H., Hummert, M.L., & Kemper, S. (1996). Social cliques as mental models. European Journal of Social Psychology, 26, 741-749.
    • Nussbaum, J.F., Hummert, M.L., Williams, A., & Harwood, J. (1996). Communication and older adults. In B.R. Burleson (Ed.), Communication yearbook 19, (pp. 1-48). Newbury Park, CA: Sage.
    • Hummert, M.L., Garstka, T.A., & Shaner, J.L. (1995). Beliefs about language performance: Adults' perceptions about self and elderly targets. Journal of Language and Social Psychology, 14, 235-259.
    • Hummert, M.L., Garstka, T.A., Shaner, J.L., & Strahm, S. (1995). Judgments about stereotypes of the elderly: Attitudes, age associations, and typicality ratings. Research on Aging, 17, 168-189.
    • Ryan, E.B., Hummert, M.L., & Boich, L. H. (1995). Communication predicaments of aging: Patronizing behavior toward older adults. Journal of Language and Social Psychology, 14, 235-259.
    • Hummert, M.L., Garstka, T.A., Shaner, J.L., & Strahm, S. (1994). Stereotypes of the elderly held by young, middle-aged and elderly adults. Journal of Gerontology: Psychological Sciences, 49, P240-P249.
    • Hummert, M.L., & Shaner, J.L. (1994). Patronizing speech to the elderly as a function of stereotyping. Communication Studies, 45, 145-158.
    • Hummert, M.L. (1994). Physiognomic cues and the activation of stereotypes of the elderly in interaction. International Journal of Aging and Human Development, 39, 5 20.
    • Hummert, M.L., Jensen, K., & McQueeney, P. (1993). Integrating writing skills. In L.W. Hugenberg (Ed.), Teaching and directing the basic communication course (pp. 73 81). Dubuque, IA: Kendall/Hunt.
    • Hummert, M.L. (1993). Age and typicality judgments of stereotypes of the elderly: Perceptions of elderly vs. young adults. International Journal of Aging and Human Development, 37, 217 226.
    • Hummert, M.L., Nussbaum, J.F., & Wiemann, J.M. (1992). Communication and the elderly: Cognition, language and relationships. Communication Research, 19, 413 422.
    • Hummert, M.L. (1990). Multiple stereotypes of elderly and young adults: A comparison of structure and evaluations. Psychology and Aging, 5, 182 193.
    • Hummert, M.L., Crockett, W.H., & Kemper, S. (1990). Processing Mechanisms Underlying the Use of the Balance Schema. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 58, 5 21.
    • Williams, S.L., & Hummert, M.L. (1990). Evaluating performance appraisal instrument dimensions using construct analysis. Journal of Business Communication, 27, 117 135.
  • Invited Book Chapters/Articles
    • Hummert, M. L. (in press). Intergenerational communication. In W. Donsbach (Ed.), International encyclopedia of communication. Malden, MA: Blackwell Publishing.
    • Hummert, M. L. (in press). Social stereotyping and communication. In W. Donsbach (Ed.), International encyclopedia of communication. Malden, MA: Blackwell Publishing.
    • Hummert, M. L. (2007). As family members age: A research agenda for family communication. Journal of Family Communication, 7, 3-21.
    • Savundranayagam, M. Y., Ryan, E. B., & Hummert, M. L. (2007). Communication, health, and aging: Promoting empowerment. In A. Weatherall, B. Watson, & C. Gallois, Language, discourse, and social psychology (pp. 81-107).. Hants, UK: Palgrave Macmillan.
    • Giles, H., Hajek, C., Barker, V., Lin, M-C, Zhang, Y. B., Hummert, M. L., & Anderson, M. C. (2007). Accommodation and institutional talk: Police-civilian interactions. In A. Weatherall, B. Watson, & C. Gallois, Language, discourse, and social psychology (pp. 131-159). Hants, UK: Palgrave Macmillan.
    • Kunkel, A., Hummert, M. L., & Dennis, M. R. (2005). Social learning: Modeling and communication in the family context. In D. O. Braithwaite & L. A. Baxter (Eds.), Engaging theories in amily communication: Multiple perspectives (pp. 260-275). Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage.
    • Savundranayagam, M. Y., & Hummert, M. L. (2004). Creating caregiver identity: The role of communication problems associated with dementia. In S. H. Ng, Candlin, C., & Chiu, C.Y. (Eds.), Language matters: Communication, identity, and culture (pp. 325-353). Hong Kong: City University of Hong Kong Press.
    • Hummert, M. L. (2003). When is an age stereotype an aging self-stereotype? A commentary on Levy (2003). Journal of Gerontology: Psychological Sciences, 58, P212-P216.
    • Hummert, M. L., & Morgan, M. (2001). Negotiating health decisions in the family. In M. L. Hummert & J. F. Nussbaum (Eds.), Aging, communication and health: Linking research and practice for successful aging (pp. 177-201). Hillsdale, NJ: Lawrence Erlbaum.
    • Hummert, M.L. (1999). Age stereotyping: Social cognitive and developmental issues. In T. M. Hess & F. Blanchard-Fields (Eds.), Social cognition and aging (pp. 175-196). New York: Academic Press.
    • Kemper, S., & Hummert, M.L. (1997). New directions in research on aging and message production. In J.O. Greene (Ed.), Message production: Advances in communication theory (pp. 127-150). Hillsdale, NJ: Lawrence Erlbaum Associates.
    • Hummert, M.L., Shaner, J.L., & Garstka, T.A. (1995). Cognitive processes affecting communication with older adults: The case for stereotypes, attitudes and beliefs about communication. In J.F. Nussbaum & J. Coupland (Eds.), Handbook of communication and aging research (pp. 105-131). Hillsdale, NJ: Lawrence Erlbaum Associates.
    • Hummert, M.L. (1994). Stereotypes of the elderly and patronizing speech style. In M.L. Hummert, J.M. Wiemann, & J.F. Nussbaum (Eds.), Interpersonal communication in older adulthood: Interdisciplinary theory and research (pp. 162-185). Newbury Park, CA: Sage.
    • Hummert, M.L., Nussbaum, J.F., & Wiemann, J.M. (1994). Interpersonal communication and older adulthood: An introduction. In M.L. Hummert, J.M. Wiemann, & J.F. Nussbaum (Eds.), Interpersonal communication in older adulthood: Interdisciplinary theory and research (pp. 1-14). Newbury Park, CA: Sage.
    • Sypher, H.E., Hummert, M.L., & Williams, S. (1994). Psychology of interviewing. In E. McMahan & K. Lacy Rogers (Eds.), Oral history interviewing (pp. 47 61). Hillsdale, NJ: Lawrence Erlbaum Associates.
    • Crockett, W.H., & Hummert, M.L. (1987). Perceptions of aging and the elderly. In K.W. Schaie (Ed.), The Annual Review of Gerontology and Geriatrics (Vol. 7). New York: Springer.
  • Book Reviews (Non-Refereed)
    • Hummert, M.L. (1997). Review of the book Discourse and Lifespan Identity by N. Coupland & J.F. Nussbaum. Journal of Language and Social Psychology, 16, 347-351.
    • Hummert, M.L. (1992). Review of the book Introduction to Speech Communication (2nd Ed.) By W. J. Seiler. ACA Bulletin, Issue 81 (August), 73-75.
PROFESSIONAL PAPERS (All Competitively Selected; Only those from 2000 to present listed)
  • Waters, S., & Hummert, M. L. (2006, November). Age and gender stereotyping in television commercials. [Top Four Paper in Communication and Aging] Presented at the annual meeting of the National Communication Association, San Antonio, TX.
  • Hummert, M. L., & Garstka, T. A. (2006, November). An experiment on changing stereotypes through communication. Presented at the annual meeting of the National Communication Association, San Antonio, TX.
  • Koesten, J., Garstka, T. A., & Hummert, M. L. (2006). Family communication patterns and life task negotiation across three generations: Managing intergenerational ambivalence. Presented at the annual meeting of the National Communication Association, San Antonio, TX.
  • Mohankumar, D., & Hummert, M. L. (2006, November). Caregiving discourse in Asian Indian women. Presented at the annual meeting of the Gerontological Society of America, Dallas, TX.
  • Hummert, M. L., & Garstka, T. A. (2006, November). Effects of participant age, initial stereotype valence, and target conversation style on evaluations of older speakers. Presented at the annual meeting of the Gerontological Society of America, Dallas, TX.
  • Hummert, M. L., & Garstka, T. A. (2006, June). Breaking stereotypes through communication: Evidence from middle-aged perceivers. Presented at the Tenth International Conference on Language and Social Psychology, Bonn, Germany.
  • Hummert, M. L., Garstka, T. A., & Slegers, D. (2005, November). Older adults’ perceptions of facial features and emotions: Age stereotyping ingroup members. Presented at the annual meeting of the Gerontological Society of America, Orlando, FL.
  • Hummert, M. L. (2005, November). Age stereotyping in communication. Presented at the annual meeting of the National Communication Association, Boston, MA.
  • Lien, S-C, Zhang, Y. B., & Hummert, M. L. (2005, November). Older adults on prime-time television in Taiwan: Prevalence, portrayals, and communication interactions. Presented at the annual meeting of the National Communication Association, Boston, MA.
  • Hummert, M.L., Zhang, Y.B., & Garstka, T.A. (2004, November). Facial cues to age, perceived negative emotions, and age stereotyping. Presented at the annual meeting of the Gerontological Society of America, Washington, D.C.
  • Savundranayagam, M. Y., Montgomery, R. J. V., & Hummert, M. L. (2004, November). Identity maintenance processes of spouse caregivers: Implications for caregiver burden. Presented at the annual meeting of the Gerontological Society of America, Washington, D.C.
  • Zhang, Y. B., Hummert, M. L., & Savundranayagam, M. Y. (2004, November). Perceptions of aging in the Chinese culture: Exploring the age group and cultural values effects. Presented at the annual meeting of the Gerontological Society of America, Washington, D.C.
  • Hummert, M. L., & Soliz, J. (2004, July). Intergenerational advice messages: Strategies and characteristics. Presented at the Ninth International Conference on Language and Social Psychology, State College, PA.
  • Sergeant, J. F., Ekerdt, D. J., & Hummert, M. L. (2004, July). Intergenerational discourse on a significant transition: Household disbandment and late life moves. Presented at the Ninth International Conference on Language and Social Psychology, State College, PA.
  • Hummert, M. L., O’Brien, L. T., Savundranayagam, M., Garstka, T., Zhang, Y. B., & Lin, M-C. (2003, November). Implicit and explict age stereotyping in social interactions. Presented at the annual meeting of the Gerontological Society of America, San Diego, CA.
  • Zhang, Y. B., Hummert, M. L., & Garstka, T. A. (2003, November). Age stereotypes in Chinese culture. Presented at the annual meeting of the Gerontological Society of America, San Diego, CA.
  • Zhang, Y. B., Harwood, J., & Hummert, M. L. (2003, November). Perceptions of conflict management styles in Chinese intergenerational dyads. [Top Paper in Communication and Aging] Presented at the annual meeting of the National Communication Association, Miami, FL.
  • Hummert, M. L., & O’Brien, L. T. (2002, November). Age self-stereotyping, stereotype threat, and memory performance in middle-aged adults. Presented at the annual meeting of the Gerontological Society of America, Boston, MA.
  • Savundranayagam, M. Y., Montgomery, R. J. V., & Hummert, M. L. (2002, November). Pragmatic and semantic communication deficits associated with dementia: Relationship to caregiver burden. Presented at the annual meeting of the Gerontological Society of America, Boston, MA.
  • Garstka, T. A., Branscombe, N., Schmitt, M., & Hummert, M. L. (2002, November). Coping with age discrimination: Preserving well-being in old age. Presented at the annual meeting of the Gerontological Society of America, Boston, MA.
  • Zhang, Y. B., Hummert, M. L., & Zhang, R. (2002, July). Analyzing Chinese young adults’ perceptions of intergenerational conflict: Types of initiating factors, attribution of causes, and management styles. Presented at the 8th International Conference on Language and Social Psychology, Hong Kong, PRC.
  • Lin, M. C., Harwood, J., & Hummert, M. L. (2002, July). Young adults’ intergenerational communication schemas: Stereotypical traits, communication accommodation, and communication outcomes. Presented at the 8th International Conference on Language and Social Psychology, Hong Kong, PRC.
  • Hummert, M. L., Garstka, T. A., O’Brien, L., Savundranayagam, M., & Zhang, Y.B. (2001, November). Stereotype content versus valence in implicit stereotypes of old and young. Presented at the annual meeting of the Gerontological Society of America, Chicago, IL.
  • Savundranayagam, M. Y., Montgomery, R. J. V., & Hummert, M. L. (2001, November). Examining the relationship between communication problems associated with dementia and caregiver burden. Presented at the annual meeting of the Gerontological Society of America, Chicago, IL.
  • Hummert, M. L., & Ryan, E. B. (2001, July). Impact of family communication during decision-making about age-related predicaments. Presented at the 17th Congress of the Internaitonal Association of Gerontology. Vancouver, B. C., Canada.
  • Williams, K., Hummert, M. L., & Kemper, S. (2001, May). Minimizing elderspeak in the nursing home: An intervention to educate nurses’ aides. Presented at Exploring Older Patient Encounters with Health Care Providers: Innovations in Research, Practice, and Medical Education. St. Louis, MO.
  • Hummert, M. L., Garstka, T. A., O’Brien, L., & Geiger, W. (2000, November). Implicit positive and negative stereotypes of old and young. Presented at the annual meeting of the Gerontological Society of America. Washington
  • Zhang, Y. B., Hummert, M. L., & Garstka, T. A. (November, 2000). Age stereotype traits of Chinese young, middle-aged, and older adults. Presented at the annual meeting of the Gerontological Society of America. Washington, D. C.
  • Zhang, Y. B., & Hummert, M. L. (November, 2000). Harmonies and tensions in Chinese intergenerational communication: Accounts of young and older interviewees. [Top Three Paper in Communication and Aging] Presented at the annual meeting of the National Communication Association. Seattle, WA.
  • Citarelli, M., & Hummert, M. L. (November, 2000). Hormone replacement therapy and identity: Discourse and decision-making. Presented at the annual meeting of the National Communication Association. Seattle, WA.
  • Koesten, J., Miller, K. I., & Hummert, M. L. (November, 2000). Family communication and adolescent risk behavior. Presented at the annual meeting of the National Communication Association. Seattle, WA.
  • Hummert, M. L. (2000, July). Implicit age stereotyping and interpersonal communication. Presented at the Seventh International Conference on Language and Social Psychology. Cardiff, Wales, United Kingdom.
  • Zhang, Y. B., & Hummert, M. L. (2000, July). Chinese intergenerational communication: Positive and negative themes. Presented at the Seventh International Conference on Language and Social Psychology. Cardiff, Wales, United Kingdom.
  • Lin, M-C, & Hummert, M. L. (2000, July). Representation of age stereotypes in online discourse. Presented at the Seventh International Conference on Language and Social Psychology. Cardiff, Wales, United Kingdom.
  • Hummert, M. L., Garstka, T. A., Greenwald, A. G., Mellott, D., O’Brien, L., Lewis, L., Geiger, W., Lin, M-C, & Zhang, Y. B. (2000, April). Implicit associations, age stereotypes and identity. Presented at the Cognitive Aging Conference 2000. Atlanta, GA.
EXTERNAL GRANTS
  • Hummert, M.L. Social Cognition, Communication and Age Stereotyping. R01 AG16352, National Institute on Aging/ National Institutes of Health, $1,444,286. 1/01/99-12/31/2005.
  • Hummert, M.L. Stereotypes of the Elderly and Communication. First Independent Research Award Program. Grant #1 R29 AG09433, National Institute on Aging/National Institutes of Health, $504,250. 8/1/91 7/31/97.
  • Kemper, S. (PI), Hummert, M.L., Montgomery, R., Wilcox, K. (Training Committee). Research and Training Grant on Communication and Aging. Grant #1 T32 AG00226, National Institute on Aging/National Institutes of Health, $1,740,000. 9/30/93 4/30/03
INTERNAL GRANTS
  • Hummert, M.L. Community-dwelling older persons' and care facility residents' perceptions of patronizing speech: Relationship to stereotyping. General Research Fund Grant, University of Kansas, 1996-1997, $6952.
  • Hummert, M.L. Elderly responses to patronizing speech and stereotyping. General Research Fund Grant #96-3824, University of Kansas, 1995 1996, $7,000.
  • Kemper, S., Hummert, M.L., Simpson, G., Segrin, C., Osterkamp, L., Wilcox, K., & Jackson, S. Pilot projects on Communication and Aging. University Research Development Fund Grant, 93 2014, 1993 1994, $30,000.
  • Hummert, M. L. Older adult vocal characteristics and stereotyping. New Faculty General Research Fund Grant #92 3014, University of Kansas, 1993 1994, $4899.
  • Hummert, M. L. Relationship among concepts underlying perceptions of the elderly. General Research Fund Grant #90 389, University of Kansas, 1989 1990, $6363.
  • Hummert, M. L. Relationship among concepts underlying perceptions of the elderly. General Research Fund Grant #89 380, University of Kansas, 1988 1989, $3181.
INVITED LECTURES
  • Implicit age stereotyping in interpersonal communication. Plenary Address. Eighth International Conference on Language and Social Psychology. Hong Kong, PRC. July 10-14, 2002.
  • Implicit age stereotypes, communication, and health. Plenary Address. Fifth International Conference on Communication, Aging, and Health. Vancouver, BC, June 29-July 2, 2001.
  • Age differences in social cognitions about older adults: Can schema complexity offset processing limitations? University of Potsdam/Free University of Conference on Processes of Generative Mental Representation and Psychological Adaptation: The Role of Limited Cognitive Resources, Berlin, Germany, Sept. 2-5, 1997.
  • Stereotypes of Older Adults and Social Cognition. Second National Institute on Aging Workshop on Social Cognition and Aging, Stanford University, July 1-2, 1997.
  • Communication with Older Adults: The Influence of Age Stereotypes, Context, and Communicator Age. Communication Department, University of Utah, April 17, 1997.
  • A Research Program investigating the Relationship between Stereotypes of the Elderly and Communication. Center on Aging, University of Oklahoma Medical School, Norman, OK, April 8, 1994.
  • Teaching Effectively to a Culturally Diverse Student Population. Workshop presented to Teaching Assistants, Communication and English Departments, Co Presenter: Karla K. Jensen, South Dakota State University, Brookings, SD, September 11, 1992.
  • Stereotypes of the Elderly and Communication. Communication Department Colloquium, University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK, February 21, 1992.
COURSES TAUGHT
  • Graduate Courses:
    • COMS 850 – Introduction to Communication Research Methods: Fall, 2000; Fall 2001.
    • COMS 756/856 - Communication Research: Experimentation and Quantitative Analysis: Fall 1988; Fall 1990; Spring 1995; Spring 1998; Spring 2000; Spring 2002;Spring 2007
    • COMS 787 (PSYC 787; HDFL 787; AM S 767) Gerontology Proseminar: Spring 1997, 1998; Fall, 1998; Fall, 2000.
    • COMS 859 - Proseminar in Communication Studies: Fall 1997, 1998.
    • COMS 844 - Seminar in Interpersonal Communication Theory (New Course) Spring 2001
    • COMS 835 - Impression Formation: Fall 1997
    • COMS 846 - Seminar in Communication and Aging: Fall 2004
    • COMS 930 - Seminar in Teaching the Basic Course: Fall 1989; Spring 1990; Fall 1990; Spring 1991; Fall 1991; Spring 1992; Fall 1992; Spring 1993; Fall 1993; Fall 1995; Spring 1996; Fall 1996; Spring 1997.
    • COMS 936 - Seminar in Language and Discourse: Fall 1991; Fall 1994; Fall 1996; Fall 1999; Fall 2003; Fall 2005.
    • COMS 958 – Comparative Theories of Communication: Spring 2002; Spring 2004
  • Undergraduate Courses:
    • COMS 456/356 - Behavioral and Social Science Research Methods: Spring 1988; Fall 1988; Spring 1989; Fall 1989; Spring 1990; Summer 1990; Spring 1991; Spring 1994; Fall 1998; Fall 1999; Spring 2000; Fall 2000; Spring 2001; Fall 2001; Fall 2002 ; Fall 2003; Fall 2004.
    • COMS 544 - Interpersonal Communication: Theory and Research: Spring 1988; Spring 1989; Summer 1989.
    • COMS 330 - Personal Communication in Business: Fall 1987 (2 Sections); Spring 1988; Fall 1988; Spring 1989.
    • COMS 331 - Persuasive Speaking for Business and Professions: Fall 1987; Summer 1988
    • COMS 150 - Personal Communication: Summer 1991
GRADUATE COMMITTEE WORK
  • Doctoral Student Committees Chaired
    • Karla K. Jensen, 1994, Dissertation
    • Tracy Russo, 1995, Program & Comprehensives
    • Jaye Shaner, 1996, Program, Comprehensives, Dissertation
    • Joan Irminger, 1997, Program, Comprehensives, Dissertation
    • Teri Garstka (Psychology -- Co-Chair of Dissertation with Nyla Branscombe), 1997
    • Melanie Morgan, 1998, Program, Comprehensives, Dissertation
    • Carolyn Joy Koesten, 2002 (Dissertation Co-Chair with Robert Rowland)
    • Yan Bing Zhang, 2002 (Dissertation)
    • Mei-Chen Lin, 2003 (Dissertation Co-Chair with Jake Harwood)
    • Karen Anderson, 2003 (Dissertation Co-Chair with Jake Harwood)
    • Wendy Geiger, 2003 (Program, Comprehensives, Dissertation)
    • Marie Savundranayagam, 2004 (Gerontology, Ph.D., Program, Comprehensives, Dissertation)
    • Jordan Soliz, 2004 (Dissertation Co-Chair with Jake Harwood)
    • Shu-Chin Lien, 2005 (Program, Comprehensives, Dissertation)
    • Susan Waters. 2006 (Program, Comprehensives, Dissertation)
    • In Progress:
      • Myra Young (Dissertation)
      • Pamela Kennedy (Program, Comprehensives, Dissertation)
      • Natabohma Mabachi (Program, Comprehensives, Dissertation)
      • Deepthi Mohankummar (Gerontology Ph.D. Program, Comprehensives, Dissertation)
  • Masters Student Committees Chaired
    • Debra Stufflebean, 1991; Jaye Shaner, 1993; Aki Nonaka, 1999; Melissa Citarelli, 2001; Marie Savundranayagam (Gerontology), 2002; Gabriella Johnson, 2003: Natabohma Mabachi, 2005.
  • Undergraduate Honors Student Committees Chaired
    • Casey Meyer, 2002; Carol Cressey, 1990; Cynthia Baker, 1989; Edith Ann Howard, 1989; Stacy Wiegman, 1989 (Co-Chair with E.R. Gold); Gayla Harbison 1988; Hope Hartshorn, 1988
Additional Graduate Student Committee Service
  • Doctoral Committees Completed
    Carol Nalbandian, 1989; Jeff Stafford, 1991; Dan Wann (Psychology); Teresa Helmick, 1992; James Jackson (Psychology), 1992; Hintat Cheung (Psychology); Sheryl Williams, 1992; Ben Bierman, 1993; Cheryl Anagnopoulos (Psychology), 1993; Kelley Lyons (Psychology), 1993; Susan Emel, 1994; Debra Mazloff, 1995; Tracy Russo, 1995; Michelle Nario Redmond (Psychology), 1996; Pam Whitten, 1996; Dixie Vandeputte (Psychology), 1997; Sheri Shuler, 1997; Jeanne Flora, 1998; Karen Kemtes, 1998; Caryn Medved, 1998; Heather Entrekin, 1999; Sharon Page Howard (Psychology), 1999; Ruth Herman (Psychology), 1999; Jeff Schiffmann (Health, Sports & Exercise Science), 1999; Kristi Williams (Gerontology), 2001; Laurie O’Brien (Psychology), 2002; Sarah Ubel, 2003; Scott Eidelman (Psychology), 2004; Taleyna Morris, 2006; Scott Robson, 2006; Jenifer Lewis, 2006 Mary Pilgram, 2006; C. J. Liu (Gerontology), 2006; Susan Klaus (Gerontology), 2006.
    In Progress
    • Erin Ellsworth
  • Masters Committees Completed
    Phyllis Siefker, 1988; Ana Jensen, 1990; Laura Fino (Counseling Psychology), 1990; Kim Griggs (Counseling Psychology), 1990; Christopher Doyle, 1991; Nancy Gregory (Counseling Psychology); Sally Buttermore, 1992; Clark Henry, 1994; Julie Apker, 1994; Stacy McVicker, 1994; Karen Kemtes (Psychology) 1996; Tracy Mitzner (Psychology) 1999; Maria Skeels, 2000; Heather Humphrey (Psychology), 2001; Lynette Lewis, 2001; Lori Stites, 2001; Kara Meusch, 2004.
    In Progress
    • Kiley Larson
DEPARTMENTAL SERVICE
  • Advisory Committee 1990 to 1993, Spring 1996, 2002-2007.
  • Chair, Communication Theory Search Committee, 2001-2002.
  • Chair, Organizational Communication Search Committee, 1999-2000.
  • Graduate Committee, 1990-1991; 1997- 1999.
  • Assessment Committee (Chair), 1994-2004; Member, 2004-present.
  • Member, Organizational Communication Search Committee, 1994 1995.
  • Member, Director of Applied Masters Program Search Committee, 1994 1995.
  • Chair, Search Committee for Assistant Professor in Communication and Aging, 1993 1994.
  • Library Committee 1993 1994; 1994 1995; 1998-1999.
  • Member, Interpersonal Communication Search Committee, 1991 1992.
  • Peer Observation Committee 1992.
  • Honors and Awards Committee 1989 1990, 1990 1991, 1994 1995, 1995-1996, 1996-1997.
  • Undergraduate Committee 1988 1989, 1989 1990.
  • Honors Director 1987 1988, 1988 1989
COLLEGE AND UNIVERSITY SERVICE
  • University Committee on Promotion and Tenure, 2003-2004.
  • Graduate School Strategic Planning Committee on Research, 2005-2006.
  • Graduate School Committee on New Degree Programs, 2003-2004.
  • Athletic Corporation Advisory Board, 2003-2005.
  • Executive Committee, KUCR Board of Directors, 2003-2004.
  • Graduate School Executive Committee, 1998-2003; Convener of Program Review Sub-committee, Fall, 1999; Graduate Council, 2003-2004
  • University Sabbatical Leave Committee, 2000-2002.
  • Human Subjects Committee-Lawrence, 1998-2004.
  • Campus Historic Preservation Committee, 1997-Present.
  • Chair, Gerontology Director Search Committee, 2003-2004.
  • Training Committee, Communication and Aging Training Grant, National Institute on Aging, 1993-2003.
  • Graduate Advisor, Gerontology, 1996-2004.
  • Public Administration Chair Selection Committee, Spring, 2000.
  • Faculty Mentor, University Scholars Program, Melissa Cline (scholar), 1999-2000.
  • Promotion and Tenure Review Committee, Schiefelbusch Institute for Life Span Studies, Fall 1999.
  • Financial Aid Academic Appeals Committee, 1997-1999.
  • Research Foundation (CRINC) Transition Team, Spring, 1997.
  • Sabbatical Committee, College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, 1995 1997.
  • University Senate Research Committee, 1996-1997.
  • Search Committee for Assistant Professor in Public Administration, Spring, 1996.
  • Faculty Member, Administrative Disciplinary Hearing, Department of Student Life, Fall, 1996.
  • Faculty Mentor, Athletic Department, 1989 to Present.
  • Faculty Mentor, Dean's Scholars Program, 1994-1996.
  • Search Committee for Associate Dean for the Social Sciences, College of Liberal Arts and Science, 1994.
  • University Research Policies Committee, 1993 1996; Chair, 1994 1995.
  • General Education Requirement Assessment Interviews, Spring, 1991; Spring, 1995; Spring, 1998; Spring, 2003.
  • General Research Fund, First Level Review Committee, Spring, 1992.
  • Speaker, New Student Orientation, Summer, 1992, 1993, 1995.
  • Faculty Panel for Parents, New Student Orientation, Summer, 1993, 1994, 1997.
  • Advisory Board for New Teaching Assistant Orientation, 1993-1996.
  • Speaker, University New Teaching Assistant Orientation, 1984, 1985, 1989, 1992.
  • Nominations Committee for College Committees, Spring 1996, 1997.
PROFESSIONAL SERVICE
  • Editorial Boards
    • Journal of Communication, Associate Editor, 1999-2001; Editorial Board, 2001-2005.
    • Journal of Gerontology: Psychological Sciences, Editorial Board, 2000-Present.
    • Journal of Applied Communication Research, Editorial Board, 2003-2006.
    • Human Communication Research, Editorial Board, 1996-1997; 2000-Present.
    • Communication Studies, Editorial Board, 2002-Present.
    • Psychology and Aging, Editorial Board, 2003-Present.
    • Research on Aging, Editorial Board, 1994 1997.
  • Grant Review Panels
    • Social Psychology and Interpersonal Processes (SPIP), NIH Study Section, Ad Hoc Member, June 2004.
    • Sociology and Aging Grant Review Panel, National Institute on Aging/National Institutes of Health (R03 Awards, Training Grants, K Awards). Ad Hoc Member, 1996-2000; Member, 2000-2004.
    • NIH/NIA Loan Repayment Program Review Panel, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006.
    • NIDCD/NIH Small Grants Review Panel, Ad Hoc Member, June 2005.
    • Special Grant Review Panel, National Institutes of Health, R01 Applications in Response to Request for Proposals on Social Science Interventions to Improve Medication Adherence, Summer 2000.
    • Grant Reviewer (Ad Hoc), Social Science and Humanities Research Council of Canada
    • Grant Reviewer (Ad Hoc), Fonds FCAR, Ministry of Education, Quebec, Canada
    • Grant Reviewer (Ad Hoc), Alzheimer’s Association
  • Conferences
    • International Advisory Committee, Fourth International Conference on Communication, Ageing, and Health, July 13-15, 1999, Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia.
    • Organizing Committee, International Conference on Processes of Generative Mental Representation and Psychological Adaptation: The Role of Limited Cognitive Resources, University of Potsdam/Free University of Berlin, September 2-5, 1997, Berlin, Germany.
    • Chair, Third International Conference on Communication, Aging, and Health, May 16-18, 1996, Kansas City, MO.
  • Professional Organizations
    • National Communication Association (formerly Speech Communication Association)
      Rhetorical and Communication Theory Division, Paper Reader, 1991, 1992
      Commission on Communication and Aging, Vice-Chair Elect, 1995-1996;Vice-Chair and Conference Program Planner, 1996-1997; Chair, 1997-1998; Paper Reader, 1992, 2000, 2003.
    • International Communication Association
      Interpersonal Communication Division, Paper Reader,1991; Nominating Committee, 2000-2001; Division Chair, Conference Theme Submissions, 2004-2005.
    • Central States Communication Association
      Chair of Nominations Committee, 1991 1992.
      Communication Theory Interest Group, Secretary, 1988 1989; Vice Chair, 1989 1990, Chair, 1990 1991.
    • Gerontological Society of America
      Abstract Reviewer, 1990, 1991, 1993, 1994, 1995, Behavioral and Social Sciences Division
    • Sigma Xi, Scientific Research Society, University of Kansas Chapter
      Accepted for Full Membership, 1991, Chapter Treasurer, 1993 1995.
    • International Association on Language and Social Psychology
  • Other Professional Service:
    • Consultant, National Institute on Aging Academic Enhancement Award to Cheryl Anagnopolous, Ph.D., Black Hills State University, “The Effects of Filial Piety on Ageism in Lakota Culture,” 8/1/00-6/30/03.
    • Academic Commentator, Educational Centre for Aging and Health's Seventh Annual Conference, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada, May 12, 1994.
    • Sabbatical Host, Prof. Ulrich von Hecker, Free University of Berlin, Germany, Fall, 1994.
    • Sabbatical Host, Prof. Ellen Bouchard Ryan, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada, Fall, 1995.