CAROL J. BRUESS, Ph.D.
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[email protected] 612.840.3501 www.carolbruess.com Professor Emeritus Communication and Journalism Resident Scholar Formerly, Director of Family Studies Cassandra Voss Center University of St. Thomas, Minnesota St. Norbert College, WI ~ Retired 9/1/17 ~ Primary Areas of Instructional Expertise: Family and Couple Communication, Marriage and Communication, Interpersonal Communication, Intercultural Communication, Family Studies/Family Social Science, Gender and Communication, Communication Theory, Family Theory, Qualitative Research Methods, and Public Communication/Speaking and Writing. Primary Areas of Research/Scholarship Expertise: Couple and family communication, families and couples in the digital age, mediated family communication, healthy relationships, positive communication, communication behaviors predicting happy marriage, marriage over the life span, marriage and communication during parenthood, rituals in marriage and family, relationship rituals, task sharing in relationships, relationships as co-cultures, and gender and communication. Training/Certification: Gottman Relationship Institute, University of Washington, Seven Principles Trained Educator Academic Preparation: Ph.D. Interpersonal Communication, Ohio University, Athens, Ohio. June 1994 Major Advisor: Judy C. Pearson Graduate Certificate: Women's Studies Dissertation: "Bare-Chested Hugs" and "Tough-Guy's Night": An inductive examination of the form and function of interpersonal rituals in marriage and adult friendship M.A. Interpersonal Communication, Ohio University, Athens, Ohio. November 1991 Major Advisor: Judy C. Pearson Thesis: The idiosyncratic communication of married couples and marital satisfaction over the family life cycle (C. J. Sessler) B.A. Art/Graphic Communication (Magna Cum Laude), St. Norbert College, DePere, WI. 1990 2 Academic Positions & Leadership: 2018 - Resident Scholar, Cassandra Voss Center, St. Norbert College, Wisconsin 2018 - Professor Emeritus, Communication and Journalism, University of St.