EDUCATION
Ph.D. Department of Communication,
The Ohio State University, 1994
Dissertation: An Examination of
Routine and Strategic Interaction in Maintained
Marriages. Advisor: Dr. Laura Stafford
M.A. Department of Communication, The Ohio State University, 1991
B.A. Communication Arts, Villanova University, 1985
TEACHING EXPERIENCE
Associate Professor, Department
of Communication, La Salle University,
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Sept. 1996 to present.
Assistant Professor, Department of Communication,
SUNY Geneseo,
Geneseo, New York, Sept. 1994 to August 1996.
Graduate Teaching Associate, Department
of Communication, The
Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio, Sept. 1990 to June 1994.
UNDERGRADUATE COURSES TAUGHT
LA SALLE UNIVERSITY
Communication and Culture
Communication and Group Process
Communication and Rhetorical Theory
Communication Ethics
Communication Research
Human Communication Seminar (Dark Side of Personal Relationships;
Nonverbal Communication; Personal Relationships)
Interpersonal Communication
Organizational Communication
Sex Roles and Communication
SUNY GENESEO
Business and Professional Communication
Communication and Rhetorical Theory
Communication Research
Interpersonal Communication
Language, Communication, and Meaning
OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY
Communication in Personal Relationships
Interpersonal Communication
Introduction to Interpersonal and Organizational Communication
Nonverbal Communication
GRADUATE COURSES TAUGHT (LA SALLE
UNIVERSITY)
Approaches to Interpersonal Communication
Communication Theory
Group Communication
Research Methods (M.A. in Prague)
Practicum (M.A. program)
BOOKS PUBLISHED
Dainton, M., & Zelley, E.
(2004). Applying communication theory for professional life:
A practical introduction. Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage.
Canary, D.J., & Dainton, M. (Eds.).
(2003). Maintaining relationships through
communication: Relational, contextual, and cultural variations.
Hillsdale, NJ: Lawrence Erlbaum and Associates.
PEER-REVIEWED JOURNAL ARTICLES
Aylor, B., & Dainton, M. (2004). Biological sex and psychological
gender as predictors of routine and strategic relational maintenance.
Sex Roles, 50, 689-697.
Dainton, M. (2003). Equity and uncertainty
in relational maintenance.
Western Journal of Communication, 67, 164-186.
Dainton, M., & Aylor, B.A. (2002). Routine
and strategic maintenance efforts:
Behavioral patterns, variations associated with relational length,
and the prediction of
relational characteristics. Communication Monographs, 69,
52-66.
Dainton, M., & Aylor, B.A. (2002). Communication
channels in the maintenance of
long-distance relationships. Communication Research Reports,
19, 118-129.
Dainton, M., & Aylor, B.A. (2001). A
relational uncertainty analysis of jealousy, trust,
and the maintenance of long-distance versus geographically-close
relationships.
Communication Quarterly, 49, 172-188.
Aylor, B.A., & Dainton, M. (2001). Antecedents
in romantic jealousy experience,
expression, and goals. Western Journal of Communication, 65,
370-391.
Dainton, M. (2000). Maintenance behaviors,
expectations, and satisfaction:
Linking the comparison level to relational maintenance. Journal
of Social and
Personal Relationships, 17, 827-842
Dainton, M. & Stafford, L. (2000). Predicting
maintenance enactment from relational
schemata, spousal behavior, and relational characteristics. Communication
Research
Reports, 17, 171-180.
Stafford, L., Dainton, M., & Haas, S.
(2000). Measuring routine and strategic relational
maintenance: Scale development, sex versus gender roles, and the
prediction of
relational characteristics. Communication Monographs, 67,
306-323.
Dainton, M. (1998). Everyday interaction
in marital relationships: Variations in
relative importance and event duration. Communication Reports,
11, 101-110.
Dainton, M., Stafford, L., & Canary,
D.J. (1994). Maintenance strategies and
physical affection as predictors of love, liking, and satisfaction
in marriage.
Communication Reports, 7, 88-98.
Dainton, M. (1993). The myths and misconceptions
of the stepmother identity:
Descriptions and prescriptions for identity management. Family
Relations, 42, 93-98.
Dainton, M., & Stafford, L. (1993).
Routine maintenance behaviors: A comparison
of relationship type, partner similarity, and sex differences.
Journal of Social and
Personal Relationships, 10, 255-271.
BOOK CHAPTERS
Dainton, M., & Zelley, E. (in press). Social exchange theories
and family
communication. In D.O. Braithwaite & L.A. Baxter (Eds.) Family
Communication
Theories. Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage.
Canary, D.J., & Dainton, M. (in press).
Maintaining relationships through
communication. In A. Vangelisti & D. Perlman (Eds.) The
Cambridge Handbook of
Personal Relationships. New York: Cambridge University Press.
Dainton, M. (in press). Cat Walk Conversations:
Everyday communication in dating
relationships. In J.T. Wood and S. Duck (Eds.) Composing relationships:
Communication in everyday life. New York: Wadsworth.
Dainton, M. (2003). Erecting a Framework
for Understanding Relational Maintenance:
An Epilogue. In D.J. Canary & M. Dainton (Eds.), Maintaining
relationships through
communication: Relational, contextual, and cultural variations
(pp. 299-321).
Hillsdale, NJ: Lawrence Erlbaum and Associates.
Dainton, M., Zelley, E., & Langan, E.
(2003). Maintaining friendships across the
lifespan. In D.J. Canary & M. Dainton (Eds.), Maintaining
relationships through
communication: Relational, contextual, and cultural variations
(pp. 79-102).
Hillsdale, NJ: Lawrence Erlbaum and Associates.
Dainton, M. (1999). African-American, European-American, and Biracial
couples'
meanings for and experiences in marriage. In T.J. Socha and R.
Diggs (Eds.), Family
communication in cultural perspective: Spanning African American
and European
American Worlds (pp. 147-165). Hillsdale, NJ: Lawrence Erlbaum
Associates.
Dainton, M. (1995). Basic principles of
interpersonal communication theory. In R.L.
Hartman and L. Texter (Eds.), Advanced interpersonal communication
(pp. 1-15).
Dubuque, IA: Kendall-Hunt.
Pohl, G.M., & Dainton, M. (1995). Attraction
in interpersonal relationships. In R.L.
Hartman and L. Texter (Eds.), Advanced interpersonal communication
(pp. 113-130).
Dubuque, IA: Kendall-Hunt.
Dainton, M. (1995). Relationship escalation,
maintenance, and dissolution. In R.L. Hartman
and L. Texter (Eds.), Advanced interpersonal communication
(pp. 131-148).
Dubuque, IA: Kendall-Hunt.
Stafford, L., & Dainton, M. (1995).
Parent-child interaction within the family system.
In T.J. Socha and G. Stamp (Eds.), Parents, children, and communication:
Frontiers of theory and research (pp. 3-21). Hillsdale, NJ:
LEA.
Stafford, L., & Dainton, M. (1994).
The dark side of "normal" family interaction.
In W.R. Cupach and B.H. Spitzberg (Eds.), The dark side of
interpersonal
communication (pp. 259-280). Hillsdale, NJ: Lawrence Erlbaum
Associates.
INVITED ARTICLES
Dainton, M. (forthcoming 2005). Maintenance behaviors, expectations
for
maintenance, and satisfaction: Linking comparison levels to relational
maintenance
strategies. In S. Duck & W. Dragon (Ed.) The Human Relationships
Reader (ch. 7).
Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage.
Dainton, M. (2002). Book review of: J. Harvey
& A. Wenzel (2001). Close Romantic
relationships: Maintenance and enhancement. Mahwah, NJ: LEA. Journal
of Social
and Personal Relationships, 19, 438-439.
Dainton, M. (1999). Book review of: R. L.
Conville & L. E. Rogers (1998). The
Meaning of "Relationship" in Interpersonal Communication.
Westport, CT: Praeger.
Journal of Marriage and the Family, 61, 546-547.
Dainton, M. (1996). The myths and misconceptions
of the stepmother identity. In
O. Pocs (Ed.) Annual editions of marriage and family 96/97
(pp. 165-170). Guilford,
CT: Dushkin.
WORKS IN PROGRESS
Dainton, M. (in preparation). Trust: The interplay of perceived
partner maintenance
efforts, uncertainty, and jealousy. To be submitted to Journal
of Social and Personal
Relationships.
CONFERENCE PAPERS
Dainton, M. (to be presented 2004, Nov.). Equity in long-distance
and geographically
close relationships: The role of maintenance behaviors and romantic
beliefs.
National Communication Association Conference, Chicago, IL.
Dainton, M. (to be presented 2004, Nov.).
Great ideas for teachers: 20 questions to
demonstrate inductive and deductive theory development. National
Communication
Association Conference, Chicago, IL.
Dainton, M. (2003, Nov.). An equity theory
investigation of openness and avoidance
in romantic relationships. National Communication Association
Conference, Miami,
Fla.
Dainton, M., Zelley, E., & Aylor, B.A.
(2002, Nov.). General and relationship-specific
social support in the maintenance of long-distance and geographically
close
friendships. Presented at the National Communication Association
Annual Conference,
New Orleans, LA.
Aylor, B., & Dainton, M. (2002, Nov.).
Extending routine and strategic relational
maintenance research: Long-distance versus geographically close
relationships,
biological sex, and psychological gender. Presented at the
National Communication
Association Annual Conference, New Orleans, LA.
Dainton, M., & Aylor, B.A. (2001, Nov.).
A comparison of routine versus strategic
maintenance efforts. Presented at the National Communication
Association Annual
Conference, Atlanta, GA.
Dainton, M., & Aylor, B.A. (2001, Nov.).
Jealousy, trust, and the maintenance of
long-distance relationships. Presented at the National Communication
Association
Annual Conference, Atlanta, GA.
Aylor, B. & Dainton, M. (2000, Nov.).
An analysis of the role of antecedents in
romantic jealousy experience, expression, and goals. National
Communication
Association Annual Conference, Seattle, WA.
Hartman, R.L., & Dainton, M. (2000,
April). Maintaining the doctor-patient relationship
in an era of HMOs. Paper presented to the annual meeting of
the Eastern
Communication Association.
Dainton, M. (1999, Nov.). Marital communication
and race. Paper presented to the
National Communication Association Annual Conference, Chicago,
Il.
Dainton, M. & Stafford, L. (1999, Nov.).
Predicting maintenance enactment from
couple type, partner behavior, and relational characteristics.
Paper presented to the
National Communication Association Annual Conference, Chicago,
Il.
Dainton, M. & Kilmer, H.L. (1999, Nov.).
Satisfaction, commitment, trust, and
expectations in long-distance versus geographically-close relationships.
Paper
presented to the National Communication Association Annual Conference,
Chicago, Il.
Hartman, R.L. & Dainton, M. (1999, April).
Predictors of satisfaction, trust, and
control mutuality in patient-physician relationships. Paper
presented at the
annual meeting of the Eastern Communication Association, Charleston,
WV.
Dainton, M. (1998, Nov.). Met/unmet expectations
of maintenance activities and sex,
relational stage, and satisfaction. Paper presented at the
National Communication
Association annual meeting, New York, NY.
Stafford, L., Haas, S., & Dainton, M.
(1998, Nov.). A revision and expansion of
Stafford & Canary's relational maintenance scale. Paper
presented at the National
Communication Association annual meeting, New York, NY.
Stafford, L., & Dainton, M. (1998, May).
Sex versus gender in predicting relational
maintenance activities. Paper presented at the conference
of the International Network
on Personal relationships, Norman, OK.
Dainton, M. (1997, Nov.). Interpersonal
communication motives in everyday marital
interaction. Paper presented at the National Communication
Association annual
meeting, Chicago, IL.
Dainton, M. (1996, Nov.). The secret of relational patterns:
What the Nancy
Drew books teach readers about how, when, and with whom to relate.
Paper
presented at the Speech Communication Association annual meeting
, San Diego, CA.
Dainton, M. (1995, Nov.). Interactions
in maintained marriages: A description of type,
relative routineness and perceived importance. Paper presented
at the Speech
Communication Association annual meeting, San Antonio, TX.
Stafford, L., & Dainton, M. (1995, November).
A family system approach to parent-
child interaction. Paper presented at the Speech Communication
Association
annual meeting, San Antonio, TX.
Dainton, M. (1993, November). Schemas,
scripts, and strategies: A social cognition
view of relational maintenance. Paper presented at the Speech
Communication
Association annual meeting, Miami, FL.
Dainton, M., & Stafford, L. (1993, February).
The dark side of "normal" family
interaction. Paper presented at the Western Communication
Association meeting, Albuquerque, NM.
Dainton, M., Stafford, L., & McNeilis,
K.S. (1992, November). The use of routine
behaviors in relational maintenance. Paper presented at the
Speech Communication
Association annual meeting, Chicago, IL.
Dainton, M. (1992, November). Macro-perspectives
on patterns of peer relationships
in the organization. Paper presented at the Speech Communication
Association
annual meeting, Chicago, IL.
Dainton, M. (1992, July). Marital conflict
research in the 1980s: A decade in review.
Paper presented at the conference of the International Society
for the Study of Personal
Relationships, Orono, ME.
Dainton, M., Stafford, L., & Canary,
D.J. (1991, November). Maintenance strategies
and physical affection as predictors of love, liking, and satisfaction
in marriage.
Paper presented at the Speech Communication Association annual
meeting, Atlanta, GA.
Fritz, L.M., & Dainton, M. (1991, November).
Beyond water-cooler conversations:
Expectations of social communication among organizational newcomers.
Paper
presented at the Speech Communication Association annual meeting,
Atlanta, GA.
Dainton, M. (1991, May). Relational maintenance
revisited: The addition of physical
affection measures to a maintenance typology. Paper presented
at the International
Communication Association annual meeting, Chicago, IL.
PROFESSIONAL SERVICE
Editorial Board, Communication Reports, 2003 to present.
Reviewer, Western Journal of Communication, 2003 to present.
Reviewer, Journal of Social and Personal Relationships, 1992 to present.
Reviewer, Journal of Family Issues, 2004.
Reviewer, Journal of Applied Communication, 2003.
Reviewer, Journal of Marriage and the Family, 2001.
Reviewer, Communication Studies, 2000.
Reviewer, Family Relations, 1997 to 1999.
Manuscript Reviewer, Sage Publications, Fall, 2002; Fall, 2003.
Manuscript Reviewer, Lawrence Erlbaum Associates,
Fall, 2003.
Outside Evaluator, Tenure and Promotion, Southwest Missouri State
University,
Nov. 2001.
Nominating Committee, Interpersonal and
Small Group Interaction Division, National
Communication Association, 1999 to 2000.
Paper reader/Evaluator, Interpersonal Communication Division, National Communication Association, 2004.
Paper Reader/Evaluator, Family Communication
Division, National Communication
Association, 1996, 1997.
Respondent, Family Communication Division, National Communication Association, 1997, 1998.
Committee Member, International Society for the Study of Personal Relationships Awards Committee, Summer 1995 to Spring 1996.
Respondent, Interpersonal and Small Group
Interaction Division, Annual Meeting of
The Speech Communication Association, November, 1992.
Discussant, Roundtable on Theoretical Issues in Relational Maintenance, the Conference of the International Society for the Study of Personal Relationships, Orono, ME, July, 1992.
Committee Member, International Network on Personal Relationships Dissertation Award, Summer, 1992.
PUBLIC SERVICE
Interview, Relationship Maintenance, First for Women Magazine
Interview, Relationship Maintenance, NBC-10 Television News, April 8, 2002.
Guest, Insight (Channel 56), "Maintaining Relationships," February 4, 2002.
Interview, "Four ways you must mesh
with your man." Cosmopolitan Magazine,
December, 2001.
Interview, Long Distance Relationships, Washington Post, July, 2001.
Guest Speaker, Marital Conflict, Marriage
Partner's Group of St. Peter's
Celestine Parish, Cherry Hill, NJ, March 26, 2000.
Guest Speaker, Marital Maintenance, Marriage
Partner's Group of St. Peter's
Celestine Parish, Cherry Hill, NJ, March 7, 1999.
Panelist, La Salle Forum (Channel 56), "Relationships," Nov. 8, 1999.
Interview, "Road warrior romance." American Way magazine, Dec. 1, 1999.
Interview, "Little things do mean a
lot in marriage." Philadelphia Inquirer,
December 8, 1998, p. D1.
Interview, "Long-distance love can
be better than being there." Providence Journal,
October 8, 1998, p. 1.
Interview, "Romantic laundry lists are misguided." MSNBC, October 8, 1998.
SERVICE TO THE UNIVERSITY
Faculty Senate, May 2004 to present.
Vice President 2004-2005
Academic Affairs Committee (Senate Appointee), 2004-2005.
Working Group, Examination of University Curriculum Committee, Summer 2004 to present.
Arts & Sciences Strategic Planning Committee, March 2003 to present.
Curriculum Committee, September 2002 to present.
Graduate Council, September 2001 to present.
Board Member, Center for Global Understanding, September 2002 to present.
Organizational Dynamics Advisory Committee, Dec. 1997 to present.
Presentation to Student Life Division, "Productive
and Unproductive Group Roles."
March 26, 2003.
Presenter/Committee Member, Community Service
Learning Workshop,
May 17, 2000.
M.A. in Student Development in Higher Education
Development Committee, Fall,
1999 to 2001.
Arts & Sciences Assessment Committee, September 1999 to 2000.
Presenter: Grades: Love 'em, hate 'em, got-to-give
'em. But what do they mean?
Teaching and Learning Center Brown Bag Discussion, February 10,
2000.
Theater Security and Improvements Committee, Sept. 1998 to Sept. 1999.
Service Learning Study Group, Teaching and
Learning Center, May 1998 to
present.
Student Affairs Committee, Sept. 1997 to Aug. 1999.
Commencement Speaker Selection Committee, Spring 1999.
Chair, Faculty Panel subcommittee, International
Week Committee, May to Oct.
1998.
Educational Programs Advisor, Regional Student
Life Conference (CAACAURH),
Jan. to Nov., 1998.
Code of Conduct Committee (ad hoc subcommittee
of Academic Affairs
Committee), Nov. 1996 to May 1997.
Chair, Guest Speaker Subcommittee, International Week Committee (subcommittee of International Faculty Caucus), March to Sept. 1997.
International Week Survey Coordinator, (subcommittee
of International Faculty
Caucus), March to April 1997.
International La Sallian Resource Center
Steering Committee, Oct. 1996 to April
1997; Sept. 1999 to present.
International Faculty Caucus, Oct. 1996 to present.
DEPARTMENTAL SERVICE
Assistant Chair June 2004 to present.
(Interim Assistant Chair, Fall 2002.)
Advising Subcommittee, Winter 2004 to present.
Alumni Subcommittee, Winter 2001 to present.
Graduate Degree Completion Subcommittee, 2002 to present.
Graduate Curriculum Committee, Spring 1998 to present.
Faculty Search Committee, 1997 to1998; Summer
1999; 1999 to 2000; 2002 to 2003;
Chair 2001 to 2002.
Secretary, Sept. 1996 to Jan. 1999.
Assessment Coordinator, Spring 1998 to Winter 1999.
Reviewer, Departmental Peer Review of Teaching, 1997 to present.
Senior Survey Coordinator, Sept. 1998 to present.
Departmental Representative, Student Open Houses, Fall 1996 to present.
Workshop Presentation, Communication Workshop
for High School Students, Fall
1996 to present.
STUDENT SERVICE
Moderator, Lambda Pi Eta (National Communication
Honor Society), December
2001 to September 2004.
Moderator, Women's Rugby Club, November 2001 to November 2003.
Honors Program Presentation, "What
I did during research leave: An overview of
relational maintenance research." October 17, 2001.
Moderator, the Masque of La Salle University, Aug. 1997 to Jan. 2001.
Resident Assistant Staff Training
"Issues in Supervising Male and Female Employees," Aug.
9, 1999.
"Conflict Resolution," Oct. 27, 1997.
"Assertiveness," March 23, 1997.
"Gender Communication," Jan. 11, 1997.
Dormitory Activities
"Battle of the Sexes," St. Bernard Hall, Feb. 2004
"Battle of the Sexes," St. George Hall, Feb. 2003
"Battle of the Sexes," St. George Hall, Feb. 2002.
"Battle of the Sexes," St. George Hall, Nov. 2000.
"Battle of the Sexes," St. George Hall, April 2000.
"A Formula for Relationship Success," St. Neumann Hall,
Feb., 1999.
"Personality Analysis," St. Bernard Hall, Nov. 1998.
"Battle of the Sexes," St. Bernard Hall, Jan. 1998.
Judge, Young Playwrights Competition, February, 1999; February, 2000.
Judge, Mr. & Ms. La Salle Contest, October, 1998.
Resident Assistant Faculty Associate, Neumann Hall, 1997 to 1998.
Resident Assistant Selection Committee, Winter 1997.
Advisor: "Birth order and communication."
Thesis conducted by George Malley,
La Salle University, 2000 to 2001.
Advisor: "Effects of gender on leadership
styles and attitudes toward and satisfaction with women in leadership
roles." Thesis conducted by Sharon
Sullivan, La Salle University, 1996 to1997.
Committee Member: "What isn't said
ultimately is what's heard; The effect of
nonverbal communication in crisis communication settings."
Thesis conducted by Beth Minkoff Foley, La Salle University, 1996
to 1997.
Student Advisor, Department of Communication,
La Salle University,
Fall 1996 to present.
Student Advisor, Department of Communication,
SUNY Geneseo,
Fall 1994-Spring 1996.
AWARDS AND HONORS
Research Leave, La Salle University, Spring, 2001.
Roland Holroyd Award for Distinguished Teaching
and Service to La Salle
University, May 2000.
Philadelphia Education Network for Neighborhood
Development (PHENND) grant
recipient for incorporating service learning into La Salle University
courses
(Rosemary Barbera, lead writer; Mike Smith, administrator).
Top 3 Paper, Health Communication Division
of the Eastern Communication
Association, April, 1999; April 2000.
Summer Research Grant, La Salle University, 1997, 2002.
Top 3 Paper, Family Communication Division
of the Speech Communication
Association, November, 1995.
Walter B. Emery Memorial Scholarship in
Communication, Ohio State University,
May, 1993. (Rated as top graduate student in the department.)
Runner Up, The Steve Duck New Scholar Award,
1992. (International competition
for new scholars of interpersonal relationships.)
Award for Outstanding Research by a Master's
Student, Department of
Communication, The Ohio State University, May, 1990.
Third place, Ohio University Communication
Research Conference. Actions Speak
Louder Than Words: An Examination of the Use of Physical Affection
in Relational Maintenance. May, 1990.
Professional Participation Awards, Department
of Communication, The Ohio State
University, May 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994
Presidential Fellowship, The Ohio State University, Sept. 1989 to Aug. 1990.
Graduate Teaching Associate, Department
of Communication, The Ohio State
University, Sept. 1990-June 1994.
Ranked first in class of Communication majors, Villanova University, May 1985.
Member Phi Kappa Phi.
International Who's Who of Professional and Business Women.
PROFESSIONAL HISTORY
Associate Professor, La Salle University, Philadelphia, PA, 1996-present.
Assistant Professor, SUNY Geneseo, Geneseo, NY, 1994-1996.
Graduate Teaching Associate, The Ohio State
University, Columbus, OH 1990-
1994.
Graphic Specialist, Delaware Business Review, Wilmington, DE, 1988-1989.
Employee Relations Representative, Union
Carbide Corp., Charleston, WV, 1988.
Community Relations Representative, 1986-1988.
Reporter/Editorial Assistant, Imprint, Inc., W. Hartford, CT, 1986.
Editorial Intern, Automotive Industries Magazine, Chilton Co., Radnor, PA, 1985.
Graphic Artist, RK Graphics, Bryn Mawr, PA, 1984-1985.
Graphic Artist, the Journal Inquirer, Manchester, CT, 1983.
PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS
International Communication Association
International Association for Relationship Research (formerly
INPR and ISSPR)
National Communication Association (formerly Speech Communication
Association)
Western Communication Association