A critical turn is currently taking place in interpersonal and family communication (IFC)
studies, thereby reorienting the predominantly post-positivist, rationalist, and individualist …

Academia can be a hostile environment for Black women. Our research team leveraged
Black feminist research praxis to produce new knowledge countering conceptions of Black …

Heeding the necessary call for interpersonal communication research to be theorized and
conducted from a more critical perspective, we employ feminist standpoint theory as a critical …

This qualitative methodological review documents and analyzes thirty years of published
empirical research using Speech Codes Theory (SCT). Ninety-four publications were …

Black doctoral women in Predominantly White Institutions (PWIs) often express feelings
associated with a lack of belonging and find difficulty with forming successful mentorships …

Using invariance testing techniques, this study investigated the validity of the Revised
Family Communication Patterns (RFCP) scale across different racial groups in the United …

Depression is gradually increasing in African American women. These women are
experiencing role changes and additional life stressors. Depressed African American …

The “strong Black woman” ideal is a controlling image in US society that places pressure on
Black American women to maintain a facade of self-sufficiency, independence, and stoicism …

Historically, during slavery, the international slave trade promoted normalization of violence
against African American women. During slavery, African American women endured …

This study investigated the experiences of professional African American women who
experienced microaggressions while employed in human services. Microaggression is the …