Journal Publications

Floyd, K., Matheny, R., Dinsmore, D. R., Custer, B. E., & Woo, N. T. (2019). “If you disagree, unfriend me now”: Exploring the phenomenon of invited unfriending. American Journal of Applied Psychology, 7, 20-29. doi: 10.12691/ajap-7-1-3

Ruppel, E., Burke, T. J., Cherney, M., & Dinsmore, D. R. (2018). Social compensation and enhancement via mediated communication in the transition to college. Human Communication Research, 44, 58-79. doi: 10.1093/hcr/hqx003

Floyd, K., Veksler, A. E., McEwan, B., Hesse, C., Boren, J. P., Dinsmore, D. R., & Pavlich, C. A. (2017). Social inclusion predicts lower blood glucose and low-density lipoproteins in healthy adults. Health Communication, 32, 1039-1042. doi: 10.1080/10410236.2016.1196423

Burke, T. J., Ruppel, E., & Dinsmore, D. R. (2016). Moving away and reaching out: Young adults’ relational maintenance and psychosocial well-being during the transition to college. Journal of Family Communication, 16, 180-187. doi: 10.1080/15267431.2016.1146724

Romo, L. K., Dinsmore, D. R., & Connolly, T. L. (2016).”Coming out” as an alcoholic: How former problem drinkers negotiate disclosure of their non-drinking identity. Health Communication, 31, 336-345. doi: 10.1080/10410236.2014.954090

Romo, L. K., Dinsmore, D. R., Connolly, T. L., & Davis, C. N. (2014). An examination of how professionals who abstain from alcohol communicatively negotiate their non-drinking identity. Journal of Applied Communication Research, 43, 91-111. doi: 10.1080/00909882.2014.982683

Book Chapters

Floyd, K., Pavlich, C. A., Dinsmore, D. R., & Ray, C. D. (in press). The physiology of affectionate communication. In L. S. Aloia, A. Denes, & J. C. Crowley (Eds.), The Oxford handbook of the physiology of interpersonal communication. Oxford, England: Oxford University Press.

Floyd, K., Dinsmore, D. R., & Pavlich, C. A. (2018). The theory of natural selection: An evolutionary approach to family communication. In D. O. Braithwaite, E. A. Suter, & K. Floyd (Eds.), Engaging theories in family communication: Multiple perspectives (2nd ed., pp. 312-323). New York, NY: Routledge.

Floyd, K., Pavlich, C. A., & Dinsmore, D. R. (2018). Physiological measures of wellness and message processing. In R. L. Parrott (Ed.), Oxford encyclopedia of health and risk message design and processing (pp. 1-27). New York, NY: Oxford University Press.

Conference Presentations

Beebe, S. A., Dinsmore, D. R., Smith, E. L., Dye, L. A., Ivy, D. K. (2020, November). C.S. Lewis and the Craft of Communication: Exploring Communication at the Crossroads of Reason and Imagination. Panel discussion at the annual meeting of the National Communication Association, Online.

Floyd, K., Matheny, R., Dinsmore, D. R., Custer, B. E., & Woo, N. T. (2019, February). “If you disagree, unfriend me now”: Exploring the phenomenon of invited unfriending. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Western States Communication Association, Seattle, WA.

Dinsmore, D. R. (2016, November). Communication theory within The Four Loves: Are C.S. Lewis’s ideas about love and religion consistent with present day communication theory? Paper presented at the annual meeting of the National Communication Association, Philadelphia, PA.

Dinsmore, D. R. (2016, November). Michelle Obama and the myth of the American woman. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the National Communication Association, Philadelphia, PA.

Ruppel, E., Burke, T. J., Cherney, M., Dinsmore, D. R. (2016, July).  Social competence and communication with parents in the transition to college. Paper presented at the International Association for Relationship Research Conference, Toronto, CA.

Floyd, K., Veksler, A. E., McEwan, B., Hesse, C., Boren, J. P., Dinsmore, D. R., & Pavlich, C. A. (2016, July). Social inclusion predicts lower blood glucose and low-density lipoproteins in healthy adults. Paper presented at the International Association for Relationship Research Conference, Toronto, CA.

Burke, T. J., Ruppel, E., Dinsmore, D. R. (2015, November). Moving away and reaching out: Young adults’ Relational maintenance and psychosocial well-being during the transition to college. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the National Communication Association, Las Vegas, NV.

Draper, P., Dinsmore, D. R., Burke, T. J. (2015, June). A dyadic examination of social influence and relational quality regarding health-dependent diets. Paper presented at the International Association for Relationship Research Conference, New Brunswick, NJ.

Cafferty, C. A., Cavasos, N., Dinsmore, D. R., Miller, E., Nelson, M. Rich, M., Waldbuesser, C., Burns, M. E., Houser, M., & Villagran, M. M. (2015, April). The power of peers to decrease the risks of drunk sex. Paper presented at the D.C. Health Communication Conference, Fairfax, VA.

Dinsmore, D. R., & Draper, P. (2014, November). Social influence and relationship quality among individuals with health-dependent diets. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the National Communication Association, Chicago, IL. Top Five Paper, Master’s Student Division.

Romo, L. K., Dinsmore, D. R., & Connolly, T. L. (2014, November). “Coming out” as an alcoholic: How former problem drinkers negotiate disclosure of their non-drinking identity. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the National Communication Association, Chicago, IL.

Romo, L. K., Dinsmore, D. R., Connolly, T. L., & Davis, C. N. (2014, May). Neither shaken nor stirred: How professionals who abstain from alcohol communicatively negotiate their non-drinking identity. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the International Communication Association, Seattle, WA.

Dinsmore, D. R., Bannon, S., & Conway, L. (2014, March). “I can’t find any research on women’s health communication”: Trends, taboo topics, and opportunities for future research. Paper presented at the University of Oklahoma Sooner Communication Conference, Norman, OK.

Public Schoalrship

Interviewed on the Health, Wealth, and Wisdom radio show about my research on working adults who abstain from alcohol. (15, December, 2015). Participated in 15-minute interview. Aired regionally on 1250AM.

Oaklander, M. (2014, December 3). 4 excuses to stay sober at your holiday party. Time Magazine. [Article quoting and discussing Romo, Dinsmore, and Davis (2014)]

Davies, M. (2014, December 3). Revealed, the best ways to hide the fact you’re not drinking at the Christmas party – but let everyone think you are. Daily Mail. [Article quoting and discussing Romo, Dinsmore, and Davis (2014)]