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Teresa Sabourin

Professor, Department Head
Communication - Tenure-Track Faculty
137 McMicken Hall
513-556-4440
teresa.sabourin@uc.edu

Professional Summary

Dr. Teresa Sabourin is a Professor of Communication at the University of Cincinnati. Her primary teaching and research area is interpersonal communication. She specializes in family communication, with anemphasis on domestic violence and recovery processes. She also teaches courses in small group communicatioon and persuasion.

Dr. Sabourin has been a member of the faculty in the Department of Communication at the University of Cincinnati since 1984. She was the graduate director from 1992 to 2002. She became the Department Head in 2002.

She has published a number of articles and book chapters on family communication. Most recently, she has published a book, The Contemporary American Family: A Dialectical Perspective on Communication and Relationships (Sage).

Research Support

University Research Council, University of Cincinnati. $5,000. Funded 1997

Cincinnati Coordinating Council on Domestic Violence, City of Cincinnati. $5,000. Funded 1997

University Research Council, University of Cincinnati. $9,500. Funded 1990

Peer Reviewed Publications

Sabourin, T.C. (1995). The role of negative reciprocity in spouse abuse: A relational control analysis. Journal of Applied Communication Research(23), 1-13.

Sabourin, T., & Stamp, G. (1995). Communication and dialectical tensions in family life: An exploration of abusive and nonabusive families. Communication Monographs(62), 213-242.

Stamp, G., & Sabourin, T. (1995). Accounting for violence: An analysis of male spousal abuse narratives. Journal of Applied Communication Research(23), 14-32.

Sabourin, T.C., Infante, D.A.,, & Rudd, J. (1993). Verbal aggression in marriages: A comparison of violent, distressed but violent, and nondistressed couples. Human Communication Research(20), 245-267.

Trent, J., & Sabourin, T. (1993). Sex still counts: Women’s use of televised advertising during the decade of the 80’s. Journal of Applied Communication, 21-40.

Infante, D.A., Chandler, T.A., Rudd, J.E.,, & Shannon, E. (1990). Verbal aggression in violent and nonviolent disputes. Communication Quarterly(38), 361-371.

Payne, M., & Sabourin, T. (1990). Argumentative skill deficiency and its relationship to the quality of marriage. Communication Research Reports(7), 121-124.

Sabourin, T., & Geist, P. (1990). Collaborative production of proposals in group decision making. Small Group Research(21), 404-427.

Fairhurst, G.T.,, & Chandler, T. (1989). The social structure of leader member exchange in interaction. Communication Monographs(57), 215-239.

Infante, D.A., Chandler, T.A.,, & Rudd, J. (1989). Test of an argumentative skill deficiency model of interspousal violence. Communication Monographs(56), 163-177.

Berryman-Fink, C., Brunner, C.,, & Chandler, T. (1988). Issues in conflict management research. Ohio Speech Journal(26), 26-37.

Geist, P.,, & Chandler, T. (1984). An account analysis of influence in group decision making. Communication Monographs(51), 67-78.

Book Chapters

Sabourin, T.C (2006). The family communication sourcebook. L. Turner & R. West (Eds.), Theories and metatheories to explain family communication: An overview. Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage.

Sabourin, T.C. (2003). The Contemporary American Family: A Dialectical Perspective on Communication and Relationships. Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage.

Sabourin, T.C. (1996). Family abuse: A communication perspective. D. Cahn & S. Lloyd (Eds.), The role of communication in verbal abuse between spouses. Beverly Hills, CA: Sage.

Trent, J., & Sabourin, T. (1993). Communication and sex role socialization. C. Berryman-Fink, D. Ballard-Reisch, & L.H. Newman (Eds.), When the candidate is a woman: The content and form of televised negative advertising. (pp. 233-268). New York: Garland Press.

Sabourin, T.C. (1991). Abused and battered: Social and legal responses to family violence. D.D. Knudsen & J. Miller (Eds.), Perceptions of verbal aggression in interspousal violence. (pp. 135-142). New York: Aldine de Gruyer.

Reviews

BookReview.Chandler, T.A. (1987). Review of Communication in Small Groups: Principles and practice in small group discussion. [Review of ] Communication Education, 36, 105-106.

BookReview.Chandler, T.A. (1986). Review of Family Communication: Cohesion & Change. [Review of ] Communication Education, 35, 438-439.

Invited Presentations

Sabourin, T.C. (2006). A review of family violence and communication: What have we learned?. Conference of the Central States Communication Association, Indianopolis, IN.

Paper Presentations

Sabourin, T.C.. Managing faculty resistance in the process of creating on-line courses. Conference for SOCHE, Dayton, OH. 2005.

Berryman-Fink, C., Sabourin, T. & Newman, L.. Feminist mothers and their sons: A study of reflexive identities. Organization for the Study of Communication, Language and Gender, Notre Dame, Indiana. 2004.

Sabourin, T.C.. A metaphorical analysis of mundane reality: A day in the life of the contemporary American family. Conference of the National Communication Association, Chicago, IL. 2004.

Sabourin, T.C.& Stamp, G.. Accounting for male spousal abuse: The voice of the batterer. Conference of the National Communication Association, Chicago, IL. 2004.

Sabourin, T.C.. Identity change through language patterns in male batterer narratives. Central States Speech Association, Milwaukee, WI. 2002.

Sabourin, T.C.. Turning points in courtship relationships: Perceptions of commitment.. National Communication Association, New Orleans, LA. 2002.

Anderson, T. & Sabourin, T.C.. An analysis of conflict in lesbian relationships. Speech Communication Association, San Diego, CA. 1996.

Sabourin, T.C., & Maechling, L.. Coordinating domestic violence services. Speech Communication Association, San Diego, CA. 1996.

Sabourin, T.C.. Family communication and spirituality: The sacred dwelling place. Speech Communication Association, San Diego, CA. 1996.

Sabourin, T.C.. The role of communication in verbal abuse. Speech Communication Association, San Antonio, TX. 1995.

Stamp, G. & Sabourin, T.C.. Accounting for violence in male spousal abuse narratives. Speech Communication Association, San Antonio, TX. 1995.

Sabourin, T.C.. Dominance and control in abusive marriages. Speech Communication Association, New Orleans, LA. 1994.

Sabourin, T.C. & Stamp, G.. An exploration of dialectical tensions in family life. Speech Communication Association, New Orleans, LA. 1994.

Sabourin, T.C.. Gestalt therapy and the dialectical perspective. Speech Communication Association, Miami, FL. 1993.

Sabourin, T.C.. The dialectics of family violence research: A reflective account. Speech Communication Association, Atlanta, GA. 1991.

Sabourin, T.C.. The influence of communication and relational type on attributions of responsibility for spouse abuse. Speech Communication Association, Chicago, IL. 1990.

Sabourin, T.C., Infante, D.A., Rudd, J.E., & Payne, M. . Verbal aggression, argumentativeness, and marital satisfaction. Speech Communication Association, San Francisco, CA. 1989.

Chandler, T.A.. Definitional issues in the study of interspousal violence. Eastern Communication Association, Baltimore, MA. 1988.

Chandler, T.A.. Interaction in abusive relationships. Speech Communication Association, Denver, CO. 1985.

Chandler, T.A., Geist, P. & Norton, R.W.. A coorientational model of marital violence. International Conference on Personal Relationships, Madison, WI. 1984.

Chandler, T.A., Geist, P. & Norton, R.W.. The relationship between marital violence, self esteem, and interaction. International Communication Association, Dallas, TX. 1983.

Symposia

Sabourin, T.C. (2006). Where is the communication in family violence: Studies of relational control and narrative accounting. 10th Annual Graduate Student Association Symposium, University of Kentucky.