Rachel L. DiCioccio
Associate Professor
Director of Graduate Student Instructors
CONTACT
Office: 210A Davis Hall
Phone: 401-874-9072
E-mail: dicioccio@uri.edu
- Ph.D., Interpersonal Communication
- Kent State University, 2001
- M.A., Communication Studies
- Michigan State University, 1994
- B.A., Art History
- The University of Rhode Island, 1992
COURSES RECENTLY TAUGHT
Graduate
- COM503: Graduate Teaching Practicum
- COM540: Personality Theory
- COM100: Communication Fundamentals
- COM325: Nonverbal Communication
- COM326: Family Communication
- COM382: Communication Theory
- COM422: Communication and Conflict Intervention
SELECTED PUBLICATIONS/PRESENTATIONS
DiCioccio, R. L. (2010). The interactionist model of teasing communication. In T. A. Avtgis & A. S. Rancer (Eds.), Arguments, aggression, and conflicts: New directions in theory and research (pp. 340-355). New York: Routledge.
DiCioccio, R. L. & Ketrow, S. M. (2010) Family argument: A model of family communication in crisis. In D. S. Gouran (Ed.), Selected Papers from the 16th NCA/AFA Joint Argumentation Conference (pp.241-249). Washington, DC: National Communication Association.
DiCioccio, R. L. & Ketrow, S. M. (2009) Family communication, argument, and critical decision-making. In C. S. Jacobs (Ed.), Selected Papers from the 15th NCA/AFA Joint Argumentation Conference. Washington, DC: National Communication Association.
DiCioccio, R. L. & Ketrow, S. M. (2009) Family interaction in consequential or crisis decisions. China Media Research, 5, 81-86.
DiCioccio, R. L. (2008). The development and validation of the teasing communication scale. Human Communication, 11, 261-278.
BIO
Dr. DiCioccio's research utilizes a social psychological perspective to examine interactive aggression processes. Grounded in the trait perspective of personality, DiCioccio has examined the use of verbal aggression by adolescents and employees expressing dissent in the organization. Currently, she is focused on studying how and why people use teasing communication; a pervasive behavior in interpersonal relationships but under developed in terms of empirical investigation. She is also working with Dr. Sandra Ketrow to examine family communication and the argument process during crisis situations.
Ultimately, DiCioccio strives for scholarship that extends beyond the walls of academe and provides useful tools, skills, and explanations for understanding interpersonal relationships. DiCioccio's research has been published in various academic outlets including: The Journal of Communication, Communication Reports, Human Communication, and The Review of Communication. She has also worked to connect her research expertise with the Rhode Island community by developing and implementing high school peer mediation programs and conflict management training.
Dr. DiCioccio enjoys teaching undergraduate and graduate courses in conflict management, family communication, nonverbal communication, personality theory, and communication pedagogy. She was the 2009 recipient of the College of Arts & Science Teaching Excellence Award.
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