About the Sooner Communication Conference

The Sooner Communication Conference is an important graduate student organized event. The Sooner Communication Conference joins faculty and students from schools throughout the region, and in fact, the nation to The University of Oklahoma in Norman, OK. In addition, the Sooner Communication Conference presents an opportunity for students and faculty to discuss developments in theory and research across the Communication discipline and for students to fine-tune research papers for other conferences and possible publications. Gatherings like the Sooner Communication Conference constitute the heart and soul of what we are about as academics. Students who have been involved in past Sooner Conferences have found the experience to be invaluable and the relationships that were formed to be lasting.

The 2010 Sooner Communication Conference will be held March 26th and 27th at The University of Oklahoma in Norman, OK. The theme of the 2010 Conference is "Communication Acorss the Lifespan: Relationships, Contexts, and Culture."

2010 Guest Speaker: Dr. Jon Nussbaum

Jon Nussbaum (Ph.D. Purdue, 1981) is a Professor of Communication Arts & Sciences and Human Development & Family Studies at Penn State University, USA. He is the Past President of the International Communication Association, former editor of the Journal of Communication, a Fulbright Research Fellow in the UK (1991-92), a fellow of the International Communication Association and a Fellow within the Adult Development and Aging Division of the American Psychological Association. Nussbaum has a well established publication record (13 books and over 80 journal articles and book chapters) studying communication behaviors and patterns across the life span including research on family, friendship and professional relationships with well and frail older adults. His current research centers on quality health care for older adults, healthcare organizations and intimacy across the life span. He has served as major professor and has directed 29 dissertations. He currently has three doctoral students completing their dissertations at Penn State.