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Since 2010
Assistant Professor of Communication Studies
Moudy South 355 a.ledbetter@tcu.edu
Ph.D.-University of Kansas M.A.-University of Kansas B.S.-Wheaton College
Courses Taught Communication Theory Social Networking Sites
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Dr. Ledbetter specializes in understanding how people use communication technology to maintain their interpersonal relationships. Within this focus, he has examined topics such as (a) the association between Facebook communication and relational closeness, (b) communicative attitudes that predict relational maintenance behavior across Microsoft's Xbox LIVE gaming service, (c) local friends' patterns of everyday talk across multiple media, and (d) ongoing closeness in long-distance friendships. A related area of interest is family communication, where he has examined how family communication environments shape cognitions and behaviors related to communication technology use, as well as how communication technology reshapes privacy boundaries between parents and young adult children. Dr. Ledbetter brings his passion for these topics into the classroom, recently developing both undergraduate and graduate-level seminars on interpersonal communication via social networking sites. He is an active member of the National Communication Association and Central States Communication Association and has received multiple top paper awards from both organizations. In addition to serving as a special consultant for Em Griffin's A First Look at Communication Theory (8th ed.) textbook, Dr. Ledbetter has published more than 20 articles in several leading peer-reviewed journals, such as Communication Monographs, Communication Research, Human Communication Research, Journal of Social and Personal Relationships, New Media & Society, and Personal Relationships.
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