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Department of Communication Studies

Communication, Collaboration, Community

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Dr. Jordan Soliz

(To see Curriculum Vita, please email Dr. Soliz)

Assistant Professor of Communication Studies
Interpersonal & Family Communication

425 Oldfather Hall
(402) 472-8326
jsoliz2@unl.edu

Education

Ph.D. @ University of Kansas, 2004
M.A. @ University of Kansas, 1999
B.A. @ University of Kansas, 1997

Research Specialties

  • Family Communication
  • Communication Accommodation Theory
  • Grandparent-grandchild Relationships
  • Multi-ethnic Families
  • Intergenerational Communication
  • Intergroup Communication

Manuscripts/Projects in Process

  • Soliz, J. Communication and identity in multi-ethnic families.
  • Soliz, J. Manipulating group salience in intergoup interactions.
  • Soliz, J. Grandparent-grandchild relationships in African-American, European-American, and Latino families. Research funded by UNL Layman Award grant.

Representative Publications

(For a complete list or to see Curriculum Vita, please email Dr. Soliz)
  • Soliz, J., Thorson, A., & Rittenour, C. E. (forthcoming). Communicative correlates of satisfaction, family identity, and group salience in multiracial/ethnic families. Journal of Marriage and Family.
  • Soliz, J., Ribarsky, E., Harrigan, M. M., & Tye-Williams, S. (forthcoming). Family communication
    with gay and lesbian family members: Implications for relational satisfaction and outgroup attitudes.
    Communication Quarterly.
  • Soliz, J., & Giles, H. (forthcoming). Language and communication. In C.R. Berger, M.E. Roloff, & D Roskos-Ewolsen (Eds.), The new SAGE handbook of communication science. Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage.
  • Rittenour, C. E., & Soliz, J. (2009). Communicative and relational dimensions of shared family identity and relational intentions in mother-in-law/daughter-in-law relationships: Developing a conceptual model for mother-in-law/daughter-in-law research. Western Journal of Communication, 73, 67-90.
  • Soliz, J. & Harwood, J. (2006) Shared family identity, age salience and intergroup contact: Investigation of the grandparent-grandchild relationship. Communication Monographs, 73, 87-107.

Undergraduate Classes Taught at UNL

  • Family Communication
  • Research Methods in Communication Studies
  • Intergroup Communication
  • Communication and Aging

Graduate Classes Taught at UNL