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University of Nebraska–Lincoln

Department of Communication Studies

Communication, Collaboration, Community

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Dr. Jordan Soliz

Assistant Professor of Communication Studies
Interpersonal Communication & 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

Recent Activities

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.

Selected Publications

  • Soliz, J. (in press). Interethnic relationships in families. In W. Donsbach (Ed.), International Encyclopedia of Communication. Boston: Blackwell Publishing.
  • Soliz, J. (2007). Communicative predictors of a shared family identity: Comparison of grandchildren's perceptions of family-of-origin grandparents and stepgrandparents. Journal of Family Communication, 7, 177-194.
  • Schrodt, P., Turman, P., & Soliz, J. (2006). Perceived understanding as a mediator of perceived teacher confirmation behaviors and students' ratings of instruction. Communication Education, 55, 370-388.
  • Soliz, J. & Harwood, J. (2006) Shared family identity, age salience and intergroup contact: Investigation of the grandparent-grandchild relationship. Communication Monographs, 73, 87-107.
  • Soliz, J., Lin, M.-C, Anderson, K., & Harwood, J. (2006). Friends and allies: Communication in grandparent-grandchild relationships. In K. Floyd & M. Mormon (Eds.) Widening the family circle: New research on family communication.(pp. 63-79). Newbury Park, CA: Sage.
  • Harwood, J., Soliz, J. & Lin, M.C. (2006). Communication accommodation theory. In D. O. Braithwaite & L. A. Baxter (Eds.), Engaging Theories in Family Communication: Multiple Perspectives. Thousand Oaks: Sage.
  • Soliz, J. & Harwood, J. (2003). Perceptions of communication in a family relationship and the reduction of intergroup prejudice. Journal of Applied Communication Research, 31, 320-345.

Undergraduate Classes Taught at UNL

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

Graduate Classes Taught at UNL