Current, Prospective, and Previous Students
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Selected Collaborative Projects with Current and Former Students
LeFebvre, L. E., *Drake, J. T., *Rath, G., *Scales, A., & Rasner, R. D. (2023). Wanting more than friendship: Exploring accounts of friendzoning. Paper presented to the Interpersonal Communication Division at Southern States Communication Association Conference, St. Petersburg, Florida. *=Graduate student.
*Panhans, C., & LeFebvre, L. E. (2022). “GGs,” Good games and better friends: An investigation of the use of the gaming as a relationship maintenance method. Paper presented to the Gaming Studies Division at the National Communication Association Conference, New Orleans, Louisiana. *=Graduate student. **=Undergraduate student.
*Roth, G., & LeFebvre, L. E. (2022). Would you still love me the same?: Examining relationalcloseness and anxiety in coming out experiences. Paper presented to the LBGTQ Caucus at the National Communication Association Conference, New Orleans, Louisiana. *=Graduate student. **=Undergraduate student.
LeFebvre, L. E., *Rasner, R. D., **Kickert, C., *McLelland, B., *Owen, E., & *Iyer, A. (2022). Conceptualizing the friendzone phenomenon. Imagination, Cognition, and Personality, 42(1), 42-76. https://doi.org/10.1177/02762366221077416 *=Graduate student. **=Undergraduate student.
LeFebvre, L. E., *Rasner, R. D., *Iyer, A., *Owen, E., *McLelland, J. B., & **Kickert, C. (2020). So you’re saying there’s a chance: Conceptualizing the friendzone phenomenon. Paper will be presented to the Interpersonal Communication Division at the National Communication Association Conference hosted virtually asynchronously due to COVID-19. *=Graduate student and **=Undergraduate student
LeFebvre, L. E., Ramirez, A., Hayes, J., & **Gabrielson, G. (in preparation). First comes Google, then come love. Exploring the sequential information-seeking process of multimodal relationship initiation. **=Undergraduate student.
LeFebvre, L. E., & *Fan, X. (2020). Mirror mirror on the wall, which dating app affords them all?: Exploring dating applications affordances and user motivations. In A. Hetsroni & M. Tuncez (Eds.) It happened on Tinder: Reflections and Studies on Internet-Infused Dating (pp. 63-77). Institute of Network Cultures. *=Graduate student. https://networkcultures.org/blog/publication/it-happened-on-tinder/
LeFebvre, L. E., & *Fan, X. (2019). Ghosted?: Navigating strategies for reducing uncertainty and implications for ambiguous loss. Paper presented to the Interpersonal Communication Division at the National Communication Association Conference in Baltimore, Maryland. *=Graduate student
LeFebvre, L. E., & *Fan, X. (2020). Ghosted?: Navigating strategies for reducing uncertainty and implications from ambiguous loss. Personal Relationships, 27(2), 433-459. https://doi.org/10.1111/pere.12322 *=Graduate student.
LeFebvre, L. E.,Allen, M., *Rasner, R.,*Garstad, S., *Wilms, A., & *Parrish, C. (2019). Ghosting in emerging adults’ romantic relationships: The digital disappearance dissolution strategy. Imagination, Cognition, and Personality. *=Graduate students. https://10.1177/0276236618820519
LeFebvre, L. E., Allen, M., Parrish, C.,* Wilms, A.,* & Garstad, S.* (2018). Media impacts emotional suffering: Exploring the non-initiator’s perspective as a target of ghosting.Paper presented to the Interpersonal Communication Division at the International Communication Association Conference in Prague, Czech Republic. *=Graduate students.
LeFebvre, L. E., & *Fan, X. (2019).
Mirror mirror on the wall, which dating app affords them all?: Exploring dating applications affordances and their influence on pre-relationship initiation. *=Graduate student. **=Undergraduate student.
LeFebvre, L. E., *Thornton, C. R., & *Wilms, A. (2018). Explicating the Intermassonal Communication Divide: Masspersonal Communication Model 2.0.Paper presented to the Human Communication and Technology Division at the National Communication Association Conference in Salt Lake City, Utah. *Co-authors were graduate students.
*Brasher, B., & LeFebvre, L. E. (2018). Emojis are worth a thousand words: An analysis of mobile-mediated emoji use across emerging adult communication.Paper presented to the Interpersonal Communication Division at the National Communication Association Conference in Salt Lake City, Utah. *Received the Top Paper Award for Nonverbal Communication Division. *=Graduate student. **=Undergraduate student.
*Brasher, B., & LeFebvre, L. E. (2017). An analysis of nonverbal communication in romantic imessage conversations. Paper presented to the Communication and Digital Culture at the Popular Culture Association/American Culture Association Conference in San Diego, California. *=Graduate student. **=Undergraduate student.
*Parrish, C., & LeFebvre, L. E. (2017). Emerging adult siblings’ communication: A balancing act. Paper presented to the Western States Communication Association Conference in the Interpersonal Communication Interest Group in Salt Lake City, Utah. *=Graduate student. **=Undergraduate student.
In Progress Collaboration with Current Students
*Brown, C., & LeFebvre, L. E. (in progress). Navigating coming out conversations: The role of expectations and violations.
Fan, X., & LeFebvre, L. E. (in preparation). Lies and truths: Examining emerging adult rationale to communication with their parents and romantic partners.
*Jaber, B. S. J., & LeFebvre, L. E. (in progress). Enhancing reference services in academic libraries through online and offline synchronous and asynchronous technologies.
*Panhans, C., & LeFebvre, L. E. (in preparation). Good games and better friends: The use of gaming as a relationship maintenance. Target outlet: Human Communication & Technology. *=Graduate student.
*Roth, G., & LeFebvre, L. E. (in preparation). Would you still love me the same?: Examining relational closeness and anxiety in coming out experiences. Target outlet: *=Graduate student.
Prospective Advisees
Graduate students will work closely with me and other departmental scholars to develop their research and teaching skills in a collaborative environment. Students may earn a Masters degree from the Department of Communication Studies and a Doctorate from the College of Communication & Information Studies. The doctoral degree is a college-wide degree, and students have the opportunity to specialize in areas of interest within their selected department.
Advisees
Doctoral Research Assistants
August 2022 – May 2023 Cameron Panhans
January 2021 – May 2020 Ningyang Wang
August 2020 – May 2022 Laura Stewart
August 2018 – May 2020 Xiaoti Fan
August 2017 – May 2018 Lena Powe
Graduate Advisees
January 2023 – Present Joseph Drake
August 2022 – Present Joseph Honeycutt
August 2022 – Present Toni Rebaldo
August 2022 – Present Gourav Rath
January 2022 – Present Cameron Panhans
January 2017 – May 2019 Aleksander Wilms
January 2015 – May 2017 Brianne Brasher
January 2015 – May 2017 Ryan DeVries
January 2015 – August 2017 Paul Johnson
January 2014 – August 2016 Ryan Rasner Completed Doctorate in Communication at Louisiana State University
Undergraduate Advisees
January 2022 – May 2023 Anna Rose Myrick
January 2020 – May 2020 Carli-Jo Kickert Graduated
August 2016 – May 2017 Brooklynn Gray Completing her Masters
August 2016 – May 2017 Sydney Stein Graduated
August 2016 – May 2017 Shelby Garstad Completing Masters in Social Work at the University of Wyoming
August 2015 – May 2016 Callie Parrish Completing Masters in Communication at University of Montana
August 2014 – May 2015 Ashley Hildebrandt Completed Masters in Education at University of Denver
August 2014 – May 2015 Rianna Neal Completed Masters at Kent State University