Dr. Carrisa Hoelscher

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Education

• PhD, Organizational Communication, 2016, The University of Oklahoma
• MA, Communication, 2010, West Texas A&M University
• BS, English, 2008, West Texas A&M University

Teaching

• COM 736 Concepts and Analysis of Communication in Organizations
• COM 732 Theories and Concepts of Small Group Communication
• COM 718 Applied Communication Research Methods
• COM 701 Introduction to Graduate Studies
• COM 436 Communication and Leadership
• COM 336 Communication in Organizations
• COM 332 Small Group Communication
• COM 315 Advanced Speaking in Professional Settings

Professional experience

• Zanin, A. C., Hoelscher, C. S., & Wilcoxon, S. (forthcoming). We created the policy, so we don’t need to use it: A qualitative case study of consent policy implementation. Journal of Applied Communication Research.
• Hoelscher, C. S., Adams, K. L., & Galanes, G. (2025). Communicating in groups: Applications and skills (12th ed.). McGraw-Hill.
• Hoelscher, C. S., Spates, S. A., Adams, K. L., & Galanes, G. (2024). Effective group discussions: Theory and practices (16th ed.). McGraw-Hill.
• Ott, B. L., & Hoelscher, C. S. (2023). The digital authoritarian: On the evolution and spread of toxic leadership. World, 4, 726-744. https://doi.org/10.3390/world4040046
• Hoelscher, C. S. (2019). Collaboration for strategic change: Examining dialectical tensions in an interorganizational change effort. Management Communication Quarterly, 33(3), 329-362. https://doi.org/10.1177/0893318919834340
• Kramer, M. W., Day, E. A., Nguyen, C., Hoelscher, C. S., & Cooper, O. D. (2018). Leadership in an interorganizational collaboration: A qualitative study of a statewide interagency task force. Human Relations, 72(2), 397-419. https://doi.org/10.1177/0018726718763886 (Nominated for National Communication Association Organizational Communication Division Outstanding Article of the Year)
• Cionea, I. A., Van Gilder, B., Hoelscher, C. S., & Anagondahalli, D. (2018). A cross-cultural comparison of expectations in romantic relationships: India and the United States. Journal of International and Intercultural Communication, 12(4), 289-307. https://doi.org/10.1080/17513057.2018.1542019 (Lead Article)
• Kramer, M. W., Hoelscher, C. S., Nguyen, C., Day, E. A., & Cooper, O. D. (2017). Structuration processes in an interagency collaboration: Enabling and constraining participation and efficiency. Journal of Applied Communication Research, 45(40), 429-444. https://doi.org/10.1080/00909882.2017.1355558
• Hoelscher, C. S., Kramer, M. W., Nguyen, C., Cooper, O. D. & Day, E. A. (2017). Decision making and communication in a statewide interagency task force: An investigation of planned versus utilized processes. Management Communication Quarterly, 31(1), 39-68. https://doi.org/10.1177/0893318916661762 (MCQ Featured Article, February 2017)
• Cionea, I. A., Hoelscher, C. S., & Iles, I. A. (2017). Arguing goals: An initial assessment of a new measurement instrument. Communication Reports, 30(1), 51-65. https://doi.org/10.1080/08934215.2016.1184695
• Hoelscher, C. S., Zanin, A. C., & Kramer, M. W. (2016). Identifying with values: Examining organizational culture in farmers markets. Western Journal of Communication, 80(4), 481-501. https://doi.org/10.1080/10570314.2016.1163613
• Zanin, A. C., Hoelscher, C. S., & Kramer, M. W. (2016). Extending symbolic convergence theory: A shared identity perspective of a team’s culture. Small Group Research, 47(4), 438-472. https://doi.org/10.1177/1046496416658554

Research and professional interests

Organizational and small group communication, collaboration, leadership communication, teamwork, change management, policy implementation

Awards and honors

• Teaching Award for Excellence in High-Impact Learning Practices, Faculty Center for Teaching and Learning (FCTL), Missouri State University, 2020
• Outstanding Graduate Faculty Member, Department of Communication, Missouri State University, 2019
• Summer Faculty Fellowship, Graduate College, Missouri State University, 2018
• Certified Distance Educator Award, Distance Education, Missouri State University, 2018
• Nancy L. Mergler Dissertation Fellowship, Office of the Senior Vice President and Provost, University of Oklahoma, 2015
• Provost’s Graduate Teaching Assistant Award for Outstanding Teaching Performance, University of Oklahoma, 2015
• Ragan-Kramer-Wieder Dissertation Proposal Award, Department of Communication, University of Oklahoma, 2015
• Provost’s Certificate of Distinction for Outstanding Graduate Assistant Teaching, University of Oklahoma, 2014 and 2015
• Dan and Mary John O’Hair Outstanding Graduate Student Award, Department of Communication, University of Oklahoma, 2014
• Outstanding Graduate Teaching Award, Department of Communication, University of Oklahoma, 2013
• Teaching Excellence Award, The Texas A&M University System, 2010 and 2011
• Top Thesis Award, Department of Communication, West Texas A&M University, 2010
• Graduate Student of the Year, Department of Communication, West Texas A&M University, 2008