Margaret Pitts

3016 BATTEN ARTS & LETTERS
NORFOLK, 23529

Ph.D. in Communication Arts and Sciences, Pennsylvania State University, (2005)

M.A. in Speech Communication, The Pennsylvania State University, (2001)

B.A. in Human Communication, Arizona State University, (1999)

B.A. in Modern French Language, Arizona State University, (1999)

Contracts, Grants and Sponsored Research

Pitts, M. J. "Co-Primary Investigatory SEECR Summer Experience Enhancing Collaborative Research Grant " $3,379. - 2008
Pitts, M. J. "Grant-in-Aid Funding " $725. - 2004
Pitts, M. J. "Research and Graduate Studies Office (RGSO) Course Release " $4,000. - 2004
Pitts, M. J. "Research and Graduate Studies Office (RGSO) Travel Award " $200. - 2002

Articles

Pitts, M. J., Fowler, C., Kaplan, M., Nussbaum, J. and Becker, J. “Let’s do it the way we’ve always done it”: Dialectical tensions underpinning family farm succession planning. . Journal of Applied Communication Research.
Pitts, M. J. and Miller-Day, M. (2007). Upward turning points and positive rapport development across time in researcher-participant relationships. . Qualitative Research 7 , pp. 177-201.
Pitts, M. J. and Nussbaum, J. F.. (2006). Integrating the past and paving the future: An examination of language and social psychology. Journal of Language and Social Psychology 25 , pp. 197-202.
Nussbaum, J. F.., Pitts, M. J., Huber, F., Krieger, J. L.. and Ohs, J. (2005). Ageism and ageist language across the life span: Intimate relationships and non-intimate interactions. . Journal of Social Issues 61 (2) , pp. 285-303.

Books

Socha, T. and Pitts, M. J. The Positive Side of Interpersonal Communication. Peter Lang.

Book Chapters

Pitts, M. J. “You say good-bye and I say hello:” Dancing with the spirit between life and death. Hampton Press.
Socha, T. and Pitts, M. J. (2012). Apples and Positive Messages,: Towards Healthy Communication Habits & Wellness Positive Communication in Helath & Wellnes (pp. 299-304) New York: Peter lang International.
Pitts, M. J. and Socha, T. (2012). Positive Communication in Creating Healthy Lives, Helathy Relatinships, and Healthy Institutiuons Positive Communication in Health & Wellness New York: Peter Lang Internatiional.
Socha, T. and Pitts, M. J. (2012). Coda: Positive Interpersonal Communication at child's play The Positive Side of Interpersonal Communication New York: Peter lang International.
Jackson, R. L.., Warren, J. R.., Pitts, M. J. and Wilson, K. B.. (2007). “It is not my responsibility to teach culture!": White graduate teaching assistants negotiating identity and pedagogy. New York: Routledge.
Pitts, M. J. (2005). Culture: Intersections of intergroup and identity theories New York: Peter Lang.
Pitts, M. J., Krieger, J. L.. and Nussbaum, J. F.. (2005). Finding the right place: Social interaction and life transitions among the elderly (pp. 233-242) Mahwah, NJ: Lawrence Erlbaum.
Pitts, M. J. and Kundrat, A. K.. (2004). Exploring social support and social identity among a multigenerational community of women (pp. 267-295) Hong Kong: City University of Hong Kong Press.

Presentations

Pitts, M. J. and Adams Tufts, K. (May , 2009). Implications of a state mandated HPV vaccine for family discussions and decision-making International Communication Association Conference Chicago, IL.
Pitts, M. J. and Adams Tufts, K. (April , 2009). What parents need to know about the new Virginia HPV vaccine mandate: Implications for information seeking and parental decision-making Southern States Communication Association Conference Norfolk, VA.
Pitts, M. J., Kaplan, M., Fowler, C., Nussbaum, J. and Becker, J. (May , 2008). Dialectical Tensions and Praxis Underpinning Family Farm Succession Planning Interpersonal Communication Division of the International Communication Association Conference Montreal, Canada.
Pitts, M. J. (March 20, 2008). “Let’s do it the way we’ve always done it”: The communication dance and dialectical tensions underpinning family farm succession planning Humanities Junior Faculty Norfolk, VA.
Pitts, M. J. (November , 2007). You Say Good-Bye and I Say Hello: Dancing with the Spirit Between Life and Death Diverse Pathways to Dying in Later Life: Making Meaning of Death and Dying for Older Adults and Their Families at the Communication and Ageing Division Chicago, IL.
Pitts, M. J., Krieger, J. and Kundrat, A. (November , 2007). Mapping Family Organ Donation Discussions: Topic Initiation, Persuasive Appeals, and Reasoning in Live Discourse Health Communication Division of the National Communication Association Chicago, IL.
Pitts, M. J. (May , 2007). Preparing US American sojourners for short term adjustment and positive intergroup relations: An application of expectancy violations theory and the intercultural theory on cross-cultural adaptation International Communication Association Conference San Francisco, CA.
Pitts, M. J. (April , 2007). Interpersonal and Intergroup influences on well-being during life transitions: The case of US student sojourners Health as the crossroad among communication disciplines: A roundtable discussion of ecological approaches to health communication Providence, RI.
Pitts, M. J. (June , 2006). The role of everyday talk in sojourner adjustment: An ethnography of communication among US sojourners International Communication Association Language and Social Interaction Division Dresden, Germany.
Pitts, M. J. (June , 2006). American Friendshifts: Friend and Identity Shifts Across the Sojourn International Conference on Language and Social Psychology Bonn, Germany.
Raup-Krieger, J. and Pitts, M. J. (April , 2006). Addressing ageism in intergenerational health care encounters: transforming the way we communicate Applied Communication Division of the Eastern Communication Association Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
Pitts, M. J. ( 2005). Communicating greater expectations for the future of interdisciplinary health communication scholarship: A roundtable discussion Health Communication Division of the Eastern Communication Association Pittsburgh, PA.
Pitts, M. J. and Miller-Day, M. ( 2005). Turning points in researcher-participant relationships National Communication Association Conference in the Ethnography Division Boston, MA.
Jackson II, R. L.. and Pitts, M. J. ( 2004). Exploring links between communication, postcolonialism and multiple cultural identities Eastern Communication Association Conference Intercultural Communication Division Boston, MA.
Pitts, M. J. ( 2004). Crossing borders: Host country adjustment and student sojourner identities Identity and Communication and the Ninth International Conference on Language and Social Psychology The Pennsylvania State University, State College, PA.
Pitts, M. J. and Liu, Y. ( 2004). The experience and challenges of CMC and on-line learning from a phenomenological perspective Ninth International Conference on Language and Social Psychology The Pennsylvania State University, State College, PA.
Krieger, J. R.. and Pitts, M. J. ( 2003). Echoes of life in Mexico Eastern Communication Association Convention Washington, DC.
Pitts, M. J. ( 2003). In search of selves: An ethnographic exploration into identities in Mexico International Communication Association Convention in the Intercultural Communication Division San Diego, CA.
Pitts, M. J., Krieger, J. R.. and Nussbaum, J. F.. ( 2003). A case study of life transitions and social interaction in an assisted care facility National Communication Association Conference Commission on Communication and Ageing Miami Beach, FL.
Pitts, M. J. ( 2003). A Discourse analytic perspective on narrative and experience: A case of eight young female sojourners in france National Communication Association Conference in the Language and Social Interaction Division Miami Beach, FL.
Pitts, M. J. and Kundrat, A. L.. ( 2002). Exploring social support and social identity within a multigenerational community of women II 8th annual International Conference on Language and Social Psychology Hong Kong, China.
Krieger, J. L.., Kundrat, A. L.., Pitts, M. J. and Gouran, D. ( 2002). Communication in action, connecting to the community: Service learning in the small group course National Communication Association Conference New Orleans, LA.
Pitts, M. J. ( 2002). Friendship formation among U.S. students studying abroad: A communication perspective National Communication Association Conference New Orleans, LA.
Pitts, M. J. ( 2002). Virtual ethnography: Conducting ethnographic research on-line National Communication Association Conference New Orleans, LA.
Pitts, M. J. and Kundrat, A. L.. ( 2001). Exploring social support and social identity within a multigenerational community of women I Conference on Communication, Ageing, and Health Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.
Pitts, M. J. ( 2001). Independence emerging: An ethnographic analysis of the negotiation of independence within a family culture Eastern Communication Association Conference Portland, ME.
Pitts, M. J. ( 2001). Ethnography on-line: An analysis of US American students forming social support bonds while studying abroad National Communication Association Conference Atlanta, GA.
Miller-Day, M. and Pitts, M. J. ( 2000). Cultural transmission of norms: A case study of the Green family National Communication Association Conference Seattle, WA.
  • 2009: Top Paper Award, Southern States Communication Association
  • 2007: Top Paper Award , Intergroup Communication Interest Group of the International Communication Association
  • 2005: Carroll Arnold Award for Excellence in Research by a Graduate Student ,
  • 2004: Kathryn DeBoer Award for Excellence in Teaching by a Graduate Assistant,
  • 2002: Outstanding Thesis Award , International and Intercultural Division of the National Communication Association