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About Dr. PedersonDr. Josh Pederson (PhD. University of Iowa) is an Associate Professor in the Department of Communication Studies in the College of Communication and Information Sciences at the University of Alabama. His research and teaching focuses on interpersonal and family communication, with a specific interest in studying relational conflict, coping, and repair. Working with collaborators at the University of Alabama and other institutions, Dr. Pederson has cultivated an interdisciplinary perspective for researching human behavior and interaction.
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Research
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Dr. Pederson's current research projects include exploring the co-emergence of emotional communication and physiological arousal between romantic partners during everyday interaction and learning how parents and adolescent children cope with bullying experiences, among others. To conduct his research, Dr. Pederson has received funding from the University of Alabama and the National Science Foundation. His work appears in scholarly publications including Personal Relationships, The Journal of Social and Personal Relationships, and the Journal of Communication, among others.
Dr. Pederson teaches graduate and undergraduate courses including courses in Relational Communication, Intercultural Communication, and Human Communication Research. |
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Beyond research and teaching, one of the ways Dr. Pederson works with the local community is helping at a nearby clinic to coach resident doctors to improve their communication with patients.
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Dr. Pederson is originally from Minnesota and has earned degrees at Concordia College – Moorhead, MN (B.A.) the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee (M.A.), and the University of Iowa (PhD).
He lives in Tuscaloosa, AL with his partner and two daughters.
He lives in Tuscaloosa, AL with his partner and two daughters.