notyetJon F. Nussbaum


Professor of Communication Arts and Sciences & Human Development and Family Studies

 

Office: 234 Sparks Building
Telephone: (814) 863-3619

Fax: (814) 863-7986
E-mail: jfn5@psu.edu

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EDUCATION:

  • B.A., Marquette University, 1976
  • M.A., West Virginia University, 1978
  • Ph.D., Purdue University, 1981

 

RESEARCH ACTIVITIES AND INTERESTS:

I specialize in the communicative behavior of individuals across the life span emphasizing older adults. I currently research how older adults achieve a high quality of life as they manage their family, friendship, and professional relationships encountered within the health care system. I have served as President of the International Communication Association, President of the International Society of Language and Social Psychology, editor of the Journal of Communication, appointed a Fulbright Scholar in the UK, am a Fellow of the International Communication Association and the American Psychological Association (Div. 20: Adult Development and Aging), and have directed 29 dissertations and served on over 120 dissertation committees across numerous disciplines.

 

COURSES:

Research Methods
Organizational Communication (undergraduate only)
Communication and Aging
Life Span Communication
Intergenerational Communication

 

RESEARCH AREAS:

Life Span Development
Gerontology
Health Communication
Interpersonal Communication
Family Communication