Research Areas
Research Interests
Interpersonal Communication, Family Communication, Intimate Health Communication, and Dilemmatic or Challenging Communication
Research Description
Emily is a second-year Ph.D. student in the Department of Communication at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign. She is generally interested in interpersonal and health communication, specifically looking at how disenfranchised and marginalized families and family members navigate difficult conversations and transitions, often in the context of health and/or identity.
Education
MA, Communication, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee (May 2022)
BA, Communication and English Literature, University of Wisconsin-Green Bay (May 2020)
Awards and Honors
Illinois Distinguished Fellowship in the Humanities and Arts, University of Illinois Graduate College
President’s Research in Diversity Travel Award, University of Illinois System President’s Office, Spring 2023
List of Teachers Ranked as Excellent, University of Illinois, Center for Innovation in Teaching & Learning, Fall 2022, Spring 2023
Courses Taught
CMN 101: Public Speaking
CMN 210: Public Communication
Highlighted Publications
Sparrow, D. M., Sahlstein Parcell, E., Gerlikovski, E. & Simpson, D. N. (2023). Microaggressions toward people with disabilities. In M. S. Jeffress (Ed.), Palgrave handbook of disability and communication. Palgrave. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-14447-9_5