Wrench, Jason
Doctor of Education, Curriculum and Instruction and Communication Studies, 2002, West Virginia University
Chair/Associate Prof
Office: CSB 50
Phone: (845) 257-3499
E-mail: wrenchj@newpaltz.edu
Website
Office Hours
| MR | 12:45 PM - 02:45 PM |
And by appointment.
Teaching Interests
Introduction to Communication Studies
Communication Research Methods
Organizational Communication 1
Instructional Training & Development
Leadership and Communication
Organizational Communication Seminar
Research/Creative Activity
Dr. Wrench specializes in workplace learning and performance, or the intersection of instructional communication and organizational communication. His varied research interests include communibiology, computer-mediated communication, empirical research methods, humor, risk/crisis communication, and supervisor-subordinate interactions.
Awards, Honors & Recognition
2007- Eastern Communication Association Director of Marketing
2005-2008 Ohio Communication Journal, Editor
2005 Instructional Communication Interest Group Chair, ECA
2002 Phi Kappa Phi Inductee
2002 Excellence in Graduate Teaching Award – International Communication Association’s Instructional Division Award
Publications
RECENT BOOKS OR RECENT BOOK CHAPTERS
Wrench, J. S., Jowi, D., & Goodboy, A. (in press). The directory of communication related mental measures. Washington, DC: National Communication Association.
Wrench, J. S., McCroskey, J. C., & Richmond, V. P. (2008). Human communication in everyday life: Explanations and applications. Boston, MA: Allyn & Bacon.
Wrench, J. S., Thomas-Maddox, C., Richmond, V. P., & McCroskey, J. C. (2008). Quantitative methods for communication researchers: A hands on approach. New York: Oxford University Press.
McCroskey, J. C., Wrench, J. S., & Richmond, V. P., (2003). Principles of public speaking. Indianapolis, IN: The College Network.
Wrench, J. S. (2001). Intercultural communication: Power in context. Acton, MA: Tapestry Press.
Richmond, V. P., Wrench, J. S., Gorham, J. (2001). Communication, affect, and learning in the classroom. Acton, MA: Tapestry Press.
RECENT ARTICLES:
Wrench, J. S. (in press). Development and validity testing of the Risk Communicator Style Scale. Human Communication.
Wrench, J. S., Brogan, S. M., McCroskey, J. C., & Jowi, D. (2008). The relationships among social phobia, communication apprehension, and willingness to communicate. Human Communication, 11, 409-430.
Wrench, J. S., McCroskey, J. C., Berletch, N., Powley, C., & Wehr, A. (2008). Organizational coaching as instructional communication. Human Communication, 11, 279-292
Wrench, J. S., & Knapp, J. L. (2008). The effects of body image perceptions and sociocommunicative orientations on self-esteem, depression, and identification and involvement in the gay community. Journal of Homosexuality, 55, 471-503.
Punyanunt-Carter, N. M., &
Wrench, J. S. (2008). Advisor-advisee communication three: Graduate students’ perceptions of verbal aggression, credibility, and conflict styles in the advising relationship. Education, 128, 579-587.
Punyanunt-Carter, N. M., Wrench, J. C., Corrigan, M. W., & McCroskey, J. C. (2008). An examination of reliability and validity of the Religious Communication Apprehension Scale. Journal of Intercultural Communication Research, 37, 1-15.
Wrench, J. S., & Punyanunt-Carter, N. M. (2008). The influence of graduate advisor use of interpersonal humor on graduate students. The National Academic Advising Association (NACADA) Journal, 28, 54-72.
Wrench, J. S., & Punyanunt-Carter, N. M. (2007). The relationship between computer-mediated-communication competence, apprehension, self-efficacy, perceived confidence, and social presence. Southern Journal of Communication, 72, 355-378.
Wrench, J. S., Millhouse, B., & Sharp, D. (2007). Laughing before takeoff: Humor, sex, and the preflight safety briefing. Human Communication, 10, 381-399.
Porter, H., Wrench, J. S., & Hoskinson, C. (2007). Superior/subordinate relationships: Understanding the effects of a supervisor’s temperament on employee motivation, job satisfaction, perception’s of a superior’s socio-communicative style, and superior’s level of approachability. Communication Quarterly, 55, 129-153.
Wrench, J. S. (2007). The influence of perceived risk knowledge on risk communication. Communication Research Reports, 24, 63-70.
Wrench, J. S., Fiore, A., & Charbonnette-Jordan, C. (2007). The impact of crisis communication on levels of acute-traumatic stress disorder as a result of the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks on the United States. Journal of the Wisconsin Communication Association, 26, 30-45.
Committee Memberships & Professional Organizations
American Society for Training and Development
e-Learning Guild
Eastern Communication
National Communication Association
Public Responsibility in Medicine and Research (PRIM&R)
Union Internationale de la Marionnette
Puppeteers of America
