Leustek, J., & Theiss, J. A. (2015, June). Parents’ communication of dominance and affiliation as predictors of relational satisfaction and intimacy for adult children of late-life divorce. A paper presented at the meeting of the International Association for Relationship Research, New Brunswick, NJ.

Cox, J., & Theiss, J. A. (2015, June). Romantic partners’ social support of weight loss goals: Implications for relational turbulence and relational satisfaction. A paper presented at the meeting of the International Association for Relationship Research, New Brunswick, NJ.

Fitzgerald, N., Theiss, J., Dewar, J., Wozniak, A., Musaad, S., Mobley, A., Sigman-Grant, M. (2015, July). Racial/ethnic differences in the associations between parents’ body mass index, behaviors and child weight status. A poster presented at the meeting of the Society for Nutrition Education and Behavior, Pittsburgh, PA.

Haverfield, M. C., & Theiss, J. A. (2015, November). Parental communication of responsiveness and control as predictors of adolescents’ emotional and behavioral resilience in families with alcoholic versus non-alcoholic parents. A paper presented at the meeting of the National Communication Association, Las Vegas, NV

Theiss, J. A., Leustek, J., Estlein, R., & Weber, K. M. (2015, November). Post-partum depression and relational turbulence during the transition to parenthood: Implications for perceived partner responsiveness, support, and relationship satisfaction. A paper presented at the meeting of the National Communication Association, Las Vegas, NV.

*Top Paper for the NCA Interpersonal Communication Division

Leustek, J., & Theiss, J. A. (2016, May). Factors that shape cognitive and behavioral coping among individuals with Type 2 Diabetes: Features of illness versus features of romantic relationships. A paper accepted for presentation at the meeting of the International Communication Association, Fukuoka, Japan.

Solomon, D. H., & Theiss, J. A. (2007). Cognitive foundations of communication in close relationships. In D. Roskos-Ewoldsen & J. Monahan (Eds.), Communication and social cognition (pp. 117-140). Mahwah, NJ: Erlbaum.

Theiss, J. A. (2009). Relational uncertainty. In S. Littlejohn & K. Foss (Eds.), Encyclopedia of communication (pp. 844-847). New York: Sage.

Solomon, D. H., & Theiss, J. A. (2011). Relational turbulence: What doesn’t kill us makes us stronger. In W. Cupach & B. Spitzberg (Eds.), The dark side of close relationships (pp.197-216). New York: Routledge.

Knobloch, L. K., & Theiss, J. A. (2013). Relational turbulence within military couples during reintegration following deployment. In S. MacDermid Wadsworth & D. Riggs (Eds.), Military deployment and its consequences for families (pp. 37-59). New York: Springer.