Communication Studies hosts Green Chair Lecture Sept. 28

Fort Worth, TX

9/20/2011

 Communication Studies to host lecture on communication and well-being Sept. 28

 

Dr. Kory Floyd, professor of health and family communication at Arizona State University, will be on the TCU campus Sept. 26-29 as the Green Honors Chair for the Department of Communication Studies. Floyd will give a lecture titled “Communication and Well-Being” from 6:30-7:30 p.m. on Wednesday, Sept. 28, in Moudy North, Room 141 on the TCU campus. The lecture is free and open to the public.

 

Floyd will present his award-winning research on the relationship between affectionate communication and mental and physical health. In particular, Floyd will discuss the implications of affectionate communication for stress and the resilience of the immune system.

 

Dr. Floyd is the associate director of the Hugh Downs School of Human Communication and the director of the Communication Sciences Laboratory at ASU. Floyd has more than 15 years of experience in the field of communication and has authored or co-authored 13 books, including the textbooks Communication Matters and Interpersonal Communication. Other works include nearly 75 journal articles and content contributions toward interpersonal, nonverbal, family and health communication textbooks.

 

Along with the Green Honors Chair lecture, the Department of Communication Studies will host a series of events during Dr. Floyd’s visit.

 

About the Green Honors Chair Program:

The Green Honors Chair program was designed to bring distinguished scholars, scientists, writers and other professionals to the TCU campus for short visits. The program is shared by almost every college and department on campus and provides new ideas and stimulation for faculty, staff and students. Each department within a school has the opportunity to invite a Green Chair every three years. The late Cecil H. and Ida Green, TCU benefactors, endowed the program in 1969.