Julia T. Wood

Distinguished Professor
Interpersonal and Organizational Communication

Current Research: Intimate partner violence, gendered dynamics in culture

Recent Publications: Books:  Handbook of Gender & Communication Research (with Bonnie Dow, Sage Publications).  Gendered Lives, 7th edition (Thomson/Wadsworth).  Articles and chapters: Feminist, critical theories of families; feminist, critical theories of interpersonal relationships

Courses Regularly Taught: 224, 724, 725, 629

Future/Projected Courses: same

Areas of Specialization: Gender, culture & communication; feminist theories; personal relationships

Current/Recent Work with Graduate Students: Studies of:  third wave feminist movement; stereotypes of female victims of intimate partner violence; bullying among adolsescent girls; adolescent girls' fiction

Community Service: volunteered at the Women's Center, Chapel Hill.