Rosalie S. Aldrich

John and Corinne Graf Professor,
Department of Communication Studies
School of Humanities and Social Sciences
Tom Raper Hall 240
(765) 973-8410
rsaldric@iue.edu

Education

• Ph.D., Communication, University of Kentucky, 2009
• M.A., Communication, Michigan State University, 2006
• B.B.A., Marketing & Management, Grand Valley State University, 2003

Current Teaching Interests

Health Communication, Communication Research Methods, Gender Communication, and Deceptive Communication

Current Research Interests

Suidcide prevention and intervention, willingness to intervene with a suicidal individual, teaching and learning online and in-person, social media use and impact on interpersonal relationships and overall well-being.

Selected Publications

Book Chapter (peer-reviewed)

• Aldrich, R. S., Kaufmann, R., & Rybas, N. (2017) Fostering effective communication in online courses. In Ross C. Alexander (Ed.). Best Practices in Online Teaching across Disciplines. Fairfax, VA: George Mason University Press.

Journal Articles (peer-reviewed)

• Aldrich, R. S. & Moneypenny, D. (in-press). Assessing Spanish proficiency of online language learners after year 1. The EuroCALL Review.
• Aldrich, R. S., & Kaufmann, R. (in-press). “Don’t stop the music”: Developing creative and critical thinking skills. Carolinas Communication Annual.
• Aldrich, R. S., Wilde, J., & Miller, E. (2018).Effectiveness of QPR gatekeeper suicide prevention training. Health Education Journal. doi.org/10.1177/0017896918786009
• Aldrich, R. S.(2018).A closer look: College students’ exposure to suicide and intention to intervene. Mental Health & Prevention, doi: 10.1016/j.mhp.2018.04.001
• Aldrich, R. S., Trammell, B. A., Poli, S., Potter, S., & Garringer, K. (2018). How age, gender, and class format relate to undergraduate students’ perception of effective course assessments. Insight: A Journal of Scholarly Teaching, 13, 118-129.
• Moneypenny, D., & Aldrich, R. S. (2018). Developing Oral Proficiency in Spanish across Class Modalities. CALICO: Computer-Assisted Language Instruction Consortium.
• Aldrich, R. S. (2017) Suicide prevention: College students’ intention to intervene. Archives of Suicide Research.
• Moneypenny, D., & Aldrich R. S. (2016). Online and face-to-face language learning: A comparative analysis of oral proficiency in introductory Spanish. Journal of Educators Online 13(2), 105-133.
• Trammell, B., & Aldrich, R. S. (2016). Undergraduate students’ perspectives of essential instructor qualities. Journal of the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning, 16, 15-30. doi:10.14434/josotl.v16i1.19178.
• Aldrich, R. S. (2015). Using the theory of planned behavior to predict college students’ intention to intervene with a suicidal peer. Crisis: The Journal of Crisis Intervention and Suicide Prevention, 36(5), 332-337. doi:10.1027/0227-5910/a000330
• Aldrich, R. S. (2015). Improving students’ understanding of, and ability to identify independent and dependent variables. Communication Teacher, 29(2), 1-5. doi:10.1080/17404622.2014.1003311.
• Aldrich, R. S., Harrington, N. G., & Cerel, J. (2014). The willingness to intervene against suicide questionnaire. Death Studies, 38, 100-108. doi:10.1080/07481187.2012.738763

Selected Academic Awards/Recognitions/Grants

• Indiana University: FACET/Mack Center SoTL Travel Grant (2018).
• School of Humanities and Social Sciences Faculty Award for Research in Teaching and Learning Pedagogy (2017)
• Indiana University: Women’s Philanthropy Leadership Council Grant (2016).
• Indiana University East: Excellence in Research Award (2015).
• Indiana University East: Summer Faculty Fellowship (2013 & 2019).