Susan J. Szmania, Assistant Professor

Office: Merrill Hall, G38
Phone: (414) 229-2221
e-mail: sszmania@uwm.edu
Curriculum Vita: Vita (PDF 58K)

Degree:
Ph.D., Communication Studies, University of Texas at Austin, 2004
M.A., Germanic Studies, University of Texas at Austin, 2000
B.A., Psychology/Scandinavian Studies, University of Texas at Austin, 1998

Research Interests:
Dispute Management
Restorative Justice
Mediation/Dialogue
Discourse Analysis

Teaching:
Introduction to Conflict Resolution and Peace Studies
Nonverbal Communication (online)
Genocide and Communication (online, proposed Fall 2007)
Introduction to Mediation (undergraduate/graduate)
Theory and Practice of Mediation (graduate)
Qualitative Research Methods (graduate)
Discourse of Conflict (graduate)

Selected Publications:
Szmania, S. J. & Gracyalny, M. (2006). Addressing the Court, the Offender, and the Community: A Communication Analysis of Victim Impact Statements in a Non-Capital Sentencing Hearing. International Review of Victimology, 13 (3), 1-19.

Szmania, S. J. (2006). Mediators' communication in victim offender mediation/dialogue involving crimes of severe violence: An analysis of opening statements. Conflict Resolution Quarterly, 24 (1), 111-127.

Szmania, Susan J. & Mangis, Daniel E. (2005). Finding the right time and place: A case-study comparison of the expression of offender remorse in traditional justice and restorative justice contexts. Marquette Law Review, 89 (2), 335-358.

Althen, Gary with Amanda R. Doran and Susan J. Szmania. (2003). American ways: a guide for foreigners living in the United States. Second Edition. Yarmouth, ME: Intercultural Press.

Selected Presentations: "Victim Impact Statements in the Case of the Green River Killer: A Communication Analysis" (with Monica Gracyalny). National Communication Association, San Antonio, Texas, November 17, 2006. Top Competitive Paper Panel, Division on Communication and the Law.

University of Texas at Austin, "Qualitative Research in Communication Workshop," invited participant and presenter, Marine Science Facility, Port Aransas, Texas, Jan. 8-11, 2007.

Red Granite Correctional Institution, "Restorative Justice," in celebration of International Restorative Justice Week 2006, Red Granite, Wisconsin, Nov. 14, 2006.

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