Hometown: Seal Beach, California
B.S. Degree: Communication Studies, California State University, Long Beach, 2017
M.S. Degree: Communication Studies, California State University, Long Beach, 2019
Current research interests: Interpersonal health communication, uncertainty, difficult conversations
Projected Graduation Date: Spring 2025
Faculty Advisor: Dr. Erin Donovan
Bolkan, S., Goodboy, A. K., Shin, M., & Quaack, K. R. (2021, November). Relational turbulence: A latent model test of theoretical propositions. To be presented at the National Communication Association, Seattle, WA. Interpersonal Communication Division.
Russell, J., & Quaack, K. R. (2020, February). A multiple goals approach to exploring social worker conversational plans for advance care treatment with terminally ill patients. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Western States Communication Association, Denver, CO.
Hyepock, M., & Quaack, K. R. (2020, February). “It’s a very scary time for young men in America:” Trump’s demagogic tactics and the reinforcement of white male victimage. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Western States Communication Association, Denver, CO.
Quaack, K. R. (2019, February). Brains over brawn: Sophia, artificial intelligence, and the articulation of citizenship. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Western States Communication Association, Seattle, WA.
Russell, J., & Quaack, K. R. (2019, February). What does the doctor say? A content analysis of physician generated plans for conversations about end-of-life care. Paper to be presented at the annual meeting of the Western States Communication Association, Seattle, WA.
Russell, J., & Quaack, K. R. (2018, April). What does the doctor say? An initial content analysis of physician generated plans for conversations about end-of-life care. Poster presented at the Kentucky Conference on Health Communication, Lexington, KY.
Russell, J., & Quaack, K. R. (2018, February). Health care provider planned responses to patient misunderstandings about end-of-life care. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Western States Communication Association, Santa Clara, CA.
Donovan, E. E., Quaack, K. R., & Brown, L. E. (2021). “Ask, don’t just answer”: Eliciting informational and emotional support needs in health-care encounters. Communication Teacher, 1-6.
Donovan, E. E., & Quaack, K. R. (in press). Topic avoidance in families. In E. Ho, C. Bylund, & J. van Weert (Eds.), International encyclopedia of health communication. Hoboken, NJ: Wiley-Blackwell.
Russell, J., & Quaack, K. R. (2021). A multiple goals approach to exploring social worker conversational plans for advance care treatment with terminally ill patients. Journal of Social Work in End-of-Life & Palliative Care, 1-18.
Russell, J., Smith, S.W., Quaack, K. R. (2020). Health care provider planned responses to patient misunderstandings about end-of-life care, Health Communication, 35(1), 56-64. doi: 10.1080/10410236.2018.1536960
