Current Research Interests: supportive communication, stigma, family communication, caregiving, stress, coping and decision-making in healthcare contexts
Projected Graduation Date: May 2022
Faculty Advisor: Dr. Anita Vangelisti
Schlag, K.E., Vangelisti, A.L., Valdez, C., & Padilla, B. (2021, Nov.) Relational maintenance: Through experiences of forced family separation due to deportation. Paper to be presented at the annual conference of the National Communication Association, Seattle, WA.
Schlag, K.E., Britt, K.C., Kwak, J., & Burrows, D.R. (2021, Oct.) Choosing hospice as proxies: Decision-support needs of caregivers considering hospice enrollment for family members with dementia. Paper to be presented at the International Conference on Communication in Healthcare (ICCH), virtual format.
McGlone, M.S., Schlag, K.E., Altillo, B., & Burgermaster, M. (2021, April) Health regulatory focus and diet goal messaging fit. Paper presented at the annual meeting and scientific sessions for the Society of Behavioral Medicine, virtual format.
Schlag, K.E. (2020, Nov.) ADRD Support seeking and provision: How family stigma, support seeking and support provision impact dementia caregivers’ well-being and perceived burden. Paper presented at the annual conference of the National Communication Association, virtual format.
Schlag, K.E., Maxwell, M., Jurczak, L., Orr, S., Winters, A.M. (2020, Nov.) New perspectives and frames for building early student engagement. Panel that I organized and participated in at the annual conference of the National Communication Association, virtual format.
Britt, K.C., Schlag, K.E., & Kwak, J. (2020, Nov.) Family caregivers’ decision-support needs beyond the decision aid. Poster presented at the annual scientific meeting for the Gerontological Society of America (GSA), virtual format.
Schlag, K.E., & Kwak, J. (2020, June) Dementia family caregiver coping patterns for managing decisional conflict and stress during end-of-life care planning. Poster presented at the ACH Healthcare Communication Virtual Research Forum.
Schlag, K.E., McGlone, M.S., Jian, M., Yuhoso, R., Yongwood, J. (2020, May). Perspective taking, self-disclosure and stereotype recall of persons who stutter. Paper presented at the annual conference of the International Communication Association held virtually. Top Paper Award from the Intergroup Communication Interest Group
Schlag, K.E. (2020, Feb.) Family stigma, support gaps and caregiver burden: Examining how stigma and discrepancies between support desired, sought and received relate to burden for family caregivers of relatives diagnosed with Alzheimer’s. Paper presented at the conference for the Western States Communication Association in Denver, Colorado.
Schlag, K.E., Kmetz, L., Burrows, D.R., & Kwak, J. (2019, Dec.) Value considerations and information needs for dementia family caregivers during end-of-life decision making. Paper presented at the Aging and Health Informatics Conference at The University of Texas at Austin, TX.
Schlag, K.E. (2019, Oct.) Redefining the student role as a writer: Flipping the student writing frame. Talk presented during a panel on structuring writing-intensive courses at the Center for the Skills and Experience Flags, Flag Symposium at The University of Texas at Austin.
Schlag, K.E., (2019, Nov.) Considering the impact of race and ethnicity on support seeking and receiving for family caregivers of individuals diagnosed with Alzheimer’s. Paper presented at the annual conference of the National Communication Association, Baltimore, MD.
Schlag, K.E., & Table, A. (2019, Nov.) Deciding to be voluntarily childfree: Accounts and appraisals of VCF decision-making enacted between romantic partners. Paper presented at the annual conference of the National Communication Association, Baltimore, MD.
Schlag, K.E., Kmetz, L., Burrows, D.R., & Kwak, J. (2019, Nov.) Values and information needs related to hospice and artificial nutrition and hydration decision making by dementia family caregivers. Poster presented at the annual scientific meeting for the Gerontological Society of America (GSA), Austin, TX.
Schlag, K.E., Yuhoso, R., & Yongwoog, J., (2019, Feb.) Perspective-taking and self-disclosure: Two influences on personality impression formation of individuals who stutter. Poster presented at the St David's CHPR annual conference for Self-Management of Chronic Conditions: Building Science, The University of Texas at Austin School of Nursing.
Burdick, S., Schlag, K.E., & Vangelisti, A.L. (2018, Nov.) Hurtful messages about the body and social distancing: How gender influences responses perceived to be intentional. Paper presented at the annual conference of the National Communication Association, Salt Lake City, UT.
Kearns, K.D., Zhong, L., Schlag, K.E., & Aguirre, A., (2018, Nov.) Agency and actor/activity nouns in messages about depression. Paper presented at the annual conference of the National Communication Association, Salt Lake City, UT.
Schlag, K.E. (2018, Nov.) Negotiating being childfree: Privacy management, ambivalence, and decision-making control during family planning talks by committed romantic partners weighing choices to be voluntarily childfree. Paper presented at the annual conference of the National Communication Association, Salt Lake City, UT.
Schlag, K.E., Yuhoso, R., Yongwoog, J., & Crace, R., (2018, June) The Influence of perspective-taking on stereotyping people who stutter. Paper presented at the annual conference of the Duquesne University & Communication Ethics Institute Department of Communication and Rhetorical Studies, Pittsburgh, PA.
Schlag, K.E. (2017, Nov.) Negative emotions and interpersonal conflict: An examination of how anger and sadness influence individuals’ views on blame, cooperation and trustworthiness when reflecting on conflict with a romantic partner. Paper presented at the annual conference of the National Communication Association, Dallas, TX.
Sundar, S. S., Otto, G., Pisciotta, L., & Schlag, K.E. (1997, April). Animation and priming effects in online advertising. Paper presented at the annual conference of the Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication (AEJMC), Chicago, IL.
Fellowships:
- Moody College of Communication Graduate Fellowship in Communication
- Health Communication Scholars Program Grant, Center of Health Communication: Grant to study impacts of perceived stigma and support gaps on dementia family caregiver health.
Awards:
- May 2020 - Received Top Paper Award for “Perspective taking, self-disclosure and stereotype recall of persons who stutter” Intergroup Communication Interest Group, ICA
Book Chapter
Wang, Y., & Schlag, K.E. (2019). Listening. In J.L. Ford, K. Stimpson & J.A. Daly (Eds.), Professional Communication Skills. (pp. 56–72). Boston, MA: Pearson.
White Paper
Scott, C.R. and Schlag, K.E. (Aug., 2021). How politics, generation, news use, and time online play into attitudes about anonymity. Center for Media Engagement. https://mediaengagement.org/ research/how-politics-generation-news-use-and-time-online-play-into-attitudes-about-anonymity