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Jen Eden
Associate Professor
Bio
Since completing her interdisciplinary Ph.D. (2010) in human communication and multivariate statistics at the Hugh Downs School of Human Communication at Arizona State University, Dr. Eden continues investigating the intersection of interpersonal and health communication. Much of her research falls into “dark side” of interpersonal interactions (unrequited love, gossip, friends with benefits, dysfunctional relational maintenance, crushes, and cyberbullying to name a few). During her time in Arizona, she helped spearhead a cyberbullying research team that partnered with the Arizona Attorney General’s Office to surface insights about middle school students internet use. Results of these studies helped increase awareness of social networking safety, curbed incidents of cyberbullying perpetration, lead to development of cyberbullying interventions and creation of a cyberbullying measure. This line of research resulted in several publications as well as Top Paper awards at the annual meetings of the National Communication Association.
Dr. Eden’s other lines of research into the dark side of close relationships have illuminated how dysfunctional communication affects physiological health and our stress response systems as they relate to one-sided attraction, friends with benefits relationships, and first date interactions.
Dr. Eden’s classes use a problem-solution orientation and often include service learning opportunities; finding opportunities for students to practice skills in the real world developed through class discussion.
Education
PhD, Arizona State University
MA, Northern Illinois University
BA, Northern Illinois University
Research Interests/Area of Focus
Interpersonal communication, Health communication, Persuasion & Social Influence, Cyberbullying
Selected Publications
Eden, J., Mirabito, T. Rogers, R., & Hoffmann, N., (2022). Impacting Student Satisfaction, Engagement and Motivation in Online and Traditional Classrooms. Paper accepted at KOME Journal, April 2022.
Eden, J. & Roberto, A.J. (2021). The role of verbal aggression in cyberbullying perpetration and victimization by middle school students. Future Internet, 13, 223-235. doi: https://doi.org/10.3390/fi13090223
Floyd, K., Pauley, P. M., Hesse, C., Eden, J., Veksler, A. E., & Woo, N. T. (2019). Supportive communication is associated with markers of immunocompetence. Southern Communication Journal, 38, 229-244. doi: 10.1080/1041794X.2018.1488270 (Research Gate Journal Impact = 0.49)
McEwan, B., Sumner, E., Eden, J., & Fletcher, J. (2018). The effects of Facebook relational maintenance on friendship quality: An investigation of the Facebook relational maintenance measure. Communication Research Reports, 1, 1-11. doi: 10.1080/08824096.2017.1361393
Roberto, A. J., Eden, J., Deiss, D. M., Savage, M. W., & Ramos-Salazar, L. (2017). The short-term effects of a cyberbullying prevention intervention for parents of middle school students. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 14, 1-8. (Impact Factor = 2.10)
Veksler, A. E., & Eden, J. (2017). Measuring interpersonal liking: Development and validation of the IL-6. Western Journal of Communication, 81, 641-656. doi: 10.1080/10570314.2017.1309452
Eden, J. (2017). Quantitative research steps. In Allen, M. (Ed.) SAGE Encyclopedia of Communication Research Methods. Thousand Oaks, CA.
Eden, J. & Veksler, A.E. (2016). Relational maintenance in the digital age: How relational partners use multiple modalities to maintain proximal relationships. Communication Quarterly, 64, 119-144. doi: 10.1080/01463373.2015.1103279 (Lead Article).
Selected Presentations
Eden, J. & Giglio, A. (2023, March). From hopeless romantics to guarded cynics: Impactful sexual intimacy and relational attachment. Submitted to the annual meeting of the Western States Communication Association, Phoenix, AZ.
Eden, J. & Rogers, R. (2022, May). Interpersonal Need Fulfillment in the Age of Digital Communication: Part 2. Presented at the annual meeting of the International Communication Association, Paris, FR.
Veksler, A. E. & Eden, J. (2021, October). Cyberbullying Experiences of Young Adults are Universal and Not Gendered: A Multimethod Investigation of Cyberbullying. Presented at the Organization for the Study of Communication, Language & Gender, Norfolk, VA.
Gordon-Brilla, S. V. & Eden, J. (2021, April). Social Influence and Perception on Stigmatized Attitudes of Sexual Assault. Presented at the annual meeting of the Women’s and Gender Studies Conference, Virtual.
Eden, J. (2021, March). The Transformative Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Communication: Deprivation, Isolation, Desperation, and Social Media Salvation. Presented at the annual meeting of the International Communication Association, Virtual.
Eden, J. (June, 2020). Interpersonal needs and anxiety about technology use. Presented at the annual meeting of the International Association of Relationship Research, London, UK.
Eden, J. & Rogers, R. (2020, May). Interpersonal need fulfillment in the age of digital communication: A moderation analysis. Presented at the annual meeting of the International Communication Association, Gold Coast, AUS
*Floyd, K., Pauley, P. M., Hesse, C., Eden, J., Veksler, A. E., & Woo, N. T. (2018, February). Supportive communication is associated with markers of immunocompetence. Presented at the annual meeting of the Western States Communication Association, Santa Clara, CA
McEwan, B., Bryant, E., Eden, J., & Marmo, J. (2017, March) The Effects of Facebook on Relational Maintenance. Presented at the annual meeting of the Central States Communication Association in Minneapolis, MN.
Eden, J. (2016, November). Imagining Research’s Civic Calling: Exploring The Past and Future of Bullying Research. Presented at the annual meeting of the National Communication Association, Philadelphia, PA.
Eden, J., Hoffmann, N. Mirabito, T., & Rogers, R. (2016, May). Online and Traditional Classes: The Psychological Dimensions of an Effective Class. Presented at the annual meeting of the International Communication Association in Fukuoka, Japan.
Awards and Honors
Top-Four Paper, Interpersonal Division of the National Communication Association, 2013.
Research Grant Awardee, Committee on Sabbaticals and Faculty Research Grants, Marist College. Award Amount: $950. Period Covered: November 2012
Top-Three Paper, Applied Communication Division of the Western States Communication Association, 2012.
Top-Four Paper, Interpersonal Division of the Western States Communication Association, 2011.
Top-Four Paper, Applied Communication Division of the National Communication Association, 2010.
Top-Three Paper, Interpersonal Division of the Eastern States Communication Association, 2010.
Top-Four Paper, Interpersonal Division of the Western States Communication Association, 2009.
