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Paul Schrodt

Philip J. & Cheryl C. Burguières Professor and Director of Graduate Studies
Communication Studies
MOUS 357

p.schrodt@tcu.edu | 817-257-5674

Education

Ph.D., University of Nebraska – Lincoln
M.S., University of North Texas
B.A., University of Texas at Arlington

Courses Taught

COMM 20113 – Interpersonal Communication
COMM 20223 – Communication Theory
COMM 40113 – Conflict Management
COMM 50243 – The “Dark Side” of IPC

Areas of Focus

Family communication and interpersonal communication. Communicative cognitions and behaviors that facilitate family relationships. Message strategies and behaviors that facilitate stepfamily functioning.

Schrodt, P. (2026). Parent-child triangulation and children’s adjustment: A meta-analysis of children feeling caught and symptoms of distress. Annals of the International Communication Association. Advance online https://doi.org/10.1093/anncom/wlag024

Schrodt, P. (2026). A meta-analytical review of parent-child communication and children feeling caught between parents. Communication Monographs, 93(3), 417-438. https://doi.org/10.1080/03637751.2026.2615803

Schrodt, P. (2026). Interparental conflict and parent-child triangulation: A meta-analytical review of children feeling caught between parents. Human Communication Research, 52(2), 77-89. http://doi.org/10.1093/hcr/hqaf018

Schrodt, P. (2026). Family communication patterns theory: Past developments, present applications, and future directions. Journal of Family Communication, 26(2), 109-123.  https://doi.org/10.1080/15267431.2026.2622043

Schrodt, P., & Stager, E. (2025). Emerging adults’ relational turbulence with parents as a function of parent involvement in their romantic relationship: A conditional process analysis. Communication Research. Advance online at: https://doi.org/10.1177/00936502251345599

  • Prior to TCU, taught at the University of Nebraska, the University of Texas at Arlington and the University of Kansas.
  • Former Chair of the Interpersonal and Family Communication Divisions of the National Communication Association.
  • Former Editor-in-Chief of Communication Monographs.
  • 2026 Donald H. Ecroyd Award for Outstanding Teaching in Higher Education from the National Communication Association
  • 2026 Samuel L. Becker Distinguished Service Award from the National Communication Association
  • 2025 Kathleen M. Galving Distinguished Teaching and Mentoring Award from the Family Communication Division of the National Communication Association
  • 2023 TCU Chancellor’s Award for Distinguished Achievement as a Creative Teacher and Scholar
  • Identified as “One of the Most Prolific Scholars (Top 1%) in Communication Studies” from 2007 to 2021
  • Bernard J. Brommel Award for Outstanding Scholarship in Family Communication
  • Early Career Award in Interpersonal Communication from NCA
  • Franklin H. Knower Article Award from the Interpersonal Communication Division\
  • 57 Top Paper awards from national and regional associations
  • National Communication Association (NCA)
  • Central States Communication Association (CSCA)
  • International Association for Relationship Research (IARR)