April Chatham-Carpenter
Biographic Data
| ID | 744839 |
|---|---|
| NAME | April Chatham-Carpenter |
| GIVEN NAMES | April |
| FAMILY NAME | Chatham-Carpenter |
| SIGNATURE | CHATHAM-CARPENTER A |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Northern Iowa |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-9199-9344 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 7 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 12 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 7 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1998 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
Crisis Communication and Building Resilience
Higher education institutions face persistent crises requiring adaptive, communicative leadership. This mixed-methods study examines how middle-level academic administrators (i.e., departmental heads, chairs, school directors, and unit administrators) manage crises, communicate resilience, and sustain engagement. Drawing on Hirschman’s Exit–Voice–Loyalty (EVL) framework and Buzzanell’s Communication Theory of Resilience (CTR), the study analyzed …
A Discourse of Renewal
This case study examines ethical leadership responses and crisis communications at a public institution of higher education in response to the Black Lives Matter movement, which occur concurrently with the COVID-19 pandemic and institutional financial crises. The Discourse of Renewal framework requires a focus on what is best for the entirety of the community, rather than simply being a strategic response that only benefits a few. The framework p…
“Wait, I can’t do that anymore!”
Introduction The stress and strain due to various aspects of the pandemic affected teaching and learning. Relating between instructors and students, and between students, may never be the same. Adjustments to teaching and learning may still need to be made due to the lingering effects of the pandemic, especially as zoom classrooms continue to be used within communication and other disciplines. Methods In this study, the researchers interviewed 15…
‘But I don’t know if I want to talk to you’
This study explores the conversational receptiveness strategies that are intentionally embedded in the Braver Angels organization’s Red/Blue Workshops. These workshops facilitate difficult conversations across the political divide in the United States, especially communication between Republicans and Democrats. Workshop training materials and workshop recordings were analyzed to identify how moderators were trained to encourage conversational rec…
It Was Like This, I Think”
Using qualitative survey data from 35 adoptive parents of children from China, I explore the type of narrative parents construct about their child's “abandonment.” Parents tell the story they know best—the child's adoption story—being careful to not overly burden the child with harsh abandonment realities. Most parents opt to tell a dominant narrative, portraying the child's Chinese birth parents as parents who loved their child and struggled wit…
I. Autoethnography and Women's Self-Esteem
Women Construct Self-Esteem in their Own Terms
The purpose of this article is to explore the concept of self-esteem from adult women's perspectives. Based on qualitative interviews with 59 women, we found similar denotative definitions of self-esteem, but differing connotative views and experiences. The women identified three overall characteristics associated with high self-esteem (i.e. `voice', `self-perspective' and `concern for others'), viewing them as interconnected rather than isolated…
It Was Like This, I Think”
Using qualitative survey data from 35 adoptive parents of children from China, I explore the type of narrative parents construct about their child's “abandonment.” Parents tell the story they know best—the child's adoption story—being careful to not overly burden the child with harsh abandonment realities. Most parents opt to tell a dominant narrative, portraying the child's Chinese birth parents as parents who loved their child and struggled wit…
Women Construct Self-Esteem in their Own Terms
The purpose of this article is to explore the concept of self-esteem from adult women's perspectives. Based on qualitative interviews with 59 women, we found similar denotative definitions of self-esteem, but differing connotative views and experiences. The women identified three overall characteristics associated with high self-esteem (i.e. `voice', `self-perspective' and `concern for others'), viewing them as interconnected rather than isolated…
I. Autoethnography and Women's Self-Esteem
Women Construct Self-Esteem in their Own Terms
The purpose of this article is to explore the concept of self-esteem from adult women's perspectives. Based on qualitative interviews with 59 women, we found similar denotative definitions of self-esteem, but differing connotative views and experiences. The women identified three overall characteristics associated with high self-esteem (i.e. `voice', `self-perspective' and `concern for others'), viewing them as interconnected rather than isolated…
I. Autoethnography and Women's Self-Esteem
It Was Like This, I Think”
Using qualitative survey data from 35 adoptive parents of children from China, I explore the type of narrative parents construct about their child's “abandonment.” Parents tell the story they know best—the child's adoption story—being careful to not overly burden the child with harsh abandonment realities. Most parents opt to tell a dominant narrative, portraying the child's Chinese birth parents as parents who loved their child and struggled wit…
“Wait, I can’t do that anymore!”
Introduction The stress and strain due to various aspects of the pandemic affected teaching and learning. Relating between instructors and students, and between students, may never be the same. Adjustments to teaching and learning may still need to be made due to the lingering effects of the pandemic, especially as zoom classrooms continue to be used within communication and other disciplines. Methods In this study, the researchers interviewed 15…
‘But I don’t know if I want to talk to you’
This study explores the conversational receptiveness strategies that are intentionally embedded in the Braver Angels organization’s Red/Blue Workshops. These workshops facilitate difficult conversations across the political divide in the United States, especially communication between Republicans and Democrats. Workshop training materials and workshop recordings were analyzed to identify how moderators were trained to encourage conversational rec…
A Discourse of Renewal
This case study examines ethical leadership responses and crisis communications at a public institution of higher education in response to the Black Lives Matter movement, which occur concurrently with the COVID-19 pandemic and institutional financial crises. The Discourse of Renewal framework requires a focus on what is best for the entirety of the community, rather than simply being a strategic response that only benefits a few. The framework p…
Crisis Communication and Building Resilience
Higher education institutions face persistent crises requiring adaptive, communicative leadership. This mixed-methods study examines how middle-level academic administrators (i.e., departmental heads, chairs, school directors, and unit administrators) manage crises, communicate resilience, and sustain engagement. Drawing on Hirschman’s Exit–Voice–Loyalty (EVL) framework and Buzzanell’s Communication Theory of Resilience (CTR), the study analyzed …
Sociology (6 works) · Psychology (5 works) · Social Psychology (4 works) · Communication in Education and Healthcare (3 works) · Computer Science (3 works) · Political science (3 works) · Social Psychology (3 works) · Social science (3 works) · Communication (2 works) · Construct (python library (2 works)