Division of Communication, Art, and Media

Michelle Scollo, Ph.D.

Dr. Michelle Scollo

Associate Professor of Communication
Ph.D., University of Massachusetts, Amherst
M.A., University of Massachusetts, Amherst
B.A., University of New Hampshire

michelle.scollo@mountsaintvincent.edu

Areas of Interest

  • Ethnography of communication
  • Cultural discourse analysis
  • Cultural and intercultural communication
  • Interpersonal communication and culture
  • Environmental communication
  • Health communication

Courses

  • COMM 110 Introduction to Human Communication
  • COMM 210 Public Speaking
  • COMM 351 Intercultural Communication
  • COMM 353 Interpersonal Communication
  • COMM 371 Communication for Health Professionals
  • COMM 490 Seminar in Communication
  • FSEM 122 When Nature Speaks: Communication and the Environment
  • IDS 507 Social Research Methods
  • IDS 508 Ethnographic Research Methods
  • IDS 512 Institutions and Society: Reflections II
  • IDS 513 Institutions and Society: Reflections III
  • IDS 624 Comprehensive Project

Publications

Books
Scollo, M. & Milburn, T.  (Eds.).  (2019). Engaging and Transforming Global Communication through Cultural Discourse Analysis: A Tribute to Donal Carbaugh.  Madison, NJ: Fairleigh Dickinson University Press.
*National Communication Association Outstanding Publication Award for Language and Social Interaction Scholarship.

Journal Articles and Book Chapters
Scollo, M., & Poutiainen, S. (2019). “Talking” and tapailla (“seeing someone”): Cultural terms and ways of communicating in the development of romantic relationships in the United States and Finland. In M. Scollo & T. Milburn (Eds.), Engaging and transforming global communication through cultural discourse analysis: A tribute to Donal Carbaugh. (pp. xxix-xivi). Madison, NJ: Fairleigh Dickinson University Press.

Scollo, M., & Milburn, T. (2019). Introduction; Cultural discourse analysis: Yesterday, today, and tomorrow. In M. Scollo & T. Milburn (Eds.), Engaging and transforming global communication through cultural discourse analysis: A tribute to Donal Carbaugh. (pp. 129-155). Madison, NJ: Fairleigh Dickinson University Press.

Scollo, M., & Carbaugh, D. (2013) “Interpersonal communication: Qualities and culture,” Russian Journal of Communication, 5(2), 95-103.

Scollo, M.  (2011). “Cultural approaches to discourse analysis: A theoretical and methodological conversation with special focus on Donal Carbaugh’s cultural discourse theory.” Journal of Multicultural Discourses, 6(1), 1-32.
*National Communication Association Outstanding Publication Award for Language and Social Interaction Scholarship.

Scollo, M. (2004). “Nonverbal ways of communicating with nature: A cross-case study,” The Environmental Communication Yearbook, Vol. 1, (pp. 227-249). Mahwah, N.J.: Lawrence Erlbaum.

Presentations
Chair and Presenter, Environmental communication data session: Using cultural discourse analysis to examine communication at the crossroads of environmental issues. Virtual Annual Convention of the National Communication Association, November 2020.

Short Course Co-Chair & Presenter (with M. Winchatz; 5 Speakers), At the crossroads of data analysis: Cultural discourse analysis provides analytic options. Virtual Annual Convention of the National Communication Association, November 2020.

“Failing at being open: Using stories of failure to teach relational dialectics in the interpersonal communication course.” Panel: At the crossroads of failure and learning: Considering the role of communication theory. Virtual Annual Convention of the National Communication Association, November 2020.

Preconference Lead Organizer & Chair (with T. Milburn; 15 Speakers), Engaging and transforming communication and community through cultural discourse analysis: A theoretical and methodological workshop. Annual Convention of the National Communication Association, Baltimore, MD, November 2019.

“Cross-cultural comparative analysis: The communicative development of romantic relationships in the United States and Finland” with Saila Poutiainen. Part of Preconference, Engaging and transforming communication and community through cultural discourse analysis: A theoretical and methodological workshop. Annual Convention of the National Communication Association, Baltimore, MD, November 2019.

“Comparing communication practices across cases workshop: ‘#Introvert’ and ‘#extrovert’ tweets in the United States and Finland” with Saila Poutiainen. Part of Preconference, Engaging and transforming communication and community through cultural discourse analysis: A theoretical and methodological workshop. Annual Convention of the National Communication Association, Baltimore, MD, November 2019.

“Natural criticism in cultural discourse analysis: ‘Talking’ and tapailla (‘seeing someone’) in romantic relationship development in the United States and Finland” with Saila Poutiainen. Part of Preconference, Engaging and transforming communication and community through cultural discourse analysis: A theoretical and methodological workshop. Annual Convention of the National Communication Association, Baltimore, MD, November 2019.

Short Course Co-Chair (with T. Milburn; 9 Speakers), Using cultural discourse analysis (CuDA): A research method to present in intercultural or topic-based courses. Annual Convention of the National Communication Association, Baltimore, MD, November 2019.

“Scaffolding a multi-part group research project: Cultural discourse analysis of relationship communication” with Saila Poutiainen. Part of Short Course, Using cultural discourse analysis (CuDA): A research method to present in intercultural or topic-based courses. Annual Convention of the National Communication Association, Baltimore, MD, November 2019.

“‘Hello Mrs. Sanders’: Greetings across cultures between healthcare professionals and patients.” Part of poster (Ethnography of Communication in Applied Healthcare Contexts: Stretching Collaborative and Interdisciplinary Boundaries) presented with Lauren Makenzie (Marine Corps University) & Mike Alvarez (University of Massachusetts Amherst). Annual Conference of the International Communication Association, Washington, D.C., May 2019.

“‘It’s an extrovert world’: A cultural discourse analysis of introvert and extrovert terms in the United States” with Katherine Alexander, Jaclyn Hahn, & Nicole Quaranto (College of Mount Saint Vincent). Annual Convention of the National Communication Association, Salt Lake City, UT, November 2018.

“‘Talking’ and tapailla (‘seeing someone’): Terms for and ways of communicating in the development of romantic relationships in the United States and Finland” (with Saila Poutiainen, University of Helsinki). New Horizons in the Ethnography of Communication Conference, Riverdale, NY, June 2017.

“On ‘key’ and ‘feeling’ in being an ‘extrovert’ or ‘introvert.’” Panel: Reconsidering Hymes’ key as emotion. Annual Convention of the National Communication Association, Philadelphia, PA, November 2016.

“The role of academic connections and scholarly influence in the development of an online intellectual genealogy platform.” Panel: Intellectual genealogy: Documenting invisible colleges in the age of digital communication. Annual Convention of the National Communication Association, Chicago, IL, November 2014.

“Connections in the academic ecosystem for communication departments at small colleges in the United States.” Panel: The academic ecosystem: Transfer, articulation, pathways and other kinds of connections among academic institutions in the USA. Annual Convention of the National Communication Association, Washington, D.C., November 2013.

Pre-conference Organizer & Chair, Talking technology: New connections in the ethnography of communication and technology. Annual Convention of the National Communication Association, Washington, D.C., November 2013

“Antiguan contrapuntal conversation in Bronx, New York.” The Ethnography of Communication: Ways Forward Conference, Omaha, NE, June 2012.

Roundtable Discussion Organizer & Chair, Key leaders in the ethnography of communication theory and methodology: Taking stock and ways forward. The
Ethnography of Communication: Ways Forward Conference, Omaha, NE, June 2012.

“Elaborations on nonverbal ways of communicating with nature.” Panel: Finding the voices of nature: Listening beyond words. Annual Convention of the National Communication Association, New Orleans, LA, November 2011.

Editorial Boards
Editorial Advisory Board Member, The Handbook of Communication in Cross-Cultural Perspective (ICA Handbook Series) (2016), Routledge
Lead Co-Editor, Russian Journal of Communication (2013) Special Issue: “New Directions in Russian Interpersonal Communication Research”

Grants
National Communication Association “Advancing the Discipline” Grant for New Horizons in the Ethnography of Communication Conference, College of Mount Saint Vincent, 2017 (with Trudy Milburn, Purchase College, SUNY).

Professional Service
Co-Vice Chair, National Communication Association Language and Social Interaction Division, 2021 – present

Co-Vice Chair-Elect, National Communication Association Language and Social Interaction Division, 2020 – 2021

Doctoral Student Mentor, National Communication Association Language and Social Interaction Division, 2020 – present

Professional Affiliations
National Communication Association

International Communication Association