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Dr. Susan B. Shimanoff's research has focused on identifying and explicating the role of communication rules in everyday interactions, and on the role of gender in communication. The theoretical foundations of this research appeared in her book, Communication Rules: Theory and Research (Sage, 1980), which was honored as the Book of the Year by the Speech Communication Association. Her more recent research has been concerned primarily with rules for expressing emotions, small group interaction, and facework. Her research on the role of gender in communication has been concerned with sexist language, politeness, emotional expressiveness and responsiveness, leadership, and facework.

Susan has taught classes on gender and communication, conversational analysis, small group interaction, and public speaking.

Susan has served on several editorial boards for professional journals, as an officer in professional organizations, as Department Chair of Communication Studies, and she is currently serving as College Graduate Coordinator of the College of Humanities

At home she enjoys sewing, making Christmas ornaments, and the company of her husband-Perry, their son-Patrick, and their labrador-Alex.