Dr. Betsy D. Dalton

Associate Professor

Dr. Betsy D. Dalton
+1 (615) 898-22
Room 203, Jones Hall (JH)
MTSU Box 200, Murfreesboro, TN 37132
Office Hours

Fall 2022: Tuesdays 10:00-11:00am or by appointment

Degree Information

  • PHD, University of Tennessee, Knoxville (2014)
  • MS, Middle Tennessee State University (2009)
  • BA, Sewanee: The University of the South (2004)

Areas of Expertise

Health Communication 

Organizational Communication 

Interpersonal Communication 

Scholarly Communication 

Biography

Betsy Dalton joined the Communication Studies faculty as an Assistant Professor in 2016. She enjoys teaching and research in the areas of health, interpersonal, and organizational communication. She obtained her Ph.D. in Communication & Information from the University of Tennessee, Knoxville in 2014. Outside of work, she enjoys hiking, gardening, camping, and spending time with her husband and three children.

 

Publications

HEALTH COMMUNICATION:

 

Dalton, E.D. Framing sexual refusal experiences among emerging adult women: Politeness theory in unscripted territory. Communication Studies. (available online November 2021)

Eldredge, S., Dalton. E.D., & Noltensmeyer, C. (2021). Humor and Mental Health Therapy. Cases on Applied and Therapeutic Humor. IGI Global. 137-146.

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HEALTH COMMUNICATION:

 

Dalton, E.D. Framing sexual refusal experiences among emerging adult women: Politeness theory in unscripted territory. Communication Studies. (available online November 2021)

Eldredge, S., Dalton. E.D., & Noltensmeyer, C. (2021). Humor and Mental Health Therapy. Cases on Applied and Therapeutic Humor. IGI Global. 137-146.

Dalton, E.D. & Gruber, K.G. (2021). Being PAL: Uncertainty and Coping in r/PregnancyAfterLoss. Health Communication. In press, (Jan. 2021). DOI:https://doi.org/10.1080/10410236.2021.1874641.

Dalton, E.D., Pjesivac, I., Eldredge, S., & Miller, L. (2020). From Vulnerability to Disclosure: A Normative Approach to Understanding Trust in Obstetric and Intrapartum Nurse-Patient Communication. Health Communication. 2, 1-14. DOI:https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.1080/10410236.2020.1733225.

Dalton, E. D. (2015). The protective effects of adolescent motherhood in South Central Appalachia: Salvation from drugs and emptiness. Journal of Transcultural Nursing, 26, 409-417. DOI: 10.1177/1043659614524249.  

 

Dalton, E. D. & Miller, L. (2015). Peers, stereotypes and health communication through the cultural lens of adolescent Appalachian mothers. Culture, Health, and Sexuality, DOI: 10.1080/13691058.2015.1066856.  

Eldredge, S., Dalton, E. D., & Miller, L. (2014). Pain management as triadic interaction: Shifting alliances in nurse-patient-family member communication. Southern Communication Journal, 79, 448-467. DOI: 10.1080/1041794X.2014.928899.  

Miller, L., Eldredge, S., & Dalton, E. D. (2016). “Pain is what the patient says it is”: Nurse-patient communication, information seeking, and pain management. American Journal of Hospice and Palliative Medicine, p. 1 – 11, DOI: 10.1177/1049909116661815.

Kelly, S., Eldredge, S. A., Dalton, E. D., & Miller, L. E. (2014). Health information behavior: An initial validity portfolio for active and passive measures. Communication Research Reports, 31, 171-182. DOI: 10.1080/08824096.2014.907145.

 

SCHOLARLY COMMUNICATION

Curty, R. G., Crowston, K., Specht, A., Grant, B. W., & Dalton, E. D. (2017). Attitudes and norms affecting scientists' data reuse. PLOS ONE 12(12): e0189288. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0189288

Tenopir, C., Dalton, E. D., Christian, L., Jones, M. K., McCabe, M., Smith, M. & Fish, A. (2017). Imagining a Gold Open Access Future: Attitudes, Behaviors, and Funding Scenarios among Authors of Academic Scholarship. College & Research Libraries, http://crl.acrl.org/content/early/2016/09/27/crl16-964.abstract.   

Tenopir, C., Dalton, E. D., Fish, A., Christian, L., Jones, M., Smith, M., & McCabe, M. (2016). What Motivates Authors of Scholarly Articles? The Importance of Journal Attributes and Potential Audience on Publication Choice. Publications, 4(22) p. 1 – 22. DOI: doi:10.3390/publications4030022     

Tenopir, C., Dalton, E. D., Allard, S., Frame, M., Pjesivac, I., Birch, B., Pollock, D., & Dorsett, K. (2015). Changes in data sharing and data reuse practices and perceptions among scientists worldwide. PLoS ONE, 10(8): e0134826. DOI:10.1371/journal.pone.0134826.  

     

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Presentations

Recent and Upcoming Conference Presentations:

 

Priddis, D. M., Dalton, E. D., National Communication Association Annual Conference, "Dilemmas of Compliance and Refusal: An Analysis of Responses to Resource Requests from Family Members with Alcohol Use Disorder," National Communication Association, Seattle, WA, Seattle, WA, United States of America. (November 2021).

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Recent and Upcoming Conference Presentations:

 

Priddis, D. M., Dalton, E. D., National Communication Association Annual Conference, "Dilemmas of Compliance and Refusal: An Analysis of Responses to Resource Requests from Family Members with Alcohol Use Disorder," National Communication Association, Seattle, WA, Seattle, WA, United States of America. (November 2021).

Dalton, E. D., National Communication Association Annual Conference, "Identifying Sexual Refusal Scripts: The Roles of Gender and Endorsement of Sexual Compliance in the Cultural Scripting of “No”," National Communication Association, Seattle, WA, Seattle, WA, United States of America. (November 2021).

Dalton, E. D., Miller, L., Eldredge, S., Pjesivac, I., DC Health Communication Conference, ""Out and about doing who-knows-what": Uncertainty and Control amid Shifting COVID-19 Restrictions in the United States," George Mason University, George Mason University (presented remotely), Fairfax, VA, United States of America. (April 23, 2021).

Dalton, E. D., DC Health Communication Conference, "Sexual Refusal Experiences Among College Students: Politeness Theory in Unscripted Territory," George Mason University, George Mason University (Presented remotely), Fairfax, VA, United States of America. (April 23, 2021).

Dalton, E. D., & Gruber, K. G., National Communication Association Annual Conference, "Being PAL: Uncertainty and Coping in r/PregnancyAfterLoss," National Communication Association, Indianapolis, IN (presented remotely), United States of America. (November 19, 2020).

 

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Research / Scholarly Activity

Current ongoing research topics include:

- Women's communication needs and experinces during labor and delivery

- Uncertainty during pregnancy after loss

- Sexual refusal scripts among emerging adults

- Trust and disclosure in nurse-patient communication

 

In the Media

New Health Communication Concentration:

https://w12.mtsu.edu/news/post/112643/september-2020-out-of-the-blue-ventures-across-campus-and-around-the-world

https://mtsunews.com/health-communication-concentration-fall-2020/

Courses

Intro to Health Communication (COMM 2400)

Health Risk Communication (COMM 3470)

Sexual Communication (COMM 4400)

Intro to Organizational Communication (COMM 2140)

Communication Theory (COMM 3300)

Communication in Nonprofit Organizations (COMM 3250)

Quantitative Research Methods (COMM 3750)

Interpersonal Communication (COMM 2300)