Betty H. La France
Professor
Specialties
- Quantitative research methods
- Interpersonal communication in close relationships, including sexual relationships
Recent Publications
- La France, B. H., and Hall, J. A. (Forthcoming). Communication, courtship, and the emerging adult. In T. Coffelt's (Ed.), Interpersonal sexual communication across the lifespan. New York, NY: Peter Lang.
- La France, B. H. (2019). The impact of sexual self-disclosure, sexual compatibility, and sexual conflict on predicted outcome values in sexual relationships. The Canadian Journal of Human Sexuality, 28, 57-67. doi:10.3138/cjhs.2018-0005
- Cassidy, W. P., La France, B. H.,and Babin, S. (2018). Routine adjustments: How journalists framed the Charleston shooting. International Journal of Communication, 12, 4668-4688. doi: 1932-8036/20180005
Contact
Organizational/Corporate Communication
Reavis Hall 111
blafrance@niu.edu
Education
Ph.D., Michigan State University
Contact Us
Department of Communication
Watson Hall 210
DeKalb, IL 60115
815-753-1563
815-753-7109 (Fax)
Mehdi Semati, Ph.D.
Department Chair
815-753-7028
msemati@niu.edu
Laura Vazquez, Ph.D.
Director of Undergraduate Studies
Watson Hall 213
815-753-7107
lvazquez@niu.edu