Keeley, 1
Maureen P. Keeley, PhD.
Department of Communication Studies
Texas State University,
601 University Drive, San Marcos, TX 78666
512-245-2165
EDUCATIONAL BACKGROUND
Ph.D., Communication Research, The University of Iowa, May 1994
Advisor: Steve Duck
Dissertation: Communication and friendships: Participants' perceptions of nonverbal behaviors and their relationship to relational messages and quality communication
Areas of Specialization: Interpersonal Communication, Nonverbal Communication, Communication Theory
M.A., Communication, The University of Arizona,August 1987
Advisor: Judee Burgoon
Thesis: The effect of stress on the decoder's communication channels
Areas of Specialization: Interpersonal Communication, Nonverbal Communication, Organizational Communication
B.A., Speech Communication, The University of Arizona, December, 1983
Major: Speech Communication
Minor: Marketing
UNIVERSITY EXPERIENCE
Director of Graduate Studies, Texas State University, Department of Communication Studies, San Marcos, Texas. (September 2014 - present)
Professor, Texas State University, Department of Communication Studies, San Marcos, Texas. (September 2008 - present)
Associate Professor, Texas State University-San Marcos, Department of Communication Studies, San Marcos, Texas. (September 1998 –September 2008)
Assistant Professor, SouthwestTexasStateUniversity, Department of Speech Communication, San Marcos, Texas. (August, 1995 - August, 1998)
Assistant Professor, St. CloudStateUniversity, Speech Communication Department, St. Cloud, Minnesota. (September, 1994 - August, 1995)
Graduate Instructor, The University of Iowa, Department of Communication and Department of Rhetoric, Iowa City, Iowa. (August, 1991 - May, 1994)
Graduate Instructor, The University of Arizona, Department of Communication, Tucson, Arizona. (August, 1985 - May, 1987)
Instructor, The University of Texas-Pan American, Department of Communication Studies, Edinburg, Texas. (August, 1989-May, 1991)
SCHOLARSHIP
HONORS AND AWARDS
Presidential Distinction Award for Excellence in Scholarly/Creative Activities (2017): Associate Professor/Professor Level, School of Fine Arts and Communication; Department of Communication Studies, Texas State University.
Distinguished Article of the Year (2016), Health Communication Division, National Communication Association for the article that has demonstrated a significant impact on the field of Health Communication. The award was for the following article: Keeley, M. P. (2004). Final Conversations: Survivors’ memorable messages, concerning religious faith and spirituality. Health Communication, 16, 87-104. doi: 10.1207/S15327027HC1601_6 (The article must be at least 5 years old to be considered.) It was noted that this article introduced to the field the importance of examining Health Communication from the family perspective, that the term “final conversations” was coined and introduced the importance of communication at the end of life, and was highly cited by other researchers.
Outstanding Article of the Year, Journal of Family Communication (2016), Family Communication Division, National Communication Association. The award was for the following article: Manusov, V. & Keeley, M. P. (2015) When Talking is Difficult: Nonverbal Communication at the End of Life. Journal of Family Communication, 15, 387-409. doi:10.1080/15267431.2015.1076424 The Journal Editor and his Board of Associate Editors chose this article from all of the ones that had been published during the 2015 Volume.
College Achievement Award for Excellence in Scholarly/Creative Activities (2016): Associate Professor/Professor Level, School of Fine Arts and Communication; Department of Communication Studies, Texas State University.
College Achievement Award for Excellence in Scholarly/Creative Activities (2015): Associate Professor/Professor Level, School of Fine Arts and Communication; Department of Communication Studies, Texas State University.
College Achievement Award for Excellence in Scholarly/Creative Activities (2014): Associate Professor/Professor Level, School of Fine Arts and Communication; Department of Communication Studies, Texas State University.
Top Four Paper, Family Division, (2012), National Communication Association, Orlando, FL Keeley, M. P., Generous, M., & Baldwin, P. Final Conversations Phase II: Children’s Final Conversation Messages with Dying Family Members.
College Achievement Award for Excellence in Scholarly/Creative Activities (2009): Associate Professor/Professor Level, School of Fine Arts and Communication; Department of Communication Studies, Texas State University.
College Achievement Award for Excellence in Scholarly/Creative Activities (2008): Associate Professor/Professor Level, School of Fine Arts and Communication; Department of Communication Studies, Texas State University.
BOOK OF THE YEAR in Consumer Health (2007): Awarded by the American Journal of Nursingfor: Keeley, M. P., & Yingling, J. (2007). Final Conversations: Helping the living and the dying talk to each other. Acton, MA: VanderWyk & Burnham
SILVER winner Self-Help Book of the Year (2007): Awarded by Foreword Magazinefor: Keeley, M. P., & Yingling, J. (2007). Final Conversations: Helping the living and the dying talk to each other. Acton, MA: VanderWyk & Burnham
BRONZE winner in Aging/Death & Dying (2007): (Ippy) Awarded by Independent Publishing for: Keeley, M. P., & Yingling, J. (2007). Final Conversations: Helping the living and the dying talk to each other. Acton, MA: VanderWyk & Burnham
College Achievement Award for Excellence in Scholarly/Creative Activities (2007): Associate Professor/Professor Level, School of Fine Arts and Communication; Department of Communication Studies, Texas State University.
Dean’s Seminar (Spring, 2007): School of Fine Arts and Communication, Department of Communication Studies,TexasStateUniversity. “Final Conversations: Helping the living and the dying talk to each other.”
College Achievement Award for Excellence in Scholarly/Creative Activities (2006): Associate Professor/Professor Level, School of Fine Arts and Communication; Department of Communication Studies, Texas State University.
College Achievement Award for Excellence in Scholarly/Creative Activities (1998): Assistant Professor/Lecturer Level, School of Fine Arts and Communication; Department of Speech Communication, Southwest Texas State University.
MEDIA RECOGNITION
[Indicates Last Five Years* and title in bold]
*August 30, 2016, quoted in the Washington Post following the death of Gene Wilder (and regarding other celebrity deaths): 2Ddeath_&d=BQIFAg&c=OrYO-caJHQE1g_AJU3az1awi55It-bjDIQrtRiZ6WBk&r=OQgRuRYu-D3HSIclH_T4XAF4qx6da3Me_SsyjFpNwmc&m=bMXPHksQH29SKF2Y2zGv7pYF9i3DalQElI2EVo7rzrg&s=ZDLofwFvYO1uSpgiH0pFGVGXSMmHf3s3iY2u6Y31m9I&e=
*June 13, 2016, quoted in the Washington Post following the Orlando Massacre:
* 14, 2016: Interview on radio talk show: WBAP Morning News on News Talk 820 AM WBAP in Dallas/Fort Worth
*June 15, 2016, National Public Radio-Los Angeles, Interview regarding the Orlando Massacre
*June 15, 2016. Interview for television, KXAN News:
Texas State University professor researches final conversations
June 15, 2016
Text messages or voicemails left by the victims of acts of violence give us an understanding of what they endured in their final moments.
*June 16, 2016. Interview for Time Warner Cable Television News:
How Technology Has Changed How We Share Our Last Words
06/16/2016 08:14 PM
Consider how often you carry your cell phone with you, many people hardly go anywhere without it. For victims of the Orlando shooting, it's how they were able to say goodbye to family and friends. Our Alex Stockwell explains how technology influences how people share their final thoughts during a crisis.
PUBLICATIONS
35. Keeley, M. P., & Lee, L. (in press). Mothers and daughters at the end of life communication. Constructing Motherhood and Daughterhood Across the Generations. In A. M. Alford and M. Miller-Day (Eds). New York, NY: Peter Lang Publishers.
34.Farris, K., & Keeley, M. P.(2017).Supportive Communication Providers for Chronic Disease Management. In Oxford Research Encyclopedia of Communication.
doi: 10.1093/acrefore/9780190228613.013.230
33. Keeley, M. P. (2017): Special Guest Editor for Behavioral Sciences on “Family Communication at the End of Life” [This is an International, on-line, cross-disciplinary, open access journal, 15 articles + the Intro. in the Special Issue on “Family Communication at the End of Life.”
32. Keeley, M. P. (2017) “Family Communication at the End of Life”: Introduction to the Special Issue (Guest Editor, M. P. Keeley) on “Family Communication at the End of Life” for the Journal of Behavioral Sciences. 7(3), 45; doi: 10.3390/bs7030045
31. Keeley, M. P. & Generous, M. (2017) “Final Conversations: Overview and Practical Implications” Special Issue (Guest Editor, M. P. Keeley) on “Family Communication at the End of Life”Journal of Behavioral Sciences, 7(2), 17; doi:10.3390/bs7020017
30. Keeley, M. P. (2016). End-of -life communication. Oxford Research Encyclopedia of Communication. (Ed., J. Nussbaum), New York, NY: Oxford University Press.
29. Generous, M. & Keeley, M. P. (2016). Topics avoided and neglected with terminally ill loved ones at the end of life. Death Studies.doi: 10.1080/07481187.2016.1236850
28. Keeley, M. P. (2016). Invited as Expert: Family Communication at the End of Life. Journal of Family Communication, Vol 16, vol.3, 1-9.doi: 10.1080/15267431.2016.1181070
27. Keeley, M. P., & Generous, M. (2015). The Challenges of Final Conversations: Dialectical Tensions during End-of-Life Family Communication from Survivors’ Retrospective Accounts. Southern Communication Journal, 80 (Special Issue on Family and Health), 11-Jan. doi: 101080/1041794X.2015.1081975
26. Keeley, M. P. (2015). End-of-life communication. In the International Encyclopedia of Interpersonal Communication, (Eds., C. R. Berger & M. E. Roloff),Hoboken, NJ: Wiley Blackwell Publications.
25. Keeley, M. P, Giles, H., & Nussbaum, J. (2015). Introduction to communication at the end-of-life. In J. Nussbaum & H. Giles. (Chapter 1, pp. 1-9). New York: NY, Peter Lang Publishing.
24. Foster, E. & Keeley, M. P. (2015). End-of-life conversations. Communication at the End-of-life. In J. Nussbaum & H. Giles. (Chapter 8, pp. 105-120). New York: NY, Peter Lang Publishing.
23. Manusov, V. & Keeley, M. P. (2015).When Talking is Difficult: Nonverbal Communication at the End of Life. Journal of Family Communication, pp. 387-409. doi: 10.1080/15267431.2015.1076424
22. Generous, M. & Keeley, M. P. (2014). "Creating and validating the final conversations (FCs) scale: A measure of end-of-life relational communication with terminally ill loved ones", Journal of Social Work in End-of-Life & Palliative Care, 10, 257-2c89. DOI: 10.1080/15524256.2014.938892
21. Keeley, M. P., Generous, M., & Baldwin, P. (2014). Final conversations phase II: Children’s final conversation messages with dying family members. Journal of Family Communication, 14, 208-229 (3). DOI:10.1080/15267431.2014.908198
20. Keeley, M. P., & Generous, M. (2014). Advice from children and adolescents on final conversations with dying loved ones. Death Studies, 38 (5), 308-314. DOI: 10.1080/07481187.2012.753556
19. Keeley, M. P. (2014). ABC-X model of family stress and coping. In Encyclopedia of Health Communication (Eds., T. L. Thompson & J. G. Golson),Thousand Oaks, CA: SAGE Publications.
18. Keeley, M. P. (2014). Bereavement. In Encyclopedia of Health Communication (Eds., T. L. Thompson & J. G. Golson),Thousand Oaks, CA: SAGE Publications.
17. Keeley, M. P. (2014). Final conversations. In Encyclopedia of Health Communication (Eds., T. L. Thompson & J. G. Golson),Thousand Oaks, CA: SAGE Publications.
16. Keeley, M. P., & Baldwin, P. (2012). Final conversations phase II: Children and everyday communication, Journal of Loss and Trauma, 17 (4), 376-387. DOI:10.1080/15325024.2011.650127
15. Keeley, M. P., & Baldwin, P. (2012). Final conversations: Positive communication at the end-of -life. In M. Pitts and T. J. Socha, Eds., Positive Communication in Health and Wellness. New York, NY: Peter Lang Publishing.
14. Pecchioni, L. L. & Keeley, M. P. (2010). Insights about health from family communication theories. In J. Nussbaum, R. Parrott, & T. Thompson (Eds.) Health Communication Handbook, 2ND Ed. New York, NY: Lawrence Erlbaum Associates, Routledge Communication Series.
13. Keeley, M. P. (2009). Comfort and community: Two emergent communication themes of religious faith and spirituality evident during final conversations. In M. Wills (Ed.), Speaking of spirituality: Perspectives on health from the religious to the numinous, pp. 227-248. Creskill, NJ: Hampton Press Health Communication Series.
12. Keeley, M. P. (2009). End-of-life, relationship issues during. In S. Sprecher and H. Reis (Eds.), Encyclopedia of Human Relationships. pp. 525-527. Los Angeles, CA: SAGE.
11. Keeley, M. P., & Yingling, J. (2007). Final Conversations: Helping the living and the dying talk to each other. Acton, MA: VanderWyk & Burnham.
10. Yingling, J., & Keeley, M. (2007). A failure to communicate: Let’s get real about improving communication at the end of life. American Journal of Hospice & Palliative Medicine, 24,(2), 1-3.DOI: 10.1177/1049909106297244
9. Keeley, M. P. (2007). “Turning toward death together”: The functions of messages during final conversations in close relationships. Journal of Social and Personal Relationships 24, (2), 225-253. DOI: 10.1177/0265407507075412
8. Keeley, M. P., & Koenig Kellas, J. (2005). Constructing life and death through final conversations narratives. In L. M. Harter, P. M. Japp, & C. S. Beck (Eds.), Narratives, health, and healing: Communication theory, research, and practice(pp. 365-390). Mahwah, NJ: Lawrence Erlbaum Associates.
7. Keeley, M. P. (2004). Final conversations: Messages of love. Qualitative Research Reports, 5, 48-57.
6. Keeley, M. P. (2004). Final conversations: Survivors’ memorable messages, concerning religious faith and spirituality. Health Communication, 16, 87-104. doi:10.1207/S15327027HC1601_6
5. Keeley, M. P. (2004). The nonverbal perception scale. In V. Manusov (Ed.),The sourcebook of methods measures: Going beyond words (pp. 586-610). Mahwah, NJ: Lawrence Erlbaum Associates.
4. Keeley, M. P. (1996). Social support and breast cancer: Why do we talk and who do we talk to? In R. Parrott & C. Condit (Eds.), Evaluating women’s health messages (pp. 293-306). Beverly Hills, CA: Sage.
3. Keeley, M. P., & Hart, A. (1994). Nonverbal behavior in dyadic interactions. In S. Duck (Ed.), The dynamics of relationships (pp. 135-162). Beverly Hills, CA: Sage.
2. Keeley, M. P., Burgoon, J. K., & Bailey, W. E. (1991). The effects of stress and gender on nonverbal decoding accuracy in kinesic and vocalic channels. Human Communication Research,17, 584-605.
1. Burgoon, J. K., Kelley, D. L., Newton, D., & Keeley, M. P. (1989). The nature of arousal and nonverbal indices. Human Communication Research, 16, 217-255.
NON-REFEREED/INVITED ARTICLES
Keeley, M. & Yingling. J. (2007). How should I talk with a loved one who’s dying? Communication Cross Currents. Washington, DC. NCA On-line journal.
Keeley, M. (2007). Final conversations: Hidden gifts in the midst of grief. HillViews, San Marcos, TX: Texas State University. [This bi-annual magazine is sent to all supporters and donors to Texas State University to spotlight the University, the faculty, students, alumni and administration.]
Keeley, M. P. (2005). Paying it forward. In S. Boon (Ed.), Relationship Research News (The official news journal of the International Association for Relationship Research). [This quarterly news journal is sent to all members of IARR and features one topic per news journal with numerous authors addressing the topic of focus. In this particular quarterly issue, the topic was mentoring. All of the authors that were included in the issue were invited to submit their essays.]
BOOK REVIEWS
Keeley, M. P. (1993). Nonverbal behaviors: Bridging intercultural waters. A combined book review of “Cross cultural perspectives in nonverbal communication,” by Fernando Poyatos (Ed.), and “Nonverbal behavior: Perspectives, applications, intercultural insights,” by Aaron Wolfgang (Ed.), inContemporary Psychology, 38, 793-794.
Keeley, M. P. (1993). Interviewing: The nature of the beast. Book review of “Professional interviewing,” by Rob Millar, Valerie Crute, and Owen Hargie. InContemporary Psychology, 38, 275-276.
PAPERS PRESENTED AT PROFESSIONAL MEETINGS
Farris, K. L., Morgan, T., & Keeley, M. (2016, November). An exploration of caregiver communication surrounding Dementia: Challenges and strategies in privacy management. Paper presented at the National Communication Association. Philadelphia, PA.
Keeley, M. P. and Generous, M. A. (November, 2014). Challenges of final conversations for the living. Presented to the Interpersonal Communication Division of the National Communication Association, Chicago, IL.
Keeley, M. P. and Finister, T. (November, 2014). Can nonverbal communication be a magic key for connecting with and deciphering the needs and desires of individuals afflicted with dementia? Accepted by the Aging Division of the National Communication Association, Chicago, IL.
Keeley, M. P. (November, 2013). Using popular media to convey advice on end-of-life conversations. National Communication Association, Washington, DC.
Keeley, M. P., Generous, M., & Baldwin, P. (November, 2012). Final conversations phase II: children’s final conversation messages with dying family members. National Communication Association, [Top Four Paper, Family Division]. Orlando, FL.
Keeley, M. P. (November, 2012). Religious faith/spirituality and final conversations. National Communication Association, [Top Panel, Interpersonal Communication Division]. Orlando, FL.
Keeley, M., Generous, M., Adair, A., & Stewart, K. (July, 2012). The development and validation of the final conversations scale. International Association for Relationship Research, Chicago, IL.
Keeley, M. & Baldwin, P. (February, 2012). Final conversation, phase II: children’s everyday communication. Western Communication Association, Albuquerque, NM.
Keeley, M. & Baldwin, P. (November, 2010). Life is what happens in the in-between places: children’s everyday talk and family rituals with a dying loved one. National Communication Association, San Francisco.
Keeley, M. P., & Baldwin, P. (November, 2009). The “Heart” family: Seven children’s narratives of their final conversations with their dying father. Program Title: Dying, death, and bereavement: End-of-life conversations and narratives within the family. A Panel Presentation for the Family Division at the Annual Conference for the National Communication Association, San Diego, CA.
Prince-Paul, M. & Keeley, M. P. (March, 2009). With words, a touch, a look: Insight into relational communication in advanced illness. A one hour Plenary Session at the Annual Conference for the American Academy of Hospice and Palliative Medicine, Austin, TX. [225 proposals submitted and that only 49 were accepted for presentation; The AAHPM is considered the most prestigious conference in the nation on Hospice and Palliative care].
Keeley, M. P. & Yingling, J. Researching tough relational encounters: Risks and rewards (July, 2008). A roundtable presentationat the Bi-Annual conference of the International Association for Relationship Research, Providence, Rhode Island.
Keeley, M. P. Exploring the communication of forgiveness. (November, 2008). A roundtable seminar at the Annual Conference for the National Communication Association, San Diego, CA.
Keeley, M. P. & Yingling, J. Researching tough relational encounters: Risks and rewards (July, 2008). A roundtable presentationat the Bi-Annual conference of the International Association for Relationship Research, Providence, Rhode Island.
Keeley, M. P. (November, 2006). Communication at the end-of-life: A site for connection and action within health research. A paper presented for the Health Communication Division at the Annual Conference for the National Communication Association, San Antonio.
Keeley, M. P. (November, 2006). The role of spirituality and religion in final conversations. A paper presented for the Spiritual Communication Division at the Annual Conference for the National Communication Association, San Antonio.
Manusov, V., Keeley, M. P., Morgan, S. J., & Barnett, T. L. (July, 2006). When talking is difficult: Nonverbal communication and final conversations with loved ones. A paper presented at the Bi-Annual conference of the International Association for Relationship Research, Crete, Greece.
Keeley, M. P. (November, 2005). Terminal time: An opportunity for final conversations. A paper presented to the Family Division at the Annual Conference for the National Communication Association. Boston.
Keeley, M. P. (November, 2005). Talking to kids about final conversations. (Top Panel, Family Division). A presentation for Family Division at the Annual Conference for the National Communication Association. Boston.
Keeley, M. P. (July, 2005).Privacy and boundary management issues in qualitative communication research. A paper presented to the International Association for Relationship Research special topics conference on Privacy, Confidentiality, Disclosure, & Ethics of Health Relationships. Indianapolis.
Keeley, M. P. (July, 2005). Privacy, close relationships, and the end-of-life. A panel member on Privacy and Health Outcomes in Personal and Family Relationships at the International Association for Relationship Research special topics conference on Privacy, Confidentiality, Disclosure, & Ethics of Health Relationships. Indianapolis.