Laura Guerrero
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Phone: 480-965-3730
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STAUF A460 TEMPE, AZ 85287-1205
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Mail code: 1205Campus: Tempe
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Laura K. Guerrero is dedicated to the nuanced study of communication within close relationships, with a primary focus on emotional and nonverbal communication. Her work helps explain how individuals can express intimacy and forgiveness to foster and sustain healthy relationships. She also examines communication in emotionally-charged situations, such as jealousy, hurt, or conflict. Within these contexts, she has identified specific communication strategies that enhance relational satisfaction, while cautioning against other forms of communication that are counterproductive. Professor Guerrero has published more than 100 articles and chapters on these topics along with several books, including the best-selling textbook, Close Encounters: Communication in Relationships, and a new introductory book, Interpersonal Encounters: Connecting through Communication. She is the 2023 recipient of the Western States Communication Association's Distinguished Scholar Award and the 2022 recipient of the International Association for Relationship Research's Teaching Award.
- Ph.D. Communication, University of Arizona
- M.A. Communication, San Diego State University
relational communication, nonverbal communication, emotion, conflict
Selected Publications
Books:
Guerrero, L. K., & McEwan, B. (2022). Interpersonal encounters: Connecting through communication. Sage.
Burgoon, J. K., Manusov, V., & Guerrero, L. K. (2022). Nonverbal communication (2nd ed.). Routledge.
Guerrero, L.K., Andersen, P. A., & Afifi, W. A. (2021). Close encounters: Communication in relationships (6th ed.). Sage. (First edition published in 1999).
Burgoon, J. K., Guerrero, L. K., & Floyd, K. (2010). Nonverbal Communication. Pearson Education.
Guerrero, L. K., & Hecht, M. L. (2008). The nonverbal communication reader: Classic and contemporary readings (3rd ed.). Waveland Press.
Guerrero, L. K., & Floyd, K. (2006). Nonverbal communication in close relationships. Lawrence Erlbaum Associates. (Part of the LEA Series on Personal Relationships)
Andersen, P. A., & Guerrero, L. K. (Eds.), (1998). Handbook of communication and emotion: Research, theory, contexts, and applications. Academic Press.
Respresentative Journal Articles:
Guerrero, L. K. (2020). Conflict style associations with cooperativeness, directness, and relational satisfaction: A case for a six-style typology. Negotiation and Conflict Management Research..
Guerrero, L. K. (2014). Jealousy and relational satisfaction: Actor effects, partner effects, and the mediating role of destructive communicative responses to jealousy. Western Journal of Communication, 78, 586-611.
La Valley, A. G., & Guerrero, L. K. (2012). Perceptions of conflict behavior and relational satisfaction in adult parent-child relationships: A dyadic analysis from an attachment perspective. Communication Research, 39ΒΈ 48-79.
Guerrero, L. K., Hannawa, A. F., & Babin, B. A. (2011). The Communicative Responses to Jealousy scale: Revision, empirical validation, and associations with relational satisfaction. Communication Methods and Measures, 5, 223-249.
Guerrero, L. K., Farinelli, L., & McEwan, B. (2009). Attachment and relational satisfaction: The mediating effect of emotional communication. Communication Monographs, 76, 487-514.
Guerrero, L. K., La Valley, A. G., & Farinelli, L. (2008). The experience and expression of anger, guilt, and sadness in marriage: An equity theory explanation. Journal of Social and Personal Relationships, 25, 699-724.
Bachman, G. F., & Guerrero, L. K. (2006). An expectancy violations analysis of relational quality and communicative responses following hurtful events in dating relationships. Journal of Social and Personal Relationships, 23, 943-963.
Guerrero, L. K., Trost, M. L., & Yoshimura, S. M. (2005). Emotion and communication in the context of romantic jealousy. Personal Relationships, 12, 233-252.
Guerrero, L. K., & Chavez, A. M. (2005). Relational maintenance in cross-sex friendships characterized by different types of romantic intent: An exploratory study. Western Journal of Communication, 69, 341-360.
Jones, S. M., & Guerrero, L. K. (2001). The effects of nonverbal immediacy and verbal person-centeredness in the emotional support process. Human Communication Research, 27, 567-596.
Guerrero, L. K., Jones, S. M., & Burgoon, J. K. (2000). Responses to nonverbal intimacy change in romantic dyads: Effects of behavioral valence and expectancy violation. Communication Monographs, 67, 325-346.
Gross, M. A., & Guerrero, L. K. (2000). Appropriateness and effectiveness of organizational conflict styles: An application of the competence model to Rahim's conflict inventory. International Journal of Conflict, 11, 200-226.
Guerrero, L. K. (1997). Nonverbal involvement across interactions with same-sex friends, opposite-sex friends, and romantic partners: Consistency or change? Journal of Social and Personal Relationships, 14, 31-58.
Guerrero, L. K. (1996). Attachment-style differences in intimacy and involvement: A test of the four-category model. Communication Monographs, 63, 269-292.
*A complete list of publications can be found in Guerrero's vita
Courses
2025 Spring
Course Number | Course Title |
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COM 799 | Dissertation |
COM 792 | Research |
COM 792 | Research |
COM 691 | Seminar |
2024 Fall
Course Number | Course Title |
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COM 792 | Research |
COM 410 | Advanced Interpersonal Comm |
COM 492 | Honors Directed Study |
COM 493 | Honors Thesis |
COM 799 | Dissertation |
2024 Spring
Course Number | Course Title |
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COM 792 | Research |
COM 799 | Dissertation |
COM 799 | Dissertation |
COM 690 | Reading and Conference |
2023 Fall
Course Number | Course Title |
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COM 310 | Comm Interpersnl Relationships |
COM 792 | Research |
COM 492 | Honors Directed Study |
COM 692 | Research |
COM 493 | Honors Thesis |
COM 792 | Research |
COM 799 | Dissertation |
COM 691 | Seminar |
COM 799 | Dissertation |
2023 Summer
Course Number | Course Title |
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COM 799 | Dissertation |
2023 Spring
Course Number | Course Title |
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COM 792 | Research |
COM 792 | Research |
COM 799 | Dissertation |
COM 410 | Intrprsnl Com Thry & Resrch |
COM 492 | Honors Directed Study |
COM 493 | Honors Thesis |
2022 Fall
Course Number | Course Title |
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COM 310 | Relational Communication |
COM 317 | Nonverbal Communication |
COM 792 | Research |
COM 499 | Individualized Instruction |
COM 492 | Honors Directed Study |
COM 493 | Honors Thesis |
COM 799 | Dissertation |
2022 Summer
Course Number | Course Title |
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COM 799 | Dissertation |
COM 692 | Research |
COM 692 | Research |
2022 Spring
Course Number | Course Title |
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COM 792 | Research |
COM 792 | Research |
COM 799 | Dissertation |
COM 691 | Seminar |
COM 492 | Honors Directed Study |
COM 493 | Honors Thesis |
2021 Fall
Course Number | Course Title |
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COM 312 | Comm, Conflict & Negotiation |
COM 317 | Nonverbal Communication |
COM 792 | Research |
COM 792 | Research |
COM 799 | Dissertation |
COM 499 | Individualized Instruction |
COM 492 | Honors Directed Study |
COM 493 | Honors Thesis |
COM 499 | Individualized Instruction |
COM 792 | Research |
2021 Summer
Course Number | Course Title |
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COM 799 | Dissertation |
2021 Spring
Course Number | Course Title |
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COM 792 | Research |
COM 792 | Research |
COM 799 | Dissertation |
COM 310 | Relational Communication |
COM 492 | Honors Directed Study |
COM 493 | Honors Thesis |
COM 792 | Research |
2020 Fall
Course Number | Course Title |
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COM 310 | Relational Communication |
COM 792 | Research |
COM 792 | Research |
COM 799 | Dissertation |
COM 691 | Seminar |
2020 Summer
Course Number | Course Title |
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COM 799 | Dissertation |
COM 792 | Research |
COM 692 | Research |
COM 692 | Research |
2020 Spring
Course Number | Course Title |
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COM 317 | Nonverbal Communication |
COM 493 | Honors Thesis |
COM 499 | Individualized Instruction |
COM 792 | Research |
COM 792 | Research |
COM 799 | Dissertation |
COM 310 | Relational Communication |
COM 499 | Individualized Instruction |
2019 Fall
Course Number | Course Title |
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COM 312 | Comm, Conflict & Negotiation |
COM 317 | Nonverbal Communication |
COM 792 | Research |
COM 799 | Dissertation |
COM 690 | Reading and Conference |
COM 492 | Honors Directed Study |