Areas of Research
- Organizational Communication & Interpersonal Communication
Research Areas: Interpersonal communication, close relationships, support and coping, personal networks
His research interests mostly involve topics of conflict, relational transgression and repair, and social support.
My research interests broadly cover interpersonal, family, and relational communication. I have also conducted research within intercultural contexts as well. More specifically, I am interested in conflict, relational transgressions, and repair, including apologies and forgiveness.
His research and teaching focuses on interpersonal and family communication, with a specific interest in studying relational conflict, coping, and repair.
Dr. Pederson's current research projects include exploring the co-emergence of emotional communication and physiological arousal between romantic partners during everyday interaction and learning how parents and adolescent children cope with bullying experiences, among others.
Primary Research Interests
- Relational Communication
- Transgressions and Repair
- Supportive Communication
- Communal Coping
