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Projects explore the larger discourses of power that both enable and constrain the choices available to individuals as they negotiate their lives as well as addressing the ways in which individuals manage various (competing) roles through micropractices and communication.

Tracy, S. J., Trethewey, A., & Alberts, J. K. (Projected submission Fall ’05). A multi-level approach to theorizing work-life balance dilemmas. In the special issue “Communication and the Accomplishment of Personal and Professional Life” in Electronic Journal of Communication.

Montoya, Y., & Cansler, E. (2005). Connections between Mexican American Adolescents’ Perceptions of Work-Life Conflict and their Expectations for their Futures. Presented at the annual meeting of the Western States Communication Association, Palm Springs, CA.

Tracy, S. J., Trethewey, A., Alberts, J., Riforgiate, S. (2005). Transitioning into the Workforce: Considering Labor Force Re-entry. Presented at the annual meeting of the Western States Communication Association, Palm Springs, CA.

Cripe, E. M. (2004). New mothers’ negotiation of breastfeeding practices and work. Presented at the annual meeting of the National Communication Association, Chicago.

Zingsheim, J., & Cripe, E. (2005). Fatherhood, identity, and masculinity. Project underdevelopment. This study explores the negotiation of identity and work/life balance for men as they relate to current conceptions of masculinity and fatherhood.