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Dr. Kory Floyd
Professor
Interpersonal Communication
STA 432
(480) 965-3568
kory@asu.edu
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Dr. Floyd's research focuses on the communication of affection in personal relationships, and on the interplay between communication, physiology, and health. He has studied affectionate communication in a host of family relationships, as well as between romantic partners, friends, and even new acquaintances. His work in the Communication Sciences Laboratory demonstrates how affectionate behavior can alter stress hormones, lower blood sugar, reduce cholesterol, and improve immune system parameters. His current project, funded by the National Institutes of Health, investigates the role of oxytocin in the stress-alleviating effects of affectionate communication.
Dr. Floyd is currently immediate past chair of the family communication division of the National Communication Association, and is also editor of the Journal of Family Communication. He was the 2006 recipient of the Gerald R. Miller Award for Early Career Achievement from the International Association for Relationship Research. His most recent book, Communicating affection: Interpersonal behavior and social context, was published last year by Cambridge University Press.
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