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Joseph McGlynn

Title: Associate Professor

Department: Communication Studies

College: College of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences

Curriculum Vitae

Curriculum Vitae Link

Education

  • PhD, University of Texas at Austin, 2014
    Major: Communication Studies
    Specialization: Health Communication & Persuasion
  • MA, University of North Texas, 2006
    Major: Communication Studies
    Specialization: Interpersonal Communication
  • BA, University of North Texas, 2002
    Major: Psychology

Current Scheduled Teaching

COMM 3220.001Health CommunicationSpring 2025
COMM 5226.001Seminar in Health CommunicationSpring 2025
COMM 4520.400Theories of PersuasionSpring 3W1 2025
COMM 2020.001Interpersonal CommunicationFall 2024 Syllabus
COMM 2020.201Interpersonal CommunicationFall 2024 Syllabus
COMM 2020.202Interpersonal CommunicationFall 2024 Syllabus
COMM 2020.204Interpersonal CommunicationFall 2024 Syllabus
COMM 4520.001Theories of PersuasionFall 2024 Syllabus

Previous Scheduled Teaching

COMM 2020.901Interpersonal CommunicationSummer 5W1 2024 Syllabus SPOT
COMM 3220.001Health CommunicationSpring 2024 Syllabus SPOT
COMM 5950.764Master's ThesisSpring 2024
COMM 5180.001Qualitative Research Methods in CommunicationSpring 2024 SPOT
COMM 4520.800Theories of PersuasionSpring 3W1 2024 Syllabus SPOT
COMM 2020.001Interpersonal CommunicationFall 2023 Syllabus SPOT
COMM 2020.201Interpersonal CommunicationFall 2023 Syllabus
COMM 2020.202Interpersonal CommunicationFall 2023 Syllabus
COMM 2020.203Interpersonal CommunicationFall 2023 Syllabus
COMM 2020.204Interpersonal CommunicationFall 2023 Syllabus
COMM 5950.754Master's ThesisFall 2023
COMM 4520.001Theories of PersuasionFall 2023 Syllabus SPOT
COMM 2020.901Interpersonal CommunicationSummer 5W1 2023 Syllabus SPOT
COMM 3220.001Health CommunicationSpring 2023 Syllabus SPOT
COMM 5950.764Master's ThesisSpring 2023
COMM 5226.001Seminar in Health CommunicationSpring 2023 SPOT
COMM 4520.800Theories of PersuasionSpring 3W1 2023 Syllabus SPOT
COMM 5481.704Graduate InternshipFall 2022
COMM 2020.001Interpersonal CommunicationFall 2022 Syllabus SPOT
COMM 2020.201Interpersonal CommunicationFall 2022 Syllabus
COMM 2020.202Interpersonal CommunicationFall 2022 Syllabus
COMM 2020.203Interpersonal CommunicationFall 2022 Syllabus
COMM 2020.204Interpersonal CommunicationFall 2022 Syllabus
COMM 5930.704Research Problems in Lieu of a ThesisFall 2022
COMM 5910.704Special ProblemsFall 2022
COMM 4520.001Theories of PersuasionFall 2022 Syllabus SPOT
COMM 2020.901Interpersonal CommunicationSummer 5W1 2022 Syllabus SPOT
COMM 3220.001Health CommunicationSpring 2022 Syllabus SPOT
COMM 5950.764Master's ThesisSpring 2022
COMM 5180.001Qualitative Research Methods in CommunicationSpring 2022 SPOT
COMM 4520.800Theories of PersuasionSpring 3W1 2022 Syllabus SPOT
COMM 2020.001Interpersonal CommunicationFall 2021 Syllabus SPOT
COMM 2020.201Interpersonal CommunicationFall 2021 Syllabus
COMM 2020.202Interpersonal CommunicationFall 2021 Syllabus
COMM 2020.204Interpersonal CommunicationFall 2021 Syllabus
COMM 5950.754Master's ThesisFall 2021
COMM 4520.001Theories of PersuasionFall 2021 Syllabus SPOT
COMM 2020.901Interpersonal CommunicationSummer 5W1 2021 Syllabus SPOT
COMM 3220.001Health CommunicationSpring 2021 Syllabus SPOT
COMM 5226.001Seminar in Health CommunicationSpring 2021 SPOT
COMM 4520.800Theories of PersuasionSpring 3W1 2021 Syllabus SPOT
COMM 2020.901Interpersonal CommunicationFall 2020 Syllabus SPOT
COMM 5910.704Special ProblemsFall 2020
COMM 4520.001Theories of PersuasionFall 2020 Syllabus SPOT
COMM 2020.901Interpersonal CommunicationSummer 5W1 2020 Syllabus SPOT
COMM 3220.001Health CommunicationSpring 2020 Syllabus
COMM 5180.001Qualitative Research Methods in CommunicationSpring 2020
COMM 5930.704Research Problems in Lieu of a ThesisSpring 2020
COMM 5481.704Graduate InternshipFall 2019
COMM 2020.001Interpersonal CommunicationFall 2019 Syllabus SPOT
COMM 2020.201Interpersonal CommunicationFall 2019 Syllabus
COMM 2020.202Interpersonal CommunicationFall 2019 Syllabus
COMM 2020.203Interpersonal CommunicationFall 2019 Syllabus
COMM 2020.204Interpersonal CommunicationFall 2019 Syllabus
COMM 4520.001Theories of PersuasionFall 2019 Syllabus SPOT
COMM 2020.003Interpersonal CommunicationSummer 5W1 2019 Syllabus SPOT
COMM 2020.801Interpersonal CommunicationSummer 5W1 2019 Syllabus SPOT
COMM 3220.001Health CommunicationSpring 2019 Syllabus SPOT
COMM 5226.001Seminar in Health CommunicationSpring 2019 SPOT
COMM 2020.001Interpersonal CommunicationFall 2018 Syllabus SPOT
COMM 2020.201Interpersonal CommunicationFall 2018 Syllabus
COMM 2020.202Interpersonal CommunicationFall 2018 Syllabus
COMM 2020.203Interpersonal CommunicationFall 2018 Syllabus
COMM 2020.206Interpersonal CommunicationFall 2018 Syllabus
COMM 5930.704Research Problems in Lieu of a ThesisFall 2018
COMM 4829.002Topics in Interpersonal/Organizational StudiesFall 2018 Syllabus SPOT
COMM 2020.002Interpersonal CommunicationSummer 5W1 2018 Syllabus SPOT
COMM 3220.001Health CommunicationSpring 2018 Syllabus SPOT
COMM 5180.001Qualitative Research Methods in CommunicationSpring 2018 SPOT
COMM 2020.001Interpersonal CommunicationFall 2017 Syllabus SPOT
COMM 2020.201Interpersonal CommunicationFall 2017 Syllabus
COMM 2020.202Interpersonal CommunicationFall 2017 Syllabus
COMM 2020.203Interpersonal CommunicationFall 2017 Syllabus
COMM 2020.204Interpersonal CommunicationFall 2017 Syllabus
COMM 2020.205Interpersonal CommunicationFall 2017 Syllabus
COMM 2020.206Interpersonal CommunicationFall 2017 Syllabus
COMM 4829.001Topics in Interpersonal/Organizational StudiesFall 2017 Syllabus SPOT
COMM 2020.001Interpersonal CommunicationSummer 5W1 2017 Syllabus SPOT
COMM 3220.001Health CommunicationSpring 2017 Syllabus SPOT
COMM 5226.001Seminar in Health CommunicationSpring 2017 SPOT
COMM 2020.001Interpersonal CommunicationFall 2016 Syllabus SPOT
COMM 2020.201Interpersonal CommunicationFall 2016
COMM 2020.202Interpersonal CommunicationFall 2016
COMM 2020.203Interpersonal CommunicationFall 2016
COMM 2020.204Interpersonal CommunicationFall 2016
COMM 2020.205Interpersonal CommunicationFall 2016
COMM 2020.206Interpersonal CommunicationFall 2016
COMM 4829.001Topics in Interpersonal/Organizational StudiesFall 2016 Syllabus SPOT
COMM 1010.001Introduction to CommunicationSummer 5W1 2008
COMM 1010.201Introduction to CommunicationSummer 5W1 2008
COMM 1010.202Introduction to CommunicationSummer 5W1 2008
COMM 1010.203Introduction to CommunicationSummer 5W1 2008
COMM 1010.204Introduction to CommunicationSummer 5W1 2008
COMM 1010.205Introduction to CommunicationSummer 5W1 2008
COMM 4220.001Gender and CommunicationSpring 2008
COMM 2020.001Interpersonal CommunicationSummer 5W2 2007
COMM 2020.201Interpersonal CommunicationSummer 5W2 2007
COMM 2020.202Interpersonal CommunicationSummer 5W2 2007
COMM 1010.201Introduction to CommunicationSummer 5W2 2007
COMM 1010.202Introduction to CommunicationSummer 5W2 2007
COMM 1010.203Introduction to CommunicationSummer 5W2 2007
COMM 1010.204Introduction to CommunicationSummer 5W2 2007
COMM 1010.205Introduction to CommunicationSummer 5W2 2007
COMM 4220.001Gender and CommunicationSpring 2007
COMM 1010.001Introduction to CommunicationSpring 2007
COMM 1010.002Introduction to CommunicationSpring 2007
COMM 1010.003Introduction to CommunicationSpring 2007
COMM 1010.201Introduction to CommunicationSpring 2007
COMM 1010.202Introduction to CommunicationSpring 2007
COMM 1010.203Introduction to CommunicationSpring 2007
COMM 1010.204Introduction to CommunicationSpring 2007
COMM 1010.205Introduction to CommunicationSpring 2007
COMM 1010.206Introduction to CommunicationSpring 2007
COMM 1010.207Introduction to CommunicationSpring 2007
COMM 1010.208Introduction to CommunicationSpring 2007
COMM 1010.209Introduction to CommunicationSpring 2007
COMM 1010.210Introduction to CommunicationSpring 2007
COMM 1010.211Introduction to CommunicationSpring 2007
COMM 1010.212Introduction to CommunicationSpring 2007
COMM 1010.213Introduction to CommunicationSpring 2007
COMM 1010.214Introduction to CommunicationSpring 2007
COMM 1010.215Introduction to CommunicationSpring 2007
COMM 1010.216Introduction to CommunicationSpring 2007
COMM 1010.217Introduction to CommunicationSpring 2007
COMM 1010.218Introduction to CommunicationSpring 2007
COMM 1010.219Introduction to CommunicationSpring 2007
COMM 1010.220Introduction to CommunicationSpring 2007
COMM 1010.221Introduction to CommunicationSpring 2007
COMM 1010.222Introduction to CommunicationSpring 2007
COMM 1010.223Introduction to CommunicationSpring 2007
COMM 1010.224Introduction to CommunicationSpring 2007
COMM 1010.225Introduction to CommunicationSpring 2007
COMM 1010.226Introduction to CommunicationSpring 2007
COMM 1010.227Introduction to CommunicationSpring 2007
COMM 1010.228Introduction to CommunicationSpring 2007
COMM 1010.001Introduction to CommunicationFall 2006
COMM 1010.002Introduction to CommunicationFall 2006
COMM 1010.003Introduction to CommunicationFall 2006
COMM 1010.005Introduction to CommunicationFall 2006
COMM 1010.201Introduction to CommunicationFall 2006
COMM 1010.202Introduction to CommunicationFall 2006
COMM 1010.203Introduction to CommunicationFall 2006
COMM 1010.204Introduction to CommunicationFall 2006
COMM 1010.205Introduction to CommunicationFall 2006
COMM 1010.206Introduction to CommunicationFall 2006
COMM 1010.207Introduction to CommunicationFall 2006
COMM 1010.208Introduction to CommunicationFall 2006
COMM 1010.209Introduction to CommunicationFall 2006
COMM 1010.210Introduction to CommunicationFall 2006
COMM 1010.211Introduction to CommunicationFall 2006
COMM 1010.212Introduction to CommunicationFall 2006
COMM 1010.213Introduction to CommunicationFall 2006
COMM 1010.214Introduction to CommunicationFall 2006
COMM 1010.215Introduction to CommunicationFall 2006
COMM 1010.216Introduction to CommunicationFall 2006
COMM 1010.217Introduction to CommunicationFall 2006
COMM 1010.218Introduction to CommunicationFall 2006
COMM 1010.219Introduction to CommunicationFall 2006
COMM 1010.220Introduction to CommunicationFall 2006
COMM 1010.221Introduction to CommunicationFall 2006
COMM 1010.222Introduction to CommunicationFall 2006
COMM 1010.223Introduction to CommunicationFall 2006
COMM 1010.224Introduction to CommunicationFall 2006
COMM 1010.227Introduction to CommunicationFall 2006
COMM 1010.233Introduction to CommunicationFall 2006
COMM 1010.234Introduction to CommunicationFall 2006
COMM 1010.235Introduction to CommunicationFall 2006
COMM 1010.237Introduction to CommunicationFall 2006
COMM 1010.239Introduction to CommunicationFall 2006
COMM 1010.242Introduction to CommunicationFall 2006
COMM 1010.243Introduction to CommunicationFall 2006
COMM 2020.001Interpersonal CommunicationSpring 2006
COMM 1010.005Introduction to CommunicationFall 2005

Published Intellectual Contributions

    Book Chapter

  • McGlynn III, J. (2023). Self-observation of sublime experience. Transformative learning in doctoral education: An edited collection of narratives. Palgrave.
  • McGlynn III, J. (2022). Parent and child communication and health risks in sport. Health communication and sport: Connections, applications, and opportunities. Lexington, KY, Lexington Press.
  • McGlynn III, J. (2021). Blowing the whistle is laden with risk. New York, New York, Routledge.
  • McGlone, M.S., McGlynn, J., Merola, N.A. (2017). Time is not on our side: Temporal metaphors in the Enron email corpus. Work Pressures: New Agendas in Communication. 120-136. New York, NY, Routledge.
  • McGlynn, J. (2015). The whistle-blower. Culture, Development, and Petroleum: An Ethnography of the High North. 116-125. New York, Routledge.
  • McGlynn, J. (2014). Language and deception. Encyclopedia of Deception. 581-584. Thousand Oaks, CA, SAGE Publications.
  • Conference Proceeding

  • Zhou, Y., Huang, Y., McGlynn, J., Han, A. (2019). Trust Inference for Rideshare Through Co-Training on Social Media Data. IEEE International Conference on Big Data (Big Data). 2532-2541.
  • Zhou, Y., Yan, H., McGlynn, J., Han, A. (2019). Trust Inference for Rideshare through Co-training on Social Media Data. 1-10. 2019 IEEE International Conference on Big Data.
  • Zhou, Y., Huang, Y., McGlynn, J., Han, A. (2017). Who Will You Share a Ride With: Factors that Influence Trust of Potential Rideshare Partners. Other.
  • Encyclopedia Article

  • McGlynn III, J. (2020). Disinhibitory and Inhibitory Effects. 494-497. Thousand Oaks, CA, The SAGE International Encyclopedia of Mass Media and Society.
  • Journal Article

  • McGlynn, J., Cassilo, D. (2023). “I’m worried they will come back to haunt me”: Examining how retired NFL players make sense of concussion risks. Communication & Sport. 1–23.
  • McGlynn, J., Richardson, B. (2023). Factors that reduce parental concern for concussion risks in youth tackle football. Sociology of Sport Journal. 40 (3) 321–329.
  • Cassilo, D., McGlynn, J. (2023). “They just see guys as bodies”: Assessing credibility of injury communication in the National Football League.. Communication & Sport. 16 (1) 32–42. International Journal of Communication & Sport.
  • McGlynn, J., Richardson, B.K., Boneau, R. (2022). Parent strategies to control concussion risk in youth tackle football.. Sociology of Sport Journal.
  • Richardson, B.K., McGlynn, J. (2021). Constructing the heroic whistleblower: A social scientific approach.. 6 (2) 1-28.
  • McGlynn, J., Boneau, R.B., Richardson, B.K. (2020). “It might also be good for your brain”: Cognitive and social benefits that motivate parents to permit youth tackle football.. Journal of Sport and Social Issues. 44 (3) 261-282.
  • McGlynn III, J., Boneau, R.D., Richardson, B.K. (2020). “It Might Also be Good for Your Brain”: Cognitive and Social Benefits that Motivate Parents to Permit Youth Tackle Football. Journal of Sport and Social Issues. 44 (3) 261-282. SAGE.
  • McGlynn III, J., Baryshevtsev, M., Dayton, Z.A. (2020). Misinformation more likely to use non-specific authority references: Twitter analysis of two COVID-19 myths. Harvard Kennedy School (HKS) Misinformation Review. 1 (3) 16. https://misinforeview.hks.harvard.edu/article/misinformation-more-likely-to-use-non-specific-authority-references-twitter-analysis-of-two-covid-19-myths/
  • Baryshevtsev, M., McGlynn III, J. (2020). Persuasive Appeals Predict Credibility Judgments of Phishing Messages. Cyberpsychology, Behavior, and Social Networking. 23 297-302.
  • McGlynn, J., Zhou, Y., Han, A., Huang, Y. (2019). Present, Endorsed, and Active: Instagram Cues that Predict Trust. Communication Research Reports. 36 (4) 338-348. Routledge.
  • Boneau, R., Richardson, B.K., McGlynn, J. (2018). "We are a Football Family": Making Sense of Parents Decisions To Allow Children to Play Tackle Football. Communication & Sport. 8 26-49. SAGE.
  • McGlynn, J., McGlone, M.S. (2018). Desire or Disease? Framing obesity to influence attributions of responsibility and policy support. Health Communication. 34 (7) 689-701. Routledge.
  • Richardson, B.K., McGlynn III, J. (2015). Blowing the whistle off the field of play: An empirical model of whistle-blower experiences in the intercollegiate sport industry. 3 57-80.
  • McGlynn, J., Richardson, B.K. (2014). Public support, private alienation: Whistle-blowers and the paradox of social support. Western Journal of Communication. 78 213-237.
  • McGlone, M.S., Bell, R.A., Sarah, Z., McGlynn, J. (2013). Don't let the flu catch you: Agency assignment in printed educational materials about the H1N1 virus. 18 740-756.
  • Donovan-Kicken, E., McGlynn, J., Damron, J.C. (2012). When friends deflect questions about sensitive information: Individual differences and explanations for avoidance. Western Journal of Communication. 76 127-147.
  • Richardson, B.K., McGlynn, J. (2011). Rabid fans, death threats, and dysfunctional stakeholders: The influence of organizational and industry contexts on whistle-blowing cases. Management Communication Quarterly. 25 121-150.

Contracts, Grants and Sponsored Research

    Grant - Research

  • McGlynn III, J., "Persuasive Effects of Authority References and Social Endorsement Cues on Misinformation Credibility Judgments," sponsored by Scholarly and Creative Activity Award - College of Liberal Arts & Social Sciences, University of North Texas, $5000 Funded. (2022 - 2022).
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    • The instructor’s contribution to the course was
    • The instructor’s effectiveness in teaching the subject matter was
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    This rating combines student responses to several SPOT items relating to how academically challenging students found the course to be and how engaged they were. Challenge and Engagement Index items include the following (response options include a Likert scale ranging from 7 = Much higher, 4 = Average, and 1 = Much lower):
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    • The amount of effort you put into this course was
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