Professor of Communication
Ph.D., University of Maine, 1986
Phone: (207) 581-1940
Fax: (207) 581-1286
E-mail: john@maine.edu
Office: 444 Dunn Hall
Department of Communication & Journalism
University of Maine
5724 Dunn Hall, Orono, Maine 04469-5724
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John Sherblom Professor of Communication Ph.D., University of Maine, 1986 Phone: (207) 581-1940 Fax: (207) 581-1286 E-mail: john@maine.edu Office: 444 Dunn Hall Department of Communication & Journalism University of Maine 5724 Dunn Hall, Orono, Maine 04469-5724 |
Courses Taught:
Communication in Organizations
Communication Research Methods
Communication and Technology
Small Group Communication
Public Relations
Research InterestsDirected research projects with students have led to convention papers and refereed journal publications.
Individual and group student internships, most notably at the Maine State Bureau of Motor Vehicles and the Maine State Game Warden Service, have proven newsworthy and have generated convention presentations at professional conventions.
My research interests are in the area of Organizational Communication. I generally take a systems theoretical approach drawing on traditional "open systems" theory and the so-called "new sciences" approaches of neural network analysis, self-organizing systems theory, and chaotic and complex systems analysis. I am most interested in issues of group formation, decision making, problem solving, conflict management, the formation of teams, the development of a sense of community; and the influences of organizational communication technologies upon these processes.Books:Scholarship
Harris, T. E., & Sherblom, J. C. (1999).
Small group and team communication.Boston, MA: Allyn and Bacon. |
Sherblom, L., & Sherblom, J. C. (1996).
Much more than sexuality.Brunswick, ME: Audenreed Press. |
Selected Recent Publications:
Sherblom, J. C. (1998). Transforming business communication by building on For man's translation metaphor. The Journal of Business Communication. 34(1), 74-86.
Rogers, P. S., & Sherblom, J. C. (1995). What are characteristics of significant research? Business Communication Quarterly, 52(2), 56-61.
Allen, M. S., Kertoy, M. K., Sherblom, J. C., & Pettit, J. M. (1994). Children's narrative productions: A comparison of personal event and fictional stories. Applied Psycholinguistics, 15(2), 149-176.
Marin, M. J., Sherblom, J. C., & Shipps, T. B. (1994). Contextual influences on nurses' conflict management strategies. Western Journal of Communication, 58, 201-228.
Sherblom, S., Shipps, T. B., & Sherblom, J. C. (1993). Justice, care, and integrated concerns in the ethical decision making of nurses. Qualitative Health Research, 3(4), 442-464.
Oppliger, P. A., & Sherblom, J. C. (1992). Humor: Incongruity, disparagement, and David Letterman. Communication Research Reports, 9(1), 99-108.
Allen, M. S., Pettit, J. M., & Sherblom, J. C. (1991). Management of vocal nodules: A regional survey of otolaryngologists and speech language pathologists. Journal of Speech and Hearing Research, 34(2), 229-235.
Oppliger, P. A., & Sherblom, J. C. (1990). David Letterman, his audience, his jokes and their relationship. Communication Research Reports,7(1), 15-19.
Sherblom, J. C. (1990). Organizational involvement expressed through pronoun use in computer mediated communication. Communication Research Reports, 7(1), 45-50.
