Jody Koenig Kellas

Jody Koenig Kellas

University of Nebraska-Lincoln

H-index: 32

North America-United States

About Jody Koenig Kellas

Jody Koenig Kellas, With an exceptional h-index of 32 and a recent h-index of 25 (since 2020), a distinguished researcher at University of Nebraska-Lincoln, specializes in the field of Narratives, storytelling, family and health communication, cancer, palliative care.

His recent articles reflect a diverse array of research interests and contributions to the field:

“Being Sick Does Not Define You”: Communicated Narrative Sense-Making of Autoimmune Disease in Emerging Adult Women in the US

“We’ve Had to Relearn All of Our Family Dynamics”: Communicated Narrative Sense-Making of Bereavement Following Terminal Illness in US Families

Intergenerational transmission of trauma: Understanding family histories and narratives

How individuals use metaphors to negotiate fertility treatment decision-making with their romantic partners

Making sense of memorable messages about infertility: Examining message valence by theme and sender

Providing “Compassionate Care” in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit Through Infant and Family Needs-Based Care

Family Communication as Narrative

Communicating across eternal divides: Conceptualizing communicated acceptance during parent-child religious difference

Jody Koenig Kellas Information

University

Position

Professor of Communication Studies

Citations(all)

2994

Citations(since 2020)

1559

Cited By

1959

hIndex(all)

32

hIndex(since 2020)

25

i10Index(all)

44

i10Index(since 2020)

38

Email

University Profile Page

University of Nebraska-Lincoln

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Jody Koenig Kellas Skills & Research Interests

Narratives

storytelling

family and health communication

cancer

palliative care

Top articles of Jody Koenig Kellas

Title

Journal

Author(s)

Publication Date

“Being Sick Does Not Define You”: Communicated Narrative Sense-Making of Autoimmune Disease in Emerging Adult Women in the US

Emerging Adulthood

Jacqueline N Gunning

Jody Koenig Kellas

2024/4

“We’ve Had to Relearn All of Our Family Dynamics”: Communicated Narrative Sense-Making of Bereavement Following Terminal Illness in US Families

Journal of Family Communication

Cassidy R Taladay-Carter

Jody Koenig Kellas

2024/3/7

Intergenerational transmission of trauma: Understanding family histories and narratives

Megan Cardwell

Jordan Soliz

Jody Koenig Kellas

2023/2/28

How individuals use metaphors to negotiate fertility treatment decision-making with their romantic partners

Health Communication

Angela L Palmer-Wackerly

Heather L Voorhees

Jody Koenig Kellas

Jaclyn S Marsh

Jonathan T Baker

...

2023/10/15

Making sense of memorable messages about infertility: Examining message valence by theme and sender

Health Communication

Heather L Voorhees

Jody Koenig Kellas

Angela L Palmer-Wackerly

Jacqueline N Gunning

Jaclyn S Marsh

...

2023/9/10

Providing “Compassionate Care” in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit Through Infant and Family Needs-Based Care

American Journal of Perinatology

Nicholas Torbert

Cassidy Taladay

Trevor Kauer

Lucas Hackenburg

Meaghann S Weaver

...

2022/11/30

Family Communication as Narrative

Family Communication as... Exploring Metaphors for Family Communication

Jody Koenig Kellas

Toni Morgan

2022/11/2

Communicating across eternal divides: Conceptualizing communicated acceptance during parent-child religious difference

Journal of Family Communication

Toni Morgan

Jody Koenig Kellas

2022/10/2

Communicated narrative sense-making theory: Bridging storytelling, relationships, and well-being

Jody Koenig Kellas

2021/10/27

Actual solidarity through virtual support: a pilot descriptive study of an online support group for bereaved parents

Journal of Palliative Medicine

Meaghann S Weaver

Alex Jurgens

Marie L Neumann

Sabrina M Schalley

Jody Koenig Kellas

...

2021/8/1

Cancer as communal: Understanding communication and relationships from the perspectives of survivors, family caregivers, and health care providers

Health Communication

Jody Koenig Kellas

Katherine M Castle

Alexis Z Johnson

Marlene Z Cohen

2021/2/23

Identifying as a good parent: Considering the communication theory of identity for parents of children receiving palliative care

Journal of Palliative Medicine

Meaghann S Weaver

Pamela Hinds

Jody Koenig Kellas

Michael L Hecht

2021/2/1

Family stories and storytelling: Windows into the family soul

Jody Koenig Kellas

April R Trees

2021/12/27

Communicated perspective-taking (CPT) and storylistening: Testing the impact of CPT in the context of friends telling stories of difficulty

Journal of Social and Personal Relationships

Jody Koenig Kellas

Jonathan Baker

Megan Cardwell

Mackensie Minniear

Haley Kranstuber Horstman

2021/1

Narrative connection: Applying CNSM theory’s translational storytelling heuristic

Journal of Family Communication

Jody Koenig Kellas

Toni Morgan

Cassidy Taladay

Mikki Minton

Justice Forte

...

2020/10/1

Co-constructing uniqueness: An interpersonal process promoting dialogue

Atlantic Journal of Communication

John Stewart

Jody Koenig Kellas

2020/1/1

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