Articles

 

 

Barker, V, Dozier, D. M. Schmitz Weiss, A., & Borden, D. L. (In press). Harnessing Peer Potency: Predicting Positive Outcomes from Social Capital Affinity and Online Engagement With Participatory Websites. New Media & Society.

 

Barker, V, Dozier, D. M. Schmitz Weiss, A., & Borden, D. L. (2013). Facebook “Friends”: Effects of Social Networking Site Intensity, Social Capital Affinity, and Flow on Reported Knowledge-Gain. Journal of Social Media in Society, 2, 76-97.

 

Barker V. (2012). A generational comparison of social networking site use: The influence of age and social identity. International Journal of Aging and Human Development, 74, 163-187.

 

Barker V., & Ota, H. (2011). Mixi diary vs. Facebook pictures: Collective self-esteem and social networking site use among Japanese and Caucasian American females. Journal of Intercultural Communication Research, 40, 39-63.

 

Barker, V. (2009). Older Adolescents' Motivations for Use of SNS: The Influence of Gender, Group Identity and Collective Self-esteem. Cyberpsychology & Behavior, 12, 209-213.

 

Abrams, J., Barker, V., & Giles, H. (2009). An examination of the validity of the Subjective Vitality Questionnaire. Journal of Multilingual & Multicultural Development, 1, 59-72.

 

Barker, V. (2008). English-only movements. The International Encyclopedia of Communication. Malden, MA: Blackwell Publishing Ltd.

 

Barker, V. (2007). Young adults' reactions to grandparent painful self-disclosure: The influence of grandparent sex and overall motivations for communication. International Journal of Aging and Human Development, 64, 195-215.

 

Barker, V., Giles, H., & Harwood, J. (2004). Inter- and intragroup perspectives on intergenerational communication. In J. F. Nussbaum & J. Coupland (Eds.), Handbook of communication and aging (2nd. Ed.) (pp. 139-166). Mahwah, NJ: LEA.

 

Barker, V., & Giles, H. (2004). Supporting English-only policies and socially limiting immigrants and minorities: A structural equation model. Language and Communication. 24, 77-95

 

Barker, V., & Giles, H. (2003). Integrating the communicative predicament and enhancement of aging models: The case of older Native Americans. Health Communication. 15, 255-275.

 

Barker, V., & Giles, H. (2002). Who Supports the English-only movement?: Evidence for misconceptions about Latino group vitality. Journal of Multilingual & Multicultural Development, 23(5), 353-370.

 

Barker, V., Giles, H., Noels, K., Duck, J., Hecht, M., & Clément, R. (2001). The English-only movement: A communication analysis of changing perceptions of language vitality. Journal of Communication, 51(1), 3-37.

 

Barker, V., Abrams J. R., Tiyaamornwong, V., Seibold, D. R., Duggan, A., Park, H. S., et al. (2000). New contexts for relational communication in groups. Small Group Research, 31, 470-503.

 

 

COPPAC Publications

 

Stoitsova, T., Choi, C., Giles, H., Barker, V., & Hajek, C. (2009). Reported compliance in police-civilian encounters: The roles of accommodation and trust in Bulgaria and the United States. Journal of Psychological Research,
1, 99-116.

 

Choi, C., Hajek, C., Barker, V., & Giles, H.  (2009). Reported compliance with police in Mongolia and the United States.  Mongolian Journal of International Affairs, 15-16, 176-201.

 

Hajek, C., Giles, H., Barker, V., Lin, M-C., Zhang, Y-B., Hummert, M-L. (2008). Expressed Trust and compliance in police-civilian encounters: The role of communication accommodation in Chinese and American settings. Chinese Journal of Communication, 2, 168-180.

 

Hajek, C., Giles, H., Barker, V., Makoni, S., & Choi.  (2008). Reported compliance in police-civilian encounters: The roles of accommodation and trust in Zimbabwe and the United States.  Communicatio: South African Journal of Communication Theory and Research, 34, 173-187.

 

 Hajek, C., Giles, H., Barker, V., Demirtas-Madran, H. A., Pecchioni, L., & Choi, C. (2008). Perceptions of trust, compliance, and officer accommodation in police-civilian intergroup encounters: A Russian, Turkish, and American cross-national analysis. Journal of Russian Communication. 1, 127-148

 

Barker, V. Giles, H., Hajek, C., Ota, H., Noels, K., Lim, T-S., & Somera, L. (2008). Police-civilian Interaction, compliance, accommodation, and trust in an intergroup context: International data. Journal of International and Intercultural Communication, 1,93-112.

 

Giles, H., Hajek, C., Barker, V., Chen, M-L., Zhang, B.Y., Hummert, M.L., & Anderson, M.A. (2007). Accommodation and institutional talk: Communicative dimensions of police-civilian interactions. In A. Weatherall, B. Watson, & Gallois, G. (Eds.), Language, discourse and social psychology (pp. 131-159). Basingstoke, England: Palgrave Macmillan.

 

Hajek, C., Barker, V., Giles, H., Louw, J., Pecchioni, L., Makoni, S., & Myers, P. (2006). Communication dynamics of police-civilian encounters: American and African interethnic data. Journal of Intercultural Communication Research, 35, 161-182.

 

Giles, H., Fortman, J., Dailey, R., Barker, V., Hajek, C., Anderson, M.C., & Rule, N.O. (2006). Communication accommodation: Law enforcement and the public. In R. M. Dailey & B. A. Le Poire (Eds.), Applied interpersonal communication matters: Family, health, and community relations (pp. 241-269). New York: Peter Lang

 

 

 

Conference Papers

 

 

Social Networking Site Research

 

Barker, V. (2014, May). Investigating positive outcomes from younger and older ecommerce site users’ experience of social capital affinity and flow: An exploratory study. Paper to be presented at the meeting of the International Communication Association, Seattle, WA.

 

Barker, V, Dozier, D. M. Schmitz Weiss, A., & Borden, D. L. (2013, August). Facebook “Friends”: Effects of Social Networking Site Intensity, Social Capital Affinity, and Flow on Perceived Knowledge-Gain. Paper presented at the meeting of the Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication, Washington, DC.

 

Barker, V, Dozier, D. M. Schmitz Weiss, A., & Borden, D. L. (2013, August). Harnessing Peer Potency: Predicting Positive Outcomes from Social Capital Affinity and Online Engagement With Participatory Websites. Paper presented at the meeting of the Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication, Washington, DC.

 

Barker, V. (2012, May). Is contact enough?: The role of vicarious contact with racial outgroups via Social Networking Sites, Paper to be presented at the meeting of the International Communication Association, Phoenix, AZ.

 

Barker, V. (2011, May). A Generational Comparison of Social Networking Site Use: The Influence of Age and Social Identity. Paper to be presented at the meeting of the International Communication Association, Boston, MA.

 

Barker V., & Ota, H. (2011, February). Mixi diary vs. Facebook pictures: Collective self-esteem and social networking site use among Japanese and Caucasian American females. Paper presented at the meeting of the Western States Communication Association, Monterey, CA.

 

Barker, V. (2009, May). Older Adolescents' Motivations for Use of SNS: The Influence of Gender, Group Identity and Collective Self-esteem.  Paper presented at the meeting of the International Communication Association, Chicago, Ill.

 

Barker, V. (2008, May). Older Adolescents' motivations for use of social networking sites: The influence of group Identification and collective self-esteem. Paper presented at the meeting of the International Communication Association, Montreal, Canada.

 

Intergroup Work

 

Dorjee, T. Giles, H. Barker, V. (2011, May). Diasporic Communication: Cultural Deviance and Accommodation among Tibetan Exiles in India. Paper to be presented at the meeting of the International Communication Association, Boston, MA.

 

Barker, V. (2005, November). The Influence of Young Adult Grandchildren's Perceptions of Grandparent Emotional Disclosure and Contextual Age on Perceived Grandparent Painful Self-Disclosure. Poster session presented at the annual meeting of the National Communication Association, Boston, MA.

 

Barker, V. (2005, May). The Influence of Mother Identity and Lifestyle Attributes on Mothers' Active Use of Parenting Magazines. Paper presented at the meeting of the International Communication Association, New York, NY.

 

Barker, V. (2004, November). The influence of mother identity and mother lifestyle attributes on modern mothers' active use of parenting magazines: A structural equation model. Poster session presented at the annual meeting of the National Communication Association, Chicago, Ill.

 

Barker, V. (2004, May). Grandparents' painful self-disclosure: What do young adult grandchildren think? Paper presented at the meeting of the International Communication Association, New Orleans, LA.

 

Barker, V. (2003, November). Painful self-disclosure and communication privacy management among older adults. Poster session presented at the annual meeting of the National Communication Association, Miami Beach, FL.

 

Barker, V., & Giles, H. (2003, May). A structural equation model of support for English-only policies and social limitation of immigrants and minorities.  Paper presented at the meeting of the International Communication Association, San Diego, CA

 

Barker, V., & Giles, H. (2002, November). ). The English-only Movement: An Analysis of Changing Latino Group Vitality. Poster session presented at the annual meeting of the National Communication Association, New Orleans, LA.

 

Barker, V., & Giles, H. (2001, November). Integrating the communicative predicament and enhancement of aging models. The case of older Native Americans. Paper presented at the meeting of the National Communication Association, Atlanta, Georgia.

 

Barker, V. (2001, May). Painful self-disclosure as communication boundary management among older women. Paper presented at the meeting of the International Communication Association, Washington DC.

 

Organizational and Group Communication

 

Barker, V. & Lammers, J. C. (2001, May). The influence of perceptions of organizational communication practices and organizational climate on perceptions of organizational outcome. Paper presented at the meeting of the International Communication Association, Washington DC.

 

Barker, V., & Lammers, J. C. (2000, November). Cultural values, management practices, and climate: Communication in cross-national organizations. Paper presented at the meeting of the National Communication Association, Seattle, WA.

 

Barker, V., & Lammers, J. C. (2000, May). Cultural values, management practices, and climate: Communication in a cross-national organization in Africa. Paper presented at the meeting of the West Coast Group Processes Conference, May, 2000, Santa Barbara, CA.

 

Barker, V., Abrams J. R., Tiyaamornwong, V., Seibold, D. R., Duggan, A., Park, H. S., Sebastian, M. (2000). New contexts for relational communication in groups. Paper presented at the meeting of the National Communication Association, Nov. 10, 2000, Seattle, WA. (Top three paper)

 

Master's Research

 

Barker, V., & Dozier, D. M. (1996, August). The paradox of parenting magazines. Paper presented at the AEJMC annual conference, Anaheim, CA.

 

COPPAC Conference Papers

 

Pearce, K., Giles, H. Barker, V. & Choi, C. (2010, May). The Roles of Communication and Trust in Reported Compliance With Police in Armenia and the United States. Paper to be presented at the meeting of the International Communication Association, Singapore

 

Choi, C., Hajek, C., Barker, V., & Giles, H. (2009, November). Reported Compliance with Police in Mongolia and the United States. Paper presented at the meeting of the National Communication Association, Chicago, Ill.

 

Stoitstova, T., Choi, C., Giles, H., Barker, V., & Hajek, C.  Reported compliance in police-civilian encounters: The roles of accommodation and trust in Bulgaria and the United States. Paper presented at the meeting of the International Communication Association, Chicago, Ill.

 

Hajek, C., Giles, H., Barker, V., Makoni, A., Choi, C. (2008, November). Reported Compliance in Police-Civilian Encounters: The Roles of Accommodation and Trust in Zimbabwe and the United States. Paper presented at the meeting of the National Communication Association, San Diego, CA.

 

Giles, H., Barker, V., Hajek, C., Noels, K., Lim, T-S., Ota, H., & Somera, L-B. (2007, May). Compliance, accommodation, and trust in an intergroup context: International Data. Paper presented at the meeting of the International Communication Association, San Francisco, CA.

 

Giles, H., Hajek, C., Barker, V., Lin, M-C, Zhang, Y. B., Hummert, & M. L., Chernikoff- Anderson, M. (2006, June). Police-Civilian Interaction: Accommodative language and police-civilian interactions across cultures. Paper presented at the annual Language and Social Psychology Conference (ICLASP 10), Bonn, Germany.

 

Hayek, C., Giles, H., Barker, V., Louw-Potgieter, J., Pecchioni, L., Sinfree, M., & Myers, P. Communicative Dynamics of Police-Civilian (2006, May). Encounters: African and American Interethnic Data. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the International Communication Association, Dresden, Germany.

 

Hayek, C., Giles, H., Barker, V., Lin, M-C, Hummert, M. L., & Chernikoff-Anderson, M. (2006, April) Applied communicative dimensions of police-civilian interaction: Comparative data from Taiwan, the PRC, and the United States.  Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Eastern Communication Association, Philadelphia, PA.

 

Giles, H., Fortman, J., Dailey, R., Barker, V., Hajek, C., & Anderson, M.C (2005, May). Law enforcement and the public: The role of intergroup accommodation. Paper presented at the meeting of the International Communication Association, New York, NY.