Research

My research centers on individual and contextual differences in close relationships, focusing on how personality, intimacy, and communication processes shape relational and health-related outcomes. Additionally, I seek to examine how Dark Triad personality traits are expressed in close relationships, and how they shape relational maintenance strategies. 

Steinke, J., Baumel, K., & Turner, M. M. (2024). Cultivating Authenticity as Role Models: Women in STEM Influencers on Instagram. Science Communication, 46(5), 543-583.

McGloin, R., Saxton, A., Rao, A., Hintz, E., Coletti, A., Hamlin, E., Turner, M., & Mathieu, J. (2023). Examining the Importance of Developing Entrepreneurial Communication Skills in Accelerator Programs: A Focus Group Based Approach. Entrepreneurship Education and Pedagogy, 7(4), 468-493.

Coletti, A., McGloin, R., Embacher-Martin, K., Hamlin, E., & Turner, M. (2023). Examining Oral Communication Skills in Communication Training Programs for STEM Professionals: A Systematic Quantitative Literature Review. Science Communication, 45(6), 693-723.

Suwinyattichaiporn, T. & Turner, M. (2020) Just Text Me: Investigating the Effects of Computer-Mediated Social Support on Mental Health Outcomes Among Millennial and Generation Z Populations. Kentucky Journal of Communication, 39(2), 53-73. 

Turner, M. M., Denes, A., & Cornelius, T. (under review). Attachment and Relational Maintenance (Abbreviated Title). [Manuscript submitted for publication].

Turner, M. M., & Denes, A. (under review). Sexual Self-Disclosure in Relational Contexts (Abbreviated Title). [Manuscript submitted for publication].

Denes, A. Clark, A. N., Inman, N., Turner, M. M., Sumsion, E., & Lefkowitz, E. S., (under review). LGBTQ+ Singles (Abbreviated Title). [Manuscript submitted for publication].

Dhillon, A., Denes, A., Turner, M. M. (in press). From Genes to Gestures: Uncovering Biological Threads in Communication Accommodation. In H. Giles, D. Markowitz, & D. Clemson (Eds.) Handbook of the Biology of Communication Accommodation Theory.

Denes, A., Turner, M. M., (in progress). Testing a Model of Sexual Self-Disclosure (Abbreviated Title) [Data analysis]. 

Turner, M. M. (in progress). Manipulation in Close Relationships (Abbreviated Title) [Data collection].

Turner, M. M.* (2024). Beyond Prosocial: Proposing A Model of Manipulative Maintenance [Presented at the National Communication Association conference, New Orleans, LA, November 2024].

Turner, M. M.*, Denes, A., & Cornelius, T. (2024). The Dyadic Role of Attachment in the Relational Maintenance of Cohabitating Couples During COVID-19 [Presented at the National Communication Association conference, New Orleans, LA, November 2024]. 

Lachlan, K.*, Turner, M. M., & Noble, D. (2024). NIL and Personal Branding through Social Media: An Examination of Benefits and Barriers among American College Athletes [Presented at the International Communication Association Conference, Gold Coast, Australia, June 2024].

Turner, M. M.*, (2023). Student Networking & Personal Branding. Keynote Speaker - UConn Student Alumni Association Forum.

* Denotes Presenter