Professor

Communication Studies

Email Address: pmkellet@uncg.edu

Education

Ph.D. Speech Communication, Southern Illinois University, Carbondale
M.S. Speech Communication, Southern Illinois University, Carbondale
B.A (Hons.) Communication Studies, Sheffield Hallam University

Courses Taught

  • CST 344 Conflict Communication
  • CST 460 Health Care Narratives

Research

Narrative Inquiry
Conflict and Peace
Health Communication
Performance Studies

Selected Publications

Kellett, P.M. Connaughton, S., & Cheney, G. (2020). (Ed’s.) Transforming conflict and building peace: Community engagement strategies for communication scholarship and practice. New York, NY: Peter Lang. (Series in Conflict and Peace Volume 1), Winner: National Communication Association, Applied Communication Division, Distinguished Edited Scholarly Book Award, 2021.

Kellett, P.M. & Hawkins, J.M. (2019) (Ed’s). Women’s narratives of health disruption and illness: Within and across their life stories. Lanham, MD: Lexington Books. (Series: Lexington Studies in Health Communication). Winner: National Communication Association, Communication and Aging Division, Outstanding Book Award, 2020.

Kellett, P.M. (2019) (Ed.). Narrating patienthood: Engaging diverse voices on health, communication, and the patient experience. Lanham MD: Lexington Books. (Series: Lexington Studies in Health Communication). Winner: National Communication Association, Applied Communication Division, Distinguished Edited Scholarly Book Award, 2019.

Kellett, P.M. (2017). Patienthood and communication: A personal narrative of eye disease and vision loss. New York, NY: Peter Lang. (Series in Health Communication–Volume 13)

Kellett, P.M. & Matyok, T.G. (Eds.) (2017). Communication and conflict transformation through local, regional, and global engagement. Lanham, MD: Lexington Books. (Series in Peace and Conflict Studies Volume 6)

Kellett, P.M. & Matyok, T.G. (Ed’s) (2016). Transforming conflict through communication in personal, family, and working relationships. Lanham, MD: Lexington Books. (Series in Peace and Conflict Studies Volume 4)

Kellett, P.M. (2007). Conflict dialogue: Working with layers of meaning for productive relationships. Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage. Translated into Russian (2010). The Humanitarian Center at the State University of Ukraine, Kharkov.

Kellett, P.M., & Dalton, D.G. (2001). Managing conflict in a negotiated world: A narrative approach to achieving dialogue and change. Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage.