Narissra Maria Punyanunt-Carter

Narissra Maria Punyanunt-Carter (Ph.D., Kent State University) is a full professor in the department of communication studies at Texas Tech University. She is an associate editor for the Journal of Intercultural Communication Research & Relationship Research News. She is co-author of Interpersonal Communication: A Mindful Approach to Relationships and co-editor of Communication Begins with Children: A Lifespan Communication Sourcebook as well as co-editor of The Impact of Social Media in Modern Romantic Relationships. Narissra teaches interpersonal communication, gender, nonverbal, and romantic relationships. She serves on the Leadership Development Committee, the vice chair of the human technology and communication division, the chair of the secondary and primary education section, served as the past chair of the Mass Communication Division, and past chair of the Family Communication Division of the National Communication Association. She is the proud award Recipient of YWCA's Women of Excellence in Education Award; National Communication Association's Thomas L. Veenendall Lambda Pi Eta Advisor of the Year Award; Texas Tech University President's Mid-Career Award, Texas Tech University's Honors College Faculty of the Year Award; Professing Excellence Award; Mortar Board's Outstanding Faculty Award, the James Mignery Collegiality Award, and the National Communication Association Presidential Citation for Service Award. She recently was awarded the 2022 Mentor Tech Lifetime Achievement Award and the 2022 Phenomenal Women of Texas Tech University Award.

Publications

The Influence of Generative AI on Interpersonal Communication Dynamics
The Influence of Generative AI on Interpersonal Communication Dynamics
Sumeyya Akdilek, Ibrahim Akdilek, Narissra Maria Punyanunt-Carter. © 2024. 24 pages.
In this comprehensive exploration, the interaction between generative AI and interpersonal communication is examined. The initial sections delve into the characteristics and...
Young Adult Use of Sexting
Young Adult Use of Sexting
Rachel E. Riggs, Narissra M. Punyanunt-Carter. © 2020. 12 pages.
Along with many of the unintended consequences of recent technology, research regarding “sexting” is a little behind the times. For the purposes of this chapter, sexting is...
Online Dating/Dating Apps
Online Dating/Dating Apps
Vladimir Santiago Arias, Narissra Maria Punyanunt-Carter. © 2019. 9 pages.
The use of communication technologies for romantic rendezvous is not new; for example, Dutton and Aron found that the use of computers for mediated-personal advertisement through...
Online Dating/Dating Apps
Online Dating/Dating Apps
Vladimir Santiago Arias, Narissra Maria Punyanunt-Carter. © 2018. 8 pages.
Understanding Students with Special Needs Self-disclosure in Internet Chat Rooms: Applying the Communication Privacy Management Theory to Internet Communications
Understanding Students with Special Needs Self-disclosure in Internet Chat Rooms: Applying the Communication Privacy Management Theory to Internet Communications
Narissra Maria Punyanunt-Carter, Stacy L. Carter. © 2012. 18 pages.
This book chapter proposes a research agenda for determining, describing, and depicting special needs students’ self-disclosure behaviors via the Internet in regards to the...
Virtual Mentoring
Virtual Mentoring
Narissra Maria Punyanunt-Carter, Emilio S. Hernandez. © 2011. 16 pages.
With the proliferation of information technology and its saturation within homes, classrooms, and organizations, the traditional landscape of mentoring relationships is quickly...
Virtual Mentoring
Virtual Mentoring
Narissra Maria Punyanunt-Carter, Emilio S. Hernandez. © 2010. 16 pages.
With the proliferation of information technology and its saturation within homes, classrooms, and organizations, the traditional landscape of mentoring relationships is quickly...