Table of Contents

Contents: Gary A. Beck/Thomas J. Socha: Embracing the Insights of «Murphy»: New Frontiers of Communication, Hope, and Resilience Across the Lifespan – Valerie Manusov/Jacquelyn Harvey-Knowles: On Being (and Becoming) Mindful: One Pathway to Greater Resilience – Rachel L. DiCioccio: «We Could Sure Use a Laugh»: Building Hope and Resilience Through Humorous Communication – Rachel McLaren/Joshua Pederson: Fostering Hope in a Hurtful World: The Role of Communication in Promoting Hope and Resilience in the Face of Difficult Experiences – Sandra Metts/Bryan Asbury: Unfolding the Transgression Scene: From Distress to Hope and Resilience – Brittany L. Peterson/Tim P. McKenna-Buchanan: (Re)Envisioning Hope and Resilience in U.S. and Norwegian Prisons – Gary A. Beck/Ashley M. Poole/Lisa M. Ponche: Employment Transitions in the Aftermath of Economic Collapse: Emerging and Older Adults – Patrice M. Buzzanell/Suchitra Shenoy-Packer: Resilience, Work, and Family Communication Across the Lifespan – Erik W. Green: Fear of the Unknown, Hope for the Unseen: Resilience of Child Soldiers in Uganda, East Africa – Andy J. Merolla: When All Seems Lost: Building Hope Through Communication After Natural Disasters – Lisa Sparks/Veronica Hefner/Amy Rogeness: The State of Cancer Care Communication Across the Lifespan: The Role of Resilience, Hope, and Decision-making – Imparting Hope and Resilience –Thomas J. Socha/Alfredo Torres: Life’s «War Stories»: Accounts of Resilience and Hope – David L. Palmer/Lawrence R. Frey: Fostering Civic Resilience and Hope Through Communication Activism Education.

About the Author

Gary A. Beck (PhD, University of Texas at Austin) is Assistant Professor of Communication and Theatre Arts at Old Dominion University. His work has been published in Communication Monographs, Personal Relationships, and Journal of Social Psychology.
Thomas J. Socha (PhD, University of Iowa) is Professor of Communication at Old Dominion University. He was founding editor of the Journal of Family Communication and was the recipient of the National Communication Association’s (NCA) Bernard J. Brommel Award for Outstanding Family Communication Scholarship.