Narissra M 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. Dr. Punyanunt-Carter's research interests include romantic relationships, computer-mediated communication, father-daughter communication, and mass media portrayals of romance. She is a consultant for several book publishers, such as Bedford St. Martin’s, Rowan & Littlefield, Oxford, McGraw-Hill, and Wadsworth. She has published many articles, which have been featured in the Southern Communication Journal, Howard Journal of Communication, Communication Research Reports, and Communication Quarterly. She has devoted an extraordinary amount of work towards her discipline, department, the university, and the community of Lubbock. She has served as a permanent or ad-hoc reviewer for ten different peer-reviewed journals.  She has been an advisor for over 5 different Texas Tech University student organizations and one national honor society.  She was awarded Advisor of the Year 2013 by the (NSCS) National Society of Collegiate Scholars (honor society).  She is the TTU advisor for Delta Phi Omega (sorority for Asian Americans) and Delta Epsilon Psi (fraternity for Asian Americans). She has published 12 book chapters, 70+ journal articles, and 2 book reviews, and  3 books. She has been listed as a lead article many times. She has served as a mentor for Mentor Tech (for 17 years) as well as the Teaching, learning, professional and developmental center (TLPDC). She serves  on the Leadership Development Committe, the vice chair elect of the secondary and primary education section,  served as the past chair of the Mass Communication division and the immediate 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, and the James Mignery Collegiality Award.
Supervisors: Rebecca Rubin, Alan Rubin, and K. David Roach
Phone: 806.834.3273