SunWolf
Professor of Communication
Visit my website at professorsunwolf.com
Academic/professional background:
- Ph.D., University of California-Santa Barbara, Communication, Dissertation, "Unlocking the Jury Box: Structure, Leadership, and Storytelling in Jury Deliberations"
- M.A., University of California - Santa Barbara, Group Communication, Thesis, "Jurors' Intuitive rules for Deliberation: A Structurational Approach to Communication in Jury Decision Making"
- J.D., University of Denver, College of Law
- B.A., California State University - Fresno, Psychology, summa cum laude
Courses: Interpersonal communication, group communication, persuasion, interpersonal conflict, multicultural folktales and storytelling, friendships and romances.
Awards:
(2008) SANTA CLARA UNIVERSITY AWARD FOR RECENT ACHIEVEMENT IN SCHOLARSHIP, recognizing a tenured faculty member whose scholarly work over the previous five years represents a major contribution to a field of knowledge.
(2008) THE ERNEST BORMANN BOOK AWARD, NATIONAL COMMUNICATION ASSOCIATION, Group Communication Division, most outstanding scholarly book in the previous two years awarded:
SunWolf(2007). Practical jury dynamics2: From one juror's trial perceptions to the group's decision-making processes. Charlottesville, VA: LexisNexis Publishing.
(2005) MOST OUTSTANDING SCHOLARLY ARTICLE, NATIONAL COMMUNICATION ASSOCIATION, Applied Communication Division, journal publication selected for its significant contribution to scholarship in applied communication theory, research, and practice:
SunWolf, & Leets. L. (2004), Being left out: Rejecting outsiders and communicating group boundaries in childhood and adolescent peer groups. Journal of Applied Communication Research, 32 (3), 195-223
(2000) FIRST ANNUAL DENNIS S. GOURAN RESEARCH AWARD, NATIONAL COMMUNICATION ASSOCIATION, Group Communication Division, most outstanding scholarly journal article in previous two years for:
SunWolf, & Seibold, D.R. (1998), Jurors' intuitive rules for deliberation: A structural approach to the study of communication in jury decision making. Communication Monographs, 65, 282-307.
Sample Publications:
Books:
SunWolf (in press). God-Thinking (for Trial Lawyers and Judges): Every Juror’s Moral Brain. Charlottesville, VA: LexisNexis Publishing.
SunWolf (2009). The 2009 Supplement, Practical Jury Dynamics2: From One Juror’s Trial Perceptions to the Groups Decision-Making Processes. Charlottesville, VA: LexisNexis Publishing.
SunWolf (2008). Peer groups: Expanding our study of small group communication. Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage.
SunWolf (2007). Practical Jury Dynamics2: From one juror’s trial perceptions to the group’s decision making processes. Charlottesville, VA: LexisNexis Publishing.
SunWolf (2006). Juror competency juror compassion. Charlottesville, VA: LexisNexis Publishing.
SunWolf (2005). Jury thinking. Charlottesville, VA: LexisNexis Publishing.
SunWolf (2004). Practical jury dynamics: From one juror’s trial perceptions to the group’s decision making processes. Charlottesville, VA: LexisNexis Publishing.
Journal Articles • Book Chapters
SunWolf. (in press). Understanding group dynamics using narrative methods. In A. B. Hollingshead & M. S. Poole (Eds.), Research methods for studying groups: A behind-the-scenes guide. New York: Routledge/Taylor & Francis. [invited]
SunWolf. (2010). Counterfactual thinking in the jury room. Small Group Research, 41(4), 474-494. [Special Issue on Juries]
SunWolf (2010). Investigating jury deliberation in a capital murder case. Small Group Research, 41(4), 380-385. [Introduction to the Special Issue on Juries]
Frey, L. R., & SunWolf (2009). Across the applied divides: The great debates of applied communication scholarship. In L. R. Frey & K. Cissna (Eds.), Handbook of applied communication (pp. 26-54). Mahwah, NJ: Erlbaum.
SunWolf, Frey, L. R., & Lesko, J. (2008). Story as medicine: Research on the healing effects of storytelling and storylistening. In K. Wright & S. Moore (Eds.), Applied health communication: A reader (pp. 35-61). Cresskill, NJ: Hampton Press.
SunWolf. (2007). Facilitating death talk: Creating collaborative courtroom conversations about the death penalty between attorneys and jurors. In L. R. Frey & K. Carragee (Eds.), Communication activism (Vol. 1, Communication for social change, pp. 273-309). Cresskill, NJ: Hampton Press. [competitive peer review]
SunWolf (2006). The shadow side of social gift-giving: Miscommunication and failed gifts. Communication Research Trends, 25(3), 3-21.
SunWolf. (2006). Decisional regret theory: Reducing the anxiety about uncertain outcomes during group decision making through shared counterfactual storytelling. Communication Studies, 57(2), 1-29. [competitive peer review]
Honos-Webb, L., SunWolf, Hart, S., & Scalise, J. (2006). How to help after national catastrophes: Findings following 9-11. Humanistic Psychologist, 34(1), 75-97.
SunWolf. (2006). Empathic attunement facilitation: Stimulating immediate task engagement in zero-history training groups of helping professionals. In L. R. Frey (Ed.), Facilitating group communication: Innovations and applications with natural groups: Vol. 1: Facilitating group creation, conflict, and conversation (pp. 3-32). Cresskill, NJ: Hampton Press. [competitive peer review]
Leets, L., & SunWolf. (2005). Adolescent rules for social exclusion: When is it fair to exclude someone else? Journal of Moral Education, 34(3), 343-362. [competitive peer review]
SunWolf, & Frey, L. R. (2005). Facilitating group communication. In S. Wheelan (Ed.), The handbook of group research and practice (pp. 485-509). Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage.
Frey, L. R., & SunWolf. (2005). The communication perspective on group life. In S. Wheelan (Ed.), The handbook of group research and practice (pp. 159-186). Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage.
SunWolf (2005). RxStorytelling, prn: Storysharing as medicine. Storytelling, Self, Society, 1(2), 1-9.
SunWolf, Frey, L. R., & Keränen, L. (2005). Rx Story-prescriptions: Healing effects of storytelling and storylistening in the practice of medicine. In L. M. Harter, P. M. Japp, & C. S. Beck (Eds.), Narratives, health, and healing: Communication theory, research, and practice (pp. 237-257). Mahwah, NJ: Erlbaum.
Frey, L. R., & SunWolf (2005). The symbolic-interpretive perspective on group life. In M. S. Poole & A. Hollingshead (Eds.), Theories of small groups: Interdisciplinary perspectives (pp. 185-239). Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage.
SunWolf (2004). Once upon a time for the soul: A review of the effects of storytelling in spiritual traditions. Communication Research Trends, 23(3), 3-19.
Sobol, J., Gentile, J., & SunWolf (2004). Once upon a time: An introduction to the inaugural issue. Storytelling, Self, Society, 1(1), 1-7.
Frey, L. R., & SunWolf (2004). A symbolic-interpretive perspective on group dynamics. Small Group Research, 35(3), 277-306. [second of two special issues devoted to cross-disciplinary theoretical perspectives on group processes]
Honos-Webb, L., SunWolf, & Shapiro, J. L. (2004). The healing power of telling stories in psychotherapy. In J. D. Raskin & S. K. Bridges (Eds.), Studies in meaning 2: Bridging the personal and social in constructivist psychology. New York: Pace University Press.
SunWolf, & Leets, L. (2004). Being left out: Rejecting outsiders and communicating group boundaries in childhood and adolescent peer groups. Journal of Applied Communication Research, 32(3), 195-223.[competitive peer review]
SunWolf, & Leets, L. (2003). Communication paralysis during peer group exclusion: Social dynamics that prevent children and adolescents from expressing disagreement. Journal of Language and Social Psychology, 22. 355-384. [competitive peer review]
SunWolf (2002). Getting to “GroupAha!”: Provoking creative processes in task groups. In L. R. Frey (Ed.), New directions in group communication (pp. 203-217). Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage. [competitive peer review]
SunWolf, & Frey, L. R. (2001). Storytelling: The power of narrative communication and interpretation. In W. P. Robinson, & H. Giles (Eds.), The new handbook of language and social psychology (pp. 119-135). Sussex: Wiley. [invited]
Honos-Webb, L., SunWolf, & Shapiro, J. (2001). Towards the re-enchantment of psychotherapy: The container model of storying in treatment. Humanistic Psychologist, 29, 70-97. [invited]
SunWolf (1999). The pedagogical and persuasive effects of Native American lesson stories, African dilemma tales, and Sufi wisdom tales. Howard Journal of Communications, 10, 47-71. [competitive peer review]
SunWolf, & Seibold, D. R. (1999). The impact of formal problem-solving procedures on group processes, members, and task outcomes. In L. R. Frey (Ed.), D. S. Gouran, & M. S. Poole (Assoc. Eds.), The handbook of group communication theory and research (pp. 395-431).Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage. [competitive peer review]
SunWolf, & Seibold, D. R. (1998). Jurors' intuitive rules for deliberation: A structurational approach to the study of communication in jury decision making. Communication Monographs, 65, 282-307. [2000 research award, outstanding journal article in group scholarship, National Communication Association] [competitive peer review]
Cargile, A. C., & SunWolf (1998). Does the squeaky wheel get the grease? Understanding direct and indirect communication. In T. Singelis (Ed.), Teaching about race, culture and diversity (pp. 221-229).Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage. [competitive peer review]
Seibold, D. R., Meyers, R. A., & SunWolf (1996). Communication and influence in group decision making. In R. Y. Hirokawa & M. S. Poole (Eds.), Communication and group decision making (2nd ed., pp. 242-268). Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage. [invited]
Video: DVD
SunWolf (2006). Jury talk. Charlottesville, VA: LexisNexis Matthew Bender Publishing. [3-1/2 hours solo lecture, certified for Continuing Legal Education credits]
Non-Scholarly Publications:
SunWolf (2006). Juror stress: New challenges to juror competency. The Champion, 30(5), 10-15.
SunWolf. (2005). Getting democracy back into the juryroom. Santa Clara Law, 12, 44. [invited]
SunWolf (2003). Grief tales: The therapeutic power of folktales to heal bereavement and loss. Diving in the Moon: Honoring Story, Facilitating Healing, 4, 36-42. [national journal for therapists, teachers, storytellers; competitive peer review]
SunWolf (2001). Toxic words: How courts co-opt defense attorneys into using language that facilitates conviction. The Champion, 25(7), 28-32. [national journal for criminal defense attorneys, subscription 10,000, competitive peer review]
SunWolf (2000). Talking story in trial: The power of narrative persuasion. The Champion, 24(8), 26-31. [competitive peer review]
Literary Publications:
SunWolf (2010). The challenge. One Forty Fiction, December 2, 2010. On-line publisher of 21st century haiku limited to 140 characters: www.onefortyfiction.com
SunWolf (2003). The truth about red. Santa Clara Review, 90, 54-57. [competitive review, national competition]
SunWolf (2002). The man who dreamed a lawn: An urban love tale. Santa Clara Review, 89, 33-36. [competitive review, national competition]
SunWolf (1997). The boy who would not raise his hand in class. Storytelling Magazine, 9(1), 41. [competitive review, national competition]
News Articles for Professional Organizations:
SunWolf (Winter, 2005). Practical jury dynamics: From one juror’s trial perceptions to the group’s decision making processes. News from the Mental Edge, 11(2), 1-50. [cover article, pages not inclusive]
SunWolf (2005). Jury thinking: A juror’s mental tools for deciding. The Jury Expert, 17(10), 1-7. [Journal of the American Society of Trial Consultants]
SunWolf (2005). The bio-psychology of a juror’s mind: How jurors really think. Women Defenders Newsletter, Spring, 6-9.
SunWolf (2003). “That reminds me of a story”: Multicultural folktales that help clients in therapy heal. Healing Story, Spring [National Storytelling Network]
SunWolf (2003). Buried in the stacks: Storied-treasures. Healing Story, Winter [National Storytelling Network]
SunWolf (Spring 2000). Telling tales: Unexpected journeys into interconnectedness. Explore, 3(3), 3-9. (Expanded from previous publication. Article invited by the editors for a special issue examining how social justice concerns affect faculty teaching and research.)
SunWolf (Fall 2000). The persuasive power of African dilemma tales. Storyline [Storytelling Association of Alta California]
SunWolf (1999). Telling tales: Unexpected journeys into interconnectedness. International Communication Association Newsletter, 27(2), 9-14.
Editorial Boards: Scholarly Journals:
2010 – 2015, appointed to the Editorial Board, Communication Monographs, Editor: Professor Katherine Miller.
2009 – 2013, appointed to the Editorial Board, Review of Communication, Editor: Professor Ronald C. Arnett.
2004 – present, appointed to the Editorial Board, Small Group Research. Editors: Professors Richard B. Kettner-Polley and Joann Keyton.
2009 – 2012, appointed to the Editorial Board, Journal of Applied Communication Research. Editor: Professor Laura Stafford.
2005 – 2008, appointed to the Editorial Board, Journal of Applied Communication Research. Editor: Professor Tim Sellnow.
2002 – 2004, appointed to the Editorial Board, Journal of Applied Communication Research. Editor: Professor Joann Keyton.
1998 – 2002, appointed to the Editorial Board, Journal of Applied Communication Research. Editor: Professor Daniel O’Hair.
2006 – 2009, appointed to the Editorial Advisory Board, Review of Communication, Editor: Professor Raymie McKerrow.
2002 – 2006, appointed to the Editorial Board, Communication Studies. Editor: Professor Jim L. Query, Jr.
2003 – 2005, founding editorial team, appointed Research Editor, Storytelling, Self, Society: An Interdisciplinary Journal of Storytelling Studies, Editors Dr. Joseph Sobol and Dr. John Gentile.
Editorial Board, Special Issue, 2001: Communication Studies (special issue editor Jim L. Query, Jr.), “Health Communication and Public Health: Pedagogical and Research Insights”
Journal Editor: Special Issue:
SunWolf (2005). Storytelling, Self, Society: An Interdisciplinary Journal of Storytelling Studies[Special Issue on Healing and Storytelling], 1(2). [7 cross-disciplinary scholarly articles on narrative]
Editorial Board: Scholarly Handbook:
2003-2008 Appointed to the Editorial Board as Associate Editor, L. R. Frey & K. Cissna (Eds.), The Handbook of Applied Communication. Mahwah, NJ: Erlbaum.
Address:
Dr. SunWolf
Arts & Sciences, 226
Santa Clara University
500 El Camino Real
Santa Clara, CA 95053
Tel: 408-554-4911
email:sunwolf@scu.edu
