Justin P. Boren
Justin Boren's scholarship focuses on the way that social support networks impact the experience of co-worker stress. He also studies work/life balance, organizational culture, psychological and physiological stress, and employee relationships.
He developed a unique concept in organizational communication called "Communicatively Restricted Organizational Stress" (CROS), which is defined as an employee's perceived inability to communicate about a particular stressor. His work has linked CROS to specific health-related outcomes and he is currently developing an intervention technique to reduce employee stress in high CROS organizations.
He teaches courses in organizational & interpersonal communication, quantitative research methods, conflict management and negotiation, training and development, and the biology of human communication.
Boren is a member of the National Communication Association and the Western States Communication Association, where he currently serves as President. He is planned the 2025 Western States Communication Association's annual convention, which was organized under the theme "Support." He is also a County of Santa Clara Commissioner, serving on the County of Santa Clara's Human Rights Commission.
Education:
B.A., Speech Communication, California State University at Long Beach (2002)
M.A., Communication, California State University at Long Beach (2005)
Ph.D., Communication, The Hugh Downs School of Human Communication, Arizona State University (2010)
- Introduction to Communication Research (COMM 4)
- Interpersonal Communication (COMM 10)
- Quantitative Research Methods (COMM 100)
- Organizational Communication (COMM 119)
- Communication Training & Development (COMM 122)
- Negotiation, Conflict Management, and Mediation in Organizations (COMM 123)
- Communication, the Body, and Health (COMM 113)
- Leadership & Communication (COMM 121)
- Dark Side of Communication (COMM 126)