Annette Folwell is the Associate Dean for Undergraduate Studies as well as a Professor in the Department of Psychology and Communication at the University of Idaho. She teaches undergraduate communication courses that examine diversity as well as conflict management courses. Her current research centers on first responders and how they manage stress in their professional and personal lives. My additional lines of research include instructional communication issues as well as older adult relationships, particularly marital, sibling, and grandparent-grandchild relationships. Dr. Folwell’s research has been published in Journal of Applied Communication Research, Journal of Social and Personal Relationships, Journal of Language and Social Psychology, and Journal of the Northwest Communication Association.

• Folwell, A.L. (2021). “A Ph.D. doesn’t count!” In S. Kelly and M. K. Cundall, Jr. (Eds.), Cases on applied and therapeutic humor (pp. 220-221). Hershey, PA: IGI Global Publishing. 

• Reardon, R., Folwell, A.L., Keehr, J., & Kauer, T.B. (2019). Effects of deception on the deceiver: An interdisciplinary view. In T. Docan-Morgan (Ed.) The Palgrave handbook of deceptive communication (pp. 107-125). Cham, Switzerland: Palgrave Macmillan.

• Folwell, A. L. & Kauer, T. (2018). “You see a baby die and you’re not fine:” Stress, coping strategies, and burnout in volunteer Emergency Medical Technicians. Journal of Applied Communication Research, 46. doi: 10.1080/00909882.2018.1549745

• Executive Council Member, Northwest Communication Association, 2014-present
• University of Idaho Advising Excellence Award, University of Idaho, 2009
• Hometown Spirit Faculty Award, University of Idaho, Moscow, Idaho, 2007
• Alumni Award for Excellence, University of Idaho, Moscow, Idaho, 2005
• Alumni Award for Excellence, University of Idaho, Moscow, Idaho, 2004
• Alumni Award for Excellence, University of Idaho, Moscow, Idaho, 2002