Steven and Barbara Schoonover Professor of Health Communication Senior Editor, Health Communication Lasher 208 740-593-4830 harter@ohio.edu

Scholarly Interests: Guided by narrative and feminist sensibilities, my scholarly agenda focuses on the communicative construction of possibility as individuals and groups organize for survival and social change. My research has encompassed a range of issues including pediatric cancer care, disability-related concerns, the organizing of health care resources for underserved populations, poverty and homelessness. The various strands of my program of research are connected by a primary concern: how symbolic, material, and corporeal conditions foster resiliency among individuals facing vulnerable and difficult life circumstances.

Education: Ph.D. (Communication Studies), University of Nebraska; M.A. (Communication Studies), Missouri State University; B.S. (Sociology, Organizational Communication), Missouri State University.

Publications: Over 50 articles and book chapters in outlets including the Journal of Applied Communication Research, Health Communication, and Management Communication Quarterly. Co-editor of a book published by Lawrence Erlbaum entitled Narratives, Health, and Healing: Communication Theory, Research, and Practice, co-editor of a book published by Hampton Press entitled Communicating for Social Impact, and co-editor of a book under contract with Kendall Hunt entitled Case Studies in Community-Based Participatory Research. 

Editorial Work: Senior Editor, Health Communication; Editorial Board Member of Communication Monographs, the Journal of Applied Communication Research, and Management Communication Quarterly.

Select Honors:

• Award of Excellence in Extended Documentary Category from the Broadcast Education Association (2010);
• University Professor, Ohio University (2009-2010);
• Outstanding Book Award by the Health Communication Interest Group of NCA (2009)
• Distinguished Graduate Faculty Member, Ohio University (2009-2010; Commencement Speaker, 2010)
• Outstanding Graduate Teacher, School of Communication Studies, Ohio University (2009)
• Outstanding Graduate Faculty Mentor, School of Communication Studies, Ohio University (2008, 2005);
  
• Honor's College Distinguished Mentor Award, Ohio University (2007);
  
• Affirming Humanity Award, Ohio University (2007);
  
• Distinguished Edited Book Award by the Applied Communication Division of NCA (2006); 
  
• CSCA Federation Prize (2002);
  
• Sister Pat Kowalski Leadership Award, State of Minnesota (2002);
  
• College of Arts and Sciences Distinguished Graduate Teaching Assistant Award, University of Nebraska (1998);
  
• Educator of the Year Award, Truman State University (1995).

Other notes of relevance about Lynn: I live in Athens with my husband, Scott, daughter, Emma Grace, basset hound, Ned, and hamster, Clara Belle. I love cooking (and eating), reading, and watching football. Go Huskers!