Tim McKenna Ph.D. Student in Organizational Communication            B.S. in Speech Communication, Wayne State College            M.S. in Communication, Illinois State University Internship Coordinator Graduate Teaching Associate Lasher Hall 43 W. Union Athens, OH 45701 P: (740) 743-6258 F: (740) 593-4810 Timothy.P.McKenna.1@ohio.edu

Research focuses on the intersection of difference and acknowledgement, with interests in identity, socialization, and narrative in organizational and health contexts. I appreciate the ways narratives empower identity and the stories that create, maintain, and change individuals lived experience.

Beck, C. S., Aubuchon, S. McKenna, T., Ruhl, S., & Simmons, N. (under review) Blurring personal health and public priorities: An analysis of celebrity health narratives in the public sphere.

McKenna, T. & Metts, S. (2011). I’m retired? An exploration of organizational and individual influences on adjustment into retirement and social identity as retired. Paper presented at the 97th Annual National Communication Association Convention, New Orleans (LA), November 17-20.

McKenna, T. Co-cultural socialization: Exploring specialized [Gender Neutral] living communities. 

McKenna, T. Conceptions of “Coming Out” at work: Exploring sources of anticipatory socialization.