Michelle Shumate

Assistant Professor

Education: Ph.D., Univesity of Southern California, Annenberg
   School for Communication

Research Interests: Organizational communication; evolutionary theory; the impact of new technology and globalization on organizational forms; social networks; interorganizational communication networks

Current Research: Professor Shumate's current research focuses on the evolution of non-profit non-governmental organization (NGO) networks over time. She is currently involved a project that analyzes the symbiotic relationships between NGO issue industries and for-profit industries. She is also currently working on a project that predicts hyperlink networks among HIV/AIDS NGOs

Representative Recent Publications:

Shumate, M., Fulk, J. & Monge, P. R. (2005). Predictors of the international HIV/AIDS NGO network over time. Human Communication Research, 31, 482-510.

Shumate, M., Bryant, J. A. & Monge, P. R. (2005). Storytelling and globalization: The complex narratives of netwar. E:CO, 7 (3-4), 74-84.

Shumate, M. & Pike, J. (2006). The decline of a new social movement: Latency, identity, and emotional involvement. Journal of Computer Mediated Communication, 11 (3), available at the end of April 2006 at: http://jcmc.indiana.edu/vol11/issue3/shumate.html

Yuan, Y., Fulk, J. Shumate, Monge, P. R., Matsaganis, M., & Bryant, J. A. (2005). Individual participation in organizational information commons: The impact of team level social influence and intranet competency. Human Communication Research , 31, 212-240.