• PhD, University of Illinois 2007
  • MA, Ball State University 1998
  • BS, Ball State University 1997

Bute, J.J., Bowers, C., & Park, D. (2021). Parents’ communication work in the management of  food allergies. Health Communication. Advanced online publication. https://doi.org/10.1080/10410236.2021.1880051 

 Bartholomew, J.B., & Bute, J.J. (2021). Exploring internal medicine interns’ educational  experiences of opioid addiction: A narrative analysis. Health Communication. Advanced online publication. https://doi.org/10.1080/10410236.2021.1939232 

 Walker, K.K., Head, K.J., Bute, J.J., Owens, H., & Zimet, G.D. (2021). Mothers’ sources and strategies for managing COVID-19 uncertainties during the early pandemic months. Journal of Family Communication. Advanced online publication. https://doi.org/10.1080/15267431.2021.1928135 

 Brann, M., Bute, J. J., & Scott, S. F. (2020). Qualitative assessment of bad news delivery  practices during miscarriage diagnosis. Qualitative Health Research, 30(2), 258-267. https://doi.org/10.1177%2F1049732319874038 

Bute, J. J., & Brann, M. (2020). Tensions and contradictions in interns’ communication about  unexpected pregnancy loss. Health Communication, 35(5), 529-537. https://doi.org/10.1080/10410236.2019.1570429 

Bute, J. J., Brann, M., & Hernandez, R. (2019). Exploring societal-level privacy rules for  talking about miscarriage. Journal of Social and Personal Relationships, 36(2), 379-399. https://doi.org/10.1177/0265407517731828 

Bute, J. J., Broome, S. B., Marcus, J. N., Mikulcik, S., & Vickery, B. (2018). Development of  a patient‐centric food allergy research program: A model for action. Allergy, 73(7), 1551-1553.  https://doi.org/10.1111/all.13452 

 Head, K. J., & Bute, J. J. (2018). The influence of everyday interpersonal communication on  the medical encounter: An extension of Street’s ecological model. Health Communication, 33(6), 786-792. https://doi.org/10.1080/10410236.2017.1306474

TEACHING

  • School of Liberal Arts Trustees Teaching Award, 2015
  • Outstanding Professor across the Campus, honored by IUPUI Athletics, 2017

RESEARCH 

  • IPFW Distinguished Lecturer for the College of Arts and Sciences, 2017
  • IUPUI Research Trailblazer Award, School of Liberal Arts Nominee, 2016
  • Central States Communication Association Federation Prize, April 2016
  • Bill Eadie Distinguished Award for a Scholarly Article, Applied Communication Division, National communication Association, 2013
  • Top Four Paper Award, Interpersonal Communication Division, National Communication Association, 2013
  • Distinguished Alumni Award, Department of Communication Studies, Ball State University, 2013
  • Top Four Paper Award, Health Communication Interest Group, Central States Communication Association, 2010
  • Top Three Paper Award, Feminist and Women’s Studies Division, National Communication Association, 2008
  • Top Paper Award, International Communication Association, Interpersonal Communication Division, 2008
  • Award for the Analysis of Interpersonal Communication in Applied Settings, International Communication Association, Interpersonal Communication Division, 2008

UNIVERSITY  

  • School of Liberal Arts Research Advisory Committee, 2019-2021  
  • Department of Communication Studies Director of Graduate Studies, 2014-2016 

COMMUNITY 

  • Health Care Task Force, Life Perspectives, 2021-present 
  • Personalized Medicine Coalition (PMC) Research Advisory Board (competitively selected), 2018-2020 
  • Food Allergy Research and Education (FARE) Outcomes Research Advisory Board (competitively selected), 2016-2019 

DISCIPLINE  

  • Health Communication, Senior Editor, 2015-2018  
  • Health Communication, Editorial Board Member, 2007-present  

Health communication, interpersonal communication, everyday talk about health and illness, communication about reproduction health, communication about food allergies