Biography

• PhD, University of Kentucky, 2003
• MPH, West Virginia University, 2014
• MA, Purdue University, 2000
• BA, Purdue University, 1997

Education

• PhD, University of Kentucky, 2003
• MPH, West Virginia University, 2014
• MA, Purdue University, 2000
• BA, Purdue University, 1997

Teaching

Health Communication, Nonverbal Communication, Family Communication, Relational Communication, Interpersonal Communication, Gender Communication, Qualitative Research Methods, Capstone

Publications

• Shanks, A. L., Brann, M., Bute, J., Borse, V. C., Tonismae, T., & Scott, N. (2021). Breaking bad news: A randomized trial assessing resident performance after novel video instruction. Cureus, 13(6), e15461. https://doi.org/10.7759/cureus.15461
• Brann, M., Bute, J. J., Keeley, M., Petronio, S., Pines, R., & Watson, B. (2021). Interpersonal health communication theories. In T. L. Thompson & P. J. Schulz (Eds.), Health Communication Theory (pp. 67-88). Wiley.
• Johnson, N. L., Scott, S. F., & Brann, M. (2020). “Our birth experiences are what binds us”: Women’s motivations for storytelling about birth to build motherwisdom. Communication Studies, 71(4), 649-668. https://doi.org/10.1080/10510974.2020.1771391
• 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
• 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
• Brann, M. (2019). Validating women and their miscarriage experiences: An application of confirmation theory. In T. Avtgis, A. Rancer, E. MacGeorge, & C. Liberman (Eds.), Casing communication theory (pp. 247-259). Dubuque, IA: Kendall/Hunt.
• Brann, M., & Russell, L. (2019). Multifaceted contents and techniques for designing health communication courses. Journal of Communication Pedagogy, 2, 23-26. https://doi.org/10.31446/JCP.2019.06
• 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%2F0265407517731828
• Brann, M., & Bute, J. J. (2017). Communicating to promote informed decisions in the context of early pregnancy loss. Patient Education and Counseling, 100(12), 2269-2274. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pec.2017.06.016
• Bute, J. J., & Brann, M. (2015). Co-ownership of private information in the miscarriage context. Journal of Applied Communication Research, 43(1), 23-43. https://doi.org/10.1080/00909882.2014.982686
• Brann, M. (2015). No time to grieve: Losing my life’s love and regaining my own
• strength. In M. Brann (Ed.), Contemporary case studies in health communication: Theoretical & applied approaches (2nd ed., pp. 23-34). Dubuque, IA: Kendall/Hunt.
• Brann, M. (2015). Nine years later and still waiting: When health care providers’ social support never arrives. In R. Silverman & J. Baglia (Eds.), Pregnancy loss: A narrative collection (pp. 19-31). New York, NY: Peter Lang Publishing.
• Brann, M. (2013). Helping patients get what they need: Persuading health care providers of perceived threat and positive outcome expectations. In C. J. Liberman (Ed.), Casing persuasive communication (pp. 237-248). Dubuque, IA: Kendall/Hunt.
• Staggers, S. M., & Brann, M. (2011). Making health information clear and readable for the masses. Communication Teacher, 25(2), 94-99. https://doi.org/10.1080/17404622.2010.528004

Awards

TEACHING

• Teaching and Engaged Learning Honoree, IUPUI Center for Teaching and Learning, 2020
• Outstanding Mentor/Motivator, IUPUI Liberal Arts Student Council, 2019
• Trustees Teaching Award, IUPUI, 2015

RESEARCH

• Distinguished Lecturer, Indiana University-Purdue University Fort Wayne, 2017
• Federation Prize Recipient, Central States Communication Association, 2016
• Recognized as one of the most prolific scholars (top 1%) in Communication Studies, 2007-2011
• Top Four Paper, Health Communication Interest Group, Central States Communication Association, Cincinnati, OH, 2021
• Top Five Paper, Health Communication Interest Group, Central States Communication Association, Omaha, NE, 2019
• Top Paper, Applied Communication Interest Group, Eastern Communication Association, Philadelphia, PA, 2015
• Top Paper, Nonverbal Communication Interest Group, Eastern Communication Association, Providence, RI, 2014
• Top Four Paper, Interpersonal Communication Division, National Communication Association, Washington, DC, 2013
• Top Paper, Interpersonal Communication Interest Group, Eastern Communication Association, Baltimore, MD, 2010
• Top Paper, Instructional/Developmental Communication Division, International Communication Association, Montreal, Canada, 2008

Academic Interests

Health communication, communication about pregnancy loss, provider communication of bad news and shared-decision making, public health communication about safe and healthy lifestyle choices, communicating support to pregnant women and new mothers

Service

UNIVERSITY 

• Promotion & Tenure Review Committee, School of Liberal Arts, 2021-
• Faculty Enhancement Review Committee, School of Liberal Arts, 2018-2021
• Community, Healthcare Delivery, & Implementation Science Project Development Team, Indiana Clinical and Translational Sciences Institute, 2017-2020
• Ethics in Global Health Working Group, IUPUI, 2017-2018
• Chapter Advisor, Global Medical Brigades, 2015-2018
• Research Advisory Committee, School of Liberal Arts, 2015-2017

COMMUNITY

• Health Care Task Force, Life Perspectives, 2021-
• Improved Communication with Researchers Taskforce, Indiana State Department of Health, 2021-
• Expert Reviewer, COVID-19 Expert Review Rapid Response Taskforce, WISE Indiana, 2020-
• COVID-19 Vaccine Equitable Distribution and Communication Advisory Group, Indiana State Department of Health, 2020

DISCIPLINE 

• Current Editorial Review Board Member: Journal of Family Communication (2020-), Health Communication (2019-), Journal of Communication Pedagogy (2018-), and Communication Education (2009-)
• Seminar Series Planner, National Communication Association, 2016
• Chair, Interpersonal and Small Group Communication Interest Group, Central States Communication Association, 2014
• Eastern Communication Association Representative to the National Communication Association Nominating Committee, 2012
• Chair, Health Communication Interest Group, Eastern Communication Association, 2009
• Chair, Interpersonal Communication Interest Group, Eastern Communication Association, 2006