Scholarship.
I study race and racism(s) through a lens of communication, including the expression of ethnic-racial identity, the socialization and development of ethnic-racial identity, interpersonal interactions surrounding race and identity, and the reproduction of race and racism(s) through proximal and distal discourses. In particular, I use qualitative and mixed methods approaches to study several facets of (multi)ethnic-racial identity, which often references the interracial family. My past work has focused on interpersonal communication surrounding ethnic-racial identity as well as critical perspectives on (multi)raciality.
Education
2019 - present
University of Nebraska-Lincoln
Lincoln, Nebraska
2017-2019
University of Nebraska-Lincoln
Lincoln, Nebraska
M.A. in Communication Studies
Thesis: Siblings and Ethnic-racial Socialization
Advisor: Dr. Jordan Soliz
2014-2017
University at Buffalo, SUNY
Buffalo, New York
B.A. in Communication Studies
Publications
Cardwell, M. E. (2021). Examining interracial family narratives using Critical Multiracial Theory (MultiCrit). Review of Communication. https://doi.org/10.1080/15358593.2021.1964098
Davis, S. & Cardwell, M. E. (2021). Family communication as raced. In Manning, J., Allen, J., & Denker, K. (Eds.) Family Communication As… Wiley. [In press]
Minniear, M. & Cardwell, M. E. (2021). Critical Race Theory: Dismantling Racial Oppression Through Interpersonal Communication. In D. O. Braithwaite & P. Schrodt (Eds.) Engaging theories in interpersonal communication (3e). Routledge.
Soliz, J. & Cardwell, M. E. (2021). “One mountain, many paths”: Navigating roadblocks and succeeding in graduate school. In B. Bach, D. O. Braithwaite, & S. Ganesh (Eds.) By Degrees: Resilience, Relationships, and Success in Communication Graduate Studies. Cognella
Cardwell, M. E., Soliz, J., Crockett, L. J. & Bergquist, G. (2020). Critical incidents in the development of (multi)ethnic- racial identity: Experiences of individuals with mixed ethnic- racial backgrounds in the U.S. Journal of Social and Personal Relationships, 1-20. https://doi.org.10.1177/0265407520906256
Koenig-Kellas, J., Baker, J., Cardwell, M. E., Minniear, M., & Kranstuber-Horstman, H. (2020). Communicated perspective-taking (CPT) and storylistening: Testing the impact of CPT in the context of friends telling stories of difficulty. Journal of Social and Personal Relationships. https://doi.org/10.1177/0265407520955239
Cardwell, M. E. & Soliz, J. (2019). Examining the role of sibling interaction in multiethnic-racial identity development in the United States. Identity: An International Journal of Theory and Research, 20(1) 58-72. doi: 10.1080/15283488.2019.1707678
Novotny, E., Carr, Z. M., Dietrich, S. B., Frank, M. G., Shaddock, T., Cardwell, M. E., Decker, A.J. (2017). How people really suspect and discover lies. Journal of Nonverbal Behavior, 41(3) 41-52. https://doi.org.10.1007/s10919- 017-0263-2.
Manuscripts Under Review
Cardwell, M. E. Examining the dimensions of malleable racial identification. [Under second review at Western Journal of Communication]
Manuscripts in Progress
April, M. A., Crdwell, M. E. & Soliz, J. Social identity complexity: Expanding communication scholars’ conceptualization of identity. [Project in writing]
Soliz, J., Minniear, M. & Cardwell, M. E. Being similar and different: Multiethnic-racial identity and communication in personal and family relationships. In D. O. Braithwaite, J. T. Child, K. R. Rossetto & J. T. Wood (Eds.) Casing Interpersonal Communication: Case Studies in Personal and Social Relationship (3e) Kendall-Hunt. [Contracted]
Soliz, J., Cardwell, M. E. & Koenig-Kellas, J. Intergenerational transmission of trauma: Understanding family histories and narratives. In Socha, T. J. & Diggs, R. C. (Eds.) Family communication and cultural transformation: (Re)awakening legacies of equality, social justice, freedom, and hope. [Invited chapter in writing stage]
Conference and Research Presentations
November 2021
National Communication Association
Cardwell, M. E. History, Health, and Healing in the U.S.: A Personal Position on the Role of Race and Communication. [Paper presentation]
November 2021
National Communication Association
Cardwell, M. E. & Kelly, C. R. Tiger Woods and the communicative construction of multiracial identity in the United States. [Paper presentation]
November 2021
National Communication Association
Arth, Z. A., Gentile, P., Cardwell, M. E. & Ramirez, Y. Skin Deep: The Influence of Skin Tone on the Depiction of Latinos in Major League Baseball. [Paper presentation]
September 2021
UNL’s College of Education and Human Sciences Racial Literacy Roundtable
Series
Aden, H., Boswell, E., Cardwell, M. E., Ganesan, U., Webster, T., & Yunes-Koch, A. Embracing complexity: The dangers of oversimplification when navigating issues of race and racism, and how to engage with curiosity and humility. [Invited Presentation]
May 2021
International Communication Association
Cardwell, M. E., Menard, L., Martinez, N. & Soliz, J. Examining the links between family communication and racial justice activism in the United States. [Paper presentation]
May 2021
International Communication Association
Cardwell, M. E., Martinez, N., Menard, L., April, M., & Soliz, J. Memorable messages about mass suffering: Family socialization related to outgroup concern and inclusive worldviews. [Paper presentation]
February 2021
UNL's Social and Behavioral Sciences Research Consortium & Qualitative & Mixed Methods Interest group
Abrica, E. J., Cardwell, M. E., & Morales, A. R. Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion: Highlighting the power of qualitative and mixed methods research. [Invited panel discussion].
November 2020
The University of Nebraska-Omaha
Cardwell, M. E. Multiethnic/multiracial identity and interracial families. [Invited presentation for SOWK 4050: Ethnic Diversity in Social Work]
November 2020
National Communication Association
Cardwell, M. E.. Examining the dimensions of malleable racial identification. [Paper presentation]
November 2020
National Communication Association
Cardwell, M. E. Parental Factors affecting Multiethnic-Racial Identity. [Paper presentation]
November 2019
National Communication Association
Katherine M. Castle, K. M., Voorhees, H. L., & Cardwell, M. E. Survival kit: Graduate assistant teacher training as a lifeline in the basic course. [Panel discussion]
November 2019
National Communication Association
November 2018
National Communication Association
Cardwell, M. E. & Soliz, J. Examining the role of sibling interaction in multiethnic-racial identity development in the United States. [Paper presentation]
Cardwell, M. E., & Soliz, J. Critical incidents and the discursive construction of multiethnic-racial identity. [Panel discussion]
