Congratulations Dr. Peck & Dr. Parcell on winning the 2021 Journal of Family Communication Outstanding Article Award

Dr. Brittnie Peck (UW-Superior and UWM Communication alum) and Dr. Erin Parcell’s (Communication) article, “Talking about mental health: Dilemmas U.S. military service members and spouses experience post deployment,” was selected by the Family Communication Division of the National Communication Association (NCA) as the winner of the 2021 Journal of Family Communication Outstanding Article Award. They were recognized at the annual convention last month. The article was also named a finalist (top 5 out of 488 articles reviewed) for the 2022 Barbara Thompson Award for Excellence in Research on Military and Veteran Families, given by the Military Family Research Insitute at Purdue University in partnership with Military REACH at Auburn University. They will be recognized for this prestigious honor at a ceremony later this month. Congratulations, Erin and Brittnie!