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Timothy Muehlhoff

  • Associate Professor of Communication
  • Ph.D., University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
  • M.A., University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
  • B.A., Eastern Michigan University

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While teaching at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Dr. Muehlhoff received his department's highest award for teaching and has been recognized by the International Communication Association for outstanding teaching. In his M.A. thesis Dr. Muehlhoff developed a method of encouraging civil dialogue and perspective-taking between groups who perceive themselves as morally opposed with no room for, or interest in, connection. Extending his thesis research, his dissertation focused on a performative approach to enriching marital communication. His research interests also include social justice, gender, family communication, interpersonal communication, and persuasion. Outside the classroom Dr. Muehlhoff and wife Noreen are frequent speakers at marriage conferences and seminars. His current project involves understanding the narratives of oppressed women in rural parts of New Delhi, India.

Awards and Honors

  • President's Award of Excellence in Biblical Integration, Biola University, 2010.
  • President's Award of Excellence in Teaching, Biola University, 2007.
  • Selected Biola Professor of the Year by Senior Class of 2006.
  • Who's Who Among America's Teachers (2006) Selected for inclusion in tenth edition.
  • Who's Who Among America's Teachers (2005) Selected for inclusion in ninth edition.
  • International Communication Association's Award for Distinguished Teaching by a Graduate Student, 2001.
  • Martha Nell Hardy Award for Excellence in Teaching, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Department of Communication Studies, 2000.
  • Sherrill-Pence Award, given to recognize applied communication in the service of the community, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Department of Communication Studies, 2002.

Publications

Books

  • Muehlhoff, T. M. (2010). Marriage Forecasting: Changing the Climate of Your Relationship One Conversation at a Time. Downers Grove, IL: InterVarsity Press.
  • Muehlhoff, T. M & Lewis, T. (2010). Authentic Communication: Christian Speech Engaging Culture. Downers Grove, IL: InterVarsity Academic Press.
  • Muehlhoff, T. M. & Moreland, J. P. (2007). The God Conversation: Using Stories and Illustrations to Explain Your Faith. Downers Grove, IL: InterVaristy Press.
  • Muehlhoff, T. M. I Beg to Differ: Speaking Truth and Love in Difficult Situations. Downers Grove, IL: InterVarsity Press (accepted for publication).

Chapters

  • Muehlhoff, T. M. (2010). Head Coverings, Jihad, and Fantasy Football: Moving Beyond the Stereotype. In Dawn O. Braithwaite & Julia T. Wood (Eds.). Casing Interpersonal Communication: Case Studies in Personal and Social Relationships. Belmont, CA: Wadsworth
  • Muehlhoff, T. M. (2005). He Started it! Everyday Communication in Parenting. In J. T. Wood & S. Duck (Eds.). Composing Relationships: Communication in Everyday Life. Belmont, CA: Wadsworth/Thompson.

Electronic Productions

  • Muehlhoff, T.M, (2010). Art of Marriage DVD series (Session 5: Marital Conflict).
  • Muehlhoff, T.M., Moreland, J.P., Koukl, G. (2009). Tactics and Persuasion [3 Volume CD Series]
  • Muehlhoff, T.M., Hazen, C., & Reynolds, J.M. (2008). The Certainty of Christian Belief in an Age of Unbelief [CD].
  • Muehlhoff, T. M. (2005). Ethics in Communication [CD-ROM]. In J. T. Wood, Interpersonal Communication: Everyday Encounters. Belmont, CA: Wadsworth.

Journal Articles

  • Muehlhoff, T. M. (2004). Faith and Scholarship: Areas of Overlap. Journal of Communication and Religion, 27 (1), 53-57.
  • Muehlhoff, T. M. & Wood, J. T. (2002). Speaking of Marital Communication: The Marriage between Theory and Practice. Journal of Social and Personal Relationships, 19 (5), 613-619

Research Interests

  • Interpersonal communication
  • persuasion
  • cultural analysis
  • rhetoric
  • hate speech
  • social justice
  • marital communication
  • gender