Bailey M. Oliver‐Blackburn Data-verified

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Graduate Coordinator & Assistant Professor

Last publication 2025 Last refreshed 2026-05-16

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3 h-index 9 pubs 31 cited

Biography and Research Information

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Bailey M. Oliver‐Blackburn's research focuses on communication within families, particularly in the context of stepfamily dynamics and intergroup relations. Oliver‐Blackburn has investigated the development of positive relationships in stepfamilies, examining relational trajectories and communication patterns between stepparents and stepchildren. Their work also explores strategies for fostering conversational receptiveness across political divides and the role of storytelling and listening in civic communities. Publications include studies on the discursive construction of the stepparent role, communication and resilience in stepfamilies, and half-sibling relationships. Oliver‐Blackburn has collaborated with researchers April Chatham‐Carpenter and Carol L. Thompson at the University of Arkansas at Little Rock.

Metrics

  • h-index: 3
  • Publications: 9
  • Citations: 31

Selected Publications

  • Chapter 7. Civic Community Listening: The Nexus of Storytelling and Listening within Civic Communities (2025)
  • ‘But I don’t know if I want to talk to you’: strategies to foster conversational receptiveness across the United States’ political divide (2022)
    9 citations DOI OpenAlex
  • Protector and friend: Turning points and discursive constructions of the stepparent role (2022)
    13 citations DOI OpenAlex
  • Paths to Positivity: Relational Trajectories and Interaction in Positive Stepparent-Stepchild Dyads (2021)
    7 citations DOI OpenAlex

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