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Krista Longtin

Krista Longtin

Associate Professor of Communication Studies
Assistant Dean for Faculty Affairs and Professional Development, Indiana University School of Medicine
Adjunct Faculty, Women’s, Gender, and Sexuality Studies Program
Adjunct Faculty, Obstetrics and Gynecology
Department: Communication Studies
(317) 278-2840
klongtin@iu.edu
Cavanaugh Hall (CA) 307D

Bio

Biography

Krista Longtin is an Associate Professor of Communication Studies in the Indiana University School of Liberal Arts at IUPUI, and an Assistant Dean for Faculty Affairs and Professional Development at the Indiana University School of Medicine. She researches communication education and faculty development in the sciences and health professions.

Education

Education

  • PhD, Indiana University, 2014
  • MA, Purdue University, 2002
  • BA, Ball State University, 1998

Teaching

Teaching

Communicating Science; Media Theory and Criticism; Introduction to Interpersonal Communication

Publications

Publications

Longtin, K., Brann. M., Ridley-Merriweather, K., & Bach, B. W. (2020). Rethinking graduate student socialization and identification: How the communication discipline can help. Communication Education, 7(1), 120-122. https://doi.org/10.1080/03634523.2020.1811361

Longtin, K., & Brann. M. (2020). “It’s hidden, after all:” A modified Delphi study exploring faculty and students’ perceptions of a graduate professional seminar in communication. Journal of Communication Pedagogy, 3, 27-48. https://doi.org/10.31446/JCP.2020.05

Longtin, K., Kerr, A.M., Shaunfield, S.L., Koenig, C.J., Bylund, C.L., & Clayton, M.F. (2020). Exploring the career opportunities and challenges of disciplinary boundary spanners in health communication. Health Communication. https://doi.org/10.1080/10410236.2020.1857517

Longtin, K. J., & Hernandez, R. A. (2020). If I Quit in the Clinic and Do Nothing but Teach, I’m Going to Be Looking for a New Job: An Exploration of Uncertainty Management in Medical Education. Communication Studies, 71(5), 724-739. https://doi.org/10.1080/10510974.2020.1819840

Terregino, C., Copeland, H.L., Sarfaty, S., Lantz-Gefroh, V., & Longtin, K. (2019). Development of an empathy and clarity rating scale to measure the effect of medical improv on end-of-first-year OSCE performance: A pilot study. Medical Education Online, 24(1), 1666537. https://doi.org/10.1080/10872981.2019.1666537

Longtin, K., Organ, J. M., Helphinstine, J. V., Reinoso, D. R., Morgan, Z. S., & Weinstein, E. (2018). Teaching advocacy communication to pediatric residents: the efficacy of applied improvisational theater (AIT) as an instructional tool. Communication Education, 67(4), 438-459. https://doi.org/10.1080/03634523.2018.1503314

Longtin, K., Rossing, J. P., & Weinstein, E. (2018). Twelve tips for using applied improvisation in medical education. Medical Teacher, 40(4), 351-356. https://doi.org/10.1080/0142159X.2017.1387239

Awards

Awards

TEACHING

  • Faculty Colloquium on Excellence in Teaching (FACET), 2018
  • Trustee’s Teaching Award, 2018

RESEARCH 

  • Accelerating Change in Medical Education Innovation Grant Awardee, American Medical Association, 2020
  • Seminar Series Grant Awardee, IU Consortium for the Study of Religion, Ethics, and Society, 2019
  • Top Three Paper, Training and Development Division, National Communication Association, 2018
  • Forty under 40 Young Professionals to Watch, Indianapolis Business Journal, 2016

Academic Interests

Academic Interests

  • Communication education in the sciences and health professions, applied improvisation, professional identity formation and socialization, faculty development

Service

Service

UNIVERSITY

  • Chair, Awards Committee, Communication Studies Department, 2015-present
  • Elected Member At-Large, IUPUI Faculty Council, 2016-2020
  • School of Liberal Arts Representative, University-Wide Graduate Faculty Council, 2020-2022
  • Faculty Colloquium on Excellence in Teaching (FACET) Selection Committee, 2019-present
  • Top 100 & 10 Student, Selection Committee Member, 2010-present

COMMUNITY/ADVOCACY 

  • Training Lead, COVID Call Center, Indiana Family and Social Services Administration, 2019-present
  • Advisory Committee, Lilly Girls and Young Women in STEM Initiative, Children’s Museum of Indianapolis, 2020-present

DISCIPLINE

  • Co-Editor, Public Library of Science (PLOS) Science Communication Blog, 2016-present
  • Assessment Institute, Faculty Development Track Co-planner, 2017-present
  • Manuscript Reviewer, Journal of Communication Pedagogy, Rhetoric of Health and Medicine, Patient Education and Counseling, Women’s Studies in Communication