Sybilla (Sam) Dorros

Whipple Hall (WH) 211 (401) 456-9563 sdorros@ric.edu

Academic Background

• Ph.D., University of Arizona


• M.A., University of Arizona


• B.A., Stonehill College

Courses Taught

• Interpersonal Communication


• Research Methods


• Health Communication


• Communication Theory


• Small Group Communication


• Public Speaking


• Introduction to Communication


• Contemporary Controversies

Publications

Dorros, S., Card, N., Segrin, C., & Badger, T. A. (2010). Interdependence in Women with Breast
Cancer and their Partners: An Inter-Individual Model of Distress. Journal of Consulting &
Clinical Psychology, 78, 121-125.


Dorros, S., Hanzal, A., & Segrin, C. (2008). The Big Five personality traits and perceptions of
touch to intimate and nonintimate body regions. Journal of Research in Personality, 42, 1067-
1073.


Hanzal, A., Segrin, C., & Dorros, S. (2007). The Role of Marital Status and Age on Men's and
Women's Reactions to Touch From a Relational Partner. Journal of Nonverbal Behavior, 32, 21-
35.


Badger, T., Segrin, C., Dorros, S., Meek, P., & Lopez, A.M. (2007). Depression and Anxiety in
Women with Breast Cancer and Their Partners. Nursing Research, 56, 44-53.


Segrin, C., Badger, T., Dorros, S., Meek, P., & Lopez, A.M. (2006). Interdependent anxiety and
psychological distress in women with breast cancer and their partners. Psycho-Oncology, 16,
634-643.

Research Interests

• Family Communication


• Stress and Coping


• Mental and Physical Health


• Love and Affection


• Marriage and Divorce


• Verbal and Nonverbal Communication

Areas of Expertise

Interpersonal and Health Communication
Cancer Communication and Relational Well-Being

Previous Universities

• University of Wisconsin-Madison


• University of Puget Sound