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Knobloch, L. K. (2022). Military families and deployment separations. In A. L. Vangelisti (Ed.), Handbook of family communication (3rd ed., pp. 422–435). Routledge. https://doi.org/10.4324/9781003043423-35  

Knobloch, L. K., Solomon, D. H., Theiss, J. A., & McLaren, R. M. (2022). Relational turbulence theory: Interpersonal communication during times of transition. In D. O. Braithwaite & P. Schrodt (Eds.), Engaging theories in interpersonal communication: Multiple perspectives (3rd ed., pp. 366–378). Routledge. https://doi.org/10.4324/9781003195511-32  

Solomon, D. H., Theiss, J. A., Knobloch, L. K., & McLaren, R. M. (2019). Reflections on the development of relational turbulence theory. In S. R. Wilson & S. W. Smith (Eds.), Reflections on interpersonal communication research (pp. 315–335). Cognella.

Wilson, S. R., & Knobloch, L. K. (2019). Reflections on interpersonal communication research and military families. In S. R. Wilson & S. W. Smith (Eds.), Reflections on interpersonal communication research (pp. 271–290). Cognella.

Cozza, S. J., Knobloch, L. K., Gewirtz, A. H., DeVoe, E. R., Gorman, L. A., Flake, E. M., Lester, P. E., Kees, M. R., & Lerner, R. M. (2018). Lessons learned and future recommendations for conducting research with military children and families. In L. Hughes-Kirchubel, S. MacDermid Wadsworth, & D. S. Riggs (Eds.), A battle plan for supporting military families: Lessons for the leaders of tomorrow (pp. 265–288). Springer International. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-68984-5_16

Knobloch, L. K., Solomon, D. H., Theiss, J. A., & McLaren, R. M. (2018). Relational turbulence theory: Understanding family communication during times of change. In D. O. Braithwaite, E. A. Suter, & K. Floyd (Eds.), Engaging theories in family communication (2nd ed., pp. 255–266). Routledge. https://doi.org/10.4324/9781315204321-23

Knobloch, L. K. (2015). The relational turbulence model: Communicating during times of transition. In D. O. Braithwaite & P. Schrodt (Eds.), Engaging theories in interpersonal communication: Multiple perspectives (2nd ed., pp. 377–388). Sage.

Knobloch, L. K., Theiss, J. A., & Wehrman, E. C. (2015). Communication of military couples during deployment: Topic avoidance and relational uncertainty. In E. Sahlstein Parcell & L. M. Webb (Eds.), A communication perspective on the military: Interactions, messages, and discourses (pp. 39–58). Peter Lang. https://doi.org/10.3726/978-1-4539-1562-2/15

Knobloch, L. K., & Wilson, S. R. (2015). Communication in military families across the deployment cycle. In L. H. Turner & R. West (Eds.), The SAGE handbook of family communication (pp. 370–385). Sage. https://doi.org/10.4135/9781483375366.n24      

Knobloch, L. K., & McAninch, K. G. (2014). Uncertainty management. In P. J. Schultz & P. Cobley (Series Eds.) & C. R. Berger (Vol. Ed.), Handbooks of communication science: Vol. 6. Interpersonal communication (pp. 297–319). De Gruyter Mouton. https://doi.org/10.1515/9783110276794.297

Knobloch, L. K., & Theiss, J. A. (2014). Relational turbulence within military couples during reintegration following deployment. In S. MacDermid Wadsworth & D. S. Riggs (Eds.), Military deployment and its consequences for families (pp. 37–59). Springer. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4614-8712-8_3

Knobloch, L. K., & Wehrman, E. C. (2014). Family relationships embedded in United States military culture. In C. R. Agnew (Ed.), Social influences on close relationships: Beyond the dyad (pp. 58–82). Cambridge University Press. https://doi.org/10.1017/cbo9781139333610.005

Knobloch, L. K., & Metts, S. (2013). Emotion in relationships. In J. A. Simpson & L. Campbell (Eds.), The Oxford handbook of close relationships (pp. 514–534). Oxford University Press. https://doi.org/10.1093/oxfordhb/9780195398694.013.0023

Dillard, J. P., & Knobloch, L. K. (2011). Interpersonal influence. In M. L. Knapp & J. A. Daly (Eds.), The Sage handbook of interpersonal communication (4th ed., pp. 389–422). Sage.

Knobloch, L. K. (2010). Relational uncertainty and interpersonal communication. In S. W. Smith & S. R. Wilson (Eds.), New directions in interpersonal communication research (pp. 69–93). Sage. https://doi.org/10.4135/9781483349619.n4

Knobloch, L. K., & Satterlee, K. L. (2009). Relational uncertainty: Theory and application. In T. D. Afifi & W. A. Afifi (Eds.), Uncertainty, information management, and disclosure decisions: Theories and applications (pp. 106–127). Routledge.

Knobloch, L. K. (2008). Uncertainty Reduction Theory: Communicating under conditions of ambiguity. In L. A. Baxter & D. O. Braithwaite (Eds.), Engaging theories in interpersonal communication: Multiple perspectives (pp. 133–144). Sage. https://doi.org/10.4135/9781483329529.n10

Knobloch, L. K., & Miller, L. E. (2008). Uncertainty and relationship initiation. In S. Sprecher, A. Wenzel, & J. Harvey (Eds.), The handbook of relationship initiation (pp. 121–134). Psychology Press.

Knobloch, L. K. (2007). The dark side of relational uncertainty: Obstacle or opportunity? In B. H. Spitzberg & W. R. Cupach (Eds.), The dark side of interpersonal communication (2nd ed., pp. 31–59). Lawrence Erlbaum Associates.

Knobloch, L. K., & Solomon, D. H. (2005). Measuring conversational equality at the relational level. In V. Manusov (Ed.), The sourcebook of nonverbal measures: Going beyond words (pp. 295–307). Lawrence Erlbaum Associates.

Dillard, J. P., Anderson, J. W., & Knobloch, L. K. (2002). Interpersonal influence. In M. L. Knapp & J. A. Daly (Eds.), Handbook of interpersonal communication (3rd ed., pp. 425–474). Sage.

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