Leila Bighash
- Assistant Professor, Communication
- Member of the Graduate Faculty
Contact
- (520) 621-1366
- Communication, Rm. 209
- Tucson, AZ 85721
- lbighash@arizona.edu
Awards
- Top 4 Paper
- Organizational Communication Division, International Communication Association, Summer 2021
- Top Faculty Paper
- LGBTQ Interest Group, International Communication Association, Summer 2021
- 2018 Best Published Paper Second Runner-Up
- Academy of Management, Organizational Communication and Information Systems Division, Fall 2019
Interests
No activities entered.
Courses
2025-26 Courses
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Dissertation
COMM 920 (Fall 2025) -
Intro to Org Comm
COMM 310 (Fall 2025)
2024-25 Courses
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Independent Study
COMM 599 (Spring 2025) -
Intro to Org Comm
COMM 310 (Spring 2025) -
Research
COMM 900 (Spring 2025) -
Intro to Org Comm
COMM 310 (Fall 2024) -
Research
COMM 900 (Fall 2024)
2023-24 Courses
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Intro to Org Comm
COMM 310 (Spring 2024) -
Research
COMM 900 (Spring 2024) -
Dissertation
COMM 920 (Fall 2023) -
Research
COMM 900 (Fall 2023)
2022-23 Courses
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Intro Rsrch Methods Comm
COMM 228 (Spring 2023) -
Intro to Org Comm
COMM 310 (Spring 2023) -
Research
COMM 900 (Spring 2023) -
Research
COMM 900 (Fall 2022)
2021-22 Courses
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Comm Technology Theory
COMM 311 (Spring 2022) -
Intro to Org Comm
COMM 310 (Spring 2022) -
Research
COMM 900 (Spring 2022) -
Comm Technology Theory
COMM 311 (Fall 2021) -
Intro Rsrch Methods Comm
COMM 228 (Fall 2021) -
Research
COMM 900 (Fall 2021)
2020-21 Courses
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Appl Organizational Comm
COMM 312 (Spring 2021) -
Independent Study
COMM 599 (Spring 2021) -
Intro to Org Comm
COMM 310 (Spring 2021) -
Research
COMM 900 (Spring 2021) -
Appl Organizational Comm
COMM 312 (Fall 2020) -
Intro Rsrch Methods Comm
COMM 228 (Fall 2020) -
Research
COMM 900 (Fall 2020)
2019-20 Courses
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Comm Technology Theory
COMM 311 (Spring 2020) -
Org Comm Theory
COMM 696O (Spring 2020) -
Appl Organizational Comm
COMM 312 (Fall 2019) -
Intro Rsrch Methods Comm
COMM 228 (Fall 2019) -
Research
COMM 900 (Fall 2019)
2018-19 Courses
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Intro Rsrch Methods Comm
COMM 228 (Spring 2019) -
Appl Organizational Comm
COMM 312 (Fall 2018) -
Comm Technology Theory
COMM 311 (Fall 2018)
Scholarly Contributions
Journals/Publications
- Bighash, L., & Sangalang, A. (2021). Fact or fake? Identifying ways of knowing everyday truths in research methods courses. Communication Teacher, 1--6.
- Gillig, T. K., & Bighash, L. (2021). Network and proximity effects on LGBTQ youth’s psychological outcomes during a camp intervention. Health Communication, Online First, 1--7.
- Sidnam-Mauch, E., & Bighash, L. (2021). How controversy leads to commitment: Predecisional distortion in reactions to premarket products through online review systems. Computers in Human Behavior, 124.
- Bighash, L., Alexander, K. S., Hagen, C. S., & Hollingshead, A. B. (2020). A Model of Social Eavesdropping in Communication Networks. International Journal of Communication, 14, 23.
- Gillig, T., & Bighash, L. (2019). Gendered Spaces, Gendered Friendship Networks? Exploring the Organizing Patterns of LGBTQ Youth. International Journal of Communication, 13, 22.
- Bighash, L., Oh, P., Fulk, J., & Monge, P. (2018). The Value of Questions in Organizing: Reconceptualizing Contributions to Online Public Information Goods. Communication Theory, 28(1), 1--21.
- Hagen, C. S., Bighash, L., Hollingshead, A. B., Shaikh, S. J., & Alexander, K. S. (2018). Why are you watching? Video surveillance in organizations. Corporate Communications: An International Journal, 23(2), 274--291.
- Ananny, M., & Bighash, L. (2016). Why drop a paywall? Mapping industry accounts of online news decommodification. International Journal of Communication, 10, 22.
- Edgerly, S., Thorson, K., Bighash, L., & Hannah, M. (2016). Posting about politics: Media as resources for political expression on Facebook. Journal of Information Technology \& Politics, 13(2), 108--125.
Presentations
- Bighash, L., Alexander, K. S., & Hollingshead, A. B. (2021, May). Competition, power, and social eavesdropping in organizations. International Communication Association Annual Meeting. Virtual: International Communication Association.
- Bighash, L. (2020, February 28). Invited Speaker, “Third-Party Connections Matter for Groups and Organizations: An Examination of Conspicuous Connections and Social Eavesdropping”. University of Arizona Sociology Department Brown Bag Series. Tucson, AZ: University of Arizona Sociology Department.
- Bighash, L. (2019, May 26). Conspicuous connections as signals of expertise.. International Communication Association Conference. Washington, D.C.: International Communication Association.
- Bighash, L. (2019, November 13). Invited Panelist, Complexity & ethics of future work NCA Pre-conference. NCA 2019 Pre-conference on the Future of Work. Baltimore, MD: National Communication Association.
- Sidnam-Mauch, E., & Bighash, L. (2018, November). Virtual communities, controversy, and consumer commitment: Investigating the impact of controversy expressed in pre-decisional reactions to products online. National Communication Association Conference. Salt Lake City, UT: National Communication Association.
Poster Presentations
- Gillig, T., & Bighash, L. (2019, May). Effects of an emerging network on self-esteem and depressive symptoms among LGBTQ youth. International Communication Association Conference. Washington, D.C.: International Communication Association.
