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Rutgers University Conversation Analysis Lab (RUCAL)

The Rutgers University Conversation Analysis Lab (RUCAL) brings together scholars with an interest in understanding the workings of social interaction across a wide variety of social settings and contexts. RUCAL faculty and students examine everyday communicative activities as they are captured in field recordings of naturally occurring interactions and study talk-in-interaction in both social as well and institutional settings.

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Galina Bolden

Galina Bolden

Professor of Communication

Phone848-932-8720

Emailgbolden@comminfo.rutgers.edu

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Alexa Hepburn

Alexa Hepburn

Professor Emerita of Communication

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Jenny Mandelbaum

Jenny Mandelbaum

Professor Emerita of Communication

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Lisa Mikesell

Lisa Mikesell

Associate Professor of Communication

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Jonathan Potter

Jonathan Potter

Distinguised Professor Emeritus of Communication

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Sarah Shugars

Sarah Shugars

Assistant Professor of Communication

Emailss4316@rutgers.edu

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