University of Tampa Student Research on Tough Love Wins Award
April 03, 2026
April 03, 2026
WASHINGTON, April 3 (TNSxrep) -- A study investigating the effectiveness of tough love communication earned a top honor at a major industry event, highlighting when direct emotional support messages are best received. Holly Rushing, communication and speech studies major, and Colter Ray, director of the communication and speech studies program and assistant professor of communication, presented the award-winning paper at the Western States Communication Association annual convention in San Diego . . .
