Marianne Dainton (M.A., Ph.D. nbsp; The Ohio State University; B.A. Villanova University) is an Associate Professor of Communication at La Salle University in Philadelphia, where she also serves as assistant chair. nbsp; She teaches Communication Theory, Interpersonal Communication, Group Communication, and Organizational Communication. nbsp; Mariannes research focuses on the symbolic exchanges that facilitate relationship maintenance. nbsp; She has published in Communication Monographs, the Journal of Social and Personal Relationships, Family Relations, and Communication Quarterly, among other places. nbsp; She has also published numerous book chapters, and is the co-editor (with Daniel… Canary) of the Erlbaum book Maintaining Relationships Through Communication. nbsp;