Mardi Kidwell

Mardi Kidwell is a Professor of Communication at the University of New Hampshire's College of Liberal Arts. She also holds affiliations with the Departments of Justice Studies and Linguistics. Her work focuses on microanalysis of face-to-face interactions in policing contexts, nonverbal communication, and sociolinguistics.

Education: Ph.D., M.A., and B.A. in Sociology from the University of California (Santa Barbara and Santa Cruz campuses). Her research explores how gaze, alignment, and narrative structures shape communication in legal and child development contexts.

Publications span discourse studies, sociolinguistics, and police interaction analysis. Key themes include citizen-police communication dynamics, gaze behavior in social interactions, and conversational repair mechanisms. Over 20 peer-reviewed articles since 2005 highlight her interdisciplinary contributions.

No scientific awards explicitly listed in available texts. Advising/Grants: No student advisees or grants mentioned. Active in teaching courses on language and social interaction, interpersonal communication theory, and storytelling in interaction.