Leland G. Spencer is assistant professor in the Integrative Studies Department at Miami University.Jamie C. Capuzza is professor in the Department of Communication and director of the Gender Studies Program at the University of Mount Union.

• Introduction, Leland G. Spencer IVPart I: Human CommunicationChapter 1: Health Communication: Patient-Centered Communication: The Experiences of Transgender Adults, Kami Kosenko, Lance Rintamaki, and Kathleen ManessChapter 2: Organizational Communication: The Workplace Socialization of Gender Identity: A Phenomenological Exploration of Being Transgender at Work, Jenny DixonChapter 3: Interpersonal Communication: Trans Interpersonal Support Needs, matthew heinzChapter 4: Family Communication: Families’ Experiences with Transgender Identity and Transition: A Family Stress Perspective, Kristen M. Norwood and Pamela J. LannuttiChapter 5: Intercultural Communication: Pushing Boundaries: Toward the Development of a Model for Transing Communication in (Inter)cultural Contexts, Gust A. Yep, Sage E. Russo, and Jace AllenPart II: MediaChapter 6: News: What’s in a Name? Transgender Identity, Metareporting and the Misgendering of Chelsea Manning, Jamie C. CapuzzaChapter 7: Television: The Provisio

[T]his book stands as a testament to how rich and challenging communication research in transgender studies can be once divorced from the limiting assumptions of gay and lesbian studies, paving a way forward as a new wave of public awareness draws attention to transgender issues in media and communication.