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Teaching Faculty

NameAreas of Expertise
Rachel Ellis AdamsMedia Production; Media Aesthetics; Public Speaking
Tim BehmePublic Speaking; Classical Rhetoric; Argumentation; Communication Ethics.
Dianne BlakeCommunication Ethics; Public Speaking; Small Group Communication; Organizational Communication.
Eli Brennan

Rhetoric of Science; Argumentation; Rhetorical Theory.

Patricia F. GoodwinSmall Group Communication; Organizational Communication; Interviewing; Media Relations.
Peter B. GreggMedia Production; Media Aesthetics; Media Studies; Film and Television Analysis and Criticism.
David Cram HelwichPublic Argument and Debate; Rhetorical Theory and Criticism.
Laura Jacobi

Interpersonal Communication; Organizational Communication.

Jody JanatiPublic Speaking; Conflict Resolution.
Nan Gesche LarsenSmall Group Communication; Organizational Communication.
Jerie Mc ArthurSmall Group Communication; Organizational Communication.
Samuel L. Moore

Public Communication of Science and
Engineering Research (non-technical communication to non-technical audiences), Communication of Science and Engineering to Youth (role of communication in Science and Engineering career choices, attitudes towards Science and Engineering, and general awareness of societal contributions of Science and Engineering)

Mark Neuman-ScottMedia Production; Media Aesthetics; Cable Television and Public Access; Film and Television Analysis and Criticism.
John P. NordinArgumentation and Rhetoric; Biblical Studies.
Diane OdashPublic Speaking; Interviewing; Environmental Communication.
Justin Morgan ParmettArgumentation.
David RarickCommunications and Electronic Media Ethics; Interviewing; Media Audience; Political Communications.
Jeremy Rose

Persuasion; Credibility; Communication in the courtroom/jury  deliberation; Organizational Communication; Argumentation; Musical  performance.

Andrea ShadaCritical Media Studies; Public Speaking; Communication the Workplace.
Rachel Tofteland Public Speaking; Small Group Communication.