Present | Professor, Communication Studies, San Jose State University | |
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Present | Salzburg Fellow, San Jose State University | |
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2015 - 2017 | Associate Chair, San Jose State University ‐ Communications Studies | |
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2011 | Professor, San Jose State University | |
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2007 - 2010 | Director, San Jose State University ‐ Peer Mentor Program | |
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2009 | Professor, San Jose State University | |
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Disciplines
Research Interests
Grants
2018 | San José State University Department of Communication Studies RSCA Grant |
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2017 | San José State University Department of Communication Studies RSCA Grant |
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2016 | San José State University Department of Communication Studies RSCA Grant |
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2013 - 2014 | San José State University College of Social Sciences Special Travel Grant |
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2007 - 2011 | San José State University College of Social Sciences Special Travel Grant |
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2006 | San José State University College of Social Sciences Foundation Research Grant |
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2006 | San José State University Lottery Professional Development Grant for convention travel |
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2004 | San José State University College of Social Sciences Foundation Research Grant |
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2002 - 2004 | San José State University Lottery Professional Development Grant for convention travel |
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2002 | San José State University AIM grant |
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2001 | San José State University College of Social Sciences Foundation Research Grant |
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2001 | San José State University College of Social Sciences Junior Faculty Development Grant |
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2000 - 2001 | San José State University Lottery Professional Development Grant for convention travel |
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2000 | San José State University Department of Communication Studies Personal Initiative in Technology Grant |
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1998 - 2000 | San José State University Institute for Teaching and Learning Champions Grant for implementation of a web-based assessment system |
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1999 | San José State University College of Social Sciences Diversity Grant for conference attendance: International Congress on Challenges to Education |
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1999 | San José State University Lottery Professional Development Grant for convention travel |
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1999 | University of Chicago. Full funding for Embodied Utopias conference presentation |
University of Chicago | |
1998 | San José State University Lottery Professional Development Grant for creation of a departmental graphics workstation |
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Professional Service and Affiliations
2015 - Present | Fulbright Scholar Peer Reviewer, Communications Committee | 2010 - 2017 | Editorial Board Member, Atlantic Journal of Communication | 2007 - 2017 | Editorial Board Member, Western Journal of Communication | 2013 - 2014 | Editorial Board Member, National Forensic Journal | 2013 | Faculty Member, Salzburg Global Citizenship Program 58 | 2011 | Resource Specialist, Salzburg Global Seminar, International Study Program 48 | 2007 - 2011 | Editorial Board Member, Critical Studies in Media Communication | 2006 | Critic, Hayward Conference on Rhetorical Criticism | 2005 | Reader, Media Studies Group, Western States Communication Association | 2005 | Panelist, “Now What? Choosing and using your graduate program,” Western States Communication Association | 2004 | Critic, Hayward Conference on Rhetorical Criticism | 2000 - 2002 | Critic, Hayward Conference on Rhetorical Criticism | 2000 | Reader, American Studies Commission, National Communication Association | 1998 - 2000 | Member, Board of Directors, American Communication Association | 1998 - 2000 | Co-editor, Book Reviews, American Communication Journal | 1998 | Editor, Outgoing, booklet for graduate students in Ohio University's School of Interpersonal Communication | 1998 | Reader, Rhetoric and Communication Theory Division, National Communication Association | 1997 | Chair, Limited Preparation Questions Committee, Ohio Forensics Association | 1995 | Creator, Rhetoric Resources and Gender Studies Resources webpages, Southern States Communication Association | 1995 | Creator, department website, Ohio University School of Interpersonal Communication |
Honors and Awards
- Salzburg Fellowship, Funded participation in Salzburg Global Seminar’s International Study Program, Austria, 2010
- Jane Jacobs Urban Communication Award, Urban Communication Foundation, 2009
- Ohio University School of Communication Studies Outstanding Alumnus, 2006
- National Forensics Association Hall of Fame, 2002
- National champion, persuasive speaking, Interstate Oratorical Association, 1994
- National champion, pentathlon, persuasive speaking, National Forensic Association, 1994
- SJSU College of Social Sciences Austen D. Warburton Award of Merit 2015
- Fulbright U.S. Scholar, Belarus 2014-2015
- Top paper panelist Performance Studies Division, National Communication Association (with David Terry) 2013
- Sabbatical leave San José State University, Spring 2012
- Top paper panelist American Studies Division, National Communication Association, 2007
- Diane Furno-Lamude Award top paper Western States Communication Association Media Studies Group (with Anne Marie Todd), 2004
- University Scholar Awarded by SJSU Provost for Road trip America: A state by state guide to offbeat destinations, 2003
- Provost’s International Scholars Award Full funding for research on Chinese internet usage, 2002
- Paul H. Boase Family Rhetorical Scholar Award 1998
- Terry Conry and Lynn John Graduate Student Conference Award 1996
Courses
- COMM 299 Thesis Hours
- COMM 298 Special Studies
- COMM 171 Visual Communication
- COMM 169 Media Criticism and Response
- COMM 120 Persuasive Speaking
- COMM 105 Communication, Self, and Society
- COMM 96GY The Simpsons as Social Science: Exploring Faith, Philosophy, and Ethics with America’s Favorite Cartoon Family
- COMM 41 Critical Decision Making in Small Groups
- HUM 2B (Modern Era)
- HUM 2A (Modern Era)
- HUM 1B (Background of Western Culture and Society)
- HUM 1A (The Ancient World)
- COMM 297 (Advanced Writing Workshop)
- COMM 250 (Seminar in Communication Theory)
- COMM 169 (Media Criticism and Response)
- COMM 20 (Public Speaking)
- COMM 101 (Introduction to Communication Studies)
- COMM 149 (Rhetoric and Public Life
- COMM 161 (Communication and Culture)
- COMM 250 (Graduate Seminar in Communication Theory)
1998 | PhD, Ohio University - Main Campus ‐ Rhetoric and Historiography | |
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1995 | M.A., Ohio University - Main Campus ‐ Rhetoric and Public Address | |
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1994 | B.A., Berry College ‐ English and Communication Arts | |
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1992 | A.A, St. Petersburg Junior College ‐ Mass Communications | |
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Links
Contact Information
HGH 210
San José State University
San José, California, 95192-0112
Phone: (408) 924-5378
Fax: (408) 924-5396
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