Present | Professor, East Tennessee State University ‐ Communication and Performance, College of Arts and Sciences | |
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Present | Professor, East Tennessee State University ‐ College of Arts and Sciences | |
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Disciplines
Research Interests
Grants
2008 - Present | Survivors' Revival: Appalachian Women Testifying on Surviving Cancer Survivorship |
East Tennessee State University Research Development Committee | |
Small Grant | |
Role: Primary Investigator | |
2007 - 2015 | Genital Human Papillomavirus (HPV) Infection: An Exploration of Knowledge, Risk Perception, and Vaccine Acceptability Among Women in Southern Appalachia |
East Tennessee State University Research Committee | |
Major Research Grant | |
Role: Co-Investigator | |
Colleague(s): Said Hutson | |
2006 - 2008 | Rural Appalachian Cancer Demonstration Program: Implementing State Comprehensive Cancer Control Plans (SCCP) in Appalachia |
Centers for Disease Control & Prevention and Appalachian Regional Commission | |
Colleague(s): Bruce Behringer (PI) | |
2005 - 2007 | Rural Appalachian Cancer Demonstration Program: Cancer Disparities Workgroup |
Centers for Disease Control & Prevention | |
Colleague(s): Bruce Behringer (PI) | |
2004 - 2005 | Rural Appalachian Cancer Demonstration Program: Cancer Disparities and Cancer Communication |
Centers for Disease Control & Prevention | |
Major Research Grant | |
Colleague(s): Bruce Behringer (PI) |
Honors and Awards
- 2003 - Top Paper Award, Southern States Communication Association (Applied Communication Division)
- 2004 - Top Paper Award, Southern States Communication Association (Interpersonal Division)
- 2007 - New Faculty Award, College of Arts & Sciences (ETSU)
- 2010 - Dr. Patricia E. Robertson Diversity Leadership Award, ETSU
- 2011 - Chair’s Award of Excellence in Teaching, Department of Communication (ETSU)
- 2018 - Memoir Magazine Notable Essay
- 2018 - The Pushcart Prize Nominee
Courses
- Health Communication
- Intercultural Communication
- Business & Professional Communication
- Relational Communication
- Qualitative Communication Research Methods
- Communication Theory
1998 - 2001 | PhD, Speech Communication, University of Georgia | |
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1990 - 1991 | MA, Communication, University of Kentucky | |
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1986 - 1990 | BS, Communication, App State University | |
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Contact Information
PO Box 70667
Johnson City, Tennessee 37614
Phone: 423-439-7564
Office: 216 Campus Center Bldg.
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