Faculty

Office Location
Tilford Center 212

Office Hours
Tuesday & Thursday: 3:30-4:30 pm

Educational History:  PhD in Language and Communication at Claremont Graduate School, 1977; Dissertation: An Investigation of Nonverbal Behavior Research an Its Applicability to the Study of Social Interaction (John O. Regan, Advisor); M.A. in Language and Communication at Claremont Graduate School, 1976

M.A. in Speech Communication at California State University, Long Beach, 1971; Thesis: Developing A Communication Theory Curriculum for Lower-Division College Students (Ellis Hays, Advisor)

B.A. in Speech Communication at California State University, Long Beach, 1969

 

Publications Include: With Pickering, K and Palosari, J. Effective Communication Handbook. London,UK,: Dramatic Lines, 2005.
With Dannels, D., Hazel, B. and McMahon.C.  Communicating Effectively: The Linking of Thought with Expression. Dubuque, Iowa: Kendall-Hunt Publishing, 2002, 2nd Edition, 2004, 3rd Edition 2006.
With Alfino, M. and Wynyard, R. McDonaldization Revisited: Critical Essays on Consumer Culture. Westport, Connecticut: Praeger Press, 1998.
The Rhetoric of McDonaldization: A Social Semiotic Perspective, in Alfino, M., Caputo, J. and Wynyard, R. (Eds.), McDonaldization Revisited: Critical Essays on Consumer Culture. Westport, Connecticut: Praeger Press, 1998.
With Hazel, H. and McMahon, C. Interpersonal Communication: Competence Through Critical Reasoning. Newham, Mass.: Allyn and Bacon, Pub., Publication date, November 1994, 2nd Edition, Dubuque, Iowa: Kendall/Hunt Publishing, 1996.

 

Teaching/Research Interests: Communication Theory, Intercultural and Interpersonal Communication, Nonverbal Communication, and Media and Social Values.

Office Location
College Hall 432 N

Office Location
AD 432-A

Office Hours

Mondays 1-4; Tuesday & Thursday 11-11:30 a.m.

Educational History: B.A. in Psychology (Gonzaga University), M.A. in Communication (Washington State University)

Office Location
College Hall 432 J

Office Location
AD 432-M (Administration Building)

Areas of Interest include Rhetoric, Leadership, Dialogue, Visual Communication, Journalism, Intercultural Communication, Popular Culture, and Documentary Films.

Office Location
AD 432-F (Administration Building)

I have a wide range of teaching interests including public speaking, research theory and methods, organizational communication, and training and consulting. My research interests include issues of communication apprehension and anxiety.