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Dr. Jonathan P. Rossing
Associate Professor & Department Chair 502 E. Boone AD Box 022 Spokane, WA 99258 Phone: (509) 313-6958 Office Location Office Hours Ph.D., Rhetoric and Public Culture, Indiana University, Bloomington M.S., Higher Education and Student Affairs Administration, Indiana University, Bloomington B.A., French, The University of Texas at Austin B.S., Zoology, The University of Texas at Austin Dr. Jonathan P. Rossing studies the rhetoric of social justice, particularly in relation to race and racism in the United States. His primary focus is on the way people use humor to provoke conversations about race and to provide a critical education about race. Jonathan also specializes in communication pedagogy including studying the systems of meaning faculty create through the language choices and syllabi. In 2015, Jonathan received the National Endowment for the Humanities Enduring Questions Grant to develop a course on the Purpose and Value of Play. This course extends his ongoing research on improvisation, communication, and education. He regularly applies theories of play and improvisation in teaching and leadership. Before coming to Gonzaga University, Jonathan was an Assistant Professor at Indiana University Purdue University, Indianapolis.
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Dr. Daniel Bloomingdale
Lecturer 502 E. Boone Gonzaga University AD Box 022 Spokane, WA 99258 Phone: (509) 313-4722 Office Location Office Hours Ph.D., Communication and Rhetorical Processes, Wayne State University M.A., Language and Culture, University of Nebraska B.A., Speech Communication, University of Nebraska Dr. Dan Bloomingdale specializes in rhetoric and public discourse, with an emphasis on the role of expert opinion in public argument. His previous teaching experience includes stints at Penn State University, the University of Georgia, and Lewis and Clark College. He is co-author of the book Advancing in Debate, Skills and Concepts.
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Dr. Claudia Bucciferro
Assistant Professor 502 E. Boone AD Box 022 Spokane, WA 99258 Phone: (509) 313-3635 Office Location Office Hours
Ph.D., Communication, University of Colorado at Boulder |
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Dr. Melissa Click
Lecturer 502 E. Boone AD Box 022 Spokane, WA 99258 Phone: (509) 313-5974 Office Location Office Hours Ph.D., Communication, University of Massachusetts |
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Glen Frappier
Director of Debate/Senior Lecturer 502 E Boone Ave AD Box 020 Spokane, WA 99258 Phone: (509) 313-6663 Office Location Office Hours M.S. Communication Studies, Southern Illinois University B.A. Political Science, Southern Illinois University Glen Frappier is Director of Gonzaga's Debate Program. Under his tutelage, the Debate Team has won numerous national and international recognitions. He joined Gonzaga in 1998, after competing and coaching at Southern Illinois University. In the Communication Studies Department, he currently teaches coursework in argumentation, debate, persuasion, and nonverbal communication. Before entering an academic career, Glen worked as a Communications Specialist in the United States Army.
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Dr. Andrea McCracken
Lecturer 502 E. Boone AD Box 022 Spokane, WA 99258 Phone: (509) 313-6693 Office Location Office Hours Ph.D., Communication Studies, University of Texas at Austin M.A., Communication Studies, University of Montana, Missoula B.A., Communication Studies, Michigan State University
Dr. Andrea A. McCracken is interested in perceptions and their associations with communication disparities and outcomes. Her research has examined perceptions in multiple contexts, but especially related to health and in close relationships. Recently, she has examined how perceptions of acceptance and challenge in memorable messages are related to health attitudes, cognitions, and behaviors. She has also examined emotional responses elicited by health messages among college students. Further, her research has examined perceptions of intergroup and intragroup partisan perceptions on issues of social controversy, perceptions of congruency in affection expressions, and communication surrounding relationship transitions in “on-again-off-again” relationships. Results from this scholarship has been published in Communication Monographs, Communication Research, Interpersona, Western Journal of Communication, and The Northwest Journal of Communication. Her work have also been noted in the Health Communication Science Digest, a publication by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and in Psychology Today. In addition to her scholarship, Dr. McCracken is equally passionate about teaching, and emphasizes the transformative power of communication skills across careers and interests in her courses. |
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Kristina Morehouse
Senior Lecturer 502 E. Boone Ave AD Box 022 Spokane, WA 99258 Phone: (509) 313-6116 Office Location Office Hours M.S., Journalism, University of Kansas B.A., English, University of Missouri-Kansas City B.A., Biology, University of Missouri-Columbia Kris Morehouse teaches full-time in Gonzaga's undergraduate Communication Studies program and part-time in the master's program in Communication and Leadership. In the summer, she teaches ethnography and storytelling in the Gonzaga-in-Cagli program in Italy. Her scholarly interests include media and culture, storytelling, speech communication, ethnography, and writing. Prior to coming to Gonzaga, she taught at Whitworth University and worked as an editor and journalist for daily newspapers in Spokane and Kansas City.
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Dr. Tony Osborne
Professor 502 E. Boone Ave AD Box 023 Spokane, WA 99258 Phone: (509) 313-6659 Office Location Office Hours Ph.D., Ohio State University M.A., Ohio State University M.S., Columbia Graduate School of Journalism B.A., University of Michigan Dr. Tony Osborne is the author of "Greed is Good" and Other Fables: Office Life in Popular Culture, a book that focuses on media portrayals of corporate culture. His research relates to discursive representations of "the great American dilemma," which involves opposing narratives of conformity and rebellion. His research and teaching interests include mass communication, documentary film, leadership, rhetoric, and the arts--particularly music and literature. Prior to joining Gonzaga, he lived in Europe for several years and was a professor at American University in Bulgaria.
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Dr. Karen Petruska
Assistant Professor 502 E Boone Ave AD Box 22 Spokane, WA 99258 Phone: (509) 313-6747 Office Location Office Hours Ph.D., Communication, Georgia
State University |
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Dr. Lisa Silvestri
Assistant Professor 502 E Boone AD Box 022 Spokane, WA 99258 Phone: (509) 313-6551 Office Location Office Hours Ph.D., Communication Studies,
University of Iowa |
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