Associate Professor of Communication
Speaking Across the Curriculum Program Director
I am
interested in mentoring and mentoring practices within the communication acedemy.
Particularly, I am interested in mentoring models: the Cloning Model, the
Nurturing Model, and the Friendship Model. Additionally,
I am interested in mentoring pairs, who chooses whom, the dynamics of the
interpersonal relationship, and how these dynamics play out over time.
Courses Taught
Undergraduate courses:
Introduction to Communication Theory; Public Speaking; Family
Communication; Intercultural Communication; Interpersonal
Communication; Gender and Communication; Small Group Communication; Health Communication;
Persuasion; Special Topics in Communication - Communication and Aging