Doctoral Student Profiles
- Jeremy Adolphson
- Rhetorical studies with an emphasis in critical/cultural studies, confrontational rhetoric, and popular culture.
- Seokoon Ahn
- Intercultural communication, quantitative methods
- Katherine Becker
- Interpersonal and health communication
- Ruth Beerman
- Rhetoric, with an emphasis in public controversy and argument
- Andrew Cole
- Communication technology with an emphasis on social impacts of new technologies.
- Emily Cramer
- Health communication with a current emphasis on cancer communication
- Rachel Davidson
- Public discourse and the intersection of rhetoric with issues of identity and gender
- Keith E. Dilbeck
- Interpersonal communication with an emphasis on intercultural communication theory
- Ali Gattoni
- New media and feminist theory
- Lindsey Harness
- Rhetoric in new media as it pertains to social activism, identity construction, and social controversy
- Jennifer M. Hawkins
- Health communication within interpersonal and intercultural contexts with emphasis on sensitive health topics
- Anna Herrman
- Interpersonal communication with additional interests in health and intercultural communication
- Falon Kartch
- Interpersonal communication with an emphasis on marital/family communication
- Kimberly Kulovitz
- Interpersonal and mediated communication with a focus on the “darkside” of relationships
- Aimee Lau
- Computer-mediated communication with a specific focus on social media in educational environments
- Mridula Mascarenhas
- Public discourse and social movements
- Rebecca Mullane
- Interpersonal communication with an emphasis on education
- Kristine Nicolini
- Interpersonal communication with a focus on higher education
- Kikuko Omori
- Technology and communication, specifically globalization of media, computer mediated communication, and online education
- Deborah Pinçon
- Intercultural health communication with an emphasis on marginalized or underrepresented populations
- DeAnne Priddis
- Interpersonal communication
- Thomas Salek
- Rhetorical and political communication, rhetorical leadership, interpersonal communication
- Kimberly K. Smith
- Organizational and group communication with an emphasis on technology and education
- Lara Stache
- Rhetoric with a focus on how alternative lifestyles have been mainstreamed through popular culture
- Angela Victor
- Organizational communication with an emphasis on higher education
- Jansen Werner
- Rhetoric with an emphasis in civil rights, identity, and disability/mental health.
- Karina Willes
- Emphasis on LGBT issues and technology using quantitative methodologies
- Kaori Yamada
- Rhetoric with an emphasis on memory studies and gender in communication
- Anne Zmyslinski-Seeling
- Interpersonal, marriage & family, and health communication with an emphasis on romantic relationships
Profiles of Recent Graduates
- Jihyun Kim
- Technology and Health Communication with quantitative methods
- Melissa Maier
- Interpersonal communication in close relationships, including romantic relationships, families, friendships and work relationships
- Kelly Tenzek
- Health communication with an emphasis in interpersonal communication including end-of-life care, conflict, and the Internet
- Malynnda Johnson
- Health communication with an emphasis on the social construction of illness
- Katie LaPlant Turkiewicz
- Interpersonal and health communication with an emphasis on technology, conflict, and interpersonal relationships