Faculty
Our faculty represents the finest combination of teaching and research. The faculty has amassed numerous awards and recognitions both on our campus and across our discipline. Our faculty includes some of the most respected academicians within the field of communication. Our scholars have produced a prolific amount of research, with many books, journal articles, book chapters and convention papers. They sit on editorial boards and actively hold leadership positions throughout our discipline.
Review faculty accomplishments on our research activities page and on our news page.
Emeriti Faculty
R. Gene Anderson, Ph.D. University of Colorado
Communication Education / Instructional Communication / Verbal Interaction Analysis / Questioning Strategies / Classroom Discipline
Hal Bochin, Ph.D. University of Indiana
History of American Public Address / Rhetorical Criticism / Argumentation & Debate / Group Discussion
Melanie Bloom, Ph.D. Ohio University
Culture & Learning Styles / Intercultural Communication / Male-female Communication / Instructional Communication / Interpersonal Communication
John Cagle, Ph.D. University of Iowa
Rhetorical & Communication Theory /Group Communication /Computer Applications / Statistics & Research Methods / Language & Culture / Professional Communication Skills
Carl W. Carmichael, Ph.D. University of Iowa
Communication Aspects of Aging / Social Linguistics / Persuasion
Conee Conlee, Ph.D. University of Oklahoma
Organizational Communication / Group Communication / Health Communication / Computer Applications / Leadership
George E. Diestel, Ph.D. University of Southern California
Rhetorical & Communication Theory / Humanities / Computer Applications, Statistics, & Research Methods / Freedom of Speech / Silence / Leadership / Holocaust Studies
L. Ralph Hennings, Ph.D. University of Oregon
Humanities / Post Modernism / Rhetorical Theory / Rhetorical Criticism / Political Communication / British Studies / Philosophy
David Natharius, Ph.D. University of Southern California
Interpersonal & Group Communication / Gender Communication / Experiential Learning / Conflict Management / The Humanities
David Quadro, Ph.D. University of California at Los Angeles
Argumentation / American Public Address / Rhetorical Theory
Sally Cahill Tannenbaum, Ed.D. California State University, Fresno
Instructional Communication / Service-Learning / Political Persuasion / Rhetorical Criticism / Leadership
W. Richard Ullmann, Ph.D.
Communication Research Methods / Social Influence & Attitude Change / Persuasion / Interpersonal Communication / Litigation Consulting
Emeriti Faculty (Deceased)
Vincent L. Bloom, Ph.D. Ohio University
Family Communication / Interpersonal Communication / Communication Theory / Communication Apprehension / Philosophy of Communication
Howard J. Campbell, Ed.D. University of California at Berkeley
Interpersonal Communication / Instructional Communication / General Semantics / Intercultural Communication
Gail Sorensen, Ed.D. West Virginia University
Instructional Communication
Charles Taylor, Ed.D. University of California at Los Angeles
Oral Communication / General Semantics / Instructional Communication / Intercultural Communication
