DEPARTMENT GRADUATE FACULTY MEMBERS

Beth S. Bennett (Ph.D., University of Iowa). Associate Professor. Her research interests include the history of rhetoric, especially classical and medieval rhetoric, rhetorical criticism, and the study and development of electronic texts and critical literacy. Click here to see Website.

E. Culpepper Clark (Ph.D., University of North Carolina). Professor and Dean of the College of Communication and Information Sciences. His research interests include the history of public address, argumentation theory, and the rhetoric of the civil rights movement.

Janis L. Edwards (Ph.D., University of Massachusetts). Associate Professor. Her research interests focus on the intersection of contemporary rhetorical theory and political discourse and the rhetorical dimensions of media, visual rhetoric, and gender.

Thomas E. Harris (Ph.D., Temple University). Professor and Internships Director. His research interests include organizational communication, leadership, diversity, small groups, teams, and change.

Marsha Houston (Ph.D., University of Massachusetts). Professor and Department Chair. Her research explores the intersection among gender, ethnicity, language, and interpersonal communication.
 
Mark D. Nelson (Ph.D., University of Alabama). Associate Professor and Associate Dean for Undergraduate Programs for the College of Communication and Information Sciences. His research interests include instructional communication, leadership, interpersonal competence, and diversity. Click here to see Website.
  
Frank M. Thompson, Jr. (Ed.D., University of Alabama). Associate Professor and Director of Forensics. His research interests included forensics, public speaking, interpretation, and group leadership.