Faculty
Our faculty represents the finest combination of teaching and research. The faculty have amassed awards and recognition both on our campus and across our discipline. Our faculty includes some of the most respected scholars, teachers, and practitioners within the field of communication. Our scholars have produced a prolific number of books, journal articles, book chapters, and convention papers. They sit on editorial boards and hold leadership positions throughout our discipline. You can view faculty accomplishments on our research activities page.
Profiles for our current faculty are linked at left, under Faculty Profiles.
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
Connie Conlee, Ph.D. University of Oklahoma
Organizational Communication / Group Communication / Health Communication / Computer Applications / Leadership
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
Robert Powell, Ph.D. University of Nebraska
Instructional Communication / Critical Thinking / Communication Theory
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
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
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