Dr. Stephen Spates, assistant professor in the department of communication, successfully defended his dissertation “Exploring Workplace Connections of Employees with Multiple Role Expectations: Accommodating Communication Behaviors of Hospital Chaplains” at the University of Tennessee. Recent accomplishments Publication Spates has the following 2017 peer-reviewed … [Read more...] about Publication and recognition for Stephen Spates
The Council on General Education and Interdisciplinary Programs (CGEIP) has selected Dr. LeAnn Brazeal for the 2017 General Education Assessment Award for her leadership in assessment for improvement and for employing effective and innovative practices to help students achieve success in general education in COM 115: Fundamentals of Public Speaking. In 2016-2017, CGEIP … [Read more...] about LeAnn Brazeal recognized with General Education Assessment Award
Missouri State’s communication department has led the planning efforts for the Central States Communication Association's 2016 conference in Grand Rapids, Michigan, on April 13-17. Department head offers students opportunity to plan conference Dr. Shawn Wahl, communication department head, is the CSCA first vice president. He and his team of graduate student interns … [Read more...] about Graduate students help plan regional conference
As the fall semester comes to a close, a few communication faculty members and a graduate student have announced recent additions to their lists of publications. Research on presidents published in book Associate Professor Dr. Elizabeth Dudash-Buskirk and communication graduate student Nick Nickols published a peer-reviewed chapter in the book “The Bully Pulpit, Presidential … [Read more...] about COM department touts research publications
A film created by a Missouri State communication instructor will be on a short list of feature-length movies screened at the upcoming 20th Annual International Family Film Festival in Los Angeles Nov. 6-8. Competing with filmmakers from across the world “Heaven Won’t Wait” is a 3D Christian film written and directed by per-course faculty Dr. Sandra K. House. It will … [Read more...] about Hollywood festival to screen communication instructor’s 3D film