Research by assistant professor of communication, Dr. LeAnn Brazeal, has been published in the nationally recognized peer-review journal, Communication Research Reports. About Brazeal’s research Brazeal, together with Kansas State University professor, Soo-Hye Han, wrote, “Playing Nice: Modeling Civility in Online Political Discourse.” The research examines how modeling … [Read more...] about Professor publishes research on promoting civil discourse online
Research conducted by the communication department’s Drs. Stephanie Norander and Gloria Galanes is receiving high accolades in the communication studies field. Their article on race and community dialogue has been chosen as lead research article for the Journal of Applied Communication Research (JACR), one of the most selective and prestigious publications in the field. About … [Read more...] about Professors’ research chosen as lead article in esteemed communication journal
Dr. Shawn Wahl, head of the communication department, will be presenting at the National Communication Association's centennial convention, to be held Nov. 20-23 in Chicago. Wahl will join other panelists in the NCA Department Chairs Forum to discuss the first phase in the Learning Outcomes in Communication (LOC) project, a three-year initiative funded by the Lumina … [Read more...] about Communication department head to present collaborative research at NCA conference
Communication professor and director for the Center for Dispute Resolution, Dr. Charlene Berquist, will be awarded by the Association of Missouri Mediators at its Oct. 17 annual conference in St. Louis. The non-profit organization, based in Jefferson City, promotes the use of mediation, an alternative dispute resolution, and co-sponsors regional training conferences for … [Read more...] about Professor to be awarded for work in mediation
Fall 2014 is well underway and as students begin to find their place at the College of Arts and Letters, so do several new faculty and staff. They will be introduced in more depth in the coming weeks, but to get these profiles started, here is a round up of the new faces that can be seen around campus. Let’s give them a big Bear welcome this week! Art and … [Read more...] about New faculty, staff join College of Arts and Letters