Students in communication have the opportunity to learn from faculty who are nationally and internationally recognized for their expertise in relational communication, global and intercultural communication, rhetoric and public communication, and computer-mediated communication. They are distinguished by their publications in the top communication and interdisciplinary journals. They have written books, journal articles, and papers that have been nominated for and granted distinguished scholarship awards in the top professional communication associations.

FACULTY

Paul Wesley Alday

(M.A., Eastern Michigan University) Director of Forensics & Debate/Instructor, Communication. PRACTITIONER. COURSES TAUGHT: Argumentation, Intercollegiate Forensic Activities, Introduction to Speech Communication, Problems in Communication Studies, Honors Speech Communication, The Theatre Experience & Creative Drama. Email: Alday4N6@Yahoo.com, phone: 419.372.8856.

Emily Anzicek

Joshua Atkinson

(Ph.D., University of Missouri-Columbia) Assistant Professor. AREAS OF RESEARCH: New Social Movements, Power, Resistance. COURSES TAUGHT: Communication Criticism, Communication Ethics, Communication/Race/Power, Political Campaign Communication, Social Movements. Email: jatkins@bgsu.edu, phone: 419-372-3403.

Scott Baker

Ramune Braziunaite

(M.A., Bowling Green State University; M.A., Vilnius University, Lithuania) Instructor. AREAS OF RESEARCH: International Communication, Intercultural Communication, Media Studies, Political Communication. COURSES TAUGHT: Intercultural Communication, Organizational Communication, Interpersonal Communication in International Contexts, & Small Group Communication. Email: ramune@bgsu.edu, phone: 419.372.4573. Web Page

Michael L. Butterworth

(Ph.D., Indiana University) Associate Director of the School of Communication Studies, Assistant Professor, Interpersonal Communication; AREAS OF RESEARCH: Rhetorical theory and criticism, the relationship between rhetoric and cultural studies, political theory and democratic practice, sport and democratic culture, sport cultures and the construction of individual, community, and national identity in and through sport. COURSES TAUGHT: Communication and Criticism, Sport and Communication. Email: mbutter@bgnet.bgsu.edu, phone: 419.372.4574.

Aaron Burton

(Ph.D., Bowling Green State University) Instructor. AREAS OF RESEARCH: Rhetoric, Religion, Media. COURSES TAUGHT: Introduction to Speech Communication, Small Group Communication, Presentational Speaking in Organizations, Persuasive Communication, Interpersonal Communication. Email: aaronvb@bgsu.edu, phone: 419-372-8126.

Chin-Chung Chao

Stephen M. Croucher

(Ph.D., University of Oklahoma) Assistant Professor. AREAS OF RESEARCH: Intercultural and Cross-Cultural Communication (Minority cultural adaptation, Islamic communication practices, identity formation and negotiation), Organizational Communication (organizational assimilation and identity), Language and Social Interaction (language ideologies); COURSES TAUGHT: Intercultural Communication, Race, Ethnicity and Power. Email: scrouch@bgsu.edu, phone: 419-372-4575.

Lynda Dee Dixon

(Ph.D., University of Oklahoma) Professor. AREAS OF RESEARCH: Health Communication (family caregivers for people with Alzheimer's disease; patient/physician issues related to diabetes), Intercultural Communication (Native Americans, particularly Cherokees); COURSES TAUGHT: IPC - Health Communication, Native American Communication; COMS - Introduction to Communication Studies, Ethnography. Email: lyndad@bgsu.edu, phone: 419.372.7172.

Matthew Doggett

(M.A. Appalachian State University) Instructor, Communication. AREAS OF RESEARCH: Rhetoric, Political Communication, Rhetorical Criticism, and Argumentation. COURSES TAUGHT: Leadership and Communication, Human Communication, Persuasion, Introduction to Speech Communication and Argumentation and Advocacy. Email: mmdoggett@hotmail.com,  phone: 419.372.4561

Beth Dryer

Sandra L. Faulkner

(Ph.D.) Assistant Professor, Communication. AREAS OF RESEARCH: Cultural & Ethnic Identities and Sexual talk in Close Relationships . COURSES TAUGHT: Interpersonal Communication, Sexual Communication, Intercultural Communication. Email: sandraf@bgsu.edu, phone: 419.372.1998.

Radhika Gajjalla

(Ph.D., University of Pittsburgh) SCS Graduate Program Coordinator, Associate Professor. AREAS OF RESEARCH: Information Communication Technologies, Critical/Cultural Studies, Feminist Theory and Communication, Postcolonial Theory and Communication, Intercultural/International/Global Communication, Media Studies; COURSES TAUGHT: Communication Technoscience and Cyberculture, Qualitative Research Methods, Information Communication Technologies and the Global Village. Email: radhik@bgsu.edu, phone: 419.372.0528. Web Page

Alberto Gonzalez

(Ph.D., Ohio State University) Professor. AREAS OF RESEARCH: Intercultural Communication, Rhetorical Criticism; COURSES TAUGHT: Communication and Culture, Intercultural Rhetoric, Rhetoric and Technology, Interpretive Methods In Communication. Email: agonzal@bgsu.edu, phone: 419.372.6076.

Ellen W. Gorsevski

(Ph.D., Pennsylvania State University) Assistant Professor. AREAS OF RESEARCH: Nonviolent/Peace Communication, International/Intercultural Rhetoric, Rhetorical Criticism, Political Rhetoric, Social Movement Rhetoric, Media Criticism and Propaganda. COURSES TAUGHT: Communication and Conflict, Communication and Gender, Communication and Criticism, Rhetorical Criticism, Rhetoric of Globalization, Introduction to Peace and Conflict Studies. Email: elleng@bgsu.edu, phone: 419.372.1997, web:  http://personal.bgsu.edu/~elleng

Lara Lengel

(Ph.D., Ohio University) Associate Professor & Chair of the Department of IPC/Communication. AREAS OF RESEARCH: International Communication, Intercultural Communication, Impact of Communication Technology, Internationalizing Education; COURSES TAUGHT: Humanistic Research Methods; International Communication, Cultures and Media; Internationalizing Education through Media and Technology. Email: lengell@bgsu.edu, phone: 419.372.7653. Web Page

Canchu Lin

(Ph.D., Purdue University). Assistant Professor. AREAS OF RESEARCH: Organizational Communication; Intercultural Communication; COURSES TAUGHT: Organizational Communication, Intercultural Communication, Virtual Teams, & Research Methods. Email: clin@bgsu.edu, phone: 419.372.3512.

Raymond Schuck

(Ph.D., Arizona State University) Instructor, Communication. AREAS OF RESEARCH: Critical Theory, Pop Culture, Public Memory and Sports Studies. COURSES TAUGHT: Human Communication, Gender and Communication, Communication Race and Power, Reading Harry Potter. Email: rschuck@bgsu.edu, phone: 419.372.4561.

Kristan Tucker

(M.S., University of North Texas) IPC102 Basic Course Coordinator/Instructor, Communication. AREAS OF RESEARCH: Instructional Communication, Service-Learning and Small Group Communication. COURSES TAUGHT: Introduction to Speech Communication. Email: tuckerk@bgsu.edu, phone: 419.372.3407.

GRADUATE ASSISTANTS

Jenny Armentrout (M.A. Central Michigan University)

Travis Hawkley (M.A. Brigham Young University)

Manda Hicks (M.A. Boise State University)

Primus Igboaka (M.A. BGSU)

Brian Krol (M.A. State University of New York at Buffalo)

Dan Li (Nanjing University of Science & Technology)

Bridget Long (M.A. Central Michigan University)

Christopher Medjesky (M.A. Indiana State University)

Erin Paun (M.A. Central Michigan University)

Laura Rawlins (M.A. Western Kentucky University)

Brittany Rowe (M.A. University of Pennsylvania)

Cynthia Shipman (M.A. Texas State University)

Christian Vukasovich (M.A. Eastern Michigan University)

Kisung Yoon (M.A. Seton Hall University)

Linda Ziberi (Indiana State University)