Department of Communication

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 Communication, Problems in Communication Studies, Honors Introduction to Communication, The Theatre Experience& Creative Drama. Email: Alday4N6@Yahoo.com, phone: 419.372.8856.

Emily Anzicek 

(Ph.D., Wayne State University) Director of COMM 1020 Introduction to Communication / Instructor. AREAS OF RESEARCH: Feminist Media Studies, Gender and Communication, Communication Pedagogy. COURSES TAUGHT: Introduction to Communication, Gender and Communication, Interpersonal Communication. Email: emilya@bgsu.edu, phone: 419.372.0513.

Joshua Atkinson

(Ph.D., University of Missouri-Columbia) Associate Professor & Undergraduate Coordinator. 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.

Ramune Braziunaite

(Ph.D., Bowling Green State University) Lecturer. AREAS OF RESEARCH: International Communication, Intercultural Communication, Organizational Communication, Media Studies, Political Communication. COURSES TAUGHT: Intercultural Communication, International Communication, Organizational Communication, Leadership in Communication, Interpersonal Communication, Relational Communication in Transnational Contexts. Email: ramune@bgsu.edu, phone: 419.372.3421. Web Page

Michael L. Butterworth

(Ph.D., Indiana University) Associate Professor & Chair of the Department of Communication. AREAS OF RESEARCH: Rhetorical Theory and Criticism, Rhetoric and Cultural Studies, Political Theory and Democratic Practice, Construction of Individual, Community, and National Identity in and through Sport. COURSES TAUGHT:Communication and Criticism, Communication Theory, 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.

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: Health Communication, Native American Communication;  Introduction to Communication Studies, Ethnography. Email: lyndad@bgsu.edu, phone: 419.372.7172.

John Dowd 

(Ph.D. Purdue University) Instructor. AREAS OF RESEARCH: Rhetoric & Social Theory, Organizational & Institutional Discourse, & Media Ecology. COURSES TAUGHT: Rhetorical Criticism, Organizational Communication, Speech Communication. Email: jpdowd@bgsu.edu, phone: 419-372-3512.

Sandra L. Faulkner

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

Radhika Gajjalla

(Ph.D., University of Pittsburgh) Professor. AREAS OF RESEARCH: Information Communication Technologies, Critical/Cultural Studies, Feminist and Postcolonial Theories and Communication, Intercultural/International/Global Communication, Media Studies. COURSES TAUGHT: Communication Technoscience and Cyberculture, Qualitative Research Methods. 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 Gorsevski

(Ph.D., Pennsylvania State University) Associate 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 

Lisa K. Hanasono

(Ph.D., Purdue University) Assistant Professor. AREAS OF RESEARCH: Interpersonal Communication, Intercultural Communication, Stereotyping and Discrimination, Social Support and Well-Being. COURSES TAUGHT: Health Communication, Interpersonal Communication, Persuasion, Presentational Speaking, and Interviewing. Email: LisaKH@bgsu.edu, Phone: 419.372.3512.

Kate Magsamen-Conrad

(Ph.D., Rutgers) Assistant Professor. AREAS OF RESEARCH: Health Communication, Interpersonal Communication, and Applied Communication. COURSES TAUGHT: Health Communication, Interpersonal Communication, Organizational Communication, Relational Communication, Small Group Communication. Email: kmagsam@bgsu.edu, phone: 419.372.8349.

Lara Martin Lengel

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

Cheongmi Shim

(Ph.D., University of Kansas). Instructor. AREAS OF RESEARCH: Intercultural Communication, International Media Studies. COURSES TAUGHT: Relational Communication in Transnational Contexts, Interpersonal Communication, Intercultural Communication. Email: cshim@bgsu.edu, phone: 419.372.4575.