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Faculty

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.

PAUL WESLEY ALDAY

(M.A., Eastern Michigan University) Director of Forensics & Debate/Instructor, Interpersonal 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.

RAMUNE BRAZIUNAITE

(M.A., Bowling Green State University; MA, 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) 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.

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.

RADHIKA GAJJALA

(Ph.D., University of Pittsburgh) 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.

LARA LENGEL

(Ph.D., Ohio University) Associate Professor. 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.

 

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