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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
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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
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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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