Area of Expertise: Speech Communication
Bruschke, Jon C.
Professor of Human Communication Studies
Department Chair
Areas of Knowledge
- Argumentation
- Pretrial publicity
- Public debate
Chakraborty, Rahul
Associate Professor of Communication Sciences & Disorders
Areas of Knowledge
- Bilingualism
- Speech Physiology
- Cross-linguistic interaction
- Accent and power
Congalton, K. Jeanine
Associate Professor of Human Communication Studies
Areas of Knowledge
- Argumentation and debate
- Rhetorical theory and criticism
Cooper, Therese J.
Lecturer in Communication Communication Sciences and Disorders
Areas of Knowledge
- Anatomy and physiology
- Voice disorders
- Cleft palate
- Communication and aging
- Neurology
- Speech Therapy
Dorjee, Tenzin
Associate Professor of Human Communication Studies
Areas of Knowledge
- Intercultural Communication
- Peace and Conflict Management
- Tibetan Language, Culture, and Buddhism
Emry, Robert A.
Professor of Human Communications, Emeritus
Areas of Knowledge
- Planning and organizational change
- Intercultural, interpersonal and public communication
- Community building
- Conflict management
- Teaming
- Leadership
Gass, Robert H.
Professor Emeritus of Human Communications Studies
Chair of Human Communicatons Studies Department
Areas of Knowledge
- Argumentation and critical thinking
- Persuasion, social influence and compliance gaining
- Research methods
Hayes, Javette G.
Associate Professor of Human Communication Studies
Areas of Knowledge
- Interpersonal and relational communication
- Emotional expression management
- Conflict
- The "Dark Side" of interpersonal communication/relationships
- Public Speaking
Johnson, Zac D.
Associate Professor of Human Communication Studies
Areas of Knowledge
- Instructional Communication
- Student-Student Communication
- Authentic Teaching
- Student Misbehavior
- Service-Learning
Kamrath, Jessica K.
Assistant Professor of Human Communication Studies
Areas of Knowledge
- Organizational Communication - Organizational resilience & Well-Being
- Sport Communication
- Leadership Communication
- Communication Pedagogy
Kitselman, Kurt P.
Professor of Communication Sciences and Disorders
Areas of Knowledge
- Disorders of swallowing
- Speech, language, and cognitive disorders related to brain injury
Li, Edith C.
Professor of Human Communication Studies
Areas of Knowledge
- Adult neurogenic disorders
Malone, Patty C.
Associate Professor of Human Communication Studies
Areas of Knowledge
- Communication in the Workplace
- Employment, CareerAdvancement, Job Search
- Business Presentations
- Difficult Employees
Matz, S. Irene
Associate Professor of Human Communication Studies
Areas of Knowledge
- Organizational and business communication
- 21st century leadership
- Women in leadership
Ruud, Gary
Associate Professor of Human Communications Studies
Areas of Knowledge
- Communication
- Speech Communication
- Organizational Studies
- Communication in organizational contexts
- Organization/communication training
- Organization/communication ethics
Saenz, Terry I.
Professor of Communication Sciences and Disorders
Areas of Knowledge
- Bilingual speech-language pathology
- Recruitment and retention of culturally diverse students
Seung, HyeKyeung
Professor and Chair of Communication Sciences and Disorders
Areas of Knowledge
- language development
- language development of children with autism
- language development of chidlren with developmental disorders
- autism spectrum disorder
Swanson, Douglas J.
Professor of Communications
Areas of Knowledge
- Religion and media
- Assessment of student learning
- Mentoring
- Mindfulness
Teven, Jason
Professor of Human Communication Studies
Areas of Knowledge
- source credibility
- personality and communication
- communication education
- organizational communication
- social iInfluence/compliance gaining
- communication theory
Tom, Kenneth
Associate Professor Emeritus of Communication Sciences and Disorders
Areas of Knowledge
- Voice production (acoustics and physiology)
- Voice disorders and voice therapy
- Care of the professional voice (singing and speaking)
Tsao, Ying-Chiao
Associate Professor of Communication Sciences and Disorders
Areas of Knowledge
- Speech motor control
- fluency disorders
Tsao, Ying-Chiao
Associate Professor of Communication Sciences and Disorders
Graduate Adviser
Areas of Knowledge
- Fluency Disorders
- Counseling in Communication Disorders
- Community-Based Participatory Research
- Speech Sciences
Zhao, Heping
Professor of English, Comparative Literature and Linguistics
Areas of Knowledge
- Rhetoric theory
- History of rhetoric
- composition theory
