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	Robert Brady Associate Professor Department Chair Ph.D., University of Michigan 417 Kimpel 479.575.3046 rbrady@uark.edu Prof. Brady's home page	Courses Taught: Persuasion Media Effects Communication Theory Professor Brady is the current Chair of the Department of Communication. He has been at the university since 1979, in 1994 received Fulbright College’s Outstanding Advisor Award and in 1996 was named as the "Faculty Member of the Year" by the University’s Pan hellenic Council. Professor Brady’s research has been published in the American Communication Journal, Management Communication Quarterly, Journal of Business Communication, Communication Monographs, Western Journal of Communication, Journal of Language and Social Psychology, and Social Behavior and Personality. He has worked extensively as a consultant and instructor for management training programs in manufacturing, retail, governmental, and non-profit organizations. Some of these organizations are the U.S. Marine Corps, Arkansas Department of Health, Wal-Mart Stores, Inc., Army Air Force Exchange Service, Simmons Industries, Kawneer Inc., Arkansas Municipal Clerks Association, and the Arkansas Bankers Association.

	Patricia Amason Associate Professor Associate Chair Ph.D., Purdue University Director of Undergraduate Studies Director of Teaching Assistants	Courses Taught: Communication Theory Interpersonal Communication Small Group Communication Communication and Gender Family Communication Health Communication Research Interests: Health Communication Professor Amason came to Arkansas in 1994 after teaching at Ferris State University in the Department of Humanities. Professor Amason’s research has been published in Communication Yearbook 10, Communication Studies, Journal of Applied Communication Research, Health Communication and the Journal of Thought. Her current research focuses on the role communication plays in excellent health care delivery.

	Myria Allen Associate Professor Ph.D., University of Kentucky 434 Kimpel 479.575.5952 myria@uark.edu Myria Allen's home page	Courses Taught: Organizational Communication Intercultural Communication Organizational Communication Theory Organizational Communication Research Research Methods II Professor Allen joined this faculty in 1993 after teaching at Louisiana State University. Professor Allen’s research has been published in Management Communication Quarterly, Communication Reports, Communication Law Review, Journal of Applied Communication Research, Communication Studies, Journal of Public Relations Research, The Southern Communication Journal, Western Journal of Communication, Journalism Quarterly, Communication Monographs, Communication Quarterly, Women's Studies in Communication, Sex Roles: A Journal of Research, American Review of Public Administration, Information and Management, International Journal of Learning and Change, The DATA BASE for Advances in Information Systems, Financial Counseling & Planning, Journal of Family and Economic Issues, Academic Exchange, Journal of Constructivist Psychology, and Consultation: An International Journal.

	Laurie Brady Instructor M. A., University of Arkansas 431 Kimpel 479.575.7495 lbrady@uark.edu	Courses Taught: Interpersonal Communication Small Group Communication

	Peggy Catron Instructor Ed. D. University of Arkansas 704 Kimpel 479.575.5960 pcatron@uark.edu	Courses Taught: Fundamentals of Communication Interpersonal Communication Personal Change Public Speaking Gender

	Lisa Corrigan Ph.D., University of Maryland, College Park 522 Kimpel Hall 479.575.5272 lcorriga@uark.edu	Courses Taught: Argumentation Rhetorical Theory Rhetoric of Social Movements Research Interests Rhetorics of Confinement and Exile The Black Power Movement Cuban Women's Writing Feminist Politics Professor Corrigan's research has been published in Advances in the History of Rhetoric. She is currently working on a book manuscript about the prison writings of the Black Power Movement.

	Sarah Denison M.A., University of Arkansas 428 Kimpel Hall 479.575.3769 scrice@uark.edu	Courses Taught Fundamentals of Communication Public Speaking

	Thomas Frentz Professor Ph.D., University of Wisconsin 504 Kimpel 479.575.5953 tfrentz@uark.edu	Courses Taught: Mytic Criticism Ethnographic Methods in Communication Contemporary Rhetorical Theory Film Arts Lecture Science Fiction and the Cultural Imagination Rhetorical Theory Research Interests Film Criticism Mytic Theory Rhetorical Theory Ethnographic Methods Thomas S. Frentz is a professor of Communication at the University of Arkansas, Fayetteville. He received his Ph.D. in Speech Communication from the University of Wisconsin, Madison in 1970. An eclectic scholar in both the social sciences and humanities, he has published three books, thirty scholarly articles, four book chapters, over fifty convention papers, and has lectured extensively at colleges and universities across the country. He teaches courses in rhetorical theory, criticism, film, ethnography, and myth. In 1994/95, he served as the President of the Southern States Communication Association. In 2006, he was named Master Researcher by the J. William Fulbright College of Arts and Sciences at the University of Arkansas. And in 2007, the Rhetoric and Communication Theory Division of the National Communication Association named him Distinguished Scholar of 2007. He currently lives in Fayetteville with his cat, Mollie.

	Lynn Meade Instructor Ed. D., University of Arkansas 704 Kimpel Hall 479.575.5960 lmeade@uark.edu Lynn Meade's Webpage	Courses Taught: Fundamentals of Communication Public Speaking Nonverbal Communication Persuasion Dr. Meade's primary focus is on the instruction of students and her greatest joy is watching her students develop and grow.. She received the Halls of Excellence Teaching Award and was nominated for teaching honors by the Student Alumni Association and Associated Student Government. Dr. Meade has edited a Fundamentals of Communication textbook and wrote a book chapter on Students with Disabilities as part of an online book project for NASPA.

	Thomas Rosteck Associate Professor Ph.D., University of Wisconsin 520 Kimpel 479.575.6435 trosteck@uark.edu	Courses Taught: Communication Criticism Introduction to Rhetorical Theory Rhetoric of Social Movements Rhetoric of the Black Civil Rights Movement Documentary Film and Television Television and American Culture Communication and Cultural Studies Research Interests Communication and Culture Non-Fiction Television and Film Theories of Interpretation The University of Alabama Press published his first book, See It Now Confront McCarthyism: Television Documentary and the Politics of Representation in 1994. He recently was the Editor of At the Intersection: Cultural Studies and Rhetorical Studies, which was published by Guilford Press in 1999. He is the director of the Department’s Undergraduate Honors Program. Professor Rosteck’s research has been published in the Quarterly Journal of Speech, Southern Communication Journal, Journal of Communication Studies and Western Journal of Communication. He has contributed chapters to several books on communication and rhetoric.

	Frank Scheide Associate Professor Ph.D., University of Wisconsin 523 Kimpel 479.575.5961 fscheide@uark.edu	Courses Taught: Film Lecture American Film Survey International Film Research Interests Film History and Criticism Documentary Film Native American History, Culture, and Politics Professor Scheide has interests in film history and criticism. He first joined the department in 1977, after teaching at Ball State University. Professor Scheide co-edited, with Hooman Mehran, the books Chaplin: The Dictator and the Tramp, and Chaplin's Limelight and the Music Hall Tradition. He is the author of a textbook entitled Introductory Film Criticism: A Historical Perspective, and his catalog of out-takes from films made by Charles Chaplin between 1916 and 1952, has been published on-line by the British Film Institute in London, England. Professor Scheide's research has been published in Free Speech Yearbook, Journal of Communication Studies, and The Velvet Light Trap Review of the Cinema. He was project director for the award winning PBS documentary, The Keetoowahs Come Home.

	Lindsley Smith J.D., University of Arkansas 431 Kimpel 479.575.7495 lindsleysmith@msn.com Linsdleysmithhomepage	Courses Taught: Public Speaking Interpersonal Communication Legal Communication

	Stephen A. Smith Professor Ph.D., Northwestern University 704 Kimpel 479.575.3046 libertas@uark.edu	Courses Taught: Methodology of Communication Research Freedom of Speech Freedom of Religion Rhetoric of American Women Rhetoric of American labor Democracy and Dissent Summer Seminar in History and Philosophy of Freedom of Speech

	Kasey Walker Assistant Professor Ph.D., 520 Kimpel Hall 479.575.5963 klwalker@uark.edu	Courses Taught Small Group Communication Communication Research Communication Theory Family Communication

	Ron Warren Associate Professor Ph.D., Indiana University Director of Graduate Studies 435 Kimpel 479.575.5957 ronw@uark.edu	Courses Taught Communication Research Introduction to Electronic Media Computer Mediated Communication Mass Communication Inquiry Research Interests Families and Media Children's Media Educational Technology, Media and Learning Media Processes & Effects Professor Warren has interests in media and childhood socialization. He joined our faculty in August 1997 after completing his Ph.D. in the Department of Telecommunications at Indiana University. Professor Warren’s research has been published in the Journal of Communication, Journal of Broadcast and Electronic Media, Journal of Family Communication, and Mass Communication and Society. He has also co-authored and contributed chapters to books on instructional media and distance learning.

	Lynne Webb Professor Ph.D., University of Oregon 436 Kimpel 479.575.5956 LynneWebb320@CS.com	Courses Taught Relational Communication Communication and Conflict Research Interests Interpersonal Communication Family Communication Gender and Communication Professor Webb has interests in interpersonal communication, family communication, and communication. She joined the department in 1999 after serving in tenured appointments at the University of Memphis and University of Florida. Professor Webb’s research has been published in Communication Education, Women’s Studies in Communication, Communication Research Reports, Southern Communication Journal, ACA Bulletin, The Speech Communication Teacher, Journal of Applied Gerontology, Research on Aging, Death Studies, Journal of Communication Studies, Hearing Instruments, and Gerontology/Geriatrics Education. She has been the Associate Editor of the Journal of Applied Communication Research, the Southern Communication Journal, Journal of Family World Communication, Women’s Studies in Communication, and the Florida Communication Journal. Discover the full text of her publications at: http://lynnewebb320.googlepages.com/webb%27spublications

	Robert Wicks Professor Ph.D., Michigan State University Internship Coordinator 429 Kimpel 479.575.5958 rwicks@uark.edu Center for Communication and Media Research	Courses Taught Introduction to Electronic Media Mediated Communication Seminar in Television Media and Presidential Elections Mass Media Cognition Research Interests Media, Audiences, and Society Human Information Processing Political Communication and Campaigns Professor Wicks has interests in mass communication theory and research. He joined our department in 1994 after being on the faculty at Indiana University. He was ranked among the top 20 telecommunication scholars in a report presented at a national convention. Professor Wicks’ is the author of a book on media processing titled Understanding Audiences. His research has been published in Communication Yearbook 15, Communication Research, American Behavioral Scientist, Journal of Broadcasting and Electronic Media, Journalism Quarterly, Journal of Advertising Research,Journal of Media and Religion, Revista Iberoamericana de Communication, Journal of Communication, Communication Yearbook, and Mass Comm Review.

	Staff Brenda McCrory Administrative Assistant 417 Kimpel 479.575.3046	Hershel Hartford Administrative Assistant 417 Kimpel 479.575.3048

Department of Communication

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