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The Department of Communication is pleased to spotlight the research programs of our faculty and graduate students. Also see our news page for other student and faculty accomplishments.

Dr. Katherine Adams

Professor of Communication
Ph.D. University of Utah (1983)

Recent publications:

Adams, K., & Galanes, G.  (2009).  Communicating in groups: Applications and skills (7th ed.).  New York: McGraw Hill.

Galanes, G., and Adams, K. (2007).  Effective group discussion: Theory and practice (12th ed.).  New York: McGraw Hill.

Adams, K.  (2004).  Of all things, Communication is the most wonderful.  Western Journal of Communication, 67 (4), 449-452.

Adams, K.  (2001, October).  Critical incidents questionnaire: A critical reflective teaching tool.  Exchanges: The On-Line Journal on Teaching and Learning in the CSU. 

Dr. Kevin J. Ayotte

Associate Professor of Communication
Ph.D. University of Pittsburgh (2003)

Recent publications:

Ayotte, K. J., & Moore, S. D. (in press). Terrorism, language, and community dialogue. In D. O'Hair, R. Heath, K. J. Ayotte, & G. Ledlow (Eds.), Terrorism: Communication and rhetorical perspectives. Cresskill, NJ: Hampton Press.
 
Ayotte, K. J., & Husain, M. E. (in press). Securing Afghan women: Neocolonialism, epistemic violence, and the rhetoric of the veil. National Women’s Studies Association Journal,17.

Ayotte K., Poulakos, J., & Whitson, S. 2002. Mistaking Nietzsche: Rhetoric and the epistemic pest. Quarterly Journal of Speech, 88, 121-127.

Ayotte, K. J. (2002). The art of war: Aristotle on rhetoric and fear. In K. Boudouris & T. Poulakos (Eds.), Studies in Greek Philosophy: Vol. 2, no. 40. The Philosophy of Communication (pp. 45-57). Athens, GR: Ionia Publications.

Mitchell, G. R., Ayotte, K. J.,& Helwich, D. C. (2001, July). Missile defence: Trans-Atlantic diplomacy at a crossroads (International Security Information Service-UK Briefing Series on Ballistic Missile Defence No. 6). Available at http://www.isisuk.demon.co.uk/0811/isis/uk/bmd/no6.html.

Ayotte, K. J. (2001). Rhetoric and the possibility of truth: Platonic epistemology in the Phaedrus and the Symposium. In K. Boudouris (Ed.), Studies in Greek Philosophy: Vol. 1, no. 36. Greek Philosophy and Epistemology (pp. 29-41). Athens, GR: Ionia Publications.
 
Ayotte, K. J. (2000). Constructions of violence: Labor, capital, and hegemonic struggle in the Pullman strike of 1894. In Carol A. Stabile (Ed.), Turning the century: Essays in media and cultural studies (pp. 217-234). Boulder, CO: Westview Press.

Ayotte, K. J. (2000). Aesthetic Rhetoric in Plato’s Phaedrus. In K. Boudouris (Ed.), Studies in Greek Philosophy: Greek Philosophy and the Fine Arts : Vol. 2, no. 34 (pp. 11-21). Athens, GR: Ionia Publications, 2000.

Ayotte, K. J. (2000). Critical erasure: Deconstructing the rhetoric of feminist international relations theory. International Journal of Forensics, 2, 169-176.

Dr. Diane Blair

Associate Professor of Communication
Ph.D. University of Maryland (2000)

Recent publications:

Blair, D. (in press). We go ahead together or we go down together: The civil rights rhetoric of Eleanor Roosevelt. In Aune, J. (Ed.). Civil rights rhetoric and the American presidency. College Station: Texas A&M University.

Blair, D., & Parry-Giles, S. (2004). Rosalynn Carter: Crafting a presidential partnership. In M. Wertheimer (Ed.), Inventing a voice: The rhetoric of American First Ladies of the twentieth century. Lanham, MD: Rowman and Littlefield.

Blair, D. (2004). Review of FDR’s body politics: The rhetoric of disability, by Davis W. Houck and Amos Kiewe. Argumentation and Advocacy, 40 (4), 292-294.

Blair, D. (2003). Review of FDR and Fear Itself: The First Inaugural Address by Davis W. Houck. Quarterly Journal of Speech, 89 (4), 376-377.

Parry-Giles, S., & Blair, D. (2002). The rise of the rhetorical first lady: Politics, gender ideology, and women’s voice, 1789-2002. Rhetoric and Public Affairs, 5, 565-600.

Blair, D. (2001). No ordinary time: Eleanor Roosevelt’s address to the 1940 Democratic National Convention. Rhetoric and Public Affairs, 4 (2), 203-222 .

Blair, D., Gring-Pemble, L., & Watson, M. (2001). Speeches. In Beasley, M., Beasley, G., Shulman, H. (Eds.). The Eleanor Roosevelt Encyclopedia. Westport, CT: Greenwood.

Gring-Pemble, L., & Blair, D. (2000). Best-selling feminisms: The rhetorical production of popular press feminists’ “romantic quest.” Communication Quarterly, 48, 360-379.

 

Dr. Douglas Fraleigh

Professor of Communication
J.D. University of California, Berkeley (1980)

Recent publications:

Fraleigh, D. & Tuman, J. (2009). Speak Up: An Illustrated Guide to Public Speaking. Boston: Bedford/St. Martin’s.

Fraleigh, D. (2005). First Amendment Challenges to Content-Based Restrictions on Internet Expression: The Importance of the Standard of Review. In S. Drucker & G. Gumpert (Eds.), Real Law@ Virtual Space: Regulation in Cyberspace (2nd ed.) (pp. 65-80). Cresskill, N.J.: Hampton Press.

Fraleigh, D. (2004). Freedom of Speech in Occupied Nations: What Should Be the Obligations of an Occupying Power? Free Speech Yearbook 41, 97-112.

Fraleigh, D. (2004). Review of The Free Speech Movement: Reflections on Berkeley in the 1960s by R. Cohen & R. Zelnik (Eds.). Free Speech Yearbook, 41, 189-92.

Fraleigh, D. (2003). ACLU v. Reno. In R. Parker (Ed.), Free Speech On Trial: Communication Perspectives on Landmark Supreme Court Decisions (pp. 298-312). University of Alabama Press.

Tuman, J. & Fraleigh, D. (2003). The St. Martin’s Guide to Public Speaking. Boston: Bedford/St. Martin’s.

 

Dr. Scott Moore

Professor of Communication
Ph.D. University of Oklahoma (1997)

Recent publications:

Moore, S. D., Wright, K., & Bernard, D. R. (2009). Influences on health delivery system satisfaction: A partial test of the ecological model. Health Communication, 24 (4), 285-294.

O’Hair, H. D., Ploeger, N. & Moore, S. D. (2010). Advances in applied communication research. In J. W. Chesebro (Ed.), A century of transformation: Studies in honor of the 100th anniversary of the Eastern Communication Association (pp. 89-106). New York: Oxford University Press.

Adame, B., Moore, S. D., & Fowler, C. (2009). An account for system influence in the analysis of patient satisfaction. Emporia State Research Studies, 45 (1), 1-5.

Badhesha, R. S., Schmidtke, J. M., Cummings, A., & Moore, S. D. (2008). The effects of diversity training on specific and general attitudes toward diversity. Multicultural Education & Technology Journal, 2(2), 87-106.

Wright, K., & Moore, S. D. (Eds.). (2008). Applied health communication. Cresskill, NJ: Hampton Press.
Book Reviewed by Athena du Pré. (2008) Health Communication, 23, 492-494.

Moore, S. D. & Thurston, G.  (2008).  Cultural competence and organizational barriers to the delivery of healthcare.  In K. Wright & S. D. Moore (Eds.), Applied health communication (pp. 105-124).  Cresskill, NJ: Hampton Press. 

Ayotte, K. J., & Moore, S. D.  (2008).  Terrorism, language and community dialogue.  In D. O’Hair L. Ledlow, R. L. Heath, K. J Ayotte, & G. R. Ledlow (Eds.), Terrorism: Communication and rhetorical perspectives (pp. 67-92).  Cresskill, NJ: Hampton Press. 

Ledlow, G., Moore, S. D., & O’Hair, D.  (2007).  Environmental influences on cancer care and communication.  In D. O’Hair, G. L. Kreps, & L. Sparks (Eds.), Handbook of communication and cancer care (pp. 97-114).  Cresskill, NJ: Hampton Press. 

Husain, M. E., & Moore, S. D.  (2007).  Communication and childhood cancer.  In D. O’Hair, G. L. Kreps, & L. Sparks (Eds.), Handbook of communication cancer care (pp. 263-279).  Cresskill, NJ: Hampton Press. 

Ledlow, G., O’Hair, H. D., & Moore, S. (2003).  Predictors of communication quality: The patient, provider, and nurse call center triad.  Health Communication, 15(4), 431-455. 

Moore, S. D., O’Hair, D., & Ledlow, G. (2002).  The effects of health delivery systems and self-efficacy on patient compliance and satisfaction.  Communication Research Reports, 19(4), 362-371. 

 

Dr. Robert Powell

Professor of Communication
Ph.D. University of Nebraska (1979)

Recent publications:

Powell, R. G., & Caseau, D.  (2004).  Classroom communication and diversity: Enhancing instructional practice.  Mahwah, NJ: Lawrence Erlbaum. 

Recent Award:

Powell, R., & Downs, T.  (2005, February).  Another look at immediacy: Criticisms, connections, and considerations.  Top Four Paper presented to the Instructional Communication Division of the Western States Communication Association, San Francisco, CA.

Dr. Sally Tannenbaum

Associate Professor of Communication
Ed.D. University of Cal. Davis & Cal State University, Fresno, (2003) 

Recent publications:

Tannenbaum, Sally (April 2008) “Politics Is As Politics Does: Communication in Political Campaigns," in Research, Advocacy, and Political Engagement: Multidisciplinary Perspective through Service Learning, Service Learning for Civic Engagement Series, CSU Office of the Chancellor, Stylus Publishing.

Tannenbaum, Peter, & Tannenbaum, Sally (April 2008) “Appreciating the Critical Dynamics and Importance of the United States Census,” in Research, Advocacy, and Political Engagement: Multidisciplinary Perspectives through Service Learning, Service Learning for Civic Engagement Series, CSU Office of the Chancellor, Stylus Publishing.

Nisbett, Nancy, Tannenbaum, Sally, & Smithers, Brent (April 2008) “Advancing service-learning through program evaluation,” in E. Zlotkowski & J. Saltmarsh(Eds.), Realities, reflections, and refinement in K-12 service-learning partnerships, Anker Publishing.

Tannenbaum, Sally Cahill “Analyzing the Communication Dynamics of Political Campaigns,” (July 2007) Communication Teacher, 21:3, 99-101.

Tannenbaum, Sally Cahill & Brown-Welty, Sharon (January 2007) “Is this the winning combination?” Horizon, Association of Experiential Education, http://www.aee.org/horizons/Practitioners_Corner.htm

Tannenbaum, Sally Cahill & Brown-Welty, Sharon, (Fall 2006) “Tandem Pedagogy: Embedding Service-Learning into an After-School Program,” Journal of Experiential Education, 29:2, 111-125.

Tannenbaum, Sally Cahill & Berrett, Richard, (Spring 2005) “Relevance of Service Learning in College Courses” Academic Quarterly Review, 9:1, 197-202.

Bushman, J., Brown-Welty, S. Delgado, N. R., Goodman, G., Schlievert, S., Shakian, P., Tannenbaum, S., & Torgenson, C. (2004) API:  Specific Strategies from Schools in the Central Valley Showing Consistent Gains in Student Achievement. Fresno, CA: Fresno State, Kremen School of Education and Human Development, Center for Research, Evaluation, Assessment and Dissemination.

Recent Awards:

Jan and Bud Richter Award for Excellence in Education, Kremen School of Education, CSUFresno (2007).

Quiet Hero Spirit of Service Award, Dr. John Welty, CSUFresno (2005).