EMERITI FACULTY
EMERITI FACULTY
*Jerry Feezel
B.S., Southern Illinois University
M.S., & Ph.D., University of Wisconsin, Madison (1971)
Professor Emeritus of Communication Studies
Research Interests: Communication in Teaching and Learning: Teaching Assistant Development; Semantic Analyses of Language; Language and Culture.
Current Research Projects: Language and Reflective Teaching; Verbal Probability and Uncertainty; Social Acceptability of Language; Teaching Assistant Development; Verbal/Nonverbal Codes; Communication Terms in Cultures.
William I Gorden
B.A., Manchester College
M.A., Purdue University
Ph.D., Purdue University Postdoctoral, Northwestern University and Florida State University
Professor Emeritus of Communication Studies
Research Interests: Organizational Culture and Member Rights, Commitment, Freedom of Speech, Values, Ethics and Relationships, Quality in Organizations.
Current Research Projects: Superior-Subordinate Communication; Employee Rights; Organizational Citizenship; Socialization in Society and at Work; Teamwork.
*D. Ray Heisey
Th.B., Messiah College A.B., Greenville College
M.A., Ohio State University
Ph.D., Northwesterm University Postgraduate Study, University of Edinburgh
Professor Emeritus and Director Emeritus of Communication Studies
Research Interests: Rhetoric of National Leaders; Conflict and Revolutionary Movements; International and Intercultural Communication.
Current Research Projects: Rhetoric of Scandinavia, China and the Middle East; International Crises and the Rhetoric of National Leaders; Apologia.
Dominic A. Infante
B.S., Bowling Green State University
M.S., Westminster College
M.A., Kent State University
Ph.D., Kent State University
Professor Emeritus of Communication Studies
Research Interests: Argumentativeness; Verbal Aggressiveness; Personality and Communication; Interpersonal Communication; Family Violence; Spousal Abuse.
Current Research Projects: Verbal Aggression; Nonverbal Communication and Aggressiveness; Aggressive Communication and Corporal Punishment.
Johnny Miller
Ph.D., University of Southern Mississippi
M.A., University of Southern Mississippi
B.A., Western Kentucky University
Professor Emeritus of Communication Studies
Hugh P. Munro
Ph.D., University of Illinois, 1963
M.A., University of Alabama, 1959
B.S., University of Alabama, 1958
Professor Emeritus of Communication Studies
Teaching Interests: Theory and Practice of Oral Discourse, Advanced Address, Theories of Rhetorical Discourse, Greek and Roman Rhetoical Theory, Modern and Contemporary Rhetorical Theory, Conversational Public Speaking
Ph.D., University of Illinois at Urbana‑Champaign
M.A., Queens College of the City University of New York
B.A., Queens College of the City University of New York
Professor Emeritus and Director Emeritus of Communication Studies
Research Interests: Media Uses and Effects; Newer Communication Technologies; Personal and Mediated Communication; Media News and Entertainment; Communication, Aging, and Digital Divides
Current Research Projects: Measurement of Internet Use; Parasocial Interaction and TV Reality Programs; Third-Person Effects and Terrorism; Communication Motivation and Aggression
Teaching Interests: Media Effects; Communication in an Information Society; Political Communication; Intercultural Communication; Research Methods; Measurement and Analysis
*B.A., Pennsylvania State University
M.A., Pennsylvania State University
Ph.D., University of Illinois
Professor Emeritus of Communication Studies
Research Interests: Interpersonal Communication; Personal and Mediated Communication; Communication Competence; Impression Formation and Relationship Development; Interpersonal Communication Motives; Instructional Communication.
Current Research Projects: Interpersonal Motives, Media Use, and New Technologies; Interpersonal Communication Competence; Communication Measurement; Communication Cognition; Communication Situations and Contexts.
Teaching Interests: Interpersonal Communication; Quantitative Research Methods; Communication Competence; Measurement and Analysis; Theories of Communication; Communication Inquiry