Publications

Follow-up to the NCA basic communication course survey VII: Using learning objectives in the basic course. Basic Communication Course Annual (in press). (w/ Sherwyn Morreale and David W. Worley)

Follow-up to the NCA basic communication course survey VII: Technologies and administrative issues in the basic course. In B. Hugenberg & L. W. Hugenberg (Eds.). Teaching Ideas for the Basic Communication Course, Volume 12 (pp. 1-26). (w/ David W. Worley and Sherwyn Morreale)

Gaining credibility and achieving focus. In S. Morreale & P. Arensen (Eds.). Getting the Most from Your Graduate Education in Communication: A Student's Handbook (pp. 43-58). Washington, D. C.: National Communication Association, 2008. (w/ David W. Worley and Michael Elkins)

NASCAR fans in their own words: Motivation expressed in narrative. In L. W. Hugenberg, P. M. Haridakis, & A. C. Earnheardt (Eds.). Sports Mania: Essays on Fandom and the Media in the 21st Century. Jefferson, NC: McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers (2008). (w/ Barbara Hugenberg)

 If it ain't rubbin, it ain't racin': NASCAR, American values and fandom. Journal of Popular Culture (August, 2008), pp. 632-654. (w/ Barbara S. Hugenberg)

The basic communication course online: Challenges and practical suggestions for success. In B. Hugenberg & L. W. Hugenberg (Eds.). Teaching Ideas for the Basic Communication Course, Volume 11 (pp. 1-20). Dubuque, IA: Kendall/Hunt Publishing Company (2007). (w/ Barbara Hugenberg)

Grading in the basic course. In L. W. Hugenberg, S. Morreale, D. W. Worley, B. Hugenberg, & D. A. Worley (Eds.). Basic Communication Course Best Practices: A Training Manual for Instructors (pp. 225-241). Dubuque, IA: Kendall/Hunt Publishing Company (2007). (w/ Barbara Hugenberg)

The basic communication course at U.S. colleges and universities in the 21^st century: Study VII. Communication Education (October 2006), pp. 415-437. (w/ Sherwyn Morreale and David W. Worley)

Bristol Motor Speedway. In S. Hall & D. Hall (Eds.). American Icons: People, Places and Things that Have Shaped our Culture (pp. 509-515). Boston: Greenwood Press, 2006. (w/ Barbara S. Hugenberg)

The NASCAR fan as emotional stakeholder: Changing the sport, changing the fan culture. In J. Vlasich (Ed.). Horsehide, Pigskin, Oval Tracks and Apple Pie: Essays on Sports and American Culture (pp. 166-179). Jefferson, NC: McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers, 2006. (w/ Barbara S. Hugenberg)

Presentations

The internationalization of NASCAR: Montoya, Mexico and Montreal. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Popular Culture Association, San Francisco, CA, March 2008 (w/ John S. W. Spinda)

From Good ol' Boys to National Spectacle: Motives and Identification among NASCAR Fans. Paper presented at the Summit on Communication and Sport, Clemson, SC, March 2008 (w/ John S. W. Spinda)

An empirical study of NASCAR fandom: Motivation, identification and involvement. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the National Communication Association, Chicago, IL, November 2007 (w/ John S. W. Spinda)

Participant in Faith, intellect and ethics: Managing faith-based topics in the basic course panel. Annual meeting of the National Communication Association, Chicago, IL, November 2007

The basic communication course online: Challenges and practical suggestions for success. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the National Communication Association, Chicago, IL, November 2007 (w/ Barbara Hugenberg)

Participant in Addressing plagiarism in the basic course panel. Annual meeting of the National Communication Association, Chicago, IL, November 2007.

Toyota invades NASCAR: Historic valuation of cultural reactions. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the North American Society for Sport History, Lubbock, TX, May 2007. (w/ John S. W. Spinda)

Toyota races into NASCAR: Cultural traditions and NASCAR fandom. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Popular Culture Association, Boston, MA, April 2007. (w/ John S. W. Spinda)

Participant in Basic course problems and solutions: A follow-up study panel. Annual meeting of the Central States Communication Association, Minneapolis, MN, March 2007.

Participant in Engaging students through experiential and service learning  panel. Annual meeting of the Central States Communication Association, Minneapolis, MN, March 2007.

The basic course national survey: A preview. Presentation during the annual Basic Course Directors Conference, Las Vegas, NV, January 2007. (w/ David W. Worley)

Participant in Exploring the results of the latest basic course survey, VII: New challenges and opportunities panel. Annual meeting of the National Communication Association, San Antonio, TX, November 2006.

Participant in Tales from the dark side and pathways to the light: New media and the basic course classroom panel. Annual meeting of the National Communication Association, San Antonio, TX, November 2006.

NASCAR and its fans: Managing communication community. Paper presented during the Preconference Seminar, "Taking Action with Communication and Sports Research: Connecting Scholarship to Participants, Practitioners and Consumers of Sport," at the annual meeting of the National Communication Association, San Antonio, TX, November 2006. (w/ Barbara Hugenberg)

Fans and NASCAR: Motivation expressed in narrative form. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the National Communication Association, San Antonio, TX, November 2006. (w/ Barbara Hugenberg)

NASCAR’s “chase” playoff: Enhanced competition or enhanced hype? Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Popular Culture Association, Atlanta, GA, April 2006.

Basic course problems and solutions. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Central States Communication Association, Indianapolis, IN, April 2006. [part of Top Panel selected by the Basic Course Committee]

A historical diagnosis of the health of the basic course: Context for the NCA national survey. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the National Communication Association, Boston, MA, November 2005. (w/ Sherwyn Morreale and David Worley)

The political branding of NASCAR dads: The invention of the blue-collar republican. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Popular Culture Association. San Diego, CA, April 2005.

The evolution of the NASCAR fan. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Popular Culture Association, San Antonio, TX, April 2004. (w/ Barbara S. Hugenberg)

A nation mourns: A rhetorical analysis of Presidential rhetoric following the shuttle disasters. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the National Communication Association, Miami, FL, November 2003.

Teaching the basic course online. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the National Communication Association, Miami, FL, November 2003.

The basic course in the general education program. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the National Communication Association, Miami, FL, November 2003.

"If it ain’t rubbin’, it ain’t racin’": Why NASCAR fans love to hate Jeff Gordon. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Popular Culture Association, New Orleans, LA, April 2003.

Books & Textbooks

Best Practices in Experiential and Service Learning in Communication. Dubuque, IA: Kendall/Hunt Publishing Company (under contract). (w/ David W. Worley, Barbara Hugenberg and Debra A. Worley)

Teaching Ideas for the Basic Communication Course 12. Dubuque, IA: Kendall/Hunt Publishing Company, 2008 (under contract). (w/ Barbara Hugenberg)

Sports Mania: Essays on Fandom and the Media in the 21st Century. Jefferson, NC: McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers, 2008. (w/ Adam C. Earnheardt and Paul M. Haridakis)

Basic Communication Course Best Practices: Training Manual for Instructors. Kendall/Hunt Publishing Company, 2007. (w/ Barbara Hugenberg, Sherwyn Morreale, Debra A. Worley and David W. Worley)

Teaching Ideas for the Basic Communication Course 11. Dubuque, IA: Kendall/Hunt Publishing Company, 2007. (w/ Barbara Hugenberg)

Teaching Ideas for the Basic Communication Course 10. Dubuque, IA: Kendall/Hunt Publishing Company, 2006. (w/ Barbara Hugenberg)

Creating Competent Communication (4^th ed.) (Electronic Version and Website). Kendall/Hunt Publishing Company, 2005. (w/ Samuel P. Wallace, Cary L. Horvath, and Donald D. Yoder)

Teaching Ideas for the Basic Communication Course 9. Dubuque, IA: Kendall/Hunt Publishing Company, 2005. (w/ Barbara Hugenberg)

Teaching Ideas for the Basic Communication Course 8. Dubuque, IA: Kendall/Hunt Publishing Company, 2004. (w/ Barbara Hugenberg)

Teaching Ideas for the Basic Communication Course 7. Dubuque, IA: Kendall/Hunt Publishing Company, 2003. (w/ Barbara Hugenberg)

Creating Competent Communication (3^rd ed.) (Electronic Version and Website). Kendall/Hunt Publishing Company, 2003. (w/ Samuel P. Wallace and Donald D. Yoder)