Emeriti Faculty

Jerry Feezel

B.S., Southern Illinois University
M.S. & Ph.D., University of Wisconsin, Madison (1971)

Research Interests: Language Semantics, Instructional Communication, Interpersonal Communication, Communication in Aging, Intercultural Communication
Current Research Projects: Everyday Language Usages Around Us, Regional Dialects, Memoirs for the Family, Higher Education Administration, Early American History, Etymology, Original Poetry
Teaching Interests: Orientation of Graduate TA's, Teacher Training, Language and Linguistics, Cross-cultural and International Communication

William I. Gorden

B.A., Manchester College
M.A., Purdue University
Ph.D., Purdue University Postdoctoral, Northwestern University and Florida State University

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

Dominic A. Infante

B.S., Bowling Green State University
M.S., Westminster College
M.A. & Ph.D., Kent State University

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

B.A., Western Kentucky University
M.A. & Ph.D., University of Southern Mississippi

Alan M. Rubin

B.A. & M.A., Queens College of the City University of New York
Ph.D., University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

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

Rebecca B. Rubin

B.A. & M.A., Pennsylvania State University
Ph.D., University of Illinois

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