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Jeffrey Nelson

Jeffrey Nelson

Communication Studies
Associate Professor
Campus:
Trumbull
Office Location:
Classroom Building
Office Hours:
Monday-Thursday: 10 a.m.-12 p.m.
Contact Information
Email:
janelson@kent.edu
Phone:
330-675-8899

Education

Ph.D., University of Michigan
M.A., Miami (OH) University
B.S., John Carroll University

Expertise

Court Decisions
Lesbian-Gay
Political Campaigns

Publications

  • “Opening Marriage to Same-Sex Couples: The 2003 Massachusetts Ruling,” Carolinas Communication Annual, 2011, pp. 129-47.
  • “Romer v. Evans: A Critical Case for Gay Rights in American Judicial Rhetoric,” in Bruce Drushel & Kathleen German (editors). Queer Identities: Political Realities. Newcastle upon Tyne: Cambridge Scholars Publishing, 2009, pp. 11-28.
  • “The Republican Rhetoric of Identification With Gay and Lesbian Voters in the 2000 Presidential Campaign,” Atlantic Journal of Communication, 2009, pp. 53-71.
  • “Sex Abuse in the American Catholic Church and the Attempt at Redemption,” Communication & Theater Association of Minnesota Journal, 2009, pp. 37-51.
  • “Epideictic Rhetoric in the New York Times: Announcements of Gay and Lesbian Commitment Rites,” Communication & Theater Association of Minnesota Journal, 2006, pp. 51-69.

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