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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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