These distinguished scholars, listed with their areas of specialty, serve on the faculty of the graduate program in communication and rhetorical studies.
Director of Graduate Studies
Erin J. Rand
Associate Professor
(Ph.D., University of Iowa)
Queer theory and feminism, rhetorical theory and criticism, social movements and activism, affect studies
Graduate Faculty
Rachel E. Dubrofsky
Professor and Department Chair
(Ph.D., University of Illinois)
Popular culture; race and gender with a focus on surveillance, whiteness and authenticity
Charles E. Morris III
Professor
(Ph.D., Pennsylvania State University)
Rhetorical criticism, LGBTQ history and discourse, public memory
Kendall R. Phillips
Professor
(Ph.D., Pennsylvania State University)
Contemporary rhetorical theory, rhetoric of film, public memory
Lyndsay Michalik Gratch
Associate Professor
(Ph.D., Louisiana State University)
Performance studies, theatrical and digital adaptation, media studies, cinema, cultural studies
Diane Grimes
Associate Professor
(Ph.D., Purdue University)
Mindful communication; critical organizational communication; managing diversity, race and gender in organizations
Rachel Hall
Associate Professor
(Ph.D., University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill)
Feminist studies, visual culture, performance studies, urban communication and the cultural politics of temporality
Sylvia Sierra
Associate Professor
(Ph.D., Georgetown University)
Language and social interaction, discourse analysis, knowledge and identity in conversation and online