Course History:

1. Introduction to Communication
2. Survey of the Communication Arts
3. Communication Development in Children
4. Interviewing
5. Groups Communication
6. Public Speaking
7. Argumentation
8. Persuasion in Everyday Life
9. Persuasive Campaigns
10. Interpersonal Dyadic Communication
11. Conflict Management
12. Negotiation and Meditation

Professional Interests:

• Department Chair since 1999.
• Finishing a book project on the life transition of retirement, Life After Work.
• Rhetorical Sensitivity and Social Interaction
• Communication Development and Language Acquisition
• Several articles on rhetoric, rhetorical sensitivity, and public address.
• Rhetoric of Images
• Persuasion
• Interested in photography as a persuasive medium.
• Long time interest in curriculum development in the Communication Arts.
• Chancellors Award for Excellence in Teaching, State of NY, 2001.

Hobbies and Personal Interests:

• Photography
• Bicycling
• Fly Fishing
• Canoeing/Kayaking
• X-C Skiing
• Building and Construction
• Cooking

Other Information:

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