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Rhetoric - Faculty & Staff

Faculty

Abbott, Jennifer

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Contact Info

Department and Location

Professor of Rhetoric
Rhetoric
Fine Arts Center 209

Degree(s)

  • B.A. Cal Poly, San Luis Obispo, M.A. Penn State University, PhD Penn State University

Interests

  • News Media Rhetoric, Gender and Communication

Courses

  • Contemporary Rhetorical Theory and Criticism, Gender and Communication, Rhetoric of the News Media, Public Address, Public Speaking, Introduction to Gender Studies

Anderson, Chris

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Contact Info

andersoc@wabash.edu
765-361-6385

Department and Location

WDPD Director/Visiting Instructor of Rhetoric
Rhetoric
Stephenson House 2nd Floor

DeVinney, Daniel

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Contact Info

devinned@wabash.edu
765-361-6297

Department and Location

Visiting Assistant Professor of Rhetoric
Rhetoric
Fine Arts Center S205

Drury, Jeffrey P. Mehltretter

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Department and Location

Associate Professor of Rhetoric, Dept Chair
Rhetoric
Fine Arts Center S204

Degree(s)

  • B.A., Northern Illinois University; M.A., Northern Illinois University; PhD, University of Wisconsin-Madison

Drury, Sara A. Mehltretter

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Department and Location

Associate Professor of Rhetoric
Rhetoric
Fine Arts Center S208

Degree(s)

  • B.A. Boston College; M.A. The Pennslyvania State University; Ph.D. The Pennsylvania State University

Interests

  • Deliberation and Democracy, Deliberative Theory/Practice, Political Rhetoric, Argumentation, Community Engagement

Courses

  • Political Communication, Deliberation & Democracy, Rhetoric of Religion, Classical Rhetoric, Public Speaking

Notes

  • LOA 2023-2024

Long, Brian

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Contact Info

longbr@wabash.edu
765-361-6455

Department and Location

Visiting Assistant Professor of Rhetoric and Postdoctoral Fellow in Dialogue and Deliberation
Rhetoric
Stephenson House 2nd Floor

Degree(s)

  • BGS: Communication Studies - University of Kansas (2013), MA: Student Personnel Administration - Saint Louis University (2015), MA: Communication Studies - University of Minnesota - Twin Cities (2019), PhD: Communication - University of Oklahoma (2023)

Interests

  • Forgiveness, Message Production and Reception, Performance, Relational Communication, Interpersonal Communication

McDorman, Todd F.

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Contact Info

Department and Location

Dean of the College
Dean of the College's Office
Center Hall 115
Professor of Rhetoric
Rhetoric

Degree(s)

  • B.A. Butler University; M.A. Miami University (Ohio); PhD Indiana University

Interests

  • Rhetoric of sport, Legal discourse, Rhetoric and Democracy

Courses

  • Public Speaking, Reasoning & Advocacy, Senior Seminar, Rhetoric of Sport, Legal Rhetoric, Visual Rhetoric, Freshman Tutorial: Baseball and American Identity

Proszek, James

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Contact Info

proszekj@wabash.edu
765-361-6089

Department and Location

WDPD Program Associate/Visiting Assistant Professor of Rhetoric
Rhetoric
Fine Arts Center S208

Staff

Phipps, Julia

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Contact Info

phippsj@wabash.edu
765-361-6392

Department and Location

Academic Administrative Coordinator to the Fine Arts Center
Music
 Rhetoric
 Theater
 Art
Fine Arts Center Lobby

Degree(s)

  • B.F.A. Theater - Texas Christian University