Student Named Joan & Pete Allan

Speaking Center Fellow

CST major Kiya Ward has been named the Joan and Pete Allan Speaking Center Fellow for the spring 2009 semester. The fellowship is designed to encourage undergraduate student-staff members of The University Speaking Center to complete speaking center research or outreach projects which culminate in original academic papers.

This is the second semester that Kiya has been granted the Allan award. Her earlier research, done under the direction of Professor Kim Cuny (CST), was named a top paper for undergraduate research at the 2008 Carolinas Communication Association conference. Kiya's groundbreaking research identifies trust building behaviors practiced by tutors at speaking centers.

After presenting her research at the conference, Kiya was invited by Dr. Kathie Turner, director of Davidson College's Speaking Center, to further this work by investigating trust building behaviors at Davidson's center. Dr. Roy Schwartzman (CST) will direct Kiya's Davidson efforts. Kiya plans to present her spring findings at the 2009 National Association of Communication Centers mini-conference.