Speakers - Communication

Bonnie Canziani
Associate Professor, Hospitality & Tourism Management
PhD Cornell University
(336) 256-1005, bonnie_canziani@uncg.edu

  • Service Quality & Customer Focus
  • Making Data-driven Decisions with Surveys & Focus Groups
  • Tips for Writing English When Your Readers Aren't Native English-speakers
  • Assessing Your Organization's Cross-Cultural Readiness

Sam "Chip" Cook
Lecturer, Communication Studies
Lecturer, Business Administration
MA The University of North Carolina at Greensboro
(336) 253-1782, sccook2@uncg.edu

  • Communication & Public Speaking
  • Communication Technology

Sena Crutchley
Assistant Professor, Communication Sciences & Disorders
Speech-Language Pathologist, UNCG Speech and Hearing Center
MA The University of North Carolina at Greensboro
(336) 217-5124, sdcrutch@uncg.edu

  • Telehealth Speech Therapy
  • Bilingual Speech-Language Pathology
  • Support for People with aphasia and their friends and family

Karen De Naples
Assistant Professor, Specialized Education Services
MS University of Rochester
(336) 334-3448, kmdenapl@uncg.edu

  • Deaf Culture
  • American Sign Language / Deaf Literature

Jessica Delk McCall
Basic Course Director and Lecturer, Communication Studies
PhD The University of North Carolina at Greensboro
(336) 587-4788, jedelk@uncg.edu

  • Presentation Skills for the Business World
  • Experiential Education in the Classroom
  • Relationship Development & Maintenance
  • Group Communication & Team Building
  • Expectations & Preparation for College
  • Communication Education (Pedagogy)

Emily Edwards
Professor, Media Studies
Director, Center for Creative Writing in the Arts
PhD The University of Texas at Austin
(336) 334-4135, ededward@uncg.edu

  • Independent film-making
  • The Supernatural and Popular culture
  • Magic, Media, and the Popular Imagination
  • Media violence, morbid curiosity and pop culture
  • "Write-On Greensboro" Creative Writing Workshops

Patricia Fairfield-Artman
Lecturer, Communication Studies
PhD The University of North Carolina at Greensboro
(336) 297-9904, pfartman@uncg.edu

  • Developing Positive Community Relations Through Public Relations
  • Prepare and Deliver Effective Messages for Traditional and Online Media to Meet today's 24/7 Online World Where Instant Reaction Rules the Day

Karae L. Foddrell
Lecturer, Communication Studies
MS Radford University
(336) 841-1475, klfoddre@uncg.edu

  • Interpersonal Communication in the Workplace
  • Conflict Resolution and Relationships
  • Global Issues, Communication & Diversity

Lisa Fox-Thomas
Assistant Professor, Communication Sciences & Disorders
Coordinator of Audiology Services, UNCG Speech and Hearing Center
PhD University of Virginia
(336) 256-1496, lgfoxtho@uncg.edu

  • Tinnitus Management and Treatment
  • Auditory Processing Disorders
  • Hearing Conservation
  • Better Hearing and Communication Workshops

Dianne Garrett
Lecturer, Business Administration
MA Seton Hall University
(336) 334-4536, drgarret@uncg.edu

  • Advancing in Leadership Skills
  • Leadership Coaching
  • Advancing in Communication
  • Building Effective Relationships through Communication
  • What Makes Change So Hard and What To Do About It.

Charles P. Gause
Associate Professor, Teacher Education & Higher Education
PhD Miami University
(336) 334-3675, drcpgause@gmail.com

  • Equity, Diversity and Inclusion
  • Creating Engaging, Dynamic and Affirming Learning Communities
  • Cross-cultural and Inter-cultural Communications
  • Youth and Popular Culture

Jami Goldberg
Lecturer, Communication Studies
MA The University of North Carolina at Greensboro
(336) 832-0143, jrgoldbe@uncg.edu

  • Presentation Excellence
  • Communication & Listening Excellence

Kelly D. Hall
Director of Graduate Studies, Communication Sciences & Disorders
PhD University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
(336) 402-9332, kdhall2@uncg.edu

  • Feeding and Swallowing Disorders in Children
  • Improving Communication in Persons with Dementia

Helen Hebert
Asssociate Vice Chancellor for University Relations
MA The University of North Carolina at Greensboro
(336) 256-0226, hdhebert@uncg.edu

  • UNCG
  • Marketing

Etsuko Kinefuchi
Assistant Professor, Communication Studies
PhD Arizona State University
(336) 334-5297, e_kinefu@uncg.edu

  • Intercultural Communication, Diversity, and Social Justice
  • Cultural Identity and Identity Negotiation
  • Media representations of cultural groups
  • Diaspora and transnational migration

Seunghyun Lee
Assistant Professor, Media Studies
Study Abroad Committee, International Programs Center
PhD University of Wisconsin-Madison
(336) 256-8500, s_lee22@uncg.edu

  • Digital TV
  • Digital Media Use, Including Mobile Phones and the Internet
  • Online Journalism, Citizen Journalism, and Civic Engagement
  • Environment and Health Volunteer Work

Nicole M. Martin
Assistant Professor, Teacher Education & Higher Education
PhD MIchigan State University
(336) 676-4250, nmmarti2@uncg.edu

  • Reading, Writing, Speaking, and Listening
  • Children's Literacy Development
  • Informational Literacy
  • Teaching in Elementary Schools or Urban Education

Sam Parker
Assistant Professor, Specialized Education Services
MFA The University of North Carolina at Greensboro
(336) 256-1217, sdparker@uncg.edu

  • American Sign Language as a Foreign Language
  • Deaf Culture

Elena Patten
Assistant Professor, Communication Sciences & Disorders
PhD The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
(336) 334-4657, e_patten@uncg.edu

  • Autism: Social Communication
  • Autism: Early Identification

Christopher Poulos
Associate Professor, Communication Studies
PhD University of Denver
(336) 686-2514, cnpoulos@uncg.edu

  • Communication Ethics
  • Understanding and Working through Conflict
  • Communicating Common Ground - Diversity and Dialogue
  • Communication and Relationships

Debbie Schallock
Director of Marketing, University Relations
MA The University of North Carolina at Greensboro
(336) 334-4042, drschall@uncg.edu

  • Marketing and Branding in Higher Education and at UNCG
  • Strategic Communications to Build Your Brand
  • How 'Difference' Can Enhance Organizational Communication

David Wharton
Associate Professor, Classical Studies
PhD The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
(336) 334-5726, wharton@uncg.edu

  • Historic Preservation in Greensboro
  • Latin in the Secondary School Curriculum
  • Linguistics

Bonnie Yarbrough
Lecturer, English
PhD Pennsylvania State University
(336) 292-1186, btyarbro@uncg.edu

  • Management Communication
  • Leading Groups and Teams

Stephen R. Yarbrough
Professor, English
PhD Pennsylvania State University
(336) 334-3970, sryarbro@uncg.edu

  • Truth and rhetoric
  • Invention theory
  • Why timing matters in persuasion

Jonathan Zareck
Assistant Professor, Classical Studies
PhD University of Florida
(336) 404-4902, jpzareck@uncg.edu

  • Rhetoric and Oratory
  • Political Theory (particularly different types of governments)
  • Roman Law
  • Ancient Warfare