- Degrees
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B.A., Alderson-Broaddus College (1982)
M.A., Marshall University (1987)
Ph. D., Regent University (2017) - Areas of Expertise and Research Interests
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Radio Programming, Public information and Crisis Communication, Communication and the Arts, Media and Narrative Theory, Impression management, Small Group Communication, Public Speaking, Nonverbal Communication, Interpersonal Communication, Public Relations, Radio and Television Production, Media writing, Announcing skills.
- Publications
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Presentations:
The Role that Motorcycling Plays in Individual and Group Efforts to Help Other People at the 8th Annual Conference of the International Journal of Motorcycle Studies, Rancho Cucamonga, California, July 26-28, 2018.Otherness and Motorcycle Charities: Organizational Behaviors that influence Altruism. Presented at the 7th Annual Conference of the International Journal of Motorcycle Studies, Colorado Springs, CO, June 21-23, 2017.
David Poindexter: Front man for Entertainment Education. Presented as part of a panel on Civic Involvement at the 2016 Religious Communication Association, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, November 9, 2016.
Between the Church and the Bar: The Confessional Music of Tom Waits. Presented as part of a panel on Public Religious Dialogue and the Internet; at the Religious Communication Association Pre-conference at the National Communication Association’s 50th National Convention, Chicago, Ill, November 19, 2014.
Attribution and Mass Communication: The Attribution of Responsibility and the Communications Act of 1934. Presented as part of a Communication At-Large panel at the 1989 Florida Communication Association Conference, October 19-21, 1989.
Publications: Dissertation
Altruism in the American Motorcycle Culture: An Exploration of Organizational Citizen Behaviors and Impression Management. A qualitative and quantitative investigation into the way the image of a motorcyclist is influenced by organizational communication behaviors from manufacturers, marketers, charities, clubs and individual riders themselves. - Additional Information
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Served in the WV Army National Guard from Feb. 1984 to June 2005. Served overseas in Bosnia in 1998, and Iraq from Jan. 2004-Feb. 2005.
Worked as an announcer, production assistant, operations director, and assistant director of programming for West Virginia Public Broadcasting several times between 1985 and July 2023.
Worked at WV Bureau of Employment Programs, Workers Compensation Commission between 2000 and 2007.
Taught Public Speaking, Business Communication, and Conflict Management at the South Branch Valley Center of Shepherd College from 1988 until 1989.
At Alderson-Broaddus College I taught Broadcasting Writing, Announcing, Radio and Television Production, and Introduction to Broadcasting from 1989 until 1993.
As an adjunct, I taught Public Speaking and Television Production at WV State College, Rhetoric, Composition, and Public Speaking courses at WVU Institute of Technology, and Interpersonal, Public Speaking, Nonverbal communication, Small Group communication, and Media studies at WVU Parkersburg between 1993 and 2023.
I came to Thomas More University in August, 2023.
Courses taught:
Small Group Communication, Public Speaking, Nonverbal Communication, Interpersonal Communication, Public Relations, Radio and Television Production, Media writing, Announcing skills, Rhetoric and Argumentation, Developmental Writing, English Composition
- Employee Roles
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Departments Positions Titles Creative Media: Art, Communication, Music, and Theatre Faculty Assistant Professor