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Department News 2009

Dr. Juliann C. Scholl, Associate Professor, received the 20 under 40 Lubbock Young Professionals Award. Click here to see a gallery photo.
Dr. Bolanle Olaniran, Professor, and Dr. Katie Langford, Assistant Professor, received TLTC Service Learning Faculty Mentorship Fellowships. Dr. Amy Heuman, Assistant Professor, received TLTC Service Learning Fellowship.
For the second consecutive year, Texas Tech's debate team has earned a first-round bid to the National Parliamentary Tournament of Excellence to be held at the University of California Berkeley in March. Texas Tech's team of junior Brian Horton and senior Mike Mitchell is ranked 11th in the nation (click here for rankings), earning them an invitation to the prestigious tournament.
Debaters from Texas Tech's nationally prominent debate team will face the Irish Times national debate champions on the TTU campus on April 6 at 7:00 p.m. in MC 101. Representing the Irish Team on their tour of the United States will be Jeremy Kinsella of the University College of Dublin, and Andrea Mulligan and David Hopkins of Trinity College in Dublin (click here for story).
Dr. Bolanle Olaniran, Professor of Communication Studies, published "Organizational communication: Assessment of video conferencing as a medium for meetings in the workplace" in International Journal of Human Technology Interaction (click here for abstract).
Dr. Amy Heuman received tenure and promotion to Associate Professor, Spring 2009. Congratulations to our latest tenured colleague!
Dr. Mark Gring, Associate Professor of Communication Studies, published a book review of Moral Rhetoric in Presidential Studies Quarterly (2009) vol. 39 (1), pp. 159-161 (click here for the review).
Dr. Amy Heuman, Assistant Professor of Communication Studies, Co-Presented Her Research, "Using Multi-Method Communication Research to Combat Diabetes and Obesity Among Rural Hispanics in West Texas" as Part of the Diversity Lecture Series of the Center for International and Multicultural Affairs, TTU Health Sciences Center.
Dr. Bolanle Olaniran, Professor of Communication Studies, co-authored 'Afghanistan and Multiculturalism in Khaled Hosseini's Novels: Study of Place and Diversity' in the Multicultural Education and Technology Journal.
Dr. Bolanle Olaniran, Professor of Communication Studies, was selected as this year's recipient of the IS 1100 Freshman Seminar Teaching Ethics Competition.
Dr. Narissra Punyanunt-Carter, Associate Professor of Communication Studies co-authored 'An Acceptable Way to Deal With Disruptive Talking in the College Classroom' published in College Student Journal 43(1).
Dr. Narissra Punyanunt-Carter, Associate Professor of Communication Studies, published 'Development and Validity of a Measure of Touch Deprivation' in Human Communication, a Journal of the Pacific and Asian Communication Association.
Olaniran, B. A., & Austin, K. A (2009). Web-Assisted Instruction in Upper Division Communication Studies Curriculum: A Theoretical and Quantitative Analysis. Campus Wide Information Systems: The International Journal of Information & Learning Technology, 26(1), 43-53.

Department News 2007 - 2008

Three Communication Studies Faculty Receive Tenure and Promotion to Association Professor: Dr. Mark Gring, Dr. Narissra Punyanunt-Carter, and Dr. Juliann Scholl received tenure and promotion to Associate Professor, Spring 2008. Congratulations to our new tenured faculty!
Eight Communication Studies Faculty and Graduate Students Present Scholarship at the 2008 Convention of The National Communication Association in San Diego, CA
Dr. Catherine Langford, Assistant Professor of Communication Studies, is awarded a TLTC Service Learning Faculty Fellowship for the 08-09 academic year. Dr. Langford's course, "Persuasion and Social Movements", will include a service learning component tentatively titled, "Civic Engagement to Further Social Justice."
Dr. Bolanle Olaniran, Professor of Communication Studies, is awarded a TLTC Service Learning Faculty Fellowship for the 08-09 academic year. Dr. Olaniran's course, "Organizational Communication", will include a service learning component concerning computer-mediated communication.
Dr. Bolanle Olaniran, Professor of Communication, co-authored a book chapter entitled, "Globalization, Educational Hegemony, and Higher Education" in the Journal of Multicultural Educational Technology (pp.68-86).
Dr. Bolanle Olaniran, Professor of Communication Studies, published a book chapter on computer-mediated communication entitled, "Human Computer Interaction and Best Mix of Face-to-Face and E-Interactions in Educational Settings." In S. Kelsey and K. St-Amant (Eds.), Handbook of Research on Computer-Mediated Communication (pp. 49-61). Hershey, PA: IGI Global.
Dr. Bolanle Olaniran, Professor of Communication Studies, will visit the Russian Federation of Higher Education, Sverdlovsk Region Government and Economy Institute of the Russian Science Academy, Ural Department to present the Master Class Lecture on �Culture and Crisis Management in Global Organizations� and give the keynote address at the International scientific conference �Innovational Potential of Integrated Communications (IMC): Regional aspect� at Ural State University in Ekaterinburg, Russia.
Dr. Patrick Hughes, Associate Professor and Department Chair, Co-authored Article on Occupational Asthmagens entitled, "Occupational Exposures Among Domestic and Industrial Professional Cleaners", in Occupational Medicine.
Dr. Patrick Hughes, Associate Professor and Chair of Communication Studies, co-authored "Residents Support for Rural Tourism: An Exchange and Convergence Model" with Drs. Charles Adams, Tim Dodd, and Ivan Ninov, which was selected as "Conference Best Paper" at the 2008 CHRIE (Council on Hotel, Restaurant, and Institutional Education) Conference, Atlanta, GA, 30 July � 2 August 2008.
Dr. Narrisra Carter, Associate Professor, Co-authors Two Conference Papers Entitled, Promoting Cultural Perspectives in Pre-service Teachers Through Cultural Awareness Activities" and "Effective Use of Nonverbal Communication When Teaching Students with Special Needs", Publishes Two Book Chapters Entitled, "Understanding self disclosure in Internet Chat Rooms using the Communication Privacy Management Theory" and "Sports Blogs" In Tatyana Dumova (Ed.) Handbook of Research on Social Interaction Technologies and Collaboration Software: Concepts and Trends. IGI Global Press.
Dr. Mark Gring, Associate Professor, Co-authors Book Entitled, The Rhetoric of Social Intervention: An Introduction. Published by Sage. Dr. Gring is also inducted into the TTU Teaching Academy for 2008.
Dr. Mark Gring, Associate Professor, Published a Book Chapter on 9/11 Sermons, Published by Peter Lang.
Dr. Juliann Scholl, Associate Professor of Communication Studies, published a book chapter entitled, "Special occasion speaking: Public speaking in the workplace, public relations, after-dinner speaking, and ceremonial speaking" in Public Speaking: The ACA knowledge Online Guide. This chapter is part of an open knowledge initiative directed by the American Communication Association.
Dr. Juliann Scholl, Associate Professor of Communication Studies, co-authored �Who are the college students behind the wheel after drinking�. The article appears in the International Electronic Journal of Health Education, vol. 11.
Dr. David Williams, Professor, is chosen to be Special Issue Editor of the National Forensic Journal issue on �Awards� and was also chosen to edit Parliamentary Debate: The Journal of the National Parliamentary Debate Association.
During the Democratic and Republican National Conventions Dr. Catherine Langford, Assistant Professor of Communication Studies, served as a faculty mentor to high school students participating in Election Symposia sponsored by The Junior Statesmen Foundation. Dr. Langford was responsible for working with the various state delegations for both conventions so that high school students would have access to convention programming with their respective states. Dr. Langford also lectured on �Notions of Credibility in the 2008 Election� and �Fulfilling the Rhetorical Situation� at both conventions.
Dr. Robert Stewart, Professor and former Associate Dean of the College of Arts & Sciences was promoted to Interim Senior Vice Provost on September 2008.

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Department News 2009

Dr. Juliann C. Scholl, Associate Professor, received the 20 under 40 Lubbock Young Professionals Award. Click here to see a gallery photo.

Dr. Bolanle Olaniran, Professor, and Dr. Katie Langford, Assistant Professor, received TLTC Service Learning Faculty Mentorship Fellowships. Dr. Amy Heuman, Assistant Professor, received TLTC Service Learning Fellowship.

Dr. Bolanle Olaniran, Professor of Communication Studies, published "Organizational communication: Assessment of video conferencing as a medium for meetings in the workplace" in International Journal of Human Technology Interaction (click here for abstract).

Dr. Amy Heuman received tenure and promotion to Associate Professor, Spring 2009. Congratulations to our latest tenured colleague!

Dr. Mark Gring, Associate Professor of Communication Studies, published a book review of Moral Rhetoric in Presidential Studies Quarterly (2009) vol. 39 (1), pp. 159-161 (click here for the review).

Dr. Bolanle Olaniran, Professor of Communication Studies, co-authored 'Afghanistan and Multiculturalism in Khaled Hosseini's Novels: Study of Place and Diversity' in the Multicultural Education and Technology Journal.

Dr. Bolanle Olaniran, Professor of Communication Studies, was selected as this year's recipient of the IS 1100 Freshman Seminar Teaching Ethics Competition.

Dr. Narissra Punyanunt-Carter, Associate Professor of Communication Studies co-authored 'An Acceptable Way to Deal With Disruptive Talking in the College Classroom' published in College Student Journal 43(1).

Dr. Narissra Punyanunt-Carter, Associate Professor of Communication Studies, published 'Development and Validity of a Measure of Touch Deprivation' in Human Communication, a Journal of the Pacific and Asian Communication Association.

Olaniran, B. A., & Austin, K. A (2009). Web-Assisted Instruction in Upper Division Communication Studies Curriculum: A Theoretical and Quantitative Analysis. Campus Wide Information Systems: The International Journal of Information & Learning Technology, 26(1), 43-53.

Department News 2007 - 2008

Three Communication Studies Faculty Receive Tenure and Promotion to Association Professor: Dr. Mark Gring, Dr. Narissra Punyanunt-Carter, and Dr. Juliann Scholl received tenure and promotion to Associate Professor, Spring 2008. Congratulations to our new tenured faculty!

Eight Communication Studies Faculty and Graduate Students Present Scholarship at the 2008 Convention of The National Communication Association in San Diego, CA

Dr. Bolanle Olaniran, Professor of Communication Studies, is awarded a TLTC Service Learning Faculty Fellowship for the 08-09 academic year. Dr. Olaniran's course, "Organizational Communication", will include a service learning component concerning computer-mediated communication.

Dr. Bolanle Olaniran, Professor of Communication, co-authored a book chapter entitled, "Globalization, Educational Hegemony, and Higher Education" in the Journal of Multicultural Educational Technology (pp.68-86).

Dr. Patrick Hughes, Associate Professor and Department Chair, Co-authored Article on Occupational Asthmagens entitled, "Occupational Exposures Among Domestic and Industrial Professional Cleaners", in Occupational Medicine.

Dr. Mark Gring, Associate Professor, Co-authors Book Entitled, The Rhetoric of Social Intervention: An Introduction. Published by Sage. Dr. Gring is also inducted into the TTU Teaching Academy for 2008.

Dr. Mark Gring, Associate Professor, Published a Book Chapter on 9/11 Sermons, Published by Peter Lang.

Dr. Juliann Scholl, Associate Professor of Communication Studies, co-authored �Who are the college students behind the wheel after drinking�. The article appears in the International Electronic Journal of Health Education, vol. 11.

Dr. David Williams, Professor, is chosen to be Special Issue Editor of the National Forensic Journal issue on �Awards� and was also chosen to edit Parliamentary Debate: The Journal of the National Parliamentary Debate Association.

Dr. Robert Stewart, Professor and former Associate Dean of the College of Arts & Sciences was promoted to Interim Senior Vice Provost on September 2008.