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On The Market

Department of Communication graduate students (new Ph.D.s or A.B.D.s) have secured positions at colleges and universities throughout the United States and abroad.

• Jason Edward Black, University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, AL
• Lisa Burns--Quinnipiac University, Hamden, CT
• Yi-Ru Chen--University of Macao
• Sungeun Chung--Western Illinois University, Macomb, IL
• Daniel Cronin--George Washington University, Washington, DC
• Tiffany Derville--Towson University, Towson, MD
• Laura Janusik--Rockhurst University, Kansas City, MO
• Hyo Sook Kim--San Jose State University, San Jose, CA
• Jeong Nam Kim--Xavier University, Cincinnati, OH
• Lan Ni--University of Texas--San Antonio, San Antonio, TX
• Yunna Rhee--California State University--Sacramento, Sacramento, CA
• MinJung Sung--Baruch College, CUNY, New York, NY
• Mark VanDyke--Marist College, Poughkeepsie, NY
• Qi Wang--Villanova University, Philadelphia, PA
• Sung Un Yang--Syracuse University, Syracuse, NY

Below is a list of Department of Communication Ph.D. students currently on the job market. Curricula vitae are available where indicated.

Michael Phillips

Michael is interested rhetorical theory and criticism, particularly at the intersection of rhetoric and philosophy. His dissertation is a construction of a rhetorical theory of humor, evidenced by the strategic use of humor by American political figures. He as taught courses in public speaking, argumentation and debate, argumentation and public policy, and rhetoric criticism. CV (pdf).

Brecken Chinn Swartz

Brecken's research focuses on cross-cultural and intercultural issues in broadcast media production, with a primary emphasis on the role of the media producer in civil society. She has lived and worked in both China and Japan, and as such concentrates on East/West perspectives in public communication. Her teaching interests include intercultural communication, gender and cultural identity, mass media theory, media production, media literacy and ethics, persuasion and attitude change, communication theory, and research methods. CV (pdf), CV (Word).

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