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Teaching and Research Interest Areas:
Freedom of Expression
Communication Law & Ethics
Futures Studies in Communication
Political Communication
Rhetorical Theory and criticism
Persuasion
communication Theory
Argumentation
Public Speaking
Public Address
Education:
Ph.D. |
1981 |
Department of Speech and Theatre Arts
University of Pittsburgh; Pittsburgh, PA
Emphasis: Rhetoric and Argumentation |
M.A. |
1971 |
Department of Speech
University of Houston; Houston, TX
Emphasis: Rhetoric, Public Address, Free Speech |
B.A. |
1969 |
Departmentof Speech
University of Houston; Houston, TX
Emphasis: Public Communication |
Professional Experience:
Academic
1974 - Present |
Faculty member in Speech Communication
Northern Arizona University |
1971 - 1972 |
Assistant Debate Coach in Speech Communication
Fairmont State College, Fairmont, WV |
Administrative
August 1992 - July 1993 |
Interim Director, School of Communication
Northern Arizona University |
1990 - 1992 |
Assistant Director, School of Communication
Northern Arizona University |
1988 |
Interim Director, Scool of Communication
Northern Arizona University, 8/15/88 - 10/16/88 |
1984 |
Director of Basic Courses, Department of Communication
Northern Arizona University |
1974 - 1981 |
Director of Forensics
Northern Arizona University |
Publications (1984 - Present only):
Essays:
1997 |
"In the Twilight of Academic Freedom"
Free Speech Yearbook. Vol. 35.
Edited by John J. Makay.
Carbondale: Southern Illinois University Press, 1997
(Forthcoming). |
1997 |
"Sedition and Censorship",
a 1,250-word essay + annotated bibliography;
"H-Bomb Secret . . . . The",
a 1,250-word essay + annotated bibliography;
and "Snepp v. United States",
a 500-word essay to be published in Ready Reference:
Censorship, a three-volume encyclopedia
by Salem Press (forthcoming). |
1992 |
"The Guise of the Propagandist: Government
Classification of Foreign Political Films."
Current Research in Film: Audiences, Economics,
and Law; Volume Four.
Edited by Bruce A. Austin.
Norwood, NJ: Ablex, pp. 135-146. |
1991 |
"The Future is Now: The Emergence of
Communication Futures as an Essential
Curricular Element", in Issues and Effects of Mass
Communication, ed. Robert Kemper
(San Diego, CA: Capstone Publications, 1991)
pp. 321-327 (coauthored with Martin D. Sommerness). |
1991 |
"The Right to be Wrong."
Free Speech, 68 (Fall 1991) 7-10 |
1990 |
"Freedom of Expression versus National Security:
The Pivotal Role of the Freedom of Information Act."
Edited by Raymond S. Rodgers
Free Speech Yearbook. Vol. 28, pp 132-151 |
1988 |
"Revising Revisionist History: Consensus Theories
of the Framers' Intent."
Edited by Stephen A. Smith
Free Speech Yearbook 19987. Vol. 26, pp 1-10. |
1987 |
"Assessing Judicial Opinions: Ronald Dworkin's Critical Method."
Argument and Critical Practices: Proceedings of the Fifth
SCA/AFA Conference on Argumentation.
Edited by Joseph W. Wenzel.
Annandale, VA: Speech Communication Association, 1987
325-333 |
1986 |
"Debate Formats: For Whom?"
Journal of the Arizona Communication Association 17
(Fall 1986): 1-6 (coauthored with Sharon Porter.) |
1986 |
"CIA v. Sims: Eroding the Structural Role of the First Amendment."
Freedom of Speech Newsletter, Summer 1984: 21-26 |
1984 |
"When the Supreme Court Redefined Communication."
Freedom of Speech Newsletter, Summer 1984: 21-26 |
1984 |
"Tu Ouocrua Arguments: A Rhetorical Perspective."
Journal of the American Forensic Association 20
(Winter 1984): 123-132. |
1984 |
"Free Speech in the Military: A Status Report."
ERIC Ref. # ED 340 655 (14 pp.).
Abstracted in Resources in Education, July 1984. |
Book Reviews:
1997 |
Review of the Death of Discourse
by Ronald K. L. Collins and David M. Skover
(WestviewPress, 1996), in Free Speech Yearbook,
vol. 35 (forthcoming). Edited by John J. Makay. |
1995 |
Review of Secret Science: Federal Control of
American science and Technology,
by Herbert N. Foerstel (Praeger, 1993),
in Free Speech Yearbook, Vol. 33, pp. 185-87.
Edited by John J. Makay. |
1994 |
Review of Revolutionary Sparks: Freedom of
Expression in Modern America,
by Margaret Blanchard (Oxford U. Press, 1992),
in Free Speech Yearbook. Vol. 31,
Edited by Dale Herbeck. |
1992 |
Review of The Ratification of the Bill of
Rights, 1789-91 by Craig R. Smith and Scott
Lybarger (Long Beach, CA: Center for First
Amendment Studies, CSU-Long Beach, 1991), in Free Speech Yearbook.
Vol 30, pp. 240-42. Edited by Dale Herbeck. |
1991 |
Review of Freedom of Expression in the American military: A
communication Modeling Analysis by Cathy Packer (New York: Praeger,
1989) in Free Speech Yearbook. Vol. 29, pp. 132-135. Edited by
Raymond S. Rodgers. |
1990 |
Review of James Madison on the Constitution and
the Bill of Rights, by Robert J. Morgan
(Westport, CT: Greenwood Press, 1988).
Free Speech Yearbook. Vol. 28, pp. 205-07.
Edited by Raymond S. Rodgers. |
1989 |
Review of The Dangerous Doctrine: National
Security and U.S. Foreign Policy, by Saul Landau
(Boulder, CO: Westview, 1988)
in Argumentation and Advocacy 26 (Summer 1989), 40-42. |
1989 |
Review of Printers and Press Freedom: The
Ideology of Early American Journalism,
by Jeffrey A. Smith
(New York: Oxford University Press, 1988).
Free Speech Yearbook. Vol. 27, pp. 191- 93.
Edited by Stephen A. Smith. |
Presentations (1995 - Present only):
1997 |
"The Future of Communication:
Charting a Course for the New Millennium,"
at the Speech Communication Association convention Chicago, IL, November
1997. |
1997 |
"Immortal Discourse: The Myth and Ideal of a
Post-Madisonian Interpretation of the FirstAmendment,"
at the Speech Communication Association convention Chicago, IL, November
1997. |
1997 |
"A World in Dire Straits: Mark Knopfler on
Social Injustice," at the Western Social Science
Association convention, Albuquerque, NM, April. |
1996 |
"Is Academic Freedom Sui Generis? A Conundrum
for the Courts," at the Speech Communication
Association convention, San Diego, CA, November. |
1996 |
"Communicative Dimensions of Academic Freedom," at the Western
Social Science Association
convention Reno, NV, April. |
1995 |
"A Marketplace of Ideas: Myths, Metaphors and
Ideals in First Amendment Jurisprudence,"
at the Speech Communication Association convention, San Antonio, TX,
November. This paper won the Robert
M. O'Neill award as the top paper sponsored by
the Commission on Freedom of Expression
(36 papers submitted; international competition). |
1995 |
"Emotional Distress Tort Liability and the First
Amendment," at the Eastern Communication
Association convention, Pittsburgh, PA, April. |
1995 |
"The Information Superhighway: Tool for
Sociocultural Hegemony,"
debate presentation at the Eastern
Communication Association, Pittsburgh, PA, April. |
Honors:
1997 |
Recipient of the Alumni Service Award from
Delta Sigma Rho - Tau Kappa Alpha (National
Forensics Honor Society). |
1996 |
Recognized as an "Outstanding Educator at NAU"
in November 1996 by ASNAU for my
contributions in teaching. |
1995 |
SCA paper, "A Marketplace of Ideas: Myths,
Metaphors and Ideals in First Amendment
Jurisprudence," won the Robert M. O'Neill Award
for "Top Paper" of 38 submitted in competitive
category in international competition. |
1995 |
Inducted into the NAU Chapter of Phi Kappa Phi
Honor Society, Spring 1995. |
1994 |
Keynote speaker, annual Golden Key Honor
Society induction ceremony, April 17, 1994.
Inducted into Golden Key Honor Society, Spring 1994. |
Professional Affiliations:
Speech Communication Association
American Forensic Association
Western States Communication Association
Arizona Communication Association
Amnesty International.
Professional Services:
1998 - 1999 |
President, Commission on communication in the
Future, Speech Communication Association. |
1997 - 1998 |
Vice-President, Commission on Communication in
the Future, Speech Communication Association. |
1996 - 1997 |
Vice-President Elect, Commission on Communication
in the Future, Speech Communication Association. |
1994 - 1997 |
Associate editor, Free Speech Yearbook. |
Personal Interests:
Interests include distance running, cross-country skiing,
backpacking, fishing, creative and freelance writing.
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