Director of Communicating Plus, Coordinator of First Year Studies, and Assistant Professor of Communication
Ripon College
300 Seward Street
Ripon, WI 54971
(920) 748-8152

E-mail: PapeD@ripon.edu

Education

• M.A., Central Missouri State University
• B.A., Central College of Iowa

Awards and Honors

• 2002 Faculty/Staff Mentor Award, 2001
• May Bumby Severy Outstanding Professor Award

Areas of Interest

• Gender and Communication
• Film Criticism
• Persuasion & Mass Media
• Interpersonal Communication
• Journalism

Recent Publications

• (2002) "Extemporaneous speaking in a post-September 11 World." The Forensic Educator.

Current Courses Taught

• Public Speaking
• Organizational & Business Communication
• Interpersonal Communication
• Intercultural Communication
• Persuasion & Mass Media
• Computer-Mediated Communication
• Listening
• Gender & Communication
• Impact of the Media
• Empirical Studies in Communication
• Small Group Communication
• Film Criticism