Beth S. Bennett (Ph.D., University of Iowa). Associate Professor and Department Chair. Her research interests include the history of rhetoric, especially classical and medieval rhetoric, rhetorical criticism, and the study of mediated rhetorical texts and critical literacy. Click here to see Website.

Jason Edward Black (Ph.D., University of Maryland).  Assistant Professor and Graduate Recruitment Coordinator.  His research interests are in public address and rhetorical culture, with an emphasis on identity constructions and nationalism in U.S. governmental, American Indian and African American discourses.

Janis L. Edwards (Ph.D., University of Massachusetts). Associate Professor. Her research interests focus on the intersection of contemporary rhetorical theory and political discourse and the rhetorical dimensions of media, visual rhetoric, and gender.

Thomas E. Harris (Ph.D., Temple University). Professor and Graduate Program Director. His research interests include organizational communication, leadership, diversity, small groups, teams, and change.

Marsha L. Houston (Ph.D., University of Massachusetts). Professor. Her research explores the intersection among gender, ethnicity, language, and interpersonal communication.
 
Carol Bishop Mills (Ph.D., Purdue University).  Assistant Professor and Department Colloquia Coordinator.

Her research interests lie in the areas of interpersonal and organizational communication, including special interests in communication skill development and health communication, as well as quantitative research methods.

Frank M. Thompson, Jr. (Ed.D., University of Alabama). Associate Professor and Director of Forensics. His research interests included forensics, public speaking, interpretation, and group leadership.