Presentations:
“Sustaining the Passion: How to Rekindle Exuberance for Teaching.” Program presented with Dr. Marcia Benjamin at the Fort Wayne Teaching Conference, Fort Wayne, February 2005.
“Utilizing Appreciative Inquiry to Reflect on the “Service” Questions in Service Learning.” Paper presented with Dr. Marcia Benjamin and Dr. Kevin Barge at the National Communication Association Convention in Chicago, November 2004.
“Preparing Trustees, Faculty, Staff, and Students for the Team Visit.” Pre-conference workshop on Self-Study for the Higher Learning Commission of the North Central Association in Chicago, April 2003.
“Utilizing Appreciative Inquiry to Reflect on Service Learning Objectives.” Program presented with Dr. Marcia Benjamin at the 6th Annual Area Deans’ Conference entitled the “Scholarship of Teaching Conference,” Fort Wayne, February 2003.
“Preparing Future Communication Faculty: An NCA Workshop on What our Doctoral Students Should Know.” Panel presentation at Central States Speech Communication Association Convention in Milwaukee, April 2002.
“Preparing Future Communication Faculty for the New Millennium: New Roles, Responsibilities, and Challenges.” Panel presentation at the Central States Speech Communication Association Convention in Cincinnati, Ohio, April 2001.
“What I Said is Not What You Think You Heard.” Workshop given for the Indiana, Michigan and Ohio Association of Collegiate Registrars and Admissions Officers in Toledo, Ohio, November 2000.
“On the Spot: An Analysis of Primary Ad Campaigns.” Paper written with Leonard Williams presented at the Central States Speech Communication Association Convention in Detroit, April 2000.
“Creating an Engaging Learning Environment through Student Narratives.” Program presented with Mike Stone at the 3rd Annual Area Deans’ Conference entitled “Creating a Learning Community,” Fort Wayne, February 2000.
“To What Extent Does a Peer Mentoring Program Aid in Student Retention?” Paper presented at the National Communication Association Convention in Chicago, November 1999.
“Formal Mentoring Programs: A Research Agenda.” Paper presented at the Central States Speech Communication Association Convention in St. Louis, April 1999.
“Netsense and Today’s News: Media Analysis for Undergraduates.” Program presented with reference librarian, Jill Lichtsinn, at the Indiana Library Federation Conference, Indianapolis, April 1999.
“Concept Mapping: A Teaching Tool.” Program presented with Jim Streator at the 2nd Annual Area Deans’ Conference entitled the “Scholarship of Teaching Conference,” Fort Wayne, March 1999.
“Patient Satisfaction Surveys: Identifying Patients’ Voices as Narrative Benchmarks.” Second author, Manchester College student Samantha Bradfield. Presented at the National Communication Association Convention in New York City, November 1998.
“Can Fantasy Theme Analysis Detect Changes of an Organization’s Perceptions of its Customers.” Paper presented at the Central States Speech Communication Association in Chicago, April 1998.
“Peer Relationships: Are They an Alternative to Mentoring that Organizations Should Encourage?” Paper presented at the National Communication Association Convention in Chicago, November 1997.
“The Role of Social Support for Operating Room Personnel in Times of Work-Related Stress.” Paper resented at the National Communication Association Convention in Chicago, November 1997.