EDUCATION:

• B.A., University of California at Davis, 1969
• M.A., University of Wisconsin-Madison, 1972
• Ph.D., University of Wisconsin-Madison, 1976

RESEARCH ACTIVITIES AND INTERESTS:

My primary research and teaching interests include the history of rhetorical theory, rhetorical criticism, and the philosophy of rhetoric. I specialize in the early development of Greek rhetoric and philosophy, communication ethics, and rhetorical epistemology. Current research activities include a study of the role of speech and language in the transition from mythology to naturalistic cosmology in early Greek thought and an examination of the role of communication in the moral development of individuals and communities.

I currently serve as faculty advisor to Lambda Pi Eta, the undergraduate honors society and as one of the faculty directors of Penn State's education abroad program in Athens, Greece.

COURSES:

CAS 083S: First Year Seminar--Communication, Love, and Friendship

CAS 100H: Effective Speech--Honors

CAS 300H: Honors Seminar (Topics include "Communicating in Classical Contexts," "Citizenship/Communication/Community: The Rhetorical of Local Political Activism")

CAS 312: Informative, Technical, and Presentational Speaking

CAS 412: Speech Criticism

CAS 420: Systems and Theories of Rhetoric

CAS 426W: Communication Ethics

CAS 505: Seminar in the Historical Development of Rhetoric (Topics include "Myth, Speech, and Wisdom in Early Greek Thought," "Socrates and the Sophists," "Aristotle")

RESEARCH AREAS:

Classical Rhetorical Theory
Rhetorical Criticism
Communication Ethics

AWARDS:

• ECA Past Presidents' Award for Outstanding Scholarship
• USG Academic Assembly Excellence in Advising Award
• Director's Award for Excellence in Teaching