Graduate faculty in the Department of Communication are actively engaged in research in many areas such as:

 

 

Democratic Participation & Culture	Identity & Representation	Media, Society & Culture	Risk, Crisis & Conflict	Wellness, Worklife & Relationships
. Argumentation . Public address . Political       campaigns . Media politics . Social justice &      health . Social       movements . Labor movements . Rhetoric of      agitation and      social change . Rhetoric of      citizenship . Critical rhetoric &      incarceration	. Ethnic & gender      studies . Rhetoric of race &      racism . Feminist rhetoric &      criticism . Rhetoric & identity . Asian rhetoric &      ableism . Diversity &      communication . International      communication &     national identity . Identity,       representation     & media	. New media . Visual rhetoric . Rhetoric & cultural       studies . Rhetoric & popular      music . Cinema & television      studies . Ethnic & gender      diversity in media . International      communication . Political economy of      media industries . Media & politics . Media framing . Media history &      practices . Journalism studies . Media,       telecommunication       & space policy . Media ethics . Media effects &      influences	. Organizational               crises & strategic      communication . Politics of risk &        crisis . Rhetoric of risk &      crisis . Risk, crisis &     disasters . Dispute resolution . Health crises & risk      communication  . Media        communication of        risk & crisis . Conflict &      aggression	. Health campaigns . Health      organizations      & communication . New media & health . Patient-provider      communication . Stress & coping . Family      communication . Relationship       maintenance . Persuasion,      interpersonal      influence &      compliance gaining . Long distance      relationships . New communication      technology &      relationships  . Leadership . Small group        communication . Social influence in        the workplace . Workplace bullying

 

 

In addition, our faculty conduct research with their doctoral advisees as well as with other graduate students in the department.

 

Some of the recent published research can be viewed via the links above.