Faculty and Staff Profiles 

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Jennifer Borda
Associate Professor of Communication
107 Horton Social Science Center
Phone: (603) 862-3709
Fax: (603) 862-1913
E-mail: jborda@cisunix.unh.edu
Curriculum Vitae
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Education:
B.A., Villanova University, 1995
M.A., Pennsylvania State University, 1998
Ph.D., ibid., 2002
Courses Taught:
CMN 456, Propaganda and Persuasion
CMN 505, Analysis of Popular Culture
CMN 507, Introduction to Rhetorical Theory and Analysis
CMN 600, Public Speaking as a Civic Art
CMN 607, Persuasion in American Politics
CMN 645, Rhetorical Criticism of Film
CMN 757, Rhetoric of Contemporary Feminism
CMN 757, Social Protest: Rhetoric and Resistance
Fields of Research:
rhetorical theory and criticism, film criticism, feminist studies
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Melissa Deem
Associate Professor of Communication
130A Horton Social Science Center
Phone: (603) 862-1902
Fax: (603) 862-1913
E-mail: melissa.deem@unh.edu
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Education:
B.A., Eastern Illinois University, 1987
M.A., Ohio University, 1988
Ph.D., University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 1998
Courses Taught:
CMN 456, Propaganda and Persuasion
CMN 595, Critical-Cultural Rhetorics
CMN 657, Rhetorics of Contemporary Feminism
CMN 697, Seminar/Contemporary Feminism in U.S. Public Culture
CMN 697, Seminar/Scandal, Spectacle, and the Public Sphere
Fields of Research:
rhetorics of feminism
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James Farrell
Professor of Communication
108 Horton Social Science Center
Phone: (603) 862-3447
Fax: (603) 862-1913
E-mail: james.farrell@unh.edu
Curriculum Vitae
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Education:
B.A., Bridgewater State College, 1979
M.A., University of Maine at Orono, 1982
Ph.D., University of Wisconsin at Madison, 1988
Courses Taught:
CMN 456, Propaganda and Persuasion
CMN 504, Introduction to Argumentation
CMN 557, Great Speakers and Speeches
CMN 596, Analysis of Political Media
CMN 607, Persuasion in American Politics
CMN 657, Public Address and the American Experience
CMN 703, Seminar in Rhetorical Theory
CMN 737, Principles of Rhetorical Criticism
Fields of Research:
history and criticism of American public address, political and religious discourse, history of rhetorical theory
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Per Fjelstad
Lecturer in Communication
123 Horton Social Science Center
Phone: (603) 862-2394
Fax: (603) 862-1913
E-mail: peh28@unh.edu
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Education:
B.A., Evergreen State College, 1984
M.A., University of Washington, 1989
Ph.D., Pennsylvania State University, 1995
Courses Taught:
CMN 500, Public Speaking
CMN 607, Persuasion in American Politics
CMN 697, Seminar/Controversy & Reasoning in Law
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Kevin Healey
Assistant Professor of Communication
106B Horton Social Science Center
Phone: (603) 862-3344
Fax: (603) 862-1913
E-mail: kevin.healey@unh.edu
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Education:
B.A., Drew University, 1996
M.A., The New School University, 2005
Ph.D., University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, 2011
Courses Taught:
CMN 596: Seminar in Media Studies/Digital Democracies
CMN 696: Seminar in Media Studies/Media, Religion, and Culture
Fields of Research:
media, religion, and culture; popular music studies; philosophy of technology; media ethics
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Mark Hungerford
Lecturer in Communication
Horton Social Science Center
Phone: (603) 862-3035
Fax: (603) 862-1913
E-mail: mark.hungerford@unh.edu
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Education:
B.A., Emory University, 1992
M.A., University of Texas at Austin, 2005
Ph.D., University of Washington, 2011
Courses Taught:
CMN 455, Introduction to Media Studies
CMN 615, Public Opinion and Mass Communication
CMN 696, Seminar/Understanding Media Audiences
CMN 696, Seminar/Media Effects
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Michael Jackson
Senior Lecturer in Communication
124 Horton Social Science Center
Phone: (603) 862-1914
Fax: (603) 862-1913
E-mail: rmj2@cisunix.unh.edu
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Education:
B.A., University of Arkansas, 1986
M.A., Centeral Washington University, 1993
Ph.D., Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, 2002
Courses Taught:
CMN 456, Propaganda and Persuasion
CMN 504, Intro to Argumentation
CMN 507, Intro to Rhetorical Theory & Analysis
CMN 597, Special Topic/Rhetoric of Music
CMN 600, Public Speaking as a Civic Art
CMN 697, Seminar/Rhetoric of the Photograph
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Mardi Kidwell
Associate Professor of Communication
110 Horton Social Science Center
Phone: (603) 862-3036
Fax: (603) 862-1913
E-mail: mardi.kidwell@unh.edu
Curriculum Vitae
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Education:
B.A., University of California at Santa Cruz, 1986
M.A., University of California at Santa Barbara, 1998
Ph.D., ibid., 2003
Courses Taught:
CMN 457, Introduction to Language and Social Interaction
CMN 572, Language and Social Interaction
CMN 666, Conversation Analysis
CMN 702, Seminar/Communication and the Body
CMN 702, Seminar/Children's Communication
CMN 765, Police Talk
Fields of Research:
language and social interaction, child social behavior, and police-citizen communication
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Jack Lannamann
Associate Professor of Communication
106C Horton Social Science Center
Phone: (603) 862-3039
Fax: (603) 862-1913
E-mail: john.lannamann@unh.edu
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Education:
B.S., Babson College, 1977
M.A., University of Massachusetts at Amherst, 1980
Ph.D., ibid., 1983
Courses Taught:
CMN 457, Introduction to Language and Social Interaction
CMN 572, Language and Social Interaction
CMN 602, Theory of Interpersonal Communication
CMN 680, Perspectives on Culture and Communication
CMN 742, Dialogue and Teamwork
Fields of Research:
interpersonal communication
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Josh Lauer
Assistant Professor of Communication
106A Horton Social Science Center
Phone: (603) 862-3037
Fax: (603) 862-1913
E-mail: josh.lauer@unh.edu
Website
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Education:
B.A., Indiana University of Pennsylvania, 1992
M.L.I.S., University of Pittsburgh, 1997
M.A., University of Pennsylvania, 2005
Ph.D., ibid., 2008
Courses Taught:
CMN 519, Advertising as Social Communication
CMN 696, Seminar/History of Surveillance Media
CMN 772, Seminar/Critical Approaches to New Media
Fields of Research:
media history and theory, communication technology, consumer culture, surveillance, economic constructions of reality
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Sheila McNamee
Professor of Communication
111A Horton Social Science Center
Phone: (603) 862-3040
Fax: (603) 862-1913
E-mail: smcnamee@cisunix.unh.edu
Website
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Education:
B.A., University of Massachusetts at Amherst, 1978
M.A., ibid., 1980
Ph.D., ibid., 1982
Courses Taught:
CMN 457, Introduction to Language and Social Interaction
CMN 630, Psychology of Communication
CMN 730, Family Communication
CMN 742, Dialogue and Teamwork
CMN 755, Communication and Healthcare
CMN 760, Mediation
Fields of Research:
transformative dialogue in communities, education, health, and organizations
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Joshua Meyrowitz
Professor of Communication
Chair of the Communication Department
111B Horton Social Science Center
Phone: (603) 862-3031
Fax: (603) 862-1913
E-mail: joshua.meyrowitz@unh.edu
Curriculum Vitae
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Education:
B.A., Queens College, City University of New York, 1972
M.A., ibid., 1974
Ph.D., New York University, 1978
Courses Taught:
CMN 455, Introduction to Media Studies
CMN 515, Analysis of News
CMN 732, Communication Theory
CMN 758, Media Analysis and Criticism
CMN 772, Seminar in Media Theory
Fields of Research:
mass media analysis
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Michelle Michaud
Lecturer in Communication
123 Horton Social Science Center
Phone: (603) 862-2394
Fax: (603) 862-1913
E-mail: mng4@unh.edu
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Education:
B.A., University of Maine at Orono, 2001
M.A., ibid., 2004
Courses Taught:
CMN 500, Public Speaking
CMN 607, Persuasion in American Politics
CMN 697, Rhetorical Criticism of the Media
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Danielle Pillet-Shore
Assistant Professor of Communication
109 Horton Social Science Center
Phone: (603) 862-2362
Fax: (603) 862-1913
E-mail: danielle.pillet-shore@unh.edu
Website
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Education:
B.A., University of California Los Angeles, 1998
M.A., ibid., 2001
Ph.D., ibid., 2008
Courses Taught:
CMN 457, Introduction to Interpersonal Communication
CMN 588, Talk and Social Institutions
CMN 666, Conversation Analysis
CMN 788, Openings of Everyday Interactions
Fields of Research:
language and social interaction, conversation analysis, communication in everyday life, face-to-face interaction, sociolinguistics, verbal and non-verbal communication, social psychology, qualitative methods, ethnomethodology, interaction in education and medical settings, family-school communication, social norms, social control and service providing institutions
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Lawrence J. Prelli
Professor of Communication
112B Horton Social Science Center
Phone: (603) 862-3034
Fax: (603) 862-1913
E-mail: ljp@cisunix.unh.edu
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Education:
B.S., State University of New York College at Brockport, 1977
M.A., State University of New York at Albany, 1979
M.S., University of New Hampshire, 1998
Ph.D., Pennsylvania Sate University, 1984
Courses Taught:
CMN 456, Propaganda and Persuasion
CMN 507, Intro to Rhetorical Theory and Analysis
CMN 556, Persuasion and Public Problems
CMN 656, Principles of Rhetorical Criticism
CMN 756, Rhetoric of Display
Fields of Research:
rhetorical theory and criticism, rhetorics of environmental discourse, rhetorics of display
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Jessica Robles
Lecturer in Communication
Horton Social Science Center
Phone: (603) 862-3315
Fax: (603) 862-1913
E-mail: jessica.robles@unh.edu
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Education:
B.A., University of San Francisco, 2004
M.A., University of Essex, England, 2005
Ph.D., University of Colorado at Boulder, 2011
Courses Taught:
CMN 457, Introduction to Language and Social Interaction
CMN 572, Analysis of Language and Social Interaction
CMN 698, Seminar/Communication and Morality
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Michael Soha
Lecturer in Communication
119 Horton Social Science Center
Phone: (603) 862-1902
Fax: (603) 862-1913
E-mail: michael.soha@unh.edu
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Education:
B.A., University of New Hampshire, 2008
M.A., University of Massachusetts at Amherst, 2012
Courses Taught:
CMN 455, Introduction to Media Studies
CMN 634, Media and Politics
CMN 696, Seminar/New Media & Political Engagement
CMN 696, Seminar/Digital Culture and Society
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Carol Conaway
Affiliate Associate Professor of Communication
Horton Social Science Center
Phone: (603) 862-2393
Fax: (603) 862-1913
E-mail: cconaway@cisunix.unh.edu
Curriculum Vitae
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Education:
A.B., Bryn Mawr College, 1970
S.M., Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1981
Ph.D., ibid., 1994
Courses Taught:
CMN 567, Gender, Race, and Class in Media
CMN 634, Media and Politics
Fields of Research:
mass communication, gender studies
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Andrew Sharp
Academic/Career Counselor
119 Horton Social Science Center
Phone: (603) 862-2991
Fax: (603) 862-1913
E-mail: andrew.sharp@unh.edu
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Bonnie Hodgdon
Academic Student Services Assistant
112 Horton Social Science Center
Phone: (603) 862-2292
Fax: (603) 862-1913
E-mail: bonnie.hodgdon@unh.edu
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