Dr. Carmen Gonzalez is the Dart Endowed Associate Professor in Trauma, Journalism, and Communication. She received her Ph.D. and M.A. in Communication, and B.A. in Journalism and American Studies, from the University of Southern California. Through interdisciplinary and community-based research, Dr. Gonzalez’ work is focused on digital equity and health communication. She applies communication theory … Read More
Christine Harold is Professor and Chair of the Department of Communication. Her scholarship analyzes the rhetoric of consumer capitalism and explores opportunities for meaningful political action in a world increasingly defined by the logic of the marketplace. Her latest book, Things Worth Keeping: The Value of Attachment in a Disposable World (2020, University of Minnesota Press), looks … Read More
Kirsten Foot, Dart Endowed Professor in Trauma, Journalism, and Communication and adjunct faculty in the iSchool, currently studies organizing processes between groups, organizations, and sectors of society, and the communication practices that advance collaboration for social change. Prior to joining the faculty at the U. of Washington, she held a postdoctoral research appointment at the U. … Read More
Dr. Friz specializes in the rhetoric of health and medicine (RHM) and Science and Technology Studies (STS), particularly queer feminist STS. Her research utilizes rhetorical criticism as well as rhetorical field methods to examine rhetorical-scientific constructions of women’s sexual health, broader public understanding of health and medical science, and vernacular bioethics. Research on these topics … Read More
www.avcrofts.com Anita Verna Crofts is Artist in Residence at the Department of Communication with interests in personal narrative, auditory storytelling, and the ethnography of food. As faculty with the Communication Leadership program, her courses address personal narrative, listening as a leadership tool, and long-form professional writing and platforms. She maintains a Clinical Instructor position at … Read More
Caley Cook is a journalist, filmmaker and multimedia producer with feature and investigative bylines in publications such as Crosscut, The Evergrey, The Los Angeles Times, San Diego Union-Tribune, Elko Daily Free Press, San Diego CityBeat, CBS Sports and others. She received the 2013 Nevada Press Association Outstanding Journalist of the Year award, was a runner-up … Read More
Leah Ceccarelli, Professor, is a rhetorical critic and theorist with a research focus on the rhetoric of science. She teaches undergraduate and graduate courses in American Public Address, Rhetorical Criticism, and Rhetoric of Science. She directs the UW Science, Technology, and Society Studies Graduate Certificate program. She serves on the editorial boards of Quarterly Journal … Read More
Gerald Baldasty, Professor Emeritus, and UW Provost and Executive Vice President Emeritus, has focused his publications and teaching primarily in media economics, media organizations; media and politics, and media, gender and ethnicity. He is also taught courses in career development for students (both graduate and undergraduate) and he has developed a program to enhance leadership … Read More