Matt McGarrity, Teaching Professor, teaches undergraduate and graduate courses in public speaking, argumentation, classical rhetoric, rhetorical criticism, and communication pedagogy. Dr. McGarrity is the founder and director of the Center for Speech & Debate, which offers speech coaching to students. His research and publishing focuses on communication education and public speaking. He has won a number of … Read More
Valerie Manusov (PhD, University of Southern California, 1989), Professor Emerita, was on the UW faculty for 32 years. She served as Chair for the Interpersonal and Nonverbal Communication Divisions of the National Communication Association and for the Interpersonal Communication Interest Group of the Western States Communication Association. Professor Manusov taught courses in Interpersonal, Nonverbal, and … Read More
Website: mako.cc Benjamin Mako Hill is a social scientist and technologist. In both roles, he works to understand the social dynamics that shape online communities. His work focuses on communities engaged in the peer production of digital public goods—like Wikipedia and Linux. He is an Associate Professor in the Department of Communication at the University of Washington and a founding member of the Community … Read More
Ralina L. Joseph, Professor of Communication and adjunct Professor of American Ethnic Studies and Gender, Women, and Sexuality Studies, received her Ph.D. and M.A. in Ethnic Studies from the University of California, San Diego and B. A. in American Civilization from Brown University. Professor Joseph is not currently accepting new graduate students. Dr. Joseph is … Read More
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
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