1584 Commerce Drive	Department of Speech Communication
North Mankato, MN 56003	Armstrong Hall 230
(507) 381-8893	Minnesota State University, Mankato
warsand@chartermi.net	Mankato, MN 56001
	(507) 389-2213

 

Education	Professional Experience	Professional Service and Activities Graduate Thesis Advising
Journal Articles Rhetoric and Law Freedom of Expression Communication Pedagogy Forensics Pedagogy	Published Proceedings Pedagogy Rhetoric and Law Rhetorical Theory Freedom of Expression	Book Reviews
Book Chapters	ERIC Publications	Works in Progress
Scholarly Presentations Rhetoric and Law Freedom of Expression Pedagogy and Assessment Forensic Pedagogy	Professional Memberships	Contact Information

Education:

University of Iowa

• Ph.D. in Communication Studies, emphasis in Rhetorical Studies: May 1992


• Dissertation Topic:
• Freedom of expression and/or freedom from racial and sexual harassment: College campuses and "hate-speech" codes

• M.A. in Speech Communication: 1989


• Thesis Topic:
• The Status of Speech Communication Education in Minnesota High Schools: 1989
• B.S. in English (magna cum laude) : 1983

Minnesota State University, Mankato: 1996-1997 (Asst. Professor)
1997-1999 (Asst. Prof/Chair)
1999-2002 (Assoc. Prof/Chair)
2002-2003 (Professor/Chair)
2003-2006 (Assistant Vice President for Undergraduate Studies)
2006-Present (Professor)

Undergraduate Teaching:

• Advanced Public Speaking
• Communication Technology and Freedom of Expression*
• Directing Forensic Activities*
• First Year Experience Seminar
• Fundamentals of Speech Communication
• Interpersonal Communication
• Interviewing
• Introduction to Communication Studies**
• Methods of Teaching Speech in the Secondary School*
• Performance of Literature
• Public Speaking
• Readers Theater

Graduate Teaching:

• Basic Strategies
• Communication for Professionals
• Communication Theory
• Intercultural Communication
• Research Methods**

*(Undergraduate/Graduate mixed courses)
**Online Instruction

Internships/Individual Studies:

• SPEE 497: Teaching Internships: Supervised 51 Student Teaching Interns
• SPEE 498: Internship: Supervised 70 Student Interns
• SPEE 499: Individual Study: Supervised 54 Individual Study Projects
• SPEE 697: Graduate Internships: Supervised 16 Graduate Student Interns

• Critical Decision Making
• Interviewing
• Verbal Reasoning
• Introduction to Communication Studies
• Public Speaking

• Fundamentals of Communication

• Principles of Communication
• History of Western Rhetorical Thought
• Human Communication
• Persuasion
• Seminar: Persuasion and Social Movements
• Theory and Practice of Argument
• Presentational Speaking in Organizations
• Rhetorical Criticism
• Contemporary Problems in Freedom of Expression
• Contemporary Rhetorical Theory
• American Public Address

• Directing Forensic Activities
• Theory and Practice of Argument
• Persuasion and Society
• Methods of Communication
• Rhetoric (Basic Course)
• Communication and Contemporary Culture
• Communicating in Public

• Fundamentals of Communication

• Fundamentals of Speech
• Interpersonal Communication

• Public Speaking
• Business English

• K-12 Special Education: Learning Disabilities
• English 7
• English 11

• Web Site Co-developer: Communication and Theater Association of Minnesota/Perpich Center for Arts Education (2001-Present)
• Editor: Communication and Theater Association of Minnesota Journal (1997-2002)
• Editorial Board: Basic Communication Course Annual (1994-Present)
• Editorial Board: Communication Education (1992-1995)
• Editorial Board: Communication Teacher (1998-2001)
• Editorial Board: Free Speech Yearbook (2001-2005)
• Reviewer: Communication and Theater Association of Minnesota Journal (2005-Present)
• Guest Reviewer: Iowa Journal of Communication Studies
• Guest Reviewer: Western Journal of Communication
• Guest Reviewer: Southern Journal of Communication
• Guest Reviewer: Political Communication
• Guest Reviewer: Speaker and Gavel
• Guest Reviewer: Communication Law and Policy
• Nominating Committee: 1992 Eastern Communication Association
• 1993-94 Vice-Chair: Eastern Communication Association Communication and Law Interest Group
• 1994-95 Chair and Planner: Eastern Communication Association Comm/Law Interest Group
• 1995-96 Vice-Chair and Planner: Speech Communication Association Comm/Law Commission
• 1996-97 Chair: National Communication Association Comm/Law Commission
• 1997-2000 Vice-Chair and Planner: National Communication Association Freedom of Expression Commission
• 2000-2003 Chair: National Communication Association Freedom of Expression Commission
• 1998: Reviewer: National Communication Association Table Talk Series
• 2002: Reviewer: National Communication Association Freedom of Expression Commission

• Administrative Chair: Undergraduate Curriculum and Policy Committee (2003-2006)
• Administrative Chair: General Education Committee (2003-2006)
• Administrative Member: Program Review and Assessment Committee (2003-2006)
• Administrative Representative: Learning Technology Roundtable (2003-2006)
• Administrative Representative: Distance Learning Task Force (2003-2005)
  • Co-Author: Institutional Change Request submitted for Higher Learning Commission Approval (2004)
• Administrative Chair: Task Force on Enhancing Undergraduate Academic Excellence (2003-2005)
• Chair: Free Speech Policy Group (2004-2005)
• Member: Task Force on Diversity (2003-2004)
• Chair: Enrollment Management Committee (2003-2006)
• Chair: Assessment Coordinating Council (2003-2004); Member (2004-2006)
• Member: Extended Learning Dean Search (2003-2004)
• Minnesota State University, Mankato Representative: MnSCU Technical College Curriculum Review Process (2001-2003)
• Chair, Speech Communication Department (1997-2003)
• Faculty Coordinator of Academic Assessment (2002-2003)
• College of Arts and Humanities Representative: Learning and Technology Roundtable (1999-2003)
• Subcommittee on Assessment and Instructional Management Systems (2001-2002)
• Subcommittee: Ucompass Educator Users Group (2002-Present)
• Representative to the University Distance Learning Task Force (2003)
• General Education Assessment Task Force (2000-2001)
• College of Arts and Humanities Curriculum Committee (1997-2002)
• Honors Advisory Council (1998-2000)
• College of Arts and Humanities Representative: Assessment Resource Team (1998-2002)
• Basic Course Director (1996-2002)
• Director of Teaching Assistants (1999-2002)
• Assistant Director of Forensics (1996-97)
• Departmental Curriculum Sub-Committee (1996-99)
• Departmental Assessment and Long-Range Planning Sub-Committee (1996-1998; 99-2003)
• Departmental Search Committee (1997-98; 99-00; 00-01)
• Interviewer: Presidential Scholarship Selections (1996-2003)
• Member: College of Education Dean Search Committee (2001-2002; 2002-2003)
• Member: Undergraduate Research Conference Steering Committee (1998-2005)

• Director of Forensics
• Coordinator of Graduate Advisory Program
• Departmental Planning and Development Committee 1992-93
• Departmental Personnel Committee 1993-94
• Departmental Curriculum Committee 1992-93; Chair, 1993-94; 94-95
• Departmental Representative: Faculty Senate 1993-94
• Member: College Undergraduate Curriculum Committee, 1993-94
• Departmental Search Committee, 1994-95
• Member: College Task Force on Technology, 1994-95

• Director of Individual Events: 1990-92
• Student Teaching Supervisor, Communication Education: 1990-92
• Acting Head, Division of Communication Education: Spring 1992
• Graduate Student Advisory Committee: 1991-92
• RA, Oberman Seminar on Presidential Campaigning: Summer 1991

• Top State Journal Award, Central States Communication Association States Advisory Council: 2002
• Top State Journal Award, Central States Communication Association States Advisory Council: 1999
• Douglas Ehninger Undergraduate Teaching Award: 1992
• Top Three Paper: Communication Education Interest Group, 1991 Central States Communication Association
• Top Paper: Basic Course Interest Group, 1990 Speech Communication Association
• H. Clay Harshbarger Communication Studies Scholarship,1990-92
• Mankato State University English Award For Teaching, 1983

• Under-Represented Student Retention Initiative, Minnesota State Colleges and Universites (co-author of proposal) 2003
• Rural Integration of Technology in Education (RITE) Minigrant: Portfolio Development, 2000-2001
• Rural Integration of Technology in Education (RITE) Minigrant: Technology Infusion, 2000-2001
• Minnesota State University, Mankato Faculty Improvement Grant: 1998; 1999
• SUNY-Geneseo: Professional Development/Quality of Working Life Grant: 1993-94
• Geneseo Foundation Travel Grant: 1992-95

• Susan Coultrap-McQuin, Provost, State University of New York at Oswego (315) 312-2290
• Fernando Delgado, Dean, College of Liberal Arts, Hamline University (800) 753-9753
• Jane Earley, Dean, College of Arts and Humanities, Minnesota State University, Mankato (507) 389-1712
• Michael Miller, Dean, College of Education, Minnesota State University, Mankato (507) 389-5445
• Scott Olson, Vice President for Academic Affairs, Minnesota State University, Mankato (507) 389-1333
• Mitchell Rubinstein, Interim Associate Vice President for Academic Affairs, St. Cloud State University (320) 308-3143
• Joan Roca, Dean, Library Services, Minnesota State University, Mankato (507) 389-5953)

Graduate Thesis Advising:

• "The Rhetoric of Spike Lee: A Fantasy Theme Analysis." Christy Steele, 1998
• "Experience and Intercultural Sensitivity: A Case Study of U.S. Americans Hosting Japanese Students." Chizu Nakamura, 1998.
• "When Life and Style Collide: An Examination of Gay Male Identity as Represented in Gay Lifestyle Magazines." Alfred Golden, 1998.
• "The Violence Cycle: A Rhetorical Criticism of Cops." Tracy Murphy, 2000.
• "A Study of Teacher-Positioning Effect on College Speaking Students." Kambiz Jamshidi, 2000.
• "Superior-Subordinate Communication and Employee Perception of Managerial Competency." Anthony Boehler, 2000.
• Behind the Music: An Analysis of Content and Form in Television." Brian Klosa, 2001
• "A Superpower Apologizes: Clinton's 1998 Address in Rwanda." Jason Edwards, 2002
• "OnaMove!: The Radical Rhetoric of MOVE." Christopher Corey, 2003
• "Technology in the Classroom: Real Time Speech Evaluation Using Wireless Integration of Ucompass Educator™ and PocketPC™ Hand-Held Devices." Oleksander Komarenko, 2003
• "An Ethnographic Study of Male Communication Patterns in Female Dominated Work Places." Brent Bonine, 2003
• "Ashcroft's Conundrum with Lady Justice: A Postmodern Critique of the Public Perception of Acceptable Art." Cynthia Pope, 2006
  

Journal Articles:

Rhetoric and Law
 

"The Argumentative Construction of 'Liberty' Hastings Constitutional Law Quarterly 23.3 (Spring 1996): 637-657.

"Critical Legal Studies and Critical Rhetoric: Toward a Reconceptualization of the Acting Human Agent" Legal Studies Forum 17.4 (1994): 367-385

Freedom of Expression
 

"Three 'Ifs' and a "Maybe': Mari Matsuda's Approach to Restricting Hate- Speech" Communication Studies (Fall-Winter 1994-95): 144-163

"The Case for the Right to Reply: Replies and Conversation" Iowa Journal of Communication Studies (Fall, 1991): 23-60

Communication Pedagogy
 
• "The Basic Course in Communication Theory: A Shift in Emphasis" Basic Communication Course Annual VI (November 1994): 183-205
• "Communication Is/As Critical Thinking" Basic Communication Course Annual IV (June 1992): 48-71
• "The Status of Speech Education in Minnesota High Schools: 1989" Network 1.1 (November, 1991): 20-27
• "Logic and Emotion, Persuasion and Argumentation: 'Good Reasons' as an Educational Synthesis" Basic Communication Course Annual III (June 1991): 123-142
• "The Status of Speech Education in Minnesota High Schools: 1989" Journal of the Communication and Theatre Association of Minnesota 18 (Summer, 1991): 71-86

Co-Authored:
 
Forensics Pedagogy
 
• "Communication Technology and Individual Events" The Forensic Educator 11.2 (Summer 96/97): 16-20.


Published Proceedings:

Rhetoric and Law

• "The Man With Two Faces: Arguing Over The Rhetorical Construction of Bill Gates." Proceedings of the 12th NCA/AFA Conference on Argumentation ed. Thomas G. Goodnight, et. al. (2001): 434-439
• "Do it Yourself Law: Closing the Bar to the Advocate?" Argument at Century's End: Reflecting on the Past and Envisioning the Future: Proceedings of the 11th NCA/AFA Conference on Argumentation. ed. Thomas Hollihan, et.al. (1999): 503-510
• "Arguing Ourselves to Death" Proceedings of the 10th SCA/AFA Conference on Argumentation. ed. James Klumpp, et.al. (1997): 275-279
• "The Argumentative Construction of 'Liberty' in Lochner v. New York" Proceedings of the 9th SCA/AFA Conference on Argumentation. ed. Sally Jackson, et.al. (1995): 473-480

Pedagogy

• Sandmann, W. & Nickerson, R. (2006). Assessing general education: What we learned after four years. In S. E. Van Kollenberg (Ed.) A collection of papers on self-study and Institutional Improvement, 2006. Chicago : The Higher Learning Commission. (In Press).
  
• Sandmann, W & Lipetzky, P. (2005). Going the distance: Preparing for the delivery of online programs. In S. E. Van Kollenberg (Ed.) A collection of papers on self-study and Institutional Improvement, 2005: Vol. 2: Becoming a learning focused organization: The learning environment (pp. 136-139). Chicago : The Higher Learning Commission.
   
Rhetorical Theory
 
• "Gorgias and his Postmodern Cousins: Toward a Skeptical View of Argument and Knowledge" Proceedings of the 8th SCA/AFA Conference on Argumentation. ed. Raymie McKerrow, et.al. (1993): 97-103
• "Transcending Field Boundaries: An Approach to Argumentative Justification" Proceedings of the 7th SCA/AFA Conference on Argumentation. ed. Donn W. Parson, et.al. (November, 1991): 353-358

Freedom of Expression
 
• "National Sovereignty and Communication Technology: Can the Two Coexist?" Proceedings of the WebNet 99 Conference. (co-authored with Daniel Cronn-Mills).
• "Hate Speech and the College Campus: What's the Ethical Civil Libertarian To Do?" Pre-Conference Proceedings of the 2nd Conference on Communication Ethics. ed. James A. Jaska, et.al. (June, 1992): 174-182

Book Reviews:

• Assessing for Learning in On Teaching and Learning (January 2005) Online through The Collaboration for the Advancement of College Teaching and Learning (http://www.collab.org/products/newsletter.html)
• "Jurgen Habermas's Moral Consciousness and Communicative Action" (coauthored with Frederick Antczak) Quarterly Journal of Speech (Nov. 1992): 510-511. Reprinted in Contemporary Literary Criticism 11th edition, edited by Debbie Stanley. Gale Press: Detroit, MI (in press). Also available on-line through Gale-Net.
• Sex, Laws and Cyberspace in Freedom of Speech Yearbook 1996. ed. John J. Makay (1997)
• Shamans, Software and Spleens: Law and the Construction of the Information Society in Freedom of Speech Yearbook 1996. ed. John J. Makay (1997)

Co-Authored:

Freedom of Speech in the Marketplace of Ideas in Freedom of Speech Yearbook 1997 ed. Matthew Seeger (1998): (co-authored with Daniel Cronn-Mills)

Book Chapter:

• "The Rhetorical Function of 'Earth In The Balance'" in EarthTalk: Communication Empowerment for Environmental Action. Ed. Star A. Muir and Thomas L. Veenendall. Westport, CT: Praeger Publishers (1996): 119-134.
• "West Virginia State Board of Education v. Barnette" in The Most Important Free-Speech Decisions of the United States Supreme Court in the Twentieth Century Ed. Anthony Parker. University of Alabama Press, 2003

ERIC Publications:

Rhetoric and Law:

• "Almost Over: 'Separate But Equal' Flunks Out of Graduate School."

Freedom of Expression:

• "Current Cases in Academic Freedom."

Scholarly Presentations:

Rhetoric and Law

• "The Rehnquist Court and Communication Law." 2006 Eastern Communication Association Convention
• "Trends in Technology and the Law: Radicalizing the Roots of Communication Law." 2001 National Communication Association
• "The Man With Two Faces: Arguing Over The Rhetorical Construction of Bill Gates." 2001 Alta Summer Conference on Argumentation
• "The Fully Informed Jury Association." And Justice For All Radio Show, Host, Lin Lilley (4/26/01)
• "Do it Yourself Law: Closing the Bar to the Advocate?" 1999 Alta Summer Conference on Argumentation
• "Almost Over: 'Separate But Equal' Flunks out of Graduate School," 1998 National Communication Association
• "Arguing Ourselves to Death," 1997 Alta Summer Conference on Argumentation
• "The Fully Informed Jury Association: Rhetoric of Populism or Paranoia?, 1996 Western States Communication Association
• "Revisiting Critical Rhetoric: Law, Death, and the Materiality of Discourse, 1995 Speech Communication Association
• "The Argumentative Construction of 'Liberty' in Lochner v. New York" 1995 Alta Summer Conference on Argumentation
• "When Metaphors Are More Than Tropes: Language's Power Over Law" 1994 Speech Communication Association
• "Law and the Language of Power" 1993 Speech Communication Association
• "Can We Come Up With Better Questions? Language, Law and Offensive Speech at the University of Wisconsin" 1992 Speech Communication Association
• "Critical Legal Studies and Critical Rhetoric: Toward a Reconceptualization of the Acting Human Agent" 1992 Speech Communication Association
• "The Alien and Sedition Acts of 1798: A Justification for the 'Rhetoric of Crisis'" 1992 Eastern Communication Association
• "From Gobitisto Barnette: How the Supreme Court Admits It Was Wrong" 1992 Central States Communication Association
• "Critiquing the CRTs: Arguing Against Assumed Legal Liberal Tradition" 1992 Central States Communication Association
• "Critical Legal Studies and Critical Rhetoric: Toward a Reconceptualization of the Acting Human Agent" Doctoral Honors Seminar, Indiana University, 1992

Freedom of Expression

• "Free Speech Year in Review." 2006 National Communication Association Convention
• "Old Cases, New Laws." 2006 Eastern Communication Association Convention.
• "2005 Freedom of Expression Year in Review: To the Supreme Court and Beyond ." 2005 National Communication Association Convention.
• "When Privacy and Expression Collide: Conflicting Rights and Responsibilities in Gonzaga v. Doe and Owasso v. Falvo."2002 National Communication Association Convention.
• "It's Still All Right to Complain (at Least for the Moment): Vincennes University and the Angry Professors." 2001 National Communication Association
• "Kincaid v. Gibson: Hazelwood Goes to College." 2000 National Communication Association
• "First Amendment Issues in Secondary Schools." Communication and Theater Association of Minnesota Convention (Chosen as part of a State Showcase panel for Central States Communication Association 2001)
• "The Most Important Free-Speech Decision of the United States Supreme Court in the Twentieth Century: West Virginia State Board of Education v. Barnette." 1999 National Communication Association
• "National Sovereignty and Communication Technology: Can the Two Exist?" WebNet 99
• "Contemporary Cases on Academic Freedom and the University," 1998 National Communication Association
• "Roundtable Discussion: Freedom(s) of Expression," 1998 National Communication Association
• "Confronting Hate on College Campuses," 1998 Iowa Communication Association
• "Hate Speech and the Response of the Communication Society," Symposium on Freedom of Expression on the College Campus, University of Kentucky, October 1997
• "Issues in Teaching Courses in Freedom of Expression: A Roundtable Discussion," 1997 National Communication Association
• "Academic Freedom is Not Freedom of Expression: Clarifying Our Historical Terms," 1996 Speech Communication Association
• "Free Speech/Hate Speech: A Policy to Promote Freedom and Civility," 1996 Speech Communication Association
• "Libel As Weapon: Tobacco Goes on the Attack, 1995 Speech Communication Association
• "Hate Speech and the Response of the University of California System" 1993 Western States Communication Association
• "Three 'Ifs' and a "Maybe': Mari Matsuda's Approach to Restricting Hate- Speech" 1992 Western States Communication Association
• "Pluralism, Academe, and 'Free' Speech" 1991 Iowa Communication Association Convention
• "Public Deliberation/Public Construction: Argument Theory and the Issue of Hate Speech Codes" 1991 Alta Summer Conference on Argumentation

Rhetorical Theory

• "What Price Baseball? The Battle for a Ballpark in Minnesota," Tenth Annual Symposium on Baseball and American Culture, June 10-12, 1998
• "When the System Fails: Hate Speech and the Liberal Model of the University" 1994 Speech Communication Association
• "Gorgias and his Postmodern Cousins: Toward a Skeptical View of Argument and Knowledge" 1993 Alta Summer Conference on Argumentation
• "The Rhetorical Function of 'Earth In The Balance'" 1993 Eastern Communication Association
• "The Rhetoric of Division: David Duke on the Campaign Trail" 1992 Speech Communication Association
• "From Classical Reconstruction to Postmodern Deconstruction" 1992 New York State Speech Communication Association Convention
• "The Constitutive Rhetoric of Beauty in Isocrates' Helen": The Feminization of a Culture" 1992 Western States Communication Association
• "From Classical to Critical: Isocrates Meets McKerrow" 1991 Iowa Communication Association Convention
• "The Panegyricus of Isocrates: Rhetoric in Practice" 1990 Iowa Communication Association Convention

Pedagogy and Assessment

• Assessing General Education: What We Learned After Four Years." 2006 North Central Association/Higher Learning Commission Annual Meeting (co-presented with Ron Nickerson)
• "Going the Distance: Preparing for Accreditation of Online Programs." 2005 North Central Association/Higher Learning Commission Annual Meeting (co-presented with Patricia Lipetzky)
• "The Institutional Assessment Database." 2005 North Central Association/Higher Learning Commission Annual Meeting (co-presented with Tracy Pellett)
• "Assessing Communication Classroom Learning." 2003 Communication and Theater Association of Minnesota (co-presented with Nan Johnson-Curiskis)
• "Politics and Teaching: The Story of Communication Arts in the New Standards." Roundtable Discussion, 2003 Communication and Theater Association of Minnesota
• "Promises and Pitfalls of Online Assessment in Communication Programs." 2003 Communication and Theater Association of Minnesota (co-presented with Nan Johnson-Curiskis)
• "Getting on the Same Page: Aligning Course Syllabi with Institutional Assessment Requirements." American Association of Higher Education Assessment Conference. (2003)
• "Assessing Classroom Learning." Talking About Teaching and Learning Conference, Minnesota State University, Mankato (co-presented with Nan Johnson-Curiskis) (2003)
• "Who are our Students?" Talking About Teaching and Learning Conference, Minnesota State University, Mankato (co-presented with Joel Johnson) (2003)
• "Gathering Best Practices for Mobile Computing." MnSCU Center for Teaching Learning: ITeach: Best Practices in Teaching with Technology (co-presented with Mark Thomas , Office of The Chancellor (Office of Instructional Technology) and Teresa D. Theisen, Northwest Technical College - Virtual Campus (2002)
• Student Managed Web-Based Portfolios. MnSCU Center for Teaching Learning: ITeach: Best Practices in Teaching with Technology (2001)
• "Let's Talk: A Focus Group Discussion of Communication Arts and Literature Professional Development
Possibilities." 2001 Communication and Theater Association of Minnesota Convention
• "Assessment Issues in Communication Departments." 2001 Communication and Theater Association of Minnesota Convention
• "The New Communication Arts Teaching Licensure." 2000 Communication and Theater Association of Minnesota Convention
• Master's Degree Communication Programs: Engaging in Shared Interests, Issues, and Opportunities." 2000 National Communication Association
• "Creative Links Between Master's Programs and Contemporary Career Pathways." 1999 National Communication Association
• "Implementing the Graduation Standards in Speech Communication: Four Perspectives," 1998 Communication and Theater Association of Minnesota Convention
• "The Basic Course in Communication Theory: A Shift in Emphasis" 1993 Speech Communication Association
• "Ciceronian Education and Critical Pedagogy: Critical Thinking as More Than a Technique" 1991 Speech Communication Association
• "Critical Thinking and Communication Criticism" 1991 Iowa Communication Association Convention
• "Epistemic/Critical Rhetoric and 'Good Reasons': A Process of Argumentative Justification" 1991 Eastern Communication Association
• "Education as Social Policy: The Politics of School Reform" (Top Three Paper: Communication Education Interest Group) 1991 Central States Communication Association
• "What Values Should We Share? Education in the Wake of Hazelwood" 1991 Western States Communication Association
• "Logic and Emotion, Persuasion and Argumentation: 'Good Reasons' as an Educational Synthesis" (Top Paper :Basic Course Interest Group) 1990 Speech Communication Association
• "The Status of Speech Education in Minnesota High Schools: 1989" 1990 Speech Communication Association
• "Language Patterns and Gender Role Among College Students" 1990 Central States Communication Association
• "Incorporating Oral Communication Into the English Classroom" 1989 Minnesota Council of Teachers of English Spring Convention

Forensics Pedagogy

• "MFA-Forensics: A New Master's Degree." 2003 Communication and Theatre Association of Minnesota (co-presented with Dan Cronn-Mills and Leah White)
• "Workshop: How to Schedule and Run a Speech Tournament." 1999 Communication and Theater Association of Minnesota
• "Persuasive and Informative Speaking: An Obsolete Pedagogical, Competitive and Theoretical Distinction" 1992 Speech Communication Association

Professional Associations:

• American Forensic Association
• Communication and Theatre Association of Minnesota
• Eastern Communication Association
• Higher Learning Commission
• National Communication Association