SCHOLARS’ OFFICE HOURS

It can be intimidating or uncomfortable for students or new scholars to wait in line after a panel to talk with a senior scholar, to try to stop them in the hall, or even at a business meeting. In recognition of such a hurdle, one goal for the NCA 96th Annual Convention became to feature outstanding scholars in our discipline and to help students and new scholars connect and have opportunities to interact face-to-face. To create a conducive and welcoming environment for such interaction, President Dawn O. Braithwaite is hosting the Scholars’ Office Hours. Sunday, November 14, from 11:00 am until 12:15 pm. Please plan to join this valuable session.

A large group of outstanding scholars has already committed to participate in the event. The group includes:

• Tamara Afifi, University of California, Santa Barbara
• Walid Afifi, University of California, Santa Barbara
• Brenda Allen, University of Colorado Denver
• Ron Arnett, Duquesne University
• Wayne Beach, San Diego State University
• Carole Blair, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
• Art Bochner, University of South Florida
• Daniel Brouwer, Arizona State University
• Barry Brummett, University of Texas, Austin
• Patrice Buzzanell, Purdue University
• Donal Carbaugh, University of Massachusetts, Amherst
• M. Heather Carver, University of Missouri, Columbia
• John Caughlin, University of Illinois
• Dana Cloud, University of Texas, Austin
• Frederick C. Corey, Arizona State University
• William Cupach, Illinois State University
• Ann Darling, University of Utah
• James Darsey, Georgia State University
• Stanley Deetz, University of Colorado, Boulder
• Fernando Delgado, University of Wisconsin, River Falls
• Bonnie Dow, Vanderbilt University
• Steve Duck, University of Iowa
• Eric M. Eisenberg, University of South Florida  
• Carolyn Ellis, University of Florida
• Lisa Flores, University of Colorado
• Kory Floyd, Arizona State University
• Karen Foss, University of New Mexico
• Sonja Foss, University of Colorado Denver
• Ann Frymier, Miami University
• Kathleen Galvin, Northwestern University
• John Gastil, University of Washington  
• Patricia Geist Martin, San Diego State University
• Howard Giles, University of California, Santa Barbara
• Daena Goldsmith, Lewis & Clark College  
• Alberto Gonzalez, Bowling Green State University
• Dennis Gouran, Penn State University
• Ronald Greene, University of Minnesota, Twin Cities
• Lawrence Gross, University of Southern California
• Lynn Harter, Ohio University
• J. Michael Hogan, Penn State University
• Mary Lee Hummert, University of Kansas
• Robert Ivie, Indiana University
• Ronald Jackson II, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign
• Molefi Kete Asante, Temple University
• Joann Keyton, North Carolina State University
• Ascan F. Koerner, University of Minnesota, Twin Cities
• John Lucaites, Indiana University
• Valerie Manusov, University of Washington
• Raymie McKerrow, Ohio University
• Sandra Metts, Illinois State University
• Susan Morgan, Purdue University
• Charles Morris III, Boston College
• Timothy Mottet, University of Texas, Pan American
• Dennis Mumby, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
• Thomas Nakayama, Northeastern University
• Jon Nussbaum, Penn State University
• Kent Ono, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign
• Malcolm Parks, University of Washington  
• Shawn Parry-Giles, University of Maryland
• Sandra Petronio, Indiana University-Purdue University, Indianapolis
• Gerry Philipsen, University of Washington  
• Marshall Scott Poole, University of Illinois, Urbaba-Champaign 
• Linda Putnam, University of California, Santa Barbara
• Michael Roloff, Northwestern University
• Heidi Rose, Villanova University
• Edward Schiappa, University of Minnesota
• David Seibold, University of California, Santa Barbara
• Barbara Sharf, Texas A&M University
• John Sloop, Vanderbilt University
• Denise Solomon, Penn State University
• Brian Spitzberg, San Diego State University
• Laura Stafford, University of Kentucky
• Nick Trujillo, California State University, Sacramento
• Angharad Valdivia, University of Colorado
• Eric Watts, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
• Steven Wilson, Purdue University
• Julia T. Wood, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
• Gust Yep, San Francisco State University
• David Zarefsky, Northwestern University