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Contact Information
Office: Sherrod-Don Morris, Rm
Address: ACU Box 28156, Abilene, TX 79699
Phone: (325) 674-2409
Fax: (325) 674-6966
Email: roperc@acu.edu
Education:
Ph.D. (1996) University of Oklahoma
M.A. (1986) Abilene Christian University
B.S. (1975) Oklahoma Christian University
Education Honors:
Outstanding Communication Teacher Award, Department of Communication, Abilene Christian University, 1994-1995
Professional Experience:
Intercultural Communication
Gender Communication
Political Communication
Interpersonal Communication
Advanced Public Speaking
Fundamentals of Communication
General Communication Theory
Communication in Multinational Organizations
Organizational Communication
Cultural Case Studies
Seminar in Communication Theory
Business and Professional Communication
Professional Organizations:
National Communication Association (1990-present)
Texas Speech Communication Association (1999-2001)
International Communication Association (1993-1997)
American Association for Higher Education (199-1998)
Society for Intercultural Education, Training and Research (1986-1988)
American Society for Training and Development (1988-1989)
Courses Taught:
Fundamentals of Communication
General Communication Theory
Gender Communication
Intercultural Communication
Scholarly Activities:
Published Book Chapters:
"David versus Goliath: The '96 Senatorial Race Between Victor Morales and Phil Gramm" (199). In L.L. Kaid & D.G. Bystrom (eds.), The Electronic Election. Mahwah, NJ: Lawrence Erlbaum Associates.
"Sex, race, and politics: An intercultural communication approach to the Hill-Thomas hearings" (1996). In L.L. Kaid & C.S. Beck (Eds.) The Lynching of Language: Gender, Politics and Power in the Hill-Thomas Hearings. Chicago: University of Illinois Press.
"The presetation of Italian candidates and parties in television advertising" (1995). In L.L. Kaid & C. Holtz-Bacha (Eds.) Political Advertising in Western Democracies: Parties & Candidates on Television. Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage Publications.
CNN's Americanization of the Gulf War: An analysis of media, technology, and storying" (1994). In T.A. McCain and L. Shyles (Eds.), The 1,000 Hour War: Communication in the Gulf. Westport, CT: Greenwood Publishing Group.
Published Articles:
Clinton's videostyle: A study of verbal, nonverbal and video production techniques in campaign advertising" (1995). Journal of Communication Studies, 12(1).
"The effects of a televised gubernatorial debate" (1991). Political Communication Review, 16, 57-80.
Convention Papers: (limited listing)
"A Look at Reverse Culture Shock." Paper presented to the National Communication Association, San Antonio, Texas, November 2006.
"Interactions Between Culture Shock, Communication Apprehension, and World View." Paper presented to the International Association for Intercultural Communications Studies, San Antonio, Texas, August 2006.
"A cross-cultural analysis of the content of televised political ads in the United States and Italy." Paper presented to the National Communication Association, New York, NY, November 1998.
"A political communication analysis of the Promise Keepers movement." Paper presented to the National Communication Associaion, New York, NY, November 1998.
"Communication graduate students and the international graduate assistant seminar." Paper presented to the International Communication Association, Chicago, IL, May 1996.
"Using surveys to measure campus climate: Practical and methodological considerations." Paper presented to the National Communication Association, Miami, FL, November 1993.
"The presentation of Italian candidates and parties through television advertising." Paper presented to the International Association, Washington, DC, May 1993.
"Dramatistic elements of CNN Gulf War coverage: How technology influences storying." Paper presented to the Western Communication Association, Albuquerque, NM, February 1993.
