2019 SACSCOC Reaffirmation

Faculty Credentials

Carlton G Abernathy (F) - Vita

Courses Taught Degrees & Graduate Course Credits Earned Other Qualifications
COMS 2382.02
Comm. for Bus. & Professions (U)
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COMS 2382.04
Comm. for Bus. & Professions (U)
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COMS 2382.05
Comm. for Bus. & Professions (U)
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COMS 2382.06
Comm. for Bus. & Professions (U)
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BA Speech Communication
Sam Houston State University (2002)

MA Mass Communication
Texas State Univ-San Marcos (2005)

MA Communication Studies
Sam Houston State University (2013)

  		N/A

Shelby Nicole Alverson (P) - Vita

Courses Taught Degrees & Graduate Course Credits Earned Other Qualifications
COMS 1361.11
Public Speaking (U)
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COMS 1361.12
Public Speaking (U)
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BA Communication
Texas A&M University (2013)

MA Communication Studies
Sam Houston State University (2015)

  		N/A

Richard S Bello (F) - Vita

Courses Taught Degrees & Graduate Course Credits Earned Other Qualifications
COMS 4387.01
Relationship Communication (U)
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BA Political Science
LSU & A&M College (1977)

MA Speech
LSU & A&M College (1979)

PHD Speech Communication
LSU & A&M College (1999)

 
  • Ragsdale, J. D., Brandau-Brown, F., & Bello, R. (2010). Attachment style and gender as predictors of relational repair among the remarried. Journal of Family Communication, 10(3), 158-173.
  • Brandau-Brown, F. E., Bello, R. S., & Ragsdale, J. D. (2010). Attachment style and tolerance for ambiguity effects on relational repair message interpretation among remarrieds. Marriage and Family Review, 46(6), 389-399.
  • Bello, R. S. (2010, April). A life-span approach to teaching intergenerational family communication. Invited panel presentation to Southern States Communication Association, Memphis, TN.

Frances Elizabeth Brandau (F) - Vita

Courses Taught Degrees & Graduate Course Credits Earned Other Qualifications
COMS 4365.01
Nonverbal Communication (U)
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COMS 4381.01
Communication Theory (U)
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COMS 5371.01
Sex & Gender In Communication(G)
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BS Speech Communication
Univ of Southern Mississippi (1991)

MA Communication
Univ of Southern Mississippi (1994)

PHD Speech Communication
LSU & A&M College (1999)

  		N/A

Patricia J Capps (F) - Vita

Courses Taught Degrees & Graduate Course Credits Earned Other Qualifications
COMS 2382.01
Comm. for Bus. & Professions (U)
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COMS 2382.03
Comm. for Bus. & Professions (U)
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COMS 2382.07
Comm. for Bus. & Professions (U)
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COMS 2382.08
Comm. for Bus. & Professions (U)
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BFA Dance
Univ of Southern Mississippi (1974)

MFA Dance
Florida State University (1976)

MA Speech
Louisiana Tech University (1985)

Speech (21 hrs)

Speech (24+ hrs)

  • Continuously rank in top 25% using IDEA teacher evaluation system which is a nationally bench-marked evaluation instrument based on faculty members teaching within the same broad-based discipline.
  • Two (2) peer reviewed journal articles and eight (8) refereed academic conference papers, symposiums and workshops since 2004 in business communication and other business areas. "Best Paper of Track" by the American Society of Business and Behavioral Sciences Conference in 2005.

Yixin Chen (F) - Vita

Courses Taught Degrees & Graduate Course Credits Earned Other Qualifications
COMS 2386.01
Interpersonal Communication (U)
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COMS 2386.02
Interpersonal Communication (U)
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COMS 5396.01
Risk Communication(G)
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BE Civil Engineering
Huaqiao University (1996)

ME Structural Engineering
Huaqiao University (1999)

MA Communication
Univ of Texas-El Paso (2009)

PHD Communication
University at Buffalo, Suny (2014)

 
  • Chen, Y. (2017). The roles of prevention messages, risk perception, and benefit perception in predicting binge drinking among college students. Health Communication, Advance online publication.
  • Chen, Y. & Bello, R. S. (2017). Does receiving or providing social support on Facebook influence life satisfaction? Stress as mediator and self-esteem as moderator. International Journal of Communication, 11, 2926-2939.
  • Top Student Paper Award in Health Communication Division of National Communication Association, 2014
  • Chen, Y., & Yang, Q. (2017). How do cancer risk perception, benefit perception of quitting, and cancer worry influence quitting intention among current smokers: A study using the 2013 HINTS. Journal of Substance Use, Advance online publication
  • Top Paper Award in Health Communication Division of International Communication Association, 2012

Dena Ruth Horne (P) - Vita

Courses Taught Degrees & Graduate Course Credits Earned Other Qualifications
COMS 1361.14
Public Speaking (U)
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COMS 1361.15
Public Speaking (U)
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MA Communication Studies
Sam Houston State University (2017)

  		N/A

Terri Elaine Jaggers (F) - Vita

Courses Taught Degrees & Graduate Course Credits Earned Other Qualifications
COMS 1361.04
Public Speaking (U)
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COMS 1361.10
Public Speaking (U)
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COMS 4378.01
Internship In Comm Studies (U)
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COMS 4385.01
Professional Comm. Development (U)
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BS Interdisciplinary Studies
U-Houston Downtown (2008)

MA Communication Studies
Sam Houston State University (2010)

  		N/A

Candice Marie Shivers (F) - Vita

Courses Taught Degrees & Graduate Course Credits Earned Other Qualifications
COMS 1361.17
Public Speaking (U)
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COMS 1361.18
Public Speaking (U)
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COMS 1361.19
Public Speaking (U)
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COMS 1361.21
Public Speaking (U)
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BA Speech Communication
Sam Houston State University (2002)

MA Communication
Texas Southern University (2007)

PHD Public Health
Walden University (2013)

  		N/A

Terry Thibodeaux (F) - Vita

Courses Taught Degrees & Graduate Course Credits Earned Other Qualifications
COMS 3370.01
Intercultural Communication (U)
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BA Speech Education
McNeese State University (1978)

MED Administration and Supervision
McNeese State University (1980)

PHD Communication
Univ of Southern Mississippi (1986)

  		N/A

Lisa Joanne Van Raalte (F) - Vita

Courses Taught Degrees & Graduate Course Credits Earned Other Qualifications
COMS 1361.13
Public Speaking (U)
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COMS 2386.03
Interpersonal Communication (U)
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COMS 4386.01
Family Communication (U)
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BA Speech
Univ of Hawaii At Manoa (2009)

MA Communication
Univ of Hawaii At Manoa (2012)

PHD Communication
Arizona State University (2017)

COM 691 Sex, Communication, & Relating (3 hrs)

PSY 656 Social Psych Love & Sex (3 hrs)

  • Mongeau, P. A., van Raalte, L. J., Generous, M. A., & Bednarchik, L.??A.??(2016). Friends with benefits relationships. In C. Sheehan (Ed.),??Encyclopedia of family studies??(Vol. 2, pp. 884-888). Malden, MA: Wiley-Blackwell
  • Floyd, K., & van Raalte, L. J. (2017). Affectionate communication index. In D. L. Worthington & G. D. Bodie (Eds.),??The sourcebook of listening methodology and measurement.??Hoboken, NJ: Wiley-Blackwell.

Melinda Rachelle Weathers (F) - Vita

Courses Taught Degrees & Graduate Course Credits Earned Other Qualifications
COMS 2331.02
Intro - Comm Theory & Research (U)
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COMS 3370.02
Intercultural Communication (U)
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COMS 5350.01
Computer Mediated Comm(G)
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BA Speech Communication
Texas A&M University (2003)

MA Speech Communication
Univ of Houston-Main (2008)

PHD Communication
George Mason University (2012)

  		N/A

Shuangyue Zhang (F) - Vita

Courses Taught Degrees & Graduate Course Credits Earned Other Qualifications
COMS 3371.01
Conflict, Negotiatn & Resolutn (U)
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COMS 5332.01
Statistical Methods For Comm(G)
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COMS 5360.01
Adv Interpersonal Communicatn(G)
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BA English
Shandong Normal University (1991)

MA English
Shandong University (1999)

MA Communication Studies
Kent State University (2001)

PHD Communication
Ohio State Univ (2005)

  		N/A

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