Valerie Endress

Whipple Hall (WH) 207 (401) 456-8270 (401) 456-4781 vendress@ric.edu

Academic Background

• B.S., M.A, Ball State University
• Ph.D., Indiana University

Courses Taught

COMM 200 Fundamentals of Research
COMM 208 Public Speaking
COMM 254 Leadership & Management Communication
COMM 332 Gender and Communication
COMM 350 Special Topics
COMM 351 Persuasion
COMM 353 Political Rhetoric
COMM 358 Interpersonal Communication
COMM 450 Topics:
COMM 454 Leadership & Management Communication
COMM 490 Independent Study

Areas of Expertise

Public and Professional Communications

Research Interests

• Contemporary Political Communication
• Rhetoric of War
• Social and Protest Movements
• Rhetorical Criticism
• Presidential Communication
• Gender and Politics
• Rhetoric and Composition Theory
• Civic and Political Engagement