- Department, Office, or School
- Department of Communication
- Council of Rhode Island College
- American Democracy Project
- Interim Provost/Vice President of Academic Affairs
- emailvendress@ric.edu
- phone401-456-4781
- location_onRoberts Hall
Education
- B.S., M.A, Ball State University
- Ph.D., Indiana University
Courses
- COMM 208 Public Speaking
- COMM 251 Research Methods in Communication
- COMM 332 Gender and Communication
- COMM 336 Health Communication
- COMM 351 Persuasion
- COMM 353 Political Communication
- COMM 354 Communication and Civic Engagement
- COMM 412 Strategies in Fundraising and Development
- COMM 450 Topics:
- COMM 454 Organization Communication
- COMM 461 Public and Professional Capstone
Expertise & Research Interests
Areas of Expertise
- Public and Professional Communications
Research Interests
- Contemporary Political Communication
- Rhetoric of War
- Social and Protest Movements
- Presidential Communication
- Gender and Politics
- Health Communication
- Civic and Political Engagement