SONJA K. FOSS

Department of Communication

University of Colorado Denver

Campus Box 176

P. O.. Box 173364

Denver, CO 80217-3364

Telephone: 303-556-5526 (office)

Telephone: 303-355-5320 (home)

Fax: 303-355-6325

E-mail: Sonja.Foss@ucdenver.edu

Web Site: SonjaFoss.com

Updated March, 2008

EDUCATION

Ph.D., Communication Studies: Northwestern University, Evanston, Illinois, 1976.

M.A., Speech (Rhetoric and Public Address: University of Oregon, Eugene, Oregon, 1973.

B.A., Romance Languages: University of Oregon, Eugene, Oregon, 1972.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Professor, Department of Communication, University of Colorado Denver, Denver, Colorado, 1997-present.

Chair, Department of Communication, University of Colorado Denver, Denver, Colorado, 1997-2003; spring, 2005; and fall, 2007.

Senior Research Associate, Department of Human Communication Studies, University of Denver, Denver, Colorado, 1996-1997.

Associate Professor, Department of Communication, Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio, 1990-1996. Awarded tenure, June, 1992.

Visiting Associate Professor, Department of Communication, St. Louis University, St. Louis, Missouri, 1989-1990.

Associate Professor/Assistant Professor, Department of Speech, University of Oregon, Eugene, Oregon, 1986-1989. Awarded tenure and promoted to Associate Professor, April, 1988.

Associate Professor/Assistant Professor, Department of Speech Communication, University of Denver, Denver, Colorado, 1980-1986. Awarded tenure and promoted to Associate Professor, June, 1986.

Visiting Professor, Department of Speech Communication, University of Georgia, Athens, Georgia, Spring, 1985.

Instructor, Graduate Program in Communication, Norfolk State University, Norfolk, Virginia, 1978-1980.

Assistant Professor, Department of Performing Arts and Communication, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Blacksburg, Virginia, 1977-1978.

Customer Service Representative, Banta West (book manufacturing company), Sparks, Nevada, 1976-1977.

Teaching Assistant, Department of Communication Studies, Northwestern University, Evanston, Illinois, 1974-1976.

GRANTS AND AWARDS

Barbara J. Walkosz and Sonja K. Foss. RINGS: Reflecting Imaginatively on National Greatness in Sport, grant funded by the Center for Faculty Development and the Office of International Education, University of Colorado Denver, 2007, $2500.

Named “Gender Scholar of the Year” (with Karen A. Foss) by the Southern Communication Association for 2005.

Outstanding Book Award of the Organization for the Study of Communication, Language, and Gender for Feminist Rhetorical Theories, 2000.

$1000 Coca Cola Grant for Research on Women, Department of Women's Studies, Ohio State University, 1996.

Francine Merritt Award for contributions to women in communication, Women's Caucus, Speech Communication Association, 1993.

Faculty Member of the Year, Department of Communication, Ohio State University, 1992.

$3000 Faculty Research Award to pursue research project, "Development of a Theory of Visual Imagery as Persuasion," University of Oregon, Summer, 1988.

Earl Bradley Award for best dissertation written in the area of rhetoric and public address, Northwestern University, 1976.

Teaching fellowship, Northwestern University, 1974-1976.

Four-year Oregon State Scholarship, 1968-1972.

Member, Phi Beta Kappa.

PUBLICATIONS

Books

Foss, Sonja K., and William Waters. Destination Dissertation: A Traveler’s Guide to a Done Dissertation. Boulder, Colorado: Rowman & Littlefield, 2007.

Foss, Sonja K., Karen A. Foss, and Cindy L. Griffin, eds., Readings in Feminist Rhetorical Theory.  Prospect Heights, Illinois: Waveland, 2006.

Foss, Sonja K., Karen A. Foss, and Robert Trapp. Contemporary Perspectives on Rhetoric. Prospect Heights, Illinois: Waveland, 1985; second edition, 1991; third edition, 2002.

Foss, Karen A., Sonja K. Foss, and Robert Trapp, eds. Readings in Contemporary Rhetoric. Prospect Heights, Illinois: Waveland, 2002.

Foss, Sonja K., Karen A. Foss, and Cindy L. Griffin. Feminist Rhetorical Theories.  Prospect Heights, Illinois: Waveland, 1999.

Foss, Sonja K. Rhetorical Criticism: Exploration and Practice. Prospect Heights, Illinois: Waveland, 1988; second edition, 1996; 3rd edition, 2004.

Foss, Sonja K., and Karen A. Foss. Inviting Transformation: Presentational Speaking for a Changing World. Prospect Heights, Illinois: Waveland, 1994; second edition, 2003.

Foss, Sonja K., and Karen A. Foss. Instructor's manual to accompany Inviting Transformation: Presentational Speaking for a Changing World. Prospect Heights, Illinois: Waveland, 1994, 2003.

Foss, Karen A., and Sonja K. Foss. Women Speak: The Eloquence of Women's Lives. Prospect Heights, Illinois: Waveland, 1991.

Foss, Karen A., and Sonja K. Foss. Instructor's manual to accompany Women Speak: The Eloquence of Women's Lives. Prospect Heights, Illinois: Waveland, 1993.

Articles and Book Chapters

Foss, Sonja K., and Karen A. Foss. “Our Journey to Repowered Feminism: Expanding the Feminist Toolbox.” Women’s Studies in Communication, in press.

Foss, Sonja K., and William Waters. “Completing a Thesis/Dissertation: Transitioning from Reporter to Scholar.” In Getting the Most from Your Graduate Education: A Student’s Handbook. Ed. Sherwyn Morreale and Pat Arneson. Washington, D.C.: National Communication Association, in press.

Foss, Karen A., and Sonja K. Foss. “Accomplishing the Mission: Creating a Partnership With Your Advisor.” In Getting the Most from Your Graduate Education: A Student’s Handbook. Ed. Sherwyn Morreale and Pat Arneson. Washington, D.C.: National Communication Association, in press.

Foss, Sonja K., William Waters, and Bernard J. Armada. “Toward a Theory of Agentic Orientation: Rhetoric and Agency in Run Lola Run.” Communication Theory, 17 (2007): 205-30.

Foss, Sonja K., and Barbara J. Walkosz. “Definition, Equivocation, Accumulation, and Anticipation: American Media’s Ideological Reading of China’s Olympic Games.” In Owning the Olympics: Narratives of the New China. Ed. Monroe E. Price and Daniel Dayan. Ann Arbor: University of Michigan Press, 2008, pp. 346-74.

Foss, Sonja K., and Barbara J. Walkosz. “Spatial Structuring of Cultural Display Around China’s Olympic Games: Definition, Equivocation, Accumulation, and Anticipation.” In 2007 Communication Forum: Harmonious Society, Civil Society, and the Media International Symposium: Collections. Beijing, China: National Center for Radio and Television Studies, 2007, pp. 650-70.

Foss, Sonja K. “Rhetorical Criticism as Synecdoche for Agency.” Rhetoric Review, 25 (2006): 375-79.

Foss, Sonja K. “Theory of Visual Rhetoric.” In Handbook of Visual Communication: Theory, Methods, and Media. Ed. Ken Smith, Sandra Moriarty, Gretchen Barbatsis, and Keith Kenney. Mahwah, New Jersey: Lawrence Erlbaum, 2005, pp. 141-52.

Foss, Sonja K. “Framing the Study of Visual Rhetoric: Toward a Transformation of Rhetorical Theory.” In Defining Visual Rhetorics. Ed. Charles A. Hill and Marguerite Helmers. Mahwah, New Jersey: Lawrence Erlbaum, 2004, pp. 303-13.

Foss, Sonja K. “Response” to “Intercollegiate Debate as Invitational Rhetoric: An Offering.” Contemporary Argumentation and Debate, 21 (2000), 95-97.

Foss, Sonja K., Cindy L. Griffin, and Karen A. Foss. “Transforming Rhetoric Through Feminist Reconstruction: A Response to the Gender Diversity Perspective.” Women’s Studies in Communication, 20 (Fall 1997), 117-35.

Foss, Sonja K., and Eileen Berlin Ray. “Introduction: Theorizing Communication from Marginalized Perspectives.” Communication Studies, 47 (Winter 1996), 253-56.

Foss, Sonja K. “Re-Sourcement as Emancipation: A Case Study of Ritualized Sewing.” Women’s Studies in Communication, 19 (Spring 1996), 63-84.

Chryslee, Gail J., Sonja K. Foss, and Arthur L. Ranney. “The Construction of Claims in Visual Argumentation: An Exploration.” Visual Communication Quarterly, 3 (Spring 1996), 9-13.

Foss, Sonja K., and Cindy L. Griffin. “Beyond Persuasion: A Proposal for an Invitational Rhetoric.” Communication Monographs, 62 (March 1995), 2-18.

Foss, Sonja K. “A Rhetorical Schema for the Evaluation of Visual Imagery.” Communication Studies, 45 (Fall-Winter 1994), 213-24.

Foss, Sonja K., and Karen A. Foss. “The Construction of Feminine Spectatorship in Garrison Keillor’s Radio Monologues.” Quarterly Journal of Speech, 80 (November 1994), 410-26.

Foss, Karen A., and Sonja K. Foss. “Personal Experience as Evidence in Feminist Scholarship.” Western Journal of Communication, 58 (Winter 1994), 39-43.

Foss, Sonja K. “Pauli Murray.” In The Rhetoric of American Women: Critical Studies and Sources. Ed. Karlyn Kohrs Campbell. Westport, Connecticut: Greenwood, 1994, pp. 319-30.

Foss, Sonja K. “Revisioning the Public Speaking Course.” Women’s Studies in Communication, 15 (Fall 1992), 53-65.

Foss, Sonja K. “The Construction of Appeal in Visual Images: A Hypothesis.” In Rhetorical Movement: Studies in Honor of Leland M. Griffin. Ed. David Zarefsky. Evanston, Illinois: Northwestern University Press, 1993, pp. 211-25.

Foss, Sonja K., and Cindy L. Griffin. “A Feminist Perspective on Rhetorical Theory: Toward a Clarification of Boundaries.” Western Journal of Communication, 56 (Fall 1992), 330-49.

Foss, Sonja K., and Marla R. Kanengieter. “Visual Communication in the Basic Course.” Communication Education, 41 (July 1992), 312-23..

Foss, Sonja K “Rhetorical Criticism as the Asking of Questions.” Communication Education, 38 (July 1989), 191-96.

Foss, Sonja K. “Constituted by Agency: The Discourse and Practice of Rhetorical Criticism.” In Essays to Commemorate the 75th Anniversary of The Speech Communication Association. Ed. Gerald M. Phillips and Julia T. Wood. Carbondale: Southern Illinois University Press, 1990, pp. 33-51.

Foss, Karen A., and Sonja K. Foss. “Incorporating the Feminist Perspective in Communication Scholarship: A Research Commentary.” In Doing Research on Women’s Communication: Alternative Perspectives in Theory and Method. Ed. Carole Spitzack and Kathryn Carter. Norwood, New Jersey: Ablex, 1989, pp. 65-91.

Foss, Sonja K. “Judy Chicago’s The Dinner Party: Empowerment of Women’s Voice in Visual Art.” In Women Communicating: Studies of Women’s Talk. Ed. Barbara Bate and Anita Taylor. Norwood, New Jersey: Ablex, 1988, pp. 9-26.

Foss, Sonja K., and Karen A. Foss. “What Distinguishes Feminist Scholarship in Communication Studies?” Women’s Studies in Communication, 11 (Spring 1988), 9-11.

Foss, Sonja K., and Ann M. Gill. “Michel Foucault’s Theory of Rhetoric as Epistemic.” Western Journal of Speech Communication, 51 (Fall 1987), 384-401.

Foss, Sonja K. “Body Art: Insanity as Communication.” Central States Speech Journal, 38 (Summer 1987), 122-31.

Radich, Anthony J., and Sonja K. Foss. “Economic Impact Studies of the Arts as Effective Advocacy.” In The Economic Impact of the Arts: A Sourcebook. Ed. Anthony J. Radich. Denver, Colorado: National Conference of State Legislatures, 1987, pp. 77-103.

Foss, Sonja K. “Ambiguity as Persuasion: The Vietnam Veterans Memorial.” Communication Quarterly, 34 (Summer 1986), 326-40.

Foss, Sonja K. “Women Priests in the Episcopal Church: A Cluster Analysis of Opposition Rhetoric.” Religious Communication Today, 7 (September 1984), 1-11.

Foss, Sonja K. “A Female Perspective on the Research Process.” Women’s Studies in Communication, 7 (Fall 1984), 73-76.

Foss, Sonja K. “Retooling an Image: Chrysler Corporation’s Rhetoric of Redemption.” Western Journal of Speech Communication, 48 (Winter 1984), 75-91.

Foss, Sonja K., and Anthony J. Radich. “Metaphors in ‘Treasures of Tutankhamen’: Implications for Aesthetic Education.” Art Education, 37 (January 1984), 6-11.

Foss, Karen A., and Sonja K. Foss. “The Status of Research on Women and Communication.” Communication Quarterly, 31 (Summer 1983), 195-204.

Foss, Sonja K. “Criteria for Adequacy in Rhetorical Criticism.” Southern Speech Communication Journal, 33 (Spring 1983), 283-95.

Foss, Sonja K. “Abandonment of Genus: The Evolution of Political Rhetoric.” Central States Speech Journal, 33 (Summer 1982), 367-78.

Foss, Sonja K. “Rhetoric and the Visual Image: A Resource Unit.” Communication Education, 31 (January 1982), 55-66.

Foss, Sonja K., and Anthony J. Radich. “The Aesthetic Response to Nonrepresentational Art: A Suggested Model.” Review of Research in Visual Arts Education, 12 (Fall 1980), 40-49.

Foss, Sonja K. “The Equal Rights Amendment Controversy: Rhetorical Worlds in Conflict.” Quarterly Journal of Speech, 65 (October 1979), 275-88.

Foss, Sonja K. “Teaching Contemporary Feminist Rhetoric: An Illustrative Syllabus.” Communication Education, 27 (November 1978), 328-35.

Foss, Sonja K. “Feminism Confronts Catholicism: A Study of the Use of Perspective by Incongruity.” Women’s Studies in Communication, 3 (Summer 1979), 7-15.

Foss, Sonja K. “The Feminists: A Rhetorical Analysis of the Radical Feminist Movement.” University of Michigan Papers in Women’s Studies, 2 (1976), 79-95.

Book Reviews

Foss, Sonja K. Rev. of The Force of Fantasy: Restoring the American Dream, by Ernest G. Bormann. Rhetoric Review, 21 (2002), 102-05.

Foss, Sonja K. “Visual Imagery as Communication” (Review Essay). Rev. of Semiotics of Visual Language, by Fernande Saint-Martin; Metaphor & Art, by Carl R. Hausman; and Envisioning Information, by Edward R. Tufte. Text and Performance Quarterly, 12 (January 1992), 85-90.

Foss, Sonja K. Rev. of Michel Foucault: Politics, Philosophy, Culture: Interviews and Other Writings, 1977-1984, ed. Lawrence D. Kritzman. Argumentation and Advocacy, 26 (Spring 1990), 167-69.

Foss, Sonja K. Rev. of Introduction to Rhetorical Theory, by Gerard A. Hauser. Quarterly Journal of Speech, 73 (November 1987), 507-08.

Foss, Sonja K. Rev. of The Feminist Case Against Bureaucracy, by Kathy E. Ferguson. Southern Speech Communication Journal, 51 (Winter 1986), 184-86.

Foss, Sonja K. Rev. of Outsiders on the Inside: Women & Organizations, ed. Barbara L. Forisha and Barbara H. Goldman. Southern Speech Communication Journal, 52 (Spring 1986), 289-91.

Foss, Sonja K. Rev. of Violence as Communication: Insurgent Terrorism and the Western News Media, by Alex P. Schmid and Janny de Graaf. Quarterly Journal of Speech, 69 (February 1983), 103-04.

CONVENTION PAPERS

Foss, Sonja K., and Barbara J. Walkosz. “Spatial Structuring of Cultural Display Around China’s Olympic Games: Definition, Equivocation, Accumulation, and Anticipation.” “Harmonious Society, Civil Society and the Media” International Symposium, Beijing, China, October, 2007.

Walkosz, Barbara J., and Sonja K. Foss. “China and the 2008 Olympics: The Construction of a National Image.” International Communication Association convention, San Francisco, California, May, 2007.

Foss, Sonja K. “Sonia Johnson’s Re-Emergence into Lecturing and Writing: Contributions to the Current Feminist Conversation.” Western States Communication Association Convention, Seattle, Washington, February, 2007.

Foss, Sonja K. “Creating a Learning Environment for Today’s Students Through the Self-Paced Course in Contemporary Rhetorical Theory.” Presented at the National Communication Association convention, San Antonio, Texas, November, 2006.

Foss, Sonja K., William Waters, and Bernard J. Armada. “The Nature and Function of Liberatory Agency: A Case Study of Run Lola Run.” Presented at the Association for Cultural Studies Crossroads Conference, Istanbul, Turkey, July, 2006.

Foss, Sonja K. “Extending the Dialogue on Invitational Rhetoric.” Presented at the National Communication Association convention, Boston, Massachusetts, November, 2005.

Foss, Sonja K. “Immaterial Girl.” Presented at the Rocky Mountain Communication Association convention, Colorado Springs, Colorado, April, 2005.

Foss, Sonja K. “Agency: Exploring Constructed Scarcity from a Communication Perspective.” Presented at the Western States Communication Association convention, San Francisco, California, February, 2005.

Foss, Sonja K. “Feminism as Limitless Agency.” Presented at the Western States Communication Association convention, Albuquerque, New Mexico, February, 2004.

Foss, Sonja K. “An Invitational Perspective on Social Change.” Presented at the Western States Communication Association convention, Albuquerque, New Mexico, February, 2004.

Foss, Sonja K., and Bernard J. Armada. “Landscapes of Public Memory in Athens, Greece.” Presented at the National Communication Association convention, Chicago, Illinois, November, 2004.

Foss, Sonja K., Bernard J. Armada, and William Waters. “Running Free: Dialogues with Dominant Culture in Run Lola Run.” Presented at the National Communication Association, Atlanta, Georgia, November, 2001.

Foss, Sonja K. “Rhetorical Criticism Since Thonssen and Baird’s Speech Criticism: A Half Century of Research in Transition.” Presented at the National Communication Association convention, Seattle, Washington, November, 2000.

Foss, Sonja K. “Taking Feminist Scholarship into the 21st Century: Discussions and Plans for Centering and Decentering.” Presented at the Western States Communication Association convention, Sacramento, California, February, 2000.

Foss, Sonja K. “Transforming the Academy: Feminists Working from Within (and Without?).” Presented at the Western States Communication Association convention, Vancouver, British Columbia, February, 1999.

Foss, Sonja K. “Carson Pirie Scott Building: Building Visual Communication Perspectives.” Presented at the National Communication Association convention, Chicago, Illinois, November, 1998.

Foss, Sonja K. “Talking Back: Bell Hooks’ Rhetorical Theory of Gender, Race, and Culture.” Presented at the Western States Communication Association convention, Monterey, California, February, 1997.

Condray, Suzanne E., Sonja K. Foss, Ann M. Johnson, Jennifer-Marie Tracey, Bren Ortega Murphy, Helene A. Shugart, Laura Egley Taylor, and Catherine Egley Waggoner. “A Feminist Reconceptualization of Ethos.” Presented at the Speech Communication Association convention, San Antonio, Texas, November, 1995.

Foss, Sonja K. “A Reconceptualization of Rhetorical Strategy.” Presented at the Conference on Research in Gender and Communication, Albuquerque, New Mexico, April, 1995.

Foss, Sonja K., and Cindy L. Griffin. “Beyond Persuasion: Proposal for an Invitational Rhetoric.” Presented at the Western States Communication Association convention, Portland, Oregon, February, 1995.

Foss, Sonja K. “Always Coming Home: Ursula K. Le Guin’s Theory of Emancipation.” Presented at the Western States Communication Association convention, Portland, Oregon, February, 1995.

Foss, Sonja K. “Sonia Johnson’s Theory of Class as a Patriarchal Category.” Presented at the Conference on Research in Gender and Communication, Portland, Oregon, March, 1994.

Foss, Sonja K. “Sally Miller Gearhart’s Feminist Vision of Communication.” Presented at the Western States Communication Association convention, San Jose, California, February, 1994.

Foss, Sonja K., and Cindy L. Griffin. “Beyond Persuasion: A Proposal for an Invitational Rhetoric.” Presented at the Speech Communication Association convention, Miami Beach, Florida, November, 1993.

Kanengieter, Marla R., and Sonja K. Foss. “Architectural Time as Ontological Critique: A Case Study of the Art Deco District in Miami Beach.” Presented at the Speech Communication Association convention, Miami Beach, Florida, November, 1993.

Chryslee, Gail J., Sonja K. Foss, and Arthur L. Ranney. “Visual Rhetoric: Arguments in Architecture, Design, Photography, and Sculpture.” Presented at the Visual Communication conference, Jackson Hole, Wyoming, June, 1993.

Griffin, Cindy L., and Sonja K. Foss. “Alienating Communion: A Feminist Perspective on the Burkean System.” Presented at the Kenneth Burke Society convention, Arlie, Virginia, May, 1993.

Foss, Sonja K. “A Feminist Definition of Empowerment.” Presented at the Conference on Research in Gender and Communication, Chicago, Illinois, March, 1993.

Foss, Sonja K. “Burning Down the House: Sonia Johnson’s Paradigm of Persuasion in Wildfire.” Presented at the Western States Communication Association convention, Albuquerque, New Mexico, February, 1993.

Foss, Sonja K. “Sculptured Talk/Talking Sculpture: Perspectives on Public Art in Chicago.” Presented at the Speech Communication Association convention, Chicago, Illinois, November, 1992.

Foss, Sonja K., and Cindy L. Griffin. “Proposal for a Feminist Rhetoric.” Presented at the Conference on Research in Gender and Communication, Roanoke, Virginia, March, 1992.

Foss, Sonja K. “Women’s Sewing: The Patterns and Fabrics of Eloquence.” Presented at the Western States Communication Association convention, Boise, Idaho, February, 1992.

Foss, Sonja K. “A Revised Syllabus for Public Speaking.” Presented at the Speech Communication Association convention, Atlanta, Georgia, November, 1991.

Foss, Sonja K., and Marla R. Kanengieter. “Visual Communication in the Basic Course.” Presented at the Speech Communication Association convention, Atlanta, Georgia, November, 1991.

Foss, Sonja K. “What is Feminist Pedagogy?” Presented at the Conference on Research in Gender and Communication, San Antonio, Texas, March, 1991.

Foss, Sonja K., and Cindy L. Griffin. “Starhawk’s Rhetoric of Renewal: A Feminist Reconceptualization of Kenneth Burke’s Rhetorical Theory.” Presented at the Western States Communication Association convention, Phoenix, Arizona, February, 1991.

Foss, Sonja K. “A Rhetorical Schema for the Judgment of Visual Imagery.” Presented at the Speech Communication Association convention, Chicago, Illinois, November, 1990.

Foss, Sonja K. “How I Came to Realize that How I Had Constructed Myself to Deal with the Problem of Racism in Communication Scholarship Might Be, in Fact, the Problem.” Presented at the Conference on Research in Gender and Communication, Atlanta, Georgia, March, 1990.

Foss, Sonja K. “A Hypothesis of How Visual Images Persuade: From Sideboards, Curtains, and Pool Rooms.” Presented at the Western States Communication Association convention, Sacramento, California, February, 1990.

Foss, Sonja K. “Feminist Reconceptualizations of Ethos.” Presented at the Speech Communication Association convention, San Francisco, California, November, 1989.

Foss, Sonja K. “Implementing Feminist Pedagogy in the Rhetorical Criticism Course.” Presented at the Speech Communication Association convention, San Francisco, California, November, 1989.

Foss, Sonja K. “Feminist Rhetorical Criticism: How Does It Work?” Presented at the Conference on Research in Gender and Communication, Eugene, Oregon, March, 1989.

Foss, Sonja K. “Interpretive Constraints on Visual Images: Limitation of Ambiguity in Memphis Furniture.” Presented at the Speech Communication Association convention, New Orleans, Louisiana, November, 1988.

Foss, Sonja K. “Theory into Practice: Implementing the Feminist Perspective in Research.” Presented at the Conference on Research in Gender and Communication, Media, Pennsylvania, March, 1988.

Foss, Karen A., and Sonja K. Foss. “Achieving Visibility for the Feminist Perspective.” Presented at the Western Speech Communication Association convention, San Diego, California, February, 1988.

Foss, Sonja K. “Transformation to New Forms of Living: Memphis Furniture as Narration.” Presented at the Speech Communication Association convention, Boston, Massachusetts, November, 1987.

Foss, Sonja K. “Teaching Rhetorical Criticism.” Presented at the Western Speech Communication Association convention, Salt Lake City, Utah, February, 1987.

Foss, Karen A., and Sonja K. Foss. “The Redemptive Functions of A Prairie Home Companion. Presented at the Speech Communication Association convention, Chicago, Illinois, November, 1986.

Foss, Karen A., and Sonja K. Foss. “Legitimacy and Legitimation of a Feminist Perspective on Research.” Presented at the Conference on Research in Gender and Communication, University Park, Pennsylvania, March, 1986

Foss, Sonja K. “Assessment of the Candidacy of Geraldine Ferraro: A Gender Perspective.” Presented at the Speech Communication Association convention, Denver, Colorado, November, 1985.

Foss, Sonja K., and Ann Gill. “Michel Foucault’s Contributions to the Debate on Rhetoric as Epistemic.” Presented at the Western Speech Communication Association convention, Fresno, California, February, 1985.

Foss, Sonja K. “Gender and Communication Research: A Rhetorical Perspective.” Presented at the Western Speech Communication Association convention, Fresno, California, February, 1985.

Foss, Sonja K. “Ambiguity as Persuasion: The Vietnam Veterans Memorial.” Presented at the Speech Communication Association convention, Chicago, Illinois, November, 1984.

Foss, Sonja K. “A Female Perspective on the Research Process.” Presented at the Conference on Research in Gender and Communication, University Park, Pennsylvania, March, 1984.

Foss, Sonja K. “Michel Foucault’s Theory of Rhetoric: Implications for Rhetorical Criticism.” Presented at the Western Speech Communication Association convention, Seattle, Washington, February, 1984.

Foss, Sonja K. “The Function of Rhetoric in the Order of Knowledge: Michel Foucault’s Theory of Rhetoric.” Presented at the Western Speech Communication Association convention, Seattle, Washington, November, 1983.

Foss, Sonja K. “The Appeal of Form in Judy Chicago’s The Dinner Party.” Presented at the Speech Communication Association convention, Washington, D.C., November, 1983.

Foss, Sonja K. “Visual Arts Performance Pieces: Insanity as Communication.” Presented at the Western Speech Communication Association convention, Albuquerque, New Mexico, February, 1983.

Foss, Sonja K. “Betty Friedan’s Changing Rhetoric: A New Feminist Vision?” Presented at the Western Speech Communication Association convention, Albuquerque, New Mexico, February, 1983.

Foss, Sonja K., and Anthony J. Radich. “Organizing Metaphors in ‘Treasures of Tutankhamen’: Implications for the Public Perception of Art.” Presented at the National Symposium for Research in Art, Urbana, Illinois, September, 1982.

Foss, Sonja K. “Autopsy of the Equal Rights Amendment: Failure to Meet Opposition Rhetoric.” Presented at the National Women’s Studies Association conference, Arcata, California, June, 1982.

Foss, Sonja K. “Perpetuation of the Industrial Dream: The Rhetoric of the Government Bailout of Chrysler Corporation.” Presented at the Western Speech Communication Association convention, Denver, Colorado, February, 1982.

Foss, Sonja K. “Criteria for Adequacy in the Analysis of Discourse: A Rhetorical Perspective.” Presented at the Speech Communication Association convention, Anaheim, California, November, 1981.

Foss, Sonja K. “Anatomy and Ministry: The Issue of Women Priests in the Episcopal Church.” Presented at the Speech Communication Association convention, Anaheim, California, November, 1981.

Foss, Sonja K. “Shared Visions: Art, Architecture, and the Visual Environment.” Presented at the Speech Communication Association convention, New York, New York, November, 1980.

Foss, Sonja K. “Sex Roles and Communication.” Presented at the Western Speech Communication Association convention, Portland, Oregon, February, 1980.

Foss, Sonja K. “The Discourse of Pauli Murray: Rhetoric of Process.” Presented at the Speech Communication Association convention, San Antonio, Texas, November, 1979.

INVITED LECTURES AND RESPONSES

“My Journey and Evolution as a Feminist” and “Agency and Rhetoric in Run Lola Run.” Presented at San Francisco State University, San Francisco, California, April, 2007.

“Toward a Theory of Agentic Orientation: Rhetoric and Agency in Run Lola Run.” Presented at a colloquium of the Communication Department, University of Colorado Denver, April, 2007.

“Reinvigorating the Public Speaking Course.” Presented at the National Communication Association, Chicago, Illinois, November, 2007 (with Karen A. Foss).

Invited participant, “Engendering Innovation: Conversations Across Theory and Pedagogy.” National Communication Association convention, Chicago, Illinois, November, 2007.

“Body Art: Communication as Insanity.” Keynote address at the St. Thomas University Undergraduate Research Conference, St. Thomas University, St. Paul, Minnesota, April, 2006.

“Run Lola Run: A Case Study in Marginalization, Resistance and Personal Freedom.” Presented at the University of St. Thomas, St. Paul, Minnesota, April, 2006.

Facilitator, “Courses in Gender and Communication: Sharing Resources.” Western States Communication Association convention, Palm Springs, California, February, 2006.

“Our Journey Through Feminism: Presentation as Gender Scholars of the Year” (with Karen A. Foss). Southern States Communication Association convention, Baton Rouge, Louisiana, April, 2005.

Respondent to papers on program, “Dialogic Rhetorics: Advances in Theory.” Rocky Mountain Communication Association convention, Colorado Springs, Colorado, April, 2005.

Respondent to papers, “Introduction to Graduate Work in Communication: Research Proposals.” Rocky Mountain Communication Association convention, Colorado Springs, Colorado, April, 2005.

“Sewing/Knitting as Feminist Emancipation.” Presented at the Women’s Leadership Conference, University of Colorado Denver and Metropolitan State College, March, 2005.

Organizer and facilitator, “Interrogating Feminism.” Pre-conference at the Western States Communication Association convention, San Francisco, California, February, 2005.

Respondent to papers on program, “Rhetoric and Community.” Rocky Mountain Communication Association convention, Denver, Colorado, March, 2004.

Facilitator for works in progress, “From Idea to Article: A Workshop to Facilitate Academic Success.” Western States Communication Association convention, San Francisco, California, February, 2004.

Panel member, “From Idea to Article: A Workshop to Facilitate Academic Success.” Western States Communication Association convention, Albuquerque, New Mexico, February, 2004.

“Transforming the Communication of Change.” Keynote address at Symposium in Rhetoric at Texas Woman’s University, Denton, Texas, February, 2004.

Panel member, “Inviting Response: Visions for the Future of Invitational Rhetoric.” National Communication Association convention, Miami Beach, Florida, November, 2003.

Panel member, “Teaching Feminist Rhetorical Theories.” National Communication Association convention, Miami Beach, Florida, November, 2003.

Workshop facilitator, “Reflecting Together on Feminism and the Communication Discipline.” Organization for the Study of Communication, Language, and Gender conference, Fort Mitchell, Kentucky, October, 2003.

“Reconceptualizing the Role of Change in the Communication Discipline.” Keynote address at the Hayward Conference in Rhetorical Criticism, Hayward, California, May, 2003.

Panel member, “From Idea to Article: A Workshop to Facilitate Academic Success.” Western States Communication Association convention, Salt Lake City, Utah, February, 2003.

Respondent to papers on program, “Master’s Thesis: Works in Progress.” Rocky Mountain Communication Association convention, Denver, Colorado, January, 2003.

Panel member, “Implementing Scholars’ Retreats for the Completion of Dissertations and Publications: Facilitating Scholarship in Community.” National Communication Association convention, New Orleans, Louisiana, November, 2002.

Panel member, “Rhetorical Theory: Macroscopic Concerns and Pressing Questions.” National Communication Association convention, New Orleans, Louisiana, November, 2002.

Respondent to papers on program, “Inviting New Perspectives on Visual Rhetoric: Five Case Studies.” National Communication Association convention, New Orleans, Louisiana, November, 2002.

Panel member, “What Every Adult Should Know About Communication.” Western States Communication Association convention, Long Beach, California, March, 2002.

Panel member, “From Idea to Article: A Workshop to Facilitate Academic Success.” Western States Communication Association convention, Long Beach, California, March, 2002.

Panel member, “Revising Our Undergraduate Gender Texts: Examining How Our Gender Textbooks Inspire and Limit Our Teaching.” National Communication Association convention, Atlanta, Georgia, November, 2001.

Panel member, “From Idea to Article: Facilitating Academic Success.” Western States Communication Association convention, Coeur d’Alene, Idaho, February, 2001.

Respondent to papers on program, “Exploring Links Among Communication, Perceptions, and Action Across Cultures, Genders, and Airwaves: Research Proposals.” Colorado Speech Communication Association conference, Denver, Colorado, February, 2001.

Panel member, “From ABD to Ph.D.: Addressing the Challenges of Completing the Dissertation.” National Communication Association convention, Seattle, Washington, November, 2000.

“Evaluating Visual Images: Memphis Furniture, Valley Curtain, and Graceland.” Keynote address at Red River Communication Conference, North Dakota State University, Fargo, North Dakota, April, 2000.

“Feminist Perspectives on Change.” Master class presented at North Dakota State University, Fargo, North Dakota, April, 2000.

Respondent to papers on program, “Political Rhetoric: Hits and Misses.” Colorado Speech Communication Association conference, Denver, Colorado, February, 2000.

Respondent to papers on program, “Intercollegiate Debate as Invitational Rhetoric: An Offering and Illustration.” National Communication Association convention, Chicago, Illinois, November, 1999.

Respondent to papers on program, “Feminist Perspectives on Social Change: A Continuum of Transformation.” National Communication Association convention, Chicago, Illinois, November, 1999.

“Evaluating Visual Images: Memphis Furniture, Graceland, and Valley Curtain.” Presented at St. Cloud State University, St. Cloud, Minnesota, October, 1999.

“Creating Our Worlds: Transformation for Personal and Social Change.” Keynote address at Southern Oregon Women in Higher Education Conference, Ashland, Oregon, April, 1999.

“Evaluating Visual Images: Memphis Furniture, Graceland, and Valley Curtain” and “Beyond Persuasion: A Proposal for an Invitational Rhetoric.” Presented at the University of Kentucky, Lexington, Kentucky, March, 1999.

Panel Member, “Teaching Feminism in Communication Courses: A Roundtable Discussion.” National Communication Association convention, New York, New York, November, 1998.

“Evaluating Visual Images: Memphis Furniture, Graceland, and Valley Curtain.” Presented at Calvin College, Grand Rapids, Michigan, September, 1998.

Respondent to papers presented on program, “The Feminist Tradition in Communication.” Western States Communication Association convention, Denver, Colorado, February, 1998.

Panel Member, “What’s Up, Doc? Women in Academe.” Western States Communication Association convention, Denver, Colorado, February, 1998.

Respondent to papers presented on program, “Opposing Patriarchal Rhetorical Theory from an Alternative Direction: Religion, Spirituality and Invitational Rhetoric.” National Communication Association convention, Chicago, Illinois, November, 1997.

“Feminist Perspectives on Communication: Transforming Conceptions of Excellence.” Keynote address for Colorado Speech Communication Association convention, Denver, Colorado, April, 1997.

Respondent to papers presented on program, "The Arts in Crisis: A Rhetorical Perspective." Speech Communication Association convention, San Diego, California, November, 1996.

Respondent to papers presented on program, "You are Invited: An Open, Round Table Discussion of Invitational Rhetoric." Speech Communication Association convention, San Diego, California, November, 1996.

"Beyond Persuasion: A Proposal for an Invitational Rhetoric." Presented at the University of Colorado, Boulder, Colorado, November, 1996.

"Invitational Rhetoric." Presented at the University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, New Mexico, September, 1996.

"Feminist Perspectives on Communication: Transforming Realities." Keynote address for Conference on Applied Communication, Edinboro University, Edinboro, Pennsylvania, September, 1996.

"Beyond Persuasion: A Proposal for an Invitational Rhetoric." Presented at the University of Missouri, Columbia, Missouri, April, 1995.

"Rhetorical Criticism as a Way of Knowing." Presented at the University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, New Mexico, April, 1995.

"A Feminist Perspective on Rhetorical Theory." Presented at the University of Denver, Denver, Colorado, April, 1995.

"Invitational Rhetoric as an Alternative to Persuasion." Presented at Montana State University, Billings, Montana, March, 1995.

Respondent to papers presented on program, "Spaces of Controversy: The Rhetoric of Public Art." Speech Communication Association convention, New Orleans, Louisiana, November, 1994.

"The Construction of Feminine Spectatorship in Garrison Keillor's Radio Monologues." Presented at Bowling Green State University, Bowling Green, Ohio, April, 1994.

"The Construction of Feminine Spectatorship in Garrison Keillor's Radio Monologues." Presented at Tulane University, New Orleans, Louisiana, April, 1994.

"A Woman-Centered Perspective on Public Speaking." One-day workshop presented to public speaking instructors at San Francisco State University, Mills College, Peralta Community College, and Diablo Community College, San Francisco, California, March, 1994 (with Karen A. Foss).

"A Proposal for an Invitational Rhetoric: A Feminist Perspective." Presented at San Francisco State University, San Francisco, California, March, 1994.

Respondent to papers presented on program, "From Celebration to Resistance: The Rhetorical Dimensions of Women's Aesthetics." Western States Communication Association convention, San Jose, California, February, 1994.

Panel Member, "[Wo]mentoring: Feminist Perspectives on Mentoring in Academia." Speech Communication Association convention, Miami Beach, Florida, November, 1993.

"A Proposal for an Invitational Rhetoric." Presented at the University of Maryland, College Park, Maryland, May, 1993.

Respondent to papers presented on program, "Rhetorical Dimensions of Public Space." Western States Communication Association convention, Albuquerque, New Mexico, February, 1993.

"The Rhetoric of the Visual Image." Weekend workshop, Humboldt State University, Arcata, California, October, 1992.

"Feminist Perspectives on Communication: A Reconceptualization of Ethos." Presented at the University of Kansas, Lawrence, Kansas, October, 1992.

Panel Member, "Feminist Visions of Conferencing." Program of the President-Elect, Central States Communication Association convention, Cleveland, Ohio, April, 1992.

"Fantasy-Theme Criticism." Presented at Denison University, Granville, Ohio, April, 1992, and March, 1995.

Respondent to papers presented on program, "Feminist Expansions of Public Address: What is 'Public’ and What is 'Address'?" Speech Communication Association convention, Atlanta, Georgia, November, 1991.

"Rhetoric of the Visual Image." Presented at Indiana University, Indianapolis, Indiana, November, 1991.

"A Rhetorical Schema for the Judgment of Visual Imagery." Presented at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas, Nevada, April, 1991.

"A Feminist Reconceptualization of Ethos." Presented at Indiana University, Bloomington, Indiana, February, 1991.

Panel Member, "Teaching Burkean Criticism: Scouting a Path Beyond the Slippery Slope to Cookie-Cutter Criticism." Speech Communication Association convention, Chicago, Illinois, November, 1990.

Respondent to papers presented on program, "A Different Voice: Women and Visual Communication." Speech Communication Association convention, Chicago, Illinois, November, 1990.

Respondent to papers presented on program, "Rhetorical Criticism in Action: New Testament Parables, the Drama of Science, Abortion, and the American Vegetarian." Speech Communication Association convention, Chicago, Illinois, November, 1990.

"The Rhetoric of the Visual Image." Presented at Hollins College, Roanoke, Virginia, October, 1990.

"Visual Images as Persuasion." Presented in Learning to Look at the Arts course, Washington University, St. Louis, Missouri, September, 1990.

Respondent to papers presented on program, "Extending Rhetorical Genres." Western Speech Communication Association convention, Spokane, Washington, February, 1989.

Respondent to papers presented on program, "Women and Contemporary Political Discourse." Speech Communication Association convention, New Orleans, Louisiana, November, 1988.

"Continuing a Research Program." Presented as member of panel, "Professional Development Forum: Strategies for the Transition from Student to Professor." Speech Communication Association convention, New Orleans, Louisiana, November, 1988.

"Narrative Criticism" and "Feminist Criticism." Presented at California State University, Chico, California, October, 1988.

Respondent to papers presented on program, "Feminism and Communication Studies: Lessons from Related Disciplines." Program of the Women's Caucus, Speech Communication Association convention, Boston, Massachusetts, November, 1987.

Respondent to papers presented on program, "Beyond Method: Comparative Approaches to Criterial Adequacy in Rhetorical Criticism." Western Speech Communication Association convention, Salt Lake City, Utah, February, 1987.

Respondent to papers presented on program, "Feminist Stories and Womanist Prose: An Analysis of Contemporary Narratives by and about Women." Program of the Women's Caucus, Speech Communication Association convention, Chicago, Illinois, November, 1986.

"The Rhetoric of the Visual Image" and "Implications of the Work of Michel Foucault for Rhetorical Criticism." Presented at Northern Illinois University, DeKalb, Illinois, October, 1985.

"The Rhetoric of the Visual Image." Presented at the University of Georgia, May, 1985.

"The Rhetoric of the Visual Image." Presented at the University of Utah, March, 1985.

Respondent to papers on program, "Research in Progress: Rhetoric and Public Address.” Western Speech Communication Association convention, Fresno, California, February, 1985.

Respondent to papers presented on program, "Research on Gender and Communication." Western Speech Communication Association convention, Albuquerque, New Mexico, February, 1983.

Respondent to papers presented on program, "Competitive Papers: Organization for Research on Women and Communication.” Western Speech Communication Association convention, Denver, Colorado, February, 1982.

Respondent to papers presented on program, "Competitive Papers: Rhetorical Options." Speech Communication Association convention, Anaheim, California, November, 1981.

DISSERTATIONS AND THESES DIRECTED

Allen, Lin S. "A Dramatistic View of Mystification: Paradox in Elvis Presley's Graceland," 1990.

Avalos, Elizabeth Riley. "Concepts of Power in Betty Friedan's Rhetoric: An Application of Burke's Cluster-Agon Method," 1983.

Bode, Robert. "Gandhi's Rhetorical Theory: Implications for Ethics," 1987 (co-director with David A. Frank).

Bowker-Larsen, Judith K. "Women's Images of Intimacy: Personal Voices," 1989.

Braun, Abby L. "Organizational Communication and Behavior: The Impact of Rhetorical Visions on Program Utilization," 1986 (co-director with Carl Larson).

Campbell, Kathleen G. "Enactment as a Rhetorical Strategy/Form in Rhetorical Acts and Artifacts," 1988.

Chryslee, Gail J. "The Construction of a Rhetorical Response to Visual Art: A Case Study of Brushstrokes in Flight," 1995.

Covert, Lorrie Schmid. "A Fantasy-Theme Analysis of the Rhetoric of the Symbionese Liberation Army: Implications for Bargaining with Terrorists," 1984.

DeGroot, E. Jane. "Feminist Conceptions of the Enthymeme," 1990.

Dowling, Ralph E. "Rhetorical Vision and Print Journalism: Reporting the Iran Hostage Crisis to America," 1983.

Edson, Belle A. "A Female Perspective for the Study of Social Movements: Toward an Investigation of Bias in Research and Theory Development," 1984.

Elliott, Kimberly C. “Marking the (Presumed) Unmarked: A Critique of the Rhetorical Construct of Privilege,” 2005 (thesis).

Gibson, Kimberly Barnett. "Weaving a New World: The Rhetoric of Reorientation in Contemporary Women's Spirituality Rituals," 1993.

Gill, Ann M. "The Epistemic Role of Rhetoric in Pring v. Penthouse," 1986.

Greene, Debra. "Embodying Holism: A Somatic Perspective on Communication," 1995.

Griffin, Cindy L. "Mary Daly's Rhetorical Theory: Hagography as Mistake," 1989 (thesis).

Gross, Daniel D. "Narrative Agreement Surrounding Contractual Agreement," 1989.

Hallstein, D. Lynn O'Brien. "Transforming Feminist Rhetorical Theory and Schizoanalysis: A Collaboration Between Feminist Rhetorical Theory and Schizoanalytic Theory," 1994.

Hahn, Laura K. “A Generic Analysis of the Rhetoric of Humorous Incivility in Popular Culture,” 1999.

Kanengieter, Marla R. "Message Formation from Architecture: A Rhetorical Analysis," 1990.

Marty, Debian. "Accounting for Racial Privilege in White Antiracist Rhetorics," 1996.

Matula, Theodore. “A Rhetorical Schema for Studying Popular Music,” 1998.

Mettee, Dorothy Baker. "A Fantasy-Theme Analysis of the Rhetoric of Prison Inmates," 1984.

Ranney, Arthur L. "A Schema for the Construction and Assessment of Messages of Empowerment," 1994.

Reid-Nash, N. Kathleen. "Rhetorical Analysis of the Paintings of Hieronymus Bosch," 1984.

Sheridan, Diana Brown. "Achieving Global Harmony: Ecofeminist Strategies of Peacemaking," 1990.

Shugart, Helene A. "Disinheriting the Father: The Nature and Function of Feminist Rhetorical Appropriation," 1994.

Varallo, Sharon M. "Communication, Loneliness, and Intimacy," 1996.

Waggoner, Catherine Egley. "The Nature and Function of Aesthetic Communication in Traditional Women's Cultures," 1994.

Warburton, Terrence L. "The Generation of Comedic Vision: Verbal and Nonverbal Codes in Pogo," 1984.

Ward, Jean M. Guske. "Women's Responses to Systems of Male Authority: Communication Strategies in the Novels of Abigail Scott Duniway," 1989.

Welch, Richard F. "A Methodology for the Rhetorical Analysis of Aesthetic Communication: A Burkean Approach," 1983.

Wildeson, Daniel L. "The Speech Perspective of Hannah Arendt: Implications for Rhetorical Theory," 1991.

Williams, Mary Rose. "A Re-Conceptualization of Protest Rhetoric: Characteristics of Quilts as a Protest Form," 1990.

PROFESSIONAL CONTRIBUTIONS

Editorial and Review Activities

Associate Editor, Quarterly Journal of Speech, 2004-2006.

Associate Editor, Western Journal of Communication, 2001-present.

Associate Editor, Southern Communication Journal, 1995-present.

Associate Editor, Discourse & Society, 1995-present.

Associate Editor, Kaleidoscope, 2003-present.

Associate Editor, Queen: A Journal of Rhetoric and Power, 2000-present.

Associate Editor, Women's Studies in Communication, 1990-1998, 2000-present.

Associate Editor, Kenneth Burke Journal, 2004-present.

Reviewer of papers submitted for competitive programs of the Visual Communication Commission for the National Communication Association convention, 2002.

Co-editor, Book series, "Feminist Perspectives on Communication," Sage Publications, 1994-1998.

Co-editor, Special issue, "Theorizing Communication from Marginalized Perspectives," Communication Studies, 47 (Winter 1996).

Associate Editor, Communication Monographs, 1992-1995.

Associate Editor, Communication Studies, 1991-1998.

Associate Editor, Text and Performance Quarterly, 1991-1993.

Associate Editor, Quarterly Journal of Speech, 1989-1991.

Member, Editorial board, Ablex Communication and Information Science Series, 1990-1991.

Co-Editor (with Karen A. Foss), Women's Studies in Communication, journal of the Organization for Research on Women and Communication, 1981-1988.

Associate Editor, Western Journal of Speech Communication,1984-1986.

Developmental reviewer for Communication Between the Sexes: Sex Differences and Sex-Role Stereotypes. By Lea P. Stewart, Pamela J. Cooper, and Sheryl A. Friedley. Scottsdale, Arizona: Forsuch Scarisbrick, 1986.

Reviewer of Decoding Abortion Rhetoric: Communication, Compromise, and Social Change. By Celeste Condit. Urbana: University of Illinois Press, 1989.

Reviewer of papers submitted for competitive programs of the Visual Communication Commission for the Speech Communication Association convention, 1996.

Reviewer of papers submitted for competitive programs of the Public Address Division for the Speech Communication Association convention, 1990.

Reviewer of papers submitted for competitive programs of the Organization for Research on Women and Communication for the Western Speech Communication Association convention, 1981 and 1982.

Reviewer of papers submitted for competitive programs of the Rhetoric and Public Address Interest Group for the Western Speech Communication Association convention, 1982.

Reviewer of proposals for short courses for the Speech Communication Association convention, 1982, 1992.

Service to Professional Organizations

Member, Selection Committee for the research award of the National Communication Association’s Visual Communication, 1999.

Co-planner, Conference on Gender and Communication, Columbus, Ohio, April, 1996.

Chair, Francine Merritt Award Committee, Women's Caucus, Speech Communication Association, 1996.

Chair, Golden Anniversary Monograph Award Committee, Speech Communication Association, 1994.

Member, Golden Anniversary Monograph Award Committee, Speech Communication Association, 1993.

Chair, Karl Wallace Award Committee, Speech Communication Association, 1993.

Member, Short Course Committee, Speech Communication Association, 1992.

Member, Kenneth Burke Society Convention Planning Committee, 1993.

Member, Steering Committee, Commission on Visual Communication, 1989-1990.

Membership chair for Oregon, Speech Communication Association, 1989.

Member, Nominating Committee, Rhetorical and Communication Theory Division, Speech Communication Association, 1988.

Member, Nominating Committee, Public Address Division, Speech Communication Association, 1987.

Chair, Rhetoric and Public Address Interest Group, Western Speech Communication Association, 1983.

Chair, Equal Rights Amendment Task Force, Western Speech Communication Association (task force to review WSCA's boycott of states that had not ratified the Equal Rights Amendment), 1983.

State membership chair for Colorado, Western Speech Communication Association, 1983.

Vice Chair, Rhetoric and Public Address Interest Group, Western Speech Communication Association, 1982, 1987.

Delegate at Large, Legislative Assembly, Western Speech Communication Association, 1982, 1987.

Consulting

Director, Scholars’ Retreats, retreats for scholars to complete dissertations and writing projects, Denver, Colorado; Albuquerque, New Mexico; Portland, Oregon; and Kalamazoo, Michigan, 1997-present.

Presented workshop, “Strategies for Completing the Dissertation,” to doctoral students at Marquette University, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, October, 2007.

Consulting with master’s students on their theses, Arts Leadership Program, Webster University, St. Louis, Missouri, October, 2005.

Consulting with doctoral students on their dissertations, W. K. Kellogg Foundation Doctoral Fellowship Program in Health Policy Symposium, Washington, D.C., June, 2005.

Consulting with faculty on research and publication, Augustana College, Rock Island, Illinois, June, 2005.

Workshops for graduate advisors and advisees on communicating effectively, University of New Mexico, April, 2003.

Dissertation consulting and workshops for advisors on working with graduate students, The Graduate College, Western Michigan University, Kalamazoo, Michigan, 2000-2006.

Consulting with faculty on research and publication, Communication Department, Portland State University, Portland, Oregon, September, 2001.

External reviewer, Program review, Speech and Theatre Program, Southern University, Baton Rouge, Louisiana, September, 2003.

External reviewer, Program review, Department of Communication Studies, St. Cloud State University, St. Cloud, Minnesota, 2002.

Consultant, Program direction and faculty positions: Department of Speech, Denison University, Granville, Ohio, 1990.

UNIVERSITY SERVICE

Member, Institutional Image and University Communications Task Force as part of the Strategic Planning and Accreditation Process, University of Colorado Denver, fall, 2007.

Member, Faculty Advisory Committee for the International College at Beijing, Office of International Education, University of Colorado Denver, 2007-present.

Member, Task Force for the Women’s, Gender, and Sexuality Studies Interdisciplinary Signature Area, College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, University of Colorado Denver, 2007-present.

Representative to the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences Council, University of Colorado Denver, spring, 2007.

Director of Graduate Studies for M.A. Program, Department of Communication, University of Colorado Denver, 2006-2007.

Member, Dean’s Advisory Committee, College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, 2004-2006.

Selected to participate in Search Conferences for the development of Academic Master Plan, University of Colorado Denver, 2004.

Chair, Communication Department, University of Colorado Denver, 1997-2003; spring, 2005; and fall, 2007.

Coordinator, Council of Chairs, Coordinators, and Directors of the Management Initiative Group, University of Colorado, 1999-2000.

Chair, Undergraduate Studies, Department of Communication, Ohio State University, 1995-present.

Chair, Rhetoric Area, Department of Communication, Ohio State University, 1992-1994.

Coordinator, Department of Communication Colloquium, Ohio State University, 1991-1993.

Director of Presentational Speaking course, Department of Communication, Ohio State University, 1992-present. Supervised graduate administrative assistant and teaching fellows, scheduled sections, and presented orientation for teaching fellows, 1992-present.

Member of the following committees, Ohio State University:

Graduate Studies Committee, Department of Communication, 1991-1993.

Search Committee, Department of Communication, 1991-1993.

Undergraduate Studies Committee, Department of Communication, 1990-1991, 1994-1996.

Affirmative Action Committee, Department of Communication, 1990-1996.

Director of Graduate Studies, Rhetoric and Communication area, Department of Speech, University of Oregon, 1986-1988.

Director of Speech Fundamentals course, Department of Speech, University of Oregon.

Supervised graduate teaching fellows in discussion sections, scheduled sections, presented weekly mass lecture to all students enrolled in course, and organized and presented annual orientation for graduate teaching fellows, 1986-1988.

Member of the following committees, University of Oregon:

Executive Committee, Center for the Study of Women in Society, 1987-1989.

Grants Committee, Center for the Study of Women in Society, 1986-1989.

Women's Studies Committee, 1986-1989.

Affirmative Action Committee, Department of Speech, 1986-1987.

American Studies Committee, 1987-1989.

Faculty Advisory Committee, Museum of Art, 1987-1989.

Faculty advisor, Alpha Lambda Delta, freshman honor society, University of Oregon, 1986-1988.

Coordinator, Undergraduate Program and Teaching Fellows, Department of Speech Communication, University of Denver. Supervised teaching fellows and organized annual TF workshop, 1980-1986.

Member of the following committees, University of Denver:

Joint Ph.D. Committee, Iliff School of Theology, 1984-1985.

Women's Research and Teaching Colloquium, 1980-1985.

Tenure and Promotion Committee, Arts and Sciences, 1983-1984.

Departmental Representative to Faculty Senate, 1982-1983.

Conduct Review Board, 1981-1982.

American Studies Committee, 1981-1982.

Graduate Admissions Committee, Department of Speech Communication, 1981-1986.

Author of four handbooks for the Department of Speech Communication, University of Denver, and the Department of Speech, University of Oregon:

Academic Planning for Employment in Speech Communication

Employing Your Speech Communication Degree

Graduate Handbook

Professional Development for Graduate Students

Conference Coordinator, "Communication in Action: Structured Experiences." Conferences for professionals sponsored by the Graduate Program in Communication, Norfolk State University, 1979 and 1980.

COMMUNITY WORKSHOPS AND PRESENTATIONS

Served on the planning committee for the conference, “A Feminist Hullaballoo: Reuniting the Wild Sisters,” featuring Sonia Johnson , Mary Daly, and Sally Gearhart, Santa Fe, New Mexico, June, 2007.