Meryl J. Irwin
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- School: James Madison University
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- Department: Communication Studies
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800 S Main St
Harrisonburg, VA - 22807 - Dates at James Madison University: December 2014 - May 2017
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Biography
James Madison University - Communication Studies
Visiting Lecturer at Central College at Central College
Higher Education
Meryl
Irwin
Harrisonburg, Virginia
I have 20 years of experience teaching in higher education, both public and private settings. My research agenda is centered in political rhetoric, especially considering immigration, citizenship and American identity.
I was a collegiate competitive public speaker, and coached teams for 8 years. I am seeking a tenure-track position in a Communication Studies department with a graduate program in rhetoric.
Specialties: Rhetoric, Argumentation, Political Theory, Cultural Studies, Aesthetics, Media Ecology, Public Address, Immigration, Citizenship, Documentary Film, Whiteness
Experience
Concordia College
Instructor
Taught undergraduate courses in 1st year composition curriculum, First Year Experience course, Communication Major, and coached nationally ranked Speech and Debate team as Director of Individual Events and Assistant Director of Forensics.
University of Iowa
Graduate Instructor/Research Assistant
Taught wide variety of courses in the Communication Studies Major, Interim Co-ordinator of the Public Debate series, Research Assistant for the journal Research in Language and Social Interaction, Ballard & Seashore Fellow, Ramona Tomlin Matson Fellow.
James Madison University
Visiting Assistant Professor
Taught undergraduate courses in general education and major curricula. Deeply engaged with the Madison Collaborative's Ethical Reason in Action initiative.
Drake University
Visiting Instructor of Rhetoric and Communication Studies
Taught courses in the Rhetorical Studies major and the First Year Experience.
Central College
Lecturer
Meryl worked at Central College as a Lecturer
Education
University of Nebraska-Lincoln
M.A.
Communication Studies
Graduate Student in Communication and Culture. Teaching Assistant, Coaching AssisantConcordia College
B.A.
Accounting, English
Summa Kum LadeConcordia College
Instructor
Taught undergraduate courses in 1st year composition curriculum, First Year Experience course, Communication Major, and coached nationally ranked Speech and Debate team as Director of Individual Events and Assistant Director of Forensics.University of Iowa
Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.)
Communication Studies (Rhetoric & Public Advocacy)
Teaching Assistant, Research Assistant, Interim Director of A. Craig Baird Public Debate Series, Fellowship Recipient.University of Iowa
Graduate Instructor/Research Assistant
Taught wide variety of courses in the Communication Studies Major, Interim Co-ordinator of the Public Debate series, Research Assistant for the journal Research in Language and Social Interaction, Ballard & Seashore Fellow, Ramona Tomlin Matson Fellow.
Publications
"Their Experience Is the Immigrant Experience": Ellis Island, Documentary Film, and Rhetorically Reversible Whiteness
Quarterly Journal of Speech
Positions
National Communication Association
Chair, American Studies Division (2016)
National Communication Association
Chair, American Studies Division (2016)
National Communication Association
Chair, American Studies Division (2016)
National Communication Association
Chair, American Studies Division (2016)
National Communication Association
Chair, American Studies Division (2016)
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