2021-22 Undergraduate Academic Catalog

Career Opportunities Careers in communication are varied and vast. Graduates of this department excel in careers in public relations, personnel management, communication consulting, media communication, political communication, cross-cultural communication, and corporate education training. Students who major in broadcasting, digital media, and journalism receive excellent training for careers in audio and video production, station management, digital media production, journalism, interactive media design, and management. These majors also equip students to pursue graduate studies in communication and other fields such as law, theology, and business. Other career opportunities include: • Actor • News director • Advertising executive • Nonprofit organization • Anchorperson director • Business manager • Political campaign director • Communication consultant • Political analyst • Communication statistician • Politician • Community relations director • Publications editor • Customer service • Public information officer representative • Publicist • Development officer • Radio talk-show host • Film director • Recording company • Fund raiser executive • Health services manager • Sales/marketing rep. • Human rights officer • Seminar leader • Journalist • Sports announcer • Labor relations consultant • Technical communication • Legal communication • Technical marketing consultant communication • Legislative correspondent • Web design • Mediation specialist Faculty Derrick Green , Chair; Assistant Professor of Communication. Education: B.A., Cedarville University, 1997; M.A., Miami University, 1999. At Cedarville since 2002. Jeffrey Simon , Assistant Chair, Associate Professor of Communication. Education: B.A., Cedarville University, 2006; M.F.A., Academy of Art University, 2013. At Cedarville since 2010. Nicholas Carrington , Associate Professor of Professional Writing. Education : B.A., Cedarville University, 2010; M.A., Missouri State University, 2012; Ph.D., Texas Tech University, 2020. At Cedarville since 2012. Charles Elliott , Senior Professor of Communication. Education: B.A., Cedarville University, 1977; M.A., Temple University, 1984; Ph.D., Temple University, 1994. At Cedarville since 2003. Daniel Fultz , Professor of Communication. Education : A.A., Rhodes State College, 1993; B.A., Bluffton University, 1998; M.A., Bluffton University, 2003; Ph.D., Bowling Green State University, 2010. At Cedarville since 2019. Jeffrey Gilbert , Assistant Professor of Journalism, Cedars Advisor. Education: B.A., Cedarville University, 1987; M.A., Regent University, 2014. At Cedarville since 2009. Andrew Harris , Associate Professor of Communication. Education: B.A., Pensacola Christian College, 2004; M.A., Pensacola Christian College, 2006; Ph.D., Regent University, 2013. At Cedarville since 2017. Heather Heritage , Assistant Professor of Communication. Education: B.S., Youngstown State, 2002; M.A., University of Dayton, 2011. At Cedarville since 2011. James Leightenheimer , Associate Professor of Communication. Education: B.A., Cedarville University, 1980; M.A., Ohio University, 1989. At Cedarville since 1982. Mischelle McIntosh , Associate Professor of Communication and Media Research. Education: B.A., Cedarville University, 1977; M.A., Pensacola Christian College, 1981; M.A., University of West Florida, 1992. At Cedarville since 1999. Eric Mishne , Assistant Professor of Communication; Director of Forensics. Education: B.A., Cedarville University, 2008; M.A., Western Michigan University, 2016; M.A., Ohio University, 2018. At Cedarville since 2019. Sean O’Conner , Assistant Professor of Broadcasting, Digital Media, and Journalism. Education: B.A., Asbury University, 2014; M.A., Asbury University, 2015; M.F.A., Asbury University, 2018. At Cedarville since 2019. Jennifer Wingerter , Assistant Professor of Professional Writing. Education: B.A., Cedarville University 2004; M.A., The Ohio State University, 2009. At Cedarville since 2017. Technical Support Staff Shawn Rifner , Studio and Technology Manager. Education : B.A., Cedarville University, 2012. At Cedarville since 2016. Emeriti J. Wesley Baker , Distinguished Professor Emeritus of Communication. Education: B.A., Bob Jones University, 1972; M.A., University of South Carolina, 1980; Ph.D., The Ohio State University, 1991. At Cedarville since 1977. Deborah Haffey , Senior Professor Emerita of Communication. Education: B.A., Cedarville University, 1968; M.A., The Ohio State University, 1969; Ph.D., The Ohio State University, 2002. At Cedarville since 1986. Sandra Harner , Senior Professor Emerita of Technical Communication. Education: B.A., Cedarville University, 1964; M.A., University of Dayton, 1981. At Cedarville since 1981. James Kragel , Associate Professor Emeritus of Communication. Education: B.S., Mankato State University, 1977; M.A., Wheaton College, 1984. At Cedarville since 1994. Kurt Moreland , Associate Professor Emeritus of Communication. Education: B.A., Cedarville University, 1976; M.A., West Virginia University, 1978; all work completed for Ph.D. except dissertation, Purdue University. At Cedarville since 1981. James Phipps , Senior Professor Emeritus of Communication. Education: B.A., Cedarville University, 1968; M.A., The Ohio State University, 1970; Ph.D., The Ohio State University, 1975. At Cedarville since 1968. Margaret Wheeler , Associate Professor Emerita of Communication. Education: B.A., Cedarville University, 1964; M.Ed., Central State University, 1998. 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