Dr. Stephanie L. Young
Associate Professor of Communication Studies
Director of Basic Course
Affiliated Faculty of Gender Studies
Contact
- slyoung@usi.edu
- Liberal Arts Center, 3089
- 812-464-1737
Bio
Dr. Stephanie L. Young is an Associate Professor in Communication Studies and Director of the Basic Course at the University of Southern Indiana. Her research interests include rhetorical criticism, popular culture, gender and sexuality studies, autoethnography, and issues of race and identity. She has published in a number of scholarly journals including the Journal of International and Intercultural Communication, Communication Theory, Women's Studies in Communication, and Women & Language. She is the co-author of the book Pursuing Popular Culture: Methods for Researching the Everyday. Her recent article, "It's Not Just Black and White: Exploring a Pedagogy of Racial Visibility and the Biracial Korean/White Self" (Departures in Critical Qualitative Research) explores how the performance and interrogation of an interracial identity can be used as a tool for encouraging classroom discussions about race and racism in America.
In her spare time, Dr. Young enjoys analyzing television shows and films, cooking, running, swimming, kayaking, and spending time with her cats McLovin, Sunshine, KitKat, and Waldo.
Education
- Ph.D. , Communication Studies, Ohio University , 2009
- M.A. , Communication Studies, Ohio University, 2006
- B.A. , Interpersonal Communication and Women's Studies , Purdue University, 2004
Research Interests
- Rhetorical Theory and Criticism
- Popular Culture
- Gender Studies
- LGBTQ and Queer Studies
- Autoethnography
- Race and Ethnic Studies
Courses
- CMST 101, Introduction to Public Speaking
- CMST 107, Introduction to Interpersonal Communication
- CMST 201, Introduction to Communication Studies
- CMST 286, Visual Rhetoric and Culture
- CMST 301, Communication Criticism and Analysis
- CMST 302, Gender, Communication, and Culture
- CMST 303, Introduction to Persuasion
- CMST 308, Rhetoric and Diversity
- CMST 331, Contemporary Public Address
- CMST 430, Seminar in Rhetoric: Rhetoric, Community, and Citizenship
- CMST 430, Seminar in Rhetoric: LGBTQ Rhetorics
- CMST 430, Seminar in Rhetoric: Rhetoric, Culture, and Power
- COMM 601, Foundations of Communication Theory
- COMM 604, Contemporary Rhetorical Criticism
- COMM 607, Teaching Communication
- COMM 615, Communication and Popular Culture