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Department of Communication Studies

Sharman Jane Brown

Sharman Brown

Senior Lecturer
Coordinator of Communication Studies Internship Program

CONTACT
Office: 306 Davis Hall
Phone: 401-874-4737
E-mail: sharmanb4@gmail.com

EDUCATION
M.ED., College Student Personnel
John Carroll University, Cleveland Heights, Ohio
B.A., Education/American Studies
Heidelberg College, Tiffin, Ohio
COURSES RECENTLY TAUGHT
Undergraduate
  • COM 100: Communication Fundamentals
  • COM 202: Public Speaking
  • COM 210: Persuasion
  • COM 471/472: COM Studies Internship

BIO
Sharman Brown joined the Department of Communication Studies staff as an Instructor at the URI in 1991 after working as a College Corporate Recruiter, a Consultant in the Outplacement business and a Career Counselor in the College Career Services field. Her teaching interests are: public speaking, persuasion, designing career search vita and preparation for the interviewing process.

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Congratulations to
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Kevin McClure

Dr. McClure received the 2010 NCA Outstanding Article Award for "Kenneth Burke's Dramatic Form Criticism," coauthored with F. D. Anderson and A. King, in Rhetorical Criticism, edited by J. A. Kuypers.