Crystal R. Fonseca
Senior Lecturer
CONTACT
Office: 407 Davis Hall
Phone: 401-874-9415
E-mail: cfons@mail.uri.edu
- M.A. Communication Studies
- University of Rhode Island, 2003
- B.A. Communication Studies
- University of Rhode Island, 1999
- B.S. Environmental Management
- University of Rhode Island, 1999
Undergraduate
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Undergraduate
- COM 100: Communication Fundamentals
- COM 100H: Communication Fundamentals Honors
- COM 202: Public Speaking
- COM 210: Persuasion: The Rhetoric of Influence
- COM 221: Interpersonal Communication
- COM 251: Small Group Communication
- COM 302: Advanced Public Speaking
SELECTED PUBLICATIONS/PRESENTATIONS
Panelist. (2005). Com 100: Transitioning from the Maiden Voyage presentation at the 2005 ECA
Individual Differences and Cross-Situational Consistency of Dyadic Social Behavior, published in the Journal of Personality and Social Psychology (2005).
Arguing Communication and Culture (2001)
BIO
Crystal Fonseca taught as a graduate teaching assistant in the Department of Communication Studies for URI from 2001-2003. Upon graduation she received both the Graduate Student Teaching Award and the Outstanding Graduate Student Award.
After receiving her Masters, Crystal Fonseca joined the Department of Communication Studies at URI as a Lecturer in 2003 where she now teaches undergraduate courses in the basic course, public speaking, advanced public speaking, interpersonal communication, persuasion, and small group communication.
Crystal's passion for teaching is driven by her love of the subject matter and also the ability to interact with a diverse and youthful population.
In addition to teaching and research, Crystal uses her knowledge and skill of communication by giving back a to the community as a La Leche League Leader in both North Kingstown and Warwick; a volunteer at a local organic farm and as a fundraising director for a local cooperative preschool that her eldest son attends.
In addition to teaching, Crystal enjoys spending time with her family. Her husband, Mike, and children: Sebastian Gene, Severance Marley and Charlotte Ocean love to spend time in their organic gardens, perennial beds and at the beach.
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