Lynne Derbyshire
Associate Professor of Communication Studies and Women's Studies
Chair, Communication Studies

Independence 106
(401)874-4732
fax: (401) 874-4722
Derbyshire@uri.edu

Ph.D. University of Maryland
M.A. State University of New York, Buffalo
B.A. State University of New York College, Buffalo

Research interests include women and public discourse, especially 19th century woman's rights discourse and women and constitutive discourse.

Dr. Derbyshire has been at URI since 1987. Teaching interests include gender and communication, contemporary rhetorical criticism, feminist theory, and diversity.