Lynne Derbyshire
Chair, Communication Studies
Associate Professor of Communication Studies and Women's Studies
CONTACT
Office: Davis Hall, Room 202
Phone: (401)874-4732
Fax: (401)874-4722
Email: 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 women'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.
faculty spotlight
Dr. Samara Anarbaeva Presents in Research Colloquia
Harrington School of Communication and Media Lecturer, Dr. Samara Anarbaeva, presents her paper exploring the construction of Second Life avatar's identity in terms of race, gender, and fashion.
Dr. Ian Reyes
Helps Establish
WRIU Recording Studio
Ian Reyes, Ph.D., Assistant Professor of
Communication Studies, was instrumental in establishing a new
recording studio in the Memorial Union, that focuses on community based productions. More >>
Study Links TV Viewing
to Health Concerns
Dr. Yinjiao Ye warns that television and its heavy dose of medical content can lead to concerns about health. More >>
Congratulations to
Dr. 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.
