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Department of Communication Studies

Lynne Derbyshire

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

EDUCATION
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


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Dr. Ian Reyes
Helps Establish
WRIU Recording Studio

Ian ReyesIan 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

Yinjiao Ye
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

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.