After several years of absence from the curriculum, Speech has returned to Dartmouth and is making its home in the Institute for Writing and Rhetoric.
Initiating the program is Josh Compton, the IWR's new Speech instructor. Josh will be teaching five speech classes this year: Public Speaking (fall, winter, spring), Persuasive Public Speaking (winter), and Speechwriting (spring).
Josh, who received his Ph.D. in 2004 from the University of Oklahoma, is an award-winning speech professor and public speaker. Named Outstanding Professor by the National Speakers Association, Josh’s teaching has been recognized by the Instructional Division of the International Communication Association and the Pi Kappa Delta National Honorary.
Josh’s scholarship has received awards from international and national organizations, including Pi Kappa Delta, the Central States Communication Association, the International Communication Association, and the National Communication Association. Josh’s research has appeared in leading communication journals, including Human Communication Research, Communication Quarterly, Journal of Applied Communication Research, Communication Yearbook, and Health Communication. His explorations of political humor effects appear in Routledge’s recently-released book, Laughing Matters: Humor and American Politics in the Media Age.
Josh’s public speaking engagements include seminar presentations for the Department of Defense Joint Course in Communication and numerous academic and community events. He served as speechwriter for the Oklahoma Institute for Childhood Advocacy, writing speeches for community leaders and the First Lady of Oklahoma during her early childhood education tour.
We look forward to having Josh on board.
