Nina-Jo Moore, Ph.D

Department Rank:
Professor

Area:
Communication Studies

Office: Other Dean'
Fax: 828-262-6312
Email: moorenj@appstate.edu

Education

Ph.D. University of Maryland (1987)
M.A. University of Georgia (1982)
B.A. University of South Florida (1973)

Teaching Specialties

Interpersonal Communication areas, Public Address areas,
Intercultural Communication areas, Organizational Communication
areas. Gender Communication areas.

Current Courses Being Taught

Nonverbal Communication (Spring and Fall 2006, Spring 2007)
Gender Communication (Spring 2008)
Communication Theory (Fall 2007, Fall 2008)
Intercultural Communication (Fall 2004)

Also Teach: Foundations of Human Communication, Public Speaking,Interviewing
Techniques, Persuasion, Argumentation/Debate, Small Group Communication

Also - led several trips abroad, particularly to Poland and Eastern Europe.

Professional Affiliations / Organizations

National Communication Association
Southern States Communication Association
Carolinas Speech Communication Association
Pi Kappa Delta Forensics Honorary (Forensics Honorary)
Phi Beta Delta Honorary (International Scholars Honorary)

Research Interests

Intercultural communication; gender communication; interpersonal
communication; historical/critical analyses of rhetorical acts;
acquisition of logical reasoning skills; teacher clarity training
and the effects of that training; application of public
argumentation theories to interpersonal settings; listening
assessment; critical thinking skills; self perception of oral
communication capabilities; teachers’ self-perceptions of
instructional abilities; gender communication issues as they apply
to areas of reasoning, organizations, health care settings, and
education; communication differences between diverse age groups, in
particular the senior generation; communication skills needed for
caregivers of Alzheimer’s patients as well as those who suffer from
other forms of dementia.

Selected Publications

Nonverbal communication: Studies and applications. Co-authored with
Mark L. Hickson, III, and Don W. Stacks. Los Angeles, CA: Roxbury
Press, 2003

“Pedagogy and process: Linking two diversity and communication
courses through interactive television.” Co-authored with Deborah
Brunson, UNC- Wilmington. Published in: Collaborative endeavors
with interactive technologies: A communication perspective.
Patricia Comeaux, Editor. Westport, CT: Greenwood Press, 2002.

Cursillo Speakers Workshop: Participants Manual, Vienna, VA:
National Episcopal Cursillo Movement, 1997.

“Personal Contact: Techniques and Practices” in National Episcopal
Cursillo Library, Vienna, VA: National Episcopal Cursillo Movement,
2007.