Terry W. Cole, Ph.D.

Department Rank:
Professor

Area:
Communication Studies

Office: Walker Hall 128
Fax: 828-265-2543
Email: coletw@appstate.edu

Education

Associate of Arts - English (1964)
Modesto Jr. College
Modesto, California

Bachelor of Arts - Speech & English (1966)
California State University - Fresno
Fresno, California

Master of Arts - Speech (1968)
California State University - Fresno
Fresno, California

Doctor of Philosophy - American Public Address (1974)
University of Oregon
Eugene, Oregon

Teaching Specialties

Communication Law
Public Speaking
Argumentation
Crisis Communication
Communication Training
Speech Writing

Current Courses Being Taught

COM 3305 - 102 Communication Law
COM 4101 - 101 Advanced Speech Composition
COM 3312 - 101 Crisis Communication

Professional Affiliations / Organizations

Carolinas Communication Association
Southern States Communication Association
Pi Kappa Delta National Forensics Honorary

The Wardlawgroup (consulting -- Sr. Consultant)

Research Interests

First Amendment Law (Obscenity Law, Internet Law, Protest Law)
Crisis Communication
Risk Communication
Litigation Communication

Selected Publications

Cole, Terry W. and Fellows, Kelli. "Risk Communication Failure: A
Case Study of New Orleans and Hurricane Katrina." SOUTHERN
COMMUNICATION JOURNAL. 73 July-September 2008, 211-228

Cole, Terry W. and Gates, Paul H. Jr. COMMUNICATION LAW: CASES AND
MATERIALS Dubuque, Iowa, Kendall/Hunt Publishing Co. 2003

Cole, Terry W. and Yurko, Lyle J. "Managing the High Profile
Client" CLE Presentation Proceedings at Ethical Issues &
Criminal Law Practice / Criminal Justice Section Annual
Meeting - October 18, 2002. North Carolina Bar Association
Foundation 2002.

Cole, Terry W. "Reno v. ACLU: An Exigency for Cybernetics."
SOUTHERN COMMUNICATION JOURNAL. 64 Spring, 1999, 251-258.