Gregory J. Shepherd became Dean of the Scripps College of Communication on Jan. 1, 2006. He had served as interim dean since August 2004. Dean Shepherd joined Ohio University in 2001 as professor and director of the School of Communication Studies.

Before joining Ohio University, Shepherd was an assistant professor at the University of Iowa from 1983 to 1989 and an assistant and associate professor at the University of Kansas from 1989 to 2001.

He received a doctorate degree in Speech Communication from the University of Illinois, a master’s degree in Speech Communication from Pennsylvania State University and a bachelor’s degree in Speech Communication from the University of Minnesota.

Dean Shepherd’s primary scholarly interests are in communication theory and American pragmatism. He is a winner of the Central States Communication Association Outstanding Young Teacher Award, as well as a W. T. Kemper Fellowship for Teaching Excellence.

He is co-editor with Eric Rothenbuhler of Communication and Community (2001, LEA), co-editor with Jeff St. John and Ted Striphas of Communication as . . .: Perspectives on Theory (2006, Sage), and in addition to chapters in various edited volumes, his work has appeared in Communication Monographs, Human Communication Research, Journal of Communication, Communication Yearbook, Communication Studies, Southern Journal of Communication, Communication Research, Journal of Social Psychology, Management Communication Quarterly, Journal of Research and Development in Education and other scholarly journals.

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