Can We Be Authentic?
The recent election of Donald Trump has given rise to a plethora of public emotional outcries on social media of various types. Hillary...
Election Thoughts
I have studied communication since I was a freshman at Palomar College in the fall of 2000. I competed in public speaking and in debate....
New Year, New YOU! . . . or not . . .
The birth of a new year is just behind us. The year still has that new car smell, still squeaks when you step into it because it still...
Room for Dreaming
The past couple of weeks, I have been participating in an e-course led by a former student of mine, Abby Norman. I coached Abby when I...
Is Abortion Discuss-able?
This is an opinion piece and primarily a question. I do not know everything and I am not in control of policy making. I am hoping to be...
Too Much Loss #rememberjannese
This has been a year of gain and a year of far too much loss. A colleague of mine, beloved Professor Phillip Maynard died in early...
Black Men Thought of as Problems before People
Over the past few years, the problem of white cops killing young black men has risen to the rate that it rattles my consciousness. It is...
Narratives of Early Deaths
I remember when Aaliyah died in 2001, I was confused as to why my sister took it so hard. As she sobbed at the news of the young...
