Chris Harper. Educational Background: Work Experience:

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1 Chris Harper Office: Arkansas State University Phone: (870) Educational Background: Ed.D. Educational Leadership: Emphasis in organizational and interpersonal leadership structures and strategies. Arkansas State University, Jonesboro, Arkansas. Degree completed, Ed.S., Psychology and Counseling, Arkansas State University, Degree completed, 2011 M.A. Communication Studies. Arkansas State University, Jonesboro, Arkansas. Degree completed, B.A. Speech Communication and Philosophy. Arkansas State University, Jonesboro, Arkansas. Degrees completed, Work Experience: 2002-Present: Arkansas State University. Assistant Professor of Communication, Director of Debate. Responsibilities include teaching 12 hours of generalist communication classes per semester. Direction and oversight of the Speech Communication and Theater Arts BSE program. Direction and oversight of a Nationally and Internationally recognized intercollegiate debate program. Oversight of graduate students, student interns, travel budgets, scholarship budgets, and extensive undergraduate advising and recruiting : Carson Newman College. Assistant Professor of Communication. Responsibilities included teaching 12 hours of generalist communication classes per semester. Creation and direction of a nationally ranked debate program. Oversight of travel budgets, scholarship budgets, and undergraduate advising and recruiting : The College of Eastern Utah. Assistant Professor of Communication. Responsibilities included teaching 15 hours per semester. Direction of a nationally ranked debate program. Oversight of travel budgets, scholarship budgets, and undergraduate advising and recruiting.

2 Courses Taught: Oral Communication Interpersonal Communication Advanced Interpersonal Communication Rhetoric of Western Thought Rhetoric of Politics Religious Communication Organizational Communication Listening Persuasion Small Group Communication Senior Research Project (Internship) Communication Education: Methods and Materials of Teaching Leadership Studies Oral Interpretation Advanced Oral Interpretation Theories of Human Communication Business and Professional Speaking Political Communication Introduction to Mass Communication Online: Organizational Communication Online: Persuasion Online: Interpersonal Communication Online: Philosophy of Education Online: Oral Communication Courses Developed: Rhetoric of Politics Advanced Interpersonal Communication Online: Organizational Communication Online: Persuasion Online: Interpersonal Communication Online: Argumentation Online: Oral Communication International Educational: Vancouver, Canada: 2004 Madrid, Spain: 2005 Prague, Czech Republic: 2006 UK Tour (London, St. Andrews, Glasgow, Edinburgh): Berlin, Germany 2009 Rome, Italy 2012

3 Committee Assignments: College Undergraduate Curriculum Committee (ASU 2012 Present) Undergraduate Enrollment & Academic Policy Committee (ASU 2011-Present) Wilson Award Committee (ASU 2011-Present) Communication Curriculum Development Committee (ASU,2004-Present) Education Faculty Committee (ASU, 2007-present) Educational Assessment Committee: COPE (ASU, 2006-present) Communication Assessment Committee (ASU, 2004-present) Communication Curriculum Development Committee (ASU,2004-present) Boyer Lab for Learning Direction Committee (CNC ) Student Affairs Appeals Committee (CNC, ) All American Selection Committee (CEDA, ) Accreditation Review Committee (CEU, ) Curriculum Alignment Committee (CEU, ) Professional Organizations: National Communication Association National Parliamentary Debate Association International Public Debate Association Arkansas State Speech Communication Association Phi Kappa Delta Honorary Cross Examination Debate Association National Offices: IFA Executive Committee Member (2012-Present) NPDA Regional Representative to National Council (2006-Present). CEDA Executive Council Regional Representative ( ). Peer Reviewed Publications: Harper, C (2011). Choice Theory, Elaboration Likelihood, and Counter-Plans as Arguments: A Framerwork for Evaluating Theory in IPDA Debate. The Journal of the International Public Debate Association, 5 (1). Harper, C (2009). Gender and Competitive Equity: The 2007 and 2008 National Parliamentary Debate Association National Tournaments. The Forensic of Phi Kappa Delta, 94 (1).

4 Professional Presentations: International: Harper, C (Spring, 2006). An open space exploration of diversity in collegiate classrooms. European Teaching Educational Network. Leiden, Netherlands, 2006 Other: Harper, C (2011). Choice Theory As a Pragmatic Framework for IPDA Debating. The International Public Debate Association National Conference. Stephen F. Austin University. Harper, C (Fall, 2005). Teaching interpersonal communication experientially. The Arkansas State Communication Association annual convention. Harper, C (Fall, 2004). VITE: Exploring the other side of the camera. The Arkansas State Communication Association annual convention. Harper, C (Fall, 2003). Connecting students to community. The Arkansas State Communication Association annual convention. Harper, C (Fall, 2002). Education outside of the classroom. The National Communication Association National Convention. Harper, C (Fall, 1997). Recruiting community college students. The National Communication Association Convention National Convention. Professional Consulting The Zoo Revolution (Advanced Leadership Training Seminars) Present: Presented in multiple organizational settings and contexts including: Medical, Educational, Social Services and Fortune 500 Companies. Research Interests: Intercollegiate Debate Contexts and Theory Organizational Communication Interpersonal Communication Persuasive Communication Teaching Philosophy: It is my goal as a teacher to help co-create a learning environment that promotes intellectual curiosity and student empowerment. True education takes place as students and educators explore academic concepts in the spirit of mutual respect and responsibility. Learning is not something a teacher does to a student, but with a student. True education is both science and art. Sometimes the greatest learning experiences don t end with better answers, just better questions. Learning takes great energy, sometimes causes great anxiety, but is always worth it.

5 Statement on Diversity: It is imperative in this global arena in which we live that we recognize and value the inherent differences we share as individuals. The college classroom often functions as a format that provides individuals of different race, gender, sexual orientation, ethnic and cultural backgrounds the opportunity to intersect with common purpose. In the end, we learn that we are more alike than different, and all inherently valuable.