Amber Kinser

TEACHING

It is a supreme privilege to learn with and be challenged by ETSU students in the classrooms we share. I work with graduate students in the Communication & Storytelling Studies M.A. program, emphasizing writing as a method of inquiry. I mentor their research, help them to find their scholarly voice, and promote creative thought and artistic practice in their work. I also work with undergraduate majors and minors in Communication Studies, emphasizing mindful communication practices and how to use them to foster personal and community change.  I offer expertise in communication particularly as it relates to interpersonal relationships, family, gender, well-being, and human equity.

MY CURRENT

COURSES

Family Communication, COMM 4210

We examine the family (broadly construed) as a communication system.  Students explore the multiple functions of interaction in families to illuminate  ...

Qualitative Research Methods, COMM 5200  

Students explore of a variety of qualitative research methods in communication, practice them in a semester-long research project, and become versed in discussing critical issues in conducting research  ...

Communication Theory, COMM 5330

Students practice the application of various theories that inform the communication and performance disciplines through analyses of texts, cultural practices, experiences, and stories or narratives  ...

MY MASTER'S

STUDENTS' THESES