Mary L. Rucker, Ph.D
Education History
Ph.D., Purdue University, 2000
M.A., University of Akron, 1990
B.A., Delaware State University, 1987 (Cum Laude)
A.A., University of Cincinnati, 1984
Teaching
COM 4470 (Relationships in Organizations)
COM 4810 (Independent Study)
Research Statement
MARY L. RUCKER received her Ph.D. from Purdue University in Organizational Communication and is the chair of the Department of Communication. Her current research interests include political communication, persuasion, rhetorical theory, research methods, intercultural communication, and race, class, and gender issues. She has published widely in communication and interdisciplinary journals at the national and international levels. Obama’s Political Saga: From Battling History, Racialized Rhetoric, and GOP Obstructionism to Re-election is her most recent book. She is currently co-authoring a book titled Framing and Counter-Framing in the African American Community: A Multi-Disciplinary Perspective.
Service
Debate Planning Committee, Presidential Debate16
Faculty Representative, University Assurance of Learning Committee
Publications
Books:
Rucker, M. L. (2013). Obama’s Political Saga: From Battling History, Racialized Rhetoric, and GOP Obstructionism to Re-election. Lexington Books: A Wholly Owned Subsidiary Division of Rowman & Littlefield Publisher Inc., Lanham, Maryland.
Professional Affiliations/Memberships
National Association of African American Studies
National Association of Hispanic and Latino Studies
National Association of Native American Studies
International Association of Asian Studies
Pacific and Asian Communication Association
Awards/Recognition
Honored as a distinguished guest at WSU's National Society of Collegiate Scholars Induction Ceremony on October 5, 2013
2011 Legacy Books Award, Wright State University Libraries