Dr. Rita Daniels
Associate Professor
Office
Location
CF 277
Hours
T/W/R: 10:00 – 11:00 am and by appointment
Current Courses
Fall 2022
- Research Methods in Communication (COMM 398)
- Organizational Communication (COMM 228)
Winter 2023
- Organizational Communication (COMM 228)
- Research Methods in Communication (COMM 398)
Spring 2023
- Communication, Identity, and Difference (COMM 260)
- Communication and Conflict (COMM 303)
About
Bio
Dr. Daniels joined the Communication Studies Department in September 2016. She has taught a variety of classes related to her areas of specialty and research interests. She is deeply interested in the notions of gender that are encouraged, accepted, and deeply woven into the social fabric and how these notions influence the identity of individuals in organizational and intercultural communication settings. As an organizational communication teacher-scholar, being a mentor is Rita's way of contributing to collegiality in the workplace. Read more about her faculty mentor contributions here: TLCo-op Faculty Mentors and Contributions (wwu.edu). You will also find more information on her student mentees' contributions here: Western CEDAR - Scholars Week: Feminist Mother in a Hyper-masculine Society (wwu.edu)
As hobbies, Professor Daniels likes watching movies and spending time with her family. She loves to travel the world and appreciates life as a gift.
Education
Ph.D. Communication Studies, West Virginia University
M.A. International Studies, Ohio University
M.Phil. Business Communication, University of Education, Ghana
B.Ed. English, University of Education, Ghana
Research Interests
- Workplace experiences, women career progression, decolonization, Afrocentrism