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Dunsford, Deborah

Deborah Dunsford

Senior Lecturer Emerita
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Education

Undergraduate Education
B.S. Agricultural Journalism, Kansas State University
Graduate Education
M.A. English, Texas A&M University
Ph.D. English Rhetoric and Composition, Texas A&M University

Areas of Expertise

  • Issues Management
  • Student Assignment Feedback
  • Teaching Methods
  • Writing Education

Professional Summary

Deborah Dunsford, Ph.D. is a senior lecturer in the Texas A&M Agricultural Leadership, Education, and Communications department. Her research and teaching interests lie in the field of writing education, public relations issues management and teaching methods. Dunsford’s primary responsibilities include teaching and outreach including working with Texas A&M’s internship program with the Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo.

 

Selected Publications

  1. Starr, Douglas P., Dunsford, Deborah W., (2014) Working the Story. New York: Rowan & Littlefield, 314 pp. ISBN 978-0810889118 Scholarly Journals
  2. Leggette, H.R., Rutherford, T., Dunsford, D., & Costello, L., (2015). A review and evaluation of prominent theories of writing. Journal of Applied Communications, 99(3): 3-37
  3. Leggette, H. R., McKim, B. R., & Dunsford, D. (2013). A case study of using electronic self-assessment rubrics in a core curriculum writing course. NACTA Journal 57(2): 2-10.
  4. Dunsford, Deborah. Rev. of Communicating in the Agricultural Industry, R.A. Graves. NACTA Journal, 50(3): 72. Dunsford, D.W. (2006). Feedback follow up: The influence of teacher comments on student writing assignments, NACTA Journal, 50(2): 12-18.