- Dr. Deborah W. Dunsford
- Senior Lecturer
- Office:
- 227 Agriculture and Life Sciences Building - AGLS
- Email:
- dunsford@tamu.edu
- Phone:
- (979) 458-3389
- Resume/CV
- Undergraduate Education
- Bachelor of Science in Agricultural Journalism from Kansas State University
- Graduate Education
- Master of Arts in English from Texas A&M
- Ph.D in English Rhetoric and Composition from Texas A&M
- Awards
- College of Agriculture and Life Sciences Honor Professor, 1996
- College of Agriculture and Life Sciences Distinguished Achievement Award in Teaching, 2005
- Poynter Institute Fellow
- Wakonse South Fellow
- Mervin and Annett Peters Advising Award 2006
- College of Agriculture and Life Sciences Dean's Outstanding Achievement Award for Advising and Student Relations, 2012
- Courses Taught
- Introduction to Agricultural Communications
- Theory and Practice of Ag. Public Relations
- Theory and Practice of Ag. Publishing
- Advanced Ag. Public Relations
- Ag. Media Writing I
- Ag. Media Writing II
- Editing for Ag. Media
- Electronic Media for Print
- Writing for Professional Publication
Research Topical Area
Student writing, organization use of issues management, teacher perception of student writing, Issues Management.
Research Skillset
Communications research including Evaluation of public relations efforts. Writing evaluation including response to feedback, Issues Management, Strategic Communications Planning, Integrated Marketing Communications, Advertising
Professional Interests
Public Relations, Student Writing Skills, Agricultural Communications, Issues Management, Revision on Student Texts, Strategic Communications Planning, Integrated Communications Management, Advertising