Deborah Dunn

Professor Dunn has taught at Westmont since 1997, and was honored with the Teacher of the Year Award in 2008. She has led four off-campus trips for com majors -- three to Northern Ireland, and one trip that combined stays in both South Africa and Northern Ireland. See link for information on the next Mayterm: Mayterm2012

Professor Dunn Teaches:

• Conflict & Reconciliation
• Organizational Communication
• Persuasion & Propaganda
• Postmodern Narratives (Seminar)
• Intro to Communication Research
• Mass Communication
• Group Communication & Leadership
• Communication & Gender (Seminar)

Education:

• Ph.D. in Communication from the University of Southern California (Annenberg School)
• M.A. in Communication from the University of Southern California (Communication Arts & Sciences)
• B.A. in Speech Communication from San Francisco State University

Research Interests:

• Sectarianism in the workplace -- esp. in Northern Ireland
• Organizational Selves & Virtuous Identities in Non Profit Organizations
• Accounts, forgiveness, and influence processes

Selected Publications & Presentations:

• Dunn, D. (2009). Karl Weick’s theory of organizing. In Littlejohn, S. W., & Foss, S. K. (Eds.). Encyclopedia of Communication Theory. Newbury Park, CA: Sage.
• Dunn, D. (2009). Accounts and account giving. In Littlejohn, S., W., & Foss, S. K. (Eds.). Encyclopedia of Communication Theory . Newbury Park, CA: Sage.
• Dunn, D. (2007, November). “Good work in a sectarian society: Articulating experience and virtue.” Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the National Communication Association, Chicago, Illinois.
• Cody, M. J., & Dunn, D. (2006). Accounts. In Whaley, B., & Samter, W. (Eds.) Explaining communication: Contemporary theories and exemplars, 44-127. NJ: Lawrence Erlbaum.
• Dunn, D. (2002, November). "Making peace: A comparative study of organizations in Northern Ireland." Paper presented at National Communication Association Pre-Conference: Communication in Action: The Communicative Constitution of Organization And its Implications for Theory, Research, and Practice, New Orleans, Louisiana.
• Seiter, J. S., & Dunn, D. (2001). Beauty and believability in sexual harassment cases: Does physical attractiveness affect perceptions of veracity and the likelihood of being harassed? Communication Research Reports, 17(2), 203-209.
• Dunn, D., & Cody, M. J. (2000). Account credibility and public image: Excuses, justifications, denials, and sexual harassment. Communication Monographs, 67(4), 372-391.
• Cody, M. J., Dunn, D., Hoppin, S., & Wendt, P. (1999). Silver surfers: Training and evaluating Internet use among older adult learners. Communication Education, 48, 269-286.