Lesa Stern
Associate Professor of Communication Studies
Phone: (805) 565-6138
Email: lstern@westmont.edu
Office Location: Deane Hall 107A
Office Hours
Monday 2:00 - 3:00 p.m.
Tuesday 1:00 - 3:00 p.m.
Thursday 2:15 - 3:15 p.m.
and by appointment
Specialization
Interpersonal Communication & Interpersonal Conflict
Learning Assessment
Professor Stern Teaches:
- Interpersonal Communication
- Introduction to Research Methods
- Health Communication
- Public Speaking
Education:
- Ph.D. in Communication from University of Arizona
- B.A. in Communication from University of California, Los Angeles
Research Interests:
- Interpersonal & Marital Conflicts
- Rhetorical Figures in Advertising
- Assessment Measures in Higher Education
- Interpersonal Communication & Social Networking
Selected Publications & Presentations:
- Callister, M. A., & Stern, L. A. (2007). The role of visual hyperbole in advertising effectiveness. Current Issues in Marketing Research, 29, 1-14.
- Stern, L. A., & Taylor, K. (2007). Social networking on facebook. North Dakota Journal of Speech and Theater, 20, 9-20.
- Stern, L. A., Powers, J., Dhaene, K., Dix, A., & Shegog, S. (2007). Satisfaction, respect, and cooperation between roommates: Self-selected versus paired roommates. Journal of College and University Student Housing, 34, 53-60.
- Stern, L. A., & Hailer, M. (2007). Presentation skill assessment: University and career-related presentations. Basic Communication Course Annual, 19, 139-166.
- Callister, M. A., & Stern, L. A. (2007). Inspecting the Unexpected: The Dynamic Relationship between Incongruity and Visual Imagery. In E. F. McQuarrie & B. J. Phillips (Eds.), Go Figure: New Directions in Advertising Rhetoric.
- Wrobbel, D., Stern, L., Puchner, L., Powell, A., McGhe, S., & Engel, G. (2007). Meta-assessment: Assessing the senior assignment. . A Collection of Papers On Self-Study and Institutional Improvement, Vol 3: Leading for the Common Good: Assessing and Improving Student Learning. Chicago, IL: Higher Learning Commission.
- Stern, L. A., & Solomon, M. A. (2006). Effective faculty feedback: The road less traveled. Assessing Writing, 11(1), 22-41.
- Stern, L. A., Callister, M., & Jones, L. (2005). Face time: Public sociality, social encounters, and gender at a university recreation center (pp. 25-45). In C. Morrill, D. A. Snow, & C. H. White (Eds.), Together Alone. Los Angeles, CA: University of California Press.
