Lesa Stern

Professor Stern Teaches:

• Interpersonal Communication
• Introduction to Research Methods
• Health Communication
• Public Speaking
• Internships

Education:

• M.A. and 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 in Higher Education
• Interpersonal Communication & Social Networking

Selected Publications & Presentations:

• Stern, L. A., & Callister, M. (2012). Exploring variations of exaggeration in advertising: Perceptions and effects of hyperbole and puffery. Presented to the Mass Communication division of the International Communication Association, Phoenix, AZ May 24-28.
• Callister, M., Stern, L. A., Robinson, T., Coyne, S., Bennion, E. (2011). Evaluation of sexual content in teen-centered films from 1980-2007. Mass Communication & Society, 14, 454-474.
• Stern, L. A., & Yess, E. (2009). Increasing faculty-student affairs collaboation: Workable options. Presneted at Christians on Diversity i the Academy: Annual National Conference, March 25-27 2009. Azusa, CA
• Callister, M. A., & Stern, L. A. (2008). 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. New York: Sharpe
• 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.
• 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.