Department of Communication

John W. Gareis

Lecturer/Director of Undergraduate Advising
Faculty Advisor for the Undergraduate Communication Club, Lambda Pi Eta (Omicron Psi Chapter), and the National Society of Collegiate Scholars (Pittsburgh Chapter)
PhD, University of Pittsburgh

1122 Cathedral of Learning
Phone: 412-624-1138
E-mail: gareis@pitt.edu

John Gareis is interested in American civil religion in its various forms and contexts. His research interests include women in the military, preaching the 1960s, and communication as culture. Gareis has also collaborated in studies of computer-mediated small-group discussion and diversity in the classroom.

Courses Taught

Selected Publications
and Presentations

Cohn, E., and Gareis, J.W. “Faculty Members as Architects: Structuring Diversity Accessible Courses.” In Branche, J., Mullennix, J., and Cohn, E. (Eds.), Diversity Across the Curriculum, Anker Publishing Company (in preparation, expected spring 2007).

Gareis, J.W., Cohn, E.R., and Skupien, J. “Infusing Diversity into an Introductory Communication Course.” In Branche, J., Mullennix, J., and Cohn, E. (Eds.), Diversity Across the Curriculum, Anker Publishing Company (in preparation, expected spring 2007).

Gareis, J. “The Chautauqua Sermon as Moral Compass,” from Chautauqua Oratory: The Impact of Eloquence lecture series presented at the Chautauqua Institution, August 21-24, 2000.

Gareis, J. “Purification of the Ranks: The Theology of Military Women,” paper presented to the Speech Communication Association, Chicago, IL, October 29-November 2, 1992.

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