Dr. Sandy French
Assistant Professor of Communication

B.S., Radford University, 1991
M.A., Wake Forest University, 1994
Ph.D., The Pennsylvania State University, 2006

200 Jefferson Street, 1B
Phone: (540) 831-6419
Email: sfrench5@radford.edu
Homepage: http://sfrench.weebly.com

Vita

Dr. French examines organizational communication and is particularly interested in the rhetoric of business leaders, relationships between rhetoric and technology, 20th century public address, and rhetorical theory and criticism.

Dr. French's dissertation chronicles the reputation of Bill Gates, examining Gates' various public reputations and explores the impact of those images on public conversations regarding technology's role in contemporary society. Other current research projects include papers on the use of the Internet as a site of public commemoration, and a study of the Clinton White House as the first to create a White House website.

Awards:
Graduate Assistant Award for Outstanding Teaching, The Pennsylvania State University, sponsored jointly by the Graduate School and the Office of the Vice Provost for Undergraduate Education, 2003

International Communication Association Award for Outstanding teaching by a graduate student, The Pennsylvania State University, 2003

Department of Communication Arts and Sciences Kathryn B. DeBoer Distinguished Teaching Award, The Pennsylvania State University, 2003.

Research papers and publications