Dr. Claire E. Deal

Ph.D., George Mason University, 2008

M.F.A., University of North Carolina at Greensboro, 1990

M.A., Furman University, 1985

B.A., Mercer University, 1983

Research interests: Performance Studies, Experiential and Place-Based Learning, Gender Studies, Communication and the Environment, Co-cultures and Intentional Communities, Invitational Rhetoric and Civil Discourse, The Rhetoric of Social Movements, Service-Learning, Regional Studies

Potential topics: Rhetoric of Social Movements (Particularly LGBTQ rights and environmental movements); Topics related to co-cultures and intentional communities; Topics related to place/ regional constructions of identities; Incorporating a gender studies' critique/lens in relevant topics across disciplines; Communication and Gender Projects that include a Service-Learning component