Dr. Miranda N. Rouse

B.A., University of North Carolina-Greensboro, 2014;
M.A., University of North Carolina-Charlotte, 2018;
Ph.D., University of Alabama, 2022.

Research interests:
speech pedagogy, public speaking anxiety, instructional communication, speaking centers, persuasion and influence, rhetoric, deception, critical/cultural studies, memory and forgetting, disability studies

Public Speaking, Advanced Public Speaking, Instructional Communication, Persuasion, Rhetoric & Social Influence, Deception

Stengrim, L., Rouse, M. N., & Reeves O’Connor, E. (2025). Connection over convention: Promoting collaboration between communication centers and foundational communication courses to support student diversity and inclusive practices, Basic Communication Course Annual, 37(1), 209-216. https://ecommons.udayton.edu/bcca/vol37/iss1/13

Rouse, M. N. (2024). Assessment ‘responsAbilities’ in the basic course: Evaluating public speaking rubrics. Basic Communication Course Annual, 36(1), 29-54. https://ecommons.udayton.edu/bcca/vol36/iss1/5

Rouse, M. N., Griffin, D. J, Schafer, K., & Duncan, C. (2024). Verbal and nonverbal  communication: Creating inclusion and accessibility. In S. M. Munz, T. McKenna-Buchanan, & A. M. Wright (Eds.), The Routledge Handbook of Public Speaking Research and Theory, 133-143. Routledge. DOI: 10.4324/9781003333777-16

Norander, S., & Rouse, M. (2017). Centering the center in new technology initiatives: Integrating communication into ePortfolios. Communication Center Journal, 3(1), 125-133. https://files.eric.ed.gov/fulltext/EJ1308272.pdf

In production:

Rouse, M., & Fan, X. (forthcoming, May 2026). Cognitive modification or self-deception? Renewing public speaking anxiety techniques with deceptive communication. In D. Horn & S. Prentiss (Eds.) Exploring Communication Anxiety and Apprehension: Research, Pedagogy and Practice. (chapter 3, with page numbers TBD) Routledge. https://www.routledge.com/Exploring-Communication-Anxiety-and-Apprehension-Research-Pedagogy-and-Practice/Horn-Prentiss/p/book/9781041013167

Fan, X, & Rouse, M. (forthcoming, May 2026). Beyond “Think Positive”: Rethinking how we manage public speaking anxiety. In D. Horn & S. Prentiss (Eds.) Exploring Communication Anxiety and Apprehension: Research, Pedagogy and Practice. (chapter 6, with page numbers TBD) Routledge. https://www.routledge.com/Exploring-Communication-Anxiety-and-Apprehension-Research-Pedagogy-and-Practice/Horn-Prentiss/p/book/9781041013167

National Awards

2025, The NCA Von Till Outstanding Newcomer Award 
This award is “presented to the person who has been in Communication Centers administration for five years or fewer as of May 1st of the nominating year. Considerations include evidence of innovation, scholarship/intellectual work, mentoring, and effectiveness, as well as participation in NCA’s Communication Centers section and the NACC conferences”. (https://commcenters.org/) 

202, The NCA Top Paper Award for the Communication Centers Section 
(https://www.natcom.org/nca-awards/2025-interest-group-award-winners/) 

Affiliations

National Association of Communication Centers (NACC), Chair

National Communication Association (NCA), Member                         

• Basic Course Division
• Communication Anxiety and Apprehension Division (Chair)
• Nonverbal Communication Division
• Communication Centers Section (Chair)
• Women of Color Section
• Black Caucus
• Caribbean Communication Caucus
• Disability Issues Caucus
• Women’s Caucus
• Caucus on Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender and Queer Concerns

Southern States Communication Association                                                    

Central States Communication Association (CSCA), Member