Academics > Majors and Areas of Study > Communication > Faculty > Laurie J. Moroco, Ph. D.

Office: G 205 Address: Thiel College, 75 College Ave., Greenville, PA 16125 Phone: 724-589-2041 Fax: 724-589-2021 Email: lmoroco@thiel.edu

Education
B.A. Slippery Rock University (1992)
M.A. Duquesne University (1995)
PhD Duquesne University (2005)

Courses Taught
Public Speaking
Interpersonal Communication
Intercultural Communication
Small Group Communication
Persuasion
Rhetorical Theory
Senior Seminar
Internships

I hold a Ph.D. in Rhetoric from Duquesne University with an emphasis in interpersonal communication and ethics. The title of my dissertation is "Phenomenological Distance in Interpersonal Relationships." I also received a master's degree in Corporate Communication from Duquesne and and bachelor's degree in Communication from Slippery Rock University,

I have served the Thiel Communication Department in the past as a full-time lecturer and an adjunct. Before coming to Thiel, I was a member of Slippery Rock University's communication faculty. In addition, I have taught at Clarion University and Duquesne University, as well as serving as an adjunct professor at Westminster College and Pennsylvania State University-Shenango.

Currently, I am the chair of the Communication Department and the advisor of Lamda Pi Eta, the communication honorary.