Job Titles
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Adjunct Assistant Professor of Communication Studies
Communication Studies, College of Arts and Sciences -
Lead Faculty
MBA, Graduate School
Highlight
Samens' research interests include health communication, focusing on identity after an illness, disclosure of health status, and health disparity.
Started at Bethel
2009
Education
- Winona State University - B.A. in Communication, 2004
- Minnesota State University-Mankato - M.A. in Speech Communication, 2006
- University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee - Ph.D. in Health Communication, 2017
Courses Taught
- Basic Communication
- Advanced Public Speaking
- Perspectives in Human Communication
- Methods of Communication Research
- Oral Interpretation
- Inquiry Seminar
- Public Presentations (Graduate)
- Health Campaigns and Technology
- Introduction to Health Communication
Areas of expertise
Health Communication
Research interests
Health and disability, identity after a health diagnosis, trauma and trigger warnings, instructional design.
Teaching specialty
Health communication and theory