Dr. Lauren (Archer) Kolodziejski
Associate Professor
Department Chair
Office Location
Faculty Offices North (47) 33B
Office Phone
805-756-2957
Email Address
Courses
- Rhetorical Criticism
- Public Speaking
- Persuasion
Education
- Ph.D., University of Washington, 2014
- M.A., University of Colorado Boulder, 2010
- B.A., B.S., Winthrop University, 2004
Notes
Dr. Lauren R. Kolodziejski joined the Communication Studies faculty in 2014. Her scholarship in rhetorical criticism and rhetorical theory focuses on the intersection of science and politics in the public sphere, examining who gets to speak for issues emerging from the fields of science, technology, and medicine as well as which voices get marginalized. Her work has explored, among other things, manufactured science-based controversies (such as contemporary anti-vaccination attitudes), the rhetorical power of expert discourses, the influence of scientific appeals in public address, and representations of science in popular culture. Her work has been published in Rhetoric of Health and Medicine, Technical Communication Quarterly, Environmental Communication, and POROI. She has experience teaching a variety of communication courses, including Rhetorical Criticism, Contemporary Rhetorical Theory, Rhetorics of Science, Technology and Medicine, Environmental Communication, Public Speaking, and Argumentation.