Kristen McCauliff
Kristen McCauliff
Dean of the College of Communication, Information, and Media and Professor in Communication Studies
Associate Professor of Communication Studies

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About Kristen McCauliff

Kristen McCauliff is the Dean of the College of Communication, Information, and Media at Ball State University. She is also a Professor in the Department of Communication Studies where she has taught classes in the areas of rhetorical theory, criticism, feminism and media analysis. Prior to becoming Dean, she served as Associate Provost for Faculty Affairs and Professional Development at Ball State University where she supported faculty support initiatives across campus including, Communities of Practice, High Impact Teaching Practices, New Faculty Academy, and Open Educational Resource adoption. Her work has appeared in a number of journals including Communication Studies, Women & Language, Rhetoric Society Quarterly, and Journal of Faculty Development. And her co-authored book entitled Listening to Women on the Right: Communication Strategies of Today’s Female Republican Politicians was published in 2017 with McFarland Press.

Education

Ph.D., University of Georgia
M.A., Wake Forest University
B.A., Central Michigan University

Research Interests

  • Faculty professional development
  • Faculty mentoring
  • Rhetorical criticism
  • Media analysis

Teaching

CCIM 299X: CCIM First Year Seminar
COMM 322: Communication and Popular Culture
COMM 360: Human Communication Theory
COMM 404: Political Communication
COMM 412: Rhetorical Criticism and Theory
COMM 450: Rhetoric and Advocacy
COMM 611: Theories of Rhetoric
COMM 612: Rhetorical Criticism
COMM 665: Mediated Communication

Awards and Honors

  • 2024 Ball State University’s Outstanding Administrator Award
  • 2023 Ball State University’s Access Award (given by the Office of Disability Services in recognition of efforts to ensure access and opportunities for students with disabilities)
  • 2022 Ball State University Foundation’s Distinguished Thesis Award (Faculty Advisor)
  • 2018 Muncie Star Press’s 20 under 40 Award Winner
  • 2017 Ball State University’s CCIM’s Social Responsibility Award
  • 2015 Ball State University’s Outstanding Teaching Award

Selected Service

  • American Council on Education (ACE) Women’s Network Indiana; Communications Co-Chair Board Member
  • ACE Women’s Network Indiana Institutional Representative
  • LEAP Indiana Executive Board member (Liberal Education and America’s Promise initiative sponsored by the AAC&U) (BSU appointed position)

Selected Publications

  • McCauliff, K.L., Coker, A., Konkle, M., Kacius, C. (July, 2024). HIPS For All: Developing a Campus-Wide HIPs Training Plan. Assessment Update (34)6.
  • Gibau, G.S., Jordan, T., Reed Hughes, K., Thomas; S., Ferme, V., McCauliff, K., Ward, E., & Bracken, C. (2022). Keeping the light burning bright: A collaborative approach toward mentoring excellence. The Chronicle of Mentoring & Coaching 6(15), 784-789.
  • McCauliff, K.L. (2020). Changing the conversation: How Small Revisions to New Faculty Orientation Can Lead to Big Changes in Culture. Journal of Faculty Development, v. 34 (2): pp. 47-53.
  • Friedman, R.; McNabb, N.; McCauliff, K.L. (2017) Listening to Women on the Right: Communication Strategies of Today’s Female Republican Politicians. Jefferson, NC, McFarland Press.