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About Mary Moore

Ms. Mary Moore has been in lecturer in the Department of Communication Studies at Ball State University for 18 years. In addition to teaching Mary is the Director of the university’s nationally-ranked speech team. She also serves as the faculty advisor for the Ball state chapter of Students Demand action for Gun Sense in America. She has received numerous awards and honors for her teaching and coaching over the past fifteen years, including the 2014 Department of Communication Studies excellence in service award, and the 2013 College of Communication & Media outstanding teacher of the year award and 2015 extraordinary service award. When she’s not teaching Mary is dedicated to working on gun violence prevention and spending time with her husband and three beautiful children. 

Education

M.A., Ball State University
B.S., Northwest Missouri State University

Research Interests

• Competitive Forensics: Speech
• Gun Violence Prevention

Teaching

COMM 210 Fundamentals of Public Speaking
COMM 240 Introduction to Interpersonal Communication
COMM 375 Presentational Communication 

Awards and Honors

• 2017 I.E. Norton Award (for commitment, compassion, and dedication to collegiate forensics), Bradley University
• 2016 Outstanding Teacher Award, Delta Sigma Chapter, Ball State University
• 2015 Extra Ordinary Service, College of Communication, Information & Media
• 2013 Excellence in Teaching, College of Communication, Information & Media
• 2013 Service Award, Department of Communication Studies

Service

• Vice-President, Indiana Forensic Association, 2018 - 2020
• Editorial Review Board, National Forensic Journal, Reviewer 2014 - 2020
• Tabulation staff at National Forensic Association National tournament, 2014- 2019
• Tabulation Staff, Indiana State Individual Events Tournament, 2007- Present
• NFA, National Council, elected at-large representative, 2014 - 2018
• Executive Sectary of National Council, DSR-TKA
• Facilitator at Shafer Leadership Academy, 2017- present

Selected Publications

• Presenter: “Are we all just surrogate therapists? Navigating the dialectics of advocating team member mental health while encouraging rigorous participation in collegiate forensics.” National Communication Association, Dallas, TX, NV, November, 2017.
• Presenter: "Redefining accommodation in forensics: A feminist disability critique of the status quo.” National Communication Association, Chicago, IL, November, 2014.
• Presenter: "An analysis of Ann Romney and Michelle Obama’s 2012 convention speeches: The debate over the meaning of mother." with Kristen McCauliff , National Communication Association , Washington D.C., November, 2013.
• Chair: [Dis]connections. National Communication Association, Washington D.C., November, 2013.
• Presenter: "Making connections with metaphors: Embodied metaphors as the road map to directing forensics." National Communication Association, Washington D.C., November, 2013.
• Presenter: “A critical choice for the national forensic association: elaborating on voice versus genre in oral interpretation.” Southern States Communication Association, Louisville, KY, April 2013.

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