James Rediger
James Rediger
Associate Teaching Professor in Communication Studies

Phone:765-285-1955

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Room:LB 366

About James Rediger

Along with serving as the Communication Studies Internship Coordinator and teaching several online courses, Dr. Rediger also leads an exciting Immersive Learning Project through his leadership communication course. This project is conducted with Inspire Academy Charter School, located in the South Side of Muncie. This is an exciting opportunity for students to be able to learn from various leaders at Inspire while developing their own leadership skills. Dr. Rediger has been recognized for his commitment to students, receiving both the “Outstanding Faculty Teaching” departmental award, as well as the CCIM “Inclusive Excellence” award. He is also a discussion leader at the annual Lilly Teaching and Learning Conference. Dr. Rediger enjoys connecting with students through shared interests like music, running, or ultimate frisbee.  

Education

Ed.D., Ball State University, Adult, Higher, and Community Education
M.A., Purdue University, Professional Communication
B.A., Taylor University, Public Relations

Teaching

COMM 210: Fundamentals of Public Speaking
COMM 251: Business and Professional Communication
COMM 340: Leadership Communication

Service

  • Chair, Inclusive Excellence Taskforce
  • Co-Chair, Awards, Recognition and Promotion Taskforce
  • Member, Admissions and Credits Committee
  • Member, Academic Ethics Committee
  • Member, Non-Tenure Line Faculty Committee
  • Vice President, Inspire Academy Board of Directors
  • Transition to College Mentor, Urban Light Community Church

Publications

  • Latz, A. O., & Rediger, J. N. (2015). Navigating the water: Community college faculty and work-life balance. The Journal of Faculty Development.
  • Latz, A. O., & Rediger, J. N. (2014). Work-life balance among community college faculty members: Generational and life course theory lenses. Community College Journal of Research and Practice, 38(2-3), 280-285.
  • Glowacki-Dudka, M., Jones, D., Brooks, D., Flynn, T., Frankenberger, W., Kissick-Kelly, D.,Rediger, J., & Smith, K. (2012). A case study of radical adult education and transformative learning through a diverse adult learning workshop.” Journal of Transformative Education 10(2), 108-134.

Presentations

  • “Preparing Students for Professions Through Transitional Role Switching.” Roundtable Presentation at the International Teaching and Learning Conference. Traverse City, MI., 2024
  • “Work/Life Balance through A Generational Lens: Boomers and Xers as Community College Faculty Members.” Paper presented at the Council for the Study of Community Colleges. San Francisco, CA., 2013
  • “Work/Life Balance and Role Set Integration among Community College Faculty Members.” Paper presented at the American Educational Research Association. San Francisco, CA., 2013
  • “Role Set Integration and the Construction of Work-Life Balance: Experiences of Community College Faculty Members.” Paper presented at the International Congress of Qualitative Inquiry. Champaign, IL., 2012
  • “Diversity and Transformation through an Adult Learning Classroom.” Paper presented at the International Congress of Qualitative Inquiry. Champaign, IL., 2012
  • “A case study of radical adult education and transformative learning through a diverse adult learning workshop.” Paper presented at the Diversity Research Symposium. Muncie, IN. 2011