Folks...did more research today.
I read bios and professional summaries on some of SDSU's graduate faculty - what an impressive crowd! Each professor received their Ph.D.: University of Florida, Drake University, SDSU, University of Illinois, just to name few. Each has contributed in literary works and has written between 3 books, to 3 articles, to 100 book chapters. Areas of research and teaching include nonverbal communication, relational communication, interpersonal communication, health communication, speech communication, argument theory, public argument, media criticism, persuasion, political communication, conflict, jealousy, infidelity, intimate violence, sexual coercion, stalking...the list goes on!
Their hobbies include: collecting wine, hiking, travelling, kayaking, playing the guitar.
For the past year I have been thinking about graduate school. I've always known that I wanted to go...but wasn't sure what I wanted to study. I was going back and forth - from student affairs to communications. What do the 2 have in common? Relationships. In student affairs, I create and maintain relationships with students. In communications I can study the communication patterns and theories of communication in relationships.
With communications I have the opportunity to learn and absorb everything there is about it. And share it with everyone. I am so eager to learn as much as I can about the different patterns and processes in communication: gender comm, relationship comm, health comm...so many!! It's so intriguing to me.
I want to become an expert in the field and give back and share with students as a professor. I love academe! I plan on applying to 3 graduate programs next year...1 of them being SDSU...I'm still conducting research on the other 2. Any recommendations? And of course...the rest of this year and early next year will be devoted to studying for the GRE :/
The end result: me gaining more knowledge of communications, discovering patterns, analyzing processes...then, me professing what I have learned and discovered to students who are as excited as I am about the subject (or not). It'll be me creating relationships with my students and providing them the communication tools to get through life.
My motivation: the end result.
Are you in?
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