Nick Romerhausen

Assistant Professor of Communication, Director of Individual Events for EMU's Forensic Team

127 Quirk

734-487-0320

nromerha@emich.edu

Degrees

• PhD - Communication Education, Wayne State University, 2011
• MA - Communication, Eastern Michigan University, 2008
• BA - Communication Studies and Spanish, Western Kentucky University, 2006

Professional Associations/Memberships

• National Forensic Association
• American Forensic Association
• Michigan Intercollegiate Speech League
• National Communication Association
• Central States Communication Association

Representative Courses Taught

• CTAC 124 – (Honors) Foundations of Speech Communication
• CTAC 224 – Advanced Public Speaking
• CTAC 274- Intercultural Communication
• CTAC 350 – Persuasion
• CTAC 357 – Interviewing
• CTAC 460 – Rhetorical Theory and Criticism

Advising

Advising area: Communication

Biography

Nick Romerhausen will begin his second year as Assistant Professor and the Director of Individual Events for EMU’s nationally renowned forensic team. He will continue to teach a variety of courses in public advocacy and research methods in the coming years. Nick recently co-authored a book chapter (with Sandra Pensoneau-Conway) entitled “The Communication Center: A Critical Site for Student Empowerment” in Communication Centers and Oral Communication Programs in Higher Education: Advantages, Challenges, and New Directions. He recently presented his work on the pedagogical function of memory at the 2011 National Communication Association national convention. His research interests include: Critical communication pedagogy practices, international student experiences, forensics pedagogy, Latino/a studies, automethodologies, citizenship studies, and visual rhetoric.