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Jeannette Kindred
Assistant Professor of Communication
PhD in Interpersonal Communication, Wayne State University, 2001
MA in Communication, Eastern Michigan University, 1993
BAA in Communication, Central Michigan University, 1989
714-J Pray-Harrold
734-487-4225
jkindred@emich.edu
Biography:
Dr. Kindred joined the Communication faculty at Eastern in the Fall of 2006; prior to that she was Assistant Professor of Communication at Marist College in Poughkeepsie, NY. She primarily teaches undergraduate and graduate courses in Small Group Communication and Organizational Communication as well as the Communication Capstone course. Her research interests focus on computer-mediated communication, communication education and the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning. Her most recent projects include an investigation on the impact of health messages delivered in the online virtual world of Second Life; an investigation on the impact of individual only grading for group projects; and an investigation into the use of case studies to teach Organizational Communication.
Courses:
Organizational Communication (CTAC 354)
Small Group Communication (CTAC 359)
Studies in Organizational Communication (CTAC 572)
Studies in Small Group Communication (CTAC 584)
 
Recent Publications:
Cowdery, J.E., Kindred, J, Michalakis, A, & Adams, A. (2009) Health education in a virtual world. Presented April 1, 2009 at the annual conference of the American Alliance for Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Dance (AAPHERD), Tampa, Florida.

Kindred, J. & Williams, C. (2009). Using Case Studies to Teach Organizational Communication - A Developmental Approach. Presented May 18, 2009, at the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning Academy (SOTL) conference, Eastern Michigan University, Ypsilanti, MI.

Kindred, J. (2008). Making cooperative learning visible without the group grade. In J. L. Bernstein (Ed.). Making Learning Visible: The Scholarship of Teaching and Learning at EMU. Ypsilanti, MI: Bruce K. Nelson faculty Development Center, Eastern Michigan University.