Dr. Christopher Collins

Biography

Dr. Christopher Collins is an assistant professor in the department of communication. He is also the director of the Missouri Fine Arts Academy. Christopher maintains an active national research agenda. Currently, his research focuses on environmental communication, communication theory and aesthetics. His primary approach to communication research is ground in the posthumanities, critical and cultural studies and performance methodologies.

Christopher has published articles in Text and Performance Quarterly, Qualitative Inquiry, Theater Annual, and the Texas Speech Communication Journal. 

Details

Education

• PhD, Communication Performance Studies emphasis, 2009, Southern Illinois University, Carbondale
• MA, Communication, Rhetoric emphasis, 2004, Miami University of Ohio
• BA, Theatre, Acting emphasis, 2002, West Texas A&M University

Teaching

• COM 307 Gender and Communication
• COM 209 Communication Theory
• COM 360 Intercultural Communication
• COM 597 Environmental Communication
• COM 702 Theory and Research in Communication