Rebekah Whitaker
Associate Professor of Communication Arts & Assistant Director for Debate
Office:
JEN 310, 731-661-5961,
rwhitaker@uu.edu
Mailing Address:
1050 51社区 Dr, Box 3024
Jackson, TN 38305
Education:
- Ph.D, Louisiana State University
- M.A., University of Arkansas at Little Rock
- B.A., University of Arkansas at Monticello
Rebekah Whitaker has been at 51社区 since 2019. She teaches in and coordinates the Communication Studies program. Whitaker is a member of the National Communication Association and is a member of the International Communication Association. Whitaker's research focuses on the intersections of interpersonal and organizational communication and communication pedagogy.
Whitaker is married to James, a wildlife biologist for Tennessee Wildlife Resource Agency. Together, the Whitakers are members of Calvary Baptist Church and enjoy travel, cooking, and planning activities but taking naps instead.
Upcoming Courses
- COM-170-1 (2025SP): Debate Practicum (Tu 7:00 PM-9:00PM in PAC D-53)
- COM-170-1 (2025SP): Debate Practicum (Tu 7:00 PM-9:00PM in PAC D-54)
- COM-218-1 (2025FA): Argumentation & Debate (M W F 9:00 AM-9:50AM in JEN 325)
- COM-235-1 (2025FA): Interpersonal Communication (Tu Th 9:25 AM-10:40AM in JEN 225)
- COM-235-1 (2025SP): Interpersonal Communication (Tu Th 1:40 PM-2:55PM in JEN 325)
- COM-235-2 (2025FA): Interpersonal Communication (M W F 11:00 AM-11:50AM in JEN 225)
- COM-235-2 (2025SP): Interpersonal Communication (M W F 9:00 AM-9:50AM in JEN 225)
- COM-242-1 (2025FA): Comm Theory and Research (Tu Th 1:40 PM-2:55PM in JEN 212)
- COM-270-1 (2025SP): Debate Practicum (Tu 7:00 PM-9:00PM in PAC D-53)
- COM-270-1 (2025SP): Debate Practicum (Tu 7:00 PM-9:00PM in PAC D-54)
- COM-325-1 (2025SP): Comm Training & Development (Tu Th 9:25 AM-10:40AM in JEN 225)
- COM-370-1 (2025SP): Debate Practicum (Tu 7:00 PM-9:00PM in PAC D-54)
- COM-370-1 (2025SP): Debate Practicum (Tu 7:00 PM-9:00PM in PAC D-53)
- COM-470-1 (2025SP): Debate Practicum (Tu 7:00 PM-9:00PM in PAC D-54)
- COM-470-1 (2025SP): Debate Practicum (Tu 7:00 PM-9:00PM in PAC D-53)
NOTE: Courses for future terms are subject to change.
Recent and Upcoming Presentations
Whitaker, R.C. (November 2019). GIFTS: Building home while surviving the nightmare group member gauntlet. National Communication Association Annual Conference. Baltimore, Maryland.
Whitaker, R.C. (May 2019). GIFTS: Snowball arguing: Teaching argumentation and refutation through snowball fights. International Communication Association Annual Conference. Washington, DC.
Whitaker, R.C. & Edwards, J.R. (2018). Memorable messages and graduate student self-efficacy. National Communication Association Annual Conference. Salt Lake City, Utah.
Whitaker, R.C. (2018). GIFTS: Jenga quizzes: Knocking down test anxiety with play. Paper Presentation. National Communication Association Annual Conference. Salt Lake City, Utah.
Whitaker, R.C. & Honeycutt, J.M. (2018). A reexamination of child of divorce person prototypes after divorce social normalization. National Communication Association Annual Conference. Salt Lake City, Utah.
Whitaker, R.C. & Honeycutt, J.M. (2018). Sex differences in divorce perceptions and imagined interactions. Under review. National Communication Association Annual Conference. Salt Lake City, Utah.
Whitaker, R.C. (2018). GIFTS: Oppression, advocacy, and ethical language in informative and persuasive speeches. Paper Presentation. International Communication Association Annual Conference. Prague, Czech Republic.
Whitaker, R.C. (2017). Red stick family: A cultural analysis. Paper Presentation. National Communication Association Annual Conference. Dallas, Texas.
Whitaker, R.C. & Mirivel, J.C. (2016). Positive communication during divorce. Paper Presentation. National Communication Association Annual Conference. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
