Chad Edwards, Ph.D., Assistant Professor of Communication. He received his Ph.D. from the University of Kansas and an MA from Texas Tech University. He is a former Hartel Fellow at Marietta College. His research interests include communication in the teacher-student relationship, educational philosophies, and transformative communication practices. Recent publications include articles in Communication Education, Communication Research Reports, Journal on Excellence in College Teaching and other communication and educational studies journals. He is a member of several editorial boards and has held offices at both national and regional communication conferences. Dr. Edwards has received several top paper awards at national and regional conferences and has received teaching awards at both the University of Kansas, and Texas Tech University. He is co-founder of Kids Communicating (www.kidscommunicating.org), a website and training program that teaches elementary students and teachers about communication.