Dr. Deborah D. Sellnow-Richmond,
Associate Professor and Director of the Graduate Program
Education
Ph.D., Communication, Wayne State University, 2016
M.P.S., Public Service, University of Arkansas Clinton School of Public Service, 2011
B.A., Political Science; Gender, Women’s, and Sexuality Studies, University of Minnesota, 2008
Research Areas
Crisis communication
Information disorder
Malicious use of artificial intelligence
Teaching Focus
Organizational communication
Public relations
Research methods
Awards
Top Paper Award, Central States Communication Association, Instructional Resources Interest Group, 2023.
Top Four Papers Award, National Communication Association, Applied Communication Division, 2021.
Top Panel Award, Central States Communication Association, Communication Education Interest Group, 2021.
Vaughnie Lindsay New Investigator Award, SIUE, 2020.
Top Paper Award, Central States Communication Association, Strategic and Applied Communication Interest Group, 2020.
Top Four Papers Award, National Communication Association, Applied Communication Division, 2019.
Top Paper Award, National Communication Association, Applied Communication Division, 2017.
Dan Millar Top Paper Award, Central States Communication Association, Public Relations Interest Group, 2013.
About Debbie
Debbie is a born and bred Midwesterner of the far north variety. She owns too many cookbooks, enjoys running and other physical activities, and always has a full holds queue on Libby. She works in the department with her husband, Scott, with whom she shares three wonderful children – Lincoln, Emmett, and Rosemary. Find more information about her research on ORCID, ResearchGate, or Google Scholar.
