Scott Sellnow-Richmond, Ph.D.,
Assistant Professor and Basic Course Director
Education
BA – 2009 – Western Michigan University
MA – 2011 – Western Michigan University
PhD – 2015 – Wayne State University
Research Areas
Organizational culture
Gender
Family and relationship dynamics
Stigmatization
Teaching Focus
Organizational Communication
Interpersonal Communication
Communication Theory
Public Speaking
Awards
Top Paper in Instructional Resources Interest Group – Central States Communication Association, 2023
Top Papers in Applied Communication Division – National Communication Association, 2021
Top Panel in Communication Education Division – Central States Communication Association, 2021
Top Paper in Applied Communication Division – National Communication Association, 2019
About Dr. Scott
Scott Sellnow-Richmond is an Assistant Professor of Organizational Communication in the Department of Applied Communication Studies at Southern Illinois University Edwardsville Scott's primary research areas focus on communication surrounding identity in organizational and interpersonal contexts. Specifically, Scott has studied LGBT+ identity, body weight and body image, transnational identities, and work and paternity leave. Scott is an avid retro gamer, Halloween enthusiast, and comic book reader. He collects old toys and video games, which he documents on Instagram. He writes the high fantasy webcomic/webtoon Fairhome. He and his wife and fellow ACS faculty member Debbie are parents to three wonderful children, Lincoln, Emmett, and Rosemary.
