Assistant Professor
245 Smith Hall
Spring 2024 Office Hours:
Mon: 11:30 – 1:30
Tue: 9:00 – 1:00 (virtual)
Wed: 12:00 – 2:30
Office hours are times that faculty members have set aside specifically to help students. Please take advantage of these office hours if you have questions about something related to your class or are experiencing anything that is interfering with your ability to succeed in the class.
About
Clinton Brown is an Assistant Professor of Health Communication in the Department of Communication Studies at Marshall University. His research focuses on type II diabetic patient adherence and the experiences of type II diabetic patients in rural communities. Dr. Brown is interested in improving health outcomes of rural type II diabetic patients through communicative-based health interventions. Beyond his research on type II diabetic patients, he has ongoing projects related to reproductive choices and family planning, contested medical conditions, and communication pedagogy. Dr. Brown was born in and primarily has lived in the Midwest, and loves traveling, camping, and hiking. He is a proud first-generation student who believes that education on all levels is a fundamental right and leads to a better society.
Education
Ph.D. in Communication Studies, Purdue University
M.A. in Communication Studies
B.A. in Communication Studies
Joined Marshall faculty in August 2020
Scholarly Interests
Health Communication, Family Communication, Interpersonal Communication, Reproductive Autonomy
Courses Taught
First-year Seminar (small and large sections) FYS 100
Fundamentals of Speech Communication – CMM 103
Fundamentals of Interpersonal Communication – CMM 213
Professional Presentations – CMM 302
Introduction to Health Communication – CMM 374
Interpersonal Health Communication (undergraduate and graduate) CMM 474/670
Problems and Methods in Communication Research – CMM 601
Theories of Interpersonal Communication – CMM 411 & 511
First-year Seminar (small and large sections) FYS 100
Awards and Honors
2019 Donald. P. Cushman Memorial Award, Overall Top NCA Student Paper
The award honors the top-ranked student-authored paper from all NCA units that competitively rank papers for programming at the NCA Annual Convention.
2019 Top Student Paper Award, NCA Family Communication Division
2019 Purdue University, Purdue Research Foundation Grant ($30,000)
2019 Purdue University, Brian Lamb School of Communication, Doctoral Research Grant ($10,000)
2018 Top Four Paper Award, NCA Basic Course Division
2018 Purdue University, Promise Grant ($750)
2018 Top Paper Award, CSCA Health Communication Division
Selected Publications
Brown, C. L. & Venetis, M. K. (accepted). Communicative pathways predicting adherence in type II diabetic patients. Health Communication
Brown, C. L., & Welch, J. R. (in press). Development and validation of the Public Speaking Attitude Scale: A Theoretical Approach to assess student performance in public speaking courses in higher education. In Journal of Higher Education Theory and Practice.
Venetis, M. K., & Brown, C. L. (in press). Patient Satisfaction. In International Encyclopedia of Health Communication, Oxford Press.
Welch, J. R., Brown, C. L., & Hall, J. (2020). Impact on instructor characteristics on changes in students’ public speaking anxiety. Journal of Higher Education Theory and Practice, 20(11), 163-171. https://doi.org/10.33423/jhetp.v20i11.3772
Hintz, E. A., & Brown, C. L. (2019). Childfree and “bingoed”: A relational dialectics theory analysis of meaning creation in online narratives about voluntary childlessness. Communication Monographs, 87(2), 244-266. https://doi:10.1080/03637751.2019.1697891
Hintz, E. A. & Brown, C. L. (2019). Childfree by choice: Stigma in medical consultations for voluntary sterilizations. Women’s Reproductive Health, 6, 62-75. https://doi:10.1080/23293691.2018.1556427
Select Conference Presentations
Amos, M., Dashan, D., Bevil, E., Dingess, J., Grabo-Wrigth, S, Johnson, P., Bell, K., Bannister, T., Brown, C., & Franks, D. (2022, May). Improving diabetic care of patients in rural and urban residency programs: A multidisciplinary quality improvement project. Poster to be presented at the Marshall University Joan C. Edwards School of Medicine 9th Annual Quality and Safety Summit, Huntington, WV.
Brown, C. L., Venetis, M. K., & Obradovich, A. (2022, April). Type II Diabetic Patient Communicative Experiences in Rural Communities: Understanding the Complexity of Adherence. Poster presented at the Kentucky Conference on Health Communication, Lexington KY.
Venetis, M. K., Brown, C. L., & McCullock, S. (2020, April). The medical disclosure model: Exploring predictors of patient to medical providers disclosure strategies. Paper presented at in the Kentucky Conference on Health Communication, Lexington, KY.
Hintz, E. A. & Brown, C. L. (2019, November) Childfree and “bingoed”: Competing discourses of reproductive normativity and autonomy animated in online narratives of conversations about voluntary childlessness. Paper presented as the Top Student Paper in the Family Communication Division of the National Communication Association Convention, Baltimore, MD.
* Top Student Paper
* Donald. P. Cushman Memorial Award
Brown, C. L., Chromey, K. J., Hoffman, W. B., Orth, N., Pett, R. C., & Welch, J. R., (2019, November). Surviving the tensions of working as an assistant basic course director while in graduate school. Panel presented in the Basic Course Division of the National Communication Association Convention, Baltimore, MD.
Wright, A., Kristselis, A., & Brown, C. L. (2019, September). Teaching information literacy in a post-truth world. Panel presented in the Higher Education Interest Group of the Illinois Communication and Theatre Association Conference, Naperville, IL.
Brown, C. L., Jones, R. G., Obradovich, A. O., Vajjala, E., & Wright, A. (2019, September). Training instructors on teaching communication courses: Tips, tricks, & survival tactics. Panel presented in the Higher Education Interest Group of the Illinois Communication and Theatre Association Conference, Naperville, IL.
Welch, J. R., Hall, J., & Brown, C. L. (2019, May). The impact of instructor effectiveness on reduction in student’s public speaking anxiety. Paper presented in the Instructional and Developmental Communication Division of the International Communication Association Convention, Washington, DC.
Brown, C. L., Welch, J. R., & Hall, J. (2018, November). Development and validation of the public speaking attitude scale. Paper presented on the Top Paper Panel in the Basic Course Division of the National Communication Association Convention, Salt Lake City, UT.
*Top four paper
Invited Presentations
Brown, C. L. (2021, March): Say what? Health communication failures during the COVID-19 pandemic. Invited presentation for the Herd In Town hosted by the College of Liberal Arts, Marshall University, Huntington WV.
Brown, C. L. (2021, March). Content analysis as a methodological tool: How to conduct a content analysis. Invited lecture to students at Emory Riddle Aeronautical University, Daytona Beach, FL.
Brown, C. L. (2020, October). Health communication IS science communication. Invited lecture to students at Emory Riddle Aeronautical University, Daytona Beach, FL