{"id":1660,"date":"2020-09-03T11:06:22","date_gmt":"2020-09-03T16:06:22","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.marshall.edu\/commstu\/?page_id=1660"},"modified":"2026-01-22T13:50:24","modified_gmt":"2026-01-22T18:50:24","slug":"clinton-brown","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.marshall.edu\/commstu\/faculty-staff\/clinton-brown\/","title":{"rendered":"Dr. Clinton Brown"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Assistant Professor<\/h2>\n

245 Smith Hall<\/h3>\n

Spring 2026 Office Hours:<\/strong><\/p>\n

Mon: 2:30 – 4:00
\nTue: 9:00 – 11:00 & 12:30 – 3:00
\nWed: 2:30 – 4:00
\nThurs: 9:00 – 1:00 (virtual only)<\/p>\n

Office hours are times that faculty members have set aside specifically to help students.<\/strong> 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.<\/p>\n

About<\/h2>\n

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.<\/p>\n

Education<\/h2>\n

Ph.D. in Communication Studies, Purdue University<\/p>\n

M.A. in Communication Studies<\/p>\n

B.A. in Communication Studies<\/p>\n

Joined Marshall faculty in August 2020<\/p>\n

Scholarly Interests<\/h2>\n

Health Communication, Family Communication, Interpersonal Communication, Reproductive Autonomy<\/p>\n

Courses Taught<\/h2>\n

First-year Seminar (small and large sections) FYS 100<\/p>\n

Fundamentals of Speech Communication \u2013 CMM 103<\/p>\n

Fundamentals of Interpersonal Communication \u2013 CMM 213<\/p>\n

Professional Presentations \u2013 CMM 302<\/p>\n

Introduction to Health Communication \u2013 CMM 374<\/p>\n

Interpersonal Health Communication (undergraduate and graduate) CMM 474\/670<\/p>\n

Problems and Methods in Communication Research \u2013 CMM 601<\/p>\n

Theories of Interpersonal Communication \u2013 CMM 411 & 511<\/p>\n

First-year Seminar (small and large sections) FYS 100<\/p>\n

Awards and Honors<\/h2>\n

2019\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Donald. P. Cushman Memorial Award, Overall Top NCA Student Paper<\/p>\n

The award honors the top-ranked student-authored paper from all NCA units that competitively rank papers for programming at the NCA Annual Convention.<\/em><\/p>\n

2019\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Top Student Paper Award, NCA Family Communication Division<\/p>\n

2019\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Purdue University, Purdue Research Foundation Grant ($30,000)<\/p>\n

2019\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Purdue University, Brian Lamb School of Communication, Doctoral Research Grant ($10,000)<\/p>\n

2018\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Top Four Paper Award, NCA Basic Course Division<\/p>\n

2018\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Purdue University, Promise Grant ($750)<\/p>\n

2018\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Top Paper Award, CSCA Health Communication Division<\/p>\n

Selected Publications<\/h2>\n

Brown, C. L. <\/strong>& Venetis, M. K. (accepted). Communicative pathways predicting adherence in type II diabetic patients. Health Communication<\/em><\/p>\n

Brown, C. L.<\/strong>, & 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.<\/em><\/p>\n

Venetis, M. K., & Brown, C. L.<\/strong> (in press). Patient Satisfaction. In International Encyclopedia of Health Communication, Oxford Press.<\/p>\n

Welch, J. R., Brown, C. L.,<\/strong> & Hall, J. (2020). Impact on instructor characteristics on changes in students\u2019 public speaking anxiety. Journal of Higher Education Theory and Practice, 20<\/em>(11), 163-171. https:\/\/doi.org\/10.33423\/jhetp.v20i11.3772<\/p>\n

Hintz, E. A., & Brown, C. L.<\/strong> (2019). Childfree and \u201cbingoed\u201d: 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<\/p>\n

Hintz, E. A. & Brown, C. L.<\/strong> (2019). Childfree by choice: Stigma in medical consultations for voluntary sterilizations. Women\u2019s Reproductive Health, 6, <\/em>62-75. https:\/\/doi:10.1080\/23293691.2018.1556427<\/p>\n

Select Conference Presentations<\/strong><\/p>\n

Amos, M., Dashan, D., Bevil, E., Dingess, J., Grabo-Wrigth, S, Johnson, P., Bell, K., Bannister, T., Brown, C.,<\/strong> & Franks, D. (2022, May). Improving diabetic care of patients in rural and urban residency programs: A multidisciplinary quality improvement project. <\/em>Poster to be presented at the Marshall University Joan C. Edwards School of Medicine 9th Annual Quality and Safety Summit, Huntington, WV.<\/p>\n

Brown, C. L.,<\/strong> Venetis, M. K., & Obradovich, A. (2022, April). T<\/em>ype II Diabetic Patient Communicative Experiences in Rural Communities: Understanding the Complexity of Adherence<\/em>. Poster presented at the Kentucky Conference on Health Communication, Lexington KY.<\/p>\n

Venetis, M. K., Brown, C. L.,<\/strong> & McCullock, S. (2020, April). The medical disclosure model: Exploring predictors of patient to medical providers disclosure strategies<\/em>. Paper presented at in the Kentucky Conference on Health Communication, Lexington, KY.<\/p>\n

Hintz, E. A. & Brown, C. L.<\/strong> (2019, November) Childfree and “bingoed”: Competing discourses of reproductive normativity and autonomy animated in online narratives of conversations about voluntary childlessness. <\/em>Paper presented as the Top Student Paper in the Family Communication Division of the National Communication Association Convention, Baltimore, MD.<\/p>\n

* Top Student Paper<\/p>\n

* Donald. P. Cushman Memorial Award<\/p>\n

Brown, C. L.<\/strong>, 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. <\/em>Panel presented in the Basic Course Division of the National Communication Association Convention, Baltimore, MD.<\/p>\n

Wright, A., Kristselis, A., & Brown, C. L.<\/strong> (2019, September). Teaching information literacy in a post-truth world<\/em>. Panel presented in the Higher Education Interest Group of the Illinois Communication and Theatre Association Conference, Naperville, IL.<\/p>\n

Brown, C. L.<\/strong>, Jones, R. G., Obradovich, A. O., Vajjala, E., & Wright, A. (2019, September). Training instructors on teaching communication courses: Tips, tricks, & survival tactics<\/em>. Panel presented in the Higher Education Interest Group of the Illinois Communication and Theatre Association Conference, Naperville, IL.<\/p>\n

Welch, J. R., Hall, J., & Brown, C. L.<\/strong> (2019, May). The impact of instructor effectiveness on reduction in student\u2019s public speaking anxiety. <\/em>Paper presented in the Instructional and Developmental Communication Division of the International Communication Association Convention, Washington, DC.<\/p>\n

Brown, C. L.<\/strong>, Welch, J. R., & Hall, J. (2018, November). Development and validation of the public speaking attitude scale. <\/em>Paper presented on the Top Paper Panel in the Basic Course Division of the National Communication Association Convention, Salt Lake City, UT.<\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 *<\/strong>Top four paper<\/p>\n

Invited Presentations<\/strong><\/p>\n

Brown, C. L. <\/strong>(2021, March): Say what? Health communication failures during the COVID-19 pandemic. <\/em>Invited presentation for the Herd In Town hosted by the College of Liberal Arts, Marshall University, Huntington WV.<\/p>\n

Brown, C. L. <\/strong>(2021, March). Content analysis as a methodological tool: How to conduct a content analysis. <\/em>Invited lecture to students at Emory Riddle Aeronautical University, Daytona Beach, FL.<\/p>\n

Brown, C. L. <\/strong>(2020, October). Health communication IS science communication. <\/em>Invited lecture to students at Emory Riddle Aeronautical University, Daytona Beach, FL<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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