{"id":2291,"date":"2025-08-19T15:39:32","date_gmt":"2025-08-19T20:39:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.marshall.edu\/commstu\/?page_id=2291"},"modified":"2026-01-22T13:51:17","modified_gmt":"2026-01-22T18:51:17","slug":"dr-zane-dayton","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.marshall.edu\/commstu\/faculty-staff\/dr-zane-dayton\/","title":{"rendered":"Dr. Zane Dayton"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Assistant Professor<\/h2>\n

250 Smith Hall<\/h3>\n

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

Mon: 9:30 – 12:30
\nWed: 9:30 – 12:30
\nFri: 9:00 – 1:00<\/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

Zane\u00a0Dayton is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Communication Studies at Marshall University. He received his Ph.D. in Communication from the University of Kentucky and his M.A. and B.A. in Communication Studies from the University of North Texas. His research interests include examining how different source and message characteristics influence persuasive outcomes and investigating the cognitive processes that underly these effects. More recently, his research has investigated how a source\u2019s accent affects persuasion, how U.S. senators\u2019 framing of the opioid crisis affects social media engagement, and how source characteristics affect whistleblower perceptions in sororities. Although a native Texan, Zane now resides in West Virginia with his wife and daughter, along with their dog (Archer) and cat (Kiki).<\/p>\n

Education<\/h2>\n

Ph.D. in Communication \u2013 University of Kentucky<\/p>\n

M.A. in Communication Studies \u2013 University of North Texas<\/p>\n

B.A. in Communication Studies \u2013 University of North Texas<\/p>\n

Scholarly Interests<\/h2>\n

Persuasion, Interpersonal Communication, Intergroup Communication, Language, Message Design<\/p>\n

Courses Taught<\/h2>\n

CMM 315 \u2013 Communication in Groups<\/p>\n

CMM 673 \u2013 Seminar in Interpersonal Communication<\/p>\n

SCLA 101 \u2013 Transformative Texts<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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