Dr. Isabelle Bauman

Details

Education

• MS, Counseling, 2005, Missouri State University
• PhD, Communication, 1991, University of Wisconsin – Madison
• MA, 1988, Communication, University of Wisconsin – Madison
• BA, General System Theory, 1983, University of Puget Sound

Teaching

• COM 205 Interpersonal Communication
• COM 407 Health, (Mental Health), Communication, and Culture
• COM 408 Patient/Provider Interaction
• COM 397/698 Mental Health Communication
• COM 712 Quantitative Analysis in Communication Research
• COM 717 Communication and Diversity in the Workplace
• COM 724 Theories of Interpersonal Communication
• COM 795 Communication Internship
• COM 796 Independent Study
• COM 799 Master’s Thesis

Professional experience

Bauman, I. (in press). Interpersonal Communication and Mental Health Disorders. Cognella Press.

Bauman, I. (2023). Bagging a theory: A random sorting activity for teaching theorizing. Communication Teacher, 37, 194-197. https://doi.org/10.1080/17404622.2022.2127821 (peer reviewed).

Research and professional interests

• Mental health communication
• Instructional Communication
• Mental health communication in the university classroom
• Mental health communication and interpersonal communication

Awards and honors

• Faculty Center for Teaching and Learning Fellow for Inclusion in Mental Health (2023-2024)
• Missouri State University Assessment Grant (2022). Comparing Newsletter to Traditional Syllabi formats: Student Engagement Outcomes.
• Outstanding Graduate Faculty Member (2020-2021).