Areas of Research Interest:
- Interpersonal Communication focusing on Emotional Communication Competence and Millennial Emotional Aptitude
- The Rhetoric of Violence
- Psychoanalytic Rhetorical Criticism
- Instructional Communication
Recent Courses Taught:
- Speech 1100
Selected Publications, Presentations, Performances, Books:
- Metts, S. & Wood, B.H. (2008). "Interpersonal emotional competence" in M. Motley (Ed.) Studies in Applied Communication. SAGE Publications, Inc., Thousand Oaks, CA.
- Wood, B.H. (2007). "A huddling of voices: Examining the experience of transferring from a two-year to a four-year forensics program from the students' vantage point," presented in Forensics and the Art of the Hand-Off: The Experience of Students Transferring From 2-Year to 4-Year Programs at the National Communication Association Conference 2007; Chicago, IL.
- Wood, B.H. (2007). "Trapped in the Ironic Comedy: A Study of R. Kelly's 'Trapped in
the Closet;'" presented in The Rhetoric of Violence: The Cult of the Kill in Contemporary
Society at the Central States Communication Association Conference 2007; Minneapolis,
MN.
Education:
- M.A. Communication Studies, Illinois State University
- B.A. Communication Studies and Psychology, Illinois State University
- A.A. General Studies, College of DuPage
Awards and Recognitions:
- The Phi Rho Pi Collie-Taylor Forensics Fellowship Award, 2014
- Central Texas College Student Selected Educator of the Year, 2010
- Illinois State University Outstanding University Graduate Student Teaching Award, 2007