The Ph.D. program in the Department of Communication at The University of Memphis provides fundamental grounding in the theory and practice of communication and rhetoric as directed toward a variety of contexts, especially that of the urban environment.

The program offers students the opportunity to pursue advanced research in rhetoric and applied communication.

To get full information about the Ph.D. Program requirements students must refer to the Graduate Bulletin prepared by the Graduate School.

Doctoral Dissertations in Progress

Mittie Carey: The “Freedom Faith” Speeches of Prathia Hall:  Uncovering a Hybrid Rhetoric of Protest
Advisor: Dr. Sandra Sarkela

Jennifer Jackson:  Cindy Sheehan’s Confrontational Iraq War Protests: A Case Study in Contentious Rhetoric
Advisor:  Dr. Sandra Sarkela

Margaret McCree: The Professional Speaking Movement in the United States
Advisor: Dr. John Campbell

Jonathan Woodall: The Living Pulpit of a Splintering Movement: Examining the Rhetorical Rupture of the Post Civil War Restoration Movement
Advisor: Dr. John Campbell