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Todd V. Lewis

  • Professor of Communication Studies
  • Ph.D., Louisiana State University
  • M.A., Ohio State University
  • B.A., Biola University

CV Document (PDF)

Affiliations

  • National Communication Association (NCA)
  • Religious Communication Association (RCA)
  • American Film Institute (AFI)

Awards and Honors

  • "Legacy of Service Award" Pacific Southwest Collegiate Forensics Association (PSCFA), Pasadena City College (February 29, 2004).
  • Selected for "Who's Who Among America's Teachers" 1996; 1998; 2000; 2004; 2006.
  • Great Salt Lake Invitational, Distinguished Coaching Award, "Outstanding Forensics Coach West of the Mississippi" University of Utah (January 1994).
  • Biola Yearbook Dedication (May 24, 1991).
  • "AFA-NIET Distinguished Service Award" (1990).
  • "The Jack Howe PSCFA Forensics Service Award" (1989).
  • "Director of Forensics of the Year" California State Award, Presented at the Governor's Cup Speech Tournament, Sacramento CA (January 1989).
  • "Forensics Coach of the Year" California State Award, Presented at the Governor's Cup Speech Tournament, Sacramento, CA (January 1986).
  • "Continued Excellence in Coaching Forensics Award" Presented at the Governor's Cup Tournament, Sacramento, CA, (February 1985).
  • "Dissertation of the Year" Nomination, SCA Award (1981).

Publications

Books, Articles, Chapters

  • Muehlhoff, T. and Lewis, T. (2010) Authentic Communication: Christian Speech Engaging Culture. Downers Grove, IL: InterVarsity Press. 180 pp.
  • Jones, K., Zagacki, K. & Lewis, T. (2007). Communication, Liminality, and Hope: The September 11th Missing Person Posters. Journal of Communication Studies, 58:1 (pp.105-121).
  • Lewis, T. (2007). Communicating Readers Theatre Messages in Group Performance. Dubuque, IA: Kendall/Hunt Publishing Company. 236 Pages.
  • Lewis, T. (2006). “Entertainment, Religion, and Communication.” In The Encyclopedia of Religion, Media, and Communication. New York: Routledge. 128-132.
  • “The Holy Harry Potter Wars,” MovieMinistry.Com (Issue 7): June 2, 2004 (10 pages)
  • Communicating Literature: An Introduction to Oral Interpretation—4th Edition — Textbook (January 2004) (Dubuque, IA: Kendall/Hunt Publishers, 2004)—-268 pages.
  • “Religious Rhetoric and the Comic Frame in The Simpsons”, Journal of Media and Religion 1 (3) (2003): 153-165.
  • Communicating Literature: An Introduction to Oral Interpretation—3rd Edition — Textbook (Jan. 2001) (Dubuque, IA: Kendall/Hunt Publishers, 2001)—250 pp.
  • RT For Christmas—A Readers Theatre Script Book For Religious Groups—(Kansas City, MO: Lillenas Publishing Company, 1998)
  • Communicating Literature: An Introduction to Oral Interpretation—2nd Edition — Textbook (Dubuque, IA: Kendall/Hunt Publishers, 1995)—240 pp.

Research Interests

  • History and Practice of Oral Interpretation/Readers Theatre
  • Charisma and its Rhetorical Influence (especially in Religious Settings)
  • The Rhetoric of Popular American Cinema and Television
  • Religious Rhetoric in Animated Television and Film Features
  • Application of Theory and Practice in Intercollegiate Forensics