Jean Ward

Professor of Communication/Director of Inventing America

department: Communication
office: 368 John R. Howard Hall
phone: 503-768-7613
e-mail: jean@lclark.edu

History:I was born and grew up in Oregon, and I have a deep appreciation for the environment and beauty of the Pacific Northwest. Although my husband and I have done considerable traveling, our home is definitely Oregon, where our two sons also live. Strolling along the Oregon beaches with our Sheltie, tending a large garden, tracing family history, reading biographies and historical works, and spending time with our young grandson are some of my favorite pastimes. I have taught at Lewis & Clark for over thirty years and prior to that taught U.S. History, Speech, and Drama in an Oregon high school. Across the years, my teaching experiences and associations with students have been both professionally and personally fulfilling.

Scholarly Interests: American public discourse, american studies, protest rhetoric, rhetorical criticism, feminist studies, gender studies.

Education: BA with honors, University of Oregon, 1960, major in speech. Master of science with honors, University of Oregon, 1964, major in speech. Doctor of philosophy, University of Oregon, 1989, major in speech: rhetoric and communication, dissertation on women's responses to male authority systems.

Professional Affiliations: Task force on Writing and Speaking, Various Faculty Developmental Review Committees, Various Faculty Search Committees, Phi Kappa Phi, Inventing America Planning Committee, Faculty Representative to the Board of Trustees.

Publications: Jean has co-authored and co-edited several books, and written multiple essays and articles including, "Yours for Liberty," "Review of A Gathering of Finches, " Presbyterians Today; "A Pentadic Analysis of Abigail Scott Duniway's The Happy Home," essay in Rhetoricl Criticism: Exploration and Practice; and "Duet Acting/Duo Interpretation," in Championship Tournament Speaking.rests: American public discourse, american studies, protest rhetoric, rhetorical criticism, feminist studies, gender studies.