Image: Congratulations to Department of Communication Studies alum Dr. Leland G. Spencer, who was recently tenured at Miami University in Hamilton, Ohio. Now an associate professor in Miami’s Department of Interdisciplinary and Communication Studies, Dr. Spencer is also his department’s chief departmental advisor as well as an affiliate faculty member in the Department of Media, Journalism, and Film and in the Women’s, Gender, and Sexualities Studies Program. Dr. Spencer’s research interests are in rhetorics of religion, gender, and sexuality. He co-edited (with Jamie Capuzza) the collection Transgender Communication Studies: Histories, Trends, and Trajectories (Lexington, 2015). His articles have appeared in Communication Studies, the Southern Communication Journal, Equity & Excellence in Education, and Speaker & Gavel. He has presented his work at the annual conferences of the National Communication Association, the Organization for the Study of Communication, Language, and Gender, the Southern States Communication Association, and others. Dr. Spencer graduated from UGA in 2013 with both a Doctor of Philosophy degree in Communication Studies and a Graduate Certificate in Women’s Studies. In addition to his degrees from UGA, he holds an MA in Communication from the University of Cincinnati (2009), and a BA in Communication Studies from Mount Union College (now known as University of Mount Union, 2007). *The preceding was adapted from Dr. Spencer's faculty profile on Miami University's website, viewable here.* Type of News/Audience: Alumni
