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Dana Schowalter

She, Her, Hers

Associate Professor, Department Chair, Communication Studies

89240 | schowalterd@wou.edu
BELL 117

Why I chose WOU

I chose WOU because of the small class sizes. I enjoy knowing my students and doing everything I can to support them as full people in and out of the classroom.

At WOU since

09/16/2015

Hobbies

Talking about the feminist history of pockets, running, eating, gardening, being in to forest, and playing with my kiddo

Fun fact

Hometown

Green Bay, WI

Favorite book/movie

I've recently discovered the genre of feminist and queer romance novels!

Office Hours

Mon	Tues	Weds	Thurs	Fri
	11-1	12-2
Additional appts: https://calendly.com/schowalterd/

Classes Taught

Course	Title	Location	Days	Times
COM 430	SOCIAL MEDIA & CULTURE	ONLINE CRS	-------	-
COM 335	COMMUNICATION AND GENDER	NS 016	--T----	1000-1150
COM 335	COMMUNICATION AND GENDER	HYBRD* CRS	-------	-

Areas of responsibility

Education

B.S. University of Wisconsin-Madison

M.A. University of South Florida

Ph.D. University of Minnesota

Professional experience

Awards and honors

2022 SafeZone Faculty Advocate of the Year

Advisor of the Year Nominee (2019, 2020, 2021)

CSCA Media Studies Interest Group Top Panel 2022

Professional memberships

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