Contact Information
B.A., California State University, Northridge
M.A., University of New Mexico
Ph.D., University of Washington
Tony Docan-Morgan, Ph.D.
Communication Studies
University of Wisconsin-La Crosse
319 Center for the Arts
La Crosse, WI 54601
Office: (608) 785-6722
Email: docan.anth@uwlax.edu
Education
A.A., Los Angeles Valley CollegeB.A., California State University, Northridge
M.A., University of New Mexico
Ph.D., University of Washington
RelationalTurningPoints.org
enriching relationships between educators and students
enriching relationships between educators and students
Dedicated to enriching relationships between educators and their students
Tony Docan-Morgan
Bio
I am an Assistant Professor in the Communication Studies Department at the University of Wisconsin-La Crosse. I have had the privilege of teaching at the college level for nearly 10 years. I have taught or currently teach courses titled Communicating Effectively, Public Speaking, Advanced Public Speaking, Interpersonal Communication, Nonverbal Communication, Lying and Deception in Human Interaction, and Theories of Communication. I believe that the closeness and trust I develop with many of my students—alongside a passion for the topics we discuss—prompts them to invest in the course topics and invest in me as long-term resource and mentor.
My research focuses on communication and relational change. Recently, I have been particularly interested in how one-time communicative events change college teacher-student relationships, and how these changes affect outcomes important to students (e.g., learning, motivation) and teachers (e.g., self-efficacy, job satisfaction, motivation). To disseminate my research on this topic, I have published three articles in scholarly journals, delivered workshops, and developed RelationalTurningPoints.org. My research also examines the "lighter" and "darker" sides of interpersonal relationships (see publications below). I also provide service to the UW-L community as a member of the Undergraduate Research Committee and Institutional Review Board.
I grew up in Los Angeles, and have lived in Albuquerque, Seattle, and La Crosse. I enjoy spending time with my family, traveling, photography, ping-pong, coffee, dachsunds, basketball, and mowing the lawn.
Please contact me if you would like to collaborate or have any comments or questions.
Contact Information Education
I am an Assistant Professor in the Communication Studies Department at the University of Wisconsin-La Crosse. I have had the privilege of teaching at the college level for nearly 10 years. I have taught or currently teach courses titled Communicating Effectively, Public Speaking, Advanced Public Speaking, Interpersonal Communication, Nonverbal Communication, Lying and Deception in Human Interaction, and Theories of Communication. I believe that the closeness and trust I develop with many of my students—alongside a passion for the topics we discuss—prompts them to invest in the course topics and invest in me as long-term resource and mentor.
My research focuses on communication and relational change. Recently, I have been particularly interested in how one-time communicative events change college teacher-student relationships, and how these changes affect outcomes important to students (e.g., learning, motivation) and teachers (e.g., self-efficacy, job satisfaction, motivation). To disseminate my research on this topic, I have published three articles in scholarly journals, delivered workshops, and developed RelationalTurningPoints.org. My research also examines the "lighter" and "darker" sides of interpersonal relationships (see publications below). I also provide service to the UW-L community as a member of the Undergraduate Research Committee and Institutional Review Board.
I grew up in Los Angeles, and have lived in Albuquerque, Seattle, and La Crosse. I enjoy spending time with my family, traveling, photography, ping-pong, coffee, dachsunds, basketball, and mowing the lawn.
Please contact me if you would like to collaborate or have any comments or questions.
Contact Information Education
Tony Docan-Morgan, Ph.D. A.A., Los Angeles Valley College
Communication Studies B.A., California State University, Northridge
University of Wisconsin-La Crosse
M.A., University of New Mexico
4231 Centennial Hall Ph.D., University of Washington
La Crosse, WI 54601
Office: (608) 785-6722
Email: docan.anth@uwlax.edu
Publications
- Docan-Morgan, T., & McDermott, V. (2009). The listening log assignment. In B. Hugenberg & L. Hugenberg (Eds.), Teaching ideas for the basic communication course 12 (pp. 175-182). Dubuque, IA: Great River Technologies.
- Docan-Morgan, T. (2008). Review of Infidelity: A Practitioner’s Guide to Working with Couples in Crisis edited by Paul R. Peluso. Journal of Loss and Trauma, 13, 481-484.
- Docan-Morgan, T., & Docan, C. A. (2007). Infidelity on the Internet: Double standards and the differing views of women and men. Communication Quarterly, 55, 317-342.
- Docan, T. (2004). A tale of two ideologies: Winona LaDuke’s Vice Presidential nomination acceptance speech. In S. Foss (Ed.), Rhetorical criticism: Exploration and practice (3rd ed.) (pp. 280-293). Prospect Heights, IL: Waveland Press.
Some of My Great Students
Above: Sara Donahoe, Krista Hagman, and Rawan Albenjabi presented their research at the 2010 UW-La Crosse Celebration of Student Researchand Creativity. Their project was titled, "Nonverbal Expectancy Violations in Intercultural Interactions: A Survey of Hmong, Saudi Arabians, and White Americans."
Above: CST 301 Theories of Communication, Fall 2009
Above: CST 110 Public Oral Communication, Fall 2008