Jessica Samens
Email: j-samens@bethel.edu
Job Title
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Adjunct Assistant Professor of Communication Studies
Communication Studies, College of Arts and Sciences
Highlight
Samens' research interests include health communication, focusing on identity after an illness, disclosure of health status, and health disparity.
Started at Bethel
2009
Education
- Winona State University - B.A. in Communication, 2004
- Minnesota State University - M.A. in Speech Communication, 2006
- University of Wisconsin - Ph.D. in Health Communication, 2017
Courses Taught
- Basic Communication
- Advanced Public Speaking
- Perspectives in Human Communication
- Methods of Communication Research
- Oral Interpretation
- Inquiry Seminar
- Public Presentations (Graduate)
- Health Campaigns and Technology
- Introduction to Health Communication
Areas of expertise
Health Communication
Research interests
Health and disability, identity after a health diagnosis, trauma and trigger warnings, instructional design.
Teaching specialty
Health communication and theory