Dr. Marcy Milhomme

Biography

Marcy Milhomme is an educator who explores the depths and complexities of human interactions propelled by speech communication. Her pedagogy is largely informed by the epistemological underpinnings of sociological factors and social status group norms that powerfully shape civil discourse. In her dissertation work, Milhomme developed theories of Leveraged Contingent Exploration aimed at explaining the cultural milieu of child-rearing practices during the school summer months according to socioeconomic status. In the classroom, she encourages students to contextualize communication based on the probable needs of their audience, employing appropriate problem-solving strategies and the identification of policy instruments that impact ethics in deliberative speaking. Milhomme integrates classical rhetorical strategies, such as Aristotle's Appeals, with historically significant rhetorical events and contemporary phenomena like 'hashtag activism'. She has been teaching CAS100A & 100B since 2009 and her passion for teaching relies on high levels of student engagement and growth as consumers and technicians of the rhetorical situation.

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