Dr. Mary High

Professor

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Biography

Mary High teaches undergraduate courses in Communication Arts Sciences. She joined the department in 2018 and has previous teaching experience at The University of Iowa, where she taught for six years. Mary completed her Ph.D. at Pennsylvania State University in 2009, following her M.A. from Texas A&M University in 2005. Her teaching covers a variety of courses including public speaking, organizational communication, rhetoric, and group communication. She has taught both small honors seminars and large lecture courses, including classes conducted entirely online. Mary's overarching goal as an educator is to create a classroom environment where students feel welcome to share ideas, seek and receive helpful feedback, and engage with course material in relation to their own lives. She aims to help students become independent thinkers, critical consumers of messages, effective communicators, and lifelong learners.

Research Interests

Requirements for Pennsylvania State University

Doctorate Program
Requirements
GPA Requirement
Required:3
TOEFL
Writing
Required:24
Speaking
Required:23
Total
Required:100
IELTS
Writing
Required:7
Speaking
Required:7
Overall
Required:7
GRE General
Prerequisites
Master's degree in related field for PhD Baccalaureate degree from accredited institution
Application Checklist
  • Three letters of recommendation
  • Statement of Purpose
  • Writing Sample
  • Official Transcripts
  • Resume/CV
Specialization Notes

GRE scores are highly recommended but not strictly required for Applied Linguistics.