Dr. Brett J. Bricker CV
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Curriculum Vitae, April 2018
Office Address:
The University of Kansas
Department of Communication Studies 12 Bailey Hall
1440 Jayhawk Blvd.
Lawrence, Kansas 66045
bbricker@ku.edu
ACADEMIC BACKGROUND
EDUCATIONAL
Post-Secondary Education
2012 - Doctor of Philosophy in Communication Studies, University of Kansas, Lawrence, Kansas
2010 - Master of Arts in Communication Studies, University of Kansas, Lawrence, Kansas
2009 - Bachelor of Arts in Mathematics, University of Kansas, Lawrence, Kansas
Honors
- 2018 Lambda Pi Eta honorary inductee
- 2018 American Debate Association Judge of the Year
- 2013 American Forensic Association top dissertation award
- 2013 Donn W. Parson award for top paper in Argumentation at the University of Kansas
- 2012 Awarded honors for dissertation
- 2012 Acolyte award winner – presented to the top assistant coach by St. Mark’s school of Texas
- 2012 Top paper in Argumentation at National Communication Association 2012 Awarded honors for comprehensive exams
- 2012 University of Kansas nominee for the Cooper Award at the Central States Communication Association
- 2010 Awarded honors for thesis
- 2009 Most debate victories in the history of the University of Kansas program
- 2009 Phi Beta Kappa, University of Kansas Chapter
- 2009 National Debate Tournament Champion
- 2005-2008 Cross-examination Debate Association Academic All-American
RESEARCH
Peer Reviewed Publications
“The Postmodern Medical Paradigm: A Case Study of Anti-MMR Vaccine Arguments,”
Western Journal of Communication, forthcoming, (2019). With Jacob Justice “Recovering rational argument: A case study of MMR vaccine skeptics,” Alta Selected
Works Volume, (2016), Washington: National Communication Association “Scientific counterpublics: In defense of the environmental scientist as public
intellectual,” TOPOI, (2014), DOI 10.1007/s11245-014-9290-3
“Scientific counterpublics: In defense of the environmental scientist as public
intellectual,” Alta Selected Works Volume, (2014). Washington: National Communication Association.
“Feigning environmentalism: Anti-environmental organizations, strategic naming and definitional argument. ”Western Journal of Communication, 78.5, (2014).
“Positional competition: More than just a plan text.” National Journal of Speech and Debate, 2.1, (2013): 3-12.
“Climategate: A case study in the intersection of facticity and conspiracy theory.”
Communication Studies, 64.2, (2013): 218-239.
“Salience over sustainability: Environmental rhetoric of President Barack Obama.”
Argumentation and Advocacy. 48.3 (2012): 159-173
“Salience over sustainability: Economic environmentalism of Barack Obama.” Alta Select Conference Proceedings. (2011). Washington: National Communication Association.
“Supplying a well-rounded education: A case for mandatory topic rotation.”
Contemporary Argumentation and Debate. (2010). With Sarah Topp
Book Chapters
“The New Hampshire Debate,” in Debating the Donald (2017).
Presentations
“Recovering rational argument: A case study of MMR vaccine skeptics,” presentation
at the American Forensic Association summer conference on argumentation, Alta, UT, July 2015.
“Cannibusiness” debate moderator for the Student Activities Association in a debate between Dr. Kevin Sabet and Aaron Houston, Lawrence KS, 2015
“Feigning environmentalism: Anti-environmental organizations, strategic naming and definitional argument” presentation at the University of Kansas colloquium series, Lawrence, KS, 2014.
“Scientific counterpublics: In defense of the environmental scientist as public
intellectual” presentation at the American Forensic Association summer conference on argumentation, Alta, UT, August, 2013.
“Climategate: A case study in the intersection of facticity and conspiracy theory,” presentation at the National Communication Association, Orlando, FL, November 2012.
“Salience over sustainability: Economic environmentalism of Barack Obama,” presentation at the American Forensic Association summer conference on argumentation, Alta, UT, July 2011.
“Bridging the gap: Improving ties between high school and college debate in Kansas,” presentation at the Kansas Speech Communication Association, Topeka, KS, September 2011.
“Enemyship adjudicated,” presentation at the National Communication Association, San Francisco, CA, November 2010.
“Intrinsicness: A return to the logical,” presentation at the National Communication Association, San Francisco, CA, November 2010.
Book reviews
Hyperobjects: Philosophy and Ecology after the End of the World, Timothy Morton.
Published in Philosophy and Rhetoric, 48.3 (2015): 359-365.
INSTRUCTIONAL
Professional Experience
2017-Present Member of the graduate faculty, University of Kansas
2013-Present Assistant Specialist, Communication Studies, University of Kansas 2013-Present Assistant Director of Debate, University of Kansas
2009-2013 Graduate Teaching Assistant, University of Kansas 2009-2013 Assistant Debate Coach, University of Kansas
2009-2013 Debate Coach at Carrollton School of the Sacred Heart
2005-2008 Assistant Debate Coach at Shawnee Mission East High School
Courses Taught
2018 - Environmental rhetoric (Graduate seminar) 2017-present Argumentation (Bridge course) – online version 2017-present Fundamentals of Debate – online version
2015 - Argumentation (Graduate seminar) 2014-2016 Argumentation (Bridge course) 2011 Fundamentals of Debate
2010-2013 - Persuasion
2011 - Topics in: Rhetoric of Immigration 2009-2010 Speaker Audience Communication
Professional Service
2017 - Director of the Israel topic paper submitted to the Cross-examination Debate Association
2017 - Contributor to the Wealth Inequality topic paper submitted to the Cross-examination Debate Association
2017 - present Member of the Editorial Board for the Western Journal of Communication, Taylor & Francis
2017 - present Member of the Communication Studies planning committee 2017-present Member of the Communication Studies grievance committee 2016-present Reviewer for Communication Quarterly
2016 - present Member of the Linkugel award evaluation committee
2015 - Director of the Israel topic paper submitted to the Cross-examination Debate Association
2015 - present Member of the Parson award evaluation committee 2014-2016 Member of the Alta Editorial Board, Taylor & Francis
2014 - Member of the political communication faculty search committee 2013-present Member of Undergraduate Committee
2012 - present Book reviewer for Analyses of Social Issues and Public Policy 2011-present Reviewer for Analyses of Social Issues and Public Policy
2010 - Contributor to the Treaties Topic Paper submitted to the Cross- examination Debate Association
2010 - Guest Speaker, Phi Beta Kappa Induction Ceremony 2007-2009 President of the University of Kansas Forensics Union 2006-2011 Contributor to the West Coast Debate Handbook
Committee work
Jacob Justice, MA (co-chair) Michael Eisenstadt, PhD(member) Chelsea Graham, PhD (member) Justin Kirk, PhD (member)
John Price, PhD (member) Talya Slaw, MA (member)Chris Stone, MA (member) Chris Hines, MA (member)Dan Merwin, MA (member) Katie Barrett, BA (chair)Liam Murphy, BA (member)
INSTRUCTIONAL DEBATE BACKGROUND
College Coaching at the University of Kansas
- NDT champion, 2018
- Eight first round at-large bids to the National Debate Tournament, 2010, 2011, 2012 (x2), 2014, 2015, 2017 (x2), 2018
- NDT finalist, 2016
- CEDA finalist, 2015
- CEDA semi-finalist, 2010, 2011 Georgia State Champion, 2017University of Kentucky Champion, 2017
- Wake Forest University Champion, 2017 Gonzaga Champion, 2016
- Wake Forest University Champion, 2010 UT finalist, 2018
- USC Finalist, 2012, 2015
- Pittsburgh Round Robin finalist, 2015 Pittsburgh Round Robin champion, 2017
- Junior Varsity National Champion, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018
High School Coaching
Senate Foreign Relations Committee China debates, 2017 Federal House Judiciary Committee surveillance debates, 2016 National Debate Coaches Association Finalist, 2018
National Debate Coaches Association Semi-Finalist, 2013, 2014 Tournament of Champions Octa-Finalist, 2013
Tournament of Champions Second Speaker, 2013 Tournament of Champions Octa-Finalist, 2011 Tournament of Champions Semi-Finalist, 2010Tournament of Champions Top Speaker, 2010 Tournament of Champions Finalist, 2009 National Forensics League Top Speaker, 2009 Tournament of Champions Third Speaker, 2009 Tournament of Champions Finalist, 2008
Debate Institutes
Carrollton Sacred Heart debate camp, 4-week Institute, 2015-Present
Lab leader at the University of Michigan 7-week Seniors Institute, 2011-Present Lab leader at the Jayhawk Debate Institute, 2006, 2008, 2009
Lab leader at the Spartan Debate Institute, 2007-2010
Director of the Institute for incoming debaters at the University of Kansas, 2007, 2010 Fellow at the Arizona Debate Institute, 2007, 2008
REFERENCES BY PERMISSION
Dr. Donn Parson
Relationship: Emeritus Professor and Advisor dwparson@ku.edu
Dr. Scott Harris
Relationship: Co-coach and former teacher/coach sharris@ku.edu
Dr. Robin Rowland
Relationship: Professorrrowland@ku.edu