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Matthew Althouse , Ph.D

Professor and Chair

(585) 395-5203
malthous@brockport.edu
Office: Holmes Hall 221

Bio

Born in Cincinnati, Dr. Althouse grew up on a farm in northeast Ohio, where he developed a Midwestern penchant for hard work and a dangerous ineptitude for handling heavy agricultural equipment. Thus, he entered academia. Dr. Althouse’s research interests involve the study of Kenneth Burke’s critical agenda and explore the intersection of religion, communication, and civic life. At SUNY Brockport, he has published more than a dozen book chapters and scholarly articles. His teaching repertoire includes classes like Rhetorical Criticism, Rhetorical Theory, and American Oratory.

Education

• B.A. Hiram College
• M.A. Bowling Green State University
• PhD Louisiana State University

Areas of Specialty

• Public speaking
• Rhetorical criticism
• Burkeian theory
• Rhetoric and religion

• Awards/Recognitions
  • Top Paper Award from the Kenneth Burke Society, National Communication Association meeting, Fall 2013
  • Top Paper Award from the Kenneth Burke Interest Group, Eastern Communication Association meeting, Spring 2013
  • Top Paper Award from the Kenneth Burke Interest Group, Eastern Communication Association meeting, Spring 2012
• Recent Publications
  • Althouse, M. T., & Anderson, F. D. (2019). Benedict XVI’s “Troubled” call for interfaith dialogue: The Regensburg Lecture. Atlantic Journal of Communication, 27 (5), 311-323.
  • Althouse, M. T., & Anderson, F. D. (2018). The Southern Baptist Convention’s resolution on the alternative right: Making progress on the upward / downward way. Journal of Communication and Religion, 41(1), 46-60.
  • Althouse, M. T., & Anderson, F. D. (2016). “Trouble with a capital T”: Jerome S. Bruner’s reenvisioning of Kenneth Burke’s dramatistic pentad. K. B. Journal, 11 (2).
  • Althouse, M. T. (2015). Charting the idealism of intelligent design: A small-scale map of local advocacy. Communication Quarterly, 63(4), 444-462.