Rhunette C. Diggs, Ph.D.
Associate Director, Communication

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M.A., Speech Pathology B.A., English
SELECTED PUBLICATIONS:

Diggs, R. C. I remember mama: The legacy of a drylongso and ajabu leader. Submitted to T. C. King, et al. (Eds.). Womanist leadership: Tracing the motherline. Albany, NY: State University of New York Press.

Diggs, R. C., & King, T. C. (2010). Breathe!: Victory model of diversity and development for African American women scholars in higher education. In S. E. Moore, R. Alexander, Jr., & A. J. Lemelle, Jr. (Eds.) Dilemmas of Black Faculty at U.S. Predominantly White Institutions: Issues in the Post-Multicultural Era (pp. 1-28), Lewiston, NY: Mellen Press. 

Diggs, R. C., & Socha, T. J. (2004). Communication, families, and exploring the boundaries of diversity. In A. Vangelisti (Ed.) Handbook of family communication (pp. 249-266). Mahwah, NJ: Lawrence Erlbaum.

Diggs, R. C., & Socha, T. J. (2004). Communication, families, and exploring the boundaries of diversity. In A. Vangelisti (Ed.). Handbook of family communication (pp. 249-266). Mahwah, NJ: Lawrence Erlbaum.

Diggs, R. C., & Clark, K. D. (2002). It’s a Struggle but Worth it: Identifying and managing identities in an interracial friendship. Communication Quarterly, 50 (3 & 4), 368-390.

Clark, K. D., & Diggs, R. C. (2002). Connected or separated?: Towards a dialectical view of interethnic relationships. In T. S. McDonald, M. Orbe, & T. Ford-Ahmed (Eds.) Building diverse communities: Applications of communication research (pp. 3-25). Creskill, NJ: Hampton Press.
Diggs, R. C. (2001). Optimizing family/community places and spaces for racial profiling discourse. The Journal of Intergroup Relations, 28, (3), 42-58

 

Diggs, R. C. (1999) Comparison of African American and European American Adolescents' perceptions of parent and peer communication, racial-esteem and support influences on self-esteem. In T. J. Socha & R. C. Diggs (Eds.) Communication, race, and family: Exploring communication in Black, White, and Biracial families (pp. 105-146). Mahwah, NJ: Lawrence Erlbaum

Socha, T. J. & Diggs, R. C. (1999) (Eds). Communication, race, and family: Exploring communication in Black, White, and Biracial families. Mahwah, NJ: Lawrence Erlbaum

 

PRESENTATIONS: last five years

Diggs, R. C. (2010, February). Guest Presenter. Rethinking Race: Black, White & Beyond 2010: Face 2 Face Conversations. The University of Akron, Akron, Ohio

Diggs, R. C. (2010, November). Spirituality, Teaching, and Research With and Without Walls. Panel Presenter. Concepts of Spirituality for the Research and Praxis of Communication Phenomena: Bridging with Timeless Truths, National Communication Association, San Francisco, CA.

Diggs, R. C. (2010, November). Leadership as Everyday Decision-Making Process
Presenter. Transitions & Transformations: Changing the Way We Lead, Student Ambassador Leadership Program, Columbus State Community College, Columbus, Ohio
Diggs, R. C. (2008, November). Types of spiritual exposure available in the academic classroom and beyond. Panel Presenter. Teaching and learning unconventionally: Negotiating the opportunities offered by Spirituality in the communication classroom, National Communication Association, San Diego, CA.
Diggs, R. C. (2008, February). Guest Presenter. Revisiting Race: Black, white, and Beyond. The University of Akron, Akron, Ohio.
Diggs, R. C. (2007, November). Methodological revelations for the God-Conscious communication researcher. Panel Presenter. Communicating or competing worldviews: Negotiating the tensions when studying Spirituality and communication, National Communication Association, Chicago, IL.

Diggs, R. C. (2006, April). Breathe! Victory model of diversity and development for African American women scholars in higher education. Paper presented at the Eastern Communication Association,  Philadelphia, PA.

Diggs, R. C. (2006, November). Panelist. Working While Black: Faculty and Staff Experiences at Public Universities. National
Communication Association, San Antonio, TX.
Diggs, R. C. (2006, October). Guest Lecturer. Leadership: Why I Lead, Now. Conference and Group Discussion Course, Speech
Communication Skills Department, Columbus State Community College,  Columbus, Ohio

EXPERIENCE:
Adjunct Professor of Communication, Columbus State Community College, January 2009 - Present.
Adjunct Professor of Communication, Ohio Dominican University, January 2006-2008.
Director, Imhotep Learning Institute, Africentric Personal Development Shop (APDS), Columbus, Ohio, April 2008-December 2008.
Essay Scorer, Pearson Education Measurement, May-June 2005; October 2005-2010.
Activities Assistant, Heritage Day Health Centers, Columbus, Ohio, July-September 2005.
Instructor, English Language Department, Ethiopian Civil Service College, Teacher for Africa, International Foundation for Education and Self-Help, Addis Abeba (or Ababa), Ethiopia, August 2003-May 2005.
Assistant Professor of Communication and various academic teaching:
Denison University,  Granville, Ohio, July/2000-July/2003
Columbus State Community College, Columbus, Ohio, August/99-May/2000
University of Louisville, Louisville, Kentucky, August/93-July/99
Muskingum College, New Concord, Ohio, 1992-1993

Facilitator to the New Beginnings Christian Community
Revitalization Corporation Brother-2-Brother/Sister-2-Sister Youth Leadership Development Program. Tasks included
development of the theme and focus of a week-long leadership summit for 12-17 year-old African-American youth. The theme was entitled, “Up, Up and Away: Lifting As We Climb.” The goals of the leadership training were to understand the two basic kinds of groups and their functions, to learn techniques to demonstrate and to improve leadership abilities, and to
systematically approach particular problems and solutions. Summer 2000

Facilitator to the New Beginnings Christian Community Revitalization Corporation Brother-2-Brother/Sister-2-Sister Youth Leadership Development Program, “An African American Film Festival, Celebrating Director/Actor Spike Lee.” Tasks primarily involved viewing a selected Lee film; the creation of a pre-post evaluation; and the promotion of critical thinking, discussions, and positive affirmations with youth 12-16 years of age. February, 2000

Consultant to the Family Solutions Project, University of Louisville Social Work and Jefferson County Department of Human Services. Tasks primarily involved development of a Family Life Education calendar designed to achieve the broader goals of Family Solutions: building partnerships, focus on everyday life events; and practice prevention skills.
Fall 1998

Consultant to the Jefferson County Neighborhood Place Community Assessment & Planning Project, Planning Group Meeting. Workshop presentation "Problem Solving Basics and Beyond." Louisville, KY, April, 1997
Training Consultant with Action for Children, 1991-1994
Provided on-site training to child-care providers in the area of interpersonal communication. Administered and coordinated
activities to accomplish objectives of special child-care training