Academic Degrees: 
Ph.D. Bowling Green State University (1995) 
MDiv/CE Southern Baptist Theological Seminary (1988) 
B.A. Maryville College (1982) 

Primary Areas of Academic Interest: 
Teaching interests include organizational communication, research and career development, communication and critical thought, communication and conflict, small group, persuasion, interpersonal, and free speech.  Research interests include the relationship of personality to effective communication, time and probability issues in organizational and interpersonal communication, organizational culture, and free speech issues.  

Recent Publications: 
* Brewer, E. C. (forthcoming in 2006). The Wal-Mart Way: Community Service or Sneaky Exploitation? In May, S. (Ed.). Case Studies in Organizational Communication: Ethical Perspectives and Practices. Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage.
* Brewer, E. C. and T. L. Holmes (forthcoming in 2006). The Loan: A Case on Communication, developed with instructional materials, to be published in Berman, B. and Evans, J.R., Great Ideas in Retailing, 10th ed. Upper Saddle River, NJ: Prentice Hall.
* Brewer, E.C. (In Press). An Experiential Exercise to Improve Communication Effectiveness in the Proceedings from the 2004 Kentucky Communication Association annual conference
* Brewer E. C. (In Press). Extroversion and Introversion in the Communication Classroom in the Proceedings from the 2004 Kentucky Communication Association annual conference.
* Brewer, E. C. (2004). The Delicate Art of Persuasion. In R. M. Bokeno et al., A Manner of Speaking: Successful Presentations for Work and Life, (pp. 190-213). Dubuque, IA: Kendall Hunt Publishing Company.
* Brewer, E. C. & Lidzy, S. L. (2004). Preparing Speeches for Everyday Life. In R. M. Bokeno et al., A Manner of Speaking: Successful Presentations for Work and Life, (pp. 214-229). Dubuque, IA: Kendall Hunt Publishing Company.
* Brewer, E. C. (2004). Where Do We Go From Here? In J. Keyton & P. Shockley-Zalabak (Eds.), Case Studies for Organizational Communication (pp. 102-109). Los Angeles, CA: Roxbury.
* Brewer, E. C. (2004). Blackboard & Instructional Effectiveness: Benefits and Limitations. In The Nexus of Theory and Practice: Innovations in Thought and Pedagogy among Professors of Communication, (pp. 1-4). The Kentucky Communication Association. (Selected from Proceedings from the 2002 and 2003 annual conferences.)
* Brewer, E. C. (2003). Hustler Magazine Inc., v. Falwell. In R. A. Parker (Ed.), Free Speech on Trial: Communication Perspectives on Landmark Supreme Court Decisions, (pp. 264-280). Tuscaloosa, AL: The University of Alabama Press.
* Brewer, E. C. (2003). Patriotism or Patronizing Protective Surveillance? Big Brother and the USA PATRIOT Act. Iowa Journal of Communication, 35(1), 67-84.
* Brewer, E. C. (2003). In Search of a Truly Democratic Media. [Review of the book The Myth of the Liberal Media: An Edward Herman Reader]. Review of Communication, 3.1.

Recent Presentations: 
* “Healthy Communication: Subjective Probability and it’s role in Communication Effectiveness” presented at the 91st annual National Communication Association conference in Boston, MA on November 17, 2005
* “Dangerous Words: Common Sources of Miscommunication” with Terry Holmes at the Kentucky-Tennessee Best Practices Conference at the Murray State University Hopkinsville, Kentucky campus on February 25, 2005
* Moving Forward/Looking Back: Examining the Ethical Implications of Wal-Mart’s Rhetoric” presented at the 90th annual National Communication Association conference in Chicago, IL on November 13, 2004
* “An Experiential Exercise to Improve Communication Effectiveness” presented at the Kentucky Communication Association annual conference, Gilbertsville, KY, September 18, 2004
* “Extroversion and Introversion in the Communication Classroom” presented at the Kentucky Communication Association annual conference, Gilbertsville, KY, September 17, 2004
* “Success in the Classroom or on the Job: Exploring the Relationship between Introversion/Extroversion and Individual Performance” presented at the Ken-Tenn Conference in Nashville, TN on February 27, 2004
* “Reaching Out From Within: The Introvert’s Struggle to Effectively Communicate in an Organizational Setting” presented at the 89th annual National Communication Association conference in Miami, FL on November 21, 2003
* “Reaching Out/Reaching In: Struggling to Integrate Native Leadership with Wesleyan Ministry Goals” presented at the 89th annual National Communication Association conference in Miami, FL on November 21, 2003
* “Extroversion/Introversion as a Determinant of Success in the Organizational Communication Classroom: Discovering SoTL Research Potential” presented at the 89th annual National Communication Association conference in Miami, FL on November 21, 2003
* “Freedom of Expression and the Tenure Process” presented at the 89th annual National Communication Association conference in Miami, FL on November 20, 2003

Funded Research: 
* Received $1,050.00 grant for 2002-2003 academic year to complete the study entitled “Extroversion as a Determinant of Organizational Success”
* Received $1,650.00 CISR grant for 2001-2002 academic year to complete the study entitled “Organizational Change at Wesleyan Native American Ministries: The Effects of Culture on Communication Practices”

Other Achievements: 
* Vice President (2000-2001) of the Free Speech Interest Group for the Central States Communication Association (and program planner for the interest group for the 2001 convention in Cincinnati). President of Interest group in 2001-2002