Sarah "Mia" Poston

Sarah Poston, Professor

Sarah Poston

Professor

Speech Communication

postons@cod.edu

(630)942-3296

BIC 2E07H

Professor room number

Office Hours

  • Tuesday, Thursday, BIC2E07H 07:50-09:20 a.m.
  • Wednesday, BIC2E07H 07:50-01:15 p.m.

Areas of Research Interest

  • Interpersonal Communication
  • Mass Communication

Courses Taught

  • SPEECH 1100

Selected Publications, Presentations, Performances, Books

  • Mills, C.B. & Poston, M. (2009). Disability as form of diversity: Lessons from Murderball. Communication Teacher, 23, 87-92
  • Poston, M. (2009, November) The Role of Peer and Family in the Decision to Vaccinate against the Human Papillomavirus: Stable Communication, Changing Demographics. National Communication Association, Chicago, IL.
  • Poston, M. & Riffe, N. (2009, April) Understanding The Closer: Stereotyped Portrayals and Police Detectives. Popular Culture Association Conference, New Orleans, LA.
  • Poston, M. (2007, April) Gay and Lesbian Families in the Media. Panel session at the Southern States Communication Association conference, Savannah, GA.

Education

  • BS in Communication Studies at Illinois State University
  • MA in Communication Studies at the University of Alabama
  • PhD in Mass Communication and Information Sciences at the University of Alabama