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Joseph Velasco, PhD

Assoc Prof of Communication


Curriculum Vitæ

Behavioral & Social Sciences
LH 307   C-157
432 837 8370
jvelasco@sulross.edu

As President of the Texas Council of Faculty Senates, Dr. Joseph Velasco helps oversee the largest statewide federation of faculty governance leadership in the United States. Under his direction, the Texas Council of Faculty Senates coordinates, supports, and represents faculty governance organizations primarily in matters of professional standards and academic responsibility to government and other bodies. In addition to his service to TCFS, Dr. Velasco is an active member of the American Association of University Professors, the Texas Association of College Teachers, and the National Council of Faculty Senates.

 

Dr. Velasco has higher education leadership experience at the university, system, state, and national levels. He is a founding executive board member of the National Council of Faculty Senates; and, as an external consultant, assists with the Texas A&M University System Assembly of Faculty Senates – a systemwide faculty governance body. He served two terms as President of the Texas State University System Council of Faculty Senates. At Sul Ross State University, he served two terms as President of the Faculty Assembly, and he served as a department chair for two different departments: (1) Industrial Technology and (2) Criminal Justice & Homeland Security.

 

Rooted in the social sciences and humanistic inquiry, Dr. Velasco holds a PhD in Communication Studies from the University of Denver, as well as a master’s degree in Communication and English from Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi, and a Communication & Spanish double-major and Biology minor from the University of New Mexico.

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 ACADEMIC ADMINISTRATIVE MISSION

 

·       To support faculty in the execution of teaching, research, and service by

o   promoting academic freedom,

o   encouraging faculty professional development,

o   advocating for faculty resources,

o   cultivating a culture of effective communication and shared governance.

·       To effectively represent Sul Ross State University

·       To serve as a leader and role model across all Sul Ross campuses, local communities, the state of Texas, the nation, and our international border with Mexico

 

PRIMARY RESEARCH INTERESTS (Quantitative and Qualitative)

           

·       Emotion within Family Contexts

·       Families in Crisis

·       Family Communication

·       Cognitive influences on communication

·       Communication Education

·       Higher Education




Spring 2024

COMM 1315 001   Public Speaking        
 | Student Evaluation
COMM 1318 001   Interpersonal Communication        
 | Student Evaluation
COMM 1320 001   Business and Prof Comm        
 | Student Evaluation
COMM 3309 001   Family Communication        
 | Student Evaluation
COMM 5304 H01   Speech Comm. Wrkshp Family Com        
 | Student Evaluation



Fall 2023

COMM 1315 001   Public Speaking        
COMM 1320 001   Business and Prof Comm        
COMM 2309 001   Communication & Sport        
COMM 3311 001   Gender Communication        
COMM 5304 001   Workshop: Gender Communication        
 | Student Evaluation



Summer 2023

PSY 4109 205   McNair Research        
 | Student Evaluation
PSY 4109 206   McNair Research        
 | Student Evaluation



Spring 2023

COMM 1315 001   Public Speaking        
COMM 1320 001   Business and Prof Comm        
COMM 3315 001   Organizational Communication        
COMM 4305 001   Relational Communication        
 | Student Evaluation
COMM 4310 001   Senior Capstone        
 | Student Evaluation
COMM 5304 003   Relational Communication        
 | Student Evaluation



Fall 2022

COMM 1315 001   Public Speaking        
COMM 1320 001   Business and Prof Comm        
COMM 1335 001   Intro to Comm Studies        
COMM 3309 001   Family Communication        
COMM 5304 002   Family Communication        



Spring 2022

COMM 1315 002   Public Speaking        
 | Student Evaluation
COMM 1320 001   Business and Prof Comm        
COMM 4301 001   Persuasion        
 | Student Evaluation
COMM 4302 001   Comm Theory & Research        
 | Student Evaluation
COMM 4310 001   Senior Capstone        
 | Student Evaluation
COMM 5304 001   Communication Theory & Researc        
COMM 5304 002   Persuasion        
COMM 5305 W01   Indiv Studies in Speech Comm        
 | Student Evaluation



Fall 2021

COMM 1315 W01   Public Speaking        
COMM 1320 W01   Business and Prof Comm        
COMM 2309 W01   Communication & Sport        
COMM 3311 001   Gender Communication        
COMM 4310 001   Senior Capstone        
 | Student Evaluation
COMM 5304 001   Gender Communication        
 | Student Evaluation
COMM 5305 W01   Relational Communication        
 | Student Evaluation