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 |