Shannon E. Bates M.A., M.Div., Ph.D.

Associate Professor of Communication

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EDUCATION:

• Ph.D., Regent University
• M.Div., Fuller Theological Seminary
• M.A., Speech Communication, University of Illinois
• B.A., Communications, Arizona State University

CAREER HISTORY:

• Highline Community College, Instructor, 13 years

COURSES:

• Introduction to Oral Communication
• Public Speaking
• Bible and Culture
• College Success

ACADEMIC INTERESTS:

• Communication Education
• Rhetoric
• Spiritual Communication
• Practical Thelogy

PROFESSIONAL PRESENTATIONS:
Shannon Proctor has conducted workshops for a variety of groups including the Federal Bureau of Prisons, respiratory care and paralegal students, chambers of commerce, and Christian communication students. Topics include leadership, group dynamics, job interviewing, public speaking and interpersonal communication. Shannon served as the lead corporate trainer for a logistics company and facilitated numerous workshops on communication in the workplace.

Co-authored paper Celebrity Influence Subverted in “I am Second”: An Invitation to Understanding at the National Communication Association Convention, Dallas (November 2017) 

HOBBIES/INTERESTS:
Running, hiking, swimming, biking, reading fiction and nonfiction, and good conversation over good food.

FAVORITE SCRIPTURE:
Matthew 6:33 “But seek first his kingdom and his righteousness, and all these things will be given to you as well.”