Stephen Klien // Teaching for Learning Center

Stephen Klien

Faculty Fellow - Teaching for Learning Center; Associate Teaching Professor, Director of Undergraduate Studies - Communication

314 Switzler Hall

Phone: (573)-882-0525

Biography

Dr. Stephen A. Klien serves as the Director of Undergraduate Studies for the Department of Communication. He teaches courses in introduction to communication, public speaking, argumentation, and political communication. He also has professional experience in faculty development and is a current Faculty Fellow for MU’s Teaching for Learning Center (T4LC) specializing in the evaluation of teaching. His present research focuses on how the implementation of career exploration assessments in the Communication curriculum improves career self-efficacy and self-determination in undergraduate students. His current work is also focused on the development of training resources for improving the collection, interpretation and use of student feedback survey data by faculty. Past research involves the criticism of contemporary political rhetoric, with particular attention paid to the constitution of public character and citizen agency. This work has focused on the rhetorical construction of ideology and agency by conservative popular media, as well as on the constitution of citizen agency in post-9/11 war films.