Dr. Scott A. Myers
Professor; Peggy Rardin McConnell Endowed Teaching Chair of Communication Studies,
Categorized As
Areas of Study:
- Instructional Communication
- Organizational Communication
- Positive Communication
Research Interests:
- Teaching as positive communication
- Instructor-student relationships
- Student motives to communicate with and listen to instructors
- Instructor aggressive communication
- Workplace peer relationships
Dr. Myers joined the WVU faculty in 2001 as an Assistant Professor. He is an instructional communication researcher whose projects focus primarily on the role communication plays in the instructor-student relationship, both in and out of the classroom, using experimental, survey, and content analytic research methods. Dr. Myers also is an organizational communication researcher, with a focus on how workplace peers maintain their relationships. At WVU, Dr. Myers was recognized by the Eberly College of Arts and Sciences as a Woodburn Professor from 2005-2007 and as an Outstanding Teacher in both 2010 and 2020. He also received the WVU Foundation Outstanding Teacher award in 2020. Dr. Myers is a past President of the Central States Communication Association, where he also served as the Executive Director from 2004-2006. He is a past editor of three journals: Communication Teacher, Journal of Communication Pedagogy, and Journal of Family Communication.
Education:
- B.A., Illinois State University
- M.A., Illinois State University
- M.A., West Virginia University
- Ph.D., Kent State University
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