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College of Arts and Sciences

Dr. Chad Woolard

Instructional Assistant Professor
School of Communication
Office
Fell Hall - FEL 422
Office Phone
(309) 438-8270office
phone
Email
cewoola@ilstu.eduemail
  • About
  • Education
  • Research

Current Courses

210.001Communication And Critical Thinking

201.001Communication And Social Issues

110.013Communication As Critical Inquiry

110.085Communication As Critical Inquiry

128.004Gender In The Humanities

Ph D Higher Education Adminstration

Illinois State University
Normal, IL

MS Communication

Illinois State University
Normal, IL

BFA Communication

Emporia State University
Emporia, KS

Book, Authored

Woolard, C. (2017). Engaging civic engagement: Framing the civic education movement in higher education. Lanham, MD: Lexington Books.

Book, Chapter

Woolard, C. (2018). Media literacy for political cognition in higher education: A solution centered approach. In J. Cubbage (Ed.), Handbook of research on media literacy in higher education environments (pp. 305-335). Hershey, PA: IGI Global.
Hunt, S. K., and Woolard, C. E. (2016). Service learning and innovative pedagogies. In P. L. Witt (Ed.), Handbooks of Communication Science: Vol. 16. Communication and Learning (pp. 527-552). Berlin, Germany: DeGruyter Mouton.

Journal Article

Woolard, C., & Hunt, S. K. (2019). Incorporating political engagement in general education: An examination of the effects of participation in a political research action project on students’ perceived relevance, efficacy, political understanding, and political engagement skills. Journal of General Education, 68, 54-74. doi:10.5325/jgeneeduc.68.1-2.0054

Presentations

Building Civic Connections for Students: Designing Courses for Civic and Political Engagement. 2023 University Teaching and Learning Symposium. Illinois State University. (2023)

Woolard, C. E., & Hunt, S. K. (2020, April). Incorporating political engagement in the basic course: An examination of the effects of participation in a political research action project on students’ perceived relevance, efficacy, political understanding, and political engagement. Paper accepted for presentation at the annual meeting of the Central States Communication Association, Chicago, IL. (Conference canceled) (Top 5 Paper, Communication Education Interest Group)



Hunt, S. K., Lippert, L. R., Woolard, C., & Carpenter, N. (2018, June). Integrating civic learning outcomes across all majors in a school of communication. Presented at the annual Civic Learning and Democratic Engagement conference, Anaheim, CA.
Hunt, S. K., Carpenter, N., Lippert, L. R., Woolard, C. E., Hantzis, D. M., & Bodary, D. L. (2017, November). Civic engagement in communication pedagogy: Theories, practices, and new techniques to foster student civic learning. Presented at the annual meeting of the National Communication Association, Dallas, TX.