Sarah "Mia" Poston

Poston, Sarah

Speech Communication

Professor

Phone: (630) 942-3296

Office Location: BIC 2E07H

Email: postons@cod.edu

Office Hours

• Tuesday, Thursday, BIC2E07H 07:45-09:30 a.m.
• Wednesday, BIC2E07H 07:45-01:00 p.m.

Areas of Research Interest

• Interpersonal Communication
• Mass Communication

Courses Taught

• SPEECH 1100

Selected Publications, Presentations, Performances, Books

• Mills, C.B. & Poston, M. (2009). Disability as form of diversity: Lessons from Murderball. Communication Teacher, 23, 87-92
• Poston, M. (2009, November) The Role of Peer and Family in the Decision to Vaccinate against the Human Papillomavirus: Stable Communication, Changing Demographics. National Communication Association, Chicago, IL.
• Poston, M. & Riffe, N. (2009, April) Understanding The Closer: Stereotyped Portrayals and Police Detectives. Popular Culture Association Conference, New Orleans, LA.
• Poston, M. (2007, April) Gay and Lesbian Families in the Media. Panel session at the Southern States Communication Association conference, Savannah, GA.

Education

• BS in Communication Studies at Illinois State University
• MA in Communication Studies at the University of Alabama
• PhD in Mass Communication and Information Sciences at the University of Alabama