Directory

Education

• MA, Ball State University 1992 (English)
• MS, Ball State University 1989 (communication studies)
• BA, Ball State University 1985 (mathematical economics)

Teaching

Public Speaking, public address, argumentation, debate, cross-examination methods, value argumentation, legal principles in academic debate, business communication, communication theory

Publications

Ian Sheeler (2021) “Visual Aids,” in LeBeau, Sheeler, and Sheeler (ed.) Fundamentals of Speech Communication, (Hayden-McNeil, for Macmillan Learning).

Ian Sheeler (2021) “Question of Value,” in LeBeau, Sheeler, and Sheeler (ed.) Fundamentals of Speech Communication, (Hayden-McNeil, for Macmillan Learning).

Academic Interests

• Public Speaking and address
• Argumentation and Debate
• Business communication
• Communication Theory

Service

University

• Committee Member, Awards Committee, Dept of Speech Communication
• Committee Member, Student Affairs Committee, IUPUI
• Committee Member, Constitution and Bylaws Committee, IUPUI
• Committee Member, Budget and Planning Committee, School of Liberal Arts
• Committee Member, Scholarship Committee, School of Liberal Arts

Profession

• Reviewer for panel papers submitted to National Communication Association annual convention, Debate and Forensics Division
• Reviewer for panel papers submitted to Central States Communication Association annual convention, Debate and Forensics Division