Department of Communication

Contact and Overview

Email Address 

gearyjf@appstate.edu

Office Hours

Monday: 8:00-9:00 a.m., and 10:00-11:00am  via Zoom
Wednesday: 8:00-9:00 a.m., and 10:00-11:00am  via Zoom
Friday: 8:00-9:00 a.m., and 10:00-11:00am  via Zoom

And by appointment

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Education

Additional coursework in Counseling, Editing, and Writing at Appalachian State University
M.A., Counselor Education, George Peabody College of Vanderbilt University in Nashville, TN (1973)
B.A., Education, George Peabody College of Vanderbilt University in Nashville, TN (1971)

Teaching

Currently Teaching (Fall 2024)

COM 2618 Intro to Media Publishing

Courses Taught

Intro to Media Publishing
Small Group Communication
Public Speaking
Interpersonal Communication
Persuasion

Teaching Specialties 

Design
Publication
Introduction to Adobe Print programs
Small group communication
Public speaking
Interpersonal communication
Persuasion

Research Specialties

Ancient cultures, specifically the Roman Republic and Celtic cultures of that time.
Teaching strategies

Professional Affiliations and Organizations

Future Problem Solving International
Delta Kappa Gamma
High Country Writers

Publications

Books

• Author, Intro to Digital Media Publishing (Kendall Hunt)
• Getorix: Games of the Underworld, Ingalls Publishing Group, 2011
• Co-author, with Sandra Horton, of Getorix’s World,  curriculum endorsed by the NCDPI & SREB (see below)
• Getorix: The Eagle and The Bull, young adult historical fiction endorsed by the NC Department of Public Instruction (InfoTech, the materials selection guide from the NCDPI, 2008: 2) & Southern Regional Education Bureau’s Educational Technology Cooperative (EvaluTech)
• “Lucretia Mott -- Equality for All,” in What Really Happened in Colonial America: A Collection of  Historical Biographies, compiled by Terri Johnson, Knowledge Quest, Inc. Boring, Or. 2007
• “Quaker Commitment to Education,” African American Education: A Proud Heritage, Cobblestone Publishing Company, Peterborough, NH, 1998.

Internet publications

• “Republican Roman Construction,” on http://romanhistorybooksandmore.freeservers.com/l_rrc1.htm
• “Republican Roman Names,” on http://romanhistorybooksandmore.freeservers.com/l_rrr.htm
• “Buildings of Artificial Stone,” on http://ancienthistory.about.com/library/bl/uc_geary_bas.htm
• “The Palatine,” on http://romanhistorybooksandmore.freeservers.com/l_palatine.htm
• “Big Changes in Ancient Rome,” on http://romanhistorybooksandmore.freeservers.com/l_anctrome.htm