Amy Mendes | UWG

Department of Mass Communications School of Communication, Film, and Media

678-839-5527
amendes@wetrh89u8Cstga.edu

Miller Hall - Room 2321
Office Hours
Tuesday 10-2,
Thursday 12-4, and by appt.

Education / Degrees

B.A., Communication, Berry College, 1994
M.A., Communication Studies, West Chester University of Pennsylvania, 2010
Ed.D., Higher Education Administration, University of Alabama, 2023

Course Sections and Syllabi

Fall 2025 Sections

COMM-1100 (Human Communication) Section: E02 external Syllabus via Concourse External Resource
COMM-1100 (Human Communication) Section: 01 external Syllabus via Concourse External Resource
COMM-1100 (Human Communication) Section: 02 external Syllabus via Concourse External Resource
COMM-1100 (Human Communication) Section: 03 external Syllabus via Concourse External Resource
COMM-3320 (Communicating in Groups) Section: 01 external Syllabus via Concourse External Resource

Summer 2025 Sections

COMM-1100 (Human Communication) Section: E01 external Syllabus via Concourse External Resource
COMM-1110 (Public Speaking) Section: E03 external Syllabus via Concourse External Resource
COMM-1110 (Public Speaking) Section: 91 external Syllabus via Concourse External Resource

Spring 2025 Sections

COMM-1100 (Human Communication) Section: E01 external Syllabus via Concourse External Resource
COMM-1100 (Human Communication) Section: E02 external Syllabus via Concourse External Resource
COMM-1100 (Human Communication) Section: 01 external Syllabus via Concourse External Resource
COMM-1100 (Human Communication) Section: 02 external Syllabus via Concourse External Resource
COMM-1100 (Human Communication) Section: 8GG eCore Courses External Resource
COMM-3200 (Rhetorical Theory & Analysis) Section: 01D external Syllabus via Concourse External Resource

Fall 2024 Sections

COMM-1100 (Human Communication) Section: 1TG eCore Courses External Resource
COMM-1100 (Human Communication) Section: 02 external Syllabus via Concourse External Resource
COMM-1100 (Human Communication) Section: 03 external Syllabus via Concourse External Resource
COMM-1100 (Human Communication) Section: 04 external Syllabus via Concourse External Resource
COMM-1110 (Public Speaking) Section: E01 external Syllabus via Concourse External Resource
COMM-3320 (Communicating in Groups) Section: 01 external Syllabus via Concourse External Resource

Summer 2024 Sections

COMM-1100 (Human Communication) Section: E01 external Syllabus via Concourse External Resource
COMM-1110 (Public Speaking) Section: E02 external Syllabus via Concourse External Resource

Spring 2024 Sections

COMM-1100 (Human Communication) Section: E02 external Syllabus via Concourse External Resource
COMM-1100 (Human Communication) Section: E01 external Syllabus via Concourse External Resource
COMM-1100 (Human Communication) Section: 02 external Syllabus via Concourse External Resource
COMM-1110 (Public Speaking) Section: E04 external Syllabus via Concourse External Resource
COMM-1110 (Public Speaking) Section: 02 external Syllabus via Concourse External Resource

Fall 2023 Sections

COMM-1100 (Human Communication) Section: E01 external Syllabus via Concourse External Resource
COMM-1110 (Public Speaking) Section: 01 external Syllabus via Concourse External Resource
COMM-1110 (Public Speaking) Section: 02 external Syllabus via Concourse External Resource
COMM-3340 (Advanced Interpersonal Communi) Section: 01D external Syllabus via Concourse External Resource

Summer 2023 Sections

COMM-1110 (Public Speaking) Section: E02 external Syllabus via Concourse External Resource

Spring 2023 Sections

COMM-1110 (Public Speaking) Section: E07 external Syllabus via Concourse External Resource
COMM-1110 (Public Speaking) Section: 05 external Syllabus via Concourse External Resource
COMM-1110 (Public Speaking) Section: 06 external Syllabus via Concourse External Resource
COMM-1110 (Public Speaking) Section: 07 external Syllabus via Concourse External Resource

Fall 2022 Sections

COMM-1110 (Public Speaking) Section: E02 external Syllabus via Concourse External Resource
COMM-1110 (Public Speaking) Section: 03 external Syllabus via Concourse External Resource
COMM-1110 (Public Speaking) Section: 05 external Syllabus via Concourse External Resource
COMM-1110 (Public Speaking) Section: 07 external Syllabus via Concourse External Resource

Summer 2022 Sections

COMM-1110 (Public Speaking) Section: E02 external Syllabus via Concourse External Resource
COMM-1110 (Public Speaking) Section: E01 external Syllabus via Concourse External Resource

Spring 2022 Sections

COMM-1110 (Public Speaking) Section: 03 external Syllabus via Concourse External Resource
COMM-1110 (Public Speaking) Section: 05 external Syllabus via Concourse External Resource
COMM-1110 (Public Speaking) Section: 07 external Syllabus via Concourse External Resource
COMM-1110 (Public Speaking) Section: 08 external Syllabus via Concourse External Resource
COMM-3330 (Advanced Communication Skills) Section: 80E eMajor Courses External Resource

Fall 2021 Sections

COMM-1110 (Public Speaking) Section: E06 external Syllabus via Concourse External Resource
COMM-1110 (Public Speaking) Section: 03 external Syllabus via Concourse External Resource
COMM-1110 (Public Speaking) Section: 05 external Syllabus via Concourse External Resource
COMM-1110 (Public Speaking) Section: 06 external Syllabus via Concourse External Resource
COMM-1110 (Public Speaking) Section: 07 external Syllabus via Concourse External Resource

Spring 2021 Sections

COMM-1110 (Public Speaking) Section: 05 external Syllabus via Concourse External Resource
COMM-1110 (Public Speaking) Section: 10 external Syllabus via Concourse External Resource

Fall 2020 Sections

COMM-1110 (Public Speaking) Section: 06 external Syllabus via Concourse External Resource
COMM-1110 (Public Speaking) Section: 07 external Syllabus via Concourse External Resource

Publication List

Mendes, A. E. (2023). Plagiarism in Persuasive Speaking: The Influence of Plagiarism Behaviors on Intercollegiate Forensics Competition. (Publication No. 30489677) [Doctoral Dissertation, University of Alabama]. ProQuest Dissertations and Theses Global.

Mendes, A. (2017). “What even is plagiarism?”: Measuring undergraduates’ comprehension of source attribution standards in a Public Speaking class. Proceedings. 86, Spring

Mendes, A. (2016). Digital demagogue: The critical candidacy of Donald J. Trump. Journal of Contemporary Rhetoric. 6:3/4. pp. 62-73

Mendes, A. (2016). A grounded theory of the justification of exclusion. Proceedings. 85.

Mendes, A. (2014). Abuse of evidence in persuasive speaking: an un-conventional solution. National Forensic Journal. 32. pp. 22-28