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

678-839-5527
amendes@westga.edu

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

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

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

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