Justin Eckstein
Associate Professor of Communication
- Professional
- Biography
Education
- Ph.D., Rhetoric and Communication Ethics, University of Denver, 2013
- M.A., Communication Studies, University of Nevada, Las Vegas, 2009
- B.A., International Studies, University of Denver, 2007
Areas of Emphasis or Expertise
- Cultural Studies
- Argumentation
- Sound Studies
Books
- Sound Tactics: The Acoustics of Protest Rhetoric (Penn State University Press 2025) : View Book
- Cookery: On food and rhetorical production (Editor) (Birmingham: University of Alabama Press 2020) : View Book
Accolades
- Faculty Fellows in Deliberative Pedagogy at the Center for Civic Life, James Madison University, 2026-2027
- Faculty Excellence Award in Research, Pacific Lutheran University, 2025
- RCT Fellowship, Rhetoric and Communication Theory Division National Communication Association, 2025
- New Investigator Award, Rhetoric and Communication Theory Division of National Communication Association, 2020
- Jackson Fellow, 2020-2021
- Daniel Rohrer Memorial Outstanding Research Award, American Forensics Association, 2017
Biography
Dr. Eckstein is an Assistant Professor who teaches classes such as Applied Research, Argumentation & Advocacy, Introduction to Communication, and Gender & Communication. Dr. Eckstein’s research explores argumentation and debate. His work has appeared in Communication and Critical/Cultural Studies, The Quarterly Journal of Speech, Western Journal of Communication, Communication Studies, Contemporary Argumentation & Debate, The Journal of Argumentation in Context, Argumentation & Advocacy, and Relevant Rhetoric.