Darlene Drummond, Ph.D. Assistant Professor, Communication Studies

Darlene K. Drummond earned her Ph.D. from the Ohio State University in 2000 and joined the faculty of the Communication Studies Program as an assistant professor in the fall of 2004. She has taught a variety of courses including communication theory, persuasion, interpersonal communication, health communication, research methods and social support in health contexts. Dr. Drummond's research interests include examining social support in the context of chronic illness, ethnographic accounts of health and illness, intra-ethnic and intercultural communication encounters, and exploring the intersections of race, gender, and social class in a variety of contexts including health.

Read a chapter and/or order a copy of Darlene Drummond's latest book, A Diary of Gastric Bypass Surgery: When the Benefits Outweigh the Costs at http://www.sunypress.edu/details.asp?id=61620

Dr. Darlene Drummond
School of Communication
Frances L. Wolfson Building 3020
5100 Brunson Drive
Coral Gables, FL 33146
Phone: (305) 284-5239
E-mail: dkdrummond@miami.edu