Jeffrey P. Mehltretter Drury

EDUCATION

Doctor of Philosophy, University of Wisconsin, Madison, Wisconsin, 2008

Communication Arts, Rhetoric, Emphasis: Political Rhetoric and Public Deliberation

Dissertation Committee: Robert Asen (Chair), Stephen E. Lucas, Susan Zaeske, Robert Howard, and Dhavan Shah (Journalism and Mass Communication)

Master of Arts, Northern Illinois University, DeKalb, Illinois, 2003

Communication, Emphasis: Political Rhetoric

Bachelor of Arts, Northern Illinois University, DeKalb, Illinois, 2001

Communication, Emphasis: Organizational Communication; Minors: Marketing & Spanish

ACADEMIC APPOINTMENTS

Associate Professor, Rhetoric, Wabash College, 2017-Present

Assistant Professor, Rhetoric, Wabash College, 2013-2017

Visiting Assistant Professor, Rhetoric, Wabash College, 2012-2013

Assistant Professor, Communication & Dramatic Arts, Central Michigan University, 2008-2013

Instructor, Communication Arts & Sciences, The Pennsylvania State University, Summer 2009

Instructor and Graduate Assistant, Communication Arts, University of Wisconsin, 2003-2008

Instructor and Graduate Assistant, Communication, Northern Illinois University, 2001-2003

TEACHING EXPERIENCE

Wabash College

Public Speaking (RHE 101)

Argumentation and Debate (RHE 140)

Political Debate (RHE 143, 1/2 credit)

Legal Debate (RHE 145, 1/2 credit)

Reasoning and Advocacy (RHE 201)

Special Topic: Strategic Communication (RHE 270) 

Special Topic: National Identity, Public Opinion, and Rhetoric (RHE 270)

Special Topic: Social Movements in the United States (RHE 270; co-taught and cross-listed with Political Science Department)

Special Topic: U.S. Presidential Rhetoric (RHE 370)

Special Topic: Rhetoric and Identity (RHE 370)

Special Topic: Theorizing Rhetoric/What Is "Rhetoric"? (RHE 370)

Senior Seminar in Rhetoric (RHE 497; co-taught)

Freshman Colloquium: Enduring Questions (FRC)

Freshman Tutorial: Hamilton: An American Musical & the Liberal Arts (FRT)

Central Michigan University

Introduction to Communication (COM 101)

Introduction to Debate (COM 267 and COM 267L)

Introduction to Research in Communication (COM 301)

Public Speaking (COM 357 and COM 357H)

Persuasion and Social Influence (COM 365)

Political Communication (Undergraduate and Graduate Level, COM 527)

Rhetorical Criticism (Graduate Level, COM 750)

The Pennsylvania State University

Public Speaking (CAS 100A)

University of Wisconsin, Madison
Public Speaking (CA 100 & 105)

Communication and Human Behavior (Teaching Assistant, CA 260)

Argumentation and Debate (CA 262)

Rhetoric of Religion (Teaching Assistant, CA 374)

Presidential Rhetoric (CA 470)

Northern Illinois University

Public Speaking (COMS 100)

Rhetoric and the Media (Teaching Assistant, COMS 230)

Argumentation and Debate (COMS 305)

Forensics coach, competitive policy debate

PUBLICATIONS

Books

Drury, Jeffrey P. Mehltretter, and Sara A. Mehltretter Drury, eds. Rhetoric, Politics, and Hamilton: An American Musical. No. 48, Frontiers in Political Communication Series. New York: Peter Lang Publishing, 2021.

Drury, Jeffrey P. Mehltretter. Argumentation in Everyday Life. Thousand Oaks, CA: SAGE Publications, Inc., 2019.

Drury, Jeffrey P. Mehltretter. Speaking with the People's Voice: How Presidents Invoke Public Opinion. No. 23, Presidential Rhetoric and Political Communication Series. College Station: Texas A&M University Press, 2014.

Peer Reviewed Articles & Book Chapters

Drury, Sara A. Mehltretter Drury, Jeffrey P. Mehltretter Drury, and Henry Egan. “Introduction: Hamilton as Cultural and Rhetorical Phenomenon” In Rhetoric, Politics, and Hamilton: An American Musical. Edited by Jeffrey P. Mehltretter Drury and Sara A. Mehltretter Drury. New York: Peter Lang Publishing, 2021. 

Drury, Jeffrey P. Mehltretter. “Political Niceties and Rap in Hamilton.” In Rhetoric, Politics, and Hamilton: An American Musical. Edited by Jeffrey P. Mehltretter Drury and Sara A. Mehltretter Drury. New York: Peter Lang Publishing, 2021. 

Drury, Jeffrey P. Mehltretter, Nicholas S. Paliewicz, and Sara A. Mehltretter Drury. “Argument Pedagogy for Everyday Life.” Journal of Communication Pedagogy 2 (2019): 37-42.

Drury, Jeffrey P. Mehltretter. “Beyond ‘Rhetorical Agency’: Skutnik’s Story in the 1982 State of the Union Address.” Western Journal of Communication 82 (2018): 40-58. 

Drury, Jeffrey P. Mehltretter, and Cole A. Crouch. “Robert F. Kennedy, ‘Statement on the Death of Reverend Martin Luther King, Rally in Indianapolis, Indiana’ (4 April 1968) and Robert F. Kennedy, ‘Remarks at the Cleveland City Club’ (5 April 1968).” Voices of Democracy 11 (2016): 1-24. Online, 2017.

Drury, Sara A. Mehltretter, and Jeffrey P. Mehltretter Drury. “Engagement through the Oval Office: Presidential Rhetoric as Civic Education.” In Civic Education in the Twenty-First Century:  A Multi-Dimensional Inquiry. Edited by Michael T. Rogers and Donald Gooch. Lanham, MD: Lexington Books, 2015.

Drury, Jeffrey P. Mehltretter. “The Rhetoric of Rogue Ethos: Chris Christie’s Swing from ‘Boss’ to ‘Bully.’” Journal of Contemporary Rhetoric 4 (2014): 19-38.

Drury, Jeffrey P. “Paul Potter, ‘The Incredible War’ (17 April 1965).” Voices of Democracy 4 (2009): 23-40. Online, 2009.

Conference Proceedings

Drury, Jeff. “Constructing the Bandwagon: Invocations of Public Opinion in Presidential

Rhetoric.” In Concerning Argument: Selected Papers from the 15th Biennial Conference on Argumentation, edited by Scott Jacobs, 192-200. Washington D.C.: National Communication Association, 2009.

Book Reviews

Drury, Jeffrey P. Mehltretter. Review of The Bully Pulpit, Presidential Speeches, and the Shaping of Public Policy, edited by Jeffrey S. Ashley and Marla J. Jarmer. Presidential Studies Quarterly 48 (2018): 626-28.

Drury, Jeffrey P. Mehltretter. Review of Political Rhetoric, by Mary E. Stuckey. Rhetoric & Public Affairs 21 (2018): 371-74.

Drury, Jeffrey P. Mehltretter. Review of The Great Silent Majority: Nixon’s 1969 Speech on Vietnamization, by Karlyn Kohrs Campbell. Quarterly Journal of Speech 101 (2016): 95-98.

Drury, Jeffrey P. Mehltretter. Review of Delivering the People's Message: The Changing Politics of the Presidential Mandate by Julia Azari. Perspectives on Politics 13 (2015): 858-59.

CONFERENCE PRESENTATIONS

Drury, Jeffrey P. Mehltretter. “Argument Pedagogy for Political Survival.” Session Chair and Organizer at the National Communication Association annual convention, Baltimore, MD, November 2019. 

Drury, Jeffrey P. Mehltretter. “Is Cogent Argumentation Possible Through Social Media?” Presented at the National Communication Association/American Forensic Association Summer Conference on Argumentation, Alta, UT, August 2019. 

Drury, Jeffrey P. Mehltretter. “The Importance of Politics to Public Health in ‘Pandemic Legacy.’” Presented at the National Communication Association annual convention, Salt Lake City, UT, November 2018.

Drury, Jeffrey P. Mehltretter. “‘I’d Rather be Divisive than Indecisive’: Argumentation Lessons from Hamilton: An American Musical.” Presented at the International Society for the Study of Argumentation conference, Amsterdam, Netherlands, July 2018.

Drury, Jeffrey P. Mehltretter. “Blue Sky Workshop: Argumentation in a World of Alternative Facts and Echo Chambers.” Presented at the International Communication Association annual convention, Prague, Czech Republic, May 2018.

Drury, Jeffrey P. Mehltretter, and Cole A. Crouch. “Creating a New World: Robert F. Kennedy’s Prophecy in Indianapolis and Cleveland.” Presented at the Central States Communication Association annual convention, Minneapolis, MN, March 2017.

Drury, Jeffrey P. Mehltretter. “Telling Skutnik’s Story: Agency, Politics, and the 1982 State of the Union Address.” Presented at the Central States Communication Association annual convention, Grand Rapids, April 2016.

Drury, Jeffrey P. Mehltretter. “The Phantom of the Campaign: Romney’s Use of Bill Clinton as Political Endorsement.” Presented at the National Communication Association annual convention, Las Vegas, November 2015.

Drury, Jeffrey P. Mehltretter. “The Rhetoric of Rogue Ethos: Chris Christie’s Swing from ‘Boss’ to ‘Bully.’” Presented at the Central States Communication Association annual convention, Madison, April 2015.

Drury, Sara A. M., and Jeffrey P. Mehltretter Drury. “Engagement through the Oval Office: Presidential Rhetoric as Civic Education.” Presented at the National Communication Association Convention, Chicago, November 2014.

Drury, Jeffrey P. Mehltretter. “Situated Discourses of Citizenship: Presidential Discourses of Citizenship.” Invited panelist for preconference seminar at the National Communication Association Convention, Washington D.C., November 2013.

Drury, Jeffrey P. Mehltretter. “The Flip Flop Phenomenon: John Kerry and the Politics of Changing One’s Mind.” Presented at the National Communication Association Convention, Orlando, November 2012.

Drury, Jeffrey P. Mehltretter. “The Voice of the People: Political Rhetoric and Representation.” Presented at the National Communication Association Convention, New Orleans, November 2011.

Drury, Jeffrey P. Mehltretter. “Leadership Lessons from the 1960s Student Movement.” Presented at the CMU Leadership Institute’s Connections Leadership Conference, Traverse City, Michigan, November 2011.

Drury, Jeffrey P. Mehltretter. “A Time for Judging: President Barack Obama and the Crisis in Cairo.” Presented at the National Communication Association Convention, San Francisco, November 2010. *Top Paper Panel, Public Address Division

Asen, Robert, and Jeffrey Drury. “The Problems and Challenges Associated with and Strategies for Teaching Students to Analyze Controversies, Social Movements, Discursive Formations, and Similar Critical Objects.” Invited presentation at the National Communication Association Summer Conference on Teaching Rhetorical Criticism & Critical Inquiry, Puget Sound, July 2010.

Drury, Jeffrey. “The Limitations of ‘the System’: Paul Potter’s Public Sphere and the 1965 March on Washington.” Presented at the National Communication Association Convention, San Diego, November 2008. *Top Paper Panel, American Studies Division

Drury, Jeffrey. “A Good Offense Is the Best Defense: President Bush’s Address on December 18, 2005.” Presented at the National Communication Association Convention, San Diego, November 2008.

Drury, Jeffrey. “Patriot Models in Contemporary Presidential Rhetoric.” Presented at the Rhetoric Society of America Biennial Conference, Seattle, May 2008.

Drury, Jeffrey. “‘Othering’ Us: The Internal Function of Neocolonialism.” Presented at the National Communication Association Convention, Chicago, November 2007. *Top Student Paper Panel, Rhetorical and Communication Theory Division

Drury, Jeffrey. “Scaling the Ivory Tower: Considering Academics as Experts.” Presented at the National Communication Association Convention, Chicago, November 2007.

Drury, Jeffrey. “Constructing the Bandwagon: Invocations of Public Opinion in Presidential Rhetoric.” Presented at the Alta Summer Conference on Argumentation, Alta, UT, August 2007.

Drury, Jeffrey. “Failing the Family Assistance Plan: Nixon's Rhetorical Attempt at Converting Valued Vision into Passed Policy.” Presented at the National Communication Association Convention, San Antonio, November 2006.

Drury, Jeffrey. “From Illumination to Opinion Polls: The Monotonization of Public Opinion.” Presented at the National Communication Association Convention, San Antonio, November 2006.

Drury, Jeffrey. “The Politics of Neocolonial Power: Joining Postcolonial and Deliberative Theories.” Presented at the NCA National Honors Doctoral Seminar, Purdue University, July 2006.

Drury, Jeffrey. “Presidential Publicity: Refeudalizing the American Public Sphere.” Presented at the Rhetoric Society of America Biennial Conference, Memphis, May 2006.

Drury, Jeffrey. “Theorizing Rhetorical Excellence: Rhetoric as Ethical Ends.” Presented at the National Communication Association Convention, Boston, November 2005.

Drury, Jeffrey. “The Hills Are Not For Sale: The Supreme Court’s Representation of the Sioux in the Black Hills Dispute.” Presented at the National Communication Association Convention, Boston, November 2005.

Drury, Jeffrey. “‘Rogue’ Construction: Presidential Neocolonial Discourse about North Korea.” Presented at the National Communication Association Convention, Chicago, November 2004.

Drury, Jeffrey. “Remembering Epideictic: The Classical Conception and its Contemporary Forms.” Presented at the National Communication Association Convention, Chicago, November 2004.

GUEST LECTURES AND PUBLIC PRESENTATIONS

Tweedy, Ayanna, and Jeffrey P. Mehltretter Drury. “Creating an Inclusive Classroom Environment.” Presentation as part of the Teaching & Learning Committee Opening Workshop, Wabash College, August 2021. 

Drury, Jeffrey P. Mehltretter. “Free Speech and Social Media.” Presentation as part of the Free Speech Discussion Group, Wabash Democracy and Public Discourse, Wabash College, October 2020. 

Drury, Sara A. Mehltretter, and Jeffrey P. Mehltretter Drury. “Should You Watch This Year’s Presidential Debates?” Chapel Talk, Wabash College, September 2020. 

Drury, Jeffrey P. Mehltretter, and Simon Hacker. “Communication & Marketing Strategies.” Presented as part of training for the COVID-19 Action Response & Education (CARE) Team, undergraduate health ambassadors, Wabash College, August 2020. 

Drury, Sara A. Mehltretter, and Jeffrey P. Mehltretter Drury. “Facilitative Leadership and Civic Engagement.” Presentation at James Madison University in Florence, Florence, Italy, Spring 2018.

Drury, Jeffrey P. Mehltretter, and Cole Crouch. “Robert F. Kennedy’s Prophetic Vision in Indianapolis and Cleveland.” Presentation for the Ides of August, Wabash College, Fall 2016.

Drury, Jeffrey P. Mehltretter, and Ross Sponsler. “Illumination and the Rhetorical Nature of Public Opinion: Preliminary Findings.” Presentation for the Ides of August, Wabash College, Fall 2015.

Drury, Jeffrey P. Mehltretter. “The Privilege of Privilege.” Chapel Talk, Wabash College, Fall 2014.

Drury, Jeffrey P. Mehltretter. “A Gentleman E-m@iler.” Presentation for First Annual Wabash Igniting Career and Community Involvement (WICCI) Talks, Wabash College, Fall 2014.

Drury, Jeffrey P. Mehltretter. “‘What’s Going On? The Function of Music in the 1960s Student Movement.” Presentation for Wally Tunes, the Fifth Annual Alumni-Faculty-Staff Symposium on the Liberal Arts, Wabash College, Spring 2014.

Drury, Jeffrey P. Mehltretter. “Driving the Bandwagon: Modern Presidents Speak About Public Opinion.” Presentation for the Humanities Colloquium, Wabash College, Fall 2013.

Drury, Jeffrey P. Mehltretter. “How the Comeback Kid Came Back: Obama and Romney’s Use of Bill Clinton in the 2012 Presidential Campaign.” Presentation for the Ides of August, Wabash College, Fall 2013.

Drury, Jeffrey. “Paul Potter’s Public Sphere.” Invited presentation for CA 667: The History of American Public Address, Dr. Susan Zaeske, University of Wisconsin, Fall 2006.

Drury, Jeffrey and Michelle Murray. “Blast Off to Public Speaking Success.” Invited presentation for the School of Education Senior Honors Seminar, University of Wisconsin, Fall 2006.

Drury, Jeffrey. “Public Speaking Strategies.” Invited presentation for Wisconsin Union Directorate, University of Wisconsin, Spring 2006.

Zite, Jamie, and Jeffrey Drury. “Reproductive Rights: A Mock Debate.” Staged debate presented to the Women’s Studies Program, Northern Illinois University, Fall 2001.

AWARDS, GRANTS, AND FELLOWSHIPS

Humanities Division Research Internship ($3000), 2016. For hiring student intern to research Robert F. Kennedy’s rhetoric about the death of Martin Luther King, Jr. Resulted in co-authored article published in Voices of Democracy.

Byron K. Trippet Summer Stipend and Research Fund, Wabash College ($4000), 2015. For hiring student intern to research accounts of public opinion expression in historical newspaper databases.

Byron K. Trippet Summer Stipend and Research Fund, Wabash College ($4000), 2014. For indexing Speaking with the People’s Voice, attendance at the 2014 Institute for Faculty Development, and access to electronic newspaper databases.

“Civic Engagement and Deliberation: Exploring a Center for Democracy and Public Discourse,” Great Lakes College Association New Directions Initiative Grant ($10,970), 2013-2014. Co-PIs: Todd McDorman, Jennifer Abbott, Sara A. Mehltretter Drury, and Jill Lamberton.

Dean’s Discretionary Fund, College of Communication and Fine Arts, Central Michigan University ($500), 2011. For attending the National Communication Association Convention, November 2011.

Faculty Research and Creative Endeavors Premier Display Grant, Office of Research and Sponsored Programs, Central Michigan University ($1000), 2011. For attending the National Communication Association Convention, 2010.

Top Three Paper, Public Address Division, National Communication Association, 2010. For “A Time for Judging: President Barack Obama and the Crisis in Cairo.”

Faculty Research and Creative Endeavors Premier Display Grant, Office of Research and Sponsored Programs, Central Michigan University ($500), 2009. For attending the National Communication Association Convention, 2008.

Top Four Paper, American Studies Division, National Communication Association, 2008. For “The Limitations of ‘the System’: Paul Potter’s Public Sphere and the 1965 March on Washington.”

Dean’s Discretionary Fund, College of Communication and Fine Arts, Central Michigan University ($200), 2008. For attending the Public Address Conference, September 2008.

Top Four Student Paper, Rhetorical and Communication Theory Division, National Communication Association, 2007. For “‘Othering’ Us: The Internal Function of Neocolonialism.”

McCarty Dissertation Fellowship, Graduate Research Award, Department of Communication Arts, University of Wisconsin ($2000), 2007.

Frankenberger Memorial Fund Research Scholarship, Graduate Research Award, Department of Communication Arts, University of Wisconsin ($200), 2007.

Vilas Travel Grant, Travel Award, Graduate Student Collaborative, University of Wisconsin ($600), 2006, 2007. For attending the National Communication Association Conventions, 2006 and 2007.

NCA Honors Doctoral Seminar, competitively selected participant, Purdue University, 2006.

Helen K. Herman Memorial Fund Scholarship, Graduate Award, Department of Communication Arts, University of Wisconsin ($400), 2006.

McCarty Pre-Dissertation Fellowship, Graduate Research Award, Department of Communication Arts, University of Wisconsin ($500), 2004.

Outstanding Graduate Teaching Award, International Communication Association, Northern Illinois University, 2003.

ADVISING

Thesis Committee Chair

Cassandra Bird, M.A., Central Michigan University, 2011.

Thesis Committee Member

Richard Agee, M.A., Central Michigan University, 2013.

John Price, M.A., Central Michigan University, 2012.

Darrel Farmer, M.A., Central Michigan University, 2010.

Anne Marie Hartman, M.A., Central Michigan University, 2010.

Nicholas Paliewicz, M.A., Central Michigan University, 2010.

Erin Smith, M.A., Central Michigan University, 2009.

Independent Study Director, Graduate

Cassandra Bird, Teaching Assistant, COM 365, Central Michigan University, Spring 2011.

Darrel Farmer, Teaching Assistant, COM 365, Central Michigan University, Spring 2010.

Independent Study Director, Undergraduate

Brad Cullison, higher education marketing strategies, Wabash College, Spring 2019

Craig Brainard, research on narrative modes of advocacy, Wabash College, Spring 2015.

Mason Zurek, research on press coverage of fraternity tragedies, Wabash College, Fall 2014.

Jeremy Wentzel, research on advocacy and civic engagement, Wabash College, Fall 2013.

Alexandra Brady, research on nonverbal communication and power in the courtroom, Central Michigan University, Spring 2012.

DEPARTMENT SERVICE

Speech Tutor Supervisor, Department of Rhetoric, Wabash College, Fall 2013-Spring 2017, Fall 2018-Spring 2019, Spring 2020-Present. 

Moot Court Organizer, Department of Rhetoric, Wabash College, Fall 2019, Fall 2021. 

Judge, annual Moot Court Contest, Wabash College, 2012-2016, 2018, 2020. 

Faculty Advisor, Lambda Pi Eta, Alpha Gamma Nu Chapter, Wabash College, Fall 2018-Spring 2019.

Faculty Advisor, Parliamentary Union, intercollegiate competitive debate organization, Wabash College, Fall 2012-Spring 2017.

Department Chair, Department of Rhetoric, Wabash College, Fall 2015-Summer 2016.

Judge, annual Moot Court Contest, Wabash College, 2012-2016, 2018.

Member, Comprehensive Examination Committee, Department of Communication and Dramatic Arts, Central Michigan University, Fall 2010-Spring 2012.

Director of Graduate Studies, Department of Communication and Dramatic Arts, Central Michigan University, Fall 2009-Spring 2010.

Colloquium Assistant, assisted with planning and execution of weekly rhetoric area colloquium under the direction of Dr. Robert Howard, University of Wisconsin, Fall 2007.

Judge, Communication Arts 100 Speech Contest, biannual contest for outstanding students enrolled in CA100, University of Wisconsin, Fall 2004, Fall 2005-Spring 2008.

DIVISION, COLLEGE, AND UNIVERSITY SERVICE

Co-Chair, First Year Experience Program, Wabash College, Fall 2021-Present. 

Lilly Scholarship Selection Committee, Wabash College, Fall 2020-Present. 

Parliamentarian, Faculty Meetings, Wabash College, Fall 2014-Spring 2017, Fall 2019-Present. 

Faculty Visitor to the Board of Trustees, Wabash College, Fall 2019-Summer 2021. 

Building Manager, Fine Arts Center, Wabash College, Fall 2018-Summer 2021. 

Member, Admissions Committee, Wabash College, Fall 2018-Summer 2021. 

Faculty Co-Advisor (with Sara Drury), Newman Club, Wabash College, Fall 2018-Spring 2021. 

Supervisor, Public Health Campaign Internship, Wabash College, Summer 2020. Supervised two student interns, who researched persuasive health campaigns and created a peer-to-peer student campaign to reduce risk of COVID-19 on campus for Fall 2020 semester. 

Member, Language Studies Student Learning Outcomes Committee, Spring 2020. 

Member, Business Minor Committee, Wabash College, Fall 2016-Spring 2017, Fall 2018-Spring 2020. 

Mock Class, “Good Arguments in a World of Fake News and Echo Chambers,” presented to prospective students, Wabash College, Fall 2019. 

Lead instructor and co-planner (with Roland Morin), Marketing Immersion Program, Wabash College, Fall 2015-2019. The 2019 iteration of the program involved a three-day Professional Immersion Experience in Los Angeles, CA. 

Member and Chair, Faculty Athletics Committee, Wabash College, Fall 2016-Spring 2017. 

Member, Pre-Law Committee, Wabash College, Fall 2013-Spring 2017. 

Faculty Associate, “Encouraging Science Communication in the Wabash College Chemistry Department,” National Science Foundation IUSE grant, 2015-2017. 

Member, Faculty, Alumni, and Staff Symposium Committee, Wabash College, Fall 2014-Spring 2017 (ad hoc Marketing Committee, 2015-2016). 

Secretary and Member, Academic Policy Committee, Wabash College, Fall 2014-Spring 2015. 

Member, Albert M. Gavit Scholarship Committee, Wabash College, Fall 2013-Spring 2015. 

Member, Dill Grant Committee, Wabash College, Fall 2013-Spring 2014. 

Scribe, Division II (Humanities), Wabash College, Fall 2013-Spring 2014. 

Member, Speak Up, Speak Out Organizing Committee, Central Michigan University, Summer 2010-Spring 2013.

Faculty Advisor, Golden Key International Honour Society, Central Michigan University Chapter, Spring 2009-Spring 2013.

Member, Master of Science in Administration (MSA) Council, Central Michigan University, Fall 2010-Spring 2012.

Speech Communication Advisor, McNair Scholars Program, Central Michigan University, Spring 2009-Fall 2010.

PROFESSIONAL SERVICE

Editorial Board, Voices of Democracy: The U.S. Oratory Project, http://www.voicesofdemocracy.umd.edu, Spring 2009-Present.

Ad hoc Reviewer, Western Journal of Communication, 2018, 2020-2021 (2 manuscripts)

Respondent, “Surviving Silence: Rhetorical Analyses of Structural Inequalities and Their Remedies,” National Communication Association annual convention, Baltimore, 2019 

Ad hoc Reviewer, Communication Quarterly, 2017-2018 (3 manuscripts)

Ad hoc Reviewer, Congress & the Presidency, 2017 (1 manuscript)

Reviewer, Public Address Division, National Communication Association, reviewed submissions for the annual convention, 2011-2012, 2014-2016.

Reviewer, Political Communication Division, National Communication Association, reviewed submissions for the annual convention, 2007-2010, 2014-2016.

Respondent, “Political Communication from around the World,” National Communication Association Convention, Chicago, 2014.

Respondent, “Political Activism Before and During the Iraq War,” Central States Communication Association Convention, Madison, 2008.

Reviewer, Rhetorical and Communication Theory Division, National Communication Association, reviewed submissions for the annual convention, 2006.

COMMUNITY SERVICE

Court Appointed Special Advocate (CASA) for children, Montgomery County, Indiana, Fall 2018-Present.

Registrar, COVID-19 Vaccine Clinic, Montgomery County, Indiana, 2021. 

Facilitator, “Debate Watch 2020,” Wabash College, September 29, 2020, October 7, 2020, and October 22, 2020. 

Co-Facilitator, “Debate Watch 2016,” Wabash College, September 26, 2016, October 4, 2016, October 9, 2016, and October 19, 2016.

Co-Facilitator, “Flash Discussion: Obama’s State of the Union Address,” Wabash College, January 28, 2014.

Co-Planner and Discussion Facilitator, “Community Conversation on Substance Abuse,” Montgomery County, Indiana, November 6, 2013.

Co-Facilitator, “Flash Discussion: Obama’s Speech on Syria,” Wabash College, September 10, 2013.

Co-Facilitator, “DebateWatch 2012,” Wabash College, October 3, 2012, October 16, 2012, and October 22, 2012.

Moderator, “Elections 2012: The Power of the Primaries,” Speak Up, Speak Out: The Current Events Series, Central Michigan University, March 27, 2012.

Panelist, “BP and the Big Spill: At What Cost Oil?” Speak Up, Speak Out: The Current Events Series, Central Michigan University, September 15, 2010.

Panelist, "Un-spin that Sound Bite! Let's Analyze the Campaign Talk,” Speak Up, Speak Out: The Current Event Series, Central Michigan University, September 16, 2008.

PUBLIC MEDIA

Drury, Jeff. “Intense Political Discourse a Necessary Part of Democracy.” CM Life (CMU student newspaper), 12 January 2011, 6A. Print & Online. http://www.cm-life.com/2011/01/12/letter-political-discourse-may-get-nasty-but-is-always-necessary.

Drury, Jeff. “Traditions and Changes,” CM Life (CMU student newspaper), 16 January 2009.

Print & Online. https://www.cm-life.com/article/2009/01/traditionsandchanges.

Drury, Jeff. “Election Podcast.” Audio podcast, CMU Channel, 24 September 2008.

PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT

Participant, Book Group Discussion of Kathleen A. Ross, Breakthrough Strategies: Classroom-Based Practices to Support New Majority College Students (Harvard UP, 2016), Wabash College, Fall 2021. 

Participant, “Fostering and Sustaining Inclusive Classrooms for Students of Color,” workshop for the Liberal Arts Colleges Racial Equity Leadership Alliance, March 4, 2021.  

Participant, Institute for Faculty Development, National Communication Association, Holland, Michigan, July 20-26, 2014.

Participant and co-organizer, Summer Workshop on Democracy and Civic Engagement, Wabash College, May 12-13 and June 9-10, 2014.

Participant, Academic Leadership and Innovation Institute, Great Lakes Colleges Association, Ann Arbor, November 1-2, 2013.

Participant, “Centers for Public Life: Bringing New Organizations into Deliberative Practice,” The Charles F. Kettering Foundation Workshop, Midway, Utah, June 12-15, 2013.

Participant, Freshman Year Experience Workshop, Wabash College, May 20-24, 2013.

PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS

Central States Communication Association, 2008-2012, 2014-Present.

National Communication Association, 2004-Present.

Rhetoric Society of America, 2006-2014.

International Communication Association, 2003-2004.

Pi Kappa Delta (forensics), 1998-Present.