University of New Mexico
Department of Communication & Journalism
UNM Lobo  
Judith E. Hendry, Ph.D.
 Ph.D., University of Denver, 1994
 Office: Room 227, 277-2197

Lecturer III
Communication 

Profile:
Judith Hendry joined the faculty at UNM in 1998 as a visiting professor and joined the permanent faculty in the fall of 2001 as a Lecturer III.  The courses she teaches include Research Methods, Senior Seminar, Rhetoric and the Environment, Rhetoric of Dissent, and Rhetorical Theories. She serves as the communication undergraduate adviser and co-chairs the Core Course in Public Speaking. She is the author of the book entitled Communication and the Natural World, a textbook on environmental communication. She is on the editorial board of the Environmental Communication Journal and is past president of the Environmental Communication Division of the National Communication Association. Her research is in the area of environmental communication with an emphasis in environmental rhetoric.

Research:
Environmental rhetoric, public participation in environmental decision-making, the discourse of nuclear legacy, public discourse of global warming.

2005 Student Choice Award
Dr. Hendry was recognized by the 2005 Student Choice Awards as one of the top three professors at UNM.

Sample Publications:

  • Hendry, J. (2010). Communication and the Natural World. State College, PA: Strata Publishing Co.

  • Hendry, J. (2008). Public Discourse and the Rhetorical Construction of the Technospecter. Environmental Communication: A Journal of Nature and Culture, 2, 302-319.

  • Taylor, B.C., & Hendry, J. (2008). Insisting on Persisting: The Nuclear Rhetoric of “Stockpile Stewardship.” Rhetoric and Public Affairs, 11, 303-334.

  • Hendry, J., & Cramer, J. (2005). "The Logic of Colonization in the 'What Would Jesus Drive?' Anti-SUV Campaign."   In S. L. Senecah (Ed.) Environmental Communication Yearbook, II (pp. 115-131). Mahwah, NJ: Lawrence Erlbaum. 

  • Hendry, J. (2004). "The Prophets and the Pundits: The Role of the Environmental Communication Scholar in a Sustainable Southwest." Journal of the Arizona Communication Association, 1-8.

  • Hendry, J. (2003). "Mining the Sacred Mountain: The Clash between Western Rationalization and Native American Religions." Multicultural Perspectives, 5 (1), 3-10.

  • Hendry, J. (1994). "Managing Public Values in Environmental Risk Communication:   The Rhetoric of the Rocky Mountain Arsenal."   Speaker and Gavel , 31, 96-109 

Methods:
Both quantitative and qualitative depending on the focus of inquiry. I especially enjoy rhetorical criticism and public discourse analysis.

Teaching Style:
I endeavor to create substantive, challenging courses and a classroom environment that fosters student interaction and free expression. I strive to be fair and show genuine respect and concern for my students. I believe that humor in the classroom is essential.

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