Vesta Silva

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Email: vsilva@allegheny.edu
Office Phone: (814) 332-4385
Office Building: VCCA
Office Room: 301A
Box #: 45

Professional Title/s

Associate Professor

Faculty Credentials

B.A., Indiana University (Indianapolis); M.A., Ph.D., University of Iowa

Biographical Information

Teaching

Rhetoric and Public Communication, Gender Roles in Communication, Bodies and Health in Public Culture, Communication & Controversy, Whiteness & White Privilege, Advanced Public Speaking.

Research

Rhetoric of health & medicine, controversies over autism in the U.S., speech pedagogy

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Office Hours

  • Monday: 11:00 - 12:00pm
  • Tuesday: 9:30 - 11:00am
  • Wednesday: 11:00 - 12:00pm
  • Thursday: 9:30 - 11:00am
  • Friday: 11:00 - 12:00pm