Dr. Scott A. Myers

Professor, Ph.D. Program Coordinator, M.A. Instructional Communication Program Coordinator

Contact Information

Department of Communication Studies
Armstrong Hall, Room 108
P.O. Box 6293
Morgantown, WV 26506

Office Phone: (304) 293-3905
e-mail: Scott.Myers@mail.wvu.edu

Research Areas

Instructional Communication, Family Communication, and Educational Leadership

As an instructional communication researcher, Dr. Myers’s research focuses primarily on the role communication plays in the instructor-student relationship, both in and out of the classroom, using experimental, survey, and content analytic research methods. His current research projects focus on the role communication plays in the undergraduate student-faculty advisor relationship. Dr. Myers also is a family communication researcher, with a focus on how adult siblings maintain their relationships. He is beginning a series of studies examining how adult siblings use affectionate communication as a way to maintain their relationships. At WVU, Dr. Myers was recognized by the Eberly College of Arts and Sciences as a Woodburn Professor from 2005-2007 and as an Outstanding Teacher in 2010. He is the President of the Central States Communication Association, where he also served as the Executive Director from 2004-2006, and is a past editor of Communication Teacher.

Education

Ph.D., Kent State University

Summer Study Abroad 2013

In Summer 2012, Communication Studies majors and minors had their first chance to study abroad with the Department in two distinct locations in Eastern Europe: Erfurt, Germany and Budapest, Hungary. Nearly two dozen undergraduate and graduate students spent their summer connecting with new cultures in pursuit of their degrees.

Visit the Study Abroad Page

#WVUCommMOOC

Interested in technology and its impact on our daily lives? Well you may want to visit West Virginia University first MOOC. Never heard of a MOOC, no problem, the Department of Communication Studies in the Eberly College of Arts and Sciences wants to introduce you to this new, free way of learning.

Serve as an Alumni Mentor

The Department of Communication Studies is piloting a Comm Studies Student-Alumni Mentoring Program. Please consider getting involved. It could consist of as little time as a 30 minute phone conversation with an undergraduate student once or twice a year to as extensive as allowing a student or new graduate to shadow you at work or offer internships for our students. You decide your level of involvement/commitment!