Faculty

Richard Ilkka

Professor
- Interpersonal/Organizational -

rilkka@uwsp.edu
Phone: 715.346.3702
Office: CAC 320

Focus

• B.S. Degree: University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN
  
  • English
• M.A. Degree: University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN
  
  • Speech Communication
• Ph.D. Degree: University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN
  
  • Speech Communicaiton
• Ph.D. Dissertation: Rhetorical Vision of the American Communist Movement: Origin and Debut, 1918-1920.
• Major Area of Concentration: Rhetoric, Organizational Communication, Interviewing, Interpersonal Communication

Courses Taught

• Comm 171: Communication and Civilization
• Comm 280: Introduction to Interpersonal Communication
• Comm 383: Interpersonal Communication in the Organization
• Comm 387: Interviewing
  

Research

Improving Faculty Selection:
The Critical Indices Approach

Selecting Members of the Faculty Search Committee:
Criteria for Department Chairs

Applicant Appearance and Selection Decision Making:
Revitalizing Employment Interview Education