David LeVasseur

David LeVasseur
  • Professor, Honors College
  • Department: Honors College
  • Institution: West Chester University of Pennsylvania
  • Email: DLeVasseur@wcupa.edu

Education

  • B.A., University of Maryland-College Park
  • M.A., University of Maryland-College Park
  • Ph.D., University of Kansas

Research Interests

Communication TheoryPolitical CommunicationPublic Speaking, Speech Pedagogy.

Opportunities

Work Study Positions Available: No

Grant Funded Positions Available: No

Course-Credit Research Opportunities Available: No

Volunteer Research Positions Available: No

Biography

David Levasseur, Ph.D., holds the rank of Professor in the Honors College at WCU. Dr. Levasseur specializes in classes and research in Communication Theory, Political Communication, and Public Speaking. He holds a B.A. and an M.A. from the University of Maryland-College Park, and a Ph.D. from the University of Kansas. Dr. Levasseur joined the faculty of West Chester University in 1997.

Contact Information

Phone: 610-405-9009

List of Publications

  • The Use of Evidence in Presidential Debates: A Study of Evidence Levels and Types from 1960 to 1988, Article, Dec 1996 The Dole humor myth and the risks of recontextualizing rhetoric, Article, Dec 1996 Accounting for dole's humor in the 1976 vice presidential debate: A response to Gruner's Rejoinder, Article, Sep 1997 The Rhetorical Construction of Economic Policy: Political Judgment and the 1995 Budget Debate, Article, Jan 2000 Egocentric Argument and the Public Sphere: Citizen Deliberations on Public Policy and Policymakers, Article, Jan 2001 Speech pedagogy beyond the basics: A study of instructional methods in the advanced public speaking course, Article, Jul 2004 The Post-9/11 Public Sphere: Citizen Talk about the 2004 Presidential Debates, Article, Jan 2006 The Intersection Between Deep Moral Frames and Rhetorical Style in the Struggle over U.S. Immigration Reform, Article, Nov 2011 Not All Capitalist Stories Are Created Equal: Mitt Romney’s Bain Capital Narrative and the Deep Divide in American Economic Rhetoric, Article, Apr 2015 The petrified pedagogy of speech delivery: reexamining the Canon of speech delivery through the lens of nonverbal communication research, Article, Nov 2021

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