Directors

Anita Foeman, Ph.D.

Founder and Primary Investigator

Anita Foeman headshot

Anita Foeman, Ph.D.
afoeman@wcupa.edu
508 Main Hall
West Chester University
West Chester, PA 19383
(610) 436-2500
 is the founder and primary investigator of the DNA Discussion Project. Dr. Foeman holds the rank of Professor in the Department of Communication Studies. Dr. Foeman is a scholar of intercultural and organizational communication. She holds a B.A. from Defiance College, and an M.A. and Ph.D. from Temple University. Dr. Foeman joined the faculty of West Chester University in 1982. The DNA Discussion Project is integrated into courses she teaches in intercultural communication.

Bessie Lawton, Ph.D.

Co-Investigator

Bessie Lawton headshot

Bessie Lawton, Ph.D.
blawton@wcupa.edu
519 Main Hall
West Chester University
West Chester, PA 19383
(610) 436-2500
 is the co-investigator of the DNA Discussion Project. Dr. Lawton received her Ph.D. in Communication from the Annenberg School for Communication at the University of Pennsylvania. She received her BA and MA in Communication from the University of the Philippines. She is an Associate Professor of Communication Studies at West Chester University of Pennsylvania. Her research interests include intercultural communication, identity issues, communication and power, and communication pedagogy.

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Group photo shot on home page taken by Bob Laramie. DNA narratives, photos, videos and other content provided by Dr. Anita Foeman and students in her Advanced Intercultural Communication course at West Chester University.

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