Dr. Todd Frobish

Ph.D. The Pennsylvania State University, Department of Speech Communication, August 2002
Area of Concentrations: Rhetorical Theory/Criticism & Computer-Mediated Communication

M.A.Northeast Louisiana University(now University of Louisiana, Monroe), Department of Speech Communication, December 1997. Area of Concentrations: Rhetorical Theory/Criticism and Communication Theory.

• University of Florida, Department of Communication Studies, May 1996. Advisor: Anthony Clark
• Manatee Community College (now State College of Florida, Manatee-Sarasota), General Education, May 1994.

Fayetteville State University

2015-2022 Chair and Professor
Dept of Communication, Languages, and Cultures

2013-2015 Chair and Professor
Department of Communication

2012-2013 Chair and Associate Professor
Department of Communication

2010-2012 Interim Chair and Associate Professor
Department of Communication

2009-2010 Associate Professor and Area Coordinator
Communication

2006-2009 Associate Professor and Area Coordinator
Speech/Theatre and Communication

2005-2006 Assistant Professor and Area Coordinator
Speech/Theatre

2003-2005 Assistant Professor
Speech/Theatre

Iona College

2002-2003 Chair and Assistant Professor
Speech Communication Studies

2000-2003 Assistant Professor
Speech Communication Studies

• 2020-21 Department of the Year Award, College of Humanities and Social Sciences, Fayetteville State University.
• 2020-21 $100,000 Title III Grant to Build and Coordinate an eSports facility
• 2018-19 Department of the Year Award, College of Arts and Sciences, Fayetteville State University.
• 2017-18 Department of the Year Award, College of Arts and Sciences, Fayetteville State University.
• 2016-17 $200,000 State Funds Recipient for Building Renovations, Fayetteville State University.
• 2015-16 Department of the Year Award, College of Arts and Sciences, Fayetteville State University.
• $10,000 Zhi-Xing China Academic Leaders Fellowship to China. AASCU-CEAIE China Studies Institute (CSI). (2015, June).
• 2013-14 Department of the Year Award, College of Arts and Sciences, Fayetteville State University.
• 2012-13 Department of the Year Award, College of Arts and Sciences, Fayetteville State University.
• $106,000 Academic Affairs Funding for TV Control Room Equipment
• $43,000 Title III Grant to Support Staffing for the Student Radio Station.
• 2011-12 UNC Board of Governors' Excellence in Teaching Award. (2011, May).
• $219,000 Title III Grant to Enhance the Telecommunications Building. (2010, Nov).
• $120,000 Summer Title III Grant to Enhance the Telecommunications Building (2010, May).
• 2008-09 Service Award for Lasting Contribution to the Communication Program
• Received Early Tenure. (2008, August).
• 2007-2008 University Teacher of the Year Award. Fayetteville State University.
• Research and Publication Award. (2007). College of Humanities and Social Sciences. Fayetteville State University.
• Teacher of the Year. Departmental Award. (2007). Department of Performing and Fine Arts. Fayetteville State University.
• Research and Publication Award. (2007). Department of Performing and Fine Arts. Fayetteville State University.
• Received Early Promotion to Associate Professor. (2006, August).
• $9000 Fulbright-Hays Grant. (2006). Summer Abroad Intensive Seminar Program in Budapest, Hungary.
• $1800 Institutional Grant. (2005). Travel support for MEDIACOM convention, Lodz Academy of International Studies, Lodz, Poland. Funding by the College of Humanities and Social Sciences, Fayetteville State University.
• Research and Publication Award. Departmental Award. (2005). Department of Performing and Fine Arts. Fayetteville State University.
• Research and Publication Award. Departmental Award. (2004). Department of Performing and Fine Arts. Fayetteville State University.
• Top 3 Paper. (2002). Rhetoric and Public Address Division, Eastern Communication Association.
• $500 Faculty Instructional Technology Award. (2001). Iona College.
• Raymond S. Rogers Prize for outstanding graduate student research, teaching, and service. (2000). The American Communication Association.
• Finalist. (1999). Mary E. Jarrard Outstanding Graduate Student Research Award
• Top 4 Paper. (1999). Rhetoric/Public Address Division, Southern States Comm Association.

Frobish, T. (2007). (Ed.). Crises in American Oratory: A History of Rhetorical Inadequacy. Dubuque, IO: Kendall/Hunt Publishing.

Watt, W., Frobish, T., et al. (2007). (Ed.) Speech Communication. 4^th Ed. Boston, MA: McGraw-Hill.

• Frobish, T., and Baker, A. (2013, August). Techno-Politics: Presidential Rhetoric and the American Technological Mythology. (Maiden Issue). Covenant Journal of Communication, 1, 56-74.
• Griffiths, H., and Frobish, T. (2013, July). Virtual Deviance: Swinging and Swapping in an Online Network. Journal of Deviant Behavior, 34, 875-894.
• Frobish, T. (2012). On Pixels, Perceptions, and Personae: Toward a Model of Online Ethos. (Lead Chapter). In Apostel, S., and Folk, M. Online Credibility and Digital Ethos: Evaluating Computer-Mediated Communication. Hershey, PA: IGI Global.
• Frobish, T., and Thomas, William. (2012). Crafting an Online Political Ethos: Resurrecting Direct Mail Tactics on the Web. 2012 Hawaii University International Conference on Arts and Humanities Conference Proceedings.
• Frobish, T. (2007). Using Web-based Material for Research. In: Watt, B., et al. Speech Communication: Theories and Practices. 4^th Ed. Boston, MA: McGraw-Hill.
• Frobish, T. (2007). Portents of the Potent Pornographer: A Rhetorical Examination of the Ten Online Strategies Successful Pornographers Exploit to Earn Profit. In Lewandowska- Tomaszczyk, B, and Płudowski, T., and Tanno, D. (Eds). The Media and International Communication. Frankfurt/Main: Peter Lang.
• Frobish, T. (2006, Spring). Challenges and Possibilities for Future Contributors of Online Journals. (Maiden Issue). Global Media Journal, 1 (1). [Online]. Http://www.globalmediajournal. collegium.edu.pl/najnowszy-nr.htm.
• Frobish, T. (2006, March). The Virtual Vatican: A Case Study Regarding Online Ethos. Journal of Communication and Religion, 29, 38-69.
• Frobish, T. (2005, Jan-Dec). The Role of Ethos in Rhetorical Conversion: The Case of Ernst Jünger and Auf den Marmorklippen. International Journal of Communication, 15, 245-271.
• Frobish, T. (2004, August). Ritual as Communication. In Salamone, F. Encyclopedia of Religious Rites, Rituals and Festivals. NY: Routledge.
• Frobish, T. (2004, April). Sexual Profiteering and Rhetorical Assuagement: Examining Ethos and Identity at Playboy.com. Journal of Computer-Mediated Communication.
• Frobish, T. (2003, April 15). Health Care in America: Reform Through Communication. A speech delivered by Sunil S. Jhangiani. Vital Speeches of the Day, LXIX, 414-416.
• Frobish, T. (2002, June). Neo-Luddite Rhetoric and Image Management. Peace Review, 14, 207-15.
• Frobish, T. (2002, February). Pedagogical Realities: Defining Eloquence in the 21^st Century. American Communication Journal, 5, no. 2.
• Frobish, T. (2000, September). Altar rhetoric and online performance: Scientology, ethos, and the World Wide Web. (Lead Article). American Communication Journal, 4, no. 1. [Online]. Http://www.acjournal.org.
• Frobish, T. (2000, July). Jamieson meets Lucas: eloquence and pedagogical model(s) in The Art of Public Speaking. Communication Education, 49, 239-52.

• Frobish, T. (2017, April 6). “A Gator Visits Budapest: Maximizing the Fulbright Hayes Experience for Research, Teaching, and Service.” A Paper for Southern States Communication Association, Greenville, SC.
• Frobish, T. (2016, November 12). “Building a Foundation: Examining the Role that Community Colleges Play in Preparing Students for Continued Undergraduate and Graduate Education in the Field of Communication. A Paper for the National Communication Association, Washington DC.
• Frobish, T. (2014, April 6). "Techno-Politics: Presidential Rhetoric and the American Technology Mythology." A Paper for Southern States Communication Association, New Orleans, LA.
• Frobish, T. (October 5, 2013). "Techno-Politics: Presidential Rhetoric and the American Technology Mythology." A Paper for the Carolinas Communication Association, Charlotte, NC.
• Frobish, T. (2013, February 15). "Credibility and the Network: Evaluating and Establishing Digital Ethos." A Paper for Networked Humanities Convention, Lexington, KY.
• Frobish, T. (2012, October 5). "The More, the Merrier": Sociological and Rhetorical Dimensions of an Online Swingers' Network. Paper for the Carolinas Communication Association, Aiken, SC.
• Frobish, T. (2012, October 5). Debater for "Debating the Need for Change in the Way We Teach the Basic Speech Course." Panel Contribution for the Carolinas Communication Association, Aiken, SC.
• Frobish, T., and Thomas, William. (2012, January, 8). Crafting an Online Political Ethos: Resurrecting Direct Mail Tactics on the Web. Paper for the 2012 Hawaii University International Conference on Arts and Humanities, Honolulu, HI.
• Frobish, T., and Sadler, Gregory. (2010, November 2). Fighting Fire with Fire: The Ethical and Rhetorical Implication of Flaming. A Presentation for the Sociology Lecture Series, Fayetteville State University.
• Frobish, T. (2009). Political Speeches and Tech Mythologies. Faculty Symposium, Fayetteville State University.
• Frobish, T. (2008, November). “Technology in the Communication Curriculum.” Focus Group Participation, Sponsored by Bedford/St. Martin Publisher. National Communication Association Annual Convention, San Diego, CA.
• Frobish, T. (2008, April). “The Perfect Speech? What our Evaluation Measures Reveal about Us.” Paper for the 2008 Southern States Communication Association Annual Convention, Savannah, GA.
• Frobish, T., and B. Oyinade. (2007, October). “What Happens When We Forget? The Erosion of Institutional Memory at Historically Black Colleges and Universities.” Paper for the 2009 Public Memory and Ethnicity Conference, Portland, OR.
• Frobish, T. (2006, September). “Rhetorical Inadequacy: A Reality of Communication.” Paper for the 2006 Carolinas Communication Association’s Annual Convention, Charleston, SC.
• Frobish, T. (2005, June). “The Poison of Pornography: A Guide to Online Rhetorical Duplicity.” Paper for MEDIACOM - A Workshop On The Media And International Communication, Lodz Academy of International Studies, Lodz, Poland.
• Frobish, T. (2004, November). “How to Publish Online Porn: A Guide to Rhetorical Duplicity.” Paper for the 2004 National Communication Association’s Annual Convention, Chicago, IL.
• Frobish, T. (2004, November). “Breaking Traditions: Hoping, Coaxing, Begging for Change in Speech Pedagogy.” Paper for the 2004 National Communication Association’s Annual Convention, Chicago, IL.
• Frobish, T. (2004, April). "Crossing the Ultimate Boundary: Liminality, Rhetorical Conversion, and Ethos in Ernst Juenger's Auf den Marmorklippen." Paper for the 2004 Faculty Symposium, Fayetteville State University.
• Frobish, T. (2004, April). “The Role of Ethos in Rhetorical Conversion: The Case of Ernst Jünger and Auf den Marmorklippen.” Paper for the Southern States Communication Association, Tampa, FL.
• Frobish, T. (2004, April). “The Virtual Vatican: A Case Study Regarding Online Ethos.” Paper for the Southern States Communication Association. Tampa, FL.
• Frobish, T. (2003, October). “Houses of Straw: The Dangers of Classroom Web Use.” Paper for Technology Week Symposium, Fayetteville State University.
• Frobish, T. (2003, April). “The Rhetorical Work of Ethos: The Case of Ernst Jünger and Auf den Marmorklippen.” Paper for the Eastern Communication Association, Washington, DC.
• Frobish, T. (2002, April). “The Virtual Vatican: Religious Ethos and Identity on the Web.” Top 3 Paper for the Eastern Communication Association, New York, NY.
• Frobish, T. (2001, November). “Turning Failure into Success: Inventing the Negative Canon for Public Speaking Pedagogy.” Presentation for a Short Course. The National Communication Association, Atlanta, GA.
• Frobish, T. (2001, October). “Pornographic Ethos and Identity on the Web: The Rhetoric of Clublove.com.” Paper for the Association of Internet Researchers, Minneapolis, MN.
• Frobish, T. (2001, April). "Hippocratic What? The Advantages of Flaming in Online Health Support Groups." Paper for the Eastern Communication Association, Portland, ME.
• Frobish, T. (2001, April). "Tongues, Weapons, and Torture: The Neo-Platonic Ethics of Flaming." Paper for the Southern States Communication Association, Lexington, KY.
• Frobish, T. (2001, April). "Fences and Gateways: Challenges and Possibilities for Future Contributors of Online Journals." Paper for the Southern States Communication Association, Lexington, KY.
• Frobish, T. (2000, November). Invited Panelist. “The Communication Approach and Basic Public-Speaking: Engagement with those Working Outside our Textbooks.” National Communication Association, Seattle, WA.
• Frobish, T. (2000, September). “Altar Rhetoric and Online Performance: Scientology, Ethos, and the World Wide Web.” Paper for the New York State Communication Association, NY.
• Frobish, T. (2000, April). “The Neo-Luddite Manifesto and Image Politics.” Paper for the Southern States Communication Association, New Orleans, LA.
• Frobish, T. (2000, March). “The Rhetoric of Online Pornography: The Construction of Sexual Identities at Clublove.com” Graduate Research Exhibition, The Pennsylvania State University.
• Frobish, T. (1999, November). “Techno-politics and Popular Resistance: the American Mythology of Progress.” Paper for the American Association for the Rhetoric of Science and Technology, Chicago, IL.
• Frobish, T. (1999, November). “Platonic Dialectic as Torture: Online Rhetoric, Public Sphere, and the Good” Paper for the National Communication Association, Chicago, IL.
• Frobish, T. (1999, November). Jamieson meets Lucas: Eloquence and Pedagogical Model(s) in The Art of Public Speaking. Paper for the National Communication Association, Chicago, IL.
• Frobish, T. (1999, October). “Replacing Viguerie: Political Discourse on the Web.” Finalist,
• Mary E. Jarrard Outstanding Graduate Student Research Award, for the 1999 Carolina Communication Association, Columbia, SC.
• Frobish, T. (1999, October). “Technopolitics and Popular Resistance: The Neo-Luddite Manifesto and Image Politics.” Paper for the 1999 Fall Conference of the Eastern Communication Association, Bloomsburg, PA.
• Frobish, T. (1999, April). "Anticipating Ethos: Notions of Character in Homer's Iliad" Paper for the Eastern Communication Association, Charleston, WV.
• Frobish, T. (1999, April). "Replacing Viguerie: Political Discourse on the Web." Top 4 Paper for the Southern States Communication Association, St. Louis, MO.
• Frobish, T. (1999, April). "Persuasion through Character in Homer: Anticipating Ethos" Paper for the Southern States Communication Association, St. Louis, MO.

• 2020-present, Director of Bronco eSports, FSU
• 2020-present, Vice-Chair, Council of Chairs, FSU
• 2018-2020, Advisor, Bronco Television, FSU
• 2014-2017, Author/Editor, Faculty Excellence Guide, FSU
• 2005-2010, Task Force Leader, Core Review Committee, FSU
• 2008-2009, Co-Chair, College Faculty Tenured Committee, CAS, FSU.
• 2004-2008, Honors Faculty, FSU
• 2004-2008, Faculty Senator, FSU
• 2003-2009, Member of Speakers’ Bureau, FSU
• 2001-2002, President, American Communication Association