Susan Dun
Department of Communication Studies
Assistant Dean for Advising and Student Affairs, Office of the Dean
Advisor
Lecturer
s-dun@northwestern.edu
Frances Searle Building
2240 Campus Drive, Room 1-101
Evanston , IL 60208-2952
(847) 491-7214
Susan Dun’s research interests include message design, politeness theory, and interpersonal communication in organizational settings. She is particularly interested in the relationship between communicator goals and message features. As the primary undergraduate advisor for the Communication Studies Department she works with undergraduates on all aspects of their academic careers including major planning, course selection, study abroad, changing majors and other related undergraduate concerns. As Assistant Dean for Advising and Student Affairs she has overseen the implementation of a new advising system in the School of Communication designed to improve the quality of undergraduate advising.
Education
| PhD | Speech Communication, University of Illinois-Urbana-Champaign |
| MA | Speech Communication, Miami University of Ohio |
| BA | Political Science, Gonzaga University |
Courses
| CS 201 | Research Methods |
| CS 205 | Theories of Persuasion |
| CS 241 | Theories of Relational Communication |



