JANET YEDES
EDUCATION
Ph.D. Rhetoric & Communication. Temple University. August 1994
Dissertation: Social Justice Commitments and Communication
In a Homeless Advocacy Organization
M.S. Applied Linguistics. Indiana University. August 1980
B.A. Comparative Literature. Indiana University. August 1976
TEACHING POSITIONS
Assistant Professor. Department of Communication. Kean University.
Union, New Jersey. 1999-Present
Undergraduate:
Communication Theory & Research
Gender Language & Communication
Interpersonal Communication
Group Communication
Cinema as Multicultural Communication
Issues in Communication: Humor
Issues in Communication: Communication and Social Justice
Speech Communication as Critical Citizenship
Graduate:
Interpretive Research Methods
Multicultural Communication in International Conflict Resolution
Instructor. Department of Communication Studies. West Chester University
West Chester, Pennsylvania. 1995-1999
Communication Research
Small Group Communication
Public Communication
Fundamentals of Speech Communication
Instructor. Department of Rhetoric & Communication. Temple University
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. 1989-1992
Interpersonal Communication
Academic Specialist. Intensive English Program. Bourguiba Institute
Tunis, Tunisia. Summer 1986
Academic Specialist. English Language and Teacher Training Program
Ministry of Education. Omdurman/Khartoum, Sudan. Spring 1984

Teacher. English Teaching Program. Alexandria, Egypt. 1980-1982
Instructor. Department of Applied Linguistics. Indiana University
Bloomington, Indiana. Summer 1980
Teacher. Adult Basic Education Program. Fairview School
Bloomington, Indiana. Spring 1980
RESEARCH POSITIONS and AWARDS
Researcher. Untenured Faculty Research Initiative
"Face to Face in a Multicultural World"
3 credit release time to work on Interpersonal Textbook.
Kean Univeristy, Union, New Jersey. Fall 2000
Researcher. Mediation Process of Oromo Women
Funded Research. Conflict and Change Center
University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota. Summer 1993
Research Assistant. Department of Rhetoric & Communication
Temple University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Spring 1991
Research Project Coordinator. Institute for Transnational Studies
University of Southern California, Los Angeles, California. 1988
Research Assistant. Southeast Asian Refugee Studies Project (SARS)
University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota. October 1985-June 1986
Research Assistant. Department of Linguistics
Indiana University, Bloomington, Indiana. Spring 1980
Assistant. African Studies Program. Indiana University, Bloomington, Indiana
1976-1977
SCHOLARLY PUBLICATIONS/PAPERS/PRESENTATIONS
Buna : Oromo Women Gathering for Coffee. Journal of Contemporary Ethnography ,
33, 6. December 2004 (In Press).
Panel on Bridging the Paradigmatic Abyss Between Holistic and Biomedical
Communities. A Roundtable Discussion. The Engaged Discipline Division
New Orleans, Louisiana. November 2002

Hear the Voice of Arab Women. Panel on I Look at Life From Both Sides Now: Shifting
Communication Patterns Between Minority and Majority Americans Post 9-11. Eastern
Communication Association. New York City, New York. April 2002
Social Justice and Communication Explores Issues in Communication. Panel on Research
Methods in Education. The Society for Applied Anthropology. Atlanta, Georgia.
March 2002
Enacting Social Justice in Talk. Panel on To Radicalize Our Roots, Really? National
Communication Association convention. Atlanta, Georgia. November 2001
Panel on A Radical Revisioning of Student Retention from a Communication Perspective
Table Talk Series. National Communication Association Convention. Atlanta, Georgia.
November 2001
Buna: Oromo Women Gathering for Coffee. With Robbin Clamons and Amal Osman
Panel on Women's Responses to Globalization: International Perspectives/La Respuesta de las Mujeres hacia la Globalizacion: Perspectivas Internacionales. The Society for
Applied Anthropology. Merida, Yucatan, Mexico. March 2001
Chair. Panel on Collaborating to Critically Explore Communication in Our Everyday
Lives. Discourse Analysis in Student Projects on Gender and Researching Everyday
Communication. Table Talk Series. National Communication Association Convention.
Seattle, Washington. November 2000
Harmony and Peace Across International Religious Communities. With Art Banks
Panel on Lessons Learned from Conflicts and Reconciling Visions for Community
Building. National Communication Association Convention. New York, New York.
November 1998
Research and Teaching in a Multicultural World. Workshop Panel. Ethnography in
Education Conference. University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. March
1997
Oromo Women’s Ways of Creating Peace. With Robbin Clamons and Amal Osman
Speech Communication Association Convention. San Diego, California. November
1996
Playful Teasing: Kiddin’ on the Square,
Discourse & Society, 7, 3, 417-438. July 1996
Panelist. Interrogating Whiteness in Communication Studies. Roundtable Forum
Speech Communication Association Convention. San Antonio, Texas. November 1995
Convener. Panel on Homelessness. NCPCR (National Conference on Peacemaking and
Conflict Resolution) on Diversity, Justice, Peace. Portland, Oregon. May 1993

Working Together with Differences. Panel on Cultural and Linguistic Diversity in Social
Interaction. Speech Communication Association Convention. Chicago, Illinois. October
1992
Talkin’ the Talk: Diverse People Working Together for Social Change
Ethnography of Communication Conference, Portland State University, Portland,
Oregon. August 1992
Affirming Diversity: Working Together with Differences
Conflict and Diversity Conference, Temple University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
April 1992
Multiple Roles: Conflicts and Commitments as Ethnographers. Panel on Role of
Ethnographer. Ethnography Forum Conference. Center for Urban Ethnography
University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. February 1992
Saying More about Oromo Artifacts. Panel on The Role of Culture in Language Use
Speech Communication Association Convention. Atlanta, Georgia. November 1991
Discourse Approaches to the Study of Culture and Communication. Rhetoric &
Communication Departmental Colloquium. Temple University, Philadelphia,
Pennsylvania. April 1990
Oromo Tapestry. Language Planning Session. 17 th
Conference on African Linguistics
Indiana University, Bloomington, Indiana. March 1986
Curriculum and Teaching Program on American Cultural Orientation for Ethiopian
Refugees. Developed for UNHCR (United Nations High Commission for Refugees)
Workshop. 1983 TESOL Convention. Toronto, Canada
ACADEMIC PROGRAMMING
Director. Academic Programming for Fulbright Commission/Cairo
English Teaching Program. Alexandria, Egypt. June 1982-December 1984
Teacher Coordinator. English Teaching Program. Alexandria, Egypt
September 1981-1982
Assistant to Director. Polish Studies Center. Indiana University. Bloomington, Indiana.
1977-1979
FELLOWSHIPS, SCHOLARSHIPS, AND GRANTS
Untenured Faculty Research Initiative (UFRI) Award. Interpersonal Communication
Book. Kean University. Fall 2000

Research Grant. Mediation Processes of Oromo Women. Conflict and Change Center
University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota. Summer 1993
Dissertation Completion Fellowship. Social Change and Diversity: Tensions and
Collaborations in a Homeless Advocacy Organization.
University Fellowship Committee of the Graduate Board. Temple University
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Spring 1993
Ecroyd Awards. Department of Rhetoric & Communication. Temple University
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Fall 1992 & Fall 1991
Graduate School Travel Award. Temple University. Fall 1991
Graduate School Travel Award. Temple University. Summers 1990 &1989
Graduate Tuition Scholarships. Department of Rhetoric & Communication.
Temple University. Springs 1993, 1992 & 1991 and Summers 1990 & 1989
PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES
Instructor. Freshman Seminar. Kean University. Fall 2000
Speaker. Mentors Institute. Center for Professional Development
Kean University. 1 August 2000
Instructor. Adelante Scholars. Kean University. Summers 2000-2006
Participant. Opening Ceremony. Women 2000: Beijing Plus 5
Dag Hammarskjold Plaza United Nations. 5 June 2000
Participant. Women 2000: A Symposium on Future Directions for Human Rights.
Sponsored by Center for Women’s Global Leadership at Rutgers University &
Hosted by Columbia University. 4 June 2000
Participant. 19 th
Annual Wildacres’ Retreat. Designing and Evaluating Writing
Assignments in the Disciplines. Little Switzerland, North Carolina
May 15-18, 2000
Judge. Contest in the Reading of Poetry. Kean University. May 2000-2006
Participant. Focus Group. Center for Professional Development
Kean University. 10 April 2000
Participant. A Retreat with Wendy Kolmar. Women’s Studies Program
Kean University. 19 November 1999

Instructor. Academic Development Program (ADP), West Chester University
West Chester, Pennsylvania, Pennsylvania. Summer 1996
Judge, Pennsylvania State Forensics Association, West Chester University Forensics
Program. 1995-1998
Member, Informal Interdisciplinary Discussion Group & PARSS Seminars
University of Pennsylvania & Temple University. 1989-1993, 1995-1997
Member, Ethnomethodology Reading Group, Department of Rhetoric & Communication
Temple University. 1989-1993, 1995-1997
Member, Conflict Communication Reading Group, Department of Rhetoric &
Communication, Temple University. 1990-1993
Director. Joint Link-Up with S/S Universe, Semester at Sea, University of Pittsburgh and
English Teaching Program, Alexandria, Egypt. 1982-1983
Coordinator, Interdisciplinary Colloquia in Applied Linguistics
Indiana University, Bloomington, Indiana. 1979-1980
LANGUAGES
English (native), Spanish (very good), French (good), Arabic (spoken good, written fair)