Dr. Kaylene Barbe has been teaching all levels of Applied Communication classes since joining the OBU faculty in 1990. Drawing on her lifelong interest in international travel, Dr. Barbe has recently taken on the position of Director of International Studies where she encourages faculty and students to pursue and participate in programs of study overseas. Dr. Barbe’s research interests are in political language, rhetorical criticism, and communication and conflict. In her spare time, Dr. Barbe participates in various leisure activities including reading, watching movies, ceramics and spending time with her family in Texas including her 14-year old nephew. She has an interest in and love of animals and volunteers extensively at Harvest Farms Therapeutic Riding Center.  Dr. Barbe is a member of University Baptist Church where she volunteers for Family Promise and serves on the Activities Committee.  She lives in Shawnee with her cat, Enya.

CMAR 1092 Introduction to Speech Communication
CMAR 2503 Information Gathering and Research
APCM 2283 Public Speaking
APCM 2303 Group Discussion and Leadership
APCM 3323 Persuasion
APCM 3453 Communication and Conflict
APCM 3703 Intercultural Communication
APCM 4303 Rhetorical Criticism
APCM 4353 Political Communication

(October 2006). Remembering the Alamo! Heroes and mere mortals: A narrative comparison  of John Wayne’s 1960 Alamo and John Lee Hancock’s 2004 Alamo. Paper presented at the 2006 annual meeting of the Popular Culture Association of the South/American Studies Association of the South, Savannah, Georgia.

(April 2006).  Winning one more for the Gipper:  Ronald Reagan’s funeral as his parting narrative.  Paper presented at the 2006 annual meeting of The Southern State Communication Association, Dallas, Texas.

(November 2004).  A pentadic criticism of President Bush’s responses to Islam post-9/11.  Paper presented at the 2004 annual meeting of The National Communication Association, Chicago, Illinois.