Meg Tucker

Associate Professor

Interpersonal communication, organizational communication, identity, business & professional communication, small group communication, social and digital media, media criticism, communication theory

Meg Tucker is an associate term professor for the Communication department. In the past, Meg served as the BA Program Director for the department from 2017-2020, and the Director of Academic Advising from 2020-2023. Previously, Meg has also worked full time in Washington D.C. at the National Communication Association on the student learning outcomes grant. She has formerly worked as an adjunct professor at NVCC.

Meg received a Bachelor of Arts in Communication Studies and English (Journalism) from Christopher Newport University. Her Master of Arts in Communication is from George Mason University. In 2015, Meg earned her PhD in Higher Education with a focus in Communication from GMU.

Her research interests include student development, communication and academic advising, interpersonal and organizational communication, media, identity, small group communication, student services, learning outcomes, assessment and marginalized student groups.

Selected Publications

Tucker, M., Byrnes-Loinette, K., & Bodary, D. (2018). Articulating and utilizing communication student learning outcomes in community colleges. Community College Journal of Research and Practice, 42(3), 218-221.

Tucker, M. (2015). Transitions and decisions: Academic advising behaviors of undergraduate transfer students. Doctoral Dissertation.

Courses Taught

COMM 100 Public Speaking
COMM 101 Foundations of Communication
COMM 200 Communication Theory
COMM 201 Small Group Communication
COMM 300 Public Communication/Rhetorical Theory & Criticism
COMM 301 Interpersonal Communication Theory to Practice/ Relational Comm Theory
COMM 302 Media Theory
COMM 320 Business and Professional Communication
COMM 335 Organizational Communication
COMM 380 Media Criticism
COMM 385 Communicating Identity (Special Topics)
COMM 401 Interpersonal Communication in the Workplace
COMM 465 Gender and Communication

Education

Bachelor of Arts - Communication Studies & English
Christopher Newport University 2007

Master of Arts - Communication
George Mason University 2009

Doctor of Philosophy - Higher Education
George Mason University 2015

Recent Presentations

Tucker, M. (2020, February). "What if they are wrong?": Issues of trust in advising among undergraduate students. Panel presentation at the 2020 meeting of the Western States Communication Association Conference, Denver, CO.