Robbie Hall, Ph.D.

Dr. Robbie Hall is an assistant professor of communication arts at Wayne State College. He teaches courses in interpersonal communication, health communication, organizational communication, and qualitative research methods. His application-based learning has received disciplinary recognition through awards at Central States Communication Association, such as the “Top Overall Great Idea for Teaching Students Activity,” and publications in Communication Teacher. Dr. Rob is a passionate communication educator who strives to strengthen his students’ knowledge, critical thinking. and relational development skills for the world after graduation.

In addition to his teaching, Dr. Rob is most interested in disclosure processes surrounding nonvisible health issues (e.g., chronic and mental conditions) with close relational others using arts-based and qualitative methodologies. Through his research, Dr. Rob hopes to build meaningful insights into how people navigate sharing or withholding sensitive private information with their close relational others.

In his "free time," Dr. Rob enjoys baking, playing Dungeons and Dragons, listening to music (yes, he is a Swiftie), and trivia.

Education
Ph.D., University of Nebraska-Lincoln
M.A., Illinois State University
B.A., Wayne State College

Publications
Hall, R. D., & Wente-Hahn, D. L. (2024). Access and accommodation in public speaking. The Routledge handbook of public speaking research and theory. Routledge.

Hall, R. D. (2023). Creating and applying relational maintenance in various relational contexts. Communication Teacher, 37(4), 291-296. https://doi.org/10.1080/17404622.2023.2211138

Petronio, S., Child, J. T., & Hall, R. D. (2021). Communication privacy management theory. In D. O. Braithwaite & P. Schrodt (Eds.), Engaging theories in interpersonal communication (3rd ed.). Routledge.

Hall, R. D. (2020). Amicus cum Laude: Ethnodramatic inquiry regarding sharing mental health in college. Qualitative Health Research, 30(14), 2173-2191. https://doi.org/10.1177/1049732320945983

Hall, R. D. (2020). We are family, or are we? An activity on identifying differences in attachment styles and family communication patterns through music media. Communication Teacher, 34(2), 125-130. https://doi.org/10.1080/17404622.2019.1630657