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Craig Dudczak Associate Professor Ph.D., University of Kansas 107 Sims Hall Building V (315) 443-5144 Email: cadudcza@syr.edu

Research Interests
Dr. Dudczak's areas of teaching include argumentation, persuasion, and legal communication.  His primary research focus is in forensic and debate pedagogy.  Dr. Dudczak has published manuscripts in various journals and books and has presented papers at regional, national, and international conferences.  Dr. Dudczak also serves as a reviewer of two academic journals and as an officer of the Eastern Communication Association.

Expertise
Argumentation, Communication Studies, Persuasion, Persuasion and Legal Communication

Scholarly Publications

Articles in Refereed Journals:
Dudczak, C., and Day, D. (1991).  The Impact of Paradigm Consistency on Taxonomic Boundaries in CEDA Debate.  Cross Examination Debate Association Yearbook (Hereafter CEDA Yearbook), vol. 12, 27-47. 

Dudczak, C. (1989).  Topicality: An Equal Ground Standard.  CEDA Yearbook, vol. 10: 12-21. 

Dudczak, C. (1988).  Inherency as a Stock Issue in Non-Policy Propositions.  CEDA Yearbook, vol. 9: 15-22.

Dudczak, C. (1980).  Direct Refutation in Propositions of Policy.  Journalof the American Forensic Association 16: 232-236. 

Dudczak, C. and Semlak, W. (1979).  Rationale for a Rational Second Negative.  In D. Thomas (Ed.) Advanced D ebate, 2nd ed.  Skokie, IL: National Textbook, 162-172. 

Dudczak, C. and Lee, T. (1979).  The Direct Refutation First Negative: A Premature Burial.  Debate Issues, 12. 

Dudczak, C. (1977).  The Impact of College Debate on High School Debate: The Shared Responsibility.  Journal of the Illinois Speech and Theatre Association. 31: 55-61. 

Book Chapters:
Lee, T., Harris, D., and Dudczak, C. (1992).  The Use of Empirical Studies in Debate.  In D. Thomas & J. Hart (Eds.) Advanced Debate 4th. ed.  Lincolnwood, IL: National Textbook, 105-114.

Dudczak, C. and Zarefsky, D. (1984).  Promotion and Tenure Standards in Forensics: An Agenda For Deliberations.  In D. Parson (Ed.) American Forensics in Perspective.  Annandale, VA: SCA, 23-35. 

Book Reviews:
Dudczak, C. (1996).  Book Review of Breaking the News:  How the Media Undermine American Democracy by James Fallows.  New York: Pantheon Press, 1996.  Published in Argumentation and Advocacy , 33 (Fall 1996)

Dudczak, C. (1990).  Review of Arguing Persuasively.]  Communication Education, 39: 385-387.