Jeffrey Jarman has been named director of the Elliott School of Communication. He has served as interim director since fall 2016. Jarman's primary research interests are analyses of political deliberations within the public sphere, including the influence of political debates and fact-checking on the public. He teaches courses in strategic communication, political communication and research methods. Jarman is also the director of Wichita State's competitive debate. Since 1999, he has authored the annual overview of the new high school debate topic used by thousands of high school debaters around the nation.
