Scott Jensen

Position

Director of Forensics and Debate; Professor; Program Facilitator, Speech Communication Studies

Department

Communications and Journalism

Home Campus

St. Louis (Webster Groves)

Courses Taught

GNST 1200 Freshman Seminar; MEDC 1010 Introduction to Mass Communication; SPCM 1040 Public Speaking; SPCM 1280 Interpersonal Communication; SPCM 2400 Persuasion; SPCM 3150 Topics in Communication: Family Communication; SPCM 3150 Topics in Communication: Rhetoric of America's Pastime; SPCM 3150 Topics in Communication: Political Argumentation and Debate; SPCM 3500 Presentations for Media Professionals; SPCM 3600 Rhetoric; SPCM 3800 Communication and Diverse Populations; SPCM 4500 Conflict Resolution; SPCM 4600 Communication Theory 

Education

MA in Speech Communication, Central Missouri State University; BA in Speech Communication, School of the Ozarks

Professional Experience

Assistant Professor, McNeese State University in Lake Charles, La.; Lecturer, University of Missouri-St. Louis

About

Scott balances his time between the classroom; working with his speech and debate students and traveling with them on weekends; and finding quality time with his family.

Scott recently celebrated his 20th year of teaching and coaching debate, and looks forward to many more years of the same. He is a teacher because it affords him the opportunity to also be a student. He is continually amazed at how much he learns from his classroom and team students.

Scott has held several national and regional forensic and debate leadership positions. He has won national and regional service and teaching awards, including Webster's top teaching award, the William T. Kemper Excellence in Teaching Award.

When not teaching, Scott enjoys time with his wife and forensic/teaching colleague, as well as his four children. He writes and publishes research dealing with forensic and debate pedagogy, forensic and debate practices, and the rhetoric of baseball.

His passion, just behind teaching and family, is baseball and the Chicago Cubs.

Contact Information

Office phone 314-968-7439
E-mail