My current research includes an article that was published in the 2008 Texas Speech Communication Association Journal and a rhetorical analysis of the commencement rhetoric of Ann Richards to be published by the Pennsylvania Communication Annual. Together with four other speech communication faculty members, I have been working on a study of student use of time and their entertainment choices which has been accepted for presentation at the 2008 National Communication Association Convention.

Hanson, T.L. (2008). The challenges (and rewards) of teaching speech communications in Texas public schools. Texas Speech Communication Journal, 33, 74-77. (pdf)

Hanson, T.L (2008). Commencement address rhetoric of Ann Richards: Narrative humor as resistance and challenge. Pennsylvania Communication Annual, 8-27. (pdf)

Creative Activities
Local:
2007 - (Storytelling performance) I performed interactive stories with the children
attending Camp Tatanka., Cornette Library Storytelling for Camp Tatanka.
2007 - (Storytelling performance) I performed a variety of age appropriate folktales.,
Paramount Terrace Elementary's Drop Everything and Read Day.
2007 - (Storytelling performance) I performed holiday stories during the 2 day open
house., Panhandle Plains Historical Museum Christmas Open House.
2006 - (Storytelling performance) I performed stories for the museum's 2 day open
house., Panhandle Plains Historical Museum Christmas Open House.
2006 - (Storytelling performance) I helped organize and performed in a Cemetery
Storytelling Event in conjunction with the program sponsored by the Panhandle Plains
Historical Museum, Cemetery Storytelling Llano Cemetery.

Grants and Gifts
Funded-External
2008 - Hanson, T. L., "Humanities Texas Grant, WTAMU Storytelling Festival, 2008",
This grant funded Choctaw teller, Tim Tingle's appearance for the 2008 festival,
Humanities Texas, ( $4,262).
2007 - Hanson, T. L., "Humanities Texas Grant, WTAMU Storytelling Festival", This
grant provided funding to bring Professional Teller Peninnah Schram to campus to
present a storytelling workshop and serve as the featured teller for an evening
performance., Humanities Texas, ( $3,784).




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