Adam Symonds
Teaching Associate Professor and Forensics Director,
Hugh Downs School Of Human Communication
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STAUF A476 Tempe, AZ 85287-1205
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Mail code: 1205Campus: Tempe
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Long Bio
Adam Symonds received his doctoral degree in communication from the Annenberg School for Communication at the University of Southern California where he studied critical rhetorical and cultural methods, specifically investigating representations of Whiteness in popular media. He's led ASU Forensics since July 2008. In 2013, Symonds was named the Val A. Browning Coach of the Year for college policy debate.
Education
Ph.D. Communication, Annenberg School for Communication, University of Southern California
M.A. Human Communication, School of Human Communication, California State University, Fullerton
B.A. Politics, Whitman College
Courses
2025 Spring
Course Number | Course Title |
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COM 492 | Honors Directed Study |
COM 493 | Honors Thesis |
2024 Fall
Course Number | Course Title |
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COM 308 | Adv Research Methods in Comm |
COM 426 | Political Communication |
COM 492 | Honors Directed Study |
COM 493 | Honors Thesis |
2024 Spring
Course Number | Course Title |
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COM 492 | Honors Directed Study |
COM 493 | Honors Thesis |
COM 499 | Individualized Instruction |
HON 498 | Pro-Seminar |
2023 Fall
Course Number | Course Title |
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COM 308 | Adv Research Methods in Comm |
COM 426 | Political Communication |
COM 492 | Honors Directed Study |
COM 493 | Honors Thesis |
2023 Spring
Course Number | Course Title |
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COM 492 | Honors Directed Study |
COM 493 | Honors Thesis |
COM 499 | Individualized Instruction |
COM 499 | Individualized Instruction |
2022 Fall
Course Number | Course Title |
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COM 308 | Adv Research Methods in Comm |
COM 426 | Political Communication |
COM 492 | Honors Directed Study |
COM 493 | Honors Thesis |
COM 499 | Individualized Instruction |
2022 Spring
Course Number | Course Title |
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COM 492 | Honors Directed Study |
COM 493 | Honors Thesis |
COM 499 | Individualized Instruction |
2021 Fall
Course Number | Course Title |
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COM 308 | Adv Research Methods in Comm |
COM 426 | Political Communication |
COM 492 | Honors Directed Study |
COM 493 | Honors Thesis |
2021 Spring
Course Number | Course Title |
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COM 492 | Honors Directed Study |
COM 493 | Honors Thesis |
2020 Fall
Course Number | Course Title |
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COM 308 | Adv Research Methods in Comm |
COM 426 | Political Communication |
COM 492 | Honors Directed Study |
2019 Fall
Course Number | Course Title |
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COM 222 | Argumentation |
COM 499 | Individualized Instruction |
COM 426 | Political Communication |
Honors / Awards
2013 Val A. Browning Coach of the Year
2010 CEDA Pacfic Region Critic of the Year