Rate My Professor Nicole Grider

Nicole S. Grider serves as Instructor of Communication Studies at Colorado Mesa University, a position she has held since 2016. She earned a Bachelor of Science in Broadcast Media, with an emphasis in creative writing and production, and a Master of Arts in Mass Communication, with a cognate focus in interpersonal communication, both from the University of Central Missouri. Grider brings a wealth of professional media communication experience to her teaching, derived from roles in radio, film, television, theatre, and voice-over work. Previously, she acted as faculty advisor for Feminists in Action for Gender Equality and as a conversation partner for an Intensive English Program. In her current role, she co-advises The Talk and provides advisory support to current, former, and prospective communication students. Her contributions include developing the Open Educational Resources project 'Randomly Changing Variables: A Nonverbal Communication OER Textbook with Exercises' for courses such as SPCH 102: Speechmaking, SPCH 101: Interpersonal Communication, SPCH 203: Persuasion, and SPCH 307: Professional Presentations.