Volume 35 (2023)
Research articles in this volume address the future of research on the basic course; communication apprehension; public speaking self-efficacy, and well-being, among other topics. The Basic Course Forum addresses diversity, equity, and inclusion in the basic course.
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Front Matter
Cover and Front Matter, Volume 35
Brandi N. Frisby
Editor's Page, Volume 35 (2023)
Brandi N. Frisby
Articles
Reflections about Future Directions for the Basic Communication Course and Basic Course Scholarship
Sherwyn P. Morreale and Scott A. Myers
Section Introduction: Research Articles
Brandi N. Frisby
The Basic Communication Course Syllabus as a Rhetorical Document: The Impact of Mediated Immediacy on Communication Apprehension with Instructors and Out-of-Class Communication
Divine N. Aboagye, John Hooker, and Cheri J. Simonds
Securing the Right Skills: A Longitudinal Assessment of College Students’ Writing and Public Speaking Self-Efficacy
T. Kody Frey and Jessalyn I. Vallade
Improving Well-Being in the Basic Course: The Impact of Interpersonal Communication Competence and Public Speaking Anxiety on Loneliness, Belongingness, and Flourishing
Melissa A. Broeckelman-Post, Aayushi Hingle Collier, and Henri K. Huber
Essays
Section Introduction: Basic Course Forum
Brandi N. Frisby
Creating Equitable and Inclusive Basic Course Classrooms: A Response Essay
Kristina Ruiz-Mesa and Melissa A. Broeckelman-Post
Trauma-Informed Pedagogy: Promoting Inclusivity in the Basic Course
Tim McKenna-Buchanan and Kristen L. Farris
Redesigning the Basic Course for Today’s Students: Now There’s an IDEA
Suzy Prentiss and Michael G. Strawser
Preparing Graduate Students for a DEI-Framed Basic Course: A Graduate Student Perspective
Adam E. Tristan
Back Matter
Call for Manuscripts for Volume 36
Angela Hosek

Editors
- Editor
- Brandi N. Frisby
- Editorial assistant
- Hayley C. Hoffman
- Review Board
- Drew Ashby-King
- LeAnn Brazeal
- Melissa A. Broeckelman-Post
- Kathy Denker
- Kristin Farris
- Michelle Garland
- Mimi Hodis
- Stephen K. Hunt
- Adam Jones
- Renee Kaufmann
- Stephanie Kelly
- Joe C. Martin
- Tim McKenna-Buchanan
- Kevin R. Meyer
- Sherwyn Morreale
- Kristina Ruiz-Mesa
- Cheri J. Simonds
- Jill Underhill
- Jessalyn Vallade
- Tiffany R. Wang
- Joshua Westwick