Ann Darling, Ph.D.

Associate Professor and Department Chair, 
Department of Communication
University of Utah 

Biography:

Ph.D. 1987, University of Washington

Topic:  "Listening:  The lost and endangered art of humanness"

A native of New Mexico, Professor Darling earned her BA in Secondary Education and MA in Communication at the University of New Mexico. She taught high school in New Mexico for three years between the time that she earned her BA and MA. She earned her PhD at the University of Washington and spent five years at the University of Illinois before joining the faculty at the University of Utah in 1992. 

Since joining the University of Utah, she spent six years as Director of the Center for Teaching and Learning Excellence before becoming chair of the Department of Communication in 2003. She has earned a major, campus wide teaching award at each institution in which she has taught culminating most recently in being recognized with the University of Utah's prestigious Distinguished Teaching Award in 2002.

Her work focuses on questions related to communication and instruction. She has written numerous articles addressing issues of teacher socialization and training. Recently her work as turned to questions about communication skill development in college and across the campus.

In her spare time, Professor Darling is passionate about reading and karate. She reads at least a book a week and is training for her second degree black belt test.

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Pro-D Workshop " Listening: The Lost and Endangered Art of Humanness" (39 kb., Powerpoint) (user id and password required)

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