International Communicology Institute
Fellows Biography: Thomas D. Craig
Academic Status
Human Communication Consultant, Brock University
Fellow and Internet Director, International Communicology Institute
Office Address: CTLET, Brock University
St. Catharines, Ontario. L2S 3A1
CANADA
Department Office Telephone: 905-688-5550, ext. 3933
Department Office FAX: 905-984-4866
E-mail:
Professional Homepage: Writing the Body in the Wild
b. 1951. Oakland, CA. USA
Educational Background
Ph.D, Southern Illinois University; USA; 1997
Dissertation: Disrupting the Disembodied Status Quo: Communication and Chronic Disabling Conditions
Ph.D, Vanderbilt University; USA; 1991.
Dissertation: The Return of YHWH and Yahwists: Metaphor and Social Drama in Second Temple Prophetic Texts
M.A. Div. University of Chicago Divinity School; USA; 1985
M.A. Northern Baptist Theological Seminary; USA; 1984
M.A. The University of Texas at Arlington; USA; 1981
Thesis Tittle: "Metaphor and Social Control in a Pentecostal Sect"
B.A. The University of California, Berkeley; USA; 1979
Certification:
Personal Trainer, Assessor, and Disability Specialist: Canadian Professional Trainers Network
Research Interests
(1) Phenomenology (Phenomenlogical Hermeneutics, Stressed Embodiment)
(2) Semiotics (Body as Sign, Communication and Culture)
(3) Biblical Hermeneutics
(4) Contemporary Religious Movements
Professional Background
Fellow and Internet Director, International Communicology Institute
Associate Editor, The American Journal of Semiotics
Member, Society of Biblical Literature
Member, American Academy of Religion
(Co-Chair of the Religion and Disability Studies Consultation, 1997-2003)
Member Society for Phenomenology and the Human Sciences
Member, Semiotic Society of America
Member, International Association for Semiotic Studies
Executive Member, Canadian Professional Trainers Network (1998-2005)
Past Professional Affiliation
Brock University, 1997-present
McMaster University, 2001-2004
Southern Illinois University, 1994-1997
The University of the South, The School of Theology, Summer 1993 (Visiting Professor, Advanced Degrees Program)
Western Kentucky University, 1988-1992
