Jeffrey Delbert, Ph.D.

YEAR: First in 2026-27
PREVIOUS COLLEGE: Missouri, SUNY Brockport

AT ASHLAND UNIVERSITY

Jeffrey Delbert, Ph.D., is in his first year as the Ashland University athletic department's Faculty Athletic Representative. He is the Chair of the Communication Studies Department, and Assistant Professor of Communication Studies.
As FAR, he works as the athletic department's liaison with the school's faculty and providing oversight of the academic integrity of the athletics program and serving as an advocate for student-athlete well-being. Questions on eligibility and NCAA rules and regulations are directed toward Delbert. He also represents the athletic department at Great Midwest Athletic Conference meetings for athletic directors, institution presidents and faculty representatives.
His teaching and research focus on the intersection of media, politics, and popular culture. Specifically, He enjoys thinking about how rhetoric influences political engagement both among the citizenry and in formal governments. He has been published in Speaker & Gavel, Argument & Advocacy, and in several edited volumes. He also co-authored a book on “BS” as a practical campaign strategy for political office.

BEFORE ASHLAND UNIVERSITY

Previously was a Professor at Lenoir-Rhyne University and a postdoctoral fellow at the University of Missouri.

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