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Patricia Rockwell

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Patricia Rockwell has spent most of her life teaching. From small liberal arts colleges to large regional research universities—and even a brief stint in a high school, her background in education is extensive. She has taught virtually everything related to Communication—from a fine arts speech-theatre orientation to more recently a social science research approach. Her Bachelors’ and Masters’ degrees are from the University of Nebraska in Speech and her Ph.D. is from the University of Arizona in Communication. She was on the faculty at the University of Louisiana at Lafayette for thirteen years, retiring in 2007.

Her publications are extensive, with over 20 peer-reviewed articles in scholarly journals, several textbooks, and a research book...more

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Average rating: 3.66 · 214 ratings · 92 reviews · 11 distinct works · Similar authors

	Sounds of Murder 3.78 of 5 stars 3.78 avg rating — 65 ratings — published 2010 — 3 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	FM for Murder 3.63 of 5 stars 3.63 avg rating — 38 ratings — published 2011 — 3 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Papoosed 3.31 of 5 stars 3.31 avg rating — 26 ratings — published 2012 — 2 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Bingoed: An Essie Cobb Senior Sleuth Mystery 3.82 of 5 stars 3.82 avg rating — 17 ratings — published 2011 — 3 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Voice Mail Murder 4.06 of 5 stars 4.06 avg rating — 17 ratings — published 2011 — 3 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Murder in the Round 3.0 of 5 stars 3.00 avg rating — 16 ratings — published 2012 — 2 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Stump Speech Murder: A Pamela Barnes Acoustic Mystery 3.75 of 5 stars 3.75 avg rating — 16 ratings — published 2012 — 2 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Valentined 3.86 of 5 stars 3.86 avg rating — 7 ratings — published 2012 — 2 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Ghosted 3.57 of 5 stars 3.57 avg rating — 7 ratings — published 2013 — 3 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Sarcasm and Other Mixed Messages: The Ambiguous Ways People Use Language 3.5 of 5 stars 3.50 avg rating — 4 ratings — published 2006	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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Pamela Barnes Acoustic Mystery (4 books)
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Patricia Rockwell rated a book 4 of 5 stars Speaking of Murder by Tace Baker read in December, 2012	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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Patricia Rockwell made a comment in the group Cozy Mysteries — What Cozy Did You Just Finish Reading??? topic "Speaking of Murder This was a fun and enlightening book. An academic setting (which I always enjoy) and a murder with lots of suspects."
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Patricia Rockwell made a comment on her status "I take that back. SPEAKING OF MURDER by Tace Baker is in the GR database. My humble apologies!"
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Patricia Rockwell made a comment in the group THE JAMES MASON COMMUNITY BOOK CLUB — WHAT ARE YOU READING AND WHY!! topic "A delightful cozy mystery MR. TEA AND THE TRAVELING TEACUP by Leslie Matthews Stansfield. In this book, Mr. Tea is a mascot at a teahouse--a psychic m...more "
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Patricia Rockwell said "yes" to attending West Chicago Public Library NaNoWriMo Kick-Off Party date: November 03, 2012 01:00PM location: West Chicago Public Library, 118 West Washington St., West Chicago, IL, The United States description: Authors and would-be writers gather to kick-off the new NaNoWriMo season.
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