Dara Phillips

Dr. Dara Phillips serves as an Adjunct Professor in the Department of Communication Arts at Kentucky Wesleyan College, specializing in the intersection of political rhetoric and health communication.

Her academic qualifications include:

• PhD from Regent University
• MA from Liberty University
• BA from Salisbury University

Her research prominently focuses on Political Communication through historical speech analysis (notably JFK's Cold War rhetoric) and Health Communication examining media's role in exercise culture and self-exploration practices like Zumba. She employs methods including cluster analysis and media framing theory to investigate protest coverage and government-media dynamics.

Recent publications reveal consistent interdisciplinary work bridging communication theory with political history and health behavior studies, particularly in analyzing media narratives around social movements and presidential rhetoric.

Dr. Phillips actively participates in academic communities as Secretary of the Maryland Communication Association and member of the National Communication Association.