David Cram Helwich

David Cram Helwich is a Senior Lecturer and Director of Forensics in the Department of Communication Studies at the University of Minnesota. His research focuses on security and foreign policy rhetoric, discursive ethics, and public debate practices. He holds a PhD in Communications & Rhetoric from the University of Pittsburgh, where his dissertation analyzed post-Cold War debates on nuclear weapons and deterrence.

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• PhD: Communications & Rhetoric, University of Pittsburgh

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Helwich explores how rhetorical strategies shape public discourse on security policies and ethical decision-making. His work bridges theoretical frameworks in argumentation pedagogy with practical applications in debate education. He advocates for critical engagement with contemporary foreign policy challenges through structured argumentation.

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