Bonnie Wentzel
Biography
Bonnie Wentzel is the director of the CommLabASU (formerly the Communication Assessment and Learning Lab - CALL). This nationally recognized communication lab is an innovative learning space that provides peer mentoring to undergraduates in developing, organizing and delivering public presentations. Her passion is to expand communication education by helping students, community youth, and working professionals develop their authentic speaking voice. As a lecturer, Wentzel has been recognized for outstanding teaching as a Centennial Professor, awarded by the Associated Students of Arizona State University and received the Outstanding Teaching Award presented by the New College of Interdisciplinary Arts and Sciences.
Wentzel attended Arizona State University on the West campus where she completed her bachelor's degree in communication studies and in 2009, earned a master's degree in communication studies with an emphasis on the experienced learner in higher education. Wentzel is also a graduate of the Barrett, the Honors College. She holds certificates in general business, organizational leadership and journalism.
Education
- M.A. Communication Studies, Arizona State University
- B.A. Communication, Arizona State University
Research Interests
- Communication instruction and education
- Peer mentoring in education settings
- Challenges of multiple-role adult students toward college degree attainment
- Communication and speech centers in post-secondary education settings
Publications
- Wentzel, Bonnie. Back to the center: The Communication Assessment Learning Lab at Arizona State University's west campus. (2015).
Courses
| Spring 2021 | |
|---|---|
| Course Number | Course Title |
| COM 328 | Communicating Science:Publ Spk |
| COM 382 | Classroom Apprenticeship |
| COM 482 | Communication Instr and Train |
| COM 493 | Honors Thesis |
| CMN 580 | Practicum |
| Fall 2020 | |
|---|---|
| Course Number | Course Title |
| COM 225 | Public Speaking |
| COM 325 | Advanced Public Speaking |
| COM 382 | Classroom Apprenticeship |
| COM 482 | Communication Instr and Train |
| COM 492 | Honors Directed Study |
| COM 499 | Individualized Instruction |
| CMN 592 | Research |
| Spring 2020 | |
|---|---|
| Course Number | Course Title |
| COM 382 | Classroom Apprenticeship |
| COM 394 | Special Topics |
| COM 482 | Communication Instr and Train |
| CMN 580 | Practicum |
| Fall 2019 | |
|---|---|
| Course Number | Course Title |
| COM 325 | Advanced Public Speaking |
| COM 382 | Classroom Apprenticeship |
| COM 394 | Special Topics |
| COM 499 | Individualized Instruction |
| Spring 2019 | |
|---|---|
| Course Number | Course Title |
| COM 325 | Advanced Public Speaking |
| COM 382 | Classroom Apprenticeship |
| COM 430 | Leadership Group Communication |
| CMN 580 | Practicum |
| Fall 2018 | |
|---|---|
| Course Number | Course Title |
| COM 100 | Intro to Human Communication |
| COM 325 | Advanced Public Speaking |
| COM 382 | Classroom Apprenticeship |
| COM 483 | Advanced Com & Mentoring |
| COM 499 | Individualized Instruction |
| Spring 2018 | |
|---|---|
| Course Number | Course Title |
| COM 225 | Public Speaking |
| COM 430 | Leadership Group Communication |
| COM 483 | Advanced Com & Mentoring |
| CMN 580 | Practicum |
| Fall 2017 | |
|---|---|
| Course Number | Course Title |
| COM 100 | Intro to Human Communication |
| COM 250 | Intro Organizational Comm |
| COM 382 | Classroom Apprenticeship |
| COM 483 | Advanced Com & Mentoring |
| COM 499 | Individualized Instruction |
| CMN 580 | Practicum |
| Spring 2017 | |
|---|---|
| Course Number | Course Title |
| COM 100 | Intro to Human Communication |
| COM 430 | Leadership Group Communication |
| COM 483 | Advanced Com & Mentoring |
| Fall 2016 | |
|---|---|
| Course Number | Course Title |
| COM 225 | Public Speaking |
| COM 382 | Classroom Apprenticeship |
| COM 383 | Communication and Mentoring |
| COM 430 | Leadership Group Communication |
| COM 483 | Advanced Com & Mentoring |
| Summer 2016 | |
|---|---|
| Course Number | Course Title |
| COM 225 | Public Speaking |
Presentations
Wentzel, B., & Estle, K. (2017, April). Mentor empowerment through community engagement in the communication lab. National Association of Communiction Centers Conference, Grand Rapids, MI.
Bingham, B., Averell, C., Shumberg, K., Wentzel, B., & Kunkel, K. (2016, April). Online public speaking: From design to launch. National Association of Communication Centers Conference, Pittsburgh, PA.
Wentzel, B. (2016, April). NACC: A path forward. National Association of Communication Centers Conference, Pittsburgh, PA.
Wentzel, B., Love, K., Yook, E., Cayetano, C., Sindelar, K., Mutua, E., & Felt, L. (2015, November). Experiential learning in the communication enter: Embracing opportunities in the K-12 community. National Communication Association Conference, Las Vegas, NV.
Davidson, M., Dwyer, K., Rempfer, K., Ellis, E., & Wentzel, B., (2015, November). Opportunities in reaching new audiences through communication centers. National Communication Association Conference, Las Vegas, NV.
Wentzel, B., Quesenberry, B., Ellis, E., Gill, L., Preston, M., Davidson, & M., Smalls, M., (2015, April). Online public speaking programs: The good, the bad, and the ugly. National Association of Communication Centers Conference, Fredericksburg, VA.
Wentzel, B., Atkins-Sayre, W., Hobgood, L., Sheckels, T., Wiebel, J., & Yook, E., (2015, April). Book It! At the center. National Association of Communication Centers Conference, Fredericksburg, VA.
Love, K., Davis, A., Kirby, R., Smalls, M., & Wentzel, B. (2015, April). You can do it! We can help! Getting the center's administrative work done effectively and efficiently. National Association of Communication Centers Conference, Fredericksburg, VA.
Gaffney, C., Wentzel, B., Cayetano, C., Romans, A., & Sanford, B. (2014, April). Mentorship as internship. National Association of Communication Centers Conference, Glendale, AZ.
Wentzel, B. (2013, November). Speak like Sparky: Connecting middle-school students with common core standards through the university communication lab. National Communication Association Conference, Washington D.C
Wentzel, B. (2013, April). Lessons in growing a sustainable communication center. National Association of Communication Centers Conference, Greensboro, NC.
Wentzel, B. (2012, November). Answering the CALL of our COMMunities: Building synergistic learning opportunities for peer mentor. Top Section Panel. National Communication Association Conference, Orlando, FL.
Kassing, J., Johnson, H., Kloeber, D., & Wentzel, B. (2008, November). How do you use this crazy green thing? Development, validation (and proposed uses) of the environmental communication scale. National Communication Association Conference.San Diego, CA.
Wentzel, B. (2008, October). Advocating for the adult learner. Arizona Communication Association Conference, Glendale, AZ.
Industry Positions
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