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Jill Stapleton Bergeron<\/h1>\n\n\n\n

Senior Lecturer<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Contact Information<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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drb@utk.edu<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Jill Stapleton Bergeron’s website<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Jill Stapleton Bergeron grew up in the Appalachian hills of Virginia and earned her BA in music from Emory & Henry College. She completed her MA in speech and theatre then went on to earn a PhD in theatre from Louisiana State University. She has taught speech and theatre courses in several colleges and universities in Louisiana, Georgia, and Tennessee. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Jill is active in local theatre groups and enjoys music, card and board games, and spending time with family. Jill recently retired from full-time teaching but enjoys teaching one class a semester. She and her husband have two grown children and four rescued animals.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Education<\/div><\/h2>
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  • BA, music (minors in art and drama) Emory & Henry College<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • MA, speech and theatre, Louisiana State University<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • PhD, theatre (minor in English literature) Louisiana State University<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><\/section><\/div>\n\n\n\n

    Research Interests<\/div><\/h2>
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    Nonverbal communication<\/p>\n<\/div><\/section><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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