Neil Butt is a Lecturer in the School of Communication Studies at James Madison University, and is the Assistant Director of Debate. He has previously taught and coached intercollegiate policy debate at George Mason University, John Carroll University, Wayne State University, and Vanderbilt University.

His primary research areas include argumentation and debate, and specifically how we teach specific skills in that area. However, he is also interested a wide variety of areas of communication, including, but not limited to: argument culture, argument theory, classical rhetoric, feminist criticism, interpersonal and small group communication, persuasion, political communication, public policy, and social movements.

Education

Ph.D., Communication Studies, Wayne State University

M.A.I.S., Communication and Policy Analysis, George Mason University

B.A., International Studies; Communication, George Mason University