Rate My Professor Evelyn Plummer

Evelyn Plummer, Ed.D., is a retired Associate Professor in the College of Human Development, Culture, and Media at Seton Hall University. Dr. Plummer primarily taught courses in group communication, interpersonal communication, and oral communication, playing a key role in shaping students' skills in these essential areas. Her teaching extends to coordinating adjunct instructors for oral communication courses and developing syllabi for public and professional speaking as well as senior seminars in communication studies. Beyond the classroom, she founded Seton Hall University's Nonviolent Communication (NVC) course, demonstrating her commitment to innovative curriculum in conflict resolution and empathetic dialogue.

Dr. Plummer's research interests center on small group dynamics, conflict management, intercultural communication, and interethnic communication styles. She has published peer-reviewed articles, including 'In a Network, All Concerns Are Your Concerns: Applying the “Dual Concerns” Conflict Management Model to Communication Networks' (2021) and 'Meetings That Evolve Interactively: Viewing a Town Hall Discussion with an LSI Perspective.' Her conference contributions include 'Nonverbal Mashups: Exploring Metacommunication in Mediated Interpersonal Contexts' and 'Create-A-Culture: An Experiential Approach to Cross-Cultural Communication' (2015). Plummer integrates academic insights with practical experience from her stage management career across Off-Broadway, Off-Off-Broadway productions, summer theater, chamber opera, and dance companies. She chaired sessions at the New York State Communication Association (NYSCA) 2025 conference and served as a respondent in Seton Hall's 2025 Faculty Research Showcase. Through her multifaceted contributions, Dr. Plummer has influenced communication pedagogy and scholarship, bridging theoretical frameworks with real-world applications in diverse professional and cultural contexts.