About Geri Merrigan

Email:

merrigan@sfsu.edu

Phone:

(415) 338-1813

Title:

Professor

Department:

Communication StudiesCollege of Liberal and Creative Arts

Building:

HUM 252

Office Hours:

Tuesday: 10:00 am-11:00 am
Thursday: 10:00 am-11:00 am

Office Hours (Additional Info):

Dr. Merrigan teaches only in fall semesters and will advise students during office hours on a drop-in basis (first come, first served). COMM majors & minors may also seek advising during the Department's Open Advising Hours (See https://communicationstudies.sfsu.edu/advising).

At SF State Since:

1992

Bio:

Dr. Merrigan (a.k.a., Geri) holds a PhD in Speech Communication from the University of Washington and a Master of Science in Speech Communication from the University of North Texas. Her undergraduate degrees are in Broadcasting and Elementary Education.

Geri was the Chair of the Communication Studies Department at SF State from 2002-2011 and served as the COMM 150 Course Coordinator from 2020-2023.

She teaches Organizational Communication, Communication and Aging, and Communication and Empowerment in Organizations in the Communication Studies Department. She previously taught Quantitative Research Methods, Conflict Resolution, Writing Organizational Communication, Communication Training & Development, Senior Seminar, and Communication and Human Interaction in Communication Studies, and Communication Techniques & Strategies for Educational Leaders for SF State’s Doctor of Education in Educational Leadership.

The 4th edition of her book, Communication Research Methods (with Carole Huston, Oxford University Press) was published in January 2019.

Hiking in the open spaces of the Peninsula and learning to play the clarinet are some of Geri’s favorite extracurricular activities.