BIO

Dr. Una Kimokeo-Goes is an Assistant Professor of Communication Arts at The College of Idaho and teaches courses in advocacy and rhetoric, environmental communication, and communication and culture. She earned her Ph.D. in Communication Arts from the Pennsylvania State University. Before joining COI, she coached debate for ten years and supports the Howlin’ Yotes Debate Team. Una is a Board Member of the Women’s Debate Institute, a nonprofit dedicated to empowering young people. She is also deeply committed to inclusive pedagogy and is an active mentor.

Dr. Kimokeo-Goes’ scholarship focuses on rhetoric, public memory, and identity. Her work has been published in journals such as Art/Research International and Voices of Democracy: The U.S. Oratory Project. Her forthcoming chapter on Madame Chiang Kai-shek will appear in Feminist Memory Studies at the Intersections from Ohio State University Press. She was also recently recognized as an Emerging Scholar by the Rhetoric Society of America.

EDUCATION

PhD, Communication Arts & Sciences. Penn State University

MA, Communication Arts & Sciences. Penn State University

BA, Humanities. Minor, Politics. Willamette University