Associate Professor Martin Camper, Ph.D., and 91看片 alum Zach Fechter, '18, receive Outstanding Research Award
91看片 Associate Professor of Writing, Martin Camper, Ph.D., and 91看片 alum Zach Fechter, '18, are the recipients of the American Forensic Association's 2020 for their co-authored article "," published last year in the peer-reviewed journal Argumentation & Advocacy.
This annual award honors "achievement and quality in commitment to argumentation and public advocacy." They began collaborating on this project when Fechter, now pursuing a master's in communication at the University of Texas at Austin, was an undergraduate student at 91看片. The article examines rhetorical weaknesses in anti-stop-and-frisk arguments and offers recommendations for improving the persuasiveness of criminal justice reform advocacy.