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A die-hard Cornhusker fan even in hard times, Patrice enjoys
playing volleyball, talking sports at McMenamin's Pub, and Folk
and Zydeco dancing.
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teaching at La Salle in 2000. She moved to Philadelphia from Boston
where she was teaching full-time at Northeastern University. She
received her undergraduate degree from the University of Nebraska
at Kearney, her masters degree at the University of Maine, and her
Ph.D. from the University of Alabama in 1996.
Patrice's research interests are gender studies, humor, and
media effects. She has been published in communication and humor
journals, written book chapters, and presented at national and
international conferences.
She recently published a book on the effects and appeal of professional
wrestling titled Wrestling and Hyper-Masculinity.
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OFFICE:
Com Center 203
PHONE:
215-951-1697
EMAIL:
oppliger@lasalle.edu
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