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Arvind Singhal

Professor
Communication

Office Building: Cotton Memorial
Office Room: 202
Phone: (915) 747-5129
Email: asinghal@utep.edu

Bio

No info available.

Education

Ph D in Communication, University of Southern California (1990)
MA in Communication, University of Southern California (1988)

Publications

Wisdom in action—The positive deviance approach: An alternative conceptualization of communication and social change praxis Edward Elgar Publishing (2021), Arvind Singhal, Mohammed Shafique, Monique Sternin, Lucia Dura.

Presentations

Building Efficacy Among the Most Vulnerable Through Positive Deviance: Implications for Addressing Sexual Exploitation and Abuse (2021), Volume Virtual, Lucia Dura, Arvind Singhal.

Grants

No info available.

Current/Future Courses

Term	Course	Section	Syllabus
Spring 2025	COMM 5347 - Comm & Positive Deviance	23182
Spring 2025	COMM 4364 - Communicating Positive Devian	22917
Fall 2024	COMM 4365 - Comm Healthy Communities	17247	Syllabus
Fall 2024	MAIS 5360 - Contemporary Issues	10834
Fall 2024	COMM 5337 - Sem./Organizational Comm.	17249

Past Courses

Select Term:

Term	Course	Section	Syllabus
Spring 2025	COMM 5347 - Comm & Positive Deviance	23182
Spring 2025	COMM 4364 - Communicating Positive Devian	22917
Spring 2024	COMM 5347 - Comm & Positive Deviance	23613	Syllabus
Spring 2024	COMM 4364 - Communicating Positive Devian	23293	Syllabus
Spring 2023	COMM 5347 - Comm & Positive Deviance	24039
Spring 2023	COMM 4364 - Communicating Positive Devian	23645
Spring 2022	COMM 5347 - Comm & Positive Deviance	25721
Spring 2022	COMM 4364 - Communicating Positive Devian	25192
Fall 2021	COMM 4365 - Comm Healthy Communities	16096
Fall 2021	COMM 5350 - Directed Study	19776
Fall 2021	COMM 5337 - Sem./Organizational Comm.	11555
Spring 2021	COMM 5347 - Comm & Positive Deviance	26412
Spring 2021	COMM 4364 - Communicating Positive Devian	25745
Spring 2021	MAIS 5360 - Contemporary Issues	21966
Spring 2021	COMM 5350 - Directed Study	26437
Fall 2020	COMM 4365 - Comm Healthy Communities	16381
Fall 2020	COMM 5337 - Sem./Organizational Comm.	11614
Spring 2020	COMM 5347 - Comm & Positive Deviance	27473
Spring 2020	COMM 4364 - Communicating Positive Devian	26475
Fall 2019	COMM 4365 - Comm Healthy Communities	16929
Fall 2019	COMM 5337 - Sem./Organizational Comm.	11724
Spring 2019	COMM 5347 - Comm & Positive Deviance	28816
Spring 2019	COMM 4364 - Communicating Positive Devian	27232
Spring 2019	MAIS 5360 - Contemporary Issues	21979
Fall 2018	COMM 4365 - Comm Healthy Communities	17887	Syllabus
Fall 2018	MAIS 5393 - Final Project	11449
Fall 2018	COMM 5337 - Sem./Organizational Comm.	11849	Syllabus
Spring 2018	COMM 4364 - Communicating Positive Devian	28560	Syllabus
Spring 2018	COMM 5350 - Directed Study	28898	Syllabus
Fall 2017	COMM 4365 - Comm Healthy Communities	19530	Syllabus
Fall 2017	COMM 5350 - Directed Study	19561
Fall 2017	MAIS 5390 - Independent Study	14627
Fall 2017	COMM 5337 - Sem./Organizational Comm.	11938	Syllabus
Spring 2017	MAIS 5360 - Contemporary Issues	22214	Syllabus
Spring 2017	COMM 5350 - Directed Study	24890	Syllabus
Spring 2017	COMM 4350 - Selected Topics	22823	Syllabus

Course Evaluations

Term	Course	Section	Evaluation
Spring 2024	COMM 5347 - Comm & Positive Deviance	23613	Evaluation
Spring 2024	COMM 4364 - Communicating Positive Devian	23293	Evaluation
Spring 2023	COMM 5347 - Comm & Positive Deviance	24039	Evaluation
Spring 2023	COMM 4364 - Communicating Positive Devian	23645	Evaluation
Spring 2022	COMM 5347 - Comm & Positive Deviance	25721	Evaluation
Spring 2022	COMM 4364 - Communicating Positive Devian	25192	Evaluation
Fall 2021	COMM 4365 - Comm Healthy Communities	16096	Evaluation
Fall 2021	COMM 5337 - Sem./Organizational Comm.	11555	Evaluation
Spring 2021	COMM 5347 - Comm & Positive Deviance	26412	Evaluation
Spring 2021	COMM 4364 - Communicating Positive Devian	25745	Evaluation
Spring 2021	MAIS 5360 - Contemporary Issues	21966	Evaluation
Fall 2020	COMM 4365 - Comm Healthy Communities	16381	Evaluation
Fall 2020	COMM 5337 - Sem./Organizational Comm.	11614	Evaluation
Spring 2020	COMM 5347 - Comm & Positive Deviance	27473	Evaluation
Spring 2020	COMM 4364 - Communicating Positive Devian	26475	Evaluation
Fall 2019	COMM 4365 - Comm Healthy Communities	16929	Evaluation
Fall 2019	COMM 5337 - Sem./Organizational Comm.	11724	Evaluation
Spring 2019	COMM 5347 - Comm & Positive Deviance	28816	Evaluation
Spring 2019	COMM 4364 - Communicating Positive Devian	27232	Evaluation
Spring 2019	MAIS 5360 - Contemporary Issues	21979	Evaluation

Bio

No info available.

Ph D in Communication, University of Southern California (1990)
MA in Communication, University of Southern California (1988)

Publications

Wisdom in action—The positive deviance approach: An alternative conceptualization of communication and social change praxis Edward Elgar Publishing (2021), Arvind Singhal, Mohammed Shafique, Monique Sternin, Lucia Dura.

Presentations

Building Efficacy Among the Most Vulnerable Through Positive Deviance: Implications for Addressing Sexual Exploitation and Abuse (2021), Volume Virtual, Lucia Dura, Arvind Singhal.

No info available.

Current/Future Courses

Term

Spring 2025

Course

COMM 5347 - Comm & Positive Deviance

Section

23182

Syllabus

Term

Spring 2025

Course

COMM 4364 - Communicating Positive Devian

Section

22917

Syllabus

Term

Fall 2024

Course

COMM 4365 - Comm Healthy Communities

Section

17247

Syllabus

Term

Fall 2024

Course

MAIS 5360 - Contemporary Issues

Section

10834

Syllabus

Term

Fall 2024

Course

COMM 5337 - Sem./Organizational Comm.

Section

17249

Syllabus

Past Courses

Select Term:

Term

Spring 2025

Course

COMM 5347 - Comm & Positive Deviance

Section

23182

Syllabus

Term

Spring 2025

Course

COMM 4364 - Communicating Positive Devian

Section

22917

Syllabus

Term

Spring 2024

Course

COMM 5347 - Comm & Positive Deviance

Section

23613

Syllabus

Term

Spring 2024

Course

COMM 4364 - Communicating Positive Devian

Section

23293

Syllabus

Term

Spring 2023

Course

COMM 5347 - Comm & Positive Deviance

Section

24039

Syllabus

Term

Spring 2023

Course

COMM 4364 - Communicating Positive Devian

Section

23645

Syllabus

Term

Spring 2022

Course

COMM 5347 - Comm & Positive Deviance

Section

25721

Syllabus

Term

Spring 2022

Course

COMM 4364 - Communicating Positive Devian

Section

25192

Syllabus

Term

Fall 2021

Course

COMM 4365 - Comm Healthy Communities

Section

16096

Syllabus

Term

Fall 2021

Course

COMM 5350 - Directed Study

Section

19776

Syllabus

Term

Fall 2021

Course

COMM 5337 - Sem./Organizational Comm.

Section

11555

Syllabus

Term

Spring 2021

Course

COMM 5347 - Comm & Positive Deviance

Section

26412

Syllabus

Term

Spring 2021

Course

COMM 4364 - Communicating Positive Devian

Section

25745

Syllabus

Term

Spring 2021

Course

MAIS 5360 - Contemporary Issues

Section

21966

Syllabus

Term

Spring 2021

Course

COMM 5350 - Directed Study

Section

26437

Syllabus

Term

Fall 2020

Course

COMM 4365 - Comm Healthy Communities

Section

16381

Syllabus

Term

Fall 2020

Course

COMM 5337 - Sem./Organizational Comm.

Section

11614

Syllabus

Term

Spring 2020

Course

COMM 5347 - Comm & Positive Deviance

Section

27473

Syllabus

Term

Spring 2020

Course

COMM 4364 - Communicating Positive Devian

Section

26475

Syllabus

Term

Fall 2019

Course

COMM 4365 - Comm Healthy Communities

Section

16929

Syllabus

Term

Fall 2019

Course

COMM 5337 - Sem./Organizational Comm.

Section

11724

Syllabus

Term

Spring 2019

Course

COMM 5347 - Comm & Positive Deviance

Section

28816

Syllabus

Term

Spring 2019

Course

COMM 4364 - Communicating Positive Devian

Section

27232

Syllabus

Term

Spring 2019

Course

MAIS 5360 - Contemporary Issues

Section

21979

Syllabus

Term

Fall 2018

Course

COMM 4365 - Comm Healthy Communities

Section

17887

Syllabus

Term

Fall 2018

Course

MAIS 5393 - Final Project

Section

11449

Syllabus

Term

Fall 2018

Course

COMM 5337 - Sem./Organizational Comm.

Section

11849

Syllabus

Term

Spring 2018

Course

COMM 4364 - Communicating Positive Devian

Section

28560

Syllabus

Term

Spring 2018

Course

COMM 5350 - Directed Study

Section

28898

Syllabus

Term

Fall 2017

Course

COMM 4365 - Comm Healthy Communities

Section

19530

Syllabus

Term

Fall 2017

Course

COMM 5350 - Directed Study

Section

19561

Syllabus

Term

Fall 2017

Course

MAIS 5390 - Independent Study

Section

14627

Syllabus

Term

Fall 2017

Course

COMM 5337 - Sem./Organizational Comm.

Section

11938

Syllabus

Term

Spring 2017

Course

MAIS 5360 - Contemporary Issues

Section

22214

Syllabus

Term

Spring 2017

Course

COMM 5350 - Directed Study

Section

24890

Syllabus

Term

Spring 2017

Course

COMM 4350 - Selected Topics

Section

22823

Syllabus

Term

Spring 2024

Course

COMM 5347 - Comm & Positive Deviance

Section

23613

Evaluation

Term

Spring 2024

Course

COMM 4364 - Communicating Positive Devian

Section

23293

Evaluation

Term

Spring 2023

Course

COMM 5347 - Comm & Positive Deviance

Section

24039

Evaluation

Term

Spring 2023

Course

COMM 4364 - Communicating Positive Devian

Section

23645

Evaluation

Term

Spring 2022

Course

COMM 5347 - Comm & Positive Deviance

Section

25721

Evaluation

Term

Spring 2022

Course

COMM 4364 - Communicating Positive Devian

Section

25192

Evaluation

Term

Fall 2021

Course

COMM 4365 - Comm Healthy Communities

Section

16096

Evaluation

Term

Fall 2021

Course

COMM 5337 - Sem./Organizational Comm.

Section

11555

Evaluation

Term

Spring 2021

Course

COMM 5347 - Comm & Positive Deviance

Section

26412

Evaluation

Term

Spring 2021

Course

COMM 4364 - Communicating Positive Devian

Section

25745

Evaluation

Term

Spring 2021

Course

MAIS 5360 - Contemporary Issues

Section

21966

Evaluation

Term

Fall 2020

Course

COMM 4365 - Comm Healthy Communities

Section

16381

Evaluation

Term

Fall 2020

Course

COMM 5337 - Sem./Organizational Comm.

Section

11614

Evaluation

Term

Spring 2020

Course

COMM 5347 - Comm & Positive Deviance

Section

27473

Evaluation

Term

Spring 2020

Course

COMM 4364 - Communicating Positive Devian

Section

26475

Evaluation

Term

Fall 2019

Course

COMM 4365 - Comm Healthy Communities

Section

16929

Evaluation

Term

Fall 2019

Course

COMM 5337 - Sem./Organizational Comm.

Section

11724

Evaluation

Term

Spring 2019

Course

COMM 5347 - Comm & Positive Deviance

Section

28816

Evaluation

Term

Spring 2019

Course

COMM 4364 - Communicating Positive Devian

Section

27232

Evaluation

Term

Spring 2019

Course

MAIS 5360 - Contemporary Issues

Section

21979

Evaluation

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