Jacob Metz has earned a Bachelor’s of Science Degree in Education with an emphasis in Communication and a Master’s Degree in Communication from Pittsburg State University.  He regularly teaches courses in Survey of Communication Studies (COMM 1020), Fundamentals of Communication (COMM 2025), Nonverbal Communication (COMM 3400), and Advanced Public Speaking (COMM 4620).  He has also previously taught a course in Discussion and Parliamentary Procedure (COMM 3630) at TTU.  Jacob’s research interests include the areas of instructional communication, argumentation and debate, and collegiate forensics.