Robert Jeffers is coordinator of the advertising sequence, coordinator of speech adjunct faculty, and an instructor in communications. Professor Jeffers joined the faculty in 1993 after serving as an adjunct faculty member at USI for several years. He earned the M.A. degree in public relations from Murray State University in Kentucky, and his B.A. in speech communications from the University of Evansville. Professor Jeffers is co-author of Public Conversations, a textbook for introductory speech courses. He is faculty sponsor of the American Advertising Federation competition, and manages a communication consulting company, pro talk.