Faculty and Staff Profile

Sara Crocker

Educational Background

MA Communication, Technology, and Society
Clemson University 2014

MATS Theological Studies
Central Baptist Theological Seminary 2022

BA Communication - Mass Media
Anderson University 2009

Courses Taught

HON 1950: Mere Mastery: The Principled Communication of C.S. Lewis
HON 3320: Communication and Ethics
COMM 2500: Public Speaking
COMM 2500: Public Speaking Honors
COMM 2500: Special Topics: Communication & Civil Engineering
COMM 1500: Introduction to Human Communication

Profile

Sara is a senior lecturer in the Department of Communication. She first joined the department in 2012 as a graduate student/teaching assistant and as a full-time faculty member in 2015. Sara has served the department, college, and university in various ways including: Undergraduate Programs Committee member, Scholarships and Awards Committee member, Communication Basic Courses Committee member, a member of various faculty search committees, summer reading facilitator, judge for the Rutland Institute for Ethics' High School Ethics Case Competition, member of the Tiger SpeakOut committee, faculty advisor for the Youth Movement Against Alzheimer's & Clemson's Academic Team, and various academic service opportunities with Clemson Football. Most recently Sara has served as the ambassador for experiential learning for the College of Behavioral, Social, and Health Sciences. She is also partnering with the Honors College's Dixon Senior Fellowship program in Spring 2027 to facilitate a book club and discussion group focused on the works of C.S. Lewis. When Sara isn't teaching at Clemson, she works as a hospice chaplain in Upstate SC, helping patients and families navigate the sacred and challenging end-of-life experience.

Research Publications

Crocker, S. (2021, April 27). Making Disciples Without Boundaries. CBF Blog. https://cbfblog.com/2021/04/27/making-disciples-without-boundaries/

Crocker, S. (2021, April 8). Young Lideres. CBF Blog. https://cbfblog.com/2021/04/08/young-lideres/

Crocker, S. (2020, September 8). Today’s struggles will make us better. https://www.cbts.edu/ready-to-lead/todays-struggles-will-make-us-better/

Crocker, S. (2020, July 22). In unprecedented crisis, CBF field personnel finds unprecedented opportunity in North Africa. CBF Blog. https://cbfblog.com/2020/07/22/in-unprecedented-crisis-cbf-field-personnel-finds-unprecedented-opportunity-in-north-african-country/

Crocker, S. (2020, January 20). A pioneer spirit and global missions pillar: Jim Smith reflects on 27-year CBF tenure upon retirement. CBF Blog. https://cbfblog.com/2020/01/30/a-pioneer-spirit-global-missions-pillar-jim-smith-reflects-on-27-year-cbf-tenure-upon-retirement/

Crocker, S. & Brewer, C. J. (2019, February) The curse of wisdom: Strategies for communicating technical concepts and ideas to the masses. Requested by Wayne Suasara, Associate Professor of Civil Engineering, Glenn Department of Civil Engineering. Featured speaker as part of the 2019 Institute of Transporation Engineers Student Leadership Summit.

Selecting Your Graduate Committee Panel, Advising First Year Graduate Students on Committee Selection. Presented at the Spring 2019 Department of Communication Colloquium, Clemson University.

Crocker, S. G. & Mazer, J. P. (2019). Associations among community college students’ technology apprehension and achievement emotions in development education courses. Technology, Pedagogy, and Education, 1 – 16.

Crocker, S. & Mazer, J. (2017, April) Associations among community college students’ technology apprehension and achievement emotions in developmental education courses. Paper submitted to the meeting of the Southern States Communication Association, Greenville, SC.

Crocker, S. & Hulehan, J. (2015, February). What a tangled web we weave: Technology apprehension and achievement emotions. Paper submitted to the meeting of the National Association of Developmental Education, Greenville, S.C.

Honors and Awards

The Franklin Lorenzo Streeter Award for Biblical Interpretation, Central Baptist Theological Seminary, (2022)

Outstanding Graduate Teaching Assistant, Department of Communication Studies, Clemson University (2014)

20-Under-40 Award Recipient, Anderson Independent-Mail (2013)

Achievement Award for Outstanding Accomplishment in Communication, Anderson University (2009)