Peyton Turner Interview Research Paper

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Peyton Lilleman
Faculty Interview

For my faculty interview, I selected Dr. Turner. I selected Dr. Turner because I wanted to interview a professor that I thought was interesting and one that I thought I could be comfortable talking to. All of my professors seemed nice, but I was still hesitant to interview them. With Dr. Turner, we have had review sessions on Wednesday nights. Usually less than fifteen people show up, so we all got a lot of one on one instruction. Because of these sessions, I was more comfortable with Dr. Turner than any of my other professors.
To schedule the interview I went to his office one day after class …show more content…

The first question I asked was “Why did you teach this field of study?” Dr. Turner said he chose this field because he had an interest founded on experience since he was a person of stutters. He also said that he never saw himself becoming a Speech Pathologist before it happened. The second question I asked was, “Where did you study and why did you choose that place to study?” He replied that he first attended the Western Michigan University because one professor there was a major contributor to the field of Speech Pathology. He went on to say that he knew he wanted his Ph.D., so he then attended University of Wisconsin, located in Madison, Wisconsin. It was one of the top three programs for Speech Pathology. After answer these questions, I followed up by asking how he went from living in Michigan, to Wisconsin, to Missouri. Dr. Turner chuckled and told me that he first came across Missouri when he was looking for a job. After visiting, he enjoyed the people that were there and he knew this was a place where he could be successful. The third question was, “What do you like best about the courses you teach?” He responded by telling me that he enjoyed that

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