He currently serves as the Basic Course Director for the Department of Communication supervising and training instructors for some 40 sections per semester of the introductory communication course. He received his PhD in Communication from the University of Kentucky, a Masters in Theology from Trinity Evangelical Divinity School, and a Masters in Divinity from Asbury Theological Seminary. Dr. Fitch has published and presented a variety of articles in the areas of instructional and intercultural communication. A member of the NationalCommunication Association, he has taught and lectured in Spain, Colombia, and Mexico.