Aaron Duncan is an Associate Professor of Practice at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln.  He is also Director of the Speech & Debate Team and the Co-Director of departments introductory course COMM 101:  Communication in the 21^st Century.  He received his Ph.D. from the Department of Communication Studies at UNL in 2011 with a specialization in Rhetoric and Public Culture.  His first book Gambling with the American Dream examined the evolution of the American Dream and the expansion of legalized gambling. He has won multiple awards for both his teaching and coaching work.