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In addition to serving as AJU’s Provost and the Dean of the College of Arts and Sciences, Dr. Sigman holds a faculty appointment as a Professor of Communication.  He is a specialist in the area of social communication theory, the study of human behavior that emphasizes its cultural and social patterns.  
A published scholar and noted lecturer, Dr. Sigman has presented papers to such organizations as the International Communication Association, International Congress of Anthropological and Ethnological Sciences, National Communication Association, and Society for Applied Anthropology.  He is the founder of the scholarly journal, Research on Language and Social Interaction, and co-founder of the monograph series, Everyday Communication: Case Studies of Behavior in Context. 
Recently, he has conducted workshops and presented papers to the Council of Independent Colleges and the Higher Learning Commission of the North Central Association based on his administrative work on academic strategic planning and models of institutional effectiveness.  His work on enrollment management and curriculum planning was recognized with a “Strengthening Institutions (Title III)” Grant from the U.S. Department of Education to Naropa University in 2010.