2011 - Present | Associate Professor & Associate Chair, East Tennessee State University ‐ College of Arts and Sciences | |
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2011 - Present | Associate Professor & Associate Chair, East Tennessee State University ‐ Communication and Performance, College of Arts and Sciences | |
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Disciplines
Research Interests
Grants
2013 | Fandom, Cosplay, and Social Identity in Geekdom |
ETSU | |
Small Research Grant | |
$750 |
Professional Service and Affiliations
2015 - Present | Board of Directors, Mountain Empire Literacy Outreach | 2013 - Present | Panel Respondent, Communication Theory Interest Group | 2013 - Present | Editorial Board Member, Popular Culture Studies Journal | 2012 - Present | Associate Editorial Board Member, Communication Studies | 2012 - Present | Reviewer, Departures in Critical Qualitative Research | 2012 - Present | Reviewer, Human Resources Development Review | 2011 - Present | Reviewer, Journal of Organizational Ethnography | 2011 - Present | Member, Open House Representative | 2009 - Present | Reviewer, Management Communication Quarterly | 2005 - Present | Paper Reviewer, National Communication Association |
Honors and Awards
- 2006 - Top Student Paper, Florida Communication Association
- 2005-2007 - Presentation Travel Award, Department of Communication,
- 2007 - Doctoral Publication Award, Office of Research, University of South Florida
- 2007 - Top Student Paper, Organizational and Professional Communication Interest Group, CSCA,
- 2007 - Dissertation Research Award, University of South Florida
- 2008 - Top Paper, Honorable Mention, Ethnography Interest Group, SSCA
- 2008 - Top Student Paper, Interpersonal Communication Division, SSCA
- 2008 - Top Four Paper, Organizational and Professional Communication Interest Group, CSCA
- 2008 - Top Student Paper, Communication Theory Interest Group, CSCA
- 2008 - Invited Participant, Young Scholar Master Class, Organizational Com. Division, CSCA
- 2008 - Bochner Outstanding Achievement in Doctoral Studies Award, University of South Florida
- 2009 - Top Paper, Communication Ethics & Freedom of Expression Interest Group, CSCA
- 2009 - Top Paper, Association for Business Communication, NCA
- 2011 - Top Paper, Ethnography Division, NCA
- 2012 - Top Paper, Organizational and Professional Communication Interest Group, CSCA
- 2013 - Top Panel, Communication Education Interest Group, CSCA
- 2015 - Service Award, Central States Communication Association
- 2015 - Chair’s Award, Department of Communication & Performance, ETSU
Courses
- SPCH 5960 - Graduate Thesis
- SPCH 5900 - Graduate Independent Study
- SPCH 5357 - Organizational Communication
- SPCH 5040 - Leadership and Communication
- SPCH 4900 - Independent Study
- SPCH 4380 - Communication Studies Internship
- SPCH 4366 - Communication Ethics
- SPCH 4357/5357 - Organizations & Society
- SPCH 4356 - Subcultural Communication
- SPCH 4356/5356: Technology, Communication, and Culture
- SPCH 4356/5356 - Autoethnography
- SPCH 4350 - Organizational Communication
- SPCH 4018 - Honors Thesis
- SPCH 3380 - Communicating in Groups
- SPCH 2700 - Professional Communication & Technology
- SPCH 1300 - Introduction to Communication Studies
2008 | PhD, Communication, University of South Florida | |
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2004 | MA, Communication, Saint Louis University | |
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1991 | BA, Philosophy and Literature, Ramapo College of New Jersey | |
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Contact Information
PO Box 70667
Johnson City, TN
Office: 224 Campus Center Building
Phone: 423-439-7563
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