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About Teresa Bergman

Dr. Bergman is a Professor and the Graduate Program Director for the Communication Department at the University of the Pacific. As the Graduate Program Director, Dr. Bergman advises students on their program of study and also handles administrative and supervisorial responsibilities within the department. As a Professor, she teaches undergraduate and graduate classes in research methodologies, visual communication, and documentary film. Dr. Bergman earned her Bachelor of Arts in English from the University of California, Berkeley in 1978 and her Master of Arts in Cinema Studies from San Francisco State University in 1992. She earned her PhD in American Cultural and Film Studies from the University of California, Davis in 2001.

Positions

2018 - Present Chair, Communication Department, University of the Pacific ‐ College of the Pacific
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2006 - Present Professor, University of the Pacific ‐ College of the Pacific
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2013 - 2018 Director, Graduate Studies, Communication Department, University of the Pacific ‐ College of the Pacific
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August 2001 - May 2006 Assistant Professor, California State University, Chico
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2001 - 2006 Assistant Professor, California State University, Chico
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1999 - 2000 Teaching Assistant Consultant, University of California, Davis ‐ Teaching Resource Center
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1996 - 1997 Lecturer, California State University, Chico
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1991 - 1994 Instructor, Butte College
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Curriculum Vitae

Disciplines

Research Interests

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Professional Service and Affiliations

2016 - Present Editorial Board Member, Quarterly Journal of Speech
2015 - Present Editorial Board Member, Kaleidoscope: A Graduate Journal of Qualitative Communication Research
2013 - Present Editorial Board Member, Women’s Studies in Communication
2006 - Present Associate Editor, Western Journal of Communication
Present Member, National Collaborative for Women’s History Sites (NCWHS)
Present Member, National Communication Association (NCA)
Present Member, National Council on Public History (NCPH)
Present Member, Organization for Research on Women and Communication (ORWAC)
Present Member, Western States Communication Association (WSCA)
2020 - 2023 Committee Member, National Communication Association Diamond Anniversary Book Award Committee
2020 - 2023 Member, Board of Directors, Urban Communication
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Honors and Awards

  • Woman of Distinction Award 2021, University of the Pacific
  • Faculty Mentor Award 2019, University of the Pacific
  • Faculty Research Lecturer Award 2015-16, University of the Pacific
  • Jane Jacobs Urban Communication Book of the Year Award, 2013
  • California State University, Chico Research Foundation Summer Scholar Award 2003

Courses

  • Communication 261 graduate seminar Critical and Qualitative Research Methodologies
  • Communication 233 graduate seminar Documentary as Persuasive Communication
  • Communication 293 graduate seminar Visual Communication
  • Communication 293 graduate seminar Critical Theory and Ideology
  • Communication 277 graduate seminar Media Relations
  • Communication 150 Communication Capstone
  • Communication 151 Senior Capstone: Professions and Professionalism
  • Communication 133 Documentary as Persuasive Communication
  • Communication 134 Documentary Film Production
  • Honors 41 Creativity and Knowledge
  • Pacific Seminar II Media and Pop Culture Critique
  • Pacific Seminar III The Ethics of Family, Work and Citizenship

Education

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2001 PhD, American Cultural and Film Studies, University of California, Davis
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1992 MA, Cinema Studies, San Francisco State University
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1978 BA, English, University of California, Berkeley
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Contact Information

Communication Department                                                            
University of the Pacific                                                                    
Stockton, CA 95211                                                                          
(209) 946–7602          

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Books and Book Chapters (7)

Articles (11)

Presentations (65)