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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Disciplines
Research Interests
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 |
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
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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