Present | Affiliate Faculty, East Tennessee State University ‐ Applied Social Research Lab | |
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Present | Professor, East Tennessee State University ‐ Department of Sociology and Anthropology | |
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Present | Professor, East Tennessee State University ‐ CARE Women's Health | |
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Disciplines
Research Interests
Grants
2019 | Developing Evidence-Based Messages for Low-Income African American Parents to Limit Sugar-Sweetened Beverage Intake Among Their Young Children |
Robert Wood Johnson Foundation | |
Role: Qualitative Research Senior Advisor | |
Colleague(s): C.J. Cotwright, L. Birch, & J. Hall | |
$300,000 | |
2011 | Improving Online Teaching & Learning: University of Michigan-Flint Professional Development Program |
University of Michigan | |
Role: Consultant and Project Director | |
$7,560 | |
2010 | Challenge, Create, Connect: University of Tennessee College of Nursing Faculty Development Program |
University of Tennessee | |
Role: Consultant and Project Director | |
$1,250 | |
2009 | Evaluating an E-Learning Faculty Development Program |
Sigma Theta Tau | |
Role: Principal Investigator | |
Colleague(s): S. Mixer & T. Wyatt | |
$1,000 | |
2009 | Implementation and Evaluation of an E-Learning Faculty Development Program |
Tennessee Nurse's Foundation | |
Role: Principal Investigator | |
Colleague(s): C. Myers | |
$2,500 | |
2009 | Online Facilitation and Community Building Basics: College of Nursing Faculty Development Program |
University of Tennessee | |
Role: Consultant and Project Director | |
$6,500 | |
2007 | Promoting Healthy, Happy UT Graduates: Combating Stress and the Freshman 15 |
University of Tennessee Office of Research | |
Role: Co-Principal Investigator | |
Colleague(s): L. Jahns | |
$237,005 | |
2006 | Investigating the Web Pen Pals Project: What Students and Teachers Have to Say About Designing, Facilitating and Engaging in Online Spaces for “Critical Talk” About Young Adult Literature |
National Council of Teachers of English | |
Role: Co-Principal Investigator | |
Colleague(s): S. Groenke | |
$20,000 |
Honors and Awards
- 2006 - Helen B. Watson Outstanding Research Award
- 2009 - Spotlight on Innovative Faculty, University of Tennessee
- 2009 - Office of Research QUEST Scholar of the Week
- 2009 - Faculty Fellow, Innovative Technology Center
- 2012 - Faculty Development Leave, University of Tennessee
- 2014 - Visiting Scholar, University of Tasmania
- 2014 - Affiliate, Center for Computer-Mediated Communication, Indiana University
- 2015 - Certified Professional Trainer for ATLAS.ti data analysis software
- 2017 - Association of Educational Communication & Technology Division of Distance Learning Distance Education Best Practice Award
- 2018 - Neal R. Norrick Special Issue Award for “The Microanalysis of Online Data (MOOD)” in the Journal of Pragmatics
- 2019 - Spotlight on a new text: Treating online talk as a source of qualitative data: A research guide by Trena M. Paulus. Newsletter article for the American Educational Research Association Qualitative Research Special Interest Group
- 2019 - Indiana University School of Education News: Paulus uses qualitative research to study online conversations
- 2023 - Fulbright Distinguished Scholar, Poznan, Poland, Adam Mickiewicz University
2003 | Ph.D., Education, Indiana University | |
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2001 | M.S., Instructional Systems Technology, Indiana University | |
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1997 | M.A., Applied Linguistics, East Tennessee State University | |
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1991 | B.A., English and Philosophy, Franklin College | |
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Contact Information
PO Box 70621
Johnson City, TN 37614
Office: Ed Allen Hall (VA Campus)
Phone: 423-439-6317
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