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Executive Director, American Communication Association.  (2010 – 2012).
Work with board of directors of organization, oversee accrediting issues, coordinate with other officers who manage the organization’s convention, edit the journal, and publish the e-textbook.

Chair, Accreditation Committee, American Communication Association. (2010 – 2012).  Supervise all accrediting activities for organization.  Oversee promotion of service, select site teams, coordinate review of materials, and provide certifications when earned.

Chair of the panel “Cultural communication styles and clashes: Journalism, PR, education, and media & society in the Middle East.“  Panel scheduled for presentation at the 51^st annual International Studies Association annual  convention.  New Orleans, LA.  February 2010.

Ph.D. Committee member.  Technische Universität Ilmenau (www.tu-ilmeanu.de).  Student, Abd El-Basit Ahmed Hashem Mahmoud.  Dissertation chair, Prof. P. Klimsa.  June 2009 to date.

Site team member, ACA Accreditation Team.  Participated in an accreditation review of a university in Texas by the American Communication Association.  (www.americancomm.org).  Spring 2009.

Member, Editorial Board.  Journal of Middle East Media.  2008 to date.

Judge, National Radio Hall of Fame. Participated in online voting process of the Museum of Broadcast Communications’ (www.museum.tv) National Radio Hall of Fame inductee selection. 2007 to 2009.

Member Accreditation Committee, American Communication Association. Assist in process of addressing university communication program accreditations for national organization.  2007 – date.

Chair of the panel “Industry research in an academic setting: Conflicting results.” Co-sponsored by the Research; and Management and Sales Divisions of the Broadcast Education Association for their annual convention in Las Vegas in April 2006.

Board of Directors Member American Communication Association (ACA).  2005.

Maintain web links on the American Communication Association's Communication Studies Center's Mass Media and Culture site.  2005.

Chair of the panel “Transnational and cross-cultural media instruction: Preparing future industry professionals for excellence in the global media environment.” Co-sponsored by the Multicultural; International; and Courses, Curricula, and Administration Divisions of the Broadcast Education Association for their annual convention in Las Vegas in April 2005.

Research Chair of the RTVJ Division of the Association for Educators in Journalism and Mass Communication for the 2003 national convention. 2002 to 2003.

Chair of the panel  “Al-Jazeera TV:  The Arab World’s CNN or Fox News?”   Presented at the national Association of Educators in Journalism and Mass Communication convention, Kansas City, MO. August 2003.

Panel respondent: “Mediated Intimacy:  Communication in (Parasocial Inter)Action” – a discussion of audience interaction with media figures. National Communication Association annual convention, New Orleans.  November 2002.

Chair of the panel  “For More Information, See Our Website:  Using Broadcast and Internet Channels to Develop an Integrated Approach to Cross-Promoting Programming and E-Commerce,” co-sponsored by the Student Media Advisors; Courses, Curricula and Administration; and News Divisions of the Broadcast Education Association for their annual convention in Las Vegas. April 2002.

Member of the Broadcast Education Association Board of Directors Membership Committee.  2000 to 2003.

Chair of the panel “They Can't Pay Us Enough:  Observations from Faculty, Students, and Industry Professionals who've Worked with Student Media,” co-sponsored by the Student Media Advisors; Courses, Curricula and Administration; and News Divisions of the Broadcast Education Association for their annual convention in Las Vegas. April 2001.

Panel participant in  “NAB/BEA Broadcast Research Initiative: Town Meeting For Teachers Of Broadcast Research,” co-sponsored by the BEA Board of Directors and the National Association of Broadcasters for the Broadcast Education Association’s annual convention in Las Vegas. April 2001.

Chair of the panel “Are we really that different?  Censorship of broadcast journalism across cultures,” co-sponsored by the Courses, Curricula and Administration Division and the Production Aesthetics and Criticism Division of the Broadcast Education Association for their annual national convention in Las Vegas.  April 2000.

Chair of the Research Division of the Broadcast Education Association. Oversaw BEA New Faculty Research Grant, Research Division panel selection, and work with division and national officers in a variety of other BEA projects. 2000 to 2002.

Manuscript reviewer for Media Psychology .  2000 to date.

Vice-Chair and Paper Competition Chair of the Research Division of the Broadcast Education Association. Oversaw BEA New Faculty Research Grant Award.  1999 to 2000.

Acting Vice-Chair of the Research Division of Broadcast Education Association.  1998 to 1999.

Manuscript reviewer for Journal of Broadcasting & Electronic Media.  1997 to date.

Co-chair of the panel "High-Tech Instruction:  Using Internet, World Wide Web and Teleconferencing to Enhance the Classroom Experience," sponsored by the Instructional Development Division of the Speech Communication Association for their 82nd annual convention, San Diego, CA. November 1996.

Assistant Coordinator of the Research Committee for the Radio TV Journalism Division for the Association for Educators in Journalism and Mass Communication annual convention. 1996.

Manuscript reviewer for the Mass Communication & Society Division of the Association for Educators in Journalism and Mass Communication annual convention.  1996.

Manuscript reviewer for Journal of Communication.  1995.

Chair of the panel on "Studying Radio-Television Effect" for the Radio-TV Journalism Division of the national Association for Educators in Journalism and Mass Communication annual convention.  Washington, DC.  1995.

Manuscript reviewer for the Radio-TV Journalism, and the Mass Comm & Divisions of the Association for Educators in Journalism and Mass Communication annual convention.  1995.

Interviewed by "Good Morning Atlanta," a 2-hour morning program on WAGA-TV (CBS).  Media effects and TV's responsibility were discussed.  August 12, 1994.

Member of Evansville Council of Churches' committee to develop inter religious programming for CBS affiliate, WEHT-TV:  1994.

Manuscript reviewer for the Mass Communication and Society Division of the Association for Educators in Journalism and Mass Communication annual convention.  Atlanta.  1994.

Manuscript reviewer for the Mass Communication and Society Division of the Speech Communication Association annual convention.  1994.

Manuscript reviewer for the Mass Communication and Society Division of national Association for Educators in Journalism and Mass Communication annual convention.  Kansas City.  1993.

Manuscript reviewer for Electronic Journal of Communication/La Revue Electronique de Communication: 1991.

UL and Lafayette Service       [Return to Top]

President: UL Chapter Phi Beta Delta International Honor Society. April 2010 to May 2011.

Outside-Nonvoting Thesis Committee Member: UL Lafayette English Student, John Guidry.  Thesis title: “Friends with ends: An apology for Hal and Falstaff’s relationship in Shakespear’s Heniad.” Chair, Prof. Jennifer Vaught.  April, 2010.

Member, UL Lafayette Distance Learning Leadership Council.  2010 to date.

• Chair:  DLLC Task Force on faculty training and course certification.
• Member: DLLC Task Force on learning management system (LMS) assessment

Panel participant in Alpha Phi Alpha (Zeta Chi Chapter) annual community forum.  Topic:  Benefits and problems for students using social media.  University Student Union (October 14, 2009).

Undergraduate Thesis Committee Member.  Candidate.  Benjamin Dorsey.  Chair, Prof. William Swain.  (Fall 2009).

Member of UL Department of Communication Committees.  2009 to 2010:

• Accreditation Committee
• Department Visibility
• Equipment/Facility Usage
• Graduate Faculty
• Promotion and Tenure

Secretary: Acadiana Open Channel Board of Directors. June 2009 to June 2010.

Membership committee member: Acadiana Open Channel Board of Directors. June 2009 to June 2010.

Search Committee Member, UL Lafayette Director of Distance Learning Position. Summer / Fall 2009.

UL Dept. of Communication Broadcast Sequence Coordinator. Spring / Summer 2009.

Masters Student Committee Member:

• Montana Patin:  Thesis.  2009 – date.  Chair.
• Angie Simoneaux:  Thesis:  2008 – date.  Chair, Prof. Lucian Dinu
•  Iti Agnihotri:  Thesis.  2008 – 2009.  Chair: Prof. William R. Davie.
• Vernon Humphrey:  Thesis.  2008 – 2009.  Chair.
• Joshua Murphy:  Thesis.  2008 – 2009. Chair beginning 2009.
•  Moriah Istre:  Thesis.  2007 – 2008.  Chair: Prof. Patricia Holmes.
• Erika Ashton.  Thesis.  2006 – date.  Chair.
• Caryn Winters. Comprehensive exams and project. 2006 – 2009. Chair.
• Sohini Bhattacharya.  Thesis.  2006 – 2008.  Chair.
• Kelli Bluth.  Thesis.  2006 – 2007.  Chair: Prof. Patricia Rockwell.
• Anu Herath.  Thesis.  2006 – 2007.  Chair:  Prof. Mike Maher.
• Jeanicia Jaquot. Thesis. 2005 – 2007. Chair: Prof. William R. Davie
• Josh Hebert. Comprehensive exams and project. 2005 – 2006. 
  Chair: Prof. William R. Davie.
• Farooq Keperogi. Thesis. 2005 – 2006. Chair: Prof. Ty Adams.
• Craig Latch. Comprehensive exams and project. 2005 – 2006. 
  Chair: Prof. Patricia Rockwell.
• Royd Anderson. Comprehensive exams and project. 2005 – 2006. 
  Chair: Prof. William R. Davie.
• Cain Rimmer. Thesis. 2005.  Chair: Prof. Ty Adams
•  Wendy Cicciu. Thesis. 2004 – 2005.  Chair: Prof. Patricia Rockwell.
• Amy Fowdy.  Thesis.  2004 – 2005.  Chair:  Prof. Patricia Rockwell.
• Lingjing Bian. Comprehensive exams and project. Fall 2004. 
  Chair: Prof. William R. Davie.
• Lance Winder. Thesis. Spring 2004. Chair: Prof. Ty Adams.

Member of UL Department of Communication Committees.  2008 to 2009.

• Accreditation Committee
• Equipment/Facility Usage
• Graduate Faculty Committee
• Promotion and Tenure

Member: Acadiana Open Channel Board of Directors.
Member of the board of directors of the Lafayette, Louisiana cable access channel. 2007 to date.

Member of UL Department of Communication
Committees. 2007 to 2008:

• Center for Communication Research (Chair)

• Curriculum

• Equipment/Facility Usage

• Graduate Faculty Committee

Interim Broadcast Sequence Coordinator.
Managed issues of the UL Lafayette Department of Communication broadcasting sequence. Helped determine course assignments of instructors; addressed sequence goals and challenges. 2007 to 2008.

Troop Leader Cub Scout Pack #119 Beau Bassin District. 2007.

Volunteer instructor HUMN 101 – Exploration in Liberal Arts.
Volunteered to teach one section of this one semester hour course that helps freshmen liberal arts majors to transition from high school to college. Fall 2007.

Member of UL Department of Communication
Committees. 2006 to 2007:

• Center for Communication Research (Chair)

• Curriculum

• Graduate Faculty Committee

Member:  Acadiana Open Channel Board of Directors Advisory Committee.  Member of an advisory committee to the board of directors of the Lafayette, Louisiana cable access channel.  2006 to date.

Member of UL Department of Communication.
Committees.  2006 to 2007:

• Center for Communication Research Development Committee (Chair)
• Curriculum Committee
• Graduate Faculty Committee

Host Scholar:  Assisted Prof. Mohamed Reda Soliman, Chair of the Department of Information at Mansoura University (Egypt) to arrange a research scholar in residence visit to the University of Louisiana at Lafayette.  2005-2006.

Member of UL Department of Communication.
Committees.  2005 to 2006:

• Center for Communication Research Development Committee (Chair)
• Curriculum Committee
• Equipment/Facility Usage Committee
• Graduate Faculty Committee

Lead author ACEJMC accreditation self-study report on Standard 3 - Diversity and Inclusiveness.  Will develop a report in conjunction with the members of the department's Diversity and Affirmative Action committee that will outline and show evidence of the department's ongoing efforts in maintaining diversity and inclusiveness within its faculty, curriculum, and student body.  This report and supplementary materials will be incorporated into the department's ACEJMC accreditation self-study.  Co-authors: Prof. Patricia Holmes, Prof. Jim St. Pierre, Ms. Kathleen Valdereto.  2004 to 2005.

Member of UL Department of Communication.
Committees.  2004 to 2005:

• Alumni Committee
• Diversity and Affirmative Action Committee (Chair)
• Equipment/Facility Usage Committee
• Graduate Faculty Committee
• Search Committee

Lead author of a report on departmental diversity initiatives.
Developed a report with the members of the department's Diversity and Affirmative Action committee that addressed current status and future goals of departmental diversity initiatives.  Included developing recommended wording of syllabus policies regarding how classes address human diversity and students with special needs.  Also coordinated scheduling of departmental diversity refresher in the Fall of 2004 with the University's Minority Affairs Office.  Co-authors: Prof. Patricia Holmes, Prof. Jim St. Pierre, Ms. Kathleen Valdereto, Ms. Jeanne LeBlanc.  Spring 2004.

Member of UL Department of Communication.
Committees. 2003 to 2004:

• Diversity and Affirmative Action Committee (Chair)
• Equipment/Facility Usage Committee
• Graduate Faculty Committee
• Professional Advisory Committee
• Search Committee

Curricular Revision:  Assisted sequence coordinator Prof. William R. Davie, communication technology professor, Dr. Ty Adams, and broadcasting faculty in revising curriculum to address 21^st Century issues of industry convergence including developing a capstone course in multimedia DVD authoring.  Sequence revisions will take effect with the 2005 undergraduate catalog.  2003 to 2004.

UL Faculty Senate:  College of Liberal Arts Senator.  2003 to 2008.

Faculty Advisor:  UL chapter Sigma Gamma Mu communication honor society. 
Summer 2003 to 2005.

Non-Voting Thesis Committee Member:   UL Lafayette History Student, Jennifer Cooper.  Thesis title: Medicine or Magic? Sumerian Incantations and Old Testament Parallels. Chair, Prof. Carl Richard.  May 2003.

Lead author UL Department of Communication studio production facilities, basic field equipment, and analog editing manuals.  2002 to date.

Graduate Faculty Member.  UL Department of Communication.
2002 to date.

Member of UL Department of Communication.
Committees.  2002 to 2003:

Previous Service Contributions       [Return to Top]

Co-Author of an Executive Report:  Review of UWF College of Arts & Sciences departmental bylaws, promotion and tenure documents for the CAS Council and Dean Saunders.  Co-authors:  Prof. Denise Dunn, Prof. Steve Gorman, and Prof. Richard Snyder.)  June, 2002.

Task Force Participant.  Improving career and technical teacher education.  UWF College of Professional Studies, Division of Teacher Education.  January, 2002.

Consulted with Pensacola Junior College on the curriculum for their proposed video production track in the Department of Visual Arts.  Spring, 2002.

Volunteer participant in UWF Festival on the Green:  March, 2000 and 2001.

Member of the UWF College of Arts and Sciences Council. 2000 to 2002.

• Vice-chair of council and chair of the CAS Council Governance Committee, 2001 to 2002.
• Chair of the CAS Council Curriculum Committee, 2000 to 2001.

Developed and taught summer class of TV studio production for local middle school students as a part of the Student Success College Reach Out Program (CROP) to aid local K-12 students that may be perceived as “at risk” or potential “first time in college.”  2000 to 2001.

Oversaw the telecasting of student-produced public service programming on UWF TV.  Generated in RTV 3200c class.  2000 to 2001.

At-large member of the UWF College of Arts & Social Sciences Council: 1999 to 2000.

Member, UWF Mentoring Program:  1999 to 2002.

Oversaw the telecasting of student-produced public service announcements on UWF TV.  Generated in RTV 3320c class.  1999 to 2001.

Author: Dept. of Communication Arts Grad Manual.  1999 to 2001.

Member of the Department of Communication Arts Graduate Review Committee.  UWF Department of Communication Arts. 1998 to 2001.

Graduate faculty member University of West Florida Department of Communication Arts. Member of approximately 5 comprehensive exam committees throughout tenure at UWF.  1998 to 2002.

UWF Master’s Thesis Committees Chaired.

• Khalid Al-Jaber: “The Uses and Gratifications and Media Source Credibility Theories on Arab Broadcasting: The Case of Al-Jazeera.”  Defended Fall 2002.
• Tamesa Brewton: “African Americans in Local Television News.”  Defended April, 2000.

Volunteer Scenic Heights Elementary School Media Center.  1998.

Lead author UWF Department of Communication Arts studio production facilities, field equipment, and digital post production manuals and usage policies.  1998 to 2002.

Adjunct Director for the Telecommunication and Film Track of the UWF Department of Communication Arts.  1998 to 2001.

Graduate faculty member  University of South Alabama Department of Communication.  1995 to 1998.

Consultant on Council Elementary Magnet School web homepage. Mobile, AL.  1997 to 1998.

Worked in partnership with the Council Elementary Magnet School on coordinating their communication module. Helping them to develop and teach three communication courses to elementary school students:  TV production, performance, and set design. Mobile, AL.  (1996 to 1998).

WNIN-TV (PBS Affiliate), Evansville, IN.  1995.  Performed volunteer work in at a variety of television studio production tasks for the local public broadcasting affiliate.

 Coordinated and moderated a local panel discussion on the issue of cable retransmission of broadcast signals.  Sponsored by National Broadcasting Society/Alpha Epsilon Rho and Society of Professional Journalists.  September 1993.

Faculty advisor for the University of Evansville student chapter of the National Broadcasting Society/Alpha Epsilon Rho.  1993 to 1994.

Member of the Marketing Committee of the non-profit Evansville Center City Corporation.  1993.

Author of an executive report on a downtown Evansville traffic survey created and administered by the Evansville Center City Corporation.  January 1993.

Coordinated the production of an episode of "EVSC Snapshots" – a local cable program that focused on the secondary school system.  University of Evansville students worked on various aspects of the production on a voluntary basis – and received screen credit – while in their TV production course.  1992.

Research assistant for a National Institute on Drug Abuse sponsored project at the University of Kentucky.  Trained coders, sorted and entered data.  Trained field survey team in Hi8 video equipment use.  Summer 1992.

Manuscript proof reader.  Communication Research Measures:  A Source Book., Philip Palmgreen, Rebecca Rubin & Howard Sypher (Eds.).  New York:  Guilford Press.   1991 to 1992.

Student representative University of Kentucky College of Communication Graduate Review Committee:  1990-1991.

Recipient of the first annual UK Chancellor's Award for Outstanding Teaching Assistants: 1989-1990.

Profiting From Radio Ratings, University of Georgia.  1987. Editorial Assistant.  Assisted James E. Fletcher in preparing the manuscript for his National Association of Broadcasters' publication.

Editorial Assistant.  Feedback. Reviewed articles and edited copy for this quarterly scholarly journal of the Broadcast Education Association.  1986.

Student member University of Georgia George Foster Peabody Award faculty/student screening committee:  1985 to 1986.

Society of Professional Journalists. Georgia State student chapter secretary. 1984 to 1985.