| FACULTY PROFILES
 Christopher Beaudoin, Associate Professor (Ph.D. University of Missouri-Columbia)
Email: beaudoin@tamu.edu
Office Phone: (979) 845-3717
Office: Bolton 102
Department of Communication
Texas A&M University
College Station, TX 77843-4234
He regularly teaches the following courses: Comm 308: Research Methods in Communication.
Curriculum Vitae
Christopher Beaudoin
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Department of Communication
Texas A&M University
4234 TAMU
College Station, TX 77803
Email: beaudoin@tamu.edu
(+1) 979-845-3717 (office)
beaudoin@tamu.edu
EDUCATION
Ph.D.
University of Missouri-Columbia
School of Journalism
Concentration: Communication Theory & Research
Sub-Concentration: Statistical Modeling
2001
Graduate Fellowship
University of Pennsylvania
Anthropology Department
Concentration: Cultural Anthropology
1995-1996
M.A.
University of Missouri-Columbia
School of Journalism
Concentration: Print Journalism
1995
B.G.S.
University of Michigan-Ann Arbor
School of Literature, Science, and the Arts
Concentrations: Business and History
1987
POST-DOCTORATE ACADEMIC DEVELOPMENT
Workshop in Hierarchical Linear Modeling
Scientific Software International, Chicago
Instructors: S. Raudenbush & T. Bryk
2006
ACADEMIC POSITIONS
Texas A&M University
Department of Communication
School of Rural Public Health (joint appointment)
Associate Professor (with tenure), 2009-
Tulane University School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine
Department of Community Health Sciences
Usdin Family Professor of Community Health Sciences, 2006-2009
Assistant Professor, 2005-2009
Indiana University-Bloomington
Department of Telecommunications
Assistant Professor, 2001-2005
University of Missouri-Columbia
School of Journalism
Instructor, 1999-2000
University of Missouri-Columbia
School of Journalism
Teaching Assistant, 1993-1994
RESEARCH POSITIONS
Prevention Research Center
Tulane University
Research Member, 2007-2009
Tulane Orphan Support Program
Tulane University Health Sciences Center
Active Member, 2006-2009
Founding Member, 2006
Tulane Cancer Center
Tulane University Health Sciences Center
Associate Member, 2005-2009
Louisiana Public Health Institute
Research Consultant, 2005-2007
University of Missouri-Columbia
Center for Advanced Social Research
Research Analyst, 1998-2001
PROFESSIONAL POSITIONS
The Garden Island, Lihue, Hawaii
Staff Writer, 1997
The Daily Yomiuri, Tokyo, Japan
Staff Writer, 1996
Peace Corps, Philadelphia
Regional Representative, 1995-1996
Annual Assembly of the International Press Institute, Seoul, South Korea
Organizing Committee Member, 1995
Chosun Ilbo, Seoul, South Korea
Staff Writer, 1995
The Columbia Missourian, Columbia, Missouri
Staff Writer, 1993-1994
Peace Corps, Lesotho
Volunteer, Small-Scale Agriculture and Nutrition Extension, 1990-1992
Detroit Pistons Basketball Co., Detroit
Marketing and Broadcasting Representative, 1986-1988
HONORS AND AWARDS
Usdin Family Professorship of Community Health Sciences, Tulane Universiry School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine, 2006-2009
Delta Omega, the Honorary Society in Public Health, 2007
Award for Outstanding Progress in Competitive Research, Tulane University Health Sciences Center, 2006
Inclusion in Who’s Who in Health Sciences Education, 2006
Inclusion in Who's Who among America's Teachers, 2005
Top Two Student-Led Paper. Political Communication Division at the Annual Conference of the International Communication Association, New Orleans, 2003
Top Faculty Paper. Mass Communication Division at the Annual Conference of the International Communication Association, Seoul, 2002
Top Two Faculty Paper. International Communication Division at the Annual Conference of the Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication, Miami, 2002
Fulbright Fellowship, Republic of South Africa, 1995
(Cancelled because of instability in host county)
Award of Achievement, Center for International Studies, University of Missouri-Columbia, 1994
Kappa Tau Alpha, the National Journalism Honor Society, 1994
GRANTS
Research Consultant
Population Services International
Evaluation of social marketing campaign on condom use in Pakistan.
PI: S. Agha
2009-
Co-Investigator
Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation
Evaluation of Orphan Support Africa, an organization that aims to improve youth health in Malawi via a social capital-oriented initiative, $500,000
PI: N. Boris
2006-2009
Research Consultant
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Tulane University Prevention Research Center, $740,000 annually
PI: T. A. Farley
2007-2009
Principal Investigator
Louisiana Cancer Research Consortium
The impact of the mass media and social capital on diet and physical activity, $25,000
2006-2007
Research Consultant
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Steps media campaign messaging and evaluation, $2,000,000 annually
PI: T. A. Farley
2005-2007
Research Consultant
Louisiana Cooperative Endeavor Agreement
Tobacco Free Living media campaign messaging and evaluation, $8,000,000 annually
PI: J. Kimbrell
2005-2007
Principal Investigator
Robert Wood Johnson Foundation
A health information and social capital initiative targeting African Americans in New Orleans following Hurricane Katrina, $186,408
2005-2006
Principal Investigator
Natural Hazards Center at the University of Colorado at Boulder
The health impact of communication and social capital on Hurricane Katrina refugees, $3,500
2005
Research Consultant
Newspaper Association of America
Report on the new media landscape and the future of newspapers, $85,000
PI: E. Thorson
2005
Research Analyst
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
News reporting on cancer, $10,000 sub-contract
Sub-contract to E. Thorson
PI: L. Wallack
2000-2001
Research Analyst
Kansas Health Foundation
Evaluation of a statewide social capital-oriented health media campaign, $150,000
PI: E. Thorson
2000-2001
Research Analyst
Robert Wood Johnson Foundation
Content of alcohol advertising, $371,000
PIs: C. Atkin & E. Thorson
1999-2000
Research Analyst
Ford Foundation
Ethnicity and international aspects of news coverage, $500,000
PIs: D. Mills, E. Thorson, & R. Kelly
1998-2000
Research Analyst
Kansas Health Foundation
Evaluation of a statewide social capital-oriented health media campaign, $750,000
PI: E. Thorson
1998-2000
PEER-REVIEWED JOURNAL ARTICLES
Beaudoin, C. E. (in press). No simple matter: The role of health news use in predicting health outcomes. Health Education & Behavior.
Beaudoin, C. E. (2009). Bonding and bridging social capital in the context of health. Social Science & Medicine, 68, 2129-2136.
Beaudoin, C. E. (2009). Evaluating a media campaign that targeted PTSD after Hurricane Katrina. Health Communication, 24(6), 515 – 523.
Beaudoin, C. E. (2009). Exploring the association between news exposure and social capital: Evidence of variance by ethnicity and medium. Communication Research, 36(5), 611 - 636.
Beaudoin, C. E. (2009). Social capital and health status: Assessing whether the relationship varies between Blacks and Whites. Psychology & Health, 24(1), 109-118.
Beaudoin, C. E. (2008). Assessment of a media campaign and related crisis helpline following Hurricane Katrina. Public Health Reports, 123(5), 646-651.
Beaudoin, C. E. (2008). Explaining the relationship between Internet use and interpersonal trust: Taking into account motivation and information overload. Journal of Computer-Mediated Communication, 13(3), 550-568.
Beaudoin, C. E. (2008). The Internet’s impact on international knowledge. New Media & Society, 10(3), 455-474.
Beaudoin, C. E., & Tao, C. C. (2008). Modeling the impact of online cancer resources on supporters of cancer patients. New Media & Society, 10(2), 321-344.
Beaudoin, C. E. (2007). HIV prevention in sub-Saharan Africa: A multilevel analysis of message frames and their predictors. Health Promotion International, 22(3), 198-206.
Beaudoin, C. E. (2007). The impact of news use and social capital on youth well-being: An aggregate-level analysis. Journal of Community Psychology, 35(8), 947-966.
Beaudoin, C. E. (2007). Mass media use, neighborliness, and social support: Assessing causal links with panel data. Communication Research, 34(6), 637-664.
Beaudoin, C. E. (2007). Media effects on public safety following a natural disaster: Testing lagged dependent variable models. Journalism & Mass Communication Quarterly, 84(4), 695-712.
Beaudoin, C. E. (2007). News, social capital and health in the context of Katrina. Journal of Health Care for the Poor and Underserved, 18(2), 418-430.
Beaudoin, C. E. (2007). SARS news coverage and its determinants in China and the U.S. International Communication Gazette, 69(6), 509-524.
Beaudoin, C. E., Fernandez, C., Wall, J. L., & Farley, T. A. (2007). Promoting healthy eating and physical activity: Short-term effects of a mass media campaign. American Journal of Preventive Medicine, 32(3), 217-223.
Beaudoin, C. E., & Tao, C. C. (2007). Benefiting from social capital in online support groups: An empirical study of cancer patients. CyberPsychology & Behavior, 10(4), 587-590.
Beaudoin, C. E., & Thorson, E. (2007). Evaluating the effects of a youth health media campaign. Journal of Health Communication, 12(5), 439-454.
Beaudoin, C. E., & Thorson, E. (2006). The social capital of Blacks and Whites: Differing effects of the mass media in the United States. Human Communication Research, 32(2), 157-177.
Beaudoin, C. E., Thorson, E., & Hong, T. (2006). Promoting youth health by social empowerment: A media campaign targeting social capital. Health Communication, 19(2), 175-182.
Beaudoin, C. E., & Thorson, E. (2005). Credibility perceptions of news coverage of ethnic groups: The predictive roles of race and news use. The Howard Journal of Communications, 16(1), 33-48.
Hong, T., McLaughlin, M. L., Pryor, L., Beaudoin, C. E., & Grabowicz, P. (2005). Internet privacy practices of news media and implications for online journalism. Journalism Studies, 6(1), 15-28.
Beaudoin, C. E. (2004). The independent and interactive antecedents of international knowledge. Gazette, 66(5),459-473.
Beaudoin, C. E., & Thorson, E. (2004). Social capital in rural and urban communities: Testing differences in media effects and models. Journalism & Mass Communication Quarterly, 81(2),378-399.
Beaudoin, C. E., & Thorson, E. (2004). Testing the cognitive mediation model: The roles of news reliance and three gratifications sought. Communication Research, 31(4),446-471.
Thorson, E., & Beaudoin, C. E. (2004). The impact of a health campaign on health social capital. Journal of Health Communication, 9(3),167-194.
Beaudoin, C. E. (2002). Exploring antismoking ads: Appeals, themes and consequences. Journal of Health Communication, 7(2), 123-137.
Beaudoin, C. E., & Thorson, E. (2002). A marketplace theory of media use. Mass Communication & Society, 5(3), 241-262.
Beaudoin, C. E., & Thorson, E. (2002). Journalists, public differ on perceptions of news media. Newspaper Research Journal, 23(4), 52-61.
Beaudoin, C. E., & Thorson, E. (2001). LA Times offered as model for foreign news coverage. Newspaper Research Journal, 22(1), 80-93.
Beaudoin, C. E., & Thorson, E. (2001). Value representations in foreign news. Gazette, 63(6), 481-503.
Winfield, B. H., Mizuno, T., & Beaudoin, C. E. (2000). Confucianism, collectivism, and constitutions: Press systems in China and Japan. Communication Law and Policy, 5(3), 323-347.
BOOK CHAPTERS
Beaudoin, C. E. (2009). News, social capital and health in the context of Katrina. In V. M. Brennan (Ed.), Disasters and public health: Hurricanes Katrina, Rita, and Wilma (pp. 203-218). Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press.
Beaudoin, C. E., & Thorson, E. (2002). Spiral of violence? Conflict and conflict resolution in international news. In E. Gilboa (Ed.), Media and conflict: Framing issues, making policy, shaping opinions (pp. 45-64). New York: Transnational Publishers.
PEER-REVIEWED PUBLISHED ABSTRACTS
Beaudoin, C. E. (2006). Social capital, public health and information use: Before, during and after Hurricane Katrina. International Journal of Behavioral Medicine, 13(Supplement), pp. 124-125.
Thorson, E., Yoon, D., & Beaudoin, C. E. (2002). Track and trend: Watching a health campaign move through the hierarchy of effects. Proceedings of the 2002 conference of the American Academy of Advertising, p. 114.
Beaudoin, C. E. (2000). Never start: PSAs & youth-smoking prevention. Proceedings of the 2000 conference of the American Academy of Advertising, p. 42.
PEER-REVIEWED CONFERENCE PRESENTATIONS
Beaudoin, C. E. (2008). An ethnic hierarchy of news effects. Paper presented to the Mass Communication Division at the Annual Conference of the International Communication Association, Montreal, May.
Beaudoin, C. E. (2008). Media effects on public safety in the context of a catastrophe. Paper presented to the Health Communication Division at the Annual Conference of the International Communication Association, Montreal, May.
Beaudoin, C. E. (2007). Stress in the wake of a natural disaster: Evaluating a counter media campaign. Paper accepted for presentation to the Health Communication Division at the Annual Conference of the International Communication Association, San Francisco, May.
Beaudoin, C. E., & Hong, T. (2007). Ethnic differences in the association between social capital and health status: An examination of moderation effects. Paper presented at the Health Information National Trends Survey Data Users Conference, Pasadena, CA, May.
Hong, T., & Beaudoin, C. E. (2007). Factors that influence patients to discuss online health information with health care providers: Communication inequity and health disparity. Paper presented at the Health Information National Trends Survey Data Users Conference, Pasadena, CA, May.
Beaudoin, C. E. (2006). Before, during and after: The importance of mass communication and social capital in the context of Hurricane Katrina. Panel presentation made to the 9th Annual Distributed Medical Intelligence Conference, New Orleans, April.
Beaudoin, C. E. (2006). Social capital, public health and information use: Before, during and after Hurricane Katrina. Paper presented at the Ninth International Congress of Behavioral Medicine, Bangkok, Thailand, November-December.
Beaudoin, C. E. (2005). HIV/AIDS prevention in Sub-Saharan Africa: A multilevel analysis of message frames and their predictors. Paper presented to the Health Communication Division at the Annual Conference of the International Communication Association, New York, May.
Beaudoin, C. E. (2005). The influence of cultural values in the frame-building process: A multinational study of HIV/AIDS news coverage. Paper presented to the Mass Communication Division at the Annual Conference of the International Communication Association, New York, May.
Beaudoin, C. E., & Tao, C. C. (2005). Modeling the influence of the Internet and social capital on cancer-related health outcomes. Paper accepted for presentation at the 3rd International Conference Cancer on the Internet, New Orleans, September.
Beaudoin, C. E. (2004). Manufacturing dislike: The influence of direct and indirect contact on stereotypes of foreigners. Paper presented to the International Communication Division at the Annual Conference of the Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication, Toronto, August.
Beaudoin, C. E. (2004). Predicting international knowledge: The independent and interactive roles of education, news use, interest & involvement. Paper presented to the Mass Communication Division at the Annual Conference of the International Communication Association, New Orleans, June.
Beaudoin, C. E., Thorson, E., & Hong, T. (2004). The influence of a statewide public health campaign on a social capital model. Paper presented to the Health Communication Division at the Annual Conference of the International Communication Association, New Orleans, June.
Fleming, K., Thorson, E., & Beaudoin, C. E. (2004). The impact of Foxification of the war in Iraq II on American attitudes and perceptions of the war: A media bias perspective. Paper presented to the Political Communication Division at the Annual Conference of the International Communication Association, New Orleans, June.
Fleming, K., Thorson, E., Beaudoin, C. E., & Hong, T. (2004). Communicating with the public about food safety: The role of local news media and information-processing strategies. Paper presented at the Annual Conference of the American Public Health Association, Washington, DC, November.
Hong, T., & Beaudoin, C. E. (2004). HIV/AIDS information on websites in three countries: Reflecting or affecting reality? Paper presented at the Annual Conference of the American Public Health Association, Washington, DC, November.
Hong, T., Beaudoin, C. E., & Fleming, K. (2004). Framing of SARS in the news: A comparison of Chinese and U.S. news outlets. Paper presented to the Health Communication Division at the Annual Conference of the National Communication Association, Chicago, November.
Beaudoin, C. E., Antecol, M., & Thorson, E. (2003). Fox News and its links to hawkish support for the war in Iraq. Paper presented to the Radio-Television Journalism Division at the Annual Conference of the Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication, Kansas City, August.
Beaudoin, C. E., & Hong, T. (2003). Social capital and youth health. Panel presentation at the Annual Conference of the American Public Health Association, San Francisco, November.
Beaudoin, C. E., & Thorson, E. (2003). Testing news consumption as brand purchase: Different findings for different newspapers, different communities. Paper presented to the Mass Communication Division at the Annual Conference of the International Communication Association, San Diego, May.
Thorson, E., Yan, J., & Beaudoin, C. E. (2003). When uses and gratifications meet the knowledge gap: The impact of media motives and demographics on political activity. Paper presented to the Political Communication Division at the Annual Conference of the International Communication Association, San Diego, May.
Beaudoin, C. E. (2002). Attitudes toward foreign leaders, nations, and terrorism: As predicted by media use and perceived threat. Paper presented to the International Communication Division at the Annual Conference of the Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication, Miami, August.
Beaudoin, C. E. (2002). Cable and network TV news: Narrowing international knowledge gaps related to education & international experience. Paper presented to the Radio & TV Division at the Annual Conference of the Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication, Miami, August.
Beaudoin, C. E. (2002). Mapping media use during a national election. Paper presented to the Mass Communication Division at the Annual Conference of the International Communication Association, Seoul, July.
Beaudoin, C. E. (2002). Modeling the development of international knowledge and attitudes. Paper presented to the Mass Communication & Society Division at the Annual Conference of the Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication, Miami, August.
Beaudoin, C. E. (2002). The perceived-threat mediation model: Modeling the effects of the mass media on attitudes toward international terrorism. Paper accepted for presentation to the Political Communication Division at the Annual Conference of the American Political Science Association, Boston, October.
Beaudoin, C. E., & Thorson, E. (2002). Beyond the cognitive mediation model: Diversion, interaction and action motives trump the surveillance motive. Paper presented to the Communication Theory & Methodology Division at the Annual Conference of the Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication, Miami, August.
Beaudoin, C. E., & Thorson, E. (2002). Political knowledge and cynicism: As predicted by medium, measurement type, and locality. Paper presented to the Political Communication Division at the Annual Conference of the International Communication Association, Seoul, July.
Beaudoin, C. E., & Thorson, E. (2002). Social capital in the state of Kansas: Links to health campaign and news exposure. Paper presented to the Health Communication Division at the Annual Conference of the International Communication Association, Seoul, July.
Thorson, E., & Beaudoin, C. E. (2002). Urban African and Caucasian Americans: Social capital patterns and associations with media use. Paper presented to the Mass Communication Division at the Annual Conference of the International Communication Association, Seoul, July.
Beaudoin, C. E., Thorson, E., & Fleming, K. (2002). Social capital in towns and cities: Links with news and entertainment media use. Paper presented to the Mass Communication & Society Division at the Annual Conference of the Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication, Miami, August.
Thorson, E., Yoon, D., & Beaudoin, C. E. (2002). Track and trend: Watching a health campaign move through the hierarchy of effects. Paper presented at the Annual Conference of the American Academy of Advertising, Tallahassee, April.
Beaudoin, C. E., & Thorson, E. (with G. Kennedy) (2001). Believability and satisfaction: Media credibility in a Midwestern community. Paper presented to the Mass Communication & Society Division at the Annual Conference of the Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication, Washington, DC, August.
Thorson, E., & Beaudoin, C. E. (2001). Can a children’s health media campaign affect indices of social capital? Paper presented the Health Communication Division at the Annual Conference of the International Communication Association, Washington, DC, May.
Thorson, E., & Beaudoin, C. E. (2001). Drinking and driving PSAs and moderation ads: Exploring links to knowledge, attitudes and behavior. Paper presented to the Health Communication Division at the Annual Conference of the International Communication Association, Washington, DC, May.
Beaudoin, C. E., & Thorson, E. (2001). The media mediation model: Toward a better understanding of the construction of global knowledge. Paper presented to the International Communication Division at the Annual Conference of the International Communication Association, Washington, DC, May.
Beaudoin, C. E., & Thorson, E. (2001). What people use—and why: New & traditional media at the millennium. Paper presented to the Communication and Technology Division at the Annual Conference of the International Communication Association, Washington, DC, May.
Beaudoin, C. E. (2000). Never start: Toward a social model of youth-smoking prevention. Paper presented at the Annual Conference of the American Academy of Advertising, Newport, April.
Beaudoin, C. E., & Thorson, E. (2000). Crime and ethnic group coverage: Media exposure and audience perceptions. Paper presented to the Minorities and Communication Division at the Annual Conference of the Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication, Phoenix, August.
Beaudoin, C. E., & Thorson, E. (2000). International news coverage in the LA Times: Comparison of perceptions of readers and news professionals with a content analysis. Paper presented to the International & Development Communication Division at the Annual Conference of the International Communication Association, Acapulco, June.
Beaudoin, C. E., & Thorson, E. (2000). Mass mediating social capital. Paper presented to the Mass Communication & Society Division at the Annual Conference of the Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication, Phoenix, August.
Beaudoin, C. E., & Thorson, E. (2000). Value representations in international news. Paper presented to the International Division at the Annual Conference of the Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication, Phoenix, August.
Reber, B., Beaudoin, C. E., & Sanders, K. P. (2000). Difficult newsroom decisions: Making editorial choices without guiding precedents. Paper presented to the Mass Communication Division at the Annual Conference of the International Communication Association, Acapulco, June.
Thorson, E. & Beaudoin, C. E. (2000). Content analyses of liquor advertising characters, themes, and appeals. Panel presentation to the Health Communication Division at the Annual Conference of the International Communication Association, Acapulco, June.
Beaudoin, C. E. (1999). The great social shopping center: Understanding media via Bourdieu. Paper presented at the Annual Conference of the Graduate Education Interest Group, Penn State University, April.
Beaudoin, C. E., & Thorson, E. (1999). A distorted mirror on the world: International photos in the Los Angeles Times. Paper presented to the International Division at the Annual Conference of the Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication, New Orleans, August.
Beaudoin, C. E., & Thorson, E. (1999). A new look at the world: International news in the Los Angeles Times. Paper presented to the International & Development Communication Division at the Annual Conference of the International Communication Association, San Francisco, June.
INVITED PRESENTATIONS
Beaudoin, C. E. (2008). The mass media and social capital in the context of health: Developing and testing theoretical rationales. Presentation in the Mary Junck Research Colloquium Series, School of Journalism and Mass Communication, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, November.
Beaudoin, C. E. (2006). Information use, social capital, and public health. Presentation as part of Perspectives on Katrina: An interdisciplinary series, Tulane University Provost’s Office, New Orleans, February.
GRANT REVIEWER ACTIVITIES
National Institutes of Health
NIH-Supported Centers for Population Health and Health Disparities (CPHHD II)
RFA CA09-001
National Cancer Institute
Centers of Excellence in Cancer Communications Research II (CECCR II)
RFA CA08-004
2008
EDITORIAL BOARD MEMBERSHIP & REVIEWER ACTIVITIES
Editorial Review Board:
Health Communication
Journal of Health Communication
Ad Hoc Reviewer:
AIDS Care
American Journal of Preventive Medicine
American Journal of Public Health
BMC Public Health
Communication Research
Health Communication
Health Education & Behavior
Health Education Research
Human Communication Research
The Information Society
Journal of Communication
Journal of Computer-Mediated Communication
Journal of Health Communication
Journal of Public Health
Journalism & Mass Communication Quarterly
Media Psychology
New Media & Society
The Open Communication Journal
Patient Education and Counseling
Psychology, Health & Medicine
Social Science & Medicine
Women & Health
Competitive Conference Paper Reviewer:
Political Communication Division, International Communication Association
Communication Theory & Methodology Division, Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication
Book Reviewer:
Wadsworth/Thomson Learning, Global communication,2004
Allyn & Bacon, Use of statistics in mass communication research, 2003
COURSES TAUGHT AND DEVELOPED
Department of Communication, Texas A&M University:
Undergraduate:
Instructor: Research Methods in Communication, 2009-
Tulane University School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine:
Graduate:
Independent Study: Focus Group Research Methods (D. Glapion), 2008
Independent Study: Health News Coverage (S. Mack), 2008
Instructor and Developer: Mass Communication in Health Education, 2007-2009
Instructor and Developer: Graduate Research Seminar, 2007-2009
Guest Lecturer: Social and Behavioral Aspects of Global Health, 2007
Instructor and Developer: Health Communication Theory & Practice, 2006-2008
Guest Lecturer: Graduate Research Seminar, 2006-2007
Department of Telecommunications, Indiana University-Bloomington:
Graduate:
Instructor and Developer: Social Effects of the Mass Media, 2005
Instructor: Telecommunications Theory, 2004
Undergraduate:
Instructor and Developer: Comparative Media Systems, 2001-2005
Instructor and Developer: Global Media Messages, 2004
Instructor: Living in the Information Age, 2001-2004
Instructor: Public Communication Campaigns, 2003
Instructor and Developer: Global Media Issues, 2002
Instructor and Developer: International Telecommunications, 2002
Guest Lecturer: Public Communication Campaigns, 2002
School of Journalism, University of Missouri-Columbia:
Undergraduate:
Instructor: Research Methods, 2000
Instructor: Newswriting, 1999
Lecturer/Teaching Assistant: Magazine Editing, 1994
Teaching Assistant: Principles of American Journalism 1993-1994
GRADUATE STUDENT PRACTICUM ADVISORSHIP
Tulane University School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine:
Demby, H.: Community Health Sciences, 2009
White, M. C.: Community Health Sciences, 2009
Campos, R.: Community Health Sciences, 2008
Easley, C.: Community Health Sciences, 2008(f)
Goldenberg, N.: Community Health Sciences, 2008(b, e)
Hlubik, K.: Community Health Sciences, 2008(c)
Hoffman, L.: Community Health Sciences, 2008(a)
Mack, S.: Community Health Sciences, 2008
White, A.: Community Health Sciences, 2008
Wooten, M.: Community Health Sciences, 2008
Flint, M.: Community Health Sciences, 2007
Glapion, D.: Community Health Sciences, 2007(a, d)
Kennelly, M.: Community Health Sciences, 2007(a, d)
Wagner, M.: Community Health Sciences, 2007
(a) Student received Community Health Sciences Award for Excellence in Health Education and Communication.
(b) Student received School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine Alumni Association Student Recognition Award.
(c) Student received Caesar Corzantes Award for Excellence in Maternal and Child Health.
(d) Student received top award for Community Health Sciences practicum presentation.
(e) Student received top two award for Community Health Sciences practicum presentation.
(f) Student received top three award for Community Health Sciences practicum presentation.
GRADUATE STUDENT COMMITTEE MEMBERSHIP
Tulane University School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine:
Doctoral Dissertations:
Burden, E. A.: International Health and Development, 2009
Commiskey, P.: Community Health Sciences, 2007-2009
Indiana University-Bloomington:
Doctoral Dissertations:
Son, Y. J.: Journalism, 2003
Master’s Theses:
Lee, H.: Telecommunications, 2005
Tao, C. C.: Telecommunications, 2005
Koruth, J.: Telecommunications, 2003
SCHOOL COMMITTEE MEMBERSHIP
Texas A&M University
Appointed Member, Graduate Faculty, 2009-
Tulane University School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine:
Elected Member, Grievance Committee, 2007-2009
Indiana University-Bloomington
Appointed Member, Graduate Faculty, 2001-2005
DEPARTMENTAL COMMITTEE MEMBERSHIP
Texas A&M University, Department of Communication:
Appointed Member, Graduate Affairs Committee, 2009-
Tulane University School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine, Department of Community Health Sciences:
Appointed Chair, Ad Hoc Research Colloquia Committee, 2008-2009
Appointed Member, Curriculum Committee, 2006-2009
Indiana University-Bloomington, Department of Telecommunications
Elected Member, Personnel Committee, 2002-2004
Appointed Member, Search Committee for Tenure-Track Professor, 2002-2004
Elected Member, Undergraduate Academic Committee, 2001-2002
PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES
Convocation Marshal:
Tulane University School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine, December 2006
Panel Chair or Moderator:
Communication Theory & Methodology Division, Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication, Toronto, August 2004
Communication Theory & Methodology Division, Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication, Miami, August 2002
Judge:
The Missouri Interscholastic Press Association, 1999
PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIP
American Public Health Association
Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication
Delta Omega, the Honorary Society in Public Health
International Communication Association
Kappa Tau Alpha, the National Journalism Honor Society
National Peace Corps Association
COMMUNITY SERVICE
Elected Member, Board of Directors of VIA LINK (an agency that provides community information, referral, and telephone crisis services to the New Orleans area), 2008-2009
SELECTED MEDIA APPEARANCES
American Journal of Nursing, September 2006: health care one year after Hurricane Katrina.
WIST-AM, Inside New Orleans, New Orleans, LA, July 21, 2006: a media campaign targeting stress and depression following Hurricane Katrina.
WWL-TV News, New Orleans, LA, June 22, 2006: a media campaign targeting health and safety issues following Hurricane Katrina.
The Advocate, Baton Rouge, LA, June 14, 2006: a media campaign targeting health and safety issues following Hurricane Katrina.
LANGUAGE SKILLS
Sesotho: scored “4,” out of 5, on the 1992 Foreign Service Institute examination, representing “fluency with a foreign accent.”
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