Resume

• 2009

  Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.)

  Organizational Communication

  General

  National Communication Association\nCentral States Communication Association

  University of Nebraska-Lincoln

• 2007

  Master of Arts (M.A.)

  Communication Studies

  San Diego State University-California State University

• 1998

  Bachelor of Arts (B.A.)

  Public Relations

  Marketing

  National Society of Collegiate Scholars\nKappa Alpha Theta\nPublic Relations Student Society of America

  Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

• Lincoln's Symphony Orchestra

  Volunteer

  Eastern Connecticut Symphony Orchestra

  Public Speaking

  PowerPoint

  Research

  Tutoring

  University Teaching

  Teaching

  Curriculum Development

  Qualitative Research

  Event Planning

  Curriculum Design

  Higher Education

  Editing

  Communication

  Community Outreach

  The effects of the 2008 Biden Palin Vice Presidential debate: Credibility/competence

  social attraction

  attitude homophily

  and voter preference.

  The historic 2008 campaign featured four debates

  one of which was the Vice President debate between Alaska Governor Sarah Palin and Delaware Senator Joe Biden. Traditionally

  it was believed that Vice Presidential Candidates have marginal roles in the election and Vice Presidential debates may have even less effect. We conducted a study to ascertain the effects of the 0ctober 2

  2008 Vice Presidential Debate and to ascertain the association of credibility

  homophily

  and attraction on voting

  by interviewing a random sample of voters on October 1

  the night before the debate and a second sample after the debate on October 3. Results showed a statistically nonsignificant by potentially important shift toward the Biden Obama ticket during the period of the Vice Presidential Debate. Not surprisingly

  voter preference was highly associated with perceived outcome of the debate. Finally

  the results showed strong associations between credibility/competence

  attitude homophily

  and social attraction and voter preference.

  The effects of the 2008 Biden Palin Vice Presidential debate: Credibility/competence

  social attraction

  attitude homophily

  and voter preference.

  Joshua Ewalt

  Carly Woods

  In 2010–2011

  the Nebraska History Museum featured two temporary exhibits: “We the People: the Nebraskan Viewpoint” and “Willa Cather: A Matter of Appearances.” We argue the public memories of Brandon Teena and Willa Cather contained in the exhibits are distanced from regional politics when articulated alongside the nostalgic regionalist rhetoric of the Nebraska History Museum. Specifically

  both exhibits not only discipline the memory of trans* performance within problematic material and symbolic contexts

  but also place these memories within a rhetoric of regional optimism that has critical consequences for restricting counter-public formation. In performing this reading

  the essay argues that critical regionalism has the potential to offer a nuanced perspective on the geopolitical dimensions of memory places by exploring understandings of the relationship between “local” and “national” commemoration at these sites.

  A matter of regionalism: Remembering Brandon Teena and Willa Cather at the Nebraska History Museum.

  Sara

  Baker

  University of Nebraska–Lincoln

  Western Governors University

  San Diego State University

  National Communication Association

  Eastern Illinois University

  Managed day-to-day operations for the association's three national student organizations: Lambda Pi Eta

  Sigma Chi Eta

  and the National Student Clubs program.

  Student Organizations Coordinator

  Washington D.C. Metro Area

  National Communication Association

  Taught undergraduate courses in speech communication

  business and professional communication

  intercultural communication

  interpersonal communication

  and gender and communication.

  Graduate Assistant

  Lincoln

  Nebraska Area

  University of Nebraska–Lincoln

  Charleston

  IL

  Taught undergraduate and graduate courses in organizational communication.

  Assistant Professor

  Eastern Illinois University

  Taught classes in speech communication and intercultural communication.

  San Diego State University

  Course Mentor

  My role as course mentor was to serve as a content expert for the communication courses.

  Western Governors University

  National Communication Association