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EDUCATION
Ph.D., University of Texas, Summer 2007 Major: Communication Studies Emphasis: Rhetoric and Language Dissertation: “The Unconscious as a Rhetorical Factor: Toward a BurkeLacanian Subject.” Advisor: Barry Brummett Dissertation Committee: Richard A. Cherwitz, Dana L. Cloud, D. Diane Davis, and Joshua Gunn.
M.A., California State University, Long Beach, 2002 Major: Communication Studies Advisor: Craig R. Smith
B.A., California State University, Long Beach, 1999 Major: Speech Communication Emphasis: Rhetorical Studies
APPOINTMENTS
Graduate Assistant, California State University, Long Beach. Long Beach, CA (Fall, 1999 to Spring, 2000).
Teaching Associate, California State University, Long Beach. Long Beach, CA (Fall, 2000 to Spring, 2002).
Graduate Assistant, University of Texas at Austin. Austin, TX (Fall, 2002 to Spring, 2007).
Assistant Director of Debate, University of Texas at Austin. Austin, TX (Fall, 2002 to Spring, 2007).
Assistant Professor, Tenure Track, California State University, Chico. Chico, CA (Fall, 2007 to Spring, 2008).
Lecturer, California State University, Long Beach. Long Beach, CA (Fall, 2008 to Spring, 2012).
Visiting Professor, John Cabot University, Rome, IT (Summers, 2011, 2012, and 2013).
Assistant Professor, Tenure Track, California State University, Long Beach. Long Beach, CA (Fall, 2012-Spring, 2015).
Curriculum Vitae 1 Director, Center for First Amendment Studies, California State University, Long Beach. Long Beach, CA (Fall, 2015-Present).
Associate Professor, Tenured, California State University, Long Beach. Long Beach, CA (Fall, 2015-Present).
PUBLICATIONS
(Works in Progress and Revise and Resubmits Not Included. Available Upon Request)
Peer Reviewed Kevin A. Johnson. “From Hawaii to Massachusetts: A Comprehensive Account of Anti-Same-Sex-Marriage Arguments, 1993-2004.” Journal of Intergroup Relations. 31.4 (Winter, 2004/2005): 3-24. (LEAD ARTICLE).
Jennifer J. Asenas and Kevin A. Johnson. “Politicizing Rhetorical Space/Place: The Fallen Soldiers Memorial and the Contestation of Power.” Queen: A Journal of Rhetoric and Power. 5.2 (Fall, 2009). Online.
Kevin A. Johnson. “Burke’s Lacanian Upgrade: Reading the Burkeian Unconscious Through a Lacanian Lens.” Kenneth Burke Journal. 6.1 (Fall, 2009). Online.
Kevin A. Johnson, “The Kennedy Court: Reflections on the First Amendment Ruling in Christian Legal Society v. Martinez.” Free Speech Yearbook. v. 45 (2011).
Kevin A. Johnson. “Hegemonic Ideological Coordinates and the Rhetorical Construction of ‘The Illegal Immigrant’ in America.” Journal of American Studies in Scandinavia. (Spring, 2012): 11-38. (LEAD ARTICLE).
Kevin A. Johnson and Jennifer J. Asenas. “The Lacanian Real as a Productive Supplement to Rhetorical Critique.” Rhetoric Society Quarterly. 43.2 (Spring, 2013): 155-176.
Kevin A. Johnson and Joseph W. Anderson. “Rhetorical Construction of Anger Management, Emotions, and Public Argument in Baseball Culture: The Case of Carlos Zambrano.” NINE: A Journal of Baseball History and Culture. 21.2 U of Nebraska Press (Spring, 2013): 56-76.
Kevin A. Johnson and Jennifer J. Asenas. “The FCC and Indecency Regulation in the Wake of Fox Television Stations v. FCC.” First Amendment Studies Journal. (Fall, 2013): 133-152.
Jennifer J. Asenas and Kevin A. Johnson. “Illegal Immigration Rhetoric and the Context of Globalization: Moving Beyond Arizona and American Illegal Immigration Rhetoric.” Present Tense: A Journal of Rhetoric in Society. 4.1 (2014). Online.
Lisa Perks and Kevin A. Johnson. “Electile Dysfunction: The Burlesque Binds of the Sarah Palin MILF Frame.” Feminist Media Studies. 14.5 (November, 2014): 775-790.
Curriculum Vitae 2 Jennifer J. Asenas and Kevin A. Johnson. “Humanitarian and Democratic Consequences at the Intersection of Economic Globalization and Rhetorical Strategy: Extending the Conversation on SB 1070.” Present Tense: A Journal of Rhetoric in Society. 5.1 (2015). Online.
Non-Journal Peer Reviewed Work Jennifer J. Asenas and Kevin A. Johnson. “Traditional and Subversive War Mythology as Terministic Screens in Saving Private Ryan.” Arguing Communication and Culture. v. 2. Edited by G. Thomas Goodnight. Selected Papers from the Twelfth NCA/AFA Conference on Argumentation, (August, 2001): 628-634.
Kevin A. Johnson. “Kenneth Burke and the Rhetorical Magic of the Eminem Show.” In Charles Arthur Willard (ed.). Critical Problems in Argumentation. Washington: National Communication Association, (2005): 268-274.
Kevin A. Johnson. “From the Suppressed Premise to the Repressed Premise: The Unconscious as a Location of Enthymeme.” The Functions of Argument and Social Context. Washington, D.C.: National Communication Association (2010): 219-225.
Kevin A. Johnson and Michael K. Middleton. “Challenging the ‘Givens’ of Political Life: Social Movements and the Destructive Orgy of Unreason.” Reasoned Argument and Social Change. Robert C. Rowland (Ed.). Washington, D.C.: National Communication Association. (2012).
Kevin A. Johnson and Michael K. Middleton. “The Irony of Originalist Argument in Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission.” Recovering Argument. Randall A. Lake (Ed.). London: Taylor and Francis. (2016).
Invited or Competitively Accepted Research in Edited Volumes Kevin A. Johnson. “Unrealistic Portrayals of Sex, Love, and Romance in Popular Wedding Films.” In Mary- Lou Galician and Debra Merskin (eds.). Critical Thinking About Sex, Love, and Romance in the Mass Media: Media Literacy Applications. New York: Lawrence Erlbaum Associates, (2006).
Kevin A. Johnson. “Hip-Hop, the NBA, and Street Basketball: The Rhetorical Dimensions of Performance at the Intersection of Class, Race, and Popular Culture.” The Cultural Rhetorics of Performance in Sports and Games. Barry Brummett (ed.). New York: Peter Lang, (2009).
Kevin A. Johnson. “The First Amendment and Rhetorical Style: The Politics of School Dress Codes.” The Politics of Style and the Style of Politics. Edited by Barry Brummett. Lanham, MD: Lexington Books (2011).
Kevin A. Johnson. “The First Amendment Rulings of Justice Kennedy.” A First Amendment Profile of the Supreme Court. Ed. Craig R. Smith. Rome, IT: John Cabot University Press, Newark: NJ: University of Delaware Distributor. (2011).
Kevin A. Johnson. “The First Amendment Rulings of Justice Thomas.” A First Amendment Profile of the Supreme Court. Ed. Craig R. Smith. Rome, IT: John Cabot University Press, Newark: NJ: University of Delaware Distributor. (2011).
Curriculum Vitae 3 Kevin A. Johnson. “Justice Anthony Kennedy and the First Amendment: The Pivotal Supreme Court Justice.” Communication Currents. (An NCA Publication). (October, 2011).
Kevin A. Johnson. “Ontological Violence and Post-Multiculturalism: A Psychoanalytic Inquiry of an American Cultural Psyche.” American Multicultural Studies. Sherrow O Pinder (Ed.). New York: Sage. (2013).
Kevin A. Johnson and Joseph W. Anderson. “The Native American Hip-Hop Nation: A Nationalist Movement for Sovereignty.” Nationalisms Across the Globe. Peter Lang Publishing. (2015): 115-132.
Book Reviews Kevin A. Johnson and Jennifer J. Asenas. Review of Pinder, Sherrow O. The Politics of Race and Ethnicity in the United States: Americanization, De-Americanization, and Racialized Ethnic Groups. New York: Palgrave, 2010. Ethnic and Racial Studies. (A Routledge Journal). (July, 2011).
Jennifer J. Asenas and Kevin A. Johnson. Review of Alexander, Lisa D. When Baseball Isn’t White, Straight and Male: The Media and Difference in the National Pastime. Jefferson, NC: McFarland, 2013. NINE: A Journal of Baseball History and Culture. (U of Nebraska P Journal). (Spring, 2013).
Kevin A. Johnson and Jennifer J. Asenas. “From Subject to Psyche: A Review of Christian Lundberg’s Lacan in Public: Psychoanalysis and the Science of Rhetoric.” Tuscaloosa: U of Alabama P, 2012. Journal of Advanced Composition: A Journal of Rhetoric, Culture, and Politics. (forthcoming 2015).
Jennifer J. Asenas and Kevin A. Johnson. Review of E. Johanna Hartelius (Ed.). The Rhetorics of U.S. Immigration: Identity, Community, Otherness. Philosophy and Rhetoric. (forthcoming 2016).
Video Publications Host, The First Amendment and You. Episodes 3 and 4. Center for First Amendment Studies. Discussed the history of government strategies of suppressing freedom of expression. Selected and featured by the National Communication Association for their national Freedom of Expression Week observance. (2011).
Host, The First Amendment and You. Episodes 5 and 6. Center for First Amendment Studies. Published by the Center for First Amendment Studies, California State University, Long Beach (2012).
Debate Research Publications Kevin A. Johnson. “Juvenile Crime.” in Jim Hanson and Matt Taylor (eds.). The West Coast Affirmative Handbook, and The West Coast Negative Handbook, Spanway, Washington: West Coast Publishing, 1996.
Kevin A. Johnson, “Research.” in Jim Hanson and Matt Taylor (eds.). The Philosopher and Value Handbook, v. 1, Spanway, Washington: West Coast Publishing, 1996.
Kevin A. Johnson, “Renewable Energy.” in Jim Hanson and Matt Taylor (eds.). The West Coast Affirmative Handbook, and The West Coast Negative Handbook, Spanway, Washington: West Coast Publishing, 1997.
Curriculum Vitae 4 Kevin A. Johnson, West Coast Debate: Policy Debate Seminar Notes, Spanway, Washington: West Coast Publishing, 2000.
Kevin A. Johnson. West Coast Debate: E-News Almanac, Spanway, Washington: West Coast Publishing, September-October, 2001.
Professional Handbooks Kevin A. Johnson and Nicole Laster. Communication Coaches Handbook: Training for MBA Orientation 2006. McCombs School of Business MBA Plus Program Booklet, 2006.
Books in Progress Craig R. Smith and Kevin A. Johnson. Fear and the First Amendment: Contemporary Controversies of the Roberts Court. Book Project. Work in Progress. Expected Draft Completed Winter, 2015. Received $10,000 Grant from Norris Foundation to Fund the Project.
Kevin A. Johnson and Jennifer J. Asenas. Kenneth Burke and the Drama of Psychoanalysis: Jacques Lacan and the Psychoanalysis of Drama.
CONFERENCE AND PANEL PRESENTATIONS
Accepted and/or Presented Co-Author, Rhetoric Society of America, Atlanta, GA, 2016, “The Vanishing Mediator in Selective Amnesia and the Barred Nation: The Martin Luther King Memorial and the Will to Forget.”
Co-Author, National Communication Association, Las Vegas, NV, 2015, “Anthropomorphic Anthropocentrism and the Rhetoric of Blackfish.”
Panelist, National Communication Association, Las Vegas, NV, 2015, “Current Issues in Freedom of Expression.”
Co-Author, Alta Conference on Argumentation, Alta, UT, 2015, “The Irony of Originalist Arguments in Citizens United v. Federal Elections Commission.”
Co-Author, Western States Communication Association, Spokane, WA, 2015, “Constabulary Constitutive Rhetoric and the Rhetorical Function of Mayor Bloomberg’s Stop and Frisk Rhetoric.”
Co-Author, National Communication Association, Chicago, IL, 2014, “Fear and the First Amendment.”
Author, National Communication Association, Chicago, IL, 2014, “The Role of Fear in the Decision-Making of Local School Boards: The Case of Morse v. Frederick.”
Co-Author, Rhetoric Society of America Conference, San Antonio, TX, 2014, “The Lacanian Real: Bordering on the (Im)Possibility of Text Construction.”
Curriculum Vitae 5 Co-Author, National Communication Association Conference, Washington, D.C., 2013, “Fear and the Path to Adulthood: The Complexities of Youth and the Freedom of Expression in America.” (Panel Organizer).
Co-Author, National Communication Association Conference, Washington, D.C., 2013, “Three Presidential Responses to Three Mass School Shootings: Constituting Political Efficacy through Affect.”
Co-Author, Alta Conference on Argumentation, Alta, UT, 2013, “Ranciere’s ‘Communities of Sense,’ the Aesthetic Regime of Argument, and Argumentative Spheres of Political Expression.”
Co-Author, Forum on Gratuitous Depictions of Violence Against Women in the Media, John Cabot University Forums on Women and the Media (co-Sponsored by the CSULB Center for First Amendment Studies), Rome, Italy, 2013, “The Case Against Censorship.”
Panelist, Western States Communication Association Convention, Reno, NV, 2013, “Truth, Lies, and Democracy: The Rhetoric, Functions, and Limits of Journalistic Fact-Checking.”
Author, National Communication Association Conference, Orlando, FL, 2012, “Justice Kennedy’s Contributions to the Development of Free Speech Law.”
Author and Panelist, Forum on Money, Power, and Politics, John Cabot University Forums on Freedom of Expression and Democracy (co-Sponsored by the CSULB Center for First Amendment Studies), Rome, Italy, 2012, “Citizens United v. FEC and the Impact of super-PACs on American Democracy.”
Author, Rhetoric Society of America Convention, Philadelphia, PA, 2012, “Rhetoric’s Ontology and the Psychoanalytic Real: An Analysis of Rhetorical Responses to the Deepwater Horizon Explosion.”
Panelist for Discussion Following my Featured Lecture, B-Word Project, Carpenter Performing Arts Center, 2011, “Art Censorship in Context.”
Co-Author, Alta Conference on Argumentation, Alta, UT, 2011, “Challenging the ‘Givens’ of Political Life: Social Movements and the Destructive Orgy of Unreason.”
Author, Forum on Freedom of Expression, John Cabot University sponsored series, Rome, Italy, 2011, “The Evolution of Legal and Cultural Understanding of Indecency in the United States.”
Author, Forum on Freedom of Expression, John Cabot University sponsored series, Rome, Italy, 2011, “A First Amendment Profile of Chief Justice Roberts and Justices Kennedy, Thomas, and Alito.”
Co-Author, National Association for Ethnic Studies Conference, Claremont, CA, 2011, “The Vanishing Mediator and National Memory: Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. and the Eschewing of Violence.”
Co-Author, Eastern Communication Association Conference, Arlington, VA, 2011, “Electile Dysfunction: Sarah Palin and “MILF” Rhetoric.”
Curriculum Vitae 6 Panelist, National Communication Association Conference, San Francisco, CA, 2010, “San Francisco in Visual Fragments: Bridging the Cinematic Images.”
Author, National Communication Association Conference, Chicago, IL, 2009, “The First Amendment Rulings of Justice Kennedy and Justice Thomas.”
Author, Alta Conference on Argumentation, Alta, UT, 2009, “From the Suppressed Premise to the Repressed Premise: The Unconscious as a Location of Enthymeme.”
Author, Rhetoric Society of America Conference, Seattle, WA., 2008, “History and the Effacement of Violent Foundations: A Psychoanalytic Rhetorical Inquiry.”
Panelist, National Communication Association Convention, Chicago, IL., 2007, “A ‘Relativist Void’?: Poststructuralism and the Question of Judgment in Rhetorical Theory.”
Author, Public Memory and Ethnicity Conference, Portland, OR, 2007, “Repression and Public Memory: Repressing the Figure of the Illegal Immigrant.”
Author, National Communication Association Convention, San Antonio, TX, 2006, “Lessons Learned from Debating Theories of Sex, Terror, and Psychoanalysis in the Classroom.”
Author, National Communication Association Convention, San Antonio, TX, 2006, “Toward a BurkeLacanian Subject for Rhetorical Theory and Criticism.”
Author, National Communication Association Convention, San Antonio, TX, 2006, “The Lacanian Vanishing Mediator in the Formal Apparatus of Image Politics.”
Panelist, National Communication Association Convention, San Antonio, TX, 2006, “Hip-Hop Debate Activism: Creating Sites for Connection and Action.” (Panel Organizer)
Panelist, National Communication Association Convention, San Antonio, TX, 2006, “Visions of San Antonio in Sight and Sound: Connecting Scholarship with Media Action in the Home of the Alamo.” (Pre- Convention Seminar Organizer)
Author, National Communication Association Convention, San Antonio, TX, 2006, “For the Love of Rhetoric!: Lacan, Drive, and Rhetorical Scholarship.”
Panelist, National Communication Association Convention, Boston, MA, 2005, “Visions of Boston in Sight and Sound: Healthy and Unhealthy Media Images of the Cradle of America.”
Panelist, National Communication Association Convention, Boston, MA, 2005, “Privilege in Debate as Community Illness.” (Panel Organizer)
Author, National Communication Association Convention, Boston, MA, 2005, “Burke and Lacan: Are They Consubstantial?”
Curriculum Vitae 7 Author, National Communication Association Convention, Boston, MA, 2005, “Gorgias: The Constrained Infant.”
Panelist, Western States Communication Association Convention, San Francisco, CA, 2005, “Sex, Love, and Romance in the Mass Media: Myths and Stereotypes—And Prescriptive Portrayals.”
Author, Western States Communication Association Convention, San Francisco, CA, 2005, “Negotiating Spaces: The Performative Turn in Debate.”
Panelist, National Communication Association Convention, Chicago, IL, 2004, “Visions of Chicago in Sight and Sound: Looking Back at the Fantasies, Moving Forward to the Realities.”
Author, National Communication Association Convention, Chicago, IL, 2004, “Identification with/of Fantasies in George W. Bush’s 2003 State of the Union Address.”
Panelist, National Communication Association Convention, Chicago, IL, 2004, “Moving Forward to Legal Protection for Same-Sex Couples—Looking Back to the Continuing Debate on Same-Sex Marriage.”
Author, National Communication Association Convention, Chicago, IL, 2004, “Hegemonic Hip-Hop, Counter- Hegemonic Hip-Hop, and the Underground: Counterpublic Sphere Theory as a Measure of Hip-Hop Resistance.”
Author, National Communication Association Convention, Chicago, IL, 2004, “Hegemonic, Counter- Hegemonic, and the Problematic of the Underground: A Gramscian Analysis of the Discourse of Hip-Hop.”
Author, Western States Communication Association, Albuquerque, New Mexico, 2004, “Anti-Same-Sex Marriage Initiatives and the Rhetoric of Agitation and Control: A Burkeian Examination.”
Panelist, National Communication Association Convention, Miami, FL, 2003, “Public Relations: Future Promotion for CEDA Debate.”
Author, National Communication Association Convention, Miami, FL, 2003, “A Burkeian Analysis for Understanding the Drama of Exclusion in the Same-Sex Marriage Debate.”
Panelist, National Communication Association Convention, Miami, FL, 2003, “Subverting the Performative Aesthetic: Examining the Communication of Subversive Argumentation.” (Panel Organizer)
Author, National Communication Association Convention, Miami, FL, 2003, “The Creation of a Heteronormative Sumerian Mythology Through Performing ‘Inanna: Queen of Heaven and Earth’.”
Panelist, National Communication Association Convention, Miami, FL, 2003, “Visions of Miami in Sight and Sound: Reaching in for the Fantasies, Reaching Out for the Realities.”
Author, National Communication Association Convention, Miami, FL, 2003, “Jimmy Creech, Friend or Foe?: Identifying with a Rhetoric of Authority.”
Curriculum Vitae 8 Author, Alta Conference on Argumentation, Alta, UT, 2003, “Kenneth Burke and the Rhetorical Magic of The Eminem Show.”
Co-Author, International Communication Association, San Diego, CA, USA, 2003, “The Expansion of Hip- Hop Into Indian Country: A Post-Modern Pragmatic Examination of Imagery, Identification, and Scapegoating in Litefoot’s ‘This Land Ain’t Your Land.’”
Panelist, National Communication Association Convention, New Orleans, LA, 2002, “New Orleans in Action: Analysis and Exploration of Filmic Visions of On-Location Sites in the Crescent City.”
Panelist, Western States Communication Association, Long Beach, CA, 2002, “An Analysis of the Academy Awards Best Picture Nominations of 2002.”
Co-Author, Western States Communication Association, Long Beach, CA, 2002, “Can Motion Pictures Make an Argument?: An Examination of Traditional and Subversive War Mythology as Terministic Screens in Saving Private Ryan.”
Author, Western States Communication Association, Long Beach, CA, 2002, “Strategies of Identification in the First Presidential Debate of 2000.”
Author, Western States Communication Association, Long Beach, CA, 2002, “Understanding Prevention of Marriage Rhetoric: An Associational Cluster Analysis of Anti-Same-Sex and Anti-Miscegenation Rhetoric.”
Chair and Participant, National Communication Association Convention, Atlanta, GA, 2001, “Roundtable on Community Service in Forensics.” (Panel Organizer)
Participant, National Communication Association Convention, Atlanta, GA, 2001, “Roundtable on Graduate Students as Forensics Coaches.” (Panel Organizer)
Panelist, National Communication Association Convention, Seattle, WA, 2000, “Queer Caucus in Forensics.”
Author, National Communication Association Convention, Seattle, WA, 2000, “Professors Perceptions of Forensics Students.”
Author, Western States Communication Association Convention, Sacramento, CA, 2000, “Dealing With the Tensions of a Comprehensive Forensics Program.”
AWARDS AND HONORS
Civic Awards President’s Award, National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP). Awarded at the Long Beach Branch’s 32nd Annual Founder’s Day Dinner. (October, 2011).
Curriculum Vitae 9 Man of the Year, National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP). Named one of the men of the year that are “significant in helping to shape the city of Long Beach,” and that, “are well- respected, devoted men who interact in a positive manner on family, spiritual, community, and civic bases.” (2010).
Certificate of Recognition, The Senate of the State of California. Awarded by Senator Roderick D. Wright for “dedication and leadership within our community, through the services you provide, the quiet work you do and the genuine inspiration you offer.” (June 13, 2010).
Certificate of Recognition of Special U.S. Congressional Recognition, U.S. House of Representatives. Awarded by Rep. Laura Richardson. (2011).
2 California State Senate Certificates of Recognition, California State Senate. Awarded by Senator Alan Lowenthal and Senator Roderick Wright. (2011).
California State Assembly Certificate of Recognition, California State Assembly. Awarded by Assembly member Bonnie Lowenthal. (2011).
County of Los Angeles Commendation Certificate, County of Los Angeles. Awarded by County Supervisor Don Knabe. (2011).
3 City of Long Beach Certificates of Recognition, City of Long Beach. Awarded by Vice Mayor Suja Lowenthal, Councilmember Dee Andrews, and Councilmember Steven Neal. (2011).
Fellowships University Continuing Fellowship, The University of Texas at Austin. Award: $16,000. In addition, a $933 supplement for medical insurance and $2,650 per long semester toward tuition and fees. (Fall 2005- Spring 2006).
Recruitment Fellowship Award, The University of Texas at Austin. Award: $5,000. (Fall 2002-Spring 2004).
Center for First Amendment Studies Research Fellowship, California State University, Long Beach. Award: $4,500. (2000-2001).
Center for First Amendment Studies Research Fellowship, California State University, Long Beach. Award: $4,500. (2001-2002).
Scholarships Sons of Norway Academic Scholarship. Award: $500. (1999).
Buena Park Cable Foundation Communication Scholarship Award. Award: $1,000. (1998).
Buena Park Cable Foundation Communication Scholarship Award. Award: $1,000. (1997).
Buena Park Cable Foundation Communication Scholarship Award. Award: $1,000. (1995).
Curriculum Vitae 10 Academic Awards Robert O’Neill Top Paper Award, Freedom of Expression Division, National Communication Association. (2014).
Senior Class Favorite Faculty Award, CSULB Alumni Association, California State University, Long Beach (2008-2009 Academic Year).
Open Door Award, Communication Studies Department, The University of Texas at Austin (Spring 2005). Awarded for excellence in hosting departmental guests.
Co-Most Outstanding Student in the M.A. Graduating Class, College of Liberal Arts, Department of Communication Studies, California State University, Long Beach (Spring, 2002).
President’s List, California State University, Long Beach (Fall 1998, Spring 1999).
Bank of America Student of the Year, Communications (1995).
Honors “Hot Class List for College of Liberal Arts.” Comm 441i: Freedom of Communication. List of courses recommended by faculty and students for being engaging, thought-provoking, and revolutionary. Compiled by the College of Liberal Arts Student Council. (Fall, 2013)
Guest of Justice Anthony Kennedy to attend oral arguments in front of the United States Supreme Court in the case of Tapia v. United States. (April 18, 2011).
Guest of Villanova Law School Assistant Dean Diane Edelman for conversation with Justice Samuel Alito, Jr. in Rome, IT. (July, 2011).
Guest of Loyola Law School for Alarcón Advocacy Center to meet Justice Anthony Kennedy. (September, 2011).
Grants CSULB Alumni Association Grant. Infrastructure for First Amendment News Segments. Award Amount $7,100. (2015).
Norris Foundation Grant. Book project on Fear and the First Amendment . $10,000. (2013).
INVITED LECTURES, AND PERFORMANCES “The Landmark Decision of Obergefell v. Hodges: Past, Present, and Future of Same-Sex Marriage.” Co- Lecture with Dr. Christopher Derringer to celebrate the University’s observance of Constitution Day. (September 17, 2015).
“Constitutional Interpretation Long Beach Style.” Lecture Delivered to the Joseph A. Ball and Clarence S. Hunt American Inns of Court. (September, 2015).
Curriculum Vitae 11 “Citizens United and the Impact of Big Money on American Electoral Politics.” California State University, Long Beach. Co-Lecture with Dr. Craig R. Smith to celebrate the University’s observance of Constitution Day. (September 17, 2014)
“The Constitution, The Supreme Court, and Same-Sex Marriage: Freedom of Expression as a Constitutional Factor in the Same-Sex Marriage Debate.” California State University, Long Beach. Co-Lecture with Dr. Craig R. Smith to celebrate the University’s observance of Constitution Day. (September 17, 2013)
“Religion in America: Christian Rhetorical Responses to Economic Crisis.” Delivered to Providence College. (February 7, 2013).
“The Impact of Citizens United v. FEC on the Presidential Election of 2012.” California State University, Long Beach. Co-Lecture with Dr. Craig R. Smith to celebrate the University’s observance of Constitution Day. (September 17, 2012).
“The First Amendment and the Censorship of Art.” California State University, Long Beach. Delivered to Dr. Catha Paquette’s and Dr. Karen Kleinfelder’s course in the Art Department on “Censorship and the Arts.” (September 6, 2012)
“The First Amendment and Regulation of Student Reading Materials.” California State University, Long Beach, Associated Students, Inc. Delivered at the California State University, Long Beach Writer’s Conference. (December 5, 2011).
“Letter of 20 April 1811 to Prince William of Prussia.” A reading from the work of Heinrich von Kleist in Commemoration of the 200th anniversary of Kleist’s death and Worldwide Kleist Reading Day. Department of Romance, German, Russian Languages and Literatures, California State University, Long Beach. (November 21, 2011).
“Censorship and First Amendment Rights.” California State University, Long Beach, College of the Arts, and Art Department. Delivered at the Carpenter Performing Arts Center as the Featured Lecture for the B-Word Project. (September 7, 2011).
“Mass Media and Social Change: Constraints and Possibilities.” Department of Communication, Pepperdine University. (November 30, 2010).
“Ideological Rhetorical Theory and Criticism: Contemporary Approaches.” Graduate Seminar in Rhetorical Theory and Criticism, California State University, Long Beach. (Spring, 2010).
“Rhetoric and Race: Complicity and Challenges to Contemporary Symbolic Structures of Racism.” Department of Political Science, California State University, Chico. (April 12, 2010).
“Marxism and Rhetorical Theory,” Department of Political Science, California State University, Chico. (April 30, 2009).
Curriculum Vitae 12 “Rhetorically (Psycho)Analyzing the Anti-Illegal Immigrant Cultural Psyche,” Department of Communication Studies, California State University, Los Angeles. Speech the Day Before Immigrant Protests on May Day in Los Angeles, (April 30, 2008).
“War Made Easy: The Rhetorical Implications of the Preemption Doctrine.” Reaction to Movie screening by the Center for Peace and Justice, California State University, Chico, (Fall, 2007).
“Rhetorically (Psycho)Analyzing the Anti-Illegal Immigrant Cultural Psyche,” Department of Communication Arts and Sciences Research Colloquia Series, (Fall 2007).
“September 11th and the Haunting Dynamics of Terrorism in the Public Psyche: A Lecture on Žižek’s Welcome to the Desert of the Real.” Lecture for a graduate seminar entitled “Idiom of Haunting.” The University of Texas at Austin. Instructor: Dr. Joshua Gunn. (November, 2006).
RADIO AND MEDIA APPEARANCES
Interviewee, K-UT (Austin Public Radio), 2004. “Special on the 2004 Presidential Debates.”
KCSC (Chico Student Radio), 2007. “It’s Bigger Than Hip-Hop: Hip-Hop and Social Activism.”
KCSC (Chico Student Radio), Spring, 2007. “Droppin’ Science.” Weekly radio segment to inform hip-hop community of social justice issues.
“Let’s Celebrate Hope and Freedom.” News Article, Orange County Music Magazine, May 19, 2010. Story with picture of me encouraging people to attend the festival. http://ocmusicmagazine.com/let’s-celebrate- hope-and-freedom/
Feature/Lead/Cover Story, “Hope and Freedom Film Festival.” Orange County Music Magazine, May 26, 2010. Story with picture of me. About the Hope and Freedom Film Festival that I co-created and Direct. Over 200,000 readers. http://ocmusicmagazine.com/hope-and-freedom-film-festival-2/
“College of Liberal Arts’ Recognition of ‘Men of Year’ Award.” College of Liberal Arts Advertisement, Daily 49er, June 17, 2010. Photo Included in Advertisement.
“Kevin A. Johnson, Ph.D., Communication Studies, recognized as a NAACP 2010 “Men of the Year” Honoree and receives a State of California Senate Certificate of Recognition.” Webpage Feature Article, CSULB College of Liberal Arts Homepage, http://www.csulb.edu/colleges/cla/news_events/?p=475. June 24, 2010.
Feature/Lead/Cover Story, “Hope & Freedom Film Festival is a Good Fit with Pride Weekend.” Greater Long Beach News, May 15, 2011, http://greaterlongbeach.com/15/05/2011/hope-freedom-film-fest-a-good- but-coincidental-fit-with-pride-weekend.
“Hope and Freedom Festival Returns to Art Theater May 21.” Inside CSULB, May 16, 2011. http:// www.csulb.edu/misc/inside/?p=21028.
Curriculum Vitae 13 “Film Festival Set for Long Beach.” The Downey Patriot, May 12, 2011. http://thedowneypatriot.com/ bookmark/13248222-Film-festival-set-for-Long-Beach.
“Hope AND Freedom….Picture IT!” Autism Hwy, May 15, 2011. http://autismhwy.com/blog/?tag=hope-and- freedom-film-festival.
“Art Theater to Show Films About ‘Hope and Freedom.’” Daily 49er, May 11, 2011. http://www.daily49er.com/ news/art-theater-to-show-films-about-hope-and-freedom-1.2561928#0_undefined,0_.
“Episode 4.” Greater Long Beach with Dave Wielenga. K-Beach Radio, May 5, 2011. Archive available at http:// www.kbeach.org/. Discussed the First Amendment implications for California Assembly Bill 1174.
“Episode 5.” Greater Long Beach with Dave Wielenga. K-Beach Radio, May 19, 2011. Archive available at http://www.kbeach.org/. Discussed the Hope and Freedom Film Festival and Pride Weekend.
Host, The First Amendment and You. Episodes 5 and 6. K-Beach TV. Local Cable Channel. Long Beach, CA (2012).
COURSES TAUGHT
Stand Alone Courses “Rhetorical Theory and Criticism.” Graduate Course. California State University, Long Beach. This is the rhetoric core course required for all incoming graduate students in the department. (Fall, 2015).
“Communication Criticism.” Graduate Course. California State University, Long Beach. This class focused on Kenneth Burke and rhetorical criticism. Major topics included the intersection of Kenneth Burke and ideology, post-structuralism, psychoanalysis, feminism, music, and feeling. (Spring, 2014).
“Media, Culture, and Society.” John Cabot University. This is a prerequisite core requirement for the Communication major at John Cabot University. (Summer, 2012 and Summer, 2013).
“The First Amendment and Communication Technologies.” John Cabot University. This is a Junior/Senior level course focusing on concrete conflicts over political speech, freedom of religious conscience, hate speech, sexually-explicit speech, the protection of privacy, reputation and intellectual property. (Summer, 2011).
“Essentials of Public Speaking.” University Honors Program. California State University, Long Beach. Course offered to Frosh/Soph students enrolled in the University Honors Program. (Intermittently since Spring 2011).
“Internship.” California State University, Long Beach. This is an upper division course that seniors enroll in to receive training in the use of communication skills in professional and/or non-profit organizations. (Intermittently since Fall, 2009).
Curriculum Vitae 14 “Persuasive Speaking.” California State University, Long Beach. This is an upper division course in persuasive speaking skills. Students competed in case competitions judged by business leaders and non-profit leaders that I organized. (Intermittently since Fall, 2008).
“Freedom of Communication.” California State University, Long Beach. This is a Senior level course and is interdisciplinary. The course is recommended for pre-law students, and emphasizes First Amendment Law pertaining to issues of communication. (Fall, 2008-Present).
“Communication Criticism.” California State University, Long Beach. This is an upper division course in rhetorical criticism. Students learn about different methods of rhetorical criticism and how to write a critical research paper. (Intermittently since Fall, 2008).
“Freedom of Speech.” California State University, Chico. This is a Senior level course in 1st Amendment rights. The course emphasizes the evolution of the First Amendment, important Supreme Court cases, and the application of case laws pertaining to religion, speech, press, and assembly. (Spring, 2008).
“Rhetoric and Public Address.” California State University, Chico. This is a graduate level course in rhetorical theory and its application to public address. (Spring, 2008).
“Foundations of Rhetorical Communication Theory and Practice.” California State University, Chico. Taught the upper division course in rhetorical theory and criticism. (Fall, 2007-Spring, 2008).
“Persuasion.” California State University, Chico. Taught the upper division course in the theory and practice of persuasion from social, psychological, and rhetorical perspectives. (Fall, 2007).
“Small Group Communication.” California State University, Chico. Taught lower division course for the theory and application of small group communication concepts. (Fall, 2007).
“Debating Critical Methodologies.” University of Texas at Austin. Responsible for teaching an upper division Senior Fellows Honors Course in the College of Communication. (Spring, 2007).
“Debating Theory: Sex, Terror, and Psychoanalysis.” University of Texas at Austin. Responsible for teaching an upper division Senior Fellows Honors course in the College of Communication. (Fall, 2005).
“Professional Communication Skills.” University of Texas at Austin. Taught lower division courses for the development of professional communication skills. Responsibilities included preparing and delivering lectures, proctoring examinations, and grading speeches and essays. (Fall 2003-Spring 2006).
“Argumentation Workshop.” California State University, Long Beach. Taught argumentation lower division lab course. (August 1999-May 2000).
“Essentials of Public Speaking.” California State University, Long Beach. Taught public speaking lower division course. Responsible for grading students, test construction, administration, and syllabus construction. (August 2000-Spring 2002).
Curriculum Vitae 15 Courses Served as a Graduate Assistant “Forensics Workshop.” University of Texas at Austin. Responsible for training non-debate team members for participation in extra-curricular speech activities, including intercollegiate debate. This includes training on research, how to use the SPSS database, how to construct arguments, and the structure of debate tournament administration. (Fall 2002-Spring 2007).
“Communication Criticism.” California State University, Long Beach. Responsible for tutoring individual students in rhetorical criticism. (January 2000-May 2000, January 2001-May 2001).
“Survey of Rhetorical Theory.” California State University, Long Beach. Responsible for tutoring individual students about rhetorical theory. Additional responsibilities included grading tests and record keeping. (August 2000-December 2000).
“Campaign Persuasion.” California State University, Long Beach. Responsible for tutoring individual students about rhetorical and strategic decisions that are made in order to achieve persuasion in political campaigns. Additional responsibilities included grading tests, record keeping, and facilitating simulations. (August 2000-December 2000).
“Argumentation.” California State University, Long Beach. Helped administer the mass lecture portion of the class. (August 1999-May 2000).
“Forensic Activity.” California State University, Long Beach. Responsible for training non-debate team members for participation in extra-curricular speech activities, including intercollegiate debate. This includes training on research, how to use the SPSS database, how to construct arguments, and the structure of debate tournament administration.
SERVICE AND ADMINISTRATIVE EXPERIENCE
To Professional Affiliations Member. Subcommittee for Inclusion of Awards in the Bylaws, Rhetorical and Communication Theory Division, National Communication Association. (2015-Present).
Board Member, The Association for Psychoanalysis in Communication, National Communication Association. (2014).
Communications Director, Law and Policy Division, Broadcast Education Association. (2014-2016).
Awards Committee, Rhetorical and Communication Theory Division, National Communication Association. (2013-2016).
2nd Vice Chair, Freedom of Expression Division, National Communication Association. (2012-2015).
Nominating Committee, Rhetorical and Communication Theory Division, National Communication Association. (2008-2009).
Curriculum Vitae 16 General Teaching Service M.A. Thesis Advisees: Alvin Primack, (2015-Present) Jessica White, (2015-Present)
Advisor, Undergraduate thesis project for Dakota Sandras. University Honors Programs. (Fall, 2013-Spring, 2014).
Guest Lecturer, Graduate Teaching Associate forum on professional development. (March 7, 2014).
Host and Co-Organizer. Lecture to Celebrate Constitution Day for the University. Dr. Craig R. Smith and myself. California State University, Long Beach. Long Beach, CA. (Fall, 2012).
Guest Justice for Diamond v. Chakrabarty Mock Supreme Court Oral Arguments. Professor Michael Grace’s course in intellectual property law at John Cabot University. Rome, Italy (Summer, 2012 & Summer, 2013)
Host and Co-Organizer. Guest Lecture to Celebrate Constitution Day for the University. Dr. Craig R. Smith. Talk given by Dr. Smith to the University in conjunction with the B-Word Project. Dr. Smith’s talk was about Hollywood blacklisting and the McCarthy era. California State University, Long Beach. Long Beach, CA. (Fall, 2011).
Coordinator, Diamond v. Chakrabarty Mock Supreme Court Oral Arguments. Established an inter-class trial at the intersection of intellectual property and First Amendment law with prominent intellectual property attorney Michael Grace. John Cabot University. Rome, IT (Summer, 2011).
Internship Establisher, Long Beach Armada Professional Baseball Team. Established a continuing internship program with Tony Soares (General Manager of the Armada) for selected students from the Communication Studies Department. California State University, Long Beach. Long Beach, CA. (Fall, 2008-Fall, 2009).
Director, Soaring USA Case Competition. Soaring USA is the largest model plane corporation in the United States. I developed and organized a case competition for students in my upper division persuasive speaking courses to present their ideas to Robert Breaux (CEO of Soaring USA). California State University, Long Beach. Long Beach, CA. (Fall, 2008).
Director, NAACP Case Competition. Developed and organized a case competition for students in my upper division persuasive speaking courses to present their ideas to Naomi Rainey (President of the Long Beach Chapter of the NAACP) for increasing youth participation in the political process. California State University, Long Beach. Long Beach, CA. (Fall, 2008).
Director, Surfrider Foundation Case Competition. Developed and organized a case competition for students in my upper division persuasive speaking courses to present their ideas to Robert Palmer (Spokesperson and Chair of the Long Beach Surfrider Foundation) and Ed Hendricks (Chair of the Long Beach Break Water Task Force) for developing a political strategy to bring recreational waves
Curriculum Vitae 17 and improve water quality in Long Beach. California State University, Long Beach. Long Beach, CA. (Fall, 2008).
Director, Long Beach Armada Case Competition. Developed and organized a case competition for students in my upper division persuasive speaking courses to present their ideas to Robert McIntyre (Retired CEO/Managing Director who oversaw billions of dollars in defense contracts) to consult the Long Beach Armada for ways of substantially increasing attendance at Armada baseball games. California State University, Long Beach. Long Beach, CA. (Fall, 2008).
Host and Organizer. Invited Lecture by Dr. Sherrow Pinder. “Critical Race Theory.” Talk given by Dr. Pinder to students in Communication Studies and Political Science about the foundations of critical race theory. California State University, Long Beach. Long Beach, CA. (Fall, 2008).
Host and Co-Organizer. Guest Lecture to Celebrate Constitution Day for the University. Dr. Craig R. Smith. Talk given by Dr. Smith to the University about the foundations of the First Amendment. California State University, Long Beach. Long Beach, CA. (Fall, 2008).
Director, Aquarium of the Pacific Case Competition. Developed and organized a case competition for students in my upper division persuasive speaking course to present their ideas to Sean Devereaux (Manager of Volunteer Services) to develop ideas for making the aquarium more hospitable for Latin(o/a) visitors. California State University, Long Beach. (Spring, 2009).
Director, Long Beach Armada Case Competition. Developed and organized a case competition for students in my upper division persuasive speaking courses to present their ideas to Tony Soares (General Manager of the Armada) to consult the Long Beach Armada for ways of substantially increasing attendance at Armada baseball games. California State University, Long Beach. Long Beach, CA. (Spring, 2009).
Host and Organizer, Author Appearance by Dr. Ebony Utley (Assistant Professor, Department of Communication Studies, California State University, Long Beach). “Martin Luther King, Jr.’s Letter From the Birmingham Jail and Constitutive Rhetoric.” Students were asked to perform a critical reading of her published essay, and she answered questions that the class had pertaining to the critical reading and her essay. California State University, Long Beach. (Spring, 2009).
Host and Organizer, Author Appearance by Dr. Ann Johnson (Associate Professor, Department of Communication Studies, California State University, Long Beach). “The Subtleties of Blatant Sexism.” Students were asked to perform a critical reading of her published essay, and she answered questions that the class had pertaining to the critical reading and her essay. California State University, Long Beach. (Spring, 2009).
Host and Organizer, Author Appearance by Dr. Michelle Hammers (Assistant Professor, Department of Communication Studies, Loyola Marymount University). “The Vagina Monologues and Critical Rhetoric.” Students were asked to perform a critical reading of her published essay, and she answered questions that the class had pertaining to the critical reading and her essay. California State University, Long Beach. (Spring, 2009).
Curriculum Vitae 18 Host and Organizer, Author Appearance by Dr. Dana Cloud (Associate Professor, Department of Communication Studies, University of Texas at Austin). “Oprah Winfrey and the Rhetoric of Tokenism.” Students were asked to perform a critical reading of her published essay, and she answered questions (via video conferencing) that the class had pertaining to the critical reading and her essay. California State University, Long Beach. (Spring, 2009).
Host and Organizer, Author Appearance by Dr. Joshua Gunn (Assistant Professor, Department of Communication Studies, University of Texas at Austin). “iPod and the Politics of Enjoyment.” Students were asked to perform a critical reading of his published essay, and he answered questions (via video conferencing) that the class had pertaining to the critical reading and his essay. California State University, Long Beach. (Spring, 2009).
Host and Organizer, Author Appearance by Dr. Bryan McCann (Assistant Professor, Department of Communication, Marian University). “Material and Therapeutic
Host and Organizer, Author Appearance by Dr. Sherrow Pinder (Assistant Professor, Department of Political Science, California State University, Chico). “Globalization and Beyond: The Future of Poor Nations.” Students were asked to perform a critical reading of this published essay, and she answered questions that the class had pertaining to the critical reading and the essay. California State University, Long Beach. (Fall, 2009).
Host and Organizer, Author Appearance by Dr. Sarah Stone Watt (Assistant Professor, Department of Communication, Pepperdine University). “Feminism and Race Riots: A Rhetorical History.” Students were asked to perform a critical reading of his published essay, and she answered questions that the class had pertaining to the critical reading and his essay. California State University, Long Beach. (Fall, 2009).
Host and Organizer, Author Appearance by Dr. Mirko Hall (Assistant Professor, Department of Foreign Languages and Literature, Converse College). “iPod and the Politics of Enjoyment.” Students were asked to perform a critical reading of his published essay, and he answered questions (via video conferencing) that the class had pertaining to the critical reading and his essay. California State University, Long Beach. (Fall, 2009).
Host and Organizer, Author Appearance by Robert McDonald (Graduate Student, Department of Communication Studies, University of Texas at Austin). “A Marxist Rhetorical Criticism of the Rhetoric of Bank of America in Response to the Economic Crisis.” Students were asked to perform a critical reading of his essay that I heard presented at the National Communication Convention in Chicago, IL, and he answered questions (via video conferencing) that the class had pertaining to the critical reading and his essay. California State University, Long Beach. (Spring, 2010).
Host and Organizer, Author Appearance by Dr. Jennifer Asenas (Assistant Professor, Department of Communication Studies, California State University, Long Beach). “Obscuring the Role of Whiteness in Racism: An Analysis of the Proposed Memorial to Martin Luther King, Jr. on the National Mall.”
Curriculum Vitae 19 Students were asked to perform a critical reading of her essay, and she answered questions that the class had pertaining to the critical reading and her essay. California State University, Long Beach. (Spring, 2010).
Host and Organizer, Author Appearance by Dr. Kelly J. Madison (Assistant Professor, Department of Communication Studies, California State University, Los Angeles). “Legitimation Crisis and Containment: The ‘Anti-Racist-White-Hero’ Film.” Students were asked to perform a critical reading of this published essay, and she answered questions that the class had pertaining to the critical reading and the essay. California State University, Long Beach. (Spring, 2010).
Host and Organizer, Author Appearance by Dr. Jong Hwa Lee (Assistant Professor, Department of Communication Studies, Loyola Marymount University). “Public Memorialization of Japanese Sex Slaves in World War II.” Students were asked to perform a critical reading of his published essay, and he answered questions that the class had pertaining to the critical reading and the essay. California State University, Long Beach. (Spring, 2010).
Host and Organizer, Author Appearance by Dr. Christian Lundberg (Assistant Professor, Department of Communication Studies, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill), “Enjoying God’s Death: The Passion of the Christ and the Practices of an Evangelical Public.” Students were asked to perform a critical reading of his published essay, and he answered questions that the class had pertaining to the critical reading and the essay. California State University, Long Beach. (Spring, 2010).
Director, LAZER FM Case Competition. Developed and organized a case competition for students in my upper division persuasive speaking course to present their ideas to Bob Roberts (Owner of Radio FM tower land and business consultant) and Robert Coleman (owner of White Rabbit Coffee Company and member of City of Yucaipa Planning Commission) to develop ideas for a campaign to build an FM radio tower to service over 200,000 Spanish speaking listeners in the Inland Empire. California State University, Long Beach. (Fall, 2010).
Director, Long Beach Roller Derby Case Competition. Developed and organized a case competition for students in my upper division persuasive speaking course to present their ideas to Z Karnopp (Co- Owner of the Long Beach Roller Derby League), Estro Jen (Co-Owner of the Long Beach Roller Derby League and Owner of Moxi Skate Shop), and Nar Lee (General Manager of the Long Beach Roller Derby) to develop ideas for marketing and introducing the Long Beach Gals (all-star team) to the Long Beach community. California State University, Long Beach. (Fall, 2010).
Director, National Energy Solutions Case Competition. Developed and organized a case competition for students in my Freshman Honors public speaking course to present their ideas to Edric Guise (Partner, National Energy Solutions, LLC.), and other company representatives about marketing efficient energy solutions to large housing management companies. California State University, Long Beach. (Spring, 2011).
Director, Nelligan Sports Marketing Case Competition. Developed and organized a case competition for students in my basic public speaking course to present ideas to Tony Soares (General Manager of Nelligan Sports Marketing) for bringing additional sponsor revenue to California State University, Long Beach. (Fall, 2011).
Curriculum Vitae 20 Host and Organizer, Author Appearance by Dr. Mirko Hall (Assistant Professor, Department of Foreign Languages and Literature, Converse College). “iPod and the Politics of Enjoyment.” Students were asked to perform a critical reading of his published essay, and he answered questions (via video conferencing) that the class had pertaining to the critical reading and his essay. California State University, Long Beach. (Spring, 2012).
Host and Organizer, Author Appearance by Dr. Katie Gibson (Associate Professor, Department of Communication Studies, California State University, Long Beach). talked about her co-authored essay “The Difference Between a Hockey Mom and a Pit Bull: Sarah Palin’s Faux Maternal Persona and Performance of Hegemonic Masculinty at the 2008 Republican National Convention.” Students were asked to perform a critical reading of her published essay, and she answered questions that the class had pertaining to the critical reading and her essay. California State University, Long Beach. (Spring, 2012).
Host and Organizer, Author Appearance by Dr. Sharon Downey (Professor, Department of Communication Studies, California State University, Long Beach). talked about her authored essay “Feminine Empowerment in Disney’s Beauty and the Beast.” Students were asked to perform a critical reading of her published essay, and she answered questions that the class had pertaining to the critical reading and her essay. California State University, Long Beach. (Spring, 2012).
Graduate Comprehensive Examination Committees Shadee Abdee (Spring, 2013) Michele Sievert (Spring, 2013) Allison Bowman (Spring, 2015) Thuyvi Pham (Spring, 2015)
To/In the Community In-Class Volunteer, Volunteers in Public Schools program, Long Beach Unified School District, (Fall 2015- Present).
Assistant Minister and Reader, Our Saviour’s Lutheran Church, (Spring 2013-Present).
High School Football Official, Long Beach Football Officials Association, (2009-Present).
Communications Director, Executive Committee, Long Beach Branch of the NAACP. (February, 2009-Present).
Participant (Mr. Wormwood and Sergei). MYART Performances of Matilda, (Summer, 2015).
Participant (Mad Hatter and Ensemble), MYART Performance of Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland, Spring 2015).
Participant (Mad Hatter and/or King), MYART Performance of Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland, four shows between June 26-29, 2014.
Participant (Ensemble Pirate), MYART Performance of Peter Pan, ten shows between May 2-11, 2014.
Curriculum Vitae 21 Moderator, Long Beach Mayoral Candidate Event. Facilitated a community event sponsored by over 20 community groups to hear from the candidates running for Mayor of the City of Long Beach. (March 16, 2014).
Director and Co-Creator, The Hope and Freedom Film Festival. Directed all of the logistics of the film festival held at the Art Theater in Long Beach, CA. (May 22, 2010, May 21, 2011, May 12, 2012).
Volunteer and Co-Creator, Chico Peace and Justice Center Demonstration Puppet Making, Demonstration for the 5th anniversary of the Iraq War. (Spring, 2008).
Facilitator, Focus the Nation Town Hall Meeting, “Global Warming Solutions for America.” Facilitated discussion on solutions for the local community to global climate change. (Spring, 2008).
Contributor, “Stonewall Alliance Youth Dinner and Silent Auction.” Stonewall Youth Alliance. (Fall, 2007
Volunteer, Bikes Across Borders. Service organization that rebuilds bicycles and provides shipments to people in need. (2005-2007).
Volunteer, Inside Books Project, Service organization that provides books for people in prison. (2006-2007).
Confirmation Mentor, Triumphant Love Lutheran Church. Responsible for mentoring children and young teens in grades 6-8. (Fall 2004-Spring 2007).
Administrative Assistant, The Urban Debate League, Austin, TX. Responsible for assisting in various tasks associated with the smooth functioning of the Urban Debate League in Austin including judging at tournaments, assisting coaches at various high schools, and advising students. (Fall 2004-Spring 2007).
Secretary and Member, The Student Coalition for Democracy. Aided in the creation and distribution of flyers for various meetings, teach-ins, and presentations. The coalition held teach-ins for Mumia Abu-Jamal, the environment, and the War in Afghanistan (September 1999-May 2002).
Administrative Assistant, The Daniel Webster Foundation. Assisted in the administrative tasks necessary to provide judges and money for inner-city schools to participate in competitive debate. (August 1998- May 1999).
To University and Department Guest Lecture, “Time Management: An Ongoing Struggle,” Graduate Teaching Association forum on professional development (October, 2015).
Guest Lecture, “Making the Most of Professional Networking Strategies,” Graduate Teaching Association forum on professional development. (November, 2014).
Pool Participant, University Faculty Grievances, CSULB, (Spring, 2014-Present).
Curriculum Vitae 22 Guest Lecture, “Teaching Tips From Lessons Learned Over the Years.” Delivered to CSULB Communication Studies Graduate Assistant and Teaching Associates. Spring, 2014.
Teaching Observer, Analyzed Deborah Way’s Teaching Performance, California State University, Long Beach, Spring, 2014.
Guest Lecture, “Making the Transition from M.A. to Ph.D.” CSULB Graduate Communication Association. December, 2013.
Judge, Richard A. Clarke 2013 National Scholarly Monograph Contest. With one other judge, was responsible for designating winners of the contest. $20,000 to winning essay, $10,000 to second place essay, and $5,000 to third place essay. Fall, 2013.
Associate Chair/Outreach Coordinator, Communication Studies, CSULB. Created department newsletters to distribute to roughly 85,000 alumni twice per year, directed and/or produced alumni and students events on campus, managed alumni relations for the Department, and developed relationships with supportive members of the local community. Fall, 2012-Fall, 2013.
Teaching Observer, Analyzed Jarvis Johnson’s Teaching Performance, California State University, Long Beach, Fall, 2012.
Judge, Richard A. Clarke 2012 National Scholarly Monograph Contest. With one other judge, was responsible for designating winners of the contest. $20,000 to winning essay, $10,000 to second place essay, and $5,000 to third place essay. Summer, 2012.
Judge, Intercollegiate Western Regional Moot Court Championship, Hosted by California State University, Long Beach. Case concerned conflict between Fourth and First Amendment. (December 3, 2011).
Teaching Observer, Analyzed Jennifer Gradis’ Teaching Performance, California State University, Long Beach, Fall, 2011.
Judge, Richard A. Clarke 2011 National Scholarly Monograph Contest. With one other judge, was responsible for designating winners of the contest. $20,000 to winning essay, $10,000 to second place essay, and $5,000 to third place essay. Summer, 2011.
Teaching Observer, Analyzed Sarah Crochiolo’s Teaching Performance, California State University, Long Beach, Fall, 2010.
Teaching Observer, Analyzed Lucretia Robinson’s Teaching Performance, California State University, Long Beach, Spring, 2009.
Director of Research, Center for First Amendment Studies, California State University, Long Beach, Fall, 2008-Present.
Director, First Amendment Scholars Program, California State University, Long Beach, Fall, 2008-Present.
Curriculum Vitae 23 Proctor, Graduate Student Comprehensive Examinations, California State University, Chico, Spring, 2008.
Volunteer and Co-Creator, Fallen Soldiers Memorial Attendant, Campus Involvement and Awareness. Worked at the table to discuss issues surrounding the Iraq War. Butte Community College, Spring, 2008.
Judge, Set It Off II Dance Competition, Kappa Alpha Psi Event, California State University, Chico, Spring, 2008.
Volunteer, Fallen Soldiers Memorial Attendant, Campus Involvement and Awareness. Worked at the table to discuss issues surrounding the Iraq War. California State University, Chico, Spring, 2008.
Evaluator, Curriculum Assessment of Student Learning Outcomes, California State University, Chico, Fall, 2007.
Faculty Advisor, Campus Involvement and Awareness. Student group concerned with issues of social justice and its relationship to imperialism and anti-democratic forces. California State University, Chico, Fall, 2007-Spring, 2008.
Committee Member, University Grievance Committee, California State University, Chico, Fall, 2007- Spring, 2008.
Academic Advisor, Kappa Alpha Psi, Second oldest fraternity with a predominantly African American membership, California State University, Chico, Fall, 2007- Spring, 2008.
Safe Zone Ally, Office of Psychological Counseling. Provided place where students can talk freely about their struggles with sexuality for gay, lesbian, transgendered, bisexual, and queer student association. Fall, 2007- Spring, 2008.
Faculty Search Committee, Position for Organizational Communication in the Department of Communication Arts and Sciences, California State University, Chico, Fall, 2007.
Faculty Rhetoric Search Advertisement Committee, Helped Write the Job Call for the Position in Rhetorical Studies, California State University, Chico, Fall, 2007.
Writing Proficiency Examination Course Committee, Department of Communication Arts and Sciences, California State University, Chico, Fall, 2007.
Curriculum Assessment Committee, Department of Communication Arts and Sciences, California State University, Chico, Fall, 2007.
Alumni Directory Information Gathering Committee, Department of Communication Arts and Sciences, California State University, Chico, Fall, 2007.
Panelist, University of Texas, Austin. “Lessons Learned From Surviving the Academic Job Market.” Gave a short talk and answered questions and answers from graduate students that were planning on going on the academic job market. (Spring, 2007).
Curriculum Vitae 24 Judge, Veterans of Foreign Wars, Voice of Democracy Contest. Volunteered for the department to judge the Texas State competition for the Voice of Democracy contest. (Spring, 2007).
Graduate Student Buddy, University of Texas at Austin. Responsible for giving advice from a graduate student’s perspective to an incoming graduate student through regular meetings. (Fall, 2004-Spring 2007).
Volunteer, Communication Studies Graduate Council. Participated in numerous activities for the organization including assistance in the planning and execution of fund-raisers.
Assistant Director, Loquacious Longhorn Classic, University of Texas at Austin. The Department of Communication Studies’ annual Professional Communication Skills Tournament. Shared the responsibility for promoting, organizing, administering, and tabulating for the tournament. (Spring, 2004, 2005, 2006).
Research Fellow and Administrative Assistant, The Center for First Amendment Studies at California State University, Long Beach. Responsible for administrative paperwork, filing, and researching First Amendment issues. (August 2000-December 2001).
Co-Director, The Center for First Amendment Oratory Contest at California State University, Long Beach. Responsible for the administration of the oratory contest. Involved taking entries, creating panels, organizing judges, reserving rooms, and tournament promotion. (April 2001).
Secretary, The Graduate Communication Association. California State University, Long Beach. Responsible for assisting the President and Vice-President in miscellaneous paperwork for the association. (September 1999-May 2000).
Journal Reviews Guest Reviewer, Journal of Communication and Religion.
Editorial Board, First Amendment Studies Journal. (2011-Present).
Guest Reviewer, Rhetoric Society Quarterly.
Editorial Board, Western Journal of Communication. (2014-Present).
Guest Reviewer, Women’s Studies in Communication.
Guest Reviewer, Philosophy and Rhetoric.
Peer Reviews Reviewer, Rhetorical and Communication Theory Division, National Communication Association, Las Vegas, NV, 2015.
Curriculum Vitae 25 Reviewer, Freedom of Expression Division, National Communication Association, Las Vegas, NV, 2015.
Reviewer, Psychoanalysis in Communication Division, National Communication Association, Chicago, IL, 2014.
Reviewer, Rhetorical and Communication Theory Division, National Communication Association, Chicago, IL, 2014.
Reviewer, Freedom of Expression Division, National Communication Association, Chicago, IL, 2014.
Reviewer, Communication Law in America, Author Paul Siegel. Quoted on back of book, 4th Edition. (2014).
Reviewer, Freedom of Expression and Legal Communication Division, Western States Communication Association, Anaheim, CA, 2014.
Reviewer, Rhetoric and Public Address Division, Western States Communication Association Convention, Albuquerque, NM, 2012.
Reviewer, Critical and Cultural Studies Division, National Communication Association Convention, San Diego, CA, 2008.
Reviewer, Rhetoric and Communication Studies Division, National Communication Association Convention, Boston, MA, 2005.
Reviewer, Critical and Cultural Studies Division, National Communication Association Convention, Boston, MA, 2005.
Reviewer, Public Address Division, National Communication Association Convention, Boston, MA, 2005.
Reviewer, Symposium on Language and Society—Austin (SALSA Conference), The University of Texas— Austin. Responsible for Blind Reviewing of Abstracts for Acceptance to the Conference. (February, 2005)
Reviewer, Peer Review Division of the Communication Studies Graduate Council, The University of Texas, Austin. Responsible for blind reviewing student essays before submitting to journals and/or conferences. (Fall 2004-Summer 2007)
Reviewer, Public Address Division, National Communication Association Convention, Chicago, IL, 2004.
Responses to Convention Panels Respondent, National Communication Association Convention, Chicago, IL, 2014, “Reeling in the Years: A Century of Film, the First Amendment and the Cutting Room Floor.”
Respondent, National Communication Association Convention, Chicago, IL, 2014, “The Theory and Practice of Rhetoric.”
Curriculum Vitae 26 Respondent, Western State Communication Association Convention, Reno, NV, 2013, “Race and Religion.”
Respondent, Western State Communication Association Convention, Monterey, CA, 2011, “The Rhetorical/ Argumentative Constitution of Community.”
Respondent, National Communication Association Convention, Boston, MA, 2005, “Telling Stories: Narratives and Ideology.”
Respondent, National Communication Association Convention, Boston, MA, 2005, “Argumentation and Critical Pedagogies.”
Chairing of Convention and Academic Panels Chair, National Communication Association Convention, Chicago, IL, 2014, “Celebrating New York Times v. Sullivan at 50: Imagining the Past, Remembering the Future.”
Chair, National Communication Association, Washington, D.C., 2013, “Making Connections to Rhetorical Theory.”
Facilitator, John Cabot University Forums on Women and the Media (co-Sponsored by the CSULB Center for First Amendment Studies), Rome, Italy, 2013, “Flash Journey Through the Way We Were and Are: Women’s Image in the Media From 1900 to Today.”
Facilitator, John Cabot University Forum on Freedom of Expression and Democracy (co-Sponsored by the CSULB Center for First Amendment Studies), Rome, Italy, 2012, “Media Coverage of the Vatican from Three Experienced Media Executives Specializing in Covering the Affairs of Vatican City.”
Chair, Forum on Freedom of Expression, John Cabot University sponsored series, Rome, Italy, 2011, “Freedom of Expression, Democracy, and Religion.”
Chair, Western State Communication Association Convention, Monterey, CA, 2011, “The Rhetorical/ Argumentative Constitution of Community.”
Chair, Alta Conference on Argumentation, Alta, UT, 2009, “Contemporary Approaches to the Study of Culture and/as Enthymeme.”
Chair, Western States Communication Association Convention, Denver, CO, 2008, “Presidential Rhetoric Refigured.”
Chair, Western States Communication Association Convention, Denver, CO, 2008, “Argument and the Spiritual.”
Chair, National Communication Association Convention, Boston, MA, 2005, “Radicalism and Social Change: Approaches to Resistance and Antagonism.”
Curriculum Vitae 27 Chair, National Communication Association Convention, Chicago, IL, 2004, “Perspectives on the War in Iraq: History, Purpose and Technology.”
Chair, National Communication Association Convention, Chicago, IL, 2004, “Moving Forward with Rap Music, Looking Back with Argumentation Theory.” (Panel Organizer).
Chair, National Communication Association Convention, Miami, FL, 2003, “Politeness and Politics: Papers in Rhetorical and Communication Theory.”
Chair, National Communication Association Convention, Miami, FL, 2003, “The Common Good? Rhetorical Theory and Social Change.”
Chair, National Communication Association Convention, Atlanta, GA, 2001, “Competitive Papers in Rhetoric and Public Address: A Potpourri.”
Service to Department Member, Development and Events Committee (Fall, 2015-Present).
Member, Personnel Committee (Fall, 2015-Present).
Chair. Development and Events Committee. (Fall, 2014-Spring, 2015).
Alternate College of Liberal Arts Faculty Council Representative. (Fall, 2014-Present).
Chair. Personnel Committee. (Fall, 2013-Spring, 2015).
Associate Chair. Responsible for alumni relations, the Distinguished Speaker Series events, and the Department Newsletter. (Fall, 2012-Summer, 2013).
Secretary. Responsible for recording the minutes at all department meetings. (Fall, 2012-Spring, 2013).
Service to the College Committee Member, Budget Committee, College of Liberal Arts. (Fall, 2015-Present).
Committee Member, College ad hoc committee for Public Relations, College of Liberal Arts. (Spring, 2013- Present).
Committee Member, Academic Awards Committee, College of Liberal Arts. (Fall, 2013-Spring, 2015).
Puller, College Commencement Ceremony, responsible for managing seating logistics during commencement ceremonies. (Spring, 2013, Spring, 2014, Spring, 2015).
ADVISING AND CONSULTING EXPERIENCE
Curriculum Vitae 28 Coach, McCombs Information Management/Operations Challenge. Coached a team of MBA students to compete against other MBAs in a competition about ideas to implement Radio Frequency Identification—Advanced to Finals (October, 2006).
Gustave Zachary Gallenkamp. Intellectual Entrepreneurship Program. Advised an independent study that required practice presentations, getting an actual job interview, and practicing for the interview. (Fall, 2006).
Coach, MBA Plus Orientation Challenge. Responsible for coaching MBA students in a competition for the best business presentation judged by CEO’s from various corporations. (Fall, 2006).
Presentation Coach, University of California Berkeley Haas Business School MBA Team, Music Industry Open MIC Competition. Coached the Haas MBA students for competition in their business presentation skills—Placed 1st in the competition (March, 2006).
Coach, McCombs School of Business, Plus Program. Responsible for coaching various M.B.A. students for business presentations and working in teams. (2004-2007).
Tutor, University Women’s and Men’s Athletics. University of Texas at Austin. Responsible for tutoring women athletes in various communication studies courses including argumentation, business communication, public speaking, speech criticism, rhetorical criticism, and intercultural communication amongst others. (January 2003-August 2003, February 2004-Spring 2007).
PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS Member, Broadcast Education Association, (Spring 2013-Present) Member, National Communication Association (Irregularly Fall 2000-Present) • Rhetorical and Communication Theory Division • Freedom of Expression Division • Rhetoric and Public Address Division • Political Communication Division • Argumentation and Forensics Division • Critical and Cultural Studies Division • Asian/Pacific American Caucus • Black Caucus • Caucus on Disability Issues • La Raza Caucus • LGBTQ Concerns Caucus • Women’s Caucus
Member, Rhetoric Society of America (Irregularly 2008-Present).
Member, Western States Communication Association (Irregularly February 2000-Present).
Member, Chico Faculty Against the War, California State University, Chico. (Fall, 2007).
Curriculum Vitae 29 Member, California Faculty Association, Faculty Union for the California State University system. (Fall, 2007- Present)
Member, Communication Studies Graduate Council. University of Texas at Austin. (Fall 2002-2007).
Member, Student Communication Association, California State University, Long Beach (Fall 1998).
GRADUATE COURSEWORK AND INSTRUCTORS
M.A. Courses and Instructors • Rhetorical Theory, Ancient Greece to the Enlightenment Dr. Matthew Taylor • Communication Theory I (Intro to Communication Sciences) Dr. Aaron Cargile • Rhetorical Theory, Enlightenment through 20th Century Dr. Karen Rasmussen • Seminar in Rhetorical Criticism Dr. Karen Rasmussen • Campaign Persuasion Dr. Craig Smith • Seminar in Group Communication Dr. Mary McPherson • Communication Theory II (Quantitative Methods) Dr. Amy Bippus • Interpretive Communication Dr. James Manseau Sauceda • Forensics Workshop Dr. Matthew Taylor • Directed Research in Communication Dr. Craig Smith
Ph.D. Courses and Instructors • Introduction to Graduate Studies in Communication Dr. Dana Cloud • Political Language Dr. Roderick P. Hart • Contemporary Rhetorical Theory Dr. Richard Cherwitz • Studies in Political Theory and Philosophy Dr. James Fishkin • Kenneth Burke and Symbolic Form Dr. Barry Brummett • Rhetoric and Popular Culture Dr. Dana Cloud • Rhetoric and/as Hermeneutics Dr. D. Diane Davis • Orality, Community, Rap Dr. Jurgen Streeck • Rhetoric: The Public/The Community Dr. Dana Cloud • Seminar in Rhetorical Criticism Dr. Roderick P. Hart • Qualitative Research Methods Dr. Larry Browning • Foundations of Rhetorical Theory Dr. Barry Brummett • Contemporary Theories of Writing Dr. D. Diane Davis • Conference Course on Publishing Dr. Barry Brummett • Contemporary Ethnography of Communication Dr. Madeline Maxwell • Rhetoric and Agency Dr. D. Diane Davis • Introduction to Marxian Economics Dr. Harry Cleaver
PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT AND CERTIFICATION
Lecture by Benjamin Jealous, President of the NAACP (United States) delivered to California State University, Long Beach, Spring, 2012.
Curriculum Vitae 30 Lecture by Cornel West, Professor at Princeton University delivered to California State University, Long Beach, Spring, 2011.
“A History of Italian Politics.” Lecture by Franco Pavoncello, President of John Cabot University. Spring, 2010.
“State vs. Reed.” Documentary Viewing. Sponsored by Campus Involvement and Awareness. California State University, Chico, Spring, 2008.
“Occupation 101.” Documentary Viewing. Sponsored by Campus Involvement and Awareness. California State University, Chico, Spring, 2008.
“The Human Face of Collateral Damage.” Lecture Given by Cole Miller from “Nomorevictims.org.” California State University, Chico, Spring, 2008
“The Peace.” Documentary Viewing. Sponsored by Campus Involvement and Awareness. California State University, Chico, Spring, 2008.
“The Power of Nightmares.” Documentary Viewing. Sponsored by Campus Involvement and Awareness. California State University, Chico, Spring, 2008.
“In Search of the ‘African’ in African-American.” Conversations on Diversity. Sponsored by the Center for Multicultural and Gender Studies, the Women’s Center, Building Bridges, and the Office of Diversity. California State University, Chico, Spring, 2008.
“Kwaanza Celebration.” Program by the Cross-Cultural Leadership Center, California State University, Chico, Fall, 2007.
“Perspectives on Sexuality.” Panel by the Women’s Resource Center, California State University, Chico, Fall, 2007.
“Office of Research and Sponsored Programs Grant Writing Café #1.” California State University, Chico, Fall, 2007.
“Vista Learning Management System Training 101,” Technology and Learning Program, California State University, Chico, Fall, 2007.
“Electronic Databases for Student and Professional Research Training,” Meriam Library, California State University, Chico, Fall, 2007.
Classroom Driver Training Program, State of California, DTP Instructor: Jon Pecaut, Fall, 2007.
“Engaging Pedagogy: Enhancing Student Learning,” Center for Excellence in Learning and Teaching, Fall, 2007.
Curriculum Vitae 31 “Internal Research Grant Writing Workshop.” Office of Research and Sponsored Programs, California State University, Chico, Fall, 2007.
“Emergency Action Plan Training.” CSU Chico Environmental Health and Safety, California State University, Chico, Fall, 2007.
“Making Your Online Course Accessible for All.” Technology and Learning Program and the Center for Excellence in Learning and Teaching, California State University, Chico, Fall, 2007.
“Accommodating Students With Disabilities.” Center for Excellence in Learning and Teaching, Fall, 2007.
FORENSICS ACTIVITY ACCOMPLISHMENTS
PUBLIC DEBATES
Participant, “Resolved: That Affirmative Action programs are justified in American society.” California State University, Long Beach, 2000.
Participant, “Resolved: That Affirmative Action programs are justified in American society.” California State University, Long Beach, 1999.
Participant, “Resolved: That history should be forgotten.” California State University, Long Beach, 1998. Public Debate vs. All-Japan Team.
NOTABLE DEBATE AWARDS
Bovero Award, Best All-Around Forensics Competitor, Pacific Southwest Collegiate Forensics Association. (1999).
All-American, Cross Examination Debate Association (1999).
Gold Medalist, Lincoln-Douglas Debate, California Community College Forensic Association State Tournament (1996).
Silver Medalist, Team Debate, California Community College Forensic Association State Tournament (1996).
Bronze Medalist, Lincoln-Douglas Debate, Phi Rho Pi National Tournament (1996).
Bronze Medalist, Team Debate, Phi Rho Pi National Tournament (1996).
INVITED DEBATE LECTURES
Curriculum Vitae 32 “The Role of Debating in Social Activism.” Lecture delivered to high school students that are children of migrant workers in the Texas Rio Grande River Valley. (June, 2006).
“Beginning and Advancing in Policy Debate.” Lecture series for Urban Debate League Schools in the Texas Rio Grande River Valley region. Spoke to economically challenged students about how and why to debate. (September, 2005).
“The Value of Arguing Values.” Lecture delivered to high school students regarding the contentious nature of values and the importance of debating them. Fontana High School. Fontana, CA. (March, 2002).
“Preparing for the Unprepared in Public Situations.” Lecture delivered to high school students regarding strategies of being prepared to speak and think quickly in important public situations. Notre Dame High School. Sherman Oaks, CA. (February, 2002).
SPEECH AND DEBATE TEACHING
Instructor, Extemporaneous Speaking. University of Texas National Institute of Forensics. Gave various lectures on foreign policy, natural disasters, racism, immigration, identity politics, and basic governmental structures. Also coached individual sessions for extemporaneous speeches and gave theory lectures for the event. (Summer 2004).
Instructor, Claremont Colleges National Parliamentary Debate Institute, hosted by Claremont McKenna College. Taught theory, practice, and strategy for public parliamentary debate. (August, 2002).
Lecturer, West Coast Debate Publishing. Taught Lincoln-Douglas debate and policy debate at various high schools in Southern California and Nevada. (September 1995-September 2001).
Instructor, Long Beach Free Debate Camp. Directed by Dr. Matt Taylor. Taught policy debate to high school students and novice college students. (August 1999).
Instructor, Willamette University Debate Camp. Directed by Dr. Robert Trapp. Taught an advanced laboratory in parliamentary debate. (July 2001).
SERVICE TO THE DEBATE COMMUNITY
Director, Texas Rio Grande River Valley Debate Camp. Responsible for the administration and teaching at the debate camp attended mostly by children of migrant workers. (June, 2006).
Assistant Director, Kinky Friedman Debate Classic. Responsible for the administration of various tournament responsibilities. Largest policy debate tournament in the country beside CEDA nationals. (February, 2006).
Dormitory Administrator, University of Texas National Institute of Forensics, Austin, TX, (Summer 2005 & 2006).
Curriculum Vitae 33 Director, Extemporaneous Speaking Extension Program, University of Texas National Institute of Forensics. Responsible for organizing campers into one on one sessions with instructors. Also responsible for teaching, lecturing, coaching. (Summer, 2004).
Assistant Director of Debating, The University of Texas at Austin. Responsible for various administration tasks associated with the smooth operating of a debate program including tournament receipts, coordination of travel, alumni relations, and directing students interested in competitive forensics. (Fall 2002-Spring 2007)
Debate Tabulator and Tournament Administrator, The Longhorn Classic hosted by The University of Texas at Austin. Responsible for the Lincoln Douglas Tab room and the administration associated with running the Lincoln Douglas portion of the tournament. (December, 2002 and December, 2003)
Debate Tabulator and Tournament Director, the University Interscholastic League State Championship qualifying tournament, Texas River Valley. Responsible for the directing of the qualifying tournament as well as running the tab room for cross-examination debate. (February, 2003; February, 2004; and February, 2005).
Debate Tabulator, The Jack Howe Memorial High School Invitational. In charge of policy debate tabulation, assignment of policy debate judges, and policy debate round pairings. (October 1998, October 1999, October 2000, October 2001).
Debate Tabulator, The Pacific Southwest Collegiate Forensic Association Fall Championship Tournament. In charge of policy debate tabulation, assignment of policy debate judges, and policy debate round pairings. (December 2000).
Secretary, Orange Coast College Forensics Team. Responsible for assisting the director of forensics in the team’s administrative duties including the submitting of entry forms, organizing back files, and issuing team newsletters. (September 1995-May 1996).
Captain, California State University, Long Beach Debate Team. Responsible for squad communications, coordinating tournament tasks, and aiding in the coordination of social events. (September 1998-May 1999).
COACHING EXPERIENCE
Assistant Director of Debating. The University of Texas at Austin. Taught American Forensics Association-National Debate Tournament and Cross Examination Debate Association style debate and assisted the director in the administrative aspects of the debate program. (Fall 2002-Spring 2007).
Some Major Team Accomplishments: Best Overall Squad in the Nation, AFA Joint Award for Best Speech and Debate Team in the United States (2003, 2004, 2005, & 2006)
Curriculum Vitae 34 1st Place South Central Region Year Long CEDA Sweepstakes (2003-2005)
1st Place Division 3 for the AFA-NDT Year Long Sweepstakes (2003-2005)
Best Win Percentage in the Country on the Negative, 23-3 (2002-2003 Season)
2 First-Round Bids to the National Debate Tournament Championship (2004)
1 First-Round Bid to the National Debate Tournament Championship (2005)
3rd Place, AFA-National Debate Tournament Championship (2005)
3rd Place Varsity Year Long Sweepstakes in AFA-NDT Rankings (2003)
3rd Place, Novice National Championship Tournament (2003)
3rd Place, Novice National Championship Tournament (2004)
4th Place Varsity Year Long Sweepstakes in AFA-NDT Rankings (2003)
9th Place, AFA-National Debate Tournament Championship (2004)
9th Place, CEDA National Championship Tournament Sweepstakes (2004)
6th Speaker, AFA-National Debate Tournament Championship (2005)
9th Speaker, AFA-National Debate Tournament Championship (2004)
Two CEDA Academic All-Americans, and One All-American (2004)
Cleared a Blind Debater to the Elimination Rounds at a Nationally Competitive Tournament (2006)
Qualified 2 teams to the National Debate Tournament Championship (2003 & 2006)
Some Minor Team Accomplishments: Qualified 3 teams to the National Debate Tournament Championship (2004 & 2005)
17th Place CEDA National Championship Debate Tournament (2003-2005)
17th Place AFA-NDT National Championship Debate Tournament (2003)
Top Speaker, University of Central Oklahoma Joe C Jack Debate Tournament (2003)
Top Speaker, Baylor University Glenn R. Capp Debate Tournament (2005)
Curriculum Vitae 35 Top Speaker, National Debate Tournament Qualifier for District 3 (2005)
1st Place, The University of Missouri, Kansas City Classic Debate Tournament (2003)
1st Place, University of Central Oklahoma Joe C Jack Debate Tournament (2003)
1st Place, University of Texas at Dallas Debate Invitational (2005)
1st Place, National Debate Tournament Qualifier for District 3 (2005)
2nd Place, Las Vegas Round Robin (2004)
2nd Place, University of Southern California Alan Nichols Debate Tournament (2004)
2nd Place, California State University, Fullerton Debate Invitational (2004)
2nd Place, Witchita State Moorhouse Debate Invitational Tournament (2002)
2nd Place, University of Central Oklahoma Joe C. Jack Debate Tournament (2002)
3rd Place, Witchita State Moorhouse Debate Invitational Tournament (2003 & 2005)
3rd Place, Pepperdine University Ray Buchanan Invitational Debate Tournament (2002)
3rd Place, Baylor University Glenn R. Capp Debate Tournament (2003 & 2004)
3rd Place, District 3 National Debate Tournament Qualifier (2003)
3rd Place, University of Southern California Alan Nichols Debate Tournament (2004)
3rd Place, California State University, Fullerton Debate Invitational (2005)
3rd Place, University of Missouri, Kansas City Debate Tournament (2005)
3rd Place, University of California, Berkeley Invitational (2006)
5th Place, Harvard University Debate Invitational (2003)
5th Place, West Georgia University Debate Invitational (2004)
5th Place, Wake Forest University Franklin R. Shirley Debate Tournament (2004)
9th Place, Wake Forest University Franklin R. Shirley Dixie Debate Tournament (2003)
9th Place, Northwestern University Debate Invitational (2003 & 2004)
Curriculum Vitae 36 9th Place, Georgia State University National Debate Tournament (2002)
9th Place, Kentucky Henry Clay Debate Invitational (2002)
9th Place, University of Southern California Alan Nichols Debate Tournament (2002)
9th Place, California State University, Fullerton Debate Invitational (2003)
Assistant Debate Coach. California State University, Long Beach. Taught parliamentary debate, individual events, and policy debate. (August 1999-May 2002).
Some Major Team Accomplishments: National Champion, Extemporaneous Speaking, American Forensic Association-National Individual Events Tournament (2002)
National Champion, National Parliamentary Debate Tournament of Excellence (2002)
National Champion, Top Speaker, National Parliamentary Debate Association National Championship Tournament (2002)
4th place, National Parliamentary Debate Association National Championship Tournament Sweepstakes (2002).
5th Place, National Parliamentary Debate Association’s National Debate Tournament Overall Sweepstakes (2001)
5th Place, National Parliamentary Debate Association National Championship Tournament (2002)
8th Place, National Parliamentary Debate Association’s Overall Season Sweepstakes (1999)
9th Place, National Parliamentary Debate Association’s National Debate Tournament (2001)
Top Individual Events Program, California AFA District One (2001)
1st Place, Four Year Overall Sweepstakes at the Pacific Southwest Collegiate Forensic Association Fall Championship Tournament (1999 & 2000)
1st Place, Four Year Overall Sweepstakes at the Pacific Southwest Collegiate Forensic Association Spring Championship Tournament (2001)
1st Place, Four Year Overall Season Sweepstakes for the Pacific Southwest Collegiate Forensic Association (2000 & 2001)
Some Minor Team Accomplishments: 1st Place, Four Year Overall Sweepstakes at the Great Salt Lake Invitational (2000 & 2001)
1st Place, Novice California Policy Debate State Championships (2001)
Curriculum Vitae 37 1st Place, Four Year Overall Sweepstakes at the Aztec Invitational (1999)
1st Place, Four Year Overall Swing Sweepstakes at the California Double-Up (2001)
1st Place, Parliamentary Debate at the Epicenter Classic (2001)
1st Place, Four Year Overall Sweepstakes at the Sunset Cliffs Invitational (2001)
1st Place, Parliamentary Debate at the Titan Invitational at California State University, Fullerton (2002)
2nd Place, Parliamentary Debate at the Hatfield Debates at Willamette University (2002)
3rd Place, Novice California State Policy Debate Championships (2002)
3rd Place, Junior Varsity National Policy Debate Championships (2002)
3rd Place, Parliamentary Debate at the Pt. Loma Round Robin (2002)
3rd Place, Parliamentary Debate at the Pt. Loma Sunset Cliffs tournament (2002)
3rd Place, Parliamentary Debate at the Al Johnson Invitational at Colorado College (2001)
Qualified 2 teams to the National Parliamentary Tournament of Excellence (2002)
Qualified 12 people and 33 slots to the American Forensic Association’s National Individual Events Tournament (2002).
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