Janice Marie Collins, Ph.D. College Of Media and Institute of Communications Research Journalism Department 119 Gregory Hall 810 South Wright Street University of Illinois-Urbana-Champaign Urbana, Illinois 61801 217-300-4934 (O), 217-333-9882 (F)
[email protected] EDUCATION • Ph.D. in Mass Communications, Ohio University, March 2009. • Certificate in Women’s Studies Scripps College of Communications School of Media Arts and Studies Primary Concentration: Media Management and Critical Cultural Studies Dissertation Title: Finding Leadership in the “Real” World of News: The Professional Socialization of Leadership Development and Issues of Power, Self Esteem, Gender and Race in a Broadcast Journalism Lab, A Case Study Research Areas: Broadcast Journalism newsrooms and classrooms, The Socialization of Leadership and issues of Empowerment in and by the Media, Symbolic Interactionism, Organizational Behavior, Gender Studies, Media Image Portrayals and Role Representations of marginalized groups, Popular Culture, Cultural Dynamics, Blogging and New Media in the 21st Century, Pedagogy, and Critical Race Theory • M.S. in Journalism, Ohio University, August 2005. E.W. Scripps School of Journalism Primary Concentration: Mass Communication and Broadcast Journalism Area Studies: Image Portrayals and Role Representations of Ethnic Groups and Gender on Broadcast Television and Primetime television commercials, Print and Broadcast Journalism Research Interests: Image Portrayals and Role Representations of Black, White, Hispanic, and Asian Americans in Prime time Television Commercials, Roles of Journalists during the Emmett Till Murder Trial, Communication Theory Thesis Title: Distorted Snapshots of Reality: Role Representation and Image Portrayals of African American, White American, Hispanic and Asian American Characters in Prime-Time Television Commercials • B.A.