Sabrina K. Pasztor, Ph.D., MILR Curriculum Vita

University of Southern California (USC) Marshall School of Business, Department of Business Communication

3660 Trousdale Parkway, Los Angeles, CA 90089-0808 Office: 213-821-4701 / Cell Phone: 818-858-8331 Email: [email protected]

EDUCATION

University of Illinois at Chicago. Ph.D., Communication. 2015. Concentrations: Media Studies, Gender and Women’s Studies, Organizational Communication Dissertation Title: Myth, Math and the Money: Media Framing of the U.S. Gender Wage Gap Debate from 1980-2014 Dissertation Adviser: Dr. Andrew Rojecki

University of California-Los Angeles, CA. Certificate in General Business Studies/Marketing, 2004.

Cornell University, Ithaca, NY. Masters of Industrial Labor Relations (MILR) Degree, 1997. Specialization in Organizational Behavior

Bryn Mawr College, Bryn Mawr, PA. Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) Degree, Political Science, 1991. Participated in year-long Study Abroad Program through University of California-Berkeley & Corvinus University of Budapest (formerly Budapest University of Economic Sciences and Public Administration), Hungary, 1988-89.

RESEARCH INTERESTS

Organizational Communication (strategic communications); Gender studies (theory, representation, rhetoric); Media Framing; Digital and Mass Communication (media history, media effects, reality and prime time television programming); Popular culture (fandom), Critical cultural theory (online/offline, collective communities). Mixed methods research experience (content/discourse analysis, interviews, surveys, focus groups, ethnography).

INSTRUCTIONAL EXPERIENCE

Assistant Professor, University of Southern California (USC), Marshall School of Business, Department of Business Communication, Los Angeles, CA. August 2015 – present.

• Teaching Advanced Writing for Business (WRIT 340) – 38 third and fourth-year undergraduate business majors. • Taught Advanced Managerial Communication (BUCO 503) to 60 Masters of Accounting and Taxation students • Taught Communication Strategy in Business (BUAD 302) to 250+ undergraduate business majors. Topics include: business communication strategy and theory, rhetorical public speaking oral communication skills (informative, persuasive speaking), leadership, team building, listening skills. • Received average of 4.3/ 5.0 scale for course evaluations (fall 2015, spring 2016, fall 2016, spring 2017). • Co-faculty and Lead Faculty for Learning about International Commerce (LINC) study abroad program for 70 first-year business students in Budapest, Hungary (May 2016; May 2017; May 2018; confirmed for May 2019) Instructor, University of Illinois at Chicago, Department of Communication, Chicago, IL. August 2008 – May 2015. Courses taught: COMM 100 Fundamentals of Human Communication; COMM 140 Fundamentals of Media Writing; COMM 103 Introduction to Media; COMM 304 Male/Female Communication, COMM 330 Mass Media and Popular Culture

• Managed full instructional duties for 23 –54 undergraduate students per semester. • Trained and Supervised Teaching Assistants in four courses. • Trained eight other course instructors in methodology and processes (COMM 100). • Asked by Department of Communication to teach intensive 4-week and 8-week summer sessions and advanced lecture courses due to pedagogical experience and successful course evaluations. • Course Evaluation rankings for all classes of 4.07–5.00 for every course; average 4.83/5.00 scale.

Adjunct Faculty, DePaul University, College of Communication, Chicago, IL. March 2011– May 2015. Courses taught: ORGC 201 Business and Professional Communication

• Execute full instructional duties, including curriculum development, lectures and in-class activity development and management, and student feedback for 18-23 College of Communication, Commerce and Digital Media undergraduate students per quarter. • Instruct students in communication (informative/persuasive/demonstration and individual/team presentations, public speaking, effective listening), organizational (team building, leadership, meeting management) and professional business etiquette.

PUBLICATIONS

JOURNAL ARTICLES

In progress:

Pasztor, S.K. Parlez in the Parlor: Greeting Rituals, Negotiation, Goal Achievement, Gender, and Power Dynamics in Tattoo Artist-Client Discourse in Reality television program TLC’s “NY Ink” (accepted for publication; under final review). New Directions in the Humanities: Communication and Linguistic Studies.

Pasztor, S.K. “Talking the Talk, Walking the Walk: Maximizing teamwork and empathy skills to persuade". Submitted to Management Teaching Review (now under revise/resubmit, 2018).

Pasztor, S.K. and Fleischmann, C.A. (2017). East, Meet West: Innovative Approaches to Equip Confucian Heritage Culture (CHC) Business Students to Become More Effective Communicators (under review).

Pasztor, S.K. “Going Global" -- International Students' rationale to pursue Higher Education in the United States and the Implications for Institutions and the U.S. Labor Force”. To be submitted October 2018.

Cardon, P.W. and Pasztor, S.K. (2017). He said, She said, We thought: Gender Bias in Peer Assessment Language. In progress. To be submitted October 2018.

Published:

Pasztor, S.K. (online August 31, 2016 before print 2017). Exploring the Framing of Diversity Rhetoric in “Top-rated in Diversity” Organizations. International Journal of Business Communication. doi: 10.1177/2329488416664175

Pasztor, S.K. (February/Winter 2015). The Gendered World of Work in the Good Life of Television. Media Report to Women, Ed. Sheila Gibbons. Published by the Women’s Institute for Freedom of the Press (1972-1987) and Communication Research Associates (1987-present), Baltimore, MD.

BOOK CHAPTERS

Pasztor, S.K. (2016). ‘There’s an App for That': Teens Using Technology to Control Gender Behavior in the Disney Channel's Original Movies Zapped and How to Build a Better Boy. In Friends, Lovers, Co-Workers, and Community: Everything I Know About Relationships I Learned from Television. New York: Lexington Books.

Pasztor, S.K. & Korn, J. (2015). Zombie Fans, Second Screen and Television Audiences: Redefining Parasociality as Technoprosociality in AMC’s #TalkingDead. In A. Slade, A.J. Narro, & D. Givens-Carroll (Eds.), Television, Social Media, and Fan Culture. New York: Lexington Books.

PRESS ARTICLES

Equal Pay Day: Job Training results in ‘striking gender differences’. MarketWatch, April 4, 2017. http://www.marketwatch.com/story/this-kills-mens-self-esteem-at-work-2017-03-28.

A Gender Communication Expert Pronounces Trump the Winner at First Presidential Debate (Guest Column). Op-ed. The Hollywood Reporter, September 27, 2016. http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/a-gender- communicationexpert-pronounces-932800.

Why Jennifer Lawrence Gets Money When She Talks (but Hillary is Vilified). Rebecca Sun, Hollywood Reporter, June 24, 2016. http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/why-jennifer-lawrence-gets-money-904991

ONLINE FORUMS

Pasztor, S.K. and Korn, J. (April 2016). Co-curator on Media Commons Project site at http://mediacommons.futureofthebook.org/imr/theme-week/2016/17/after-shows-april-25-29-2016. Second Screen and Social Media Audience Interactivity on AMC’s Talking Dead.

REVIEW/JOURNAL REFEREE Reviewed and provided reviewer comments on two articles for International Journal of Business Communication (January 2018), Social Media & Society (May 2017) and three articles for Management Teaching Review (2017-18).

FACILITATION/INVITED SPEAKER SYMPOSIUMS/SEMINARS/WORKSHOPS/WEBINARS

CalTech. Invited webinar presenter and facilitator at CalTech Alumni Association Webinar, https://www.alumni.caltech.edu/career-webinars/. Negotiating your Net Worth: Tools, Techniques and Tactics to Getting the Salary you Deserve. February 21, 2018. 150 attendees, highest-rated webinar in Association history.

CalTech. Invited speaker at CalTech Alumni Association Seminar, CalTech Women’s Network Summit, https://events.alumni.caltech.edu/products/caltech-womens-networking-summit. The Art and Science of Negotiation for Women in STEM. April 28, 2018. 75 attendees.

Google. Invited workshop presenter and facilitator at Google, Women@Work, Women’s Professional Development Group, Irvine, CA. The Art and Science of Negotiation. September 13, 2018.

City of Hope. Invited workshop presenter and facilitator at City of Hope, Women’s Professional Development Group, The Art and Science of Negotiation (TBD). January/February 2019.

CONFERENCES

Pasztor, S.K. (2018, October). "Going Global" -- International Students' rationale to pursue Higher Education in the United States and the Implications for Institutions and the U.S. Labor Force”. Paper accepted for presentation at Association for Business Communication (ABC) 83rd Annual Conference, Miami, FL.

Pasztor, S.K. (2018, October). Find it, Frame it, Fix it: Diagnosing and Solving Critical Communication Issues for Clients. Paper accepted for presentation at Instructional Innovative Methods session and ‘My Favorite Assignment’ roundtable session at Association for Business Communication (ABC) 83rd Annual Conference, Miami, FL.

Pasztor, S.K. (2018, June). Myth, Math and the Money: Media Framing of the U.S. Gender Wage Gap debate from 1980- 2014. Paper presented at International Symposium on Gender Studies. London Center for Interdisciplinary research, University of London Bloomsbury, London, UK.

Pasztor, S.K. and Fleischmann, C. A. (2016, October). East, Meet West: Innovative Approaches to Equip Confucian Heritage Culture (CHC) Business Students to Become More Effective Communicators. Paper presented at Association for Business Communication (ABC) 81st Annual Conference, Albuquerque, NM.

Pasztor, S.K. and Korn, J. (2015, April). Zombie Fans, Second Screen and Television Audiences: Redefining Parasociality as Technoprosociality in AMC’s #TalkingDead. Paper presented on panel for book Television, Social Media, and Fan Culture at Southern States Communication Association (SSCA) 85th Annual Convention, Tampa, FL.

Pasztor, S.K. (2014, November). Framing the U.S. Gender Wage Gap Debate and Implications for Public Policy Reform. Paper presented at the Midwest Annual Public Opinion Research (MAPOR) Annual Conference, Chicago, IL.

Pasztor, S.K. (2014, November), Korn, J., DeJesus, E.A, Evans, V. and E. Kropp. Panel Participant and Panel Coorganizer. Television’s Past and Present: How College Kids, Queer Youth, Bones and Talking Dead stream online social media and the implications for Contemporary Fandom. Paper presented at the National Communication Association (NCA) 100th Annual Convention, Mass Communication Division, Chicago, IL.

Pasztor, S.K. (2014, May). The Gendered World of Work in the Good Life of Television. Paper presented at the International Communication Association (ICA) Annual Conference, Feminist Division, Seattle, WA.

Pasztor, S.K. (2013, June). Parlez in the Parlor: Goal-achievement in tattoo artist-studio client greeting rituals in The Learning Channel (TLC)’s television program NY Ink. Paper presented at the International Communication Association (ICA) Annual Conference, Language and Social Interaction Division, London, UK.

Pasztor, S.K. (2012, November). My Beautiful Baby: Discursive Elements of Identity, Social Relations, and Power in TLC’s Toddlers & Tiaras. Paper presented at the National Communication Association (NCA) 98th Annual Convention, Top Graduate Student Paper Award, Mass Communication Division, Orlando, FL.

Pasztor, S.K. (2012, November). Exploring the Framing of Diversity Rhetoric in ‘Top Rated in Diversity’ Organizations. Paper presented at the National Communication Association (NCA) 98th Annual Convention, Associated Business Communication Division, Orlando, FL.

Pasztor, S.K., Mastarone, G., & Taylor, E. (2010, November). Bridging Cultures: Maximizing Student Learning Experiences in Multicultural Collegiate Classrooms. Short Course presented at the National Communication Association (NCA) 96th Annual Convention, San Francisco, CA.

Pasztor, S.K. (2010, June). Celebrity 2.0: Do Celebrity Endorsements Matter Anymore? Rhetoric and Influence in Modernday Social Media. Paper presented at the University of California-Los Angeles Eighth Annual Conference on the Humanities, Los Angeles, CA.

Pasztor, S.K. (2010, April). Reframing Chaos: Media Framing of the U.S. Drug War. Paper presented at the Midwest Political Science Association (MPSA) Annual Conference, Chicago, IL.

Pasztor, S.K. (2009, September). Deception in Social Networking. Paper presented at the Transforming Audiences International Conference, in association with ICA, IACMR and ECREA at the University of Westminster, London, UK.

COMMITTEE/PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATION SERVICE • Member of Business Practices Committee, Association for Business Communication (ABC), 2016 – present • Member of Diversity and Inclusion Committee, Association for Business Communication (ABC), 2016 - present • Peer Reviewer for National Communication Association, Feminist and Women Studies Division, for annual conference 2016. • Peer Reviewer for Association for Business Communication (ABC), paper submissions for annual conference 2016. • Discussant/Respondent, Panel. (2016, November). Communications Civic Callings. National Communication Association (NCA) 102nd Annual Convention, Feminist and Women Studies Division, Philadelphia, PA. • Chair (2012, November). Innoventions in Gendered Identities and Social Roles. National Communication Association (NCA) 98th Annual Convention, Mass Communication Division, Orlando, FL. • Reviewer for Social Media & Society Journal, 2015.

UNIVERSITY SERVICE University of Southern California: • Invited as Guest Speaker to Department of Gender Studies SWMS #499 course (Why #MeToo?" Sexual Violence in American Culture), by Department Chair, on “The Economic Impact of Sexual Harassment on Pay Equity”, September 4, 2018. • Presented to Marshall Faculty at Lunch-n-Learn Professional Development workshop on My Favorite Assignment, April 26, 2018. • Invited as Guest Speaker and Workshop Facilitator at USC L.E.A.D. Women Program through USC Campus Activities, April 19, 2018, for 8 graduate students/Ph.D. Candidates in STEM fields on salary negotiation. (https://campusactivities.usc.edu/l-e-a-d-women-seminar/) • Presenter at two USC Women in Management (WIM) monthly meetings on media representations of gender wage gap (February 2017), and negotiation skills for women in the workforce (May 2017) • Member of USC Marshall Faculty Mentors (meals with students) program; welcomed and oriented 20+ undergraduate first-year business students to USC and Marshall, 2016-present • Served as invited judge for Freshman Case Competition, 2016 and 2018. • Served as member and evaluator on Undergraduate Commencement Speaker Selection Committee, 2016, 2018 • Asked to serve as Committee Member for Department of Business Communication in 4-person workgroup to evaluate performance of current Department Chair. Developed, administered, synthesized feedback, analyzed results, and presented recommendation to Dean’s Office and Provost for re-hiring. March-April 2017. • Member of 5-person USC Diversity panel. Assisted with co-designing and facilitating Diversity Workshop “Faculty Conversations on Diversity: Inclusion, MicroAgressions and Cultural Competence” for USC faculty. Created agenda, resource list for 25 participants. November 4, 2016. • Coordinated Qualitative Research Workshop at USC for Marshall Faculty with Dr. Gail Fann Thomas. Partnered with speaker, developed agenda, oversaw marketing/promotion of event for 8 attendees. October 14, 2016. • Coordinated NVivo (qualitative) Software Training workshop at USC for Marshall Faculty with Dr. Kristi Jackson. Partnered with speaker, developed training program, oversaw marketing/promotion of event. May 3, 2017. • Asked to serve on two faculty grade academic re-evaluation committees, 2016, 2017 • Member of Marshall Learning About International Commerce (LINC) program Task Force; successfully co- designed/revised cultural assimilation activities for co-faculty/students, 2017. • Served as presentation/public speaking coach for University of Southern California (USC) IBEAR MBA Program, 2016. • Member of USC Marshall website redesign Committee, Department of Business Communication faculty representative. Conducted content overview of BUCO webpages, provided recommendations to Committee and third-party website design vendor, spring 2016-fall 2017. • Secretary, Member of BOIL/Thought Leadership Initiative (TLI) Research workgroup. Co-conducted extensive analysis and recommendation development on annual Marshall Faculty/Climate Survey; findings presented to Dean’s Office. 2015 – present.

University of Illinois at Chicago: • Served as Panelist for UIC Society of Women Engineers (SWE) film screening of “Miss Representation” and discussion on media framing, gender inequities in STEM occupations, and possibilities for change, April 2014. • Served as Advisor/Mentor for undergraduate students on Honors College Capstone research projects: Content analysis on grieving representations on online memorial sites, 2012-2013; Textual/Rhetorical analysis on Representations of Male Feminists, 2014-2015. • Presented training session on effective public speaking for University of Illinois at Chicago College of Pharmacy Committee for Drug Education (CDEC) members and students, September 26, 2012 to 35 pharmacy students. • Served on University of Illinois at Chicago Office of Social Science Research (OSSR) committee to analyze grant/funding search process, January – April 2011. • Co-Chair of University of Illinois at Chicago Chancellor’s Committee on the Status of Women Student Subcommittee, 2010-2011. Co-developed and managed campus-wide public safety event, November 2010. • Member of Department of Communication Admissions Committee. Asked by Director of Graduate Studies to review and provide admissions recommendations on incoming Ph.D. and Masters’ degree applications, January – April 2010.

AWARDS AND HONORS

• Received 1/9th salary Summer Funding from USC for 2017 and 2018 for two research projects. • Recipient of Top Graduate Student Paper, Mass Communication Division, National Communication Association (NCA) 98th Annual Conference, November 15-18, 2012. Recipient of travel stipend from Mass Communication Executive Board for presentation. • Elected to membership of The Honor Society of Phi Kappa Phi, nation’s oldest, most selective and prestigious honor society; nomination through Department of Communication; extended to top 10 percent of graduate students, 2011. • Recipient of International Communication Association (ICA) Graduate Student Teaching Award, given by University of Illinois-Chicago Department of Communication for superior pedagogical and instructional performance leading foundational-level communication courses, 2010. • Accepted and attended intensive summer research program at Central European University on Culture as Resource, 2010, and Screened Memories, 2016, Budapest, Hungary. • Qualitative group research project selected by Sea World management as top marketing proposal within UCLA General Award in Business Certificate program, 2005.

PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS

Association for Business Communication (ABC) National Women’s Studies Association (NWSA) International Communication Association (ICA) National Communication Association (NCA) USC Women in Management

TECHNOLOGY/LANGUAGE SKILLS

Languages: Fluent in Hungarian; Conversational in French Software: Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Prezi, QDA Miner, SPSS and TAMS Analyzer.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Director, Curriculum Development & Delivery, Institute of Real Estate Management (IREM) Chicago, IL. June 2006 – June 2008

• Managed staff of 13 with oversight of educational program development and delivery processes for 18,000+ adult-member professional real estate management trade association. • Responsible for $2.0 million annual curriculum budget. • Created learning assessment processes centered in competence-based and outcomes-driven framework. • Collaborated with Membership, Marketing, and Customer Relations to consistently refine and enhance educational and membership programs. • Developed and delivered employee and member training programs.

Independent Consultant/Senior Analyst, Attorney Development, Paul Hastings Janofsky & Walker LLP Los Angeles, CA. May 2005 – May 2006

• Designed and implemented performance management evaluation system and bonus allocation process for global law firm (1000+ attorneys worldwide). • Managed training program for employment and corporate department attorneys, developing program curriculum and logistics for four firm-wide training programs educating 200+ attorneys. • Received performance bonus for exceptional work as contractor.

Principal Consultant, Strategic and Organizational Change Practice, PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP/IBM Los Angeles, CA. August 1997 – June 2004

• Managed complex, multi-million dollar strategic organizational change, learning and development consulting engagements for numerous Fortune 500 clients in entertainment, media, and consumer products. • Developed and implemented change management, stakeholder engagement, and strategic communication assessments. • Designed and delivered computer-based and instructor-led training programs, learning/needs assessments, and qualitative evaluations using surveys, questionnaires, focus groups and interviews.

Office Manager, University of Chicago, MBA Programs (‘190’ Evening & Weekend MBA program) Chicago, IL. November 1991 – May 1995

• Managed administrative and registration processes for 1,400 students per quarter, including course selection, enrollment processes, and curriculum planning. Reduced registration error rate by 16% and implemented suggestions to streamline registration process. • Led staff of four (two full-time, two part-time) employees to achieve optimal student service management and customer service. • Coordinated quarterly new student orientation programs for 80-100 entering students, including agenda design, execution, off-site events, and staff roles. • Conducted interviews of 15-20 prospective applicants each quarter and completed candidate evaluation documents.